Thursday, December 22, 2011

Weekly assignments for US and World History for the week of Dec. 19th - Dec. 22nd.

US History
Monday, Dec. 19th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Tuesday, Dec. 20th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Wednesday, Dec. 21st
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Thursday, Dec. 22nd
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

World History
Monday, Dec 19th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Tuesday, Dec 20th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Wednesday, Dec 21st
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Thursday, Dec 22nd
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Assignments for US and World His for Dec. 19th - Dec. 22nd.

US History
Monday, Dec. 19th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Tuesday, Dec. 20th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Wednesday, Dec. 21st
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Thursday, Dec. 22nd
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

World History
Monday, Dec 19th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Tuesday, Dec 20th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Wednesday, Dec 21st
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Thursday, Dec 22nd
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Weekly assignments for Dec 19th - Dec 22nd for US and World History

US History
Monday, Dec. 19th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Tuesday, Dec. 20th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Wednesday, Dec. 21st
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Thursday, Dec. 22nd
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

World History
Monday, Dec 19th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Tuesday, Dec 20th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Wednesday, Dec 21st
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Thursday, Dec 22nd
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Weekly Blog for Dec. 19th - Dec. 22nd for US and World History

US History

Monday, Dec. 19th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Tuesday, Dec. 20th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Wednesday, Dec. 21st
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Thursday, Dec. 22nd
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

World History

Monday, Dec 19th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Tuesday, Dec 20th
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Wednesday, Dec 21st
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Thursday, Dec 22nd
We will be giving the Mid-term Exam.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Daily assignments for US and World Histroy for Dec. 12th - Dec 16th.

Dec. 12
EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 13

EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 14

What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.

Dec.15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.


Dec.16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Sample Test Multiple Choice Questions on I-respond NOW

Instructional Plan: Review/Discuss midterm study guide. Students will have a chance to ask questions or discuss any issues they had in completing the study guide.

Name Game. Each student will have to name a key event or person from our class. Last person standing without repeating wins.

Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door- Create five sample multiple choice questions from the test material.

World History

Dec. 12

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up:
Instructional Plan:Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec13.

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up: Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question.

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec 14

EQ(s):

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits
Dec 15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Assignments for US and World History for the Week of Dec. 12th - Dec 16

Cross Country Banquet on Thursday, Dec 15, at the Golden Corral on Austell Rd. at 7PM.


Dec. 12
EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 13

EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 14

What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.

Dec.15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.


Dec.16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Sample Test Multiple Choice Questions on I-respond NOW

Instructional Plan: Review/Discuss midterm study guide. Students will have a chance to ask questions or discuss any issues they had in completing the study guide.

Name Game. Each student will have to name a key event or person from our class. Last person standing without repeating wins.

Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door- Create five sample multiple choice questions from the test material.

World History

Dec. 12

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up:
Instructional Plan:Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec13.

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up: Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question.

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec 14

EQ(s):

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits
Dec 15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Weekly post for US and World History for blue and white days for Dec. 12 - Dec 16.

Cross Country Banquet 7Pm, Dec. 15. at the Golden Corral in Austell.


Dec. 12
EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 13

EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 14

What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.

Dec.15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.


Dec.16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Sample Test Multiple Choice Questions on I-respond NOW

Instructional Plan: Review/Discuss midterm study guide. Students will have a chance to ask questions or discuss any issues they had in completing the study guide.

Name Game. Each student will have to name a key event or person from our class. Last person standing without repeating wins.

Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door- Create five sample multiple choice questions from the test material.

World History

Dec. 12

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up:
Instructional Plan:Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec13.

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up: Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question.

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec 14

EQ(s):

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits
Dec 15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Week assignments for US and World History for week of Dec 12th thur the 16th

Dec. 12
EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 13

EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 14

What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.

Dec.15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.


Dec.16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Sample Test Multiple Choice Questions on I-respond NOW

Instructional Plan: Review/Discuss midterm study guide. Students will have a chance to ask questions or discuss any issues they had in completing the study guide.

Name Game. Each student will have to name a key event or person from our class. Last person standing without repeating wins.

Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door- Create five sample multiple choice questions from the test material.

World History

Dec. 12

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up:
Instructional Plan:Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec13.

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up: Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question.

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec 14

EQ(s):

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits
Dec 15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits








Dec. 12
EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 13

EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 14

What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.

Dec.15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.


Dec.16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Sample Test Multiple Choice Questions on I-respond NOW

Instructional Plan: Review/Discuss midterm study guide. Students will have a chance to ask questions or discuss any issues they had in completing the study guide.

Name Game. Each student will have to name a key event or person from our class. Last person standing without repeating wins.

Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door- Create five sample multiple choice questions from the test material.

