U.S. History

We finished "Murder at the Fair" with adding to our notes as detailed for yesterday.  (This video is available on youtube.)  We then continued our individual, in-class work on an A/V Claim & Evidence over Crash Course #27.  

World History

Due to the drill yesterday during my absence and possible confusion about the Research due date, today was given as one additional research day.  Research is now officially due in Google Classroom BEFORE the start of class tomorrow, Friday.  ; )

WEDNESDAY KCC

See U.S. post.

WEDNESDAY U.S. History

Due to my absence, we put things out of order a bit -- Crash Course assessment put on hold, and today students took EQ notes and added CQ questions while viewing the "Murder at the Fair" episode of 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America."

WEDNESDAY -- World History

Research day -- and in 1st hour an intruder drill.  

KCC

Socratic discussion today over Hilda's story -- I Came A Stranger.

U.S. History

We continued our work on Crash Course #27 as an in-class assessment score.

World History

We did a guessing/remembering game contest with the 8 world religion posters in the classroom (name the religion depicted) and with a short PSA about respecting other religions/religious freedom (name the different religions depicted).  We then began our end-of-unit research (part of today and all of tomorrow; so, 6+pages for 3.0....8+ pages w/ commentary for 4.0 -- see me for further details if needed).  First, reread the 2 pages of helpful info on the Research Cheats doc in Google Classroom, as a few minutes on this first will save loads of time during the work!  Then, begin looking up expert answers to your C.Q.s, following the Research Cheats instructions.  The work should be done in Google Classroom > Classwork at the very bottom assignment entitled "World Religions Research."

KCC

Students had time to collaborate on the emerging themes from Chapter 20.  Today is the last in-class reading day for Hilda's story, I Came A Stranger.  Tomorrow is our scored Socratic discussion.

U.S. History

2nd hour finished their work on Crash Course #25, and both hours we discussed the 5 thesis parts and edited our individual papers as needed.  Students were given time to collaborate on notes for their E.Q. pages from Hilda's story as well as CC#25.  We then began scored assessment work on Crash Course #27 -- to be continued in class tomorrow; this work must be done in class with Mrs. Cluver.  

World History

We had time for casual discussion of the Fordson film and also reminders -- today in Advisory I'll replay the middle part of the video, and tomorrow will be the replay of the end portion (for students who missed either or both of those days last week).  I shared an editorial cartoon for a point of big-picture perspective...that we all view the world through our own culture as an historical studies reminder that there are many perspectives/lenses.  We did our primary source C&L for Islam, and then discussed/edited the answers.

KCC

Collaborate on themes from Chapter 20.  Continue the reading and note-taking on Hilda's story; Monday will be the last in-class prep day with the scored Socratic discussion to be conducted on Tuesday.

U.S. History

We nearly finished our practice C&E on Crash Course U.S. History #25.  If you were absent, get caught up over the weekly by getting that nearly done.  There will be some time at the start of class Monday to finish, and then we'll self-score and discuss/edit the work.  The information is not "practice," but essential to our unit of study.  ; )

World History

We finished our scored assessment work on the Fordson video.  Students who were absent Wednesday will need to come in during Advisory on Monday to view the portion they missed, and students who were absent Thursday will need to come in during Advisory on Tuesday.  Add some CQs to your page.  (We have just a few quick items to wrap up our Islam case study on Monday, and then it's time to wrap-up the whole History- World Religions unit with research, UCWP, and writing.)

KCC

Reading and note-taking day on Hilda's story -- excerpts from I Came A Stranger, in preparation for a scored Socratic discussion.  Discussion will be Monday or Tuesday -- tomorrow I will determine the exact day.  ; )

U.S. History

2nd hour finished the Socratic discussion and then I led some follow-up discussion to fact-check and clarify some content; scores were distributed to the students.  In all hours the scored Context & Lens work was returned, the grading scale explained, and then time given to collaboratively correct answers as needed and to ask questions of me.  2nd hour began a practice Claim & Evidence and 5th hour finished it -- on "Crash Course U.S. History #25."

