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.

Week of May 25

The Week of May 25

Monday- No School!!  

Tuesday- Map of Africa, Intro to Africa scavenger hunt, Geography skill- create a climograph

Wednesday- Good News,  Women’s Roles in Africa Video 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEeNnA5r0ew

The girl effect:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8xgF0JtVg

Thursday- Article of the week: Read through Africa website and take notes on each topic.

http://www.africanculturalcenter.org/index.html

Technology is it worth it debate.

Friday- CNN Student News, Climate issues (Desertification and Deforestation) with a partner create a slideshow showing 3 slides of desertification and the causes in Africa and 3 slides of Deforestation and the causes in Africa,

G5- Humans and environment

Week of May 18

The Week of May 18

Monday- CNN Student News, Governments Styles

Tuesday- Good News, DBQ, Economic Styles Economy Activities (Traditional, Command, Market)

Wednesday- Geoguessr.com, Finish economic styles, Begin trade simulation

Thursday- Article of the week (Lizzie’s morning), Finish trade simulation, effects of Technology activity

Friday- CNN Student News, Impact of trade activity (comparing economies)

E1, E2, and E3- Economies and governments

TERMS TO USE: Economic interdependence, circular flow model,

Week of May 11, 2015

Monday- Citations for DBQ

Tuesday- Good News,  DBQ

Wednesday- Geoguessr.com, DBQ

Thursday- Article of the week-NORTH KOREA, DBQ

Friday- CNN Student News, DBQ Due

Finish up a few topics from last week (Religions, Conflicts, One Child Policy, OPEC, Three gorges Dam).

SKILLS: 

Write an argumentative essay using historical documents.

use citations of historical documents correctly

G 4.3 - Patterns of Human Settlement

G5- Humans and environment

P3- Identify and analyze a public issue