Tag Archives: Grades

5/24 Emerging Hawaiian Leaders – Aloha, Kuleana, Hoʻomau

In the grade book, as well as on the report cards, you will see a summative determination on how this student practiced these values in social studies this semester.  Students started an evidence log at the beginning of the semester. … Continue reading

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5/11 – Modern Governments Rubric – Test on Tuesday/Wednesday

http://blogs.ksbe.edu/pekono/modern-governments-rubric-2018/

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5/3 Deadlines

The last mandatory Newsela is due this Friday.  The last makeup/optional Newsela is due 5/11.  The final HR 16-30 is due 5/14, and by 5/15 I should have received your email with your assessment of your values this semester.  The … Continue reading

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4/24 Rubric for Human Rights Powtoon

http://blogs.ksbe.edu/pekono/human-rights-powtoon-rubric-418/

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4/23 Exemplars for the tariff Write

I was surprised to see several students use tariffs as an advocacy for Freedom of Expression.  This freedom applies to the right to use any form of media for example, to express themselves.  If you wanted to dance, or sing, … Continue reading

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4/19 Informed opinion exemplars

These extended responses all had better uses of evidence.  Common problems were misunderstandings about import/export and who was affected by tariffs.  You needed to provided two opposite perspectives and not all did.  Also, most people need to work on a … Continue reading

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4/16 – Newsela due dates

You have been assigned the latest Newsela article regarding the recent tariffs on China.  Please complete your reading and annotations by Wednesday, as we will conduct a Socratic circle, that will assist you in understanding tariffs, and complete the Write. … Continue reading

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4/14 Exemplars to Roosevelt speech

It is a mistake to choose the higher level of reading, when you have been given the option of the lower lexile and you donʻt understand the higher level, but you chose it because it seems shorter. I wanted you … Continue reading

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4/12 Exemplars – Nothing is given. Everything is earned.

The directions were to make a connection between LeBron Jamesʻ famous quote and the road to the Universal Declaration of Human rights that we have been studying.   You needed to use explicit evidence to support your connection.  3 means … Continue reading

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4/11 – Road to Democracy Big Ideas

Instead of providing you with exemplars, I will be giving you the big ideas that I hoped to see in your extended responses.  Please review them.  If you feel that you adequately explained them in your answers, you can bring … Continue reading

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