World History

We finished the viewing and note-taking portion of our A/V Claim & Evidence assessment and had some post-viewing individual work time to firm up the analyses.  If you were absent Tuesday, come in during Advisory today to watch the first part of the film.  If you were absent Wednesday, come in tomorrow during Advisory to watch the middle part of the film.  If you were absent today, come in during Advisory Monday to watch the last part of the film.  

KCC

Students finished their in-class assessment work on Hilda's story (Context & Lens) -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this work.  Also, students turned in to me their first semester books. 

U.S. History

2nd hour -- Socratic discussion -- to be finished tomorrow.  5th hour -- finish Socratic, Socratic follow-up from my notes, scores distributed, and EQ added to; in 5th I also went through the Turn of the Century unit outline to show big picture.  (As it is an intensive study of a relatively short time period there is not a timeline handout nor a map.)  Finally, 5th hour began a practice C&E on Crash Course U.S. History #25.

World History

The scored Christianity primary source Context & Lens was returned and discussed.  We continued work on our scored A/V C&E assessment -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this work.  Note -- the thesis is a 5-part thesis.  ; )

KCC

We took time to collaborate in groups over the themes emerging in Chapter 19.  Chapter 20 is due this Friday -- p.579 & pp.605-606 (yes, only 3 pages).  Turn in to me your 2 textbooks from last semester.  Reminder -- the writing was due by the start of class today -- in Google Classroom and turnitin.com  We finished our notes from the rest of the "Homestead Strike" episode of 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America video (found on You tube).  Students then began work on a scored Context & Lens in preparation for reading a primary source immigrant story.

U.S. History

2nd hour had their final reading day on Hilda's story -- Socratic discussion over it is tomorrow.  5th hour had their Socratic discussion today; if you were absent from 5th hour, complete the Socratic Replacement found in Google Classroom.  (See me if  you need help finding notes to use.)

World History

We finished taking notes and viewing the Islam slideshow.  We then began work on a scored assessment -- A/V Claim & Evidence; if you were absent, see me to set up a time to view and work on the part you missed today.

KCC

Writing is due by class time Tuesday -- correctly formatted in Google Classroom and turnitin.com with the G.C. submission highlighted for text structure.  We began our in-class activities for the Turn of the Century unit -- taking E.Q. notes (and adding specific C.Q.s) while viewing the first 45 minutes of "Homestead Strike" episode of 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America (available you You tube).

U.S. History

2nd hour had their 2nd of 3 reading/notes/prep days with Hilda's story -- Socratic discussion will be Wednesday.  5th hour had their 3rd and last day of reading with their discussion planned for Tuesday.

World History

1st hour finished the note-taking on the first 55 minutes of the Islam: Empire of Faith video.  All classes took notes from my slideshow and discussion -- if absent, copy notes from a reliable classmate and then view the slides.  

KCC

Day 3 of 3 for in-class writing.  Focus on finishing on your own by Friday, and then come back to the writing Sunday or Monday to punch it up before final submission to Google Classroom and to turnitin.com by classtime Tuesday.

U.S. History

2nd hour -- see yesterday's instructions regarding 5th hour; your Socratic discussion will be Wednesday.  5th hour -- today is your 2nd reading day of 3, and your Socratic discussion will be Tuesday.

World History

1st hour viewed from 6:00 to 46:00 in the video on the origins of Islam.  4th & 7th hours finished the video and spent some time reviewing Judaism, Christianity, and what we have in notes so far about Islam.

KCC

Research has been returned -- see scores and/or feedback.  Note for moving forward -- it is critical that you follow the instructions to record specific Curiosity Questions throughout the unit of study, as too many students are falling into not having research ideas and, thus, Google basic topics and end up reporting to me information that was already covered in the assigned class materials for which points are not awarded.  Today is writing day 2 of 3.  

