Students handed in all their homework for the Revolutionary Unit. Students were given a checklist for what was due. Students received elements of satire worksheet, definition of satire worksheet, vocabulary list and Franklin’s “Rules” packet. Students worked in groups to summarize numbers I – VIII. Vocabulary lists are due tomorrow.
Students read the introduction to Kenneth Stamp’s book together in class for their daily warm up. Students took notes on Lecture 15, Part I: The Causes and Effects of the Civil War. Students organized themselves into groups at the end of the hour to debate the causes of the Civil War. Students will present their [...]
Students finished going over Jefferson packet. Homework for Revolutionary Literature due tomorrow. Students have been given a checklist of items to be handed in. Students should be prepared to hand in all work at the beginning of the hour. Students in 4th and 5th hours took a short quiz on “The Declaration.” Students in 1st [...]
Students submitted the optional assignment from Thanksgiving break and took the Chapters 20-22 quiz. Third hour students checked binders, and sixth hour students finished power point presentations. There is no additional homework tonight. Students should be prepared to take lecture notes tomorrow.
Welcome Back Students received their 2nd quarter coupons (Organized binders were required in order to get coupons). Students checked “Declaration” summaries. Each group was given another group’s summary to check using the rubric provided. Students discussed “Declaration” as a class. We highighted for elements of persuasion, rationalist ideas, and literary elements. Students are responsible to [...]
Students had their 2nd binder checks in class and filled out a survey on their 1st quarter performance to show to their parents at parent/teacher conferences. Students took a vocabulary quiz in class. Have a nice break
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT: Watch the Lions take on the Packers on Thanksgiving day with your family. Take a sheet of loose leaf paper and fold it in half hot-dog style. In the column on the left, write Mrs. Fisher a brief summary of what occurred during each quarter. In the column on the right, explain how football [...]
Students in third hour completed their presentations. Sixth hour did not meet due to the half day. REMINDERS: There will be a quiz over Chapters 20-22 the Monday we return from Thanksgiving break.
Students submitted their binders and gave their National History Day power point presentations. Students also completed a self-assessment worksheet to give to their parents at conferences. Due to time, a few groups will need to present tomorrow (in 3rd hour) or the Monday we return from Thanksgiving break (in 6th hour).
Students submitted lecture 14 notes for a grade and took the multiple choice and free response essay portions of the unit test. REMINDER: Students should be prepared to give their power point presentation on Monday. There will also be a binder check; make sure everything is organized when you walk through the door. The next reading quiz will not [...]
