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We studied and sweat and studied and sweat -- exams begin tomorrow!  ; ) 

Dual Credit U.S. History -- books were collected and scored research was returned. 

KCC

Ditto the U.S. post....AND be ready to turn in your books tomorrow.

U.S. History

See yesterday's post, as we finished the activities noted there that we didn't undertake yesterday so as not to be yelling over the fans ALL hour.  The remaining time today is for exam prep -- flextime to study however you best study.  Tomorrow will be a structured review game.

World History

Exam prep -- flextime to study as you best study.  Tomorrow will be a structured review game.

KCC

See U.S. post ; )

U.S. History

The last Unit-Closure Work Page was distributed, and we added info directly to the corresponding items on it while viewing and discussing (conversation starters) the slideshow "Race in the 21st c U.S.," the video clip on contemporary Native Americans, Maya Angelou's "On The Pulse of Morning," and then a year-end wrap-up quote to consider.  Remember to study well for those exams!  ; )

World History

We viewed the "People of History" slides to consider how the way we perceive people is often predicated heavily on the norms of the era and/or place in which the live/d.  View and think about the "Are We Really Different" slides to circle back to where we began with the EQ "What does it mean to be human?"  Finally, view the "WCHS Global Connection" doc with images to see the message home to her family from WCHS '91 graduate Hannah Garry (shared with her family's permission).  (Hannah is a law professor at the University of Southern California and is their Director of the International Human Rights Clinic.  Remember to study for those exams!  ; )

KCC

Ditto U.S. post ; )

U.S. History

We finished screening "The Butler," discussed the thesis and the analyses of Cecil and Louis (see reliable classmate for these notes).  We then discussed the issue of race from a broader lens (beyond the story in the film), using some perspective-giving excerpts from a 2008 speech by then-candidate Obama (which traverses white and black perspectives) and a few slides w/ a video clip I assembled accompanied with open class discussion.  (Resources are in Google Classroom; access a reliable classmate to add the class' discussion notes.) We will have two new instructional activities Tuesday regarding Native Americans in the modern era and then a course wrap-up.  Wed. and Thurs. will be in-class exam review to cap off the at-home studying that should already be underway.  Reminder -- skills re-do work for which you've signed up is due by the end of the day today.

World History

Finish the UCWP, finish any skills re-do work for which you've signed up, and if time allows, work on final exam prep.  (Tuesday we will have new instructional activities.  Wed. and Thurs. will be in-class exam review to cap off the at-home studying you should already be doing.)

KCC

Ditto the U.S. post excepting the Research.  (KCC research is still being graded at the moment...)

U.S. History

Scored research was returned to students via Google Classroom.  Please check it -- there is still time before tomorrow to turn it in as late work and/or to remedy any problems with it currently pulling the score down.  All re-do work is due by tomorrow.  Remember to be preparing at home for final exams.  We continued out note-taking while screening more of "The Butler" -- 1:10:00-~1:56:10...we'll finish the last part in class tomorrow.

World History

7th hour -- we finished "The French Revolution" video, discussed "The Enlightenment & Revolutions" handout, and viewed the trailer for "Les Mis"...4th hour we viewed the trailer for "Les Mis"....IN ALL HOURS -- I discussed the other revolutions of the era (Latin America) and that the ones of our focus in class were key case studies.  Take notes on EQ #2 from very short "The Enlightenment" video.  Finally, work on the Unit-Closure Work Page.  There will be time in class tomorrow to finish the work page as needed, and then on to new things on Tuesday.  Remember that all re-do work is due tomorrow and that you should be preparing at home for final exams.

KCC

Ditto U.S. post.

U.S. History

"The Butler" continued through ~1:20:00, adding notes about Cecil and Louis' lenses.

World History

Finish note-taking through the rest of "The French Revolution" video.  Check out the "Enlightenment & Revolutions" concept handout.  We also viewed a trailer for the film adaptation of "Les Mis" as cultural reference and discussed where in the French Revolution timeline that story is placed.

KCC

Ditto U.S. post.

U.S. History

In 6th hour we watched the Lisa Kudrow clip and discussed.  In all classes -- copy from a classmate the 2 quick, but important notes about "The Great Migration."  We then began taking notes about Cecil's lens and about Louis' lens while screening "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (through 38:00)  

World History

Continue note-taking on "The French Revolution" (5:00-55:00).

KCC

Ditto U.S. post.

