KCC

Writing day!  Papers due Friday.  We'll resume with the Civil War Era unit of in-class activities tomorrow. ; )

World History

The Ag research option is due today.  Read the packet of info about the Hebrews transitioning to urban culture at which point they come to be called Jews while adding notes to the provide note page.  Finish this for homework if note completed during class.

U.S. History

Writing is due. We did a folder organization.  We began our Civil War era unit in class today by editing our "Who Are We, America?" list of student/class answers, recorded a mystery quote from the board and took our best guess on paper as to who said it and in what context (on what topic), and we set up our new EQ.  I went through the overview of the unit -- big picture pieces versus in-depth analysis activities and then we began with our unit anchor pieces -- revisiting the "Simplified Timeline of U.S. Slavery and Racial Issues," color-coding a map together via Smart Board, and highlighting key points on a timeline of the era.  See a reliable classmate for the notes and highlighting; you can print the handouts from Google Classroom or pick them up from my actual classroom. 

KCC

Writing is due Friday.  We began our Civil War era unit in class today by editing our "Who Are We, America?" list of student/class answers, recorded a mystery quote from the board and took our best guess on paper as to who said it and in what context (on what topic), and we set up our new EQ.  At-home reading for this unit won't be assigned until Friday so that you can focus on your writing.  I went through the overview of the unit -- big picture pieces versus in-depth analysis activities and then we began with our unit anchor pieces -- revisiting the "Simplified Timeline of U.S. Slavery and Racial Issues," color-coding a map together via Smart Board, and highlighting key points on a timeline of the era.  See a reliable classmate for the notes and highlighting; you can print the handouts from Google Classroom or pick them up from my actual classroom.  ; )  The "12 Years a Slave" note page and helper doc of human rights was distributed -- to be used in class tomorrow as we view clips from the film.

U.S. History

Editing day!  I've added a helper doc about commas; use the many helper docs in the Writing section of Google Classroom while editing, but start FIRST with "Edit My Writing Now."  Submit the final draft UNhighlighted to turnitin.com and the highlighted copy to Google Classroom -- due before class time tomorrow.  The Civil War Era unit begins tomorrow.

World History

The UCWP should be done.  If you are taking the research option, it is due by tomorrow.  If you are taking the writing option, it is due by Friday.  For the research and the writing you are most welcome to come in during Advisory if you'd like any guidance or to check in to talk through any aspects of it. ; )  We began our Urban Cultures unit of study today -- we set up our EQ and CQ pages, viewed a few humorous clips for discussion, added some notes to our Mental Map timeline, and took notes on the Outline of Popular details.  (See a reliable classmate for copying down the relevant notes.)  The note page for our first case study was distributed -- to be started during class tomorrow.

KCC

Writing day #2.  After today the writing is homework, to be due by Friday.  (Note: I have added a comma page to the collection of writing helper docs.)

U.S. History

Writing day -- finish by Monday, but do not submit.  Monday will be a focused editing day to fine-tune and improve the work to a true final draft.

World History

The UCWP should be finished by Monday.  If you are taking the Ag Curiosity Research option, it is due by next Tuesday.  If you are taking the Ag Writing option, it is due by next Friday.  Today is a work day to make progress on those items, and on Monday our in-class time will be focused on starting our new unit of study.  (If you want/need help with Research and/or with Writing, you are welcome to come in during Advisory next week.)

KCC

Research is due.  Writing day.  Monday will also be a writing day, and after that we begin our new unit in class and the writing becomes homework -- due next Friday.

U.S. History

The Unit-Closure Work Packet should be done and the Revolution Curiosity Research done and submitted.  The writing begins today -- remember that turnitin.com has anti-plagiarism and grammar tools that you should use for writing, and also use your Writing Notes to Self wherein you recorded a cheat list of feedback from your last paragraph.  For this writing you have the choice of focusing on either EQ #1 or EQ #2; if choosing #2 be mindful this is not to be a narrative biography of a person or people, but rather an argumentative essay in which you either argue particular traits critical to being a revolutionary or argue that several particular people were the most revolutionary.  We will continue with more writing time in class tomorrow.

