U.S. History -- TUESDAY 3/31

Day "I don't know what number" of shelter-in-place is frightening, as Mrs. C has forgotten entirely how to apply mascara. One thing she's learned, kids, is that the daily, approved escape by way of fast food drive-thru for vanilla Coke is more necessary than usual, and every once in awhile it's a "large with extra vanilla" kind of day.  Ya hear me, there?  (Wink.)  As for instruction, first, finish your C&E on your E.Q. page for the last 23 minutes of The Necessary War.  (In other words, finish the video work that was begun the last Friday of instruction, March 20th.)  Second, complete a journal entry on your "My Story" doc, reflecting upon today's "shelter-in-place" experience.  (Tomorrow we will use our Crash Course C&E and our EQ C&E The Necessary War...details on the compare/contrast will be posted for you tomorrow along with some additional items.)  ; )  

World History -- TUESDAY 3/31

Day "I don't know what number" of shelter-in-place is frightening, as Mrs. C has forgotten entirely how to apply mascara. One thing she's learned, kids, is that the daily, approved escape by way of fast food drive-thru for vanilla Coke is more necessary than usual, and every once in awhile it's a "large with extra vanilla" kind of day.  Ya hear me, there?  (Wink.) As for instruction, first, see the choice of assignments in Google Classroom -- either "Architecture of the Renaissance" or "Literature of the Renaissance."  Follow the directions found there.  It should be completed today/tonight and submitted.  Second, complete a journal entry on your "My Story" doc, reflecting upon today's "shelter-in-place" experience.  (Tomorrow we will move away from independent research on the Renaissance and will have a new and important video analysis to do...those details to be posted for you tomorrow.)

KCC -- TUESDAY 3/31

Day "I don't know what number" of shelter-in-place is frightening, as Mrs. C has forgotten entirely how to apply mascara. One thing she's learned, kids, is that the daily, approved escape by way of fast food drive-thru for vanilla Coke is more necessary than usual, and every once in awhile it's a "large with extra vanilla" kind of day.  Ya hear me, there?  (Wink.)  As for instruction, first, do an A/V Claim & Evidence on The Necessary War.  Second, complete a journal entry on your "My Story" doc, reflecting upon today's "shelter-in-place" experience.  Reminder, your chapters 19 & 20 notes should be done; if they are not, panic a bit and hop to it!  Then, begin the new note-taking from the Henretta text, CHOOSE EITHER Chapter 21 OR Chapter 22 (each is ~14 pages total).  Once you've taken your notes, submit them to Google Classroom where the assignment is set up for you...due by next Monday (4/6)  Then, I'll arrange note-sharing so Chapter 21 peeps can get the Chapter 22 notes and vice versa.  (Ch.21: p.608, 612-top section 614, top 620, top 624, 629-top633, 635-637 --OR--  Ch.22: p.639-top640, 643-top650, 657-663)   (Tomorrow we will use our Crash Course C&E and our The Necessary War C&E...details on the compare/contrast will be posted for you tomorrow along with some additional items.) ;)   

U.S. History -- MONDAY 3/30

I'm setting aside what I'd originally planned for today, because this idea is too important not to give priority; I'm stealing it from a post that Sylvia Curry shared on Facebook.  About 50-60 years from now your grandchildren will call you up (or teleport?) or maybe they'll be incredible and stop in for a visit and bring you a latte or vanilla Coke or some new magical water...anywho, and they'll want to ask you about the pandemic of 2020 that you endured as a teenager.  They'll want to record you talking about it or take notes for a school project.  Even just 20-30 years from now your own kids will ask you what it was like.  YOU will be a primary source; you can give a first-person account of history from your individual perspective.  Granted, a primary source is exactly that -- one perspective, and so, it doesn't tell the whole story.  It does, however, tell a piece of the story, and that has a valuable place in the larger narrative!  To that end, I've set up a journal entry assignment in Google Classroom, and today I want you to get started by remembering back to Tuesday, 3/17, when you were on your first day at home due to the school shut-down in Illinois, and record what you can remember from that first week and then the second week ("spring break").  After that it will be easy to do a quick end-of-day recap each day moving forward.  So, tomorrow there will be a new assignment posted here relating to Global Issues at the turn of the 20th century to go along with just a 1-day (3/31) journal entry.   Please note that your old Turn of the Century CQ Research (due way back before we began sheltering-in-place) has been scored with feedback and also entered into Power School.

