Tuesday October 29, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will be learning how to read a source and look for bias.

Circle: What is your favorite activity to do in the winter?

Thesis: I will be having students create a thesis about whether or not they like school. They will have to give three reasons why they do or do not like school.

Background Info: Students will be giving some background information on this topic.

Road Map: Students will be creating a road map thesis with their claims.

Conclusion: Students will be creating a conclusion paragraph for their papers.

Color Coding: Students will be working to color code a paragraph.

Nile Mini Q: Students will be working to create a thesis and three claims for the Nile Mini Q.

Writing: Students will be writing their Nile Mini Q Papers.

Homework: Read A Little History Chapters 30-31.

Friday October 25, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will be learning how to read a source and look for bias.

Circle: If you were a famous actor/actress, which movie genre would you want to star in?

A Little History: Chapters 27-29 quiz.

Nile Mini Q: We will be going through the steps of the Nile Mini Q together as a close. We will be reading the documents silently, talking about the documents in our groups, and reporting out as a whole class.

Homework: Read A Little History Chapters 30-31.

Tuesday October 22, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will be learning how to read a source and look for bias.

Circle: What was your original favorite video game? 

Nile Mini Q: We will be going through the steps of the Nile Mini Q together as a close. We will be reading the documents silently, talking about the documents in our groups, and reporting out as a whole class.

Homework: Read A Little History Chapters 27, 28, 29. Reading Quiz on Thursday!

Thursday October 10, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will be learning how to read a source and look for bias.

Circle: If you could own any company in the world, which one would you choose?

Nile Mini Q: We will be going through the steps of the Nile Mini Q together as a close. We will be reading the documents silently, talking about the documents in our groups, and reporting out as a whole class.

Homework: Read A Little History Chapters 25-26

Tuesday October 8, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will be learning how to read a source and look for bias.

Circle: What color clothing do you hate to wear the most?

Football Game DBQ: Students will be working together in small groups and reporting out as a class after reading each document. Students will be looking for bias and trying to figure out which sources are most credible.

Presentation: Students will be working to create a presentation of sources. Each student in the group will present on their own source. They will talk about point of view, bias, how it helps them understand the catch, and rate the credibility on a scale from 1-10.

Credible Sources: Students will be working together to decide which sources they think are most credible. 

Football Game Writing: Students will be writing a claim, evidence, warrant paragraph for the Football Game DBQ. They will also be color coding the paragraphs. See the assignment on Google Classroom for more details.

Exit Ticket: What are you good at and what are you struggling with when it comes to claim, evidence, warrant.

Homework: Read A Little History Chapters 22-24.

Friday October 4, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will be learning how to read a source and look for bias.

Circle: Would you rather have a runny nose or dry eyes? 

A Little History: Students will be working together in groups to answer questions over chapters 19-21.

Football Game DBQ: Students will be working together in small groups and reporting out as a class after reading each document. Students will be looking for bias and trying to figure out which sources are most credible.

Homework: Read A Little History Chapters 22-24.

Wednesday October 2, 2019

Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will know and be able to apply the five themes of geography. Students will know local and global geography.

Circle: What would your ideal vacation look like?

Five Themes Postcards: Students will be working individually to complete the five themes postcards.

Reading: If you complete the five themes postcard, you will have time to do the reading homework.

Homework: Read Chapters 19-21.