Week of Dec. 14

Friday
Students completed a reflective worksheet on their booth's performance during yesterday's Fair.
Homework
None - enjoy the break!


Thursday
Quarters for Caring Fair; homeroom after lunch.
Homework
None.



Wednesday
We graded the Post-Civil War Quiz in class and then spent time working on the booth projects.
Homework
Be ready for tomorrow!



Tuesday
Students took the Post-Civil War Quiz and then had time to work on their Quarters for Caring Booth.
Homework
Work on booth.



Monday
Due to so many band/choir students participating in today's assembly, the quiz will be tomorrow.
Remaining students had a chance to make up work and plan for their Quarters for Caring Booth.
Homework
Work on your booth.

Week of Dec. 7

Friday
Students finished Cornell Notes on Chapter 18 Section 3 and I checked their work. They had time to study for the quiz and work in their Quarters for Caring groups.
Homework
Study the Cornell Notes you have taken so far on the Post-Civil War era. Quiz on Monday (Ch 17 S4 through Ch 18 S3).


Thursday
Students began Cornell Notes on Chapter 18 Section 3. I checked Cornell Notes for Section 2.
Homework
Study the Cornell Notes you have taken so far on the Post-Civil War era.



Wednesday
Students continued Cornell Notes on Chapter 18 Section 2 (page 540).
Homework
Study the Cornell Notes you have taken so far on the Post-Civil War era.


Tuesday
Students took the online portion of the Deer Valley Social Studies Assessment (Fall). The scores will be sent to district; they will not be reflected on the current quarter's grades.
Homework
Study the Cornell Notes you have taken so far on the Post-Civil War era.


Monday
Students took the written portion of the Deer Valley Social Studies Assessment (Fall). The scores will be sent to district; they will not be reflected on the current quarter's grades.
When finished with the test, students began Cornell Notes on Chapter 18 Section 2 (page 540). They will complete this section in class on Wednesday, the half day. The quiz on Chapter 17 Section 4 through Chapter 18 Section 3 will be on Mon., Dec. 14, and will count towards this quarter's grade.
Homework
Study the Cornell Notes you have taken so far on the Post-Civil War era.

Week of Nov. 30

Friday
Students turned in Research Papers and finalized Booth Applications for Quarters for Caring Fair.
Homework
None


Thursday
Take Cornell Notes on Chapter 18 Section 1 (pages 533-537). See yesterday's entry for details.
Homework
Finish Cornell Notes and work on essay (due tomorrow).


Thursday
Take Cornell Notes on Chapter 18 Section 1 (pages 533-537). See yesterday's entry for details.
Homework
Finish Cornell Notes and work on essay (due tomorrow).



Wednesday
Take Cornell Notes on Chapter 17 Section 4 (pages 520-523). We’ve done this several times already, so you should know what to do. After taking notes, generate a question for each capital letter (questions go in the left margin) and create one mini thinking map (of your choice) for any one of the capital letters (the mini thinking map goes on the right). Finally, do a summary of your notes at the end.
Homework
Finish Cornell Notes and work on essay.


Tuesday
We discussed guidelines and expectations for the Quarters for Caring Fair (Dec. 17).
Homework
Booth applications due Friday. Work on research essay.


Monday
Students had time to work on their research paper in class.
Homework
The research paper is due Fri., Dec. 4 (see rubric for details).

Week of Nov. 23

Thursday and Friday
No school - Thanksgiving Holiday



Wednesday
Students had time to work on their research paper in class.
Homework
Bring your research materials to class Monday. That will be the last day we work on it in class. Remember, it is due Fri., Dec. 4.



Tuesday
Graded the Civil War Test from Friday and checked Journal Entries #29 and 30.
Handed out the following parts of the research paper: Prompt, Outline, and Rubric.
Homework
Finalize researching your country. You will have time in class to work on it tomorrow; after that, you're on your own. The paper (with all parts) is due Dec. 4. See above for guidelines if you are typing your final draft (which will be much appreciated!).



