US History
Monday Jan 30
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
Tuesday Jan 31
Warm Up: How is the Great Depression like a house?
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion FDR and the New Deal (Standard 18)
Group reading on Depression Era interviews. Each group will be assigned 1 of 3 readings. Smaller groups with the same reading will come together to prepare a presentation for the class. Group presentations
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the Door. Student name acronym about the Great Depression.
Wednesday February 1
Warm Up: How is the Great Depression like a house?
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion FDR and the New Deal (Standard 18)
Group reading on Depression Era interviews. Each group will be assigned 1 of 3 readings. Smaller groups with the same reading will come together to prepare a presentation for the class. Group presentations
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the Door. Student name acronym about the Great Depression.
Thursday February 2
Warm Up: Crossword Puzzle on the Great Depression
Instructional Plan: Fireside Chat audio and discussion questions
Finish standard 18 lecture/Discussion
Group reading of TVA and discussion questions
Closing Summarizer: Parking lot on Great Depression.
Friday February 3
Warm Up: Crossword Puzzle on the Great Depression
Instructional Plan: Fireside Chat audio and discussion questions
Finish standard 18 lecture/Discussion
Group reading of TVA and discussion questions
Closing Summarizer: Parking lot on Great Depression.
World History
Monday Jan 30
Warm Up: Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Warm Up:
Tuesday Jan 31
Warm Up: Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Wednesday February 1
Warm Up: If you were king of a nation, what would you do to keep power?
Instructional Plan: Absolutism Group Poster project. Students will use a graphic organizer to guide their poster project.
Absolutism Poster/Graphic Organizer Gallery Walk - Students will participate in a gallery walk to view the posters of their peers and to complete the graphic organizer on the absolute rulers.
Review findings of Gallery Walk and fill in missing information.
Closing Summarizer: 1 question I still have about Absolutism discussion
Thursday February 2
Warm up: If you were king of a nation, what would you do to keep power?
Instructional Plan: Absolutism Group Poster project. Students will use a graphic organizer to guide their poster project.
Absolutism Poster/Graphic Organizer Gallery Walk - Students will participate in a gallery walk to view the posters of their peers and to complete the graphic organizer on the absolute rulers.
Review findings of Gallery Walk and fill in missing information.
Closing Summarizer: 1 question I still have about Absolutism discussion
Friday February 3
Warm Up: Fun Facts Quiz on the French Revolution
Instructional Plan: Story of Versailles and PicturesBrief depiction of the breakdown of the estates generalLecture/Discussion on French Revolution including brief Video
Closing Summarizer: Review crossword on Enlightenment, Absolutism, and French Revolution
Instructional Plan:
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Daily assignments for US and World History the week of Jan 30th - Feb 3rd
US History
Monday Jan 30
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
Tuesday Jan 31
Warm Up: How is the Great Depression like a house?
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion FDR and the New Deal (Standard 18)
Group reading on Depression Era interviews. Each group will be assigned 1 of 3 readings. Smaller groups with the same reading will come together to prepare a presentation for the class. Group presentations
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the Door. Student name acronym about the Great Depression.
Wednesday February 1
Warm Up: How is the Great Depression like a house?
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion FDR and the New Deal (Standard 18)
Group reading on Depression Era interviews. Each group will be assigned 1 of 3 readings. Smaller groups with the same reading will come together to prepare a presentation for the class. Group presentations
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the Door. Student name acronym about the Great Depression.
Thursday February 2
Warm Up: Crossword Puzzle on the Great Depression
Instructional Plan: Fireside Chat audio and discussion questions
Finish standard 18 lecture/Discussion
Group reading of TVA and discussion questions
Closing Summarizer: Parking lot on Great Depression.
Friday February 3
Warm Up: Crossword Puzzle on the Great Depression
Instructional Plan: Fireside Chat audio and discussion questions
Finish standard 18 lecture/Discussion
Group reading of TVA and discussion questions
Closing Summarizer: Parking lot on Great Depression.
World History
Monday Jan 30
Warm Up: Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Warm Up:
Tuesday Jan 31
Warm Up: Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Wednesda3y February 1
Warm Up: If you were king of a nation, what would you do to keep power?
Instructional Plan: Absolutism Group Poster project. Students will use a graphic organizer to guide their poster project.
Absolutism Poster/Graphic Organizer Gallery Walk - Students will participate in a gallery walk to view the posters of their peers and to complete the graphic organizer on the absolute rulers.
Review findings of Gallery Walk and fill in missing information.
Closing Summarizer: 1 question I still have about Absolutism discussion
Thursday February 2
Warm up: If you were king of a nation, what would you do to keep power?
Instructional Plan: Absolutism Group Poster project. Students will use a graphic organizer to guide their poster project.
