Tag Archives: Grades
3/31 Hua exemplars from “I Am Malala” for Bubbles 1,2,3
I had to edit some of these because of length, or the mistakes in grammar or spelling, but the quality is still the same. If you recognize your work, come and see me. Bubble 1 – The one human right … Continue reading
3/31 Exemplars for Pro/Con Gun Laws – Informed Opinion
I put in these opinions, because they use a primary source as background knowledge, and cited it: My opinion is that I think we should strengthen guns laws so that it is harder to buy guns then “making plans with … 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
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
3/14 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 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
2/24 Exemplars for the GS Newsela
Point of View: Which person or group’s perspective was most fully developed in this article? Use explicit text to support, citing at least two strong pieces of evidence with paragraph numbers. Conclude by identifying a person or group’s perspective that … 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
2/20 Another alternative assignment for Newsela
I have added another alternative assignment, about an advocate for anti-bullying. The due date for this one is 3/2. If you missed a Write, or want to try again for a higher assessment, you may do the annotations and the … Continue reading
2/12 Hiroshima sequence map
This is a example of a 8/8 sequence map. Context – WWII, Mid 40s, Germany has surrendered, Japan has not surrendered, America has a secret weapon Beginning Issue – Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, causing the U.S. to enter … Continue reading