Literacy
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students visited the National History Day Homepage, viewed webinars on the five categories, and took notes (pros vs. cons) to help them make an informed decision when they choose a NHD category.
Writers' Workshop
Mode: Argument
Mini-lesson: MLA: Works Cited Page
Writing time: Second Draft work/ 35-40 minutes
Rubric: Structure, Development and Conventions
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 22: Dystopian Argument Final
January 22: NHD Topic and Category
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
Monday, January 14
Literacy
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students watched a power point introducing NHD and the 2019 theme. The students took notes and they will use this information to help support their topic choice and category.
Writers' Workshop
Mode: Argument
Mini-lesson: Argument fallacies
Writing time: First Draft/ 35-40 minutes
Rubric: Structure, Development and Conventions
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 22: Dystopian Argument Final
January 22: NHD Topic and Category
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students watched a power point introducing NHD and the 2019 theme. The students took notes and they will use this information to help support their topic choice and category.
Writers' Workshop
Mode: Argument
Mini-lesson: Argument fallacies
Writing time: First Draft/ 35-40 minutes
Rubric: Structure, Development and Conventions
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 22: Dystopian Argument Final
January 22: NHD Topic and Category
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Friday, January 11
Literacy
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students continued to work on their pre-mock trial expectations.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Writers' Workshop
Mode: Argument
Mini-lesson: How to avoid plagiarism
Writing time: First Draft/ 35-40 minutes
Rubric: Structure, Development and Conventions
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 22: Dystopian Argument
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students continued to work on their pre-mock trial expectations.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Writers' Workshop
Mode: Argument
Mini-lesson: How to avoid plagiarism
Writing time: First Draft/ 35-40 minutes
Rubric: Structure, Development and Conventions
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 22: Dystopian Argument
Thursday, January 10
Literacy
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students continued to work on their pre-mock trial expectations.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Writers' Workshop
Mode: Argument
Mini-lesson: Pre-write
Writing time: 35-40 minutes
Rubric: Structure, Development and Conventions
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 22: Dystopian Argument
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students continued to work on their pre-mock trial expectations.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Writers' Workshop
Mode: Argument
Mini-lesson: Pre-write
Writing time: 35-40 minutes
Rubric: Structure, Development and Conventions
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 22: Dystopian Argument
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Wednesday, January 9
Literacy
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students completed an introduction examination of how state and federal government trials are executed (Level 1 work). They also previewed the background narrative of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial and they chose roles for the upcoming mock trial.
Today the students were assigned their mock trial roles and they began completing the pre-trial expectations.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 10: 4 short stories: dystopian analysis
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students completed an introduction examination of how state and federal government trials are executed (Level 1 work). They also previewed the background narrative of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial and they chose roles for the upcoming mock trial.
Today the students were assigned their mock trial roles and they began completing the pre-trial expectations.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 10: 4 short stories: dystopian analysis
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Tuesday, January 8
Literacy
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students continued to read the short story 'The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. They also completed a dystopian parts analysis of the plot line.
* Please note: I also passed out the dystopian analysis for "Harrison Bergeron".
The students completed an introduction examination of how state and federal government trials are executed (Level 1 work). They also previewed the background narrative of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial and they chose roles for the upcoming mock trial.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 9: "The Minority Report" Dystopian Analysis
January 10: 4 short stories: dystopian analysis
Reading prompt
Social Studies
The students continued to read the short story 'The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. They also completed a dystopian parts analysis of the plot line.
* Please note: I also passed out the dystopian analysis for "Harrison Bergeron".
The students completed an introduction examination of how state and federal government trials are executed (Level 1 work). They also previewed the background narrative of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial and they chose roles for the upcoming mock trial.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 9: "The Minority Report" Dystopian Analysis
January 10: 4 short stories: dystopian analysis
Monday, January 7, 2019
Monday, January 7
Literacy
Reading prompt
* Passed back scored papers and organized writing portfolios
Social Studies
* The students read the short story 'The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. They also completed a dystopian parts analysis of the plot line.
* The students completed an on-demand argument pre-assessment.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 9: "The Minority Report" Dystopian Analysis
Reading prompt
* Passed back scored papers and organized writing portfolios
Social Studies
* The students read the short story 'The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. They also completed a dystopian parts analysis of the plot line.
* The students completed an on-demand argument pre-assessment.
Why should a citizen understand the foundations of American government?
Homework
January 22: 12 Bookmarks
January 9: "The Minority Report" Dystopian Analysis
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