World History -- MONDAY 3/30

I'm setting aside what I'd originally planned for today, because this idea is too important not to give priority; I'm stealing it from a post that Sylvia Curry shared on Facebook.  About 50-60 years from now your grandchildren will call you up (or teleport?) or maybe they'll be incredible and stop in for a visit and bring you a latte or vanilla Coke or some new magical water...anywho, and they'll want to ask you about the pandemic of 2020 that you endured as a teenager.  They'll want to record you talking about it or take notes for a school project.  Even just 20-30 years from now your own kids will ask you what it was like.  YOU will be a primary source; you can give a first-person account of history from your individual perspective.  Granted, a primary source is exactly that -- one perspective, and so, it doesn't tell the whole story.  It does, however, tell a piece of the story, and that has a valuable place in the larger narrative!  To that end, I've set up a journal entry assignment in Google Classroom, and today I want you to get started by remembering back to Tuesday, 3/17, when you were on your first day at home due to the school shut-down in Illinois, and record what you can remember from that first week and then the second week ("spring break").  After that it will be easy to do a quick end-of-day recap each day moving forward.  So, tomorrow there will be a new assignment posted here relating to Modern Europe to go along with just a 1-day (3/31) journal entry.

KCC -- MONDAY 3/30

I'm setting aside what I'd originally planned for today, because this idea is too important not to give priority; I'm stealing it from a post that Sylvia Curry shared on Facebook.  About 50-60 years from now your grandchildren will call you up (or teleport?) or maybe they'll be incredible and stop in for a visit and bring you a latte or vanilla Coke or some new magical water...anywho, and they'll want to ask you about the pandemic of 2020 that you endured as a teenager.  They'll want to record you talking about it or take notes for a school project.  Even just 20-30 years from now your own kids will ask you what it was like.  YOU will be a primary source; you can give a first-person account of history from your individual perspective.  Granted, a primary source is exactly that -- one perspective, and so, it doesn't tell the whole story.  It does, however, tell a piece of the story, and that has a valuable place in the larger narrative!  To that end, I've set up a journal entry assignment in Google Classroom, and today I want you to get started by remembering back to Tuesday, 3/17, when you were on your first day at home due to the school shut-down in Illinois, and record what you can remember from that first week and then the second week ("spring break").  After that it will be easy to do a quick end-of-day recap each day moving forward.  So, tomorrow there will be a new assignment posted here relating to Global Issues at the turn of the 20th century to go along with just a 1-day (3/31) journal entry.  Please note that your old Turn of the Century CQ Research (due way back before we began sheltering-in-place) has been scored with feedback and also entered into Power School.

U.S. History

 Happy National Breakfast Club Day!  So, you've done a crash course (literally) on World War I, and that should have given you notes on the big themes as well as some of the details of who is fighting for which reasons, with whom, and against whom.  To clarify some important points about the war in an in-depth, slower pace, please create a new subheading on your E.Q. page, "The Necessary War by the BBC," and then as you view the film, do a Claim & Evidence set up.  Today, view through the first 30 minutes while doing the C&E on the E.Q. page for it.  On Monday the 30th I'll have the instructions posted for the last part of the video and other instructions.  (Later we'll discuss if Crash Course and the BBC agree in their theses or disagree.  First, however, we need careful focus on the BBC film to discern accurately it's thesis and also to capture any new, factual details.)  This is the 2nd and LAST thing we are doing on WWI; so, sink your teeth into and do a thorough job.  To help, there are some helper docs loaded into Google Classroom along with the video.  ; )

