U.S. History

We finished note-taking (EQ) from "The Presidents 1849-1865" and then continued with the notes as we moved into "The Presidents 1865-1885" -- to be finished in class Monday.  Also, be sure to keep up with the "Simplified History of Presidents' Political Parties" handout while viewing.

World History

The "Book of Mark" Christianity primary source work page was returned and discussed/edited.  We finished note-taking and viewing of "Islam: Empire of Faith" through 53 minutes.  Students then added notes to their Outline of Popular Details from lecture-discussion as I took them through the Islam slideshow; if you were absent, copy the notes from a reliable classmate and then view the slideshow.  We got through slide #11 in 3rd hour and #7 in 5th hour. 

KCC

Research is due!  Today we begin the writing -- the assignment spot is set up in Google Classroom.  Turnitin.com is also prepared for when you are ready to submit your final draft UNhighlighted.  The paper is due next Thursday -- be sure to revisit the rubric in Google Classroom and to use the other helper docs in the Writing section of Google Classroom.  ; )  You will have class time to help with the writing today and next Monday through next Wednesday.

U.S. History

"Call Me Mister" C&E was returned with scores, the answer key shared via Smart Board, and a bit of time given to complete the UCWP items #12 & #13. We then added to our EQ notes while viewing the 1849-1865 episode of The History Channel's "The Presidents" -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

World History

The "Book of Mark" context & lens work was returned to students to discern if they want to have it scored to replace the Bhagavad Gita C&L or stay with the previous grade, as we had two skills performances so close together.  (It is an individual choice, and students are asked to think about their own performance.)  We then began adding notes into the note page outline while viewing the first 37 minutes of PBS' documentary Islam: Empire of Faith -- we'll finish to the end of the first 55 minutes in class tomorrow.

KCC

"Call Me Mister" C&E was returned with scores, the answer key shared via Smart Board, and a bit of time given to complete the UCWP items #12 & #13.  Then, day 2 of 2 for the Civil War Era Curiosity Research -- due by class time tomorrow, as we'll begin the writing then.

U.S. History

Research day 2 of 2 -- due by tomorrow.

World History

We did a context & lens on a Christianity primary source -- if you were absent, see me to make up this work.  Take time with EQ #1 and EQ #2 to add examples from Christianity.  

KCC

Chapter 15 notes were returned with scores.  Use these to finish remaining UCWP items, excepting #s 12 & 13 that will be completed in a day or two when you get back the "Call Me Mister" article analysis.  Typo on UCWP #15b -- 2-part thesis (not 3-part).  Begin work on the Civil War Era Curiosity Research that is posted in Google Classroom.  You will also have class time tomorrow to work on this; it is due by Friday.

U.S. History

We began our Curiosity Research today -- see the assignment (Classwork top item) and instructions (Classwork > Research > Research Cheats) in Google Classroom.  You will have class time tomorrow to work on this further; due before the start of class Thursday.

World History

We took notes onto our Outline of Popular Details from the Christianity slideshow and discussion; copy the notes from a reliable classmate and then view the slideshow.

KCC

We discussed Confederate symbols as well as the U.S. flag via 2 slideshows -- add possible CQs to your CQ page.  Add "LookingForLincoln.com" on your CQ page as a good source of IL Lincoln connections and any CQs you have while reading the article about Watseka's connection to Lincoln.  Finish the UCWP excepting only the parts you can not complete until the "Call Me Mister" analyses and notebooks are returned.  

World History

In 3rd hour I played a short video of shofar (ram's horn) as it relates to our studied of Judaism. This was done already 5th hour on Friday.  The scored context & lens (close read) on the Bhagavad Gita was returned to the students.  We played a review game to pause and review Hinduism, Buddhism, & Judaism.  Tomorrow we begin our notes on Christianity.

U.S. History

We discussed Confederate symbols as well as the U.S. flag via 2 slideshows -- add possible CQs to your CQ page.  Add "LookingForLincoln.com" on your CQ page as a good source of IL Lincoln connections and any CQs you have while reading the article about Watseka's connection to Lincoln.  Finish #14 & #15 on the UCWP.  (#12 & 13 will be done when the "Call Me Mister" analyses are returned.)  

KCC

Chapter 15 notes are due today.  We finished reading the Sojourner Truth handout and then discussed together while adding three notes from me -- see a reliable classmate for those few notes if you were absent.  Also, listen to the recordings of what S.T.'s Afro-Dutch dialect likely sounded like with the more accurate record of her actual speech.  We viewed two short videos about the history of the KKK and what it reflects about particular aspects in our history.  We also viewed the map at the link from Southern Poverty Law Center -- noting the SPLC on our CQ page along with a notes about the # of hate groups identified as of 2018 -- CQ research option available for later. 

