What We're Learning Lately 04/12/13

Here's what Ms. Svoboda's classes have been learning lately:

8th Grade English
We recently finished a comparison paper, but we are currently on a grammar unit.  Specifically, we're learning the difference between subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.  Below is a picture of an 8th grader demonstrating these parts of speech on the overhead.

7th Grade English
We are currently writing persuasive papers using specific argument forms.  Below are photos of the students composing their papers on their iPads.

6th Grade Social Studies

We are finishing up our Medieval Europe unit by designing castles using a draw program in the computer lab.  Below you can see this in progress.

Sixth Grade: Feudalism Role Play

Kings and queens, ladies and lords, knights and peasants -- for their Medieval Europe unit, our sixth graders recently did a role play which explored the positions of feudal society.  Oaths were taken, peasants oppressed, deals made, power achieved.  Have a look at the photos below.  The miserable “peasants” you'll see weren’t actually in pain, of course; we just have some vivid actors!