U.S. History

Students finished reading and annotating Jane Addams' obituary, and then collaborated to add the most essential information about what her life represents of the national and global events of the time -- to their EQ pages.  I shared a few pictures that relate to her hometown of Cedarville (5 miles from my hometown of Freeport in the unglaciated hills of NW IL and where I lived and attended Jane Addams Elementary School for kindergarten).  It's a population similar to Crescent City, and her childhood home is still there as is her grade school; it is also where she is buried, in a humble, standard grave plot in the little, local cemetery.

World History

Day 2 of 3 for preparing the slide show and presentation notes -- see the details posted yesterday and the clear instructions on the documents referenced.  Reminder -- both the research and the slideshow are due by Tuesday.

KCC

Students finished reading and annotating Jane Addams' obituary, and then collaborated to add the most essential information about what her life represents of the national and global events of the time -- to their EQ pages.  I shared a few pictures that relate to her hometown of Cedarville (5 miles from my hometown of Freeport in the unglaciated hills of NW IL and where I lived and attended Jane Addams Elementary School for kindergarten).  It's a population similar to Crescent City, and her childhood home is still there as is her grade school; it is also where she is buried, in a humble, standard grave plot in the little, local cemetery.  We watched the 20-minute video about the work of Hull House, "An Experiment in Democracy" while adding notes to our EQ pages.  Add to your CQ page "hullhousemuseum.org" as an option for further learning at research time.  Monday we will deep-dive into the subtopic of women's suffrage with a "Hollywood style" film that students tend to find interesting.

World History

The rubric for the empires research project was posted and discussed as was the template for the slideshow portion.  I also went through an example and a nonexample of how to create and present a slideshow.  The presentation prep helper doc was also posted and discussed.  The research and slideshow should both be turned in to Google Classroom and be ready to present by next Tuesday.

U.S. History

I presented some immigration research to fill the gaps of our studies to round out Hilda's story and the contemporary immigration case study.  See the slideshow and add notes to your EQ page.  We then began a case study of Jane Addams, viewing relevant pictures and then marking key points in her New York Times obituary while reading.  

KCC

I presented some immigration research to fill the gaps of our studies to round out Hilda's story and the contemporary immigration case study.  See the slideshow and add notes to your EQ page.  We then began a case study of Jane Addams, viewing relevant pictures and then marking key points in her New York Times obituary while reading.  

U.S. History

We watched a clip from American Tail and discussed, discussed the 2 docs I shared that outlines a fairly typical immigration process in terms of paperwork and fees, and in 6th & 7th hours we finished discussing the images and the poem excerpt on my front bulletin boards.  The Context & Lens over Hilda's story was returned with scores -- collaborate to correct as needed.  Finally, edit your thesis to Crash Course #25 per the thesis (that I showed on the Smart Board).  

World History

Final day of research -- due tomorrow; so, finish for homework as needed. 

KCC

See U.S. post minus the C&L editing.  Chapter 17 is due next Tuesday. 

U.S. History

I shared that today is Mardi Gras, French for "Fat Tuesday," the day before the start of Lent when Catholics traditionally would use up their rich/indulgent ingredients (butter, sugar, etc.) so they didn't waste during Lent when they could not be used.  That connects to Hilda's immigrant story in one way -- the most popular Fat Tuesday food in America is the paczki (punch-key) (big, heavy, filled donut), which is Polish in origin (although not Jewish).  Additionally, today's case study of a contemporary immigration story focuses on Haiti, and Kanival/Kanaval (Carnival/Mardi Gras) is huge in Haiti, featuring street parades and vibrant, political music contests of rara music.  Jameson and I then co-presented a slideshow of his and Beatha's immigration story.  Remember to finish Crash Course #25 before tomorrow.

World History

Day 2 of 3 for research -- we will look at a rubric tomorrow and then get instructions for the slideshow and presentation on Thursday.  Today and tomorrow, the focus is simply on doing really great research, following the instructions laid out last week and reviewed yesterday.  Remember: this is the last research of the year; so, it is worth your while to do a great job on it; see the feedback on your old research; focus on the EMPIRE phase and not on the cultural info from before it was an empire; Google the empire to find articles that may cover several topics as the easiest way to start; be sure to use only expert sources.  New support advice today, as you may begin deep-dive on subtopics not covered adequately in the more general articles: use short phrases when googling, be active and use synonyms as needed in searches (real research is sometimes a hunt); use the many helpful tips on the Research Cheats doc; mine wikipedia's bibliography for expert sources; if you find an expert video, see me for instructions on how to use it to get credit.

