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Week Ten: Friday, November 4, 2022

 

Welcome: 




American History (Periods 1, 4, and 5): 

This Past Week: 

  • Monday: This week started with the students working on their study guides for the civics exam. The students were given time to complete as much as they could on their own and then work with their desk groups and get help from me to make sure they had the correct information. We also took some time today to play some Blooket review games for the Civics Exam. 
  • Tuesday: I was out today and the students worked on a Pear Deck meant to help them use the CRAAP test to locate & evaluate sources of information on the internet. I will be completely honest here--I used Pear Deck because I felt like it would be a logical step-by-step way to introduce the topic to the students and it didn't seem to work as well as I hoped it would. I think it ended up overwhelming some of the students. 
  • Wednesday: We spent some time today discussing the assignment the students worked on yesterday, reviewed a little for the Civics Exam, and then spent some time working on the activity from yesterday to help find resources. 
  • Thursday: Today was all about reviewing for the exam. We started the day doing an activity called Flashcard Factory. I created a set of flashcards from the 8 most commonly missed questions from the review yesterday--the students worked in partners to make flashcards to help them make sense of these terms. We finished the day playing more review games to help get the students ready for the Civics Exam tomorrow.   
  • Friday: Today was all about the Civics Exam--it was the ONLY thing the students were expected to do. If the students finished the test with any time left in the period they were able to work on finding sources for the #043 Pear Deck we started on Tuesday. 

This Upcoming Week: 

The idea behind this week is to get the students a broad overview of what they'll be learning for the second quarter of the school year. The students will take part in a game called Flashcard Factory through PearDeck t help introduce them to four key terms for this unit. We'll also watch parts of America the Story of Us: Westward--this video always catches the interest of the students and gets them interested in some of the trials and tribulations Americans faced when they went west in the 19th century. Finally, the students will spend time completing our America Expands to the West Assignment in desk groups. This multi-step assignment is meant to help practice research skills and give a great starting point for the content this quarter. 

Honor's American History (Periods 2, and 8): 

This Past Week: 

  • Monday: This week started with the students working on their study guides for the civics exam. The students were given time to complete as much as they could on their own and then work with their desk groups and get help from me to make sure they had the correct information. We also took some time today to play some Blooket review games for the Civics Exam. 
  • Tuesday: I was out today and the students worked on a Pear Deck meant to help them learn how a president is elected and how to use the CRAAP test to locate & evaluate sources of information on the internet. I will be completely honest here--I used Pear Deck because I felt like it would be a logical step-by-step way to introduce the topic to the students and it didn't seem to work as well as I hoped it would. I think it ended up overwhelming some of the students. 
  • Wednesday: We spent some time today discussing the assignment the students worked on yesterday, reviewed a little for the Civics Exam, and then spent some time working on the activity from yesterday to help find resources. 
  • Thursday: Today was all about reviewing for the exam. We started the day doing an activity called Flashcard Factory. I created a set of flashcards from the 8 most commonly missed questions from the review yesterday--the students worked in partners to make flashcards to help them make sense of these terms. We finished the day playing more review games to help get the students ready for the Civics Exam tomorrow.   
  • Friday: Today was all about the Civics Exam--it was the ONLY thing the students were expected to do. If the students finished the test with any time left in the period they were able to work on finding sources for the #044 Pear Deck we started on Tuesday. 

This Upcoming Week: 

The idea behind this week is to get the students a broad overview of what they'll be learning for the second quarter of the school year. The students will take part in a game called Flashcard Factory through PearDeck t help introduce them to four key terms for this unit. We'll also watch parts of America the Story of Us: Westward--this video always catches the interest of the students and gets them interested in some of the trials and tribulations Americans faced when they went west in the 19th century. Finally, the students will spend time completing our America Expands to the West Assignment in desk groups. This multi-step assignment is meant to help practice research skills and give a great starting point for the content this quarter. 

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