Monday
If you were absent Friday, I need your Civil War Battles/Camp Life Chart.
We put Generals Lee and Grant on the hot seat at a town meeting-like interview, during which the audience members asked scripted questions.
Homework
Journal Entry #30 (our final one). Incorporate what you learned about Lee and Grant at the interview. We start the research essay in class tomorrow. Do some final info-seeking tonight...

Week of Nov. 16

Friday
Collected Civil War Battles/Camp Life Chart. Handed out Bibliography (Works Cited) Guidelines and Examples sheet (use for research essay). Took the Civil War Test.
Homework
Continue researching your country.
We will have some time to work on writing the essay in class next week. All parts of the research assignment (rubric to be handed out next week) are due Friday, Dec. 4.


Thursday
Students continued researching their country and taking notes.
Homework
Study for tomorrow's test. Civil War Battles/Camp Life Chart is also due Nov. 20.


Wednesday
Early Release Day - special schedule


Tuesday
Students had time to work in the computer lab, researching their country and taking notes.
Homework
Study for Friday's test. Civil War Test is Friday, Nov. 20. Study all three study guides well. Know spelling of important terms and concepts. Civil War Battles/Camp Life Chart is also due Nov. 20.



Monday
Checked Journal Entry #28.
We drew country names for the research paper we will be writing this month. Research time will be in the computer lab Tuesday and Thursday; the rest will be on your own. Paper (and all parts) will be due Dec. 4.
Prompt was read to the students in class, and they will receive a copy tomorrow (to keep and attach to the final paper).
We read A Family Reunited (handout).
Homework
Journal Entry #29, incorporating information from the handout. Civil War Test is Friday, Nov. 20. Study all three study guides well. Know spelling of important terms and concepts. Civil War Battles/Camp Life Chart is also due Nov. 20.

Week of Nov. 9

Friday
Simulation year: 1865
Checked Journal Entries #26 & 27.
All periods spent some time drilling and marching. P2 and P3 read and discussed w/s on the end of the siege at Petersburg and the destruction of Richmond. P7 will read it by themselves.
Homework
Journal Entry #28, incorporating information from the marching as well as the article on Richmond. Civil War Test is next Friday, Nov. 20. Study all three study guides well. Civil War Battles/Camp Life Chart is due Nov. 20.



Thursday
Simulation year: 1865
Students watched and took notes on part of a History Channel video on the key events of April 1865, many of which we have already covered in class.
Homework
Journal Entry #27.


Wednesday
No School - Veterans' Day


Tuesday
Simulation year: 1865
Checked Journal Entry #25.
Students performed the the in-class play Gen. Grant and Gen. Lee Meet Again, about the surrender at Appomatox.
Students received the third study guide for next week's test, entitled: The Civil War. Know the content and spelling of important terms.
Students also drew casualty cards. If you were unlucky enough to suffer a fatal wound, you will still continue to complete the journal entries as your home identity (bottom half of your field identity card), a relative of character, or a fellow soldier (perhaps someone from your regiment).
Homework
Journal Entry #26. Review and study all the study guides.


Monday
Simulation year: 1865
Checked Journal Entry #24.
Read and discussed an article The U.S. Civil War, the First Modern War.
Homework
Journal Entry #25; include at least four references to the innovations mentioned in the article we read.

Week of Nov. 2

Friday
Simulation year: 1864
Checked Journal Entries #22 and 23.
Viewed and took notes on the 1864 Common Soldier Interview. Read and discussed primary source journal The Yankees Are Coming! (class set). Read and discussed article on Lincoln's reelection.
Homework
Journal Entry #24.



Thursday
Simulation year: 1864
Watched a History Channel documentary on Sherman's the March to the Sea. Students took notes.
Homework
Journal Entry #23.



