KCC

SAT practice test.

World History

Pick up a 2-sided handout of "circles pages" and the 2-article packet.  Complete the work pages for the articles.  This is excellent practice for the "Reading Claim/Evidence" work before we do another one for a new score, and this work also pulls for you the content you need that makes connections between the ancient Agri-cultures of our studies to a couple of contemporary topics.

U.S. History

SAT practice test!

KCC

Students collaborated on the big ideas and themes from their assigned reading homework.  The next at-home reading and note-taking is for the next chapter -- due next Wednesday.  We continued the analysis of the Crash Course video -- to be finished in class on Monday.  (SAT practice test is tomorrow.)

World History

Students worked collaboratively to pull E.Q. notes form the short article about Hebrew clothing.  On Monday, when I return the scored work on the Reading Claim/Evidence and on the Context/Lens about the Hebrews, we'll add more bullet points together.  For the rest of today we moved on to our next case study: the Maasai!  I read aloud the children's story "14 Cows for America," and then we went to the lab for students to work independently on the assigned web quest "Maasai" (pick up an instruction sheet).  (The Web quest will be continued in class on Monday.  Tomorrow, when I am proctoring a section of the practice SAT with the juniors, a teacher will cover my two World History classes during which time the next piece of work for the unit will be undertaken...the lab is not available both hours due to the SAT schedule/locations.)

U.S. History

We continued our analysis ("circles" page) on the Crash Course video.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this scored work.

KCC

We took a peek at our Mental Map Timeline and had further discussion of a new handout "1607-1776."  (See me or a reliable classmate.)  I provided a quick-read handout about Colonial Williamsburg and then we got into some videos and other work -- for those details, please reference the "U.S. History" post for today.  ; )

World History

We did a primary source close-read for a Context/Lens score.  (Careful reading of scholarly context on the ancient Hebrews' text "Deuteronomy," and then passages of that primary source text...while providing precise and thorough answers on the question page.)  If you were absent, see me to schedule a time to make up this scored skill work.  

U.S. History

We set up our new C.Q. page and a 2-page E.Q. packet (2 questions this unit!)  See a reliable classmate.  We screened "Dirty Out Back," "Market Houses," "Women in Trades," and "Interpreting African-American History" 4-5-minutes videos from the Colonial Williamsburg website.  (Go to History.org, select "multimedia," then "video," then "video vodcasts."  Add curiosity questions to your C.Q. page while viewing.  (A flavor of daily life in the cities in the late Colonial era...leading toward Revolution.)  We then jumped to the big, philosophical picture with a Claim/Evidence analysis work page ("circles") for a Crash Course video about the U.S. Revolution -- to be continued in class tomorrow.  (If you were absent, see me to schedule a time to make up the video work.)

KCC

Metacognitive writing is due today.  Homework reminder -- pp.128-160 reading and notes are due Tuesday.  We finished our work-through/reteach on the Nash article with finding the thesis parts in the intro and conclusion of a scholarly article.  Then, the remaining time was provided as a choice for studying the Unit-Closure Work Packet or working on the reading assignment.  Monday we will begin in-class activities for the new unit!

World History

We finished the Benner article analysis (Claim/Evidence skill for a score -- "circles" page.)  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to come in to complete this work.

U.S. History

Review Game final rounds and prizes!  We transitioned to our new unit -- A New Republic...Revisit (look over) your Mental Map Timeline, pick up and look over the new handout "1607-1776," & pick up and read (while underlining key points) the handout about Colonial Williamsburg.  1st hour students you need to go to www.history.org, then click on "multimedia," then on "video," then "video vodcasts."  Scroll through to find the "Dirty Life Out Back" 4-minute video and watch.  (Other hours will see this on Monday.)

KCC

Writing is due today.  Homework: an easy metacognitive writing (see 1/2-sheet) to do for tomorrow, and then 128-160 text reading with note-taking due Tuesday.  In class today I returned the Nash reading claim/evidence work pages w/ scores and feedback (some written, some oral) and we began to go through the intro and conclusion to gain clarity on finding the themes of the writer's thesis -- to be finished in class tomorrow.  (We also began some review/studying of the Unit-Closure Work Packet -- to be finished in class tomorrow.  A student question about the Nash work caused us to pause from studying to back up and do the thesis re-teach activity.)

World History

Finish taking notes onto your E.Q. page from the packet we began yesterday.  We then began a Claim/Evidence analysis page (ciricles) with the aid of a 1/2-sheet entitled "Claim & Evidence Tricks."  This is individual, scored work; if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this work in my room.  We'll finish it in class tomorrow.

U.S. History

We finished our quick-review-and-practice-quiz steps with the Unit-Closure Work Packet and then began our review game!

KCC

Writing day.  Papers are due tomorrow.  Be sure to use your "Edit My Writing Now" handout.  The final, final printout will also be highlighted to show text structure -- staple your score sheet to the top of it and give yourself a score before handing it in.  Also, submit it (UNhighlighted) to turnitin.com.

World History

Collaborate to pull 5-7 bullet-point notes from the Catal-Huyuk note page onto your E.Q. page, see if you have any themes to add, and also questions onto the C.Q. page.  We began work on our next case study -- Ancient Hebrews.  Pick up a map handout and look it over -- keep it.  Read the "Chapter 3" packet and add bullet point notes to your E.Q. page.

U.S. History

Metacognitive writing is due today.  Reminder the E.Q. writing WAS due yesterday...some folks have yet to turn it in.  Individual reminders were given to students about missing Research as the other students' research was returned to them.  Reminder -- you can correct your research and resubmit it to improve your score if needed/desired.  We continued out review of the Unit-Closure Work Packet.

KCC

Writing day!  (Essays are due by the start of class Thursday; we'll have one more day in the lab tomorrow.)

World History

20 more minutes on the Catal-Huyuk website with note-taking.  We then came back to the room, collaborating in our groups to share notes and add to our pages.  With the remaining time we did a review with practice quiz over our Mental Map Timeline and Outline of Popular details.