U.S. History

We finished the screening and note-taking portion of our work on the film "The Butler."  1st & 2nd hours will have time tomorrow to finish the organizing/color-coding on their papers, and 6th hour will have this time on Wednesday due to the career sessions happening at the high school Tuesday afternoon.  Be sure to study in the evenings in preparation for the final exam!  ; )

KCC

Reminder -- seem me TODAY to sign up for any skills re-dos.  We continued our scored skills assessment (A/V Claim & Evidence) on the film "The Butler" -- see me to set up a time to make up this work in my classroom if you were absent.

World History

Study day!  All study materials should now be found/organized and complete -- we begin the individualized memorizing/reviewing process.  Reminder -- see me TODAY to sign up if you wish to re-do any skills...with the exception of Reading Claim & Evidence and A/V Claim & Evidence -- those most recent ones will be returned with scores Monday, and so, you can still sign up for any desired re-dos on those two, particular skills on Monday, of course. ; )

U.S. History

The students' scored Turn of the Century end-of-unit paragraphs were returned.  Reminder -- seem me TODAY to sign up for any skills re-dos.  We continued our scored skills assessment (A/V Claim & Evidence) on the film "The Butler" -- see me to set up a time to make up this work in my classroom if you were absent.

KCC

See me by the end of tomorrow if you want to sign up to re-do any skills performances.  For those choosing or needing to do some E.Q. writing on one of the last two units, have that ready to submit by Tuesday (and to turnitin.com, also).  We discussed the Civil Rights timeline and then began a scored Claim & Evidence analysis of the film "The Butler" -- to be continued in class tomorrow.

World History

See me if you want/need to re-do any of the six skills -- tomorrow is the deadline to sign up, excepting Reading Claim & Evidence and Audio-Visual Claim & Evidence...as the most recent performance on each of those will be returned to you on Monday, you can sign up to redo either or both of those (if desired) on Monday.  The study guide for the final exam was distributed, time provided to work on finding, completing, and studying the materials, and the HW assignment give to be sure before tomorrow to have 1. Finished the UCWP for our Modern Western Civ unit and 2. Found all of the other items in the list on the study guide.

U.S. History

Reminder -- see me if you want/need to to do a skills re-do on any of the 6 skills -- tomorrow is the deadline to sign-up.  We began our Claim & Evidence analysis of the film "The Butler," a required, in-class scored assessment -- to be continue in class tomorrow.

KCC

Reading is due today.  The next reading is pp.849-877 -- due Monday.  We finished our viewing and note-taking on the "teenagers" film from yesterday.  I took the kids through a short slideshow on the modern women's movement -- email me and I'll Google share it with you if needed.  Finally, a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement was distributed -- read, finishing for HW as needed...we'll discuss it tomorrow.

World History

Students read pp.710-712 to add E.Q. notes about revolutions in Latin America.  Students then added E.Q. notes about the Enlightenment from a short video (email me and I'll reply with a Google share of it).  Finally, work was begun on the last UCWP of the year...to be finished at home or in class tomorrow...We are rolling from that into final exam test prep ; )  To accompany the UCWP I also distributed a flow chart sequence of the Haitian Revolution.

U.S. History

We finished reading the Civil Rights Movement Timeline and discussed it.  We set up a work page to do an Audio-Visual Claim & Evidence skill performance on "The Butler."  I shared a short list of context information (record as bullet-points), and then we set up a thesis area (there will be 4 parts to this thesis) and then the big, long area remaining was labeled for evidence.  We'll begin the individual skill assessment and viewing of the film in class tomorrow.

KCC

We finished our discussion and note-taking on the "quiz" about family life in the modern era relative to earlier eras.  We discussed the stereotypes of the 1950s and 60s and how those differ from historical complexity -- aided by a slideshow handout of information that addressed the '50s, specifically, and gender-related issues.  We went through a very short slideshow of highlights of famous examples of women making progress in the direction of equality in the modern era.  We viewed the "Teenagers, Years of Turmoil" primary source video from the 1950s through 14:07 -- to be finished in class tomorrow.  Reminder -- HW reading and notes is due tomorrow.