U.S. History

We added E.Q. notes about the backlash against Reconstruction by reading the excerpt "Counterrevolution in the South" from Henretta's Chapter 15, viewed two short videos about the history of the KKK and what it reflects about particular aspects in our history.  We also viewed the map at the link from Southern Poverty Law Center -- noting the SPLC on our CQ page along with a notes about the # of hate groups identified as of 2018 -- CQ research option available for later. 

World History

Socratic scores were distributed.  We finished adding notes about Judaism onto our Outline of Popular Details -- if absent, copy from a classmate and then view the slideshow.  Now, pull onto your EQ page information from our Judaism notes that will be good examples for EQ #1 and EQ #2.  

KCC

Reminder -- Chapter 15 notes are due Monday.  We finished the reading claim & evidence assignment today.  If you were absent, see me to make up this scored work.  We then viewed Alfre Woodards's rendition of the the "second" Sojourner Truth speech, "Ain't I A Woman" and added context notes about her.  Please consider marking her on your CQ page as a person to research further.  We then read the handout comparing her "two" speeches, marking key points -- to be continued in class Monday.   

U.S. History

The scored "Lincoln" context & lens was returned, edited, and discussed.  The rest of the time was given for students to finish the "Call Me Mister" reading claim & evidence -- if you were absent, see me to make up this scored assessment.

World History

3rd hour finished the Socratic discussion.  (5th hour finished yesterday.)  If you were absent yesterday and/or today and, thus, were not able to participate in the discussion at all or not enough to earn a "B," print, complete, and turn in the "Socratic Cheats" doc from Google Classroom > Classwork > Socratic > Socratic Cheats.  I gave some follow-up information on Buddhism -- see a reliable classmate for the notes to add.  We then began looking at the monotheistic religions with some note-taking about Judaism -- see a reliable classmate to copy down the notes and then view the slideshow.  3rd hour got through slide #3, and 5th hour got through slide #9.

KCC

Chapter 15 due date has been moved to Monday.  (We have a bit more wiggle room than I originally anticipated at this time of year when I also sense energies are running low.)  The Lincoln practice "context & lens" was returned for us to discuss and edit.  We continued work on the "Call Me Mister" reading claim & evidence -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

U.S. History

We continued work on the Reading Claim and Evidence that was begun yesterday -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

World History

Socratic discussion over the Buddhism reading and note-taking assignment.  If you were absent, complete and turn in the "Socratic Replacement" in Google Classroom > Classwork > Socratic > "Socratic Replacment."

KCC

We began a Reading Claim & Evidence skill assessment -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

U.S. History

We finished our practice C&E on the video of the reenactment of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman" speech, and then we read a handout analyzing the authenticity of the speech followed by adding notes with some discussion -- see a reliable classmate to add these notes to your copy of the handout.  To make the points made in the notes clear, we listened to 2 different samples of Afro-Dutch speaking women read the more accurate version of the speech.  We then began a scored Reading C&E on a scholarly article about Reconstruction -- to be continued in class tomorrow. 

World History

I discovered while going over the semester exam with a student and their Unit-Closure Work Packets that a page was missing from the Urban UCWP -- a photocopy error on my part!  So, that missing page was distributed today for students to complete and put with their study materials -- remember, the May exam is cumulative (includes material from the whole year).  I also went back through the final exams to calculate which students' exam scores were potentially influenced enough by the questions based on that missing page that it could have affected their overall semester grade -- there were three students for whom that made a difference.  Those students (who moved from a D+ to a C- or from a C+ to a B-) will receive a letter in the mail indicating such.  The bulk of the class time was for preparing for tomorrow's Socratic discussion: finish the note-taking detailed for Friday, read over the Socratic score sheet, and also see the "Socratic Cheats" doc in Google Classroom > Classwork > Socratic > Socratic Cheats. 

KCC

Reading Day!  Chapter 15 notes are due this Friday; after today that work is homework.  ; )

U.S. History

We edited out thesis for "The Other Lincoln" via Smart board.  Complete #s 1-10 of the Unit-Closure Work Packet that was distributed yesterday.  We then began analysis of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech -- viewing the clip and doing a practice Claim & Evidence on it. (I provided some context information to take down as notes on your C&E paper first -- see a reliable classmate for those notes.) Tuesday we will watch it for a second time to complete the C&E and then have important follow-up discussion with another handout.  

