September 19- 24, 2016

Welcome Mr. Kapenga to Mrs. Striegle's class! He is a student teacher from Grand Valley who will be helping out until December. Here is a letter addressed to parents:
Parent Letter

Monday, September 19- CNN Student News, Constitution Day, Video hook - Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration Parody song, Create a classroom Constitution Activity: social contract

Preamble Guide

Targets for this week and Next:

I can Describe and explain Constitution Day

I can use the Temporal Device called a GeoHistogram

I can read and comprehend a historical passage to identify basic factual knowledge and the literal meaning by indicating who was involved, what happened, where it happened, what events led to the development, and what consequences or outcomes followed.

I can use steps and tools to research an historical topic?

I can collect, evaluate and analyze evidence like an historian?

I can generate arguments from evidence to construct theories, perspectives and hypotheses (claims), and accounts about the past?

I can evaluate why historical claims are controversial?

I can create a historical documentary.

Tuesday, September 20- CNN Student News, GeoHistogram Activity:

1. Have students try to place the 6 turning points from history on to the GeoHistorgram (with Partner)
2. Go over the answers
3. Review the Eras and have them draw in the lines,

slideshow to show eras, Answer Key,

* Clickable for GeoHistorgram for more activities

Wednesday, September 21- CNN, Finish Calender Activity, Review Vocabulary

Thursday, September 22-

CNN Student News, New Vocab.

If finished create a vocabulary review game: Kahoot (Live), Quizlet Live, Socrative, or other medium with the vocab words.

Friday, September 23- CNN Student News,  How do Historians explore the past reading guide to accompany Mi Open Book Chapter 1

*Graded