Wednesday
Simulation year: 1864
Checked Journal Entry #21.
Read and discussed handout on William Tecumseh Sherman and the March to Savannah. Completed and checked Workbook Activity 16. Study this info for upcoming quiz.
Homework
Journal Entry #22.



Tuesday
Simulation year: 1864
Handed out parts for the 1864 interview in P2 and P3. Will do P7 tomorrow.
Read and discussed an article on the Civil War Soldier's Courage and completed, graded, and collected a w/s on immigration during the Civil War.
Homework
Journal Entry #21.



Monday
Simulation year: 1864
Checked Journal Entry #19.
Viewed 10-min. video "The Civil War - The Story" and completed worksheet while watching. We then went over the answers in class. SAVE THIS WORKSHEET. The content will be part of an upcoming test on the Civil War. We also read the handout: Weapons of War: Artillery and Guns. The Glory Roaders got a new recruit!
Homework
Journal Entry #20.

Week of Oct. 26

Friday
Simulation year: 1863
Checked Journal Entry #18. Read and completed w/s 161-162 on the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimack. Graded and collected it.
Homework
Journal Entry #19.



Thursday
Simulation year: 1863
Checked Journal Entry #17
Read and discussed The Battle of Gettysburg: An Eyewitness Account by Tillie Pierce. Engaged in combat.
Homework
Journal Entry #17.




Wednesday
Simulation year: 1863
Checked Journal Entry #16.
P2 and P3 had a chance to work on the Civil War Battles Worksheet. All periods practiced marching. While out marching in P7, a Rebel officer came upon battle plans and some food supplies and was promoted to Lieutenant General upon his return to camp.
Homework
Journal Entry #17. Continue working on Civil War Battles and Camp Life Worksheets on your own (use textbook and handouts).




Tuesday
Simulation year: 1863
Collected Thinking Maps.
Read and discussed handout on the Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg and their significance. We read and analyzed the Gettysburg Address.
Homework
Finish analysis w/s and complete Journal Entry #16.




Monday
Simulation year: 1863
Checked journal entry #15. Collected baseball crossword puzzles.
Read and discussed Ch 17 S 2: War Affects Society.

Homework
Thinking Map of your choice on the section. Brace map or double-bubble would work. No Venn Diagrams.

Week of Oct. 19

Friday
Simulation year: 1863
Half-day schedule. Checked Journal Entry #13 and 14.
Read and discussed handout on baseball during the Civil War.

Homework
Finish crossword, and write Journal Entry #15.




Thursday
Simulation year: 1863
Half-day schedule. ILPs and 1863 Interview.
Homework
Journal Entry #14.



Wednesday
Simulation year: 1863
Checked Journal Entry #12. Watched History Channel documentary on Secret Soldiers of the Civil War.
Homework
Incorporate what you saw in the video into Journal Entry #13.



Tuesday
Simulation year: 1863
Checked Journal Entries #10 and 11. Watched History Channel documentary on the 54th Massachusetts.
Homework
Incorporate what you saw in the video into Journal Entry #12.




Monday
Simulation year: 1863
Collected the Cornell Notes on textbook pages 503-506 (Ch. 17 S 1). Read and discussed packet on Women in the Civil War (class set - students took notes as necessary). Engaged in Combat.
Homework
Journal Entry #11.

Week of Oct. 12

Friday
Simulation year: 1862
Ms. Ronemous at a district meeting. Students took Cornell Notes on textbook pages 503-506 (Ch. 17 S 1), leaving room for a mini thinking map on the right.
Homework
Include:
- ONE question in the left margin for EACH capital letter
- One mini thinking map on the right for ANY ONE capital letter
- A summary at the end (no pronouns or personal opinions - just the facts, summarizing the notes



Thursday
Simulation year: 1862
Checked Journal Entry #9. Remember to follow Journal guidelines for full points, and to keep all your journal entries. Watched a video on Surviving like a Civil War soldier.
Homework
Journal Entry #10.



