Tuesday, February 23, 2010

NIEMAN - WEEK OF 22 FEB

MS BIBLE / CHRISTIAN EDU

6TH - Continuing in Matthew with a timeline of Jesus' last days.

7th - Finishing Phillipians

8th - More portfolio and ladle work. Look for a field trip announcement later this week - trip is to the SD Food Bank ("Second Harvest") on Wed 3 Mar in the morning. We'll need one mom/female to drive and participate.


7th LIFE SCIENCE

We're really taking our time on the Creation and Evolution issue. Thanks to pastor Jerry Andrews who came to share his view of the debate.

Assignments:

Wed 24 Feb - In class - Job Behemoth and Leviathan sketches

Fri 26 Feb - Opinion paper due: Is the Bible a reliable source of scientific information?

Mon 1 Mar - Begin Evolution

*Late next week we'll begin watching the great Ben Stein film: Expelled!

8th US History

We'll wrap up the War of 1812 and Westward expansion this week and begin Industrialism.

Assignments:

Thurs 25 Feb - In Class - DBQ's at the end of the Ch 7.

Thurs 25 Feb- Begin in class & finish for HW - Essay: Why did three strong European powers all lose their N. American colonial holdings?
  • The goal of writing more papers is to be thinking and preparing for high school...right around the corner!
  • Make each paper we write this semester the best it can be...take your time to do it right.
  • We'll do some peer reviewing and editing, too.
This paper is due in class on Monday 1 Mar.