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Friday, January 20, 2023

 Welcome: 

Another week down and some more resources shared with the students for high school! The students watched the two videos found below to help them make course selections for the high school on Friday. All course selections are due by January 30 and the counselors will be in our class on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, to help with the students. Here is a rising 9th-grade "to-do" list and a checklist from the high school guidance department to help with the process. 





This Past Week in Social Studies (1, 4, and 5): 

Here's a quick rundown of what we did each day in class this past week: 
  • Monday: No school today 
  • Tuesday: The students worked on a challenging assignment called #040-Wars for the West List/Group/Label today. The students were given a list of 32 terms that we have worked with over the past few days and were asked to create groupings of 3-5 terms that are connected and then explain their connections. 
  • Wednesday: The students started the day with an activity called "Word Up Wednesday." This activity helped us to better understand some of the massacres that took place in the American west in the 1800s as our nation expanded. The students were then given the remaining time to work on #040. 
  • Thursday: The students did a quick Pear Deck presentation to help plan out our class discussions next week. Finally, the students spent time working on their #040-Wars for the West List/Group/Label assignment. 
  • Friday: We spent the entire day today watching the course selection videos listed above and making course selections for next year. 

Next Week in Social Studies (1, 4, and 5): 

The students will be taking the next round of their LinkIt assessments on Monday and Tuesday so we will have shortened class periods, in addition, the high school guidance counselors will be coming to our classes on Wednesday to help the students with their course selections. Here's a list of what we will be doing throughout the week next week: 
  • We will do a Wingman Discussion activity this week where the students will discuss and debate the question "Should the United States pay reparations to Native American tribes?" We'll spend some time planning and researching for the discussions first. 
  • Industrial Revolution Chat Stations: The students will be introduced to the content of the third quarter through a low-pressure activity called "Chat Stations." They will be introduced to some bigger questions about technology and human life in this activity. 
  • Industrial Revolution Group Frayer: The students will start with the third quarter content by completing an assignment called the Industrial Revolution Group Frayer. They will be asked to become an expert on 5 different terms in order to help build a collaborative base of knowledge.  

This Past Week in Honor's Social Studies (2 and 8): 

Here's a quick rundown of what we did each day in class this past week: 
  • Monday: No school today 
  • Tuesday: The students worked on a challenging assignment called #040-Wars for the West List/Group/Label today. The students were given a list of 32 terms that we have worked with over the past few days and were asked to create groupings of 3-5 terms that are connected and then explain their connections. 
  • Wednesday: The students started the day with an activity called "Word Up Wednesday." The students investigated the word "Assimilation" to help them understand our last topic of the quarter. The students were then given the remaining time to work on #040. 
  • Thursday: We introduced the final assignment for the quarter about the Carlisle Indian School today. The students were then asked to analyze two sources that helped to  Finally, the students spent time working on their #040-Wars for the West List/Group/Label assignment. 
  • Friday: We spent the entire day today watching the course selection videos listed above and making course selections for next year. 

Next Week in Honor's Social Studies (2 and 8): 

The students will be taking the next round of their LinkIt assessments on Monday and Tuesday so we will have shortened class periods, in addition, the high school guidance counselors will be coming to our classes on Wednesday to help the students with their course selections. Here's a list of what we will be doing throughout the week next week: 
  • The students will complete their Carlisle Indian School assignment and then will take an in-class open-notes "quiz" of sorts to make sure they understood the true goal of the institution on Tuesday. 
  • Industrial Revolution Chat Stations: The students will be introduced to the content of the third quarter through a low-pressure activity called "Chat Stations." They will be introduced to some bigger questions about technology and human life in this activity. 
  • Industrial Revolution Group Frayer: The students will start with the third quarter content by completing an assignment called the Industrial Revolution Group Frayer. They will be asked to become an expert on 5 different terms in order to help build a collaborative base of knowledge.  

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