U.S. History

We discussed and edited our notes about John Brown.  Then, time to study for my final exam, or if exempting to work on other school work or to read.  If taking my exam, be sure to study well at home, also. ; )

World History

Review game -- day 2!  Be sure to study well at home.  ; )

KCC

Hot cocoa, mints, and cookies day -- a reward for a whole lot of hard work for a college semester!  The time was also given to get a start on Chapter 13, which is due Friday, January 10th.  The Ch.13 details are found in yesterday's post. 

U.S. History

The "Hayfoot, Strawfoot" article analyses were returned to students to edit via the answer key on the Smart Board and time given to ask questions and to collaborate to pull E.Q. notes from it.  As a matter of time management at the end of the semester with exemption deadling upon us, I decided to score all of the article analyses and then entered the scores for the students who earned a higher grade on it than on the previous Reading C&E.  (Usually if it's a choice item, I make you contemplate your performance and decide prior to scoring.)  On the E.Q. page also make a note "See CCourse CWar part II!"  Finish reading Loewens chapter excerpts on John Brown and Abraham Lincoln while adding EQ notes and CQs.  We then discussed some things together to be sure we all had accurate comprehension and time to ask questions.  Remaining time was given for studying for the final exam. 

World History

In 5th hour the China article was returned with scores and time given to edit per the answer key on the board and to ask questions.  (This was done yesterday in 3rd hour.)  In all classes the Chavin work was returned to students to assess if they will have theirs scored to replace their previous A/V C&E score or if they want to hold on the previous score.  By the end of the hour, all Chavin work was returned to keep (once scoring was completed) and to use for the UCWP for the final exam studying.  We spent the bulk of today's class time in a review game for the final exam.  Be sure to be studying at home!

KCC

Chapter 12 notes are due by 9:45 this morning.  Chapter 13 will be due Friday, January 10th: pp.372-373, 376-1/2of380, 384"War Exp"-top388, bottom389-395, top2/3 397, 399 "Bleeding K," 401 "Dred Scott"-406. 

U.S. History

Add notes to your E.Q. page and CQs from the John Brown children's book by John Hendrix, and then do the same while reading the excerpts from James Loewen's chapter on John Brown -- to be finished in class tomorrow.  Be sure to be studying for homework if you are taking the exam for this course. ; )

World History

The Indus Valley Crash Course C&E was returned for students to chart, edit, and discuss; then, complete the Indus River Valley item on the Unit-Closure Work Packet.  The China C&E was also returned to chart, edit, and discuss.  Note -- the optional Ag Research and the Ag Writing have been returned.  Study for the exam!  ; )

KCC

Reading day.  Chapter 12 notes are due by 9:45 a.m. tomorrow.  ; )

U.S. History

4th & 7th hours finished taking EQ notes and CQ questions on "Antietam."  We did a quick overview of the Civil War Era unit to review what we've done and preview what is left to do.  The next items (about John Brown) will be done next Monday and Tuesday.  Today and next Wednesday are in-class study days for the final exam.  Homework over the weekend -- study for the final exam. 

World History

Students finished their scored analysis of the China article -- if absent, see me to set up a time to complete this assessment.  Complete the Unit-Closure Work Packet for the urban unit, including picture notes and/or hashtags.  Whatever time is remaining, use it to focus on the final exam study guide and preparing for the test.  Homework:  study for the final exam.

KCC

Final Exam part II.  Reminder -- chapter 12 notes are due next Tuesday (12/17).

U.S. History

We vied the "Antietam" episode of 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America by the History Channel while adding E.Q. notes and C.Q. questions.  (The video is available on You tube.)

World History

We began work on an article analysis for a layering-to-today activity, connecting our studies of ancient China (Shang and Zhou dynasties) to current issues.  This is a required, scored Reading Claim & Evidence assessment.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this work.  If students finished this, the Unit-Closure Work Packet for the Urban unit was provided; you will want to complete this with picture notes and/or hashtags, also, in preparation for the final exam -- see the Final Exam Study Guide handed out last week.  ; )

KCC

Final Exam -- Part I.

U.S. History

All work has been graded, or if in need of fixing before it can be graded, kicked back in Google Classroom.  Any more exemption forms in need of signing today?  (Remember the office deadline is BEFORE 3:30 today.)  We will begin NEW work tomorrow; so, make good use of today and tonight to get caught up with the following:  1. Any late work  2. Finishing the "Hayfoot, Strawfoot" article analysis  3. If taking my exam, get going on studying -- see the study guide I provided yesterday.  