World History

We finished our viewing and note-taking from "The French Revolution" and 2 handouts were distributed and discussed.  We then began reading pp.708-712 in the World History textbook to capture some more examples of revolutions (Latin American case studies) for our E.Q. notes. -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

U.S. History

We finished viewing the "Teenagers, Years of Turmoil" primary source video from the 1950s and discussed.  We also discussed the stereotypes of the 1950s and 60s and how those differ from historical complexity -- aided by a slideshow handout of information that addressed the 50s, specifically, and gender-related issues.  We went through a very short slideshow of highlights of famous examples of women making progress in the direction of equality in the modern era.  We also began reading through a timeline packet for the Civil Rights Movement -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

KCC

We finished "The Presidents" DVD.  Add to your Global Issues C.Q. page the extra title "Modern U.S.," as we'll continue adding questions to this same collection.  A new Unit-Closure Work Page (Modern U.S.) was distributed -- for our remaining IN-CLASS activities, we'll take notes directly onto this page.  We addressed #s 2, 3, & 4 from "Crash Course: Cold War" and a slideshow on U.S. and Soviet propaganda (email me and I'll reply with a Google share of the short slideshow).  See the U.S. blog post about the "Family Life" quiz...

World History

We continued our E.Q. note-taking during the film on the French Revolution (we viewed until ~1:24:00) -- to be finished in class tomorrow.  A spelling helper page was distributed.

U.S. History

We finished "The Presidents" episode from Friday.  Students took a "Family Life" quiz to address some social history myths versus historical facts regarding daily life in the Post-War Era U.S.  We discussed and added notes to it.  We began viewing a primary source documentary about teenagers (1950s) while adding a few notes to our UCWP -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

FRIDAY -- KCC

The reading and note-taking is due -- collaborate with peers on big themes.  The next reading assignment is due Wednesday -- pp.819-848.  View the "Wilson to Franklin" episode of "The Presidents" (by the History Channel) -- available on You Tube.  (Just watch, listen, think, and add a few CQs.)

FRIDAY -- World History

We watched the "Eastern Australia" episode of Bizarre Foods.  Back to the French Revolution on Monday!

FRIDAY -- U.S. History

View the "Wilson to Franklin" episode of "The Presidents" (by the History Channel) -- available on You Tube.  (Just watch, listen, think, and add a few CQs.)

KCC

We viewed two video clips about the internment of Japanese-Americans, read/discussed edited excerpts of the poem "Hey, Look!  The Abyss."  The UCWP was distributed and students worked collaboratively to finish it -- finish for homework as needed.

World History

We took E.Q. notes and added some C.Q.s while viewing the first 40 minutes of the History Channel documentary on The French Revolution (available on You Tube...it's the one that is 1:30:00 long).

U.S. History

The U.C.W.P. for the Global Issues unit should be done.  KEEP your Global Issues E.Q. notes for now!  We added the "Modern U.S." unit name to the top of our "Global Issues" C.Q. page, as we'll continue adding questions to the same page; some students will choose to do some research from either or both units, depending on current research scores and personal choice.  The last U.C.W.P. was distributed -- "Modern U.S.," and we are taking notes directly onto it as we go through our remaining instructional activities.  Today, that included "Crash Course U.S. History: Cold War" (from You Tube) and a slideshow presentation I did on Cold War Propaganda -- I can share the slideshow with you if you email me, and it will take a bit of talking through for the additional explanations (from me or a reliable classmate).

KCC

We finished the Shoah slideshow, notes, and discussion.  We did a slideshow (w/ notes, discussion, and video clips) on the case study of Jesse owens.  We read two articles (in one, small packet) on the internment of Japanese-Americans -- finish for homework as needed.  Reminder -- next textbook reading notes are due this Friday.

World History

We finished the Haitian Rev. video analysis.

U.S. History

In 2nd hour we viewed the 7 1/2 minute Internment video featuring an interview with George Takei (avail. on You tube).  In 2nd and 6th hours we discussed the History Channel and PBS articles on the internment.  In all hours we read and discussed the poem "Hey, Look!  The Abyss" (excerpted and edited for classroom use -- pick up one of my handouts of it).  UCWP for this unit was distributed, worked on, and assigned to be finished for homework.

KCC

Scored research was returned to the students.  We finished our discussion of the documentary and article about the Holocaust and then began notes and discussion guided by a slideshow on the topic.

World History

We continued the analysis of the Haitian Revolution video...

U.S. History

We finished the Shoah slideshow with handouts, notes, and discussion.  We took notes from and discussed a very short slideshow about Jesse Owens, which includes 2 quick video clips.  We watched 2 short video clips about the internment of Japanese-Americans and read 2 quick articles (copied into one, short 2-page packet).  

