Tag Archives: Homework
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
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 Newsela Write due Friday, helpful hints
These are the directions for the Write this week: 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. … Continue reading
2/14 Help with this week’s Newsela Write
We have been learning to develop and understand context since the beginning of the semester. We have practiced finding context with Ruby Bridges and Selma, and recently summatively with Hiroshima. We are continuing this work with this week’s Newsela. Context … Continue reading
2/12 Newsela – MLK and Super Bowl, and Alternative assignments
Reading annotations for this week’s article will be discussed in class on Wednesday, and Friday the Write is due. Alternative assignments are available for students who are missing work, or who want to try again. You must check with me … Continue reading
2/12 Exemplars from Trump Write
This is a 3 with conditions. Missing paragraph numbers and quotation marks and has mispellings and lack of capitalization, but a well stated topic sentence with supporting evidence. My opinion that other countries might feel based on president Trump is … Continue reading
2/3. Feedback for the Gandhi Write, due 2/2
Here are some examples of different levels of responses: These were rated a 3 – It was a well stated lasting lesson, there was strong supporting evidence chosen, and it was explicitly quoted from the text, as well cited with … Continue reading
1/31 Rubric for Sequence maps, Selma map due tomorrow
Students were given a half sheet of paper in class today to submit their sequence maps on “Selma, Lord, Selma”. They had some class time, and could work with other students. It is due Thursday morning. This is a formative … Continue reading
1/30 Homework assigned and due on Friday
Today we reviewed the annotations, central ideas and facts from the Newsela Gandhi article. We reviewed examples of work, as well as the rubric. We discussed the requirements of the assignment and the due date. I am available after school … Continue reading