World History

We finished the Chavin film analysis -- if absent, see me to make up this missed work.  We then began a required article analysis (not a choice score) that connects our study of ancient Shang and Zhou Dynasty studies to contemporary issues/news; if absent, see me to set up a time to complete this scored work. 

KCC

Crash Course Civil War, part II was returned to edit and discuss.  Please add a note to your Class Activities E.Q. notes -- "see CCCwar part II," as there is info and paradigms that will be useful at writing time.  Study!  (Reminder: tomorrow's portion of the exam covers intro material and the Colonization UCWP.  Friday's portion covers the Revolution UCWP and political parties.)

U.S. History

Crash Course Civil War, part II was returned, edited and discussed via Smart board, and time given for asking questions.  Students then had time to finish the analysis of the "Hayfoot, Strawfoot" article; if you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this scored assessment.  I am signing exemption forms today; please be mindful that the exemption has to be withdrawn if the grade drops below a B between today and exam time.  (We still have an entire week of school and work remaining.)  Any remaining time in class today was allowed to pick up a study guide and start prepping for the final, or if exempting, working on other homework or reading. 

World History

3rd hour added Olmec notes (+ and -) to their EQ pages.  All hours began a scored analysis (A/V Claim & Evidence) on the Chavin -- as this is scored, it must be completed at school with me and done independently.  Be sure to see the short disclaimer about the History Channel show on the Chavin that is posted in Google Classroom, and see me to set up a time to make up this missed work. 

KCC

Chapter 11 notes were returned with scores and feedback.  Chapter 12 was assigned -- due next Tuesday: p.343-357 & 362-370.  Today and tomorrow I've decided, ultimately, to give as study days.  Remember, obviously that this Thursday is the 1st half of the exam and Friday is the second half.  Monday and Tuesday will be given as reading days to work on Chapter 12, shaving off ~ 1 1/2 hours of reading homework; you will need to accomplish ~2 hours of reading and note-taking over the weekend so that you will be able to finish by the end of class Tuesday.  

U.S. History

Exemptions will be signed tomorrow.  Writing was returned via Google Classroom.  Time was give to look at scores and feedback and to ask questions.  If yours needs to be turned in, formatted for MLA and resubmitted, or submitted to turnitin.com and resubmitted to Google Classroom, be sure to do that by tonight so that I have time to grade it before Wednesday.  Students were asked to reflect on their performance on the Crash Course Civil War part II and given the choice of whether they want it to be graded to replace Crash Course #7 (Constitution) or if they want to remain with the CC#7 score.  Students then worked on the "Hayfoot, Strawfoot" article analysis -- to be finished in class tomorrow. 

World History

The final exam study guide was provided and discussed.  The Indus Valley Crash Course analyses were returned to the students for them to reflect on their performance and have the option of whether to have this scored to replace the one they did on Third Rock, or if they want to stay with the Third Rock score.  We finished taking notes according to urban culture trends from the Olmec video.  In 5th hour we collaborated on the Olmec, then, for our E.Q. page -- we'll do this in 3rd hour tomorrow.

KCC

Chapter 11 notes are due today -- turn them in to Mrs. Cluver.  The class period was provided as study time for the final exam.  (Tomorrow will not be study time; so, use today well and be sure to be getting serious about studying at home.)  Thursday's portion of the exam will cover basic historical terms (like agency, historiography, etc.) and the Colonization UCWP.  Friday's portion will cover the Revolution UCWP and the Pres Political Parties.

U.S. History

We continued work on the "Hayfoot, Strawfoot" article assessment. 

World History

We backed up to add a few notes about Ancient Chinese culture to the "trade" trend category -- see a reliable classmate for those notes.  In 3rd hour we finished editing our Hammurabi's Code work pages; we finished editing that in 5th hour yesterday.  In 3rd hour we also reviewed the maps in the Outline of Popular Details Urban packet to regain our bearings on the case studies of the unit in context of each other and geography.  (We did that yesterday in 5th hour.)  In both classes we began note taking on a new note page while viewing the first part of the Olmec video.  In 3rd hour we got through 16:08, and in 5th hour we got through 29:41.  

KCC

Reminder -- Chapter 11 notes are due Monday.  Today was provided as a reading/notes day for that chapter.  On Monday class time will be given to shift attention to the final exam prep with that class period dedicated to study time.