World History

5th hour collaborated on their EQ notes from the Dalai Lama article.  In all hours we looked at a few slides of images and quotes of/from the Dalai Lama and then viewed a brief video about him, Buddhism, and monastic life.  Please add some EQs and CQs from these sources.  We then began work on a note page handout to guide us through a Buddhist primary source -- the Dhammapadda -- to be used in Socratic discussion Wednesday.  We will finish the reading and note-taking prep work in class on Tuesday.

KCC

We edited our "The Other Lincoln" thesis via Smart Board.  Today is reading day 1 of 2 (the other is next Tuesday) -- be mindful that Chapter 15 is due next Friday and will take ~4 hours of focused work; be sure to plan out when you will work on this, as our 2 in-class days won't get the job completed.  I do hope it helps take the edge off, however.  ; )

U.S. History

We finished our discussion on Lincoln, adding a CQ suggestion.  Make a note on your EQ page, "See Lincoln notes" so you don't forget you can use all of these as needed in your writing later; then, collaborate with some peers to add some big EQ themes from our study of the film.  We then did a practice Claim & Evidence on "The Other Lincoln" -- thesis to be discussed tomorrow. We began work on the Unit-Closure Work Packet (not going past #10) as a pause-and-review work before proceeding with the remaining instructional activities. 

World History

We finished taking notes onto our Outline of Popular Details from the Mrs. Cluver's talk on the Buddhism slideshow; if you were absent, copy the notes from a reliable classmate and then view the slideshow for visual clarity and reinforcement.  Take EQ notes from the article on the Dalai Lama. 

KCC

We finished discussing Lincoln -- see a reliable classmate for discussion notes and a suggested C.Q.  Please add EQ themes from Lincoln as well as a reminder note regarding your detailed notes for use at writing time "See Lincoln notes."  We did a practice Claim & Evidence on "The Other Lincoln," an important 1-page article -- we'll go over the thesis tomorrow in class.  Chapter 14 notes (due yesterday) were scored and returned; Chapter 15 -- all 30 pages is the next reading and note-taking assignment -- due next Friday.  Due to the challenging time of year and that it is a longer than our typical reading assignment, ~20 minutes of class today was given to get started and tomorrow and next Tuesday will be given almost in their entirety as work days for this.  That should bring the homework load down to under 3 hours spread over 8 days.  Do yourself a favor and work at home as you should and then these in-class work days should take the edge off to prevent overwhelm.  ; )

U.S. History

We finished Lincoln, completed and exit slip, and then began discussing the exit slips, viewing notes, and mystery quote -- see a reliable classmate for the discussion notes -- to be continued in class tomorrow. 

World History

Those not finished with the Bhagavad Gita context & lens plan to come in during Advisory Thursday to finish.  Read the Amma and the Ganesh articles and add relevant facts to the 2 essential questions on the E.Q. pages.  See related images, also. We discussed the symbology of several items and colors in the Ganesh pictures to demonstrate how highly symbolic Hindu artwork is.  We then began taking notes on our Outline of Popular Details from the Buddhism slideshow -- copy notes from a reliable classmate and then see the slides for visual clarity.  We got through slide #2 -- to be finished tomorrow. 

KCC

Chapter 14 notes are due today.  Complete the exit slip for Lincoln.  We discussed our answers to it, the mystery quote, & our Viewing Notes -- see a reliable classmate for the discussion notes/edits...to be continued tomorrow.

U.S. History

We continued out note-taking on Lincoln.  Through 2:12:39 in 4th hour; through 2:17:46 in 6th hour; through 2:17:44 in 7th hour. 

World History

Finish the Bhagavad Gita Context & Lens.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this scored assessment.  In 5th hour we also finished defining the remaining Hinduism vocabulary on the Outline of Popular Details (see a reliable classmate).

KCC

We finished viewing Lincoln while adding to the accompanying note page.  Chapter 14 notes are due tomorrow.

U.S. History

We continued adding to our Lincoln Viewing Notes -- in 4th hour through 1:29:27, 6th through 1:33:27, and in 7th hour through 1:35:02.

World History

We'll finish defining the Outline of Popular Details Hinduism terms tomorrow, when Mrs. Cluver is back in the afternoon.  Today, take 5-10 minutes to collaborate on EQ1 & EQ2 notes to add to your EQ page about Hinduism, using the information in your notes from Friday's slideshow.  We then began a scored skill assessment -- a Context & Lens from the Hindu primary source, The Bhagavad Gita.  If you were absent, you will make up the C&L work in class, as it is scored.  (The other work -- collaborating -- can be done at home or in Advisory.)