World History

Dec. 12

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up:
Instructional Plan:Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec13.

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up: Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question.

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec 14

EQ(s):

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits
Dec 15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Monday, December 12, 2011

Daily assignments for US and World History for week of Dec 12-16.

This is the week of Dec 12th thru the 16th.
The Cross Country Banquet will be on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 7pm at the Golden Corral.

US History

Dec. 12
EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 13

EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the Progressive Era?

Warm Up: Partner Study Time for 5 Minutes

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Unit 5 Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 14

What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.

Dec.15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Test taking skills lecture/discussion

Instructional Plan: Groups work on midterm study guide. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on their scores on the 9 week assessment.

Stump the Chump game. One student comes up to the front of the room and other students will try to stump them with a question. If the person stumps them, they become the "chump"

Closing Summarizer: Study skills discussion. We will discuss study skills for the test and students will have an opportunity to share their own study skills.


Dec.16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Sample Test Multiple Choice Questions on I-respond NOW

Instructional Plan: Review/Discuss midterm study guide. Students will have a chance to ask questions or discuss any issues they had in completing the study guide.

Name Game. Each student will have to name a key event or person from our class. Last person standing without repeating wins.

Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door- Create five sample multiple choice questions from the test material.

World History

Dec. 12

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up:
Instructional Plan:Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec13.

EQ(s): How successful was the Catholic Church in addressing the criticisms of the Protestant Reformers?

Warm Up: Warm Up: Sample multiple Choice Question.

Instructional Plan: Graphic organizer on sects of Christianity. Students will use the book to fill out a graphic organizer that illustrates the Protestant sects of Christianity that come out of the Reformation.

Who am I? examples. I will give hints to famous people and students will guess.

Who am I? booklet. Students will create a booklet that contain hints to people we have talked about. The answers will be in the back of the booklet

Closing Summarizer: Pass out and discuss the study guide for the Renaissance and Reformation test.

Dec 14

EQ(s):

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy
Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permit

Dec 15

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Dec 16

EQ(s): What key figures, patterns, and events will be on the midterm? How can I better my current study habits?

Warm Up: Students will study with a partner for about 5 minutes using their notes and study guide.

Instructional Plan: Review Team Jeopardy

Renaissance and Reformation Test

Closing Summarizer: Review Test if time permits

Friday, December 9, 2011

Daily assignments for US and World History for White and Blue days.

US History

EQ: What reforms led to the many movements in the Profressive Era?

Warm-up: This day in History.

Quiz on Progresive Era.

Imperalism, Spanish American War and Roosevelt Corallary - Group Activity.

Review Vocabulary for test.

Summarizer: 3-2-1

World History

EQ: What was the Renaissance/Reformation?

Warm-up: Create three mutiple choice questions about the Renaissance or Reformation.

Writing performace task - quiz on Renaissance or Reformation.

Summarizer: 3-2-1

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Daily Assignments for US History for Blue and White Days

US History

EQ: What reforms led to the many movements in the Progressive Era?

Warm-up: This day in History.

Quiz on Progressive Era.

Imperalism, Spanish American War and Roosevelt Corallary, Group activity.

Review Vocabulary for test.

Summarizer: 3-2-1

Standards

SSUSH14
The student will explain America's evolving relationship with the world at the turn of the twentieth century.
Element: SSUSH14.a
Explain the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and anti-Asian immigration sentiment on the west coast.
Element: SSUSH14.b
Describe the Spanish-American War, the war in the Philippines, and the debate over American expansionism.
Element: SSUSH14.c
Explain U.S. involvement in Latin America, as reflected by the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine and the creation of the Panama Canal.

World History

EQ: Who was Henry the VIII?

Warm-up: Describe three things about the Renaissance.

Notes on Reformation/Henry the VIII

Notes Organizer

Comic Strip - Henry VIII

Summarizer: 3-2-1

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Daily assignments for US History for White and Blue Days.

US History

EQ: What factors led to many movements seen in the Progressive Era.

Warm-up: This day in History.

Quiz on work book reading.

Discussion on the Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

Create chart representing political/social & economic reforms.

Sumarizer: What were the reforms established in the Progressive Era.


Standards

SSUSH13
The student will identify major efforts to reform American society and politics in the Progressive Era.
Element: SSUSH13.a
Explain Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and federal oversight of the meat packing industry.
Element: SSUSH13.b
Identify Jane Addams and Hull House, and the role of women in reform movements.
Element: SSUSH13.c
Describe the rise of Jim Crow, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the emergence of the NAACP.
Element: SSUSH13.d
Explain Ida Tarbell's role as a muckraker.
Element: SSUSH13.e
Describe the significance of progressive reforms such as the initiative, the recall, and referendum direct election of senators, reform of labor laws and efforts to improve living conditions for the poor in cities.