U.S. History

We began work on a scored reading claim & evidence.  

World History

We finished taking notes on the Shang and Zhou dynasties -- see details posted yesterday.  Then, add Shang notes to your E.Q. page -- feel free to collaborate with classmates to do this.  The Hammurabi Code context & lens was returned and answers gone over so students could edit their papers as needed.  

KCC

We finished note-taking from the video from yesterday.

U.S. History

~15 minutes was given for students to finish the A/V C&E; after that students are given time in Advisory tomorrow to finish if needed.  We read aloud and annotated a copy of South Carolina's secession document as a bit of primary source work to get into details to hang onto the framework of the expert claims we've watched and read -- see a reliable classmate for this.  We also added a few notes to our E.Q. notes -- see a reliable classmate.  

World History

Some time was given to finish the A/V C&E over the Crash Course Indus River Valley video -- must be done in my room, as it is a scored assessment.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this work.  Students then took EQ notes from a presentation I gave on the Shang and Zhou dynasties; the best way to accomplish this if you were absent is to copy the notes from a reliable classmate, and then view the slideshow, watch the 2-minute video on oracle bones, and then read the 2 very short handouts.  Today, we just got started a few slides in.

KCC

Essay C&E re-do will start during Advisory tomorrow (for the kids who signed up yesterday), and then you can continue working on it in subsequent advisories; if you feel that isn't working for your schedule or that you'll run out of time, see me to set up time before and/or after school.  The writing has been returned to you -- either with a score and feedback or with instruction on what you need to do so that it can be resubmitted and then scored.  Decision time -- you need to decide if you want your Crash Course Civil War part II scored to replace the old Crash Course Revolution score, or if you want to stay with the previous score.  We read aloud and annotated a copy of South Carolina's secession document as a bit of primary source work to get into details to hang onto the framework of the expert claims we've watched and read -- see a reliable classmate for this.  We also added a few notes to our Class Activities E.Q. notes -- see a reliable classmate.  We then began adding EQ note from the film "10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: Antietam" -- we viewed through 7:54; this is available on You tube...produced by the History Channel.

U.S. History

 If you were absent, see me to set up a time to finish the scored assessment we did today over a Crash Course video.

World History

We worked on our A/V Claim & Evidence assessment about the Indus River Valley civilizations.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to make up this scored work.

KCC

Today is the deadline to sign up to do a Reading Claim & Evidence re-do.  If you were absent, see me to set up a time to finish the scored assessment we did today over a Crash Course video.  Reminder that Chapter 11 notes are due next Monday.  

U.S. History

Students self-scored their practice A/V C&E on Crash Course U.S. History: Civil War part I and also edited their theses as needed.  There was time for discussion and questions.  I also used a number of their evidence notes on the Smart Board to practice/demonstrate how to turn each into shorter notes (for saving time and energy and for plagiarism prevention at writing time).  A bit of time was given, then, to apply the video content to the E.Q. page.  We then began a video analysis for a scored assessment -- if absent, see me to set up a time to make up this individual work.  It will be finished in class tomorrow.

World History

I pointed out the Egypt artifacts in the classroom and then students finished their practice a/v claim & evidence on Crash Course World History: Egypt -- see details posted last week.  Students then self-scored and edited the thesis per the answer key on the Smart Board.  Students also collaborated about Egypt for their E.Q. note page.  We then began our work with the Indus River Valley urban case study by starting a scored a/v claim & evidence over Crash Course World History #2 (Indus River Valley) -- this must be done in my classroom, as it is an individual assessment.  The video is found on You tube where you can access the closed captioning option if you like and can adjust the speed (0.9 is ideal).  This video analysis will be finished in class tomorrow.

KCC

Chapters 9 & 10 are due today; students collaborated on the chapters' themes.  Chapter 11 was assigned -- due next Wednesday (p.314-top 1/2 315 & p.328-341).  Scored research was returned via Google Classroom -- see your score and feedback and let me know if you have any questions.  Let me know by the end of the school day tomorrow if you'd like to sign up to re-do the Reading Claim & Evidence skill.  The final exam study guide was provided.  Students self-scored their analysis of Crash Course U.S. History #20 (Civil War part I), edited the thesis as needed, and marked notes of themes to be used potentially for writing.  We then began a SCORED a/v claim & evidence -- if you were absent, see me to set up a time to do this assessment in my room.