Tag Archives: Homework
1/30 Write rubric, and an example
3- Completely and thoroughly answered the prompt, including explicit text citations 2- Answer is incomplete, check Write for feedback 1 – Many problems with your answer, check with me for help and detailed feedback Identify the central idea, and cite … Continue reading
1/23 Homework tonight, due tomorrow
Students began reading the Newsela article on Gandhi and his ideas on nonviolent protest. They began their annotations in class. Please finish your reading and annotations for tomorrow’s discussion.
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
11/20 Homework
Tonight students are to complete their reading of the three branches of the government, and complete a tree map, as a graphic organizer of their learning. The selection of a political party was due today and was assigned on Friday. … Continue reading
11/17 Political party choice due Monday
Students read the websites of the Democratic, Republican, Green, and Libertarian parties, then made bubble maps of the identifying characteristics of each party. The websites can be reached in links provided in the 11/16 blog. Using this information, students … Continue reading
11/16 Political party websites
https://www.democrats.org/party-platform https://www.gop.com/platform/ http://www.gp.org https://www.lp.org/issues/
11/7 Newsela due this Friday
Students have been assigned the latest Newsela reading on teens running for Governor. Please read the directions carefully. The Write is due this Friday.