Wednesday
Simulation year: 1862
Checked Journal Entry #8. Remember to follow Journal guidelines for full points, and to keep all your journal entries. Read and discussed article on Civil War medicine (amputations, diseases, maggots, and rats, among others). P2 and P3 engaged in Combat.
Homework
Journal Entry #9.



Tuesday
Simulation year: 1862.
Collected Cornell Notes. Read and discussed handout on Camp Life.
P2 and 3 drilled (marched), all periods engaged in combat, with varying consequences.
Homework
Journal Entry #8


Monday
No School - Fall Break

Week of Oct. 5

Friday
Simulation year: 1862
Checked Journal Entry #7. Remember to follow Journal guidelines - see above - for full points, and to keep all your journal entries. Cornell Notes on textbook pp. 493-497 (Roman numeral, capital letter, number, lower case letter, dash; remember ONLY the Roman numeral goes to the left of the red margin; remember to indent slightly each time and align characters that are the same all the way down the page). Leave room for mini thinking map on the right.
Homework
Develop questions in the left margin - ONE question for EACH capital letter. The questions should be answered by what you have in the corresponding notes section.
Create ONE mini thinking map for ANY ONE capital letter (do this on the right hand side of the page). Do a summary of the entire section (what you have in the notes)at the end (one good paragraph).



Thursday
Simulation year: 1862
Checked Journal Entry #6. Remember to follow Journal guidelines - see above - for full points, and to keep all your journal entries. Practiced marching and drilling, P3 and P7 played Destiny Dice, and we worked on Soldier Talk and Civil War Slang w/s (with crossword).
Homework
Journal Entry #7 and finish crossword.



Wednesday
No class - half-day schedule



Tuesday
Simulation Year: 1862
Checked Journal Entry #5. Again mentioned following Journal guidelines for full points. Watched dramatization of Common Soldier 1862 Interview (took notes on key points). Read and discussed What Did Civil War Soldiers Eat? (handout). To boost morale on both sides, we sang "Goober Peas."
Homework
Journal Entry #6.




Monday
Simulation Year: 1862
Checked Journal Entry #4. Reminded students of the journal requirements. Read and discussed Uniforms packet (handout); P2 and 7: w/s 42 & 44.
Homework
Journal Entry #5.

Week of Sept. 28

Friday
Simulation year: 1861. Collected Discussion Questions. Destiny Dice and Combat consequences/results to be used in tonight's journal entry (results varied by period).
Homework
Journal Entry #4



Thursday
Simulation year: 1861.What Would You Do? questions completed and collected. Collected brace maps and Cornell notes from yesterday. Read and discussed Why Did They Fight? handout. Handed out Battles/Camp Life charts (to be filled in as we go).
Homework
Discussion Questions (half-sheet of paper)1 & 4, plus any TWO of #2, 3, 5, 6. In complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.



Wednesday
Simulation year: 1861. Handed out yellow sheet on Cornell Note-taking Format and pink sheet explaining Thinking Maps. Read and did Cornell Notes as a class on textbook pp. 484-485 (Confederate and Union Strategies, and The Battle of Bull Run).
Homework
As discussed in class.
1. Write questions for each of the uppercase letters in the notes in the left margin. These questions should be answered by what you have in the notes column.
2. Construct one thinking map/mind map for only ONE of the uppercase letters. Put this on the right hand side of the page.
3. Write a summary at the end of your notes in complete sentences.
4. If you are a Yank, create a Brace Map (see pink sheet to help) on Abraham Lincoln; if you are Reb, create one on Jefferson Davis (see w/s).





Tuesday
Simulation year: 1861. Put finishing touches to contingent flags. Took notes during 1861 Interview. Read "Who Fought in the Civil War?" packet. Handed out Glossary.
Homework
Journal Entry #3. Use info from interview, packet reading, and glossary.