U.S. History

We finished the Context & Lens assessment for Hilda's story -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to complete this scored work.  A new note page -- to be used for her actual story excerpts -- was distributed, and to start, students recorded their observations, thoughts, and memories about a collection of display objects (bananas and a brown paper bag)...brainstorm whatever comes to mind, what you think of, your memories and opinions about these objects.  Then, if you are in 5th begin reading her story while taking many notes of facts as well as your thoughts and questions in preparation for a Socratic discussion that will be held Friday; tomorrow will be a second and final reading day to prepare.  2nd hour is a day behind due to the late start yesterday, and they will prep the story Thursday and Friday with Socratic on Tuesday.

World History

1st hour completed the Context & Lens on the primary source from Christianity -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this work.  They also collaborated to add clear "cause-and-effect" notes to their E.Q. pages for the subtopic of Christianity.  In all classes we began our study of our 5th case study, the religion of Islam by way of a PBS video with an outline note page (1st viewed through 6:30; 4th & 7th hours through ~45 minutes) -- the rest to be finished in class tomorrow.

KCC

Writing day 1 of 3.  Use the helper docs in Google Classroom; use the feedback on your old papers.  Begin your work by using your themes lists from each chapter and as a clean-up triple-check the U.C.W.P.   Plan to finish your nearly-final drafts before Friday, and then do a final clean-up over the weekend so it is submitted by the official due date of Tuesday.  (In class on Friday we will begin in-class work on the new unit.)

U.S. History

5th hour finished the Context & Lens work for Hilda's story; if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this scored work.  (2nd hour will finish this tomorrow; due to the late start we did not meet.)  

World History

4th hour finished the Christianity primary source Context & Lens -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this assessment.  (7th hour was already finished yesterday.  1st hour will be given a bit of time tomorrow to finish.)  Time was given in 4th & 7th hours to collaborate on E.Q.s and C.Q.s for the case study of Christianity.  (1st hour will do this tomorrow.)  As 1st hour did not meet today due to the late start, we held off on beginning our 5th and final case study for the unit...time was given, instead, to work on other homework or AR.  ; )

KCC

Chapter 19 is due today -- collaborate on themes.  The Civil War Era Unit-Closure Work Packet was provided and time given to complete it.  Tomorrow we begin our writing.

U.S. History

We finished E.Q. and C.Q. notes from "The Homestead Strike" episode of 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America (available on You tube).  Next, do a re-edit of your Civil War Era writing -- go back through the 5 steps on the Edit My Writing Now doc and then resubmit to turnitin.com and to Google Classroom.  We then began work on a scored Context & Lens to prepare for Hilda Polacheck's story I Came A Stranger -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

World History

We finished taking notes from the Christianity slideshow -- copy notes from a reliable classmate and then view the slideshow.  We began work on a Context & Lens skill from a primary source from Christianity -- to be finished in class tomorrow.

FRIDAY -- KCC

Research is due today in Google Classroom.  Reading day -- get Chapter 19 done -- due Monday.  ; )

FRIDAY -- U.S. History

View the "Homestead Strike" episode of 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (by the History Channel on You tube) while adding E.Q. and C.Q. notes for the Turn of the Century unit. Writing on the Civil War Era unit is due Monday.

FRIDAY -- World History

The Guidance Office folks were in to work with the Sophomores on registration for classes for next year -- if you were absent, stop by the Guidance Office!  Monday -- back to our regularly scheduled program.  ; )

KCC

Research is due tomorrow, when you will have a reading day to finish Chapter 19 notes, which will be due on Monday.

U.S. History

Set up the new E.Q. and C.Q. pages for our next unit, which we will begin tomorrow -- "Turn of the Century."  Set up the E.Q. page as two columns with this at the top of the left:  "What were the issues?" and at the top of the right: "How did was attempt to solve them?"  The rest of the class period was then provided for work on the writing, which will be due by the start of class Monday.

World History

We began "Basic Religion Notes" about Christianity -- see a reliable classmate to copy the notes so far and then tomorrow when the slideshow is posted, view the slides that you missed to help complete the picture for your learning.  In 4th hour we first finished the Judaism slideshow.