U.S. History

Final exam study guides were provided and time given to ask questions as well as to mark in agenda books and/or phones reminders to begin preparations for the test.  The two class days of test prep (next Wed. and Thurs.) are for a clean-up round of review and will not be enough study time on their own.  Skills re-do work is due by this Friday at the very latest; start coming in today during Advisory if you have signed up to do a Reading or A/V C&L or a Context & Lens skill.  Research repair and Socratic Replacement work can be done on your own.  The writing option was due last Friday -- see me if you ran into issues meeting that deadline.  Reminder that 3 days of research (from last Wed. through Fri.) were due to Google Classroom before class time today -- check the 4 steps of instructions on the "Research Cheats" document in Google Classroom to confirm that you've formatted the work correctly.  We then began a quick voyage of highlights of the modern era by setting up a "Modern U.S." note page -- add to it notes from today's' "true-false quiz" about family life and then also from the slideshow about gender equality and the separate video clip.  You will need to see a reliable classmate or me for the discussion notes that accompany the slides and be mindful that dialogue -- comments and questions -- as always, are important components of these lessons...multiple perspectives, complex narratives...  

World History

Final exam study guides were provided and time given to ask questions as well as to mark in agenda books and/or phones reminders to begin preparations for the test.  The two class days of test prep (next Wed. and Thurs.) are for clean-up round review and will not be enough study time on their own.  Skills re-do work is due by this Friday at the very latest; start coming in today during Advisory if you have signed up to do a Reading or A/V C&L or a Context & Lens skill.  Research repair and Socratic Replacement work can be done on your own.  The writing option is due Tuesday.  Finish note-taking on "Egalite for All" video (from ~37:00 to the end).  Check out the handout timeline and see a reliable classmate for the thesis discussion and other follow-up notes re "Ayiti," political turmoil in Haiti, and the critical difference between Toussaint and G.Washington.  Check out "The French Revolution" outline notes page and spelling aid sheet -- use these for note-taking on the first 11 minutes of the video.

KCC

Ditto the U.S. post, except writing is due Monday for this course.

U.S. History

Re-do sign-up deadline is today!  Anyone taking the writing option offered earlier this week -- reminder -- it is due to me today, both hard copy printout and to turnitin.com  All students -- today is day 3 of research -- due in Google Classroom before the start of class Monday is a quantity of 3 class periods of skilled, focused research, and remember -- expert sources!  (Follow the instructions on the "Research Cheats" doc that's been available in Google Classroom all year...)

World History

Re-do sign-up deadline is today!  1st hr we added to our EQ page the years for the U.S., French, and Haitian Revolutions (1775-1783, 1789-1799, & 1791-1804).  In all classes we took notes on the front side of the new EQ page as we continued screening PBS' "Egalite for All."

KCC

Ditto U.S....except the writing is due next Tuesday.

U.S. History

Skills re-do sign-up deadline is tomorrow.  Students choosing the writing option -- reminder -- it is due tomorrow (hard copy printout AND turnitin.com).  This is research day 2 of 3 -- due Monday; remember to follow the assignment instructions in Google Classroom ("Research Cheats") -- quantity should reflect the equivalent of 3 class period of skilled, focused research (135 minutes).

World History

Skills re-do sign-ups deadline is tomorrow!  We set up our last EQ page for the year -- Modern Western Civ -- with EQ#1 on the front side: "Who are revolutionaries?" and EQ #2 on the back: "What was the Enlightenment?"  Read the short excerpt from Danticat's Create Dangerously and record bullet-point notes under EQ#1 of main ideas and key evidence.  We then began taking the same sort of notes onto EQ#1 while viewing PBS' Egalite for All about the Haitian Revolution.  (Note this list of "characters/groups" on your page to help you keep straight the story as it unfolds:  French in France, French planters/colonists in the colony of Saint Domingue (Haiti), African slaves on Saint Domingue, mixed-race free persons, Britain, and Spain.  (We viewed the first 5 minutes today.)

KCC

Chapter 24 themes collaboration.  I shared a few additional facts about Japanese-American Internment from a PBS article (see a reliable classmate for these notes).  The UCWP was distributed. The option was offered to write on the Turn of the Century EQ or Global Issues EQ or to stay with one's current writing score -- let me know today or tomorrow if you are planning to write -- it is due Monday.  Research, however, is mandatory -- 3 class periods worth -- research one of the topics on the Modern U.S. list provided and/or some of your TOC and/or Global Issues CQs -- due by the start of class Monday in Google Classroom.  (Recall the instructions for the research have been in Google Classroom.)

U.S. History

Writing choice -- decide today to stay with your Civil War writing score or to do a new writing which will replace the previous score.  If doing a new writing, you may choose between either the Turn of the Century E.Q. or the Global Issues E.Q.  The writing is due by the start of class Friday -- both a hard copy printout and to turnitin.com.  Use the instructions in Google Classroom for the writing.  Additionally, options for the last required research assignment for the year were given -- you may research a topic on the handout "Major Modern U.S. Topics..." and/or some of your CQs from the ToC and Global Issues units.  There are three class days given (today through Friday), and so, that is the quantity measure for the score.  Remember the score pivots on using expert sources -- instructions and cheats continue to be available in Google Classroom -- due by the start of class Monday in Google Classroom where assigned in the stream.