Absolutism Poster/Graphic Organizer Gallery Walk - Students will participate in a gallery walk to view the posters of their peers and to complete the graphic organizer on the absolute rulers.
Review findings of Gallery Walk and fill in missing information.
Closing Summarizer: 1 question I still have about Absolutism discussion
Friday February 3
Warm Up: Fun Facts Quiz on the French Revolution
Instructional Plan: Story of Versailles and PicturesBrief depiction of the breakdown of the estates generalLecture/Discussion on French Revolution including brief Video
Closing Summarizer: Review crossword on Enlightenment, Absolutism, and French Revolution
Instructional Plan:
Monday Jan 30
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
Tuesday Jan 31
Warm Up: How is the Great Depression like a house?
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion FDR and the New Deal (Standard 18)
Group reading on Depression Era interviews. Each group will be assigned 1 of 3 readings. Smaller groups with the same reading will come together to prepare a presentation for the class. Group presentations
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the Door. Student name acronym about the Great Depression.
Wednesday February 1
Warm Up: How is the Great Depression like a house?
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion FDR and the New Deal (Standard 18)
Group reading on Depression Era interviews. Each group will be assigned 1 of 3 readings. Smaller groups with the same reading will come together to prepare a presentation for the class. Group presentations
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the Door. Student name acronym about the Great Depression.
Thursday February 2
Warm Up: Crossword Puzzle on the Great Depression
Instructional Plan: Fireside Chat audio and discussion questions
Finish standard 18 lecture/Discussion
Group reading of TVA and discussion questions
Closing Summarizer: Parking lot on Great Depression.
Friday February 3
Warm Up: Crossword Puzzle on the Great Depression
Instructional Plan: Fireside Chat audio and discussion questions
Finish standard 18 lecture/Discussion
Group reading of TVA and discussion questions
Closing Summarizer: Parking lot on Great Depression.
World History
Monday Jan 30
Warm Up: Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Warm Up:
Tuesday Jan 31
Warm Up: Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Wednesda3y February 1
Warm Up: If you were king of a nation, what would you do to keep power?
Instructional Plan: Absolutism Group Poster project. Students will use a graphic organizer to guide their poster project.
Absolutism Poster/Graphic Organizer Gallery Walk - Students will participate in a gallery walk to view the posters of their peers and to complete the graphic organizer on the absolute rulers.
Review findings of Gallery Walk and fill in missing information.
Closing Summarizer: 1 question I still have about Absolutism discussion
Thursday February 2
Warm up: If you were king of a nation, what would you do to keep power?
Instructional Plan: Absolutism Group Poster project. Students will use a graphic organizer to guide their poster project.
Absolutism Poster/Graphic Organizer Gallery Walk - Students will participate in a gallery walk to view the posters of their peers and to complete the graphic organizer on the absolute rulers.
Review findings of Gallery Walk and fill in missing information.
Closing Summarizer: 1 question I still have about Absolutism discussion
Friday February 3
Warm Up: Fun Facts Quiz on the French Revolution
Instructional Plan: Story of Versailles and PicturesBrief depiction of the breakdown of the estates generalLecture/Discussion on French Revolution including brief Video
Closing Summarizer: Review crossword on Enlightenment, Absolutism, and French Revolution
Instructional Plan:
Friday, January 27, 2012
Daily assignments for US and World History for the week of Jan 23 - Jan 27
US History
Monday Jan. 23
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Monday Jan. 23
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Daily assignments for US and World Histroy for week of Jan 23 - Jan 27
US History
Monday Jan. 23
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Monday Jan. 23
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Daily assignment for US and World History for week of Jan 23 - Jan 27
US History
Monday Jan. 23
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Monday Jan. 23
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Weekly assignments for US and World assignments for Jan 23 - Jan 27
US History
Monday Jan. 23
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Monday Jan. 23
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Daily assignments for US and World History for the week of Jan 23 - Jan 27
Monday Jan. 23
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Tuesday Jan. 24
US History Warm Up: America the story of US video clip on the creation of the automobile and the assembly line.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Red Scare, Mass Culture, Harlem RenaissancePrimary Documents Discussion. As a class, we will read and discuss a few works by Langston Hughes.
Closing Summarizer: 1920's Magazine Cover. Students will make a magazine cover that would be seen in the 20's.
or
Magazine article that discusses an issue from the 20's.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Brain Pop Roaring Twenties
Instructional Plan: Standards 15 and 16 Taboo. Class will be divided into two teams. One member will have to give clues to their team without saying the buzz words on the card.
Standards 15-16 Quiz on I-respond
Closing Summarizer: America the story of Us introduction to Great Depression if time permits.
