Sociology

We continued our claim/evidence work page while screening "The Farm," as detailed yesterday.

World History

We completed and turned in the claim/evidence work page for the Reformation article that was begun yesterday.  We then began work on a claim/evidence work page for the documentary "Guns, Germs, and Steel."  A theory flow chart was provided to support the students in their analysis during the screening.  This will be continued in class tomorrow.

U.S. History

See details posted yesterday ; )

Sociology

Paragraphs are due today.  We began our unit on Deviance and Social Control by screening the documentary "The Farm" while completing a claim/evidence work page -- to be continued in class tomorrow.

World History

We continued adding Renaissance EQ and CQ notes while viewing Crash Course: The Renaissance and TICE Art 101 (youtube).  We then completed and Claim/Evidence work page while reading "The Reformation" (History Channel article).

U.S. History

PARCC testing and work day...By Friday, have finished the Textbook Work Pages, your Curiosity Research, and be well prepared to write (decide upon your 2-3 themes and review your previous, scored writing).

Sociology

Curiosity research is due today.  Lab time for our end-of-unit EQ argumentative writing -- due tomorrow; finish for homework as needed.

World History

We finished our note-taking from the DVD as detailed yesterday.  We then added more notes to our EQ and CQ pages while viewing 2 Youtubes about the Renaissance (Crash Course: Renaissance AND TICE 101).

U.S. History

We watched a Youtube about Alice Paul and added to our EQ page.  We then began our CQ research (for a score) -- due first thing Friday.  Be sure to finish the research according to the instructions for reaching the target on this skill as detailed on the handouts provided at the start of the school year, reviewing your previous research work/scores/feedback, and the new copy of the small score sheet provided today.  Over the next two days we will accomplish the following (which you will need to do for homework if you are missing class BOTH days due to PARCC testing):  finish the Textbook Work Page and prepare to write.  Friday will be our only computer lab day for this writing; so, you want to show up on Friday having already contemplated your many EQ notes and decided upon your 2-3 themes/concepts.  (For today -- learn some stuff about Alice Paul from a quality source on Youtube and take notes on your EQ page.)  (Between now and Friday -- finish research, finish textbook work, prepare to write.)

Sociololgy

Lab day -- CQ research is due at the end of the hour.  As students finish they should begin their end-of-unit EQ argumentative paragraph, which is due at the start of class on Wednesday.

World History

EQ paragraphs are due today.  We began our new unit, "Modern Europe."  We added a few notes to our Mental Map Timeline handout and set up our new CQ and EQ pages.  (The current EQ is "What is significant about the age of the European Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration?)  We then began adding notes to our EQ and CQ pages (with regard to the source of the Renaissance and additional causes of the "West versus East" divide while viewing part II -- "The Awakening" (52 minutes) of the PBS documentary "Islam: Empire of Faith."  (We'll finish the DVD segment in class tomorrow.)

U.S. History

4th hour -- Robinson article work page is due.  All hours -- finish adding to your EQ and CQ pages from the Women's Suffrage article and Crash Course: Women's Suffrage (Youtube).  Pick up and begin the work page "Turn of the Century -- Textbook Work Pages."

World History

Work pages are due today.  We went to the lab to begin our EQ end-of-unit argumentative paragraphs.  Finish for homework -- due Monday.

Sociology

We finished taking notes on Government & Economy and then began our curiosity research.  Be sure to use the handout of guidelines for such research (that was provided at the start of the semester) -- the core of this score is that you used EXPERT sources  .   .  .  Finish for homework as needed.

U.S. History

We finished the work pages for the Robinson article as detailed yesterday -- turn it in.  Students then began pulling EQ bullet points of a History Channel article, "The Fight for Women's Suffrage" -- to be continued in class on Monday.

World History

8th hour took notes in their UC wp from the slideshow as detailed yesterday.  Students then completed a claim/evidence work page for a layering-to-today article about empires.  We will be doing our EQ writing tomorrow!

Sociology

We discussed the 30 Days episode to add to our EQ pages (we'll write Monday!).  Students were given a choice, however, as to whether they wish to have their 30 Days claim/evidence work page scored; so, discern your level of satisfaction with the most recent, previous AV claim/evidence score (30 Days BDM) and your level of satisfaction with how you feel you performed on this new one.  We then began some note-taking via SMARTboard about the institutions of government and economy -- to be continued in class tomorrow.  Next will be curiosity research!

U.S. History

4th hour finished viewing scenes 17 & 18 of "The Butler," and completed and turned in their analyses.  In all classes we read the PBS article about sharecropping and added bullet point notes to our EQ page.  Finally, we began a claim/evidence work page for Eugene Robinson's article "The Uncomfortable Truth about Race in The U.S." -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

World History

In some hours we added to our EQ notes from student presentations.  We concluded our analysis of the film as detailed yesterday -- turn in this work page.  We took notes onto our Unit-Closure Work Page -- "Key Concepts" section, ? #3 from Mrs. Cluver's slideshow.  If you were absent, email me, and I'll send the slideshow to you.

Sociology

We finished our viewing and analysis of "30 Days: Minimum Wage" and submitted the work pages.  Tomorrow we'll discuss casually.