World History

7th hour finished the last 5 minutes of  "Guns, Germs, & Steel."  In all hours we discussed some key points from the last segment of viewing, my CQ research about "why not the middle eastern empires?" and news of a malaria vaccine currently in pilot in three African countries.  (See a reliable classmate for those notes.)  The Unit-Closure Work Page was provided along with time for students to work collaboratively on it -- finish for homework as needed.  Lastly, the Empires unit writing was returned and discussed; there is deliberately less feedback on them than all of the previous writings because we are at the point when any student who has not yet increased their writing performance to the point they want will benefit from a one-on-one talk-through of their writing with me; I'd love to work with the students on their writing during Advisory!  The end-of-unit writing for our "Modern Europe" writing is a choice -- students wanting another shot at this skill should use the instructions in Google Classroom and have the writing ready to turn in by the start of class Monday (hard copy printout AND turnitin.com).  

KCC

We finished note-taking from the slideshow, and then ditto the U.S. post. ; )  

U.S. History

We discussed the poem "They Abyss...," explored video and info on Jesse Owens as a case study of how complex is our story of America during WWII with regard to social issues (see slideshow), and then we explored the topic of the internment of Japanese-Americans via 2 video clips and a bit more info from Mrs. Cluver (see videos and then also a reliable classmate).  Finally, the Global Issues Unit-Closure Work Page was distributed and time given to begin the work -- finish for homework. 

World History

We finished viewing and note-taking for "Guns, Germs, & Steel" -- follow-up discussion tomorrow...

KCC

We finished note-taking from the Wiesel film and then also from my slideshow entitled "Shoah."  If you were absent, you may need to hook up with a classmate to go through the notes you take from the slideshow to be sure you have all the parts (since you missed the live explanations of things).  The film note-taking should be fairly straight-forward.

U.S. History

We finished the discussion and note-taking from my "Shoah" slideshow, accompanied by a "Genocides" handout and a hand out of the poem "Hey, Look!  The Abyss!"  Copy notes as best as you are able from the slideshow and then hook up with a classmate to discuss through the notes to make sure they are complete and you comprehend them.

World History

"The Reformation" reading Claim & Evidence (scored) work was returned to the students, discussed, edited, and charted.  We continued our note-taking and flow-chart working on the remainder of Episode 2 of "Guns, Germs, & Steel" and the first 10 minutes of Episode 3.

KCC

Collaborate on Chapter 23 themes.  Read the following of Chapter 24 for Wednesday:  p.694-670, bottom of 710 - 714, bottom of 719-724.  Check your three Crash Course theses with a reliable classmate.  We then took notes from the film "Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz" -- please be mindful before you begin that it is about the Holocaust, contains archival video and images from the atrocities, and is intense viewing.  We viewed through 26:45.

U.S. History

We finished our viewing and note-taking from yesterday's video and then began notes from a related slideshow.  You'll want to view the slideshow for note-taking and also see me or a reliable classmate for the added discussion that accompanied it for clarity on the full notes.

World History

We viewed the first 33 minutes of the 2nd episode of "Guns, Germs, & Steel" while adding to our E.Q. notes.

KCC

Do claim & evidence directly on your EQ page for Crash Courses #33, 35, & 36 (The Depression and WW II) -- we'll go over the theses for those three tomorrow in class -- finish for homework as needed.

U.S. History

We discussed and edited the theses for Crash Course #33 (The Depression) and #s 35 & 36 (WWII) via SMART Board.  I shared a few Depression era anecdotes from older members of my extended family and encouraged them to ask their grandparents about stories they'd been told by their parents.  We then began taking EQ notes and adding CQs while watching "Elie Wiesel Returns to Auschwitz" -- be prepared that it is a Holocaust film and contains archival photography and video footage from inside the death camps; it is an important and gruesome reality.  We viewed through 20:00 and will finish the rest tomorrow in class.

World History

Continue note-taking on EQ page and completing the flow chart handout while viewing from 20:00 to the end of episode 1 of "Guns, Germs, & Steel."

KCC

We went over the thesis for the Crash Course about WWI.  Take EQ notes on "The Necessary War" -- finish for homework as needed.

U.S. History

Finish Crash Courses #33 (Depression), #35, & #36 (WWII) before tomorrow.  

World History

The scored A/V Claim & Evidence work over Crash Course #40 was returned, discussed, & edited via SMART Board.  We began our analysis of "Guns, Germs, & Steel" -- recording detailed notes (evidence) onto our E.Q. pages while also arranging the parts of the thesis into the flow chart provided -- view through 22:17.  

KCC

CC #27 was returned and discussed (scoring was a choice this time).  Finish CCWWI on the EQ page -- to be checked tomorrow.

