Category Archives: 2017-2018 First semester
9/29 Homework this weekend, Test on Tuesday
Students were given the following writing prompt in class today, and about 10 minutes to begin practicing. They should using their notes and their reading to answer the prompt completely for each of the 4 governments. On Monday, we will … Continue reading
9/28 Homework due Friday
Newsela Write due tomorrow. First example was done together in class on Wednesday. My grade book will close this Monday, 10/2, for the first quarter.
9/18 Homework this week
Students were assigned the latest reading in their Newsela binders. They began their reading and annotations in class, and we will discuss the reading on Wednesday. We also reviewed the Write assignment, and did the first answer together, so they … Continue reading
9/13 Social Studies Homework, Friday 9/15
Students were assigned their Write for the Newsela Islam reading. We started the homework with the first example in class today. This is due Friday. Clarification regarding the homework due Monday. Students are only to find their human rights quotation … Continue reading
9/12 Human Rights Quote Homework Sample 2
“My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.” John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Speech January 20, 1961 I chose this excerpt from JFK’s famous … Continue reading
Human Rights Quote Homework Sample 1
I chose the chorus from the song “Shake It Off” as the anchor text for my universal human rights advocacy. I believe that there will always be people who try to take away my human rights, as well as … Continue reading
9/11 Homework tonight
Students were assigned their Newsela reading, and we read the text features together in class, determined the topic and the central idea, and added the paragraph numbers for text citations. Students are to closely read the entire article, and provide … Continue reading
9/7 Tomorrow’s summative performance
Tomorrow students will be performing a Theater in the Round, their summative understanding of Eleanor Roosevelt’s speech to the United Nations. Practice reciting the quotation articulately, and using the facial expression that best convey her message. If all goes well, … Continue reading