KCC

Students collaborated on the notes for the reading due today.  The next reading HW is due Friday -- pp.788-818.  We defined the terms "Shoah" and "Holocaust" on our notes and then finished viewing the Elie Wiesel video detailed Friday (with note-taking).  We began note-taking and discussion from a slideshow about the Shoah -- to be finished in class tomorrow.  If you were absent, email me, and I'll reply with a Google share of the slideshow for you.

World History

We finished setting up our "cheat sheet" notes for the film and then began our individual, scored analysis of "Egalite For All:  Toussaint L'Ouverture and The Haitian Revolution."  This will be completed in class tomorrow.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this skill assessment.

U.S. History

We finished our note-taking and discussion from the Shoah slideshow -- email me and I'll reply with a Google share of the slideshow.  There are also 2 handouts -- one to complete and one to read through carefully; pick those up from the tray at the side of the classroom.

KCC

We discussed some more family anecdotes about the Great Depression.  We then began our focus on the Holocaust by taking notes on the You Tube video "Oprah and Elie Wiesel Visit Auschwitz" (through 25:00) -- to be finished in class Monday.

World History

Students finished the analysis of the Danticat excerpt about the Haitian Revolution -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this scored assessment.  The scored A/V Claim & Evidence work on the Renaissance video was returned and discussed.  Students then began work on a scored A/V Claim & Evidence on the Haitian Revolution (from video) -- see me to set up a time to make up this scored skill assessment.

U.S. History

We discussed themes, key facts, and questions as a class, informally as I recorded all of those items on the SMARTboard.  We then continued our study of the Holocaust by way of info from various experts assembled into a slideshow -- themes, patterns, specific evidence, propaganda images, etc. -- email me and I'll reply with a Google share of the slideshow.  Today we got through slide #8.  

KCC

We finished viewing the BBC documentary "The Necessary War" (about WWI) while taking notes.  We then spent a bit of time exploring some anecdotes about the Great Depression with a 2-minute video and sharing family stories -- email me and I'll reply with a Google share of the video.

World History

Students nearly finished their Reading Claim & Evidence skill performance on the Haitian Revolution excerpt from Danticat's Create Dangerously -- see me to set up a time to make up this assessment work.  (To be finished in class tomorrow.)

U.S. History

We finished viewing the Oprah special of Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz -- available on You Tube...add facts, thoughts, and questions onto your E.Q. page.  We did the same, then, while reading the New York Times article "I Loved My Grandmother.  But She Was a Nazi."

KCC

We finished our Socratic discussion.  If you were gone, be sure to hook up with a reliable classmate to get the notes.  We began note-taking on a BBC documentary about WWI, "The Necessary War" -- viewing through 20:00.  Students checked in with each other on the big themes from the reading and note-taking that was due today; the next assignment is due Monday -- pp.760-787.

World History

Reminder -- the Unit-Closure Work Page should now be finished.  (Get caught up ASAP if you didn't do that bit of homework last night as assigned.)  We began our new unit "Modern Western Civilization" by using our Mental Map Timeline as a point of discussion and setting up our new E.Q. page: 1.  Who are revolutionaries   (and)  2. What was the Enlightenment.  (See me or a reliable classmate for the clarifying discussion on those questions.)  The scored Reading Claim & Evidence work on the article "The Reformation" was returned and discussed extensively, and then we embarked on our next (and last mandatory) Reading Claim & Evidence skill performance over an excerpt from Edwidge Danticat's Create Dangerously -- to be finished in class tomorrow.  (See me to set up a time to make up this assessment work.)

U.S. History

Scored research was returned -- feel free to make improvements as desired and resubmit.  A research idea for the C.Q. page -- the Harlem Renaissance.  We viewed a 2-minute video of some daily life anecdotes about the Great Depression.  (Email me and I'll reply with a Google share of it.)  We discussed anecdotes from our own families' histories, also.  We defined the terms "Shoah" and "Holocaust" and took notes while viewing a 53-minute documentary by Oprah -- "Elie Weisel Visits Auschwitz" -- we screened the first 16 minutes (email me) -- to be continued in class tomorrow.

KCC

Socratic continued...

