Monthly Archives: March 2018
4/2 Summative Road to Democracy test on Thursday/Friday
On Monday 4/2, we will have completed our Road to Democracy lessons. Thursday and Friday you will be taking an extended responses type of test for the four different forms of government. You may begin practicing now. The test is … Continue reading
3/27 What is due this week?
The Malala autobiography book should be returned on Thursday, with the completed worksheet. Today and tomorrow I will be answering questions about the worksheet. See blog 3/9 for details. The Newsela Write informed opinion is due on Friday. I will … Continue reading
3/5 Exemplars of Free Verse – Advocating for Human Rights
There were a variety of submissions, with different themes, different styles and lengths. Some I needed to reread and think about, and others stood out immediately. Here are some examples: It’s time for victims to be the change we … Continue reading
3/14 Exemplars on the similarities in religions
Most were able to identify the similarities between the three religions with the correct citations (explicit text and paragraph numbers). A common problem was explaining why the similarities can lead to human rights. It was a misunderstanding if you then … Continue reading
3/9 Formative values assessment
Students will be assessed at the end of the semester for their performance as Emerging Hawaiian Leaders and Learners. The values we have been focusing on are Aloha, Kuleana, and Ho’omau. Students have been keeping informal records of evidence that … Continue reading
3/9 Exemplar work for Human Rights 1-15
Human Right # and Description Violation Scenario Advocacy #1 We are all born free and equal. When I was eating lunch with my friends, a boy wanted to sit by us, but my friends said he wasn’t smart enough to … Continue reading
3/9 Malala due 3/29
The autobiography “I am Malala” was distributed on 2/20, with the worksheet. We have reviewed the worksheet 3 times. The last time was 3/7, which was the last day I had social studies classes. Students took out their planners and … Continue reading