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Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Daily Objectives:

• Journal (click here)
• St. Patrick's Day Trivia
  
• KWL CHART for notes
• N. Ireland Music and Murals
• Left side: WORD WALL - St. Patrick (use your new knowledge!)
• Work on Stained Glass Activity

In class, we'll be talking about St. Patrick, the myths and truths of the holiday, and some Gaelic sayings!

We'll also take a few minutes to learn about the research I will be presenting in April about Irish protest music and the Troubles in Ireland.

For notes, we're trying a KWL chart. For those of you who have not done these before, you write out the first two columns before learning the material. Then fill in the last column after learning. These help you realize what you know and didn't know! Please fill in 3-5 points for each column. I have a sample KWL below:

For the MME presented in class, visit this link.

Coat of Arms Project

DUE DATE: TUESDAY, MARCH 3.

Rubric for Coat of Arms:
 Total possible:   50 points

•  Shield (5 points)
•  Helmet/Headgear (5 points)
• Wreath  (5 points)
• Crest/Plume  (5 points)
• Mantle  (5 points)
• Supports (2)  (5 points)
• Base  (5 points)
• War Cry  (5 points)
• Neatness (5 points)
• Color  (5 points)

Rubric for Writing Portion of Project: Using descriptive language, explain your coat of arms. 

  Total possible: 25 points

(This is for all students, not just honors!)

• Descriptive Writing: using the five senses to describe what you are writing!
• Select five components from your coat of arms.
• One or two sentences per item: explain what they are and why you chose them. Use as many details as possible (this is what I'm looking for in this assignment).

Example: For my helmet, I chose a bright red, large apple with a green leaf. I picked an apple because rather than a soldier, I am a teacher and the apple is a symbol of education and in Medieval heraldry, the apple is a symbol of peace.

Watch this video if you are gone:  Coats of Arms: Origins
For symbolic meanings of colors, shapes, animals, and objects, click here or here.

Fall of the Roman Empire

As we finish up the unit on the Roman Empire, we'll be discussing the fall of Rome Jan. 20th and 21st.

Have you ever used Wordle?