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: America the Story of US Great Depression video
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Great Depression
Great Depression Photography. Students will use the class pad to highlight major aspects of the pictures.
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about the Great Depression with each.
World History
Monday Jan 23
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Tuesday Jan 24
Warm Up: Video on the history of the Taj Mahal
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Standard 12
Choose 1- Write a poem, draw a picture, or make flashcards for Standard 12
Testing vocabulary starting with A. Students will be given a list of test taking vocabulary. We will discuss and define the list.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out the door. Choose two of the words from the vocabulary and write a sentence about Standard 12 with it.
Wednesday Jan 25
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Thursday Jan 26
Warm Up: Think-Pair-Share: What inventions could you not live without and why?
Instructional Plan: Illustration. I will stand up on a chair and drop an object. We will have a brief discussion of gravity.
Reporter/Scientist Interviews (Role-Play) - Students will be put into groups of three and will create a dialogue in the form of an interview with one student taking on the role of a famous scientist from the Scientific Revolution and the other student taking on the role of the reporter. The students will perform their interview for the class.
Graphic organizer - Scientific Revolution (class will complete this together after each presentation)
Closing Summarizer: The Most Important Thing (about the Scientific Revolution)
Friday Jan 27
Warm Up: : Discussion of social contract. Class will make a contract where students give something to the teacher and the teacher will give them back something. Ex. All a's on next test and we will have a movie day.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion Enlightenment
Enlightenment Foldable. Students will write down information on key figures in the Enlightenment and choose from various quotes.
Closing Summarizer: One Thing I learned today discussion
Friday, January 20, 2012
Assignments for US and World History for the week of Jan 17 - Jan 20
US History
Tuesday Jan. 17th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Wednesday Jan. 18th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Thursday Jan.19th
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th Amendment
Video on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
Friday Jan 20
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th AmendmentVideo on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
World History
Tuesday Jan 17th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday Jan 18th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Thursday Jan 19th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Friday Jan 20th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Tuesday Jan. 17th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Wednesday Jan. 18th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Thursday Jan.19th
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th Amendment
Video on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
Friday Jan 20
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th AmendmentVideo on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
World History
Tuesday Jan 17th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday Jan 18th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Thursday Jan 19th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Friday Jan 20th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Assignments of US and World Histroy for week of Jan 17 - Jan 20
US History
Tuesday Jan. 17th
Standards
SSUSH15
The student will analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in World War I.
Element: SSUSH15.a
Describe the movement from U.S. neutrality to engagement in World War I, with reference to unrestricted submarine warfare.
Element: SSUSH15.b
Explain the domestic impact of World War I, reflected by the origins of the Great Migration, and the Espionage Act and socialist Eugene Debs.
Element: SSUSH15.c
Explain Wilson's Fourteen Points, the proposed League of Nations.
Element: SSUSH15.d
Passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, establishing Prohibition, and the Nineteenth Amendment, establishing women suffrage.
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Wednesday Jan. 18th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Thursday Jan.19th
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th Amendment
Video on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
Friday Jan 20
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th AmendmentVideo on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
World History
Tuesday Jan 17th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday Jan 18th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Thursday Jan 19th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Friday Jan 20th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Tuesday Jan. 17th
Standards
SSUSH15
The student will analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in World War I.
Element: SSUSH15.a
Describe the movement from U.S. neutrality to engagement in World War I, with reference to unrestricted submarine warfare.
Element: SSUSH15.b
Explain the domestic impact of World War I, reflected by the origins of the Great Migration, and the Espionage Act and socialist Eugene Debs.
Element: SSUSH15.c
Explain Wilson's Fourteen Points, the proposed League of Nations.
Element: SSUSH15.d
Passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, establishing Prohibition, and the Nineteenth Amendment, establishing women suffrage.
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Wednesday Jan. 18th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Thursday Jan.19th
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th Amendment
Video on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
Friday Jan 20
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th AmendmentVideo on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
World History
Tuesday Jan 17th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday Jan 18th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Thursday Jan 19th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Friday Jan 20th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Daily Assignments for US and World History for the week of Jan 17 - Jan 20
US History
Tuesday Jan. 17th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Wednesday Jan. 18th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Thursday Jan.19th
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th Amendment
Video on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
Friday Jan 20
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th AmendmentVideo on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
World History
Tuesday Jan 17th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday Jan 18th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Thursday Jan 19th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Friday Jan 20th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Tuesday Jan. 17th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Wednesday Jan. 18th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Thursday Jan.19th
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th Amendment
Video on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
Friday Jan 20
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th AmendmentVideo on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
World History
Tuesday Jan 17th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday Jan 18th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Thursday Jan 19th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Friday Jan 20th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Weekly Blog for US and World History for the week of Jan. 17 - Jan 20
US History
Tuesday Jan. 17th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Wednesday Jan. 18th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Thursday Jan.19th
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th Amendment
Video on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
Friday Jan 20
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th AmendmentVideo on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
World History
Tuesday Jan 17th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday Jan 18th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Thursday Jan 19th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Friday Jan 20th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Tuesday Jan. 17th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Wednesday Jan. 18th
Warm Up: Activating questions based on mock draft. Students will be given a number as they walk in. Once class begins I will call out numbers and we will see who would be forced to go off to war. We will discuss the questions afterwords.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion of WWI warfare and how it affected American Society (Standard 15)Two videos reviewing WWI and illustrating trench warfare.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. 5 most important things from WWI. Students will write this down and turn it in.