World History

EQ: Who was Henry the VIII?

Warm-up: Describe three things about the Renaissance.

Notes on Reformation/Henry VIII

Notes with organizer.

Comic strip activity on Henry the VIII.

Summarizer: 3-2-1 Henry the VIII, Martin Luther, Renaissance

Standard

SSWH9
The student will analyze the change and continuity in the Renaissance and Reformation.
Element: SSWH9.a
Explain the social, economic and political changes that contributed to the rise of Florence and the ideas of Machiavelli.
Element: SSWH9.b
Identify artistic and scientific achievements of the "Renaissance man" Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo.
Element: SSWH9.c
Explain the main characteristics of humanism to include the ideas of Petrarch, Dante and Erasmus.
Element: SSWH9.d
Analyze the impact of the Protestant Reformation to include the ideas of Martin Luther and John Calvin.
Element: SSWH9.e
Describe the Counter Reformation at the Council of Trent and the role of the Jesuits.
Element: SSWH9.f
Describe the English Reformation and the role of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
Element: SSWH9.g
Explain the importance of Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Daily Assignments for US and World History Classes for Blue and White Days.

US History

EQ: What factors led to the many movements seen in the progressive era.

Warm-up: This day in history.

Unpack Standard 13.

Notes/Discussion on progressive era. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

Documents based assessments.

Summarizer; interpret assigned quotes from The Jungle.

World History

EQ: Who was Martin Luther?

Warm-up: Partice questions - multiple choice Renaissance review.

Notes on Reformation/Martin Luther

Notes Organizer

Video Clips - Middle Ages

Summarizer: 1o Theses

Monday, December 5, 2011

Daily Assignments for US and World History for White and Blue Days

US History

Warm-up: This day in History

EQ: How did southern whites atttempt to disenfranchise Africian Americas during the Jim Crow Era?

Good news bad news activity.

Introduction to the Jim Crow laws.

Literacy Test acitivity.

Plessy vs Fergusion

Summerizer: 3-2-1 Questions on Plessy vs Fergusion.

World History

Warm-up: What do you know about Martin Luther?

EQ: Who was Martin Luther and what was theReformation?

Practice Questions: Renaissance Review, mutiple choice questions.

Notes on Reformation/Martin Luther

Notes organizer activity.

Video Clips - Middle ages

Summarizer: Ten thing you complain about.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Daily assignments for US and world History for Blue and White days.

US History

EQ: How did southern whites attempt to disenfranchise African Americans?

Warm-up: Quiz

Future activity

Fill out Mississippi voter application.

Review Jim Crow Laws in GA all 27.

Video clip for Jim Crow.

Summarizer: Describe the Jim Crow Laws and their affect on Africian Americans.

Word History

EQ: What was the "Reformation" and how did Martin Luther change religion

Warm-up: Discussion - Denominations organizer

Video Segment - Rreformation

Summarizer: Ticket Out

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Daily assignments US and World History for white and blue days.

US History

EQ: How did increasing immigration affect the U.S. Society?
What factors led to the development of Labor Unions

Warm-up: Quiz in Chapter 13

The push-pull result of Immigration

Notes on the labor unions.

The Ellis Island reading.

Summarizer: Citizenship Test

Standards:

SSUSH12
The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.
Element: SSUSH12.a
Describe Ellis Island, the change in immigrants origins to southern and eastern Europe, and the impact of this change on urban America.
Element: SSUSH12.b
Identify the American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers.
Element: SSUSH12.c
Describe the growth of the western population and its impact on Native Americans with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee.
Element: SSUSH12.d
Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest.

World History

EQ: What was the role of Renaissance Scientist?

Warm-up: What could you live without (1-5)

Notes: Top ten fact about the Renaissance

Show video on DaVanci

Summarizer: Ticket out, who where the leaders of the Renaissance period?

Standards:

SSWH9
The student will analyze the change and continuity in the Renaissance and Reformation.
Element: SSWH9.a
Explain the social, economic and political changes that contributed to the rise of Florence and the ideas of Machiavelli.
Element: SSWH9.b
Identify artistic and scientific achievements of the "Renaissance man" Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo.
Element: SSWH9.c
Explain the main characteristics of humanism to include the ideas of Petrarch, Dante and Erasmus.
Element: SSWH9.d
Analyze the impact of the Protestant Reformation to include the ideas of Martin Luther and John Calvin.
Element: SSWH9.e
Describe the Counter Reformation at the Council of Trent and the role of the Jesuits.
Element: SSWH9.f
Describe the English Reformation and the role of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
Element: SSWH9.g
Explain the importance of Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press.