World History

Happy National Breakfast Club Day!  Yesterday you provided information on three pieces of artwork from the Renaissance on the assignment in Google Classroom.  Today, I'd like you to complete a new assignment in Google Classroom called "Day 2 of Renaissance Art."  The instructions are on that assignment document.  Enjoy!  ; )

KCC

Happy National Breakfast Club Day!  Today should be your 3rd and final day to complete your A/V C&E analysis of Crash Course U.S. History: America in WWI (#30).  I am in progress of grading your Turn of the Century C.Q. Research; it will be returned to you in Google Classroom by Monday, and scores will be entered into Power School by Monday.  ; )

U.S. History

The annual, overwhelmingly beautiful take-over of Washington DC by cherry blossoms is soon to begin!  Your school work for today is to embark on day 3 of 3 for finishing an in-depth A/V C&E analysis of Crash Course U.S. History: America in WWI (#30).  If you have a few minutes, then, look up some additional pics of the DC blossoms -- the town turns a pale pink -- amazing!  

World History

The annual, overwhelmingly beautiful take-over of Washington DC by cherry blossoms is soon to begin!  Your school work for today is to embark on an adventure of Renaissance art -- the assignment with detailed instructions is posted in the stream of Google Classroom.  If you have a few minutes, then, look up some additional pics of the DC blossoms -- the town turns a pale pink -- amazing!  

KCC

 The annual, overwhelmingly beautiful take-over of Washington DC by cherry blossoms is soon to begin!  Your school work for today is to embark on day 2 of 3 for doing an in-depth A/V C&E analysis of Crash Course U.S. History: America in WWI (#30).  If you have a few minutes, then, look up some additional pics of the DC blossoms -- the town turns a pale pink -- amazing!  

U.S. History

Today is day 2 of 3 for working on lots (!) of short notes (!) while analyzing the Crash Course.  Do check in here tomorrow for potentially new information and so as not to miss any of my great humor.  ; )

World History

 The Crash Course World History: Imperialism (#35) has been scored, and for this go-round I erred on the side of extra leniency.  I entered your score in Power School to replace the Fordson grade IF this new score was better.  Otherwise I left your Fordson score as active and did not enter this one for you.  When we return to school I will return the papers to you and we will discuss the answer key via Smart Board so you can edit for the correct information and verify which parts you did well and if there are any parts you want to adjust for future A/V C&Es.  ; )  For today's work, please view the TICE ART 1010 video and take notes about all of these many famous Renaissance people, ideas, and creations; use the spelling helper page as needed.  It moves very quickly, and so, be prepared to pause, rewind, and possibly watch more than once.  (It is short -- just 10:25; so the time to pause and re-watch is built into our work time.)  See ya back here tomorrow!  ; )

KCC

 KEEP all of your many Turn of the Century notes (textbook and class activities), as I will decide upon one of the EQs (Turn of Century OR Global Issues) about which for you write after we finish the next unit.  To clarify, the Global Issues unit covers the same time period, but focuses on WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII.  So, KEEP ALL of your Turn of the Century notes.  As for new work, now, set up your new E.Q. page "Global Issues Class Activities E.Q." with this essential question:  "In what ways were global issues also American issues?"  (In other words we'll be looking at international events, but with regard to the E.Q. page moments of focus we'll hone in on the American impacts and effects.)  We'll jump right in with World War I -- set up a Claim & Evidence page for Crash Course U.S. History: America in WWI (#30), and take today, Thursday, and Friday to work on and complete that C&E analysis.  But, do peek in tomorrow, as there may be some critical information or more amazing humor. ; )

U.S. History

For today, Wednesday, and Thursday work on and finish the A/V C&E that we began on Crash Course U.S. History: America in WWI (#30).  Remember to take many evidence notes, and to keep each note brief.  If anyone finds that there are school mates from WCHS who can't get to the high school to pick up the grab-n-go breakfast and lunch, please let me or another adult know; there are many who are willing to help make sure nobody is hungry.