World History

Students worked collaboratively to complete the flow chart with accuracy and we discussed it as a class.  I provided some information for their E.Q. pages based on a "Curiosity Question" I had a few years ago that yielded some important answers from some I.S.U. History professors.  Time for the Unit-Closure Work Page -- finish for homework as needed.  I've decided that the writing for this unit will be an individual choice; I am ready to provide one-on-one help and adequate time for you to do quality writing if you're not yet satisfied with your writing score.  

U.S. History

We finished viewing "The Necessary War" and taking E.Q. notes.  In 1st hour we also watched a 2-minute video with some quick, anecdotal case studies of daily life in the Great Depression (email me, and I'll reply with a Google share of the video file).  In 1st hour we also shared some anecdotes from our families' histories.  

KCC

Socratic discussion on chosen essays...to be continued in class tomorrow.

World History

We finished note-taking while viewing "Guns, Germs, & Steel," and I added a few more facts from a very recent news story about a malarial vaccine.  Students collaborated on their flow charts and checked in with me for verification of accuracy.

U.S. History

2nd and 6th hours finished the notes on Crash Course #36 (avail. on You Tube).  In all hours we began notes while screening the BBC's "The Necessary War" (a 53-min. doc. on WWI) -- view through 13 minutes...to be finished in class tomorrow.  (1st hour viewed through 37:00.)

KCC

Students finished reading their choice of essay (pick on from #s 10-17 in the black book) while taking good claim/evidence notes in preparation for Monday's Socratic discussion.

World History

We viewed from ~ the 10-minute mark of episode 2 ("Into the Tropics") of "Guns, Germs, and Steel" until ~36:20...video available on You Tube.  (Work on flow chart, E.Q. notes, and C.Q.s while viewing.)  Also, the exit slip from yesterday was returned and discussed in detail.

U.S. History

We finished viewing CC #35 and the first 9 minutes of CC #36 -- take E.Q. notes and add some C.Q.s  In first hour we also viewed the first 5 minutes of the BBC's documentary "The Necessary War" -- E.Q. notes and C.Q.s  (All of these videos are available on You Tube.)

KCC

Select one of the essays from #10-17 in the black book ("Portrait...") and take good Claim/Evidence notes in preparation for Socratic discussion...due for discussion on Monday.

World History

We viewed the rest of episode 2 ("Conquest") of "Guns, Germs, & Steel" and the first 11 minutes of episode 2 ("Into the Tropics") while adding E.Q. notes and a few C.Q.s while completing the flow chart and also answering the following exit slip questions: 1. Name two specific ways that steel was an advantage to the Europeans.  2. Name two specific ways that guns were an advantage to the Europeans.  3. Give a specific, 2-part answer to explain why many Europeans in the Age of Exploration were resistant to some deadly diseases like smallpox.  4. Why were Europeans able to farm prosperously in South Africa?   (Videos are available on You Tube.)

U.S. History

Crash Course viewing continued with E.Q. notes and adding C.Q.s -- we watched all of #33 and 8 minutes into #35....

KCC

Collaboration on HW notes.  Next reading is for the last unit of the year; so, set up a new notes/E.Q. page "Modern U.S." with this E.Q.: "Who are we, America?"  The reading and note-taking due next Wednesday is pp.726-759.  We continued our Crash Course screening w/ notes as detailed the past two days, viewing through #35 and #36.

World History

Empires research projects were returned with temporary scores and feedback; please make edits as noted and resubmit with the original packet if you need/want to increase your score.  (A number of project seem to have a lot of excellent work, but can't be scored high, yet, because the credentials weren't clearly verified as expert; so, in some cases, a small bit of follow-up can jump a score quite a lot.)  Exit slips from yesterday were returned and discussed.  We worked on our flow chart, E.Q. notes, and C.Q. page while continuing to view episode #2 ("Conquest") of "Guns, Germs, & Steel" via You Tube through 37:00....To be continued from there in class tomorrow.

U.S. History

Writing is due today -- hard copy with score sheet directly to Mrs. Cluver AND digital copy via turnitin.com...  We began our new unit "Global Issues Come Home" by setting up the new E.Q. and C.Q. pages.  The new E.Q. is "In what ways were global issues American issues?"  We began taking E.Q. notes (and adding to our C.Q.) while screening via You Tube "Crash Course U.S. History" episode #30 and the first 1:20 of #33 -- to be continued in class tomorrow.

