Week of September 28, 2015

The week of Sept. 28:

Monday- CNN Student News, work on documentaries

Tuesday- Share good news, work on documentaries

Wednesday- BBB, Geoguesser, present documentaries - popcorn :) (donate 25 cents)

Thursday- Share good news, article of the week, present documentaries

Friday- CNN Student News, present documentaries

Week of September 21

The week of Sept. 21: 

*****Collect  .25 cents for next week’s popcorn documentary shows.

Monday- Tuesday

CNN Student News

Learn how to text mark and answer questions about historical information using the Battle of Lexington H.1.2.2,H.1.2.3

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history/videos/first-revolutionary-battle-at-lexington--concord

POV- shot heard round the world- Finish articles on The Battles of Lexington and Concord , SPEC notes, model/practice with Battle of Lexington/Concord, show student example, go over directions and rubric very carefully.

Share good news, Brainstorm Documentary topic

New vocab:  https://quizlet.com/88203505/week-3-flash-cards/

Wednesday

Geoguessr, work on documentary, review vocab

*** Link to Documentary Template

Thursday

Share good news, article of the week-(SPEC), and work on documentary, review vocab

Friday

CNN Student News, Map from memory, continue working on documentaries, Quiz # 3 over vocab

Week of September 14, 2015

The week of Sept. 14:

Monday- 

Finish Temporal Notes notes and  start vocab week 2-

CNN Student News, new vocabulary- (lunar, solar, culture)

Quizlet practice: Week 2:https://quizlet.com/88203178/week-2-flash-cards/

Tuesday-

Compare Calendars

Share good news, review vocab.,

Wednesday-
Notes:  How do Historians explore the past- H.1.2.1http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/reviews/pdfs/LS_6_01_04.pdf

Article of the week- Partner up with computer and a few questions (http://listverse.com/2014/06/30/10-recent-archaeological-finds-shed-light-on-our-past/

Geoguesser, review vocab.,

Thursday- Share good news, vocab. review, article of the week- Constitution Day- create classroom constitution (like social contract)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S74WrRGA8LJu0rSOMTisOl-oMOe--HXVmTUbo60dDFE/edit

Friday and Monday-
Vocab quiz Friday

text mark and answer questions- how to read one of the two articles, video on the battles of Lexington and Concord 

H.1.2.2

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history/videos/first-revolutionary-battle-at-lexington--concord

POV- shot heard round the world- Finish articles on The Battles of Lexington and Concord H.1.2.3

CNN Student News, SPEC notes, model/practice with Battle of Lexington/Concord, brainstorm historical topic for documentary

Welcome Back!

The Week of September 8:

Tuesday, September 8- 

Intro to class, seating charts, syllabus, rules, getting to know you

Wednesday, September 9-

7.H.1.1.1 Temporal Thinking

guided notes with example timeline and vocabulary (AD, BC, etc), create personal timeline, hand-out vocabulary.

Vocabulary activities and handouts:

https://quizlet.com/88117764/week-1-flash-cards/

Note Taking sheet:
https://docs.google.com/a/hamiltonschools.us/document/d/1bNpG0crJXXv1FwJFDn6546UEJavdLHwjgIVfrea32CE/edit?usp=sharing

Thursday, September 10

Finish notes/activity from Wednesday on Temporal Thinking.
Review for vocab quiz tomorrow.  

Friday, September 11-

CNN Student News, quiz each other on vocab., take vocab. quiz, Patriot Day Activities, What does it mean to be an American? Random acts of kindness challenge.