World History

 For today, finish adding notes on your E.Q. page from the video that was begun on Friday.  If anyone finds that there are school mates from WCHS who can't get to the high school to pick up the grab-n-go breakfast and lunch, please let me or another adult know; there are many who are willing to help make sure nobody is hungry.

KCC

Today, focus on completing the notes for Chapters 19 & 20.  There will be a new assignment posted tomorrow. If anyone finds that there are school mates from WCHS who can't get to the high school to pick up the grab-n-go breakfast and lunch, please let me or another adult know; there are many who are willing to help make sure nobody is hungry.

U.S. History

Research was due.  KEEP your Turn of the Century E.Q. page, as there will be a writing choice later.  Set up a new E.Q. page -- "Global Issues E.Q." with this question -- "In what ways were global issues also American issues?"  On separate paper set up to do a Claim & Evidence on the You tube video "Crash Course U.S. History: America in WWI" (#30).  Check Google Classroom daily -- the "Make-up Work" link. 

World History

The empires research score sheets were distributed -- do NOT "resolve comments" in Google Classroom (leave them in place).  Email me if you are interested in improving your score; we can discuss options.  All late submissions and re-submissions of the World Religion E.Q. Writing has been scored, commented upon, returned, and entered.  The Empires E.Q. Writing is available as an option in Google Classroom.  The Crash Course: Imperialism will be scored and entered by Wednesday.  In 3rd hour we took notes about the Tripartite World of the Medieval Era on a note page handout.  If you were absent, copy the notes from a reliable classmate -- yes, they can snap a pic and text it to you. ; )  In both hours we viewed some Google images of Gothic cathedrals -- give it a try.  We added a couple of quick notes to our Mental Map Timeline -- copy from a friend if you were absent.  Finish adding E.Q. notes from the video that was started Friday.  Check Google Classroom daily -- the Make-up Work link.  

KCC

Research was due.  Finish chapters 19 & 20 note-taking.  Check Google Classroom daily at the "Make-up Work" link.

U.S. History -- FRIDAY

Day 2 of 2 for research -- due by Monday.

World History -- FRIDAY

Set up a new E.Q. page for the new unit by titling it "Modern Europe E.Q."  Your first source of notes, and thus, your first subheading should be "Islam: Empire of Faith 'The Awakening' episode by PBS."  Then, view this video from Google Classroom while adding many short, factual notes to your E.Q. page.  You should get through at least 30 minutes if not further by the end of class Friday.  We will view the last 20-25 minutes in class on Monday.  

KCC -- FRIDAY

Research day 3 of 3 -- due by Monday.

U.S. History

Note of context regarding the end of the unit -- you may have wondered why we haven't done deep-dives on WWI, the Depression, and WWII.  It is because there are so many big themes for this time period that this unit we are focusing on domestic topics, and next unit we will remain in this time period but focus directly on the global issues.  Today, begin working on Turn of the Century CQ Research -- it is set up for you in Google Classroom with instructions.  You will also have class time tomorrow for this, and then it is due by class time Monday. 

World History

We finished our review game of the Unit-Closure Work Page on empires.  Please note that it is time to do the empires E.Q. writing; this unit I am going to give you the option of staying, for now, with your world religion writing score OR taking the option to do the empires writing for which we are all ready and poised to begin.  The writing assignment is set up in Google Classroom for you with due date if you are interested and you are welcome to see me during Advisory and/or to email me for any one-on-one support or questions that you'd like.  We viewed the first 5 scenes of Monty Python's Holy Grail as a humorous hook into our Medieval transition into the next unit of "Modern Europe." (It is a 1970s British humor sort of like Will Ferrell's current work on the U.S.)  In 5th hour we completed a note page with discussion to pivot from that humor to a serious historical fact-check and perspective of facts; print one out or pick one up from the room and then get the notes and explanations from a reliable classmate.  (We will do this Monday in 3rd hour.)  In 5th hour we also added a few things to our Mental Map Timeline.