Monday
Simulation year: 1861. Checked Journal Entries (be sure to follow guidelines to get full points). Formed contingents and created flags to build esprit de corps.
Homework
Journal Entry #2. Use info from your identity and talk about working in your contingent to create the flag; how hard/easy it was to decide what to add; the new recruits whom you met; pull notes from the Civil War handout.

Week of Sept. 21

Friday
Chose roles for Civil War simulation. Discussed expectations and identities.
Homework
Journal Entry #1. Use info from your identity and talk about enlisting and your contingent. Date is shortly after war starts in 1863.



Thursday
Graded yesterday's diagnostic test for 7th grade Social Studies.
Graded and collected Geography and History Activity 13.
Discussed expectations and requirements for the Civil War unit.
Distributed and began reading Civil War packet (keep your copy - I will not be issuing replacements!).
P2 & 3: Read and discussed 5-6 pages of packet.
Homework
P2 & 3: Abolition Arguments w/s - much you will know, some you will have to research (use textboook, Internet, etc.)
P7: w/s 152: The Union is Divided, #1-9. Answer #9 on a separate sheet of paper.



Wednesday
Took (did not grade) a diagnostic test for 7th grade Social Studies.
P2 & 3: Read w/s 151: The Election of 1860. Completed w/s 152: The Union is Divided, #1-9. Finish #9's chart at home if necessary.
P7: Took (did not grade) a diagnostic test for 7th grade Social Studies. Worked on w/s 77: Geography and History Activity 13.
Homework w/s 77: Geography and History Activity 13. Ignore the last sentence of question #4 (it refers to a different textbook).


Tuesday
Collected w/s 26 (and, for P7, the notes to Lincoln's Problems). Read and discussed handout European Reaction to Southern Secession.
Homework Questions 1-13 on the handout. Write complete sentences, leaving a blank line between answers. No need to rewrite the question.




Monday
Shared and collected the journal entries as a slave. Read and discussed handout "Lincoln's Problems," pulling out main ideas. Read Who Started the Civil War w/s 26.
Homework Who Started the Civil War w/s 26 questions - answer in complete sentences.

Week of Sept. 14

Friday
Collected responses to John Brown prompt (P2, 3, 7) and notes from article (P7). Watched and took notes on part of Slave Catchers, Slave Resisters [from the History Channel].
Homework Write a journal (diary) entry as a runaway slave, drawing on your notes from the video. Include a minimum of five facts from the video, and highlight them. If you don't have a highlighter, draw a box (rectangle) around the words/phrase/fact. If you choose to draw the box, please leave every other line free in your journal entry.



Thursday
Constitution Day w/s
P2 & 3: Read and discussed The Story of John Brown.
P7: Students read and took notes on The Story of John Brown.
Homework Respond to the following prompt in a good paragraph (min. 5-8 sentences): Was John Brown justified in what he did? Why or why not? (This would be your opinion, from what you have learned.)



Wednesday
Early Release - special schedule.
Graded Friday's Vocab/Content Ch 11-15 S1 Quiz and the packet completed in class yesterday.
Homework None


Tuesday
Collected the summary/reflection from Monday's video. Students answered questions on Section 21 packet on the events leading up to the Civil War - these were turned in.
Homework Enrichment Activity 13-3 w/s: The Decade that Cotton became King


Monday
Students who were absent Friday took the test today. Checked HW - notes on Ch15 S3, Communicating in Code w/s, Review Ques. 7 & 8 p. 476.
Students took notes as we watched part of the History Channel video "Slave Catchers, Slave Resisters."
Homework Using the notes, write a summary of the video, leave a line free, and then write a reflection piece (your thoughts, feelings, on what you saw) - in other words, two good paragraphs.

Online Textbook Working Again!

If you've been having trouble, give it another shot. It should be fine now.

You may have to go through the sign-up process again. Use the same sheet and activation code.