KCC

Reminder: reading and note-taking homework is due tomorrow.  In class we continued our EQ note-taking (and adding CQs) from Crash Course -- finish viewing #33 from 5:00 through the end and then begin #35 from the beginning through 7:00...to be finished in class tomorrow. (The videos are on You Tube.)  Also, add "The Grapes of Wrath" to your CQ page.

World History

Exit slips from yesterday were returned with feedback and discussion.  We continued our screening of "Guns, Germs, & Steel" Episode 1 (Out of Eden) from 28:30 through the end and then Episode 2 (Conquest) from the beginning to 7:00.  Take good E.Q. notes, work at the flow chart (6 of the 8 items have now been covered), add CQs, and also complete the following questions for an exit slip:  1. Why didn't Papua New Guineans farm wheat, barley, cows, or horses?  2. Not an argument from the film, but some thinking related to the cultures we're viewing -- what doe Papua New Guineans HAVE that perhaps "modern cultures" don't?  and 3. Tell me one NEW thing you learned today.

U.S. History

Last writing day -- argumentative paragraphs are due at the start of class tomorrow; have them already edited, printed, highlighted and ready to hand to me.  The digital (unhighlighted) copy should be submitted to turnitin.com before the start of class.  Reference the score sheet with the target criteria (same all year) and use the "Edit My Writing Now" for step-by-step instructions on how to assure you hit the target score with your performance.  I gave a visual via SMARTboard on text structure for this one (1!) paragraph, again, also. 

KCC

Essays are due today.  Reminder -- homework reading and note-taking is due Wednesday.  We began our in-class activities for the "Global Issues Come Home" unit -- taking EQ notes from Crash Course episode #30 (WWI) & the first 5 minutes of #33 (The Depression)...to be finished in class tomorrow.

World History

We began screening "Guns, Germs, & Steel" while working on a thesis flow-chart handout, adding to our E.Q. page, adding a few CQs, and completing an end-of class "exit slip" (on a 1/2-sheet of your own paper) -- answer the following questions 1. What did Europeans of the Colonial era often say was the reason why they had more wealth than darker skinned people in other places?  2. Why does Jared Diamond find that Colonial reason to be incorrect? 3. & 4. Tell me two new things you learned today.  (The video is available on You Tube; we viewed through 30:00 today.)

U.S. History

Writing day!  The end-of-unit argumentative paragraphs to anser the essential question of the unit are due at the start of class Wednesday (due date pushed back one day).  Use the handout "Edit My Writing Now," be sure to also highlight the final draft to show your text structure, and submit the final draft digitally (UNhighlighted) to turnitin.com.  As always, you are welcome to see me during your writing to check in on specific aspects of your thesis, evidence, or structure.

KCC

Writing day!  Papers are due Monday.  Reading and notes are due Wednesday.

World History

Students finished their scored Reading Claim & Evidence analysis of the History Channel article on "The Reformation."  

U.S. History

We discussed #4 & #7 on the UCWP, and those students who chose to have their Loewen Ch.7 analysis scored received those graded papers (#7 on UCWP).  Students then continued reading over their EQ notes and UCWP to create a thorough list of possible thesis themes; I'm available to help with this process.  Next create the thesis and use it for the structure of the paragraphs...use the feedback you received yesterday on the graded Civil War paragraphs AND the old handout "Edit My Writing Now."  We'll have a writing day on Monday, also; the paragraphs are due Tuesday.

KCC

The last reading assignment for the new unit "Global Issues Come Home" will be due next Wednesday -- pp.694-725...  So, today and tomorrow will be work days, with the Turn of the Century papers due at the start of class Monday, at which point we'll begin in-class activities for the "Global Issues..." unit.  [Because the last unit of the year -- "Modern United States" involves the same amount of at-home reading and note-taking, but a smaller amount of in-class activities, it is important that our homework reading and notes keep ahead of what we're doing in class for now; it will all come together at the end with less stress (no cramming.)]

World History

3rd hour finished the A/V Claim & Evidence work on the Crash Course as detailed the past two days.  Add CQs and EQ notes, also, from the video.  Both classes then began a Reading Claim & Evidence on a History Channel article about the Reformation (individual, scored work) -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

U.S. History

Finis the Turn of the Century Unit-Closure Work Packet -- finish for homework if today's work time was not enough to complete it.  We shifted our in-class focus, then to the end-of-unit argumentative paragraph on the unit essential question...the Civil War Era E.Q. writing and metacognitive writing was returned to the students and time given to reflect on the feedback and to ask questions.  We then set up a sheet of paper so students can each brainstorm possible themes for the new writing while looking through all of their many E.Q. notes and the UCWP.  More time on this in class tomorrow and then students can seek help from me if needed on how to take the list to formulate it linguistically into a 2-4-theme thesis statement.  UCWP due tomorrow; writing is due Tuesday.