KCC

Chapter 18 notes were returned with scores, and the pages for Chapters 19 & 20 were assigned, due next Thursday:  pp.552, "Newcomers"p.556--top1/2 561, 569-577, 579, "Progressive"p.605-606.  Reminder that writing with scores and feedback or directions on what needs to be done before being resubmitted for grading...posted in Google Classroom yesterday.  Add a big, bold note on your EQ page -- "Indian Boarding Schools" so you remember to include it as a critical theme in your next writing.  Remaining time was given for CQ research -- due by class time Monday.

U.S. History

Add an E.Q. note "Indian Boarding Schools," as that is a significant theme of the era.  We finished taking EQ notes and adding CQs while also keeping up with the Presidents' Political Parties page while viewing the rest of "The Presidents" episode.  Tomorrow we'll begin our Curiosity Research.

World History

Unit-Closure Work Page is due today.  I lead the class through a group-based review game -- to be finished in class tomorrow after which we will discuss the end-of-unit writing.

KCC

Chapter 18 notes are due today.  The class period was given for the Curiosity Research that was begun yesterday in Google Classroom.

U.S. History

Use the three handouts to break down the poem, "Indian Boarding Schools: The Runaways," and see a reliable classmate for confirming understanding and adding any relevant notes.  Add some EQ notes about this subtopic. Then, we began viewing The Presidents video, episode "Cleveland to Taft: 1885-1913" while keeping up with our Presidents' Political Parties packet and adding EQ notes and CQ questions.  In 4th hour we viewed through 12:45, 6th 9:50, and 7th 9:38.

World History

The World Religion E.Q. Writing was returned -- look at your in Google Classroom for score and feedback.  Complete the Empires Unit-Closure Work Page, adding a picture note or hashtag for each item, and then spend some time individually or in small group reviewing the information.

KCC

Chapter 18 is due tomorrow.  Use the three handouts to break down the poem, "Indian Boarding Schools: The Runaways," and see a reliable classmate for confirming understanding and adding any relevant notes.  Add some EQ notes about this subtopic.  Then, begin the CQ research -- criteria posted on the assignment in Google Classroom.

U.S. History

We finished viewing and note-taking from How We Got The Vote.  See a reliable classmate for collaboration on what we discussed for our notes afterward and the additions we made to our CQ options.

World History

We finished our individual, scored assessment over a video.  See me to set up a time to make up this work if you were absent. 

KCC

We finished viewing and note-taking from How We Got The Vote.  See a reliable classmate for collaboration on what we discussed for our notes afterward and the additions we made to our CQ options.

U.S. History

Make a note to self on your EQ page "See IJA notes and timeline handout," and then create a subheading "How We Got the Vote" and copy from a reliable classmate the pre-viewing context notes about the documentary.  We then added EQ notes while viewing the film of new information not already in our IJA notes nor on the timeline.  In 4th hour we viewed through 32:37; 6th hour through 35:07; and in 7th hour through 33:35.  We'll view from there to the end on Monday.  Be sure to pick up a transcript handout to make the viewing of the interview portions easier, as the women are difficult to understand at some points of their talking.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up the missed viewing.

World History

We finished taking notes from classmates' empire presentations -- copy notes from a reliable classmate and then view the slideshows.  We then began an A/V C&E for a score.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this work. 

KCC

We viewed 8:10-46:20 of How We Got the Vote with the aid of the timeline and a transcript page, adding EQ notes -- to be finished Monday.  Work on Chapter 18 notes -- due Wednesday.