Week of Sept. 7

Friday
Test on vocabulary and content of Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 Section 1. Students took notes on the rest of Ch. 15 S3 (pp. 468-470) and then worked on the Communicating in Code w/s.

Homework Finish w/s, and do textbook p. 476 Review Questions 7 and 8 in complete sentences.



Thursday
Checked HW - p. 461 #3, a & b; Thinking Map of The Compromise of Missouri; p. 465 #2.
Read, discussed, and took notes on Ch. 15 Section 3 (The Crisis Deepens) through The Dred Scott Case.

Homework Study for quiz.
Test on vocab and content of Ch. 11-Ch. 15 S1 this Friday.



Wednesday
Finished reading, discussing, and taking notes on Ch. 15 S 1. Read, discussed, and took notes on Ch. 15 Section 2 (The Crisis Deepens).

Homework Textbook p. 465, #2. Vocab: p. 465, #1, the last four terms. Also, create a Cause and Effect Thinking Map on The Compromise of 1850.
Test on vocab and content of Ch. 11-Ch. 15 S1 this Friday.



Tuesday
Checked HW from Thurs. and Friday. Collected illustrations of Stories of Escape. Read, discussed, and took notes on Ch. 15 Section 1 (Growing Tensions between North and South) through The Wilmot Proviso (P3 only got through Antislavery and Racism).

Homework Textbook p. 461, #3 a & b. Vocab: p. 461, #1.
Test on vocab and content of Ch. 11-Ch. 15 S1 this Friday.




Monday
Labor Day - No School. Enjoy your day off!

I will check Thurs. and Fri. homework on Tuesday, due to Classzone site being down Thursday night. Keep studying vocabulary - test later this week.

Online Texbook Available!!

The students now have access to an online textbook (see link at right). We have a class set of books for use at school, and at home they will be able to continue their work using the online edition. Directions went home Tuesday. Students without Internet access may check out a textbook for home use.

Week of Aug. 31

Friday
Read Stories of Escape (handout). Read Major Routes of the Underground Railroad w/s.

Homework Pick one of the three stories from the Stories of Escape handout to illustrate on a white sheet of paper. Include a title, a picture of something from the story, and a few sentences underneath the picture telling what the drawing is supposed to represent. On Major Routes of Underground Railroad w/s, use the map of the Underground Railroad and the text on the front to answer questions 1-4 (can use same sheet, complete sentences not needed).
I will check Thur. (and Fri.) homework on Tuesday, due to Classzone site being down Thursday night.




Thursday
Checked HW (answers to questions). Read, discussed, and took notes on Ch. 14 Section 4 (Abolition and Women's Rights) to the bottom of p. 442. Know that Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a speaker against slavery.
Homework Answer textbook p. 445, #3, a & b in complete sentences. Vocab words (be able to spell and define): abolition, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Learn vocab words and definitions for a future test.



Wednesday
Checked HW (answers to questions). Read, discussed, and took notes on Ch. 12 Section 3 (Conflict over States' Rights).
Homework Answer textbook p. 383, #3, a, b, and c in complete sentences. Vocab words (be able to spell and define): secession, Tariff of Abominations, Doctrine of Nullification. Learn vocab words and definitions for a future test.



Tuesday
Copied from textbook p. 359, #3, a, b, and c. Vocab words (be able to spell and define): nationalism, sectionalism, Henry Clay, Missouri Compromise. Checked HW (answers to questions)
Read, discussed, and took notes on Ch. 11 Section 3. Final paragraph (Monroe Doctrine) is to be finished at home (P7); P3 needs to finish last 2 paragraphs (Missouri Compromise and Monroe Doctrine).
Homework Answer textbook p. 359, #3a, b, and c in complete sentences; learn vocab words and definitions for a future test.