KCC

Writing day!  We moved the due date back to Friday -- tomorrow will be the last in-class work day for it. ; )

World History

We continued the Crash Course analysis that was detailed yesterday.

U.S. History

Research is due today.  A new Unit-Closure Work Packet (Turn of the Century) was distributed and students worked collaboratively -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

KCC

Writing day!  We'll have tomorrow in class for writing, also, and then on to the new unit.  ; )

World History

E.Q. writing (choice) is due today.  Students collaborated to finish #1 on the Empires UCWP.  We then continued with our new/current unit by doing a Claim/Evidence analysis for a score on a Crash Course about the Renaissance -- see me to set up a time to make up this work if you were absent.  (We'll finish this work in class tomorrow.)

U.S. History

Research -- day 2 of 2 -- 75 minutes of research from expert sources due at the start of class tomorrow. ; )

KCC

Writing Day #2 of 4.  Essays are due next Thursday. ; )

World History

We finished our "Back story Basic notes" from the video detailed yesterday.  We took E.Q. bullet-point notes on the European Renaissance while viewing TICE ART 1010 (a 10-min video available on You Tube).  

U.S. History

2nd & 6th hours finished "The Presidents" episode (Cleveland to Taft) -- available on You Tube.  All hours worked on C.Q. research -- pick up a new 1/2-sheet score page.   We'll have all of the hour on Tuesday to continue more research -- due first thing Wednesday.

KCC

Writing!  We'll have in-class time for writing, also, tomorrow and next Tuesday and Wednesday.  The completed argumentative essays are due at the start of class next Thursday.

World History

Choice day -- work on a class project, some other homework, or reading for AR or from my classroom collection of books and mags.  (1/3 of the my sophomores are gone today, on a field trip to Chicago.)

U.S. History

In hours 2 & 6 we finished reading, taking notes, and discussing "The Great Migration" article.  Inall hours we also watched the "Cleveland to Taft" episode of "The Presidents" (by the History Channel -- available on You Tube).  In hours 2 & 6 we viewed just the first 20 minutes -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

KCC

We finished the UCWP.  Writing begins tomorrow!

World History

Writing rubrics were given to the students who opted-in to write for the current unit -- due date is Tuesday.  We nearly finished the video screening and note-taking as detailed yesterday. 

U.S. History

We finished the videos related to race issues of the Turn of the Century -- email me if absent and I'll share them via Google (add E.Q. notes).  We read an article "The Great Migration" -- more E.Q. notes.  As always, adding to your C.Q. page is ALWAYS a wise idea, also!  ; )

KCC

Research is due today.  The scored Argumentative Essays and the casual metacognitive essays were returned and time given to the students to read through the feedback and ask questions.  The new writing on which we're about the embark (on the Turn of the Century) may be the last argumentative essay for the semester, depending on how pleased each student is with their performance on it.  So, the required page count was individually communicated to any student who needs to accomplish more than the minimum 4 pages on this one to hit the semester benchmark.  As these essays, however, will be returned at the end of the next unit, they need to proceed with their notes so as to be poised for the writing should they need/choose to do it...not to mention that the notes are used for other scored activities.  Students worked on the Unit-Closure Work Packet to wrap up the unit.  We'll begin the new writing as soon as the UCWP is complete...writing due date will be next Thursday.

World History

We finished Bizarre Foods from Friday.  The writing for the empires unit is optional -- check in with me today if you are interested in doing the writing to replace the World Religions writing score.  We revisited out Mental Map Timeline with discussion and added a few more notes on the "Modern Europe" section.  We edited the title of our Empires CQ page to cross out "empires," as we will continue using this same C.Q. page for the remainder of the year.  We set up our "Modern Europe E.Q." page with that heading and with the question: "What was significant about the Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration?"  We broke down the vocab in the question with much discussion, Q&A as needed, and making clarifying notes onto each of our own papers. Finally, we set up another, separate sheet of paper, "Renaissance Backstory Basic Notes" onto which we took bullet-point notes about cultural advancements in the Islamic empires that will later inform the European Renaissance -- email me and I'll reply with a Google share of the video; watch through 7:30 to catch up for today.

