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Challenge of the Mind due dates

It is not possible to complete all of the work necessary for Challenge of the Mind during class.

You must also work on it at home.

All assignments are due at the beginning of the class.

Nov 29 - Dec 3

All four sources with correct bibliographic information at the top and evidence of note taking are due by Friday.

Dec 6 - Dec 10

One of your sections (any section) is due this week. It must contain in-text documentation that refers to one of your sources. (Encounters 7 on Wednesday; Encounters 8 on Thursday.)

Dec 13 - Dec 17

This is the end of the first semester and your second section is due. (Wednesday/ Thursday)

Jan 5 - Jan 7

For Encounters 7, the 3rd section is due (Friday). (Encounters 8 - Your 3rd section is due at the beginning of class, Monday, Jan 10.)

Jan 10 - Jan 14

3rd section is due Monday for Encounters 8. 

Field trip Wednesday for all 8th graders.

4th section is due Thursday for Encounters 7 and Friday for Encounters 8.

This week we begin balancing our time between creating our cars and masks with writing the paper.

Jan 17 - Jan 21

No school Monday

5th section is due Thursday for Encounters 7 and Friday for Encounters 8.

Jan 24 - Jan 28

6th section is due Wednesday for Encounters 7 and Thursday for Encounters 8.

No school on Friday.

Jan 31 - Feb 4

You ENTIRE paper with works cited is due on Wednesday for Encounters 7 and Thursday for Encounters 8.

Feb 7 - Feb 11

This week we go back into ThinkCERCA and now we balance the papier-mâché, Challenge of the Mind elements, and ThinkCERCA.

Feb 14 - Feb 18

ThinkCERCA

No school on Friday.

Feb 21 - Feb 25

No school on Monday.

Research poem due on Thursday for Encounters 7 and Friday for Encounters 8.

Feb 28 - Mar 3

Encounters 7: ThinkCERCA

Encounters 8: TSIA

Mar 7 - Mar 11

Cars and masks, website

Mar 21 - Mar 25

Cars and masks, website

Mar 28 - Apr 1

Cars and masks and ThinkCERCA

Apr 4 - Apr 8

Cars and masks and ThinkCERCA

Apr 11 - Apr 15

finalizing all Challenge of the Mind components

No school on Friday

Apr 18 - Apr 22

No school on Monday or Tuesday.

finalizing all Challenge of the Mind components/ Cars and masks must be finished this week.

Apr 25 - Apr 29

On Monday and Tuesday, we will deliver our projects to Zotz.

Wednesday is the Challenge of the Mind exhibit at Zotz.

May 2 - May 6

ThinkCERCA

May 9 - May 13

End-of-Year test and essay in ThinkCERCA

May 16 - May 27

Last two weeks of school

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