KCC

Metacognitive discussion for how I can further help you reach your learning goals and also re-clarifying some of the challenging things about the class that have to be challenging.  Research time (20 minutes).  Update -- we will also spend tomorrow's class time researching -- due by the start of class Friday.

U.S. History

Writing day #1 of 3.  Begin your work on the Civil War Writing doc set up as an assignment in Google Classroom, using well the several support docs in the "Writing" skill section of Google Classroom; let your old writing and feedback work for you, also!  When doing the first, long, difficult, and most important step -- deciding upon the themes/answers for your thesis, use both your EQ page (of course) and also the UCWP as a double-check for big topics.

World History

In 4th hour we did our Socratic follow-up in which I clarified particular content and distributed score sheets; also, the Bhagavad Gita Context & Lens was returned, charted, edited, and discussed.  In all classes we added to our Religion Basic Notes from my Judaism slideshow and information I provided in discussion not seen on the slides; so, if you were absent, copy the notes from a reliable classmate, and then view the slideshow for additional clarity and support.  Add notes to E.Q. #1 & #2 for Judaism.  Judaism-related artifacts are on display on the front shelf.  (We already read much about Judaism in our Ag and Urban units of study and have already read a primary source excerpt, Deuteronomy.)  Tomorrow -- on to case study #4 -- Christianity.

KCC

View the IL video and read the Watseka article -- possible C.Q. ideas there.  Begin research!  See me for time-specific scoring criteria (# pgs, comments, paragraph, etc.) and remember to use your "Research Cheats" doc.  More time to research tomorrow.  ; )

U.S. History

See the returned research, chart your score, and see me with any questions you may have.  Finish the Unit-Closure Work Page before tomorrow.  (I also did a check-in on completed homework -- who completed 1/2 the UCWP by today, and I made note in my grade book. If you were absent today, see me tomorrow with your completed UCWP.)

World History

We finished our Socratic discussion, edited our notes from Mrs. Cluver's content clarifications during follow-up, and scores were distributed.  The scored Bhagavad Gita Context & Lens was returned, charted, discussed, time given for collaborative corrections and for questions for the teacher.  In hours 1 & 7 we began adding notes to our Religion Basic Notes with a new subheading: "Judaism" -- if you were absent, see a reliable classmate to copy down the missed notes and then see the visuals of the missed slides tomorrow evening.  (I will post the slideshow in Google Classroom tomorrow after we've finished using it in class.)

KCC

We viewed the rest of the 1865-1885 episode of "The Presidents."  

U.S. History

Research is due!  The Unit-Closure Work Packet for this unit was distributed and time provided for students to work collaboratively to complete it -- finish half of it before tomorrow.  We'll complete the rest in class tomorrow.

World History

Socratic discussion today over Buddhism -- specifically the primary source packet and your E.Q. answers related to Buddhism.  This discussion will be continued for a bit at the start of class tomorrow.

KCC

Finish the note-taking (review and clean-up round) from the last 15 minutes of "The Presidents" video (1849-1865 episode) and the first 15 minutes of the 1865-1885 episode.  The scored "Call Me Mister" C&E was returned, charted, edited, and discussed.  Chapter 18 notes are due today.  Chapter 19 is due next Friday: p.552, 556-561, & 569-577.

U.S. History

Day 2 of 2 for Curiosity Research -- follow the instructions on the Research Cheats doc (Google Classroom > Classwork) and be sure to put in a total of 75 minutes of focused research (30 from Tuesday and 45 today) for a minimum of 7 1/2 pages.  Remember that credentials from experts is key and that formatting needs to be done correctly.  ; )  The scored "Call Me Mister" C&E was returned, charted, edited, & discussed.

World History

Finish note-taking on the Buddhism packet and then add EQ answers specific to your Buddhism notes, the Dalai Lama video, and the packet to E.Q. # 1 and E.Q. # 2.  All of this will be facts, ideas, comments, and questions to be used in Monday's Socratic discussion focusing on Buddhism.