KCC

Lincoln Viewing Notes through 2:03:22.

U.S. History

Lincoln Viewing Notes continued while viewing through 51:13 in 4th hour, 47:28 in 6th hour, and 49:07 in 7th hour.

World History

We finished working collaboratively on the symbols work page and then discussed and edited as a whole class.  We then began work on our first case study -- Hinduism, adding notes to the Outline of Popular Details from my slideshow; see a reliable classmate and then look at the slideshow for helpful visuals.  Students then collaborated over the Hinduism notes to see what is relevant to put on the EQ page for EQ 1 and for EQ 2 -- a bit more time will be given on Monday to finish the EQ collaboration.

KCC

Chapter 13 notes should be done.  Chapter 14 reading is due Wednesday (only ~12 pages):  408--top-1/2-411, "In Kent"p.413--top 414, 418--mid-421, last paragraph p.425--top-1/2-427, 429--top-1/2--430, & 436.  Today in class we took Viewing Notes on Lincoln 42:06-1:18:24.

U.S. History

15 minutes was given to finish the Lincoln Context & Lens skills assessment -- if you were absent, see me to make up this scored work.  We then began taking Viewing Notes (see packet) while watching the first 15 minutes of Lincoln. 

World History

Please come in during Advisory of you'd like to go through the content from the December final exam.  ;)  We set up our World Religions E.Q. page (see a reliable classmate).  We took notes on discussed, and color-coded a few things in the Outline of Popular details (see a reliable classmate).  We added a few non-case study religions/philosophies to our CQ page for potential later research -- pick a few of interest to you from the Secular & Social Harmony category and/or from the next page.  We began collaborative introductory work on a symbols work page -- label the symbols and put the correct religion/philosophy match on each line -- more time in class tomorrow to finish this. 

KCC

Chapter 13 is due tomorrow.  We took notes while viewing the first 42:06 of Lincoln.  (See the Lincoln Viewing Notes packet.)

U.S. History

Students finished their work on the Lincoln Context & Lens skill assessment.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this scored assessment with me.

World History

ASVB testing of sophomores today.  Back to our regularly scheduled program tomorrow. ; )

KCC

Students finished their collaborative work on the Lincoln contextual information.  We then set up our Lincoln Viewing Notes instructions, added some family history notes on the top of the back page, and will begin the viewing and note-taking tomorrow.  We also went over the content from the final exam.

U.S. History

We finished EQ notes & CQ questions while viewing the remainder of the video detailed yesterday.  Bring with you tomorrow your first semester UCWPs to use as I go over the exam content.  We did a skills reboot by completing a self-evaluation on our performance of the subskills bullet-pointed for each history skill like we did earlier in the year -- see me.  We revisited via Smart board the checklist of Civil War Era unit items of study and found them in our folders.  Then, we previewed what few things of the unit are left to accomplish, beginning next with analysis of the film Lincoln.  To this end, we began a scored Context & Lens assessment to gain scholarly critique of the film -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this work.

World History

We finished note-taking on the Bizarre Foods episode as detailed yesterday and then discussed as a class.  Tomorrow have your UCWPs with you to use as I go over the exam content. We did a skills reboot by completing a self-evaluation on our performance of the subskills bullet-pointed for each history skill like we did earlier in the year -- see me.  We then began our unit on World Religions via a slideshow as an introductory hook and then we set up our new E.Q. and C.Q. pages (see a reliable classmate for that set up).

KCC

Reminder -- Chapter 13 due this Friday.  Tomorrow -- have your first semester UCWPs with you so you can mark and edit items as I go over the first semester exam content.  We did a skills reboot by completing a self-evaluation on our performance of the subskills bullet-pointed for each history skill like we did earlier in the year -- see me.  We revisited via Smart board the checklist of Civil War Era unit items of study and found them in our folders.  Then, we previewed what few things of the unit are left to accomplish, beginning next with analysis of the film Lincoln.  We worked collaboratively on what would have been "context & lens" work pages to get scholarly assessment of the film -- not for a score; freedom to collaborate!  ; )

U.S. History -- MONDAY

We added to our EQ and CQ pages while viewing the "Gold Rush" episode of 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (available on You tube).

World History -- MONDAY

We took 3-column notes while watching the "South Africa" episode of Bizarre Foods:  "Stuff that relates to things we learned first semester," "New cool stuff," and "Curiosity Questions."

KCC -- MONDAY

Reading day!  Chapter 13 is due this Friday.