KCC

I shared that today is Mardi Gras, French for "Fat Tuesday," the day before the start of Lent when Catholics traditionally would use up their rich/indulgent ingredients (butter, sugar, etc.) so they didn't waste during Lent when they could not be used.  That connects to Hilda's immigrant story in one way -- the most popular Fat Tuesday food in America is the paczki (punch-key) (big, heavy, filled donut), which is Polish in origin (although not Jewish).  Additionally, today's case study of a contemporary immigration story focuses on Haiti, and Kanival/Kanaval (Carnival/Mardi Gras) is huge in Haiti, featuring street parades and vibrant, political music contests of rara music.  Jameson and I then co-presented a slideshow of his and Beatha's immigration story.  Remember to finish Crash Course #25 before tomorrow.

U.S. History

In 6th & 7th hours we went through the pictures on the bulletin board to get a sense of the themes represented there (helpful for EQ page); please take a close look at the pictures sometime in the next few days.  Also, read the excerpt of the poem that's woven through those 2 bulletin boards.  (It's from Maya Angelou's "On The Pulse of Morning" -- the same poem from which last unit's excerpt came regarding slavery "Bought.  Sold.  Stolen.  Arriving on a nightmare, praying for a dream.")  In all hours we sampled some Haitian music and freshly fried and seasoned plantains as connection to Hilda's mystery bag bananas and prelude to tomorrow's presentation on a contemporary immigration story from Haiti.  Do the practice C&E on Crash Course U.S. History #25.

World History

World Religion CQ Research was returned via Google Classroom today.  Research day 1 of 3 for the empires project -- see the instructions in Thursday and Friday's posts and those on the actual assignment itself. 

KCC

Reminder -- Chapter 17 is due next Tuesday (~1 week away).  We went through the pictures on the bulletin board to get a sense of the themes represented there (helpful for EQ page); please take a close look at the pictures sometime in the next few days.  Also, read the excerpt of the poem that's woven through those 2 bulletin boards.  (It's from Maya Angelou's "On The Pulse of Morning" -- the same poem from which last unit's excerpt came regarding slavery "Bought.  Sold.  Stolen.  Arriving on a nightmare, praying for a dream.")  We sampled some Haitian music and freshly fried and seasoned plantains as connection to Hilda's mystery bag bananas and prelude to tomorrow's presentation on a contemporary immigration story from Haiti.  Do the practice C&E on Crash Course U.S. History #25.

U.S. History

Please read my instructions and the four articles I posted in Google Classroom.  If you need a break from the heaviness of things, you are welcome to distract yourself by working on a practice C&E over Crash Course U.S. History #25.  You can be of help on Monday to the folks who needed to explore, read, write, counsel today.

World History

Please read my instructions and the four articles I posted in Google Classroom.  If you need a break from the heaviness of things, you are welcome to distract yourself by continuing with the research that was begun yesterday.  If you need to read, reflect, write, counsel, that is equally okay.

KCC

Please read my instructions and the four articles I posted in Google Classroom.  If you need a break from the heaviness of things, you are welcome to distract yourself by completing the Crash Course #25 we began yesterday.  You can be of help on Monday to the folks who needed to explore, read, write, counsel today.

U.S. History -- THURSDAY

We finished our Socratic discussion.  If you were absent, complete and turn in the Socratic Replacement.  (Google Classroom > Classwork > Socratic (topic in left margin) > Socratic Replacment (doc))  Students collaborate for themes to add to the EQ page from Hilda's story.  In 4th hour students added EQ notes from Dr. Hartman of ISU -- see a reliable classmate if you were absent. In 4th hour we also began a practice C&E on Crash Course U.S. History #25.

World History -- THURSDAY

Complete UCWP #1 & 2 now that you've done the writing -- feel very free to collaborate with others.  Go to your writing in Google Classroom; unsubmit it, highlight your name and comment in the margin with the score you think you will earn on the writing.  Then, resubmit it.  We set up our new EQ page -- see a reliable classmate.  We then chose our topics for our empires research -- see the options posted and then see me to sign up for your topic.  This will be our last research of the year, and so it is worth your while to do a great job on it!  Once you've told me your topic, open the other doc labeled "template" and read the directions at the top.  Beneath the directions, type your name, the name of your empire, and the dates of your empire (Google the dates).  Then, begin the research.