U.S. History

2nd & 6th hours analyzed the poem "Indian Boarding School: The Runaways" -- pick up the 3 handouts and use them collectively to discern the action and feelings of each stanza.  Check in with a reliable classmate or with me afterward to confirm your accuracy and to make edits as needed.  In all hours, students were asked to self-assess their performance on the chapter 7 Loewen analysis in light of the current Reading Claim & Evidence score they have and to decide if they want the Loewen work scored to replace the prior item.  We viewed several videos from You Tube about racial tensions at the turn of the century -- email me and I'll reply with a Google share of the videos -- take E.Q. notes as you watch.  

KCC

Research -- day 2 of 2 -- due first thing Monday.  (We'll begin the E.Q. writing on Monday, to be due the following Tuesday.)

World History

We finished the Unit-Closure Work Page.  We began viewing the Appalachia episode of "Bizarre Foods" as a transition-between-units, late-in-the-year-students-are-exhausted deep breath before starting in, full-force on the new unit on Monday.   ; )

U.S. History

We finished the Loewen analysis.  (If absent, see me to set up a time to make up this assessment.)  In 1st hour we also worked through Louise Erdrich's poem, "Indian Boarding School: The Runaways."  (Pick up the poem and two helper pages.)  

KCC

Collaborate on the big ideas from the reading homework.  As we're at a good pace AND heading into research and writing time (which is where more at-home work is often involved), you're getting a 1-week break from any new reading/note-taking homework.  We finished "The Presidents" DVD.  We spent ~30 minutes working on C.Q. research -- you'll have another 35-40 minutes tomorrow...It's due first thing Monday.  ; )

World History

In 5th hour we finished the slideshow with notes and discussion -- email me if absent today, and I'll share via Google.  In both hours we began and nearly completed the Empires Unit-Closure Work Packet.

U.S. History

We finished the Loewen Ch. 7 excerpts analysis.  If absent, see me to set up a time to finish this work.

KCC

SAT test today.

World History

We finished our video analysis from yesterday and discussed the answer key on the SMARTboard.  Students then took notes from a lecture-discussion via slideshow (email me and I'll reply with a Google share of the slideshow if you were absent).  We then began taking notes onto our E.Q. page from Crash Course World History #212 (The West and Historical Methodology) -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

U.S. History

SAT testing today.

KCC

Reminder HW reading and notes is due Thursday.  We discussed the Great Migration portion of the essay we read yesterday.  We continued with "The Presidents" DVD -- to be finished Thursday.

World History

We took E.Q. notes from the last, remaining slideshows of empire case studies.  I provided a few clarifications for students to add to their E.Q. notes.  In 5th hour the Context & Lens work pages for empires was returned, discussed at length, and edited.  In both classes we began a Claim & Evidence (circles) work page on the History Channel video "Engineering an Empire: Persia" -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

U.S. History

2nd & 6th hours -- finish Crash Course Women's Suffrage and E.Q. notes, view the 5-min video on Alice Stokes Paul (email me for a Google share of it), and add Charlotte Woodward Pierce to your C.Q. page (the only woman from the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention to live long enough to see the 19th amendment passed).  In all hours, we began or continued work on a Claim & Evidence skill work page for Loewen's chapter 7 (excerpts) -- to be continued in class on Thursday.

KCC

We finished our reading and note-taking from the essay "African Americans and the Quest for Civil Rights."  Discussion followed.  We then began viewing the "Cleveland to Taft" episode of the History Channel's The Presidents as chronological, concrete review of the era.  (Available on You Tube.)

World History

Presentations (and E.Q. note-taking) were finished today (except for absent students who have not yet shared their slides).  The Empires Context & Lens work was returned, scores discussed and charted, and then we went through each answer for discussion and to edit our papers where needed.

U.S. History

2nd and 6th hours read/finished reading the timeline while noting (and asking) comprehension questions on the timeline and also recording curiosities for the C.Q. page for investigation that goes beyond the content of the timeline.  We took E.Q. notes while viewing Crash Course U.S. History: Women's Suffrage.  1st hour also watched a short, 4-minute video about Alice Paul (E.Q. notes) and I offered a quick fact about Charlotte Woodward Pierce -- email me and I'll Google share these items with you if you were absent.