World History

3rd hour finished watching the "Tanzania" episode of Bizarre Foods, and both classes put key points about the Maasai onto their E.Q. pages (working collaboratively, using their web quest notes).  Finish the Unit-Closure Work Packet.  As you finish the packet, see me to get your instructions for the Ag Curiosity Research.

KCC

Reminder -- Chapter 8 notes should be done as should the Unit-Closure Work Packet.  Today the essay analyses (reading claim & evidence) were returned -- chart the score, edit the thesis per the key on the Smart Board, and ask questions if you have them.  Today's focus is research -- see the instructions referenced and detailed on the assignment in Google Classroom -- due by tomorrow.  As some students may be ready to begin the writing even though the class as a whole officially begins writing tomorrow...remember that turnitin.com has anti-plagiarism and grammar tools that you should use for writing, and also use your Writing Notes to Self wherein you recorded a cheat list of feedback from your last paper.  For this writing you have the choice of focusing on either EQ #1 or EQ #2; if choosing #2 be mindful this is not to be a narrative biography of a person or people, but rather an argumentative essay in which you either argue particular traits critical to being a revolutionary or argue that several particular people were the most revolutionary.  Tomorrow and Monday will be writing work days in class, and then it will be finished for homework, due next Friday.  (We'll begin our new unit in class next Tuesday.)

WEDNESDAY -- U.S. History

Finish the Unit-Closure Work Packet.  Finish and submit your Curiosity Research by tonight.

TUESDAY -- U.S. History

Finish "The Pres" film while adding to your E.Q., C.Q., and Presidents' Political Parties pages.  The Trail of Tears Context & Lens assessment was returned to chart, edit, and discuss.  Begin work on the new Curiosity Research assignment set up in Google Classroom -- due Wednesday night.  Begin work on the Unit-Closure Work Packet -- to be finished in class Wednesday or for homework.

World History

The Deuteronomy/Hebrews primary source Context & Lens assessment was returned -- chart the score, edit the information if needed, and see me with any questions.  The Communal E.Q. writing was returned in Google Classroom -- chart your score, add feedback to your list ("Writing Notes to Self"), and see me with questions.  We also reviewed again the grammar check and plagiarism/originality check features in turnitin.com. Students collaborated to pull big ideas about Maasai onto the E.Q. page; label the Maasai as "NP -- nomadic pastoralists."  In 3rd hour we began adding Maasai notes to our EQ page also from the "Tanzania" episode of Bizarre Foods -- viewing through 5:27 and to be finished tomorrow.  5th hour watched this video earlier in the year, and so they got a head start today on the Agri-cultures Unit Closure Work Packet -- to be finished in class tomorrow; remember to include #s or picture notes for processing and memory tricks.

KCC

Finish the UCWP and the Chapter 8 notes by tomorrow.  When you have time, begin the research -- to be done as homework and due by Friday.  ; )

World History

Complete the Maasai web quest -- see instruction/worksheet pages.  In 3rd hour I also read aloud 14 Cows for America, as I'd read it to 5th hour yesterday.  

KCC

Instructor evaluations were completed today.  Reminder to be getting Chapter 8 notes finished -- finish by tomorrow or by Thursday at the latest.  A packet of information about the Presidents' Political Parties was distributed -- this will be a item of study listed on the final exam study guide; feel free to use it when watching "The Presidents': Washington through Monroe," which is a decent overview of some key things in the unit that began post-revolution.  The Unit-Closure Work Packet was distributed and time given for students to work independently or collaboratively.  Tomorrow time will be given for finishing the UCWP and for starting the Curiosity Research; the research will then be finished for homework, due Thursday night.  Work on either this evening as desired.

U.S. History

We finished "The Presidents" video while adding to our E.Q., C.Q., and Presidents' Political Parties pages.  The Trail of Tears context & lens assessment was returned to be charted and edited.  We then began our end-of-unit curiosity research.  See the assignment set up with instructions in Google Classroom -- it is due tomorrow night.