Thursday Jan.19th
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th Amendment
Video on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
Friday Jan 20
Warm Up: Group Chronology of WWI events. Students will be given a list of events and the first team to get them all in the correct order wins a prize. Students will be grouped heterogeneously based on grade in the class.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on 14 Points and League of Nations
Video transitioning to Roaring TwentiesIntroduction to 18th AmendmentVideo on Prohibition and American Gangsters
Closing Summarizer: Word Splash. Students will use a group of related words to create one coherent sentence.
World History
Tuesday Jan 17th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Wednesday Jan 18th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Thursday Jan 19th
Warm Up: Brain Pop on Conquistadors
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on Conquistadors and excerpts from Native American Accounts
Finish Exploration Choices
Closing Summarizer: Parking Lot on Age of Exploration
Friday Jan 20th
Warm Up: Map review. We will review the 7 continents and 4 oceans. Students will take a short quiz at the end.
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion/Introduction to the Age of exploration. Graphic Organizer provided.
Age of Exploration Think Tac Toe. Students will choose three activities to make a tic tac toe. Activities include RAFT writing, Graphic organizer, rap/song, recruitment flyer, etc.
Closing Summarizer: Ticket out of the door. Each student will write down the most important thing they learned about the Age of Exploration.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Weekly assignments for US and World History for week of Jan 10 - Jan 13
US History
Jan 10
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 11
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 12
EQ(s): What cause the United States to join WWI?
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 10
World History
Jan 10
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 11
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 12
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else
Jan 10
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 11
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 12
EQ(s): What cause the United States to join WWI?
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 10
World History
Jan 10
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 11
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 12
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Daily assignments for week of Jan 10 - Jan 13 for US and World History
US History
Jan 10
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 11
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 12
EQ(s): What cause the United States to join WWI?
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 10
World History
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 11
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 12
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else
Jan 10
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 11
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 12
EQ(s): What cause the United States to join WWI?
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 10
World History
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 11
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 12
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Week Blog for Jan 10 - Jan 13
US History
Jan 10
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 11
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 12
EQ(s): What cause the United States to join WWI?
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 10
World History
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 11
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 12
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else
Jan 10
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 11
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 12
EQ(s): What cause the United States to join WWI?
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 10
World History
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 11
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. 2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 12
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Weekly Blog for US and World History for Jan 10 - Jan 13, 2012
US History
Jan 10
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 11
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 12
EQ(s): What cause the United States to join WWI?
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
World History
Jan 10
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester.
2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 11
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester.
2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 12
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else
Jan 10
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 11
EQ(s): What are the ten most important events in the first half of this class?
Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is US History like a car?
Jan 12
EQ(s): What cause the United States to join WWI?
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Brain Pop on World War I
Instructional Plan: Lecture/Discussion on beginnings of WWI and how it affected society.
20 questions on how poppies are related to WWI
Group reading and discussion questions of poem In Flanders Field.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion. One thing you learned today. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating.
World History
Jan 10
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester.
2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 11
Starter / Warm Up: New Year's Resolutions. Students will write down three New Years Resolutions with at least one of them being education related. Students will revisit these resolutions later in the year.
Instructional Plan: 1. Top Ten Events Timeline. Students will create a timeline that includes what they believe are the ten most important events that we talked about first semester.
2. Timeline will include an event, a picture, brief description, and reasoning behind why they believe this event is important.
Closing Summarizer: Discussion- How is a book like a teenager? This will be the example to get us going.
Discussion- How is World History like a car?
Jan 12
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else.
Jan 13
Warm Up: Video on the customs of the Ancient Native American Tribes
Instructional Plan: 1. Lecture/Discussion with graphic organizer on Olmec, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
2. Interesting Facts quiz on the Aztecs. Students will take a quiz on interesting facts about the Aztecs and I will discuss selected answers.
Closing Summarizer: One thing I learned today discussion. Each student will share one thing they learned without repeating anyone else
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