U.S. History

Crash Course #27 was returned and the thesis discussed and edited via the SMART Board.  (Those students who chose the scoring option have scores on their papers, which are also entered already in Power School.)  Continue your Claim & Evidence work (on the EQ page) over Crash Course films #33, 35, & 36.  Tomorrow will be the last class day to analyze those, and then we'll go over the theses and move on to other source material regarding WWII.

World History

We finished our in-class, scored assessment on "The Reformation" -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this work in my classroom.  A flow chart handout was distributed -- place it with your EQ page so that you will be ready with these two papers for our work with the film "Guns, Germs, & Steel" tomorrow.

KCC

Collaborate on key themes from Chapter 22.  Chapter 23 is due Friday (p.665--top-of-p.670, p.673, p.676-677, top of p.678, p.682-692).  We finished the Socratic discussions with note-taking and editing -- if absent, see a reliable classmate from whom to copy notes.  Hold onto the EQ and CQ pages, as we will continue to use the same CQ page and there will be a decision made between the Turn of the Century EQ or the Global Issues EQ at writing time.  Do a Claim & Evidence analysis of the Crash Course for World War I directly onto the Global Issues EQ page (legit info, solid skills practice).

U.S. History

Do Claim & Evidence analysis notes directly on your EQ page for the 3 Crash Course videos loaded into classroom (The Depression and the 2 parts for WWII) -- continued in class tomorrow.

World History

We worked on a scored Reading Claim & Evidence assessment -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to do this work in my classroom. 

KCC

We continued with the Socratic discussions and note taking on the essays that we analyzed from the black book -- one more to go on Monday.  

U.S. History

We finished "The Necessary War" video notes, collaborated to discern what key point or two we need to pull from those many notes for our EQ page, and we viewed the court case video related to yesterday's assembly.

World History

Finish the Crash Course viewing and notes, and then check in with me or a reliable classmate to edit your thesis as needed.  We then began work on a scored Reading Claim & Evidence -- to be continued in class on Monday.

KCC

Socratic discussion today over the analyzed essays w/ a bit of info follow up from after each group -- see a reliable classmate to copy their notes.  We'll continue tomorrow...

U.S. History

We continued note-taking on "The Necessary War" -- through 32:35 in 3rd hour and through the end in 6th hour.

World History

Finish note-taking from the TICE ART 1010 video.  Then, on the EQ page set up for Crash Course Renaissance with a thesis section and evidence section and do 40 minutes of focused work on this -- a bit of time will be given in class tomorrow to finish.  (Since this Claim & Evidence work is not being collected for an immediate score, but rather to have as solid EQ information, you do not need to record information in the evidence section that duplicates any facts you already have in the TICE video notes section.)

KCC

Collaborate on themes from Chapter 21.  Chapter 22 readings are due Monday (p.639--top-2 paragraphs-of-p.640,  p.643--to-top-of-p.650, & p.657-663).  View "The Presidents" film while adding to E.Q., C.Q. and the "Presidents' Political Parties" packet.  Finish the Unit-Closure Work Packet.  Socratic over essays is tomorrow and then moving forward on new instructional activities.  The work listed here is homework if not finished in class.

U.S. History

Finish the Crash Course notes as detailed yesterday, and then check with me or a reliable classmate to self-score and edit your thesis as needed.  On a separate sheet of paper for an in-depth viewing and note-taking on the BBC's "The Necessary War" (53 minutes) -- making notes of who entered World War I, when, and why and also notes of key events and changes...work through 15:15...the rest to be done in class tomorrow.

World History

We discussed and edited our notes from the video, added a few notes to our Mental Map Timeline, and then set up our new E.Q. page:  "Modern Europe Unit"...the EQ= "What was significant about the Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration?"  View the TICE ART 101 video while recording detailed notes onto your E.Q. page.

KCC

Finish the essay analyses -- Socratic discussion Thursday.  Then, begin work on the Unit-Closure Work Page -- more time will be given in class tomorrow for completing this for those who are not on the field trip.  Reminder that the white book reading is due tomorrow.

U.S. History

Hold onto your Turn of the Century EQ and CQ pages -- you will be assigned to write on either that EQ of on this new one when we finish this new, short unit, as they both deal with the same time period.  We will continue to add to the same CQ page and then wait until the end of this next unit to do our Curiosity Research.  Set up a new EQ page -- "In what ways were global issues American issues?" and then do a Claim & Evidence video analysis directly onto the EQ page for "Crash Course U.S. History WWI (#30)."

World History

The scored research projects were returned to the students and time given to ask questions as needed.  This is the final required research score for the semester; individual research may be undertaken if students see me.  Finish taking notes from the video as detailed yesterday -- finishing for homework if needed.