Monday
Checked HW (answers to questions); reminded students to use complete sentences, write legibly, and label the questions/answers correctly with chapter, section, and page #. Points will be docked for incomplete sentences.
Finished reading, discussing, and taking notes on Ch 11 Section 2.
Homework Answer textbook p. 353, #3, b and c in complete sentences; learn vocab words and definitions for a future test.

Week of Aug. 24

Friday
Copied from textbook p. 353, #3, a, b, and c. Vocab words (be able to spell and define): cotton gin; Nat Turner. Checked HW (answers to questions); reminded students to use complete sentences, write legibly, answer the question that was asked, write the questions in a block and the answers below the block of questions. From next week on, points will be docked for incomplete sentences.
Finished taking notes on Ch. 11 Section 1 from the Moving People paragraph (discussed main points as we went). Read, discussed, and took notes on Ch 11 Section 2 through Slavery Expands paragraph.
Homework Answer textbook p. 345, #3(c) and p. 353, #3(a)in complete sentences; learn vocab words and definitions for a future test.

Note: Parents who wish to purchase a copy of the Creating America textbook to keep at home (will be used this year and next) can use Amazon.com, searching for ISBN #0-618-68977-X. Also, we're making progress regarding the online textbook version - if all goes well, students can begin using it at home next week.



Thursday
Copied from textbook p. 345, #3, a, b, and c. Vocab words (be able to spell and define): Industrial Revolution, factory system, Lowell Mills, interchangeable parts.
Took notes on Ch. 11 Section 1 as far as Moving People paragraph.
Homework Answer textbook p. 345, #3, a and b in complete sentences; learn vocab words and definitions for a future test.



Tuesday
We reviewed the presidencies of James Madison and James Monroe (15-min. video from the History Channel). Students took notes, then wrote a summary of what they had learned in complete sentences. They also wrote what they thought of Madison as a president. We then received our Meet Me @ sheets and found a partner.
Homework w/s 64: Growth of the United States.


Monday
We reviewed the presidency of Thomas Jefferson (10-min. video from the History Channel). Students took notes, then wrote a summary of what they had learned in complete sentences. They also wrote whether or not they would have liked to have been alive during Jefferson's presidency, and why or why not. We then read and discussed a worksheet dealing with the Louisiana Purchase.
Homework Finish w/s 61 on the Louisiana Purchase. LEAVE TEXTBOOKS AT HOME THIS WEEK.

The first week...

I am really enjoying getting to know the students and seeing their similarities and differences!

Week of Aug. 17

Friday
Periods 2, 3, & 7 presented their Bubble Posters (which were then turned in). Periods 2 & 3 reviewed the 'Getting to know your textbook' worksheet, which I collected. Period 7 will finish that on Monday. Homework None. Enjoy the weekend!


Thursday
Periods 2 & 3 finished working on the 'Getting to know your textbook' worksheet. Period 2 began presenting the Bubble Poster.
Homework Be ready to present and turn in posters tomorrow.



Wednesday
Checked for the Learning Styles Inventory Reflection, but did not collect. Some students needed to modify theirs to include actual strategies that would help them learn and study (to be taken from the Auditory/Visual/Tactile Learning Styles packet (received on Tuesday). We began the 'Getting to know your textbook' worksheet and will finish tomorrow in class. I showed a model of the Big Bubble Poster and explained what it should be about.

Homework Big Bubble Poster due Thursday



Tuesday
We continued with the multiple intelligence surveys and discovered what type of learner we are.

Homework Learning Styles Inventory Reflection. (a) What had you already known? (b) What surprised you? (c) What 2-3 things (from the strategies section) can you do to make sure you'll have a successful academic year? (Use what you learned from the Descriptions and Strategies paperwork.)



Monday
Welcome back! Today we spent time reviewing the syllabus, classroom rules and procedures, and getting to know each other. We did the youth version of the Seven Intelligences Checklist - the corresponding half-sheet was collected; students kept the original survey.

Homework is to get the paperwork signed and returned. Tomorrow we pick up the textbooks (assigned to each student).