Weds./Thurs., September 21/22, 2016
Post date: Sep 21, 2016 12:52:40 AM
Period 1 - World History
- In class, we began by students getting back in their groups from Tuesday. With a partner on Tuesday, students were supposed to create an excellent thesis on whether or not humans should relocate to Mars. Today, each pair of students wrote their group thesis on a shared google doc. Next, each student pair had to critique all 12 thesis statements on the the google doc. When critiquing the thesis statements, students were told to consider the following: does it have the correct topic? claim? direction? is it arguable? does it take a side? is it specific? Students were also told to choose the thesis statement that they deemed as the "best."
The class then went over 4-5 of the thesis statements, and edited each statement to make it better.
Period 6 - World History
o Take Attendance - Please mark anyone who is absent or tardy on the class roster sheets that are located on my desk in the social studies office; students have assigned seats (see seating chart)
o Please write the following on the board as the agenda:
§ Pretet – World History
· “10 Things You Need to Know About China” – assignment
· Homework:
o Finish assignment
o 1. Handout the reading titled “10 Things You Need to Know About China”
o 2. Handout the Assignment Sheet titled “10 Things You Need to Know About China – Upfront Magazine”
§ Students should follow the directions on this sheet. Directions include having the students INDIVIDUALLY…
· A. Before reading, students should define the terms listed (#1-8). Students should use their chromebooks to do this.
· B. Read the article (“10 Things You Need to Know About China”) and take NOTES in their notebook or on loose leaf paper
· C. Complete the Making Connections Worksheet (on the back of the Upfront Magazine direction sheet)
· D. Answer questions #1-4
§ **** ALL OF THESE DIRECTIONS (a-d) ARE LISTED ON THE Assignment Sheet titled “10 Things You Need to Know About China – Upfront Magazine”
o Homework:
§ Finish all parts of the assignment (notes, connection worksheet, 4 short answer questions)