Monthly Archives: January 2018

1/31 Rubric for Sequence maps, Selma map due tomorrow

Students were given a half sheet of paper in class today to submit their sequence maps on “Selma, Lord, Selma”.  They had some class time, and could work with other students.  It is  due Thursday morning.  This is a formative … Continue reading

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1/30 Homework assigned and due on Friday

Today we reviewed the annotations, central ideas and facts from the Newsela Gandhi article.  We reviewed examples of work, as well as the rubric.  We discussed the requirements of the assignment and the due date.  I am available after school … Continue reading

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1/30 Write rubric, and an example

3- Completely and thoroughly answered the prompt, including explicit text citations 2- Answer is incomplete, check Write for feedback 1 – Many problems with your answer, check with me for help and detailed feedback Identify the central idea, and cite … Continue reading

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11/23 E Kala Mai

Sorry, but Mrs. Kono is lame and made a mistake.  It is Department of Hawaiian Homelands, not OHA, that administers Hawaiian homes. Follow this link for OHA. About  

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1/23 Homework tonight, due tomorrow

Students began reading the Newsela article on Gandhi and his ideas on nonviolent protest.  They began their annotations in class.  Please finish your reading and annotations for tomorrow’s discussion.

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1/22 A perspective on Dr. King’s message and the people of Hawai’i

Students read and discussed this message in class today: OHA Trustee Keli’i Akina: My Martin Luther King Day Message to You As your OHA Trustee-at-Large, I daily strive to honor Dr. Martin Luther King and make his dream a reality … Continue reading

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1/16 What we’re doing

Last week was spent working on basic skills they will be using throughout the semester.  We reviewed the vision statement, and made sure students know what the 21st century skills are, and some Hawaiian and Christian values.  They joined a … Continue reading

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1/16 First upload of assignments

The first assignment that was due on 1/15, was assigned on 1/8.  This was the blog reply from the student and guardian/parent.  If the student did not turn it in by the 15th, it will be marked as missing, even … Continue reading

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1/8/18 – Welcome to Social Studies, and homework

This homework assignment is due by January 15, but can be submitted earlier.  This is a formative (non-graded) assignment.  If you run into technical difficulties, let me know so I can help you.  Sometimes students run into glitches. The class … Continue reading

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