U.S. History

We finished viewing Iron Jawed Angels while taking notes.  Students added facts from me about the Iron Jawed Angels real-life historical story -- see a reliable classmate if you were absent.  We discussed and highlighted the most famous elements of a timeline on the subject of women's rights -- get handout and check in with a reliable classmate.  We prepared to view the documentary How We Got the Vote with a handout of images of the actual historical people, discussed the three from the IJA that are missing from the new handout (see a reliable classmate), and in some hours began maing notes on our E.Q. page: "See IJA notes and timeline," and then set up on the E.Q. page for HWGtV with a subheading, and some context notes...more to come tomorrow. 

World History

More student presentations were given today -- copy notes from a reliable classmate and then view the slideshows.  In 5th hour we also began a scored A/V C&E assessment -- we'll get you started on it tomorrow in class.

KCC

Reminder -- Chapter 18 due next Wednesday.  Students added facts from me about the Iron Jawed Angels real-life historical story -- see a reliable classmate if you were absent.  We discussed and highlighted the most famous elements of a timeline on the subject of women's rights -- get handout and check in with a reliable classmate.  We prepared to view the documentary How We Got the Vote with a handout of images of the actual historical people, discussed the three from the IJA that are missing from the new handout (see a reliable classmate), made a note on our Class Activities E.Q. page: "See IJA notes and timeline," and then set up on the E.Q. page for HWGtV with a subheading, some context notes, and then notes while viewing the documentary.  Keep the timeline handy, as the facts that come up in the film that are already on the timeline obviously need not be written on the EQ page...just looking for additional facts.  Pick up one of the transcript handouts to aid your understanding of the clips of interviews with Alice Paul and Mabel Vernon.  We viewed through 8:10 -- see me to set up a time to view what you missed. 

U.S. History

We continued E.Q. note-taking from Iron Jawed Angels: 4th hour 1:08:45-1:44:50, 6th 1:05:32-1:45:43, & 7th 1:03:45-1:45:43.

World History

We continued taking E.Q. notes from classmates' slideshow presentations.  Copy notes from a reliable classmate and then view the slideshows.

KCC

We finished our note-taking from Iron Jawed Angels (from 1:31:42 through to the end) and collaborated on the film afterward.  The 16 pages assigned for Chapter 18 are due next Wednesday: pp.524-top of 526, 533-537, 541-543, & 546-550.

U.S. History

Iron Jawed Angles note-taking continued...4th hour 16:45-47:45 and then 53:05-1:08:45, 6th hour 15:50-47:45 and then 53:05-1:05:32, 7th hour 14:38-47:45 and then 53:05-1:03:45.

World History

Research and slideshow assignments, both, should have been turned in to Google Classroom by last night.  Today we began taking EQ notes from other students' presentations -- if you were absent, copy notes from a reliable classmate and then view the accompanying slideshows in the stream of Google Classroom.

KCC

Iron Jawed Angels note-taking continued Scene #8 through 1:31:42. Chapter 17 notes are due today.

U.S. History -- MONDAY

In 6th hour I shared some Jane Addams related pics of Cedarville, her hometown 5 minutes from my hometown in NW IL.  We viewed a 20-minute video about Hull House that had archival film footage of Addams speaking with children and many primary source photos -- see me to set up a time to make up this missed viewing for EQ notes.  Add hullhousemuseum.org to your CQ page.  Also, copy from a classmate the dates I shared that connect to the J. Addams article we read (add the dates to your EQ page).  We then began note-taking while viewing Iron Jawed Angels -- see note page and character helper page; in 4th we viewed through 16:45, in 6th through 15:50, and in 7th through 14:38.

World History

Finish the slideshow and prep your presentation "cheat notes" -- the research and the slideshow should both be turned in to Google Classroom by tonight.  The in-class presentations begin tomorrow.  

KCC

Chapter 17 notes are due tomorrow.  We viewed the first 42:45 of Iron Jawed Angels while taking notes -- see note page and also character helper page.