Category Archives: 2017-2018 First semester
4/17 Human Rights Cartoon – Powtoons due 4/30
Kumu Siarot gave a lesson on storyboarding for the human rights cartoon assignment. Today we reviewed the directions and the due dates. These dates were put in the planners. Next weekʻs regularly scheduled Newsela assignment has been postponed, in order … Continue reading
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
2/26 Important deadlines to plan for
We are very close to the end of the quarter. As last week I was on travel, I left the students with daily class time to work on their long term project, HR 1-15. I understand that some, but not … Continue reading
2/15 Human Rights Rubric
The first 15 universal human rights will be due this quarter. This is the rubric: http://blogs.ksbe.edu/pekono/files/2018/02/Human-Rights-Rubric-2018.docx
12/10 Last tests this week on Wednesday and Thursday
Students will be tested on Wednesday and Thursday this week, on their ability to identify the governments of modern countries, based upon their analysis of informational text. They were given some reading to practice with over the weekend. They should … Continue reading
12/7 Preparing for the last test next week Wednesday and Thursday
Students finished their informational text reading on 6 modern governments. They are able to choose a thinking map format to write their notes, and these notes will be available to use during the test next week. The test prompt will … Continue reading
12/5 Last unit of the semester
Today we began our reading on modern governments. This will be our last summative unit before the quarter ends. Both periods finished reading and annotating monarchy. Period 1 needs to complete dictatorship, and Period 2 needs to complete theocracy. Be … Continue reading
11/30 Voting Rights test Tuesday
Your sequence thinking map of the voting timeline must be completed by Friday. Remember, the top portion has the significant act (example could be only white men over 21 with land or a business can vote), and the box(es) below … Continue reading
11/28. Values grades
We are quickly approaching the end of the semester, and I will be evaluating your evidence of Aloha, Kuleana, and Ho’omau. When I conference with you, we will review first quarter’s formative grade, and discuss any goals that we may … Continue reading
11/21 Three branches of government test on Tuesday
This test will require you to remember and apply what you have learned from the jobs of the President, and the system of checks and balances. Here are some sample questions that you can think about, and we will discuss … Continue reading