6th Grade Social Studies
Class Information
Grade 6 Social Studies is a year-long class for 6th grade students. We study a variety of topics about Geography and World History.
Click HERE for the syllabus.
Lastly, each lesson description will include links to assignments. Students will need to use these links to access missing assignments.
Use the tabs associated with 6th Grade Social Studies if you are a 6th grade student/parent.
Link to: Mr. McNally's Google Classroom
Week 36:
May 28 - Jun. 1
Monday, May 28:
Tuesday, May 29:
Wednesday, May 30:
Thursday, May 31:
Friday, June 1:
Week 35:
May 21 - May 25
Monday, May 21:
Tuesday, May 22:
Wednesday, May 23:
Thursday, May 24:
Friday, May 25:
Week 34:
May 14 - May 18
Monday, May 14:
- Unit 4 Government Student Notes
- Unit 4 Government Slideshow
- Students should be complete through page 10
Tuesday, May 15:
Wednesday, May 16:
- Unit 4 Government Student Notes
- Unit 4 Government Slideshow
- Active Classroom link:
Thursday, May 17:
Friday, May 18:
Week 33:
May 7 - May 11
Monday, May 7:
Tuesday, May 8:
- No School
Wednesday, May 9:
Thursday, May 10:
Friday, May 11:
- Unit 4 Government Student Notes
- Unit 4 Government Slideshow
- Should be completed through page 8
Week 32:
Apr. 30 - May
Monday, April 30:
- Unit 4 Government Student Notes
- Unit 4 Government Slideshow
- Students should be complete up to page 5.
Tuesday, May 1:
- McNally out for the day.
- N/A for the Daily Dare - don't forget to put the date
- NewsELA for the Critical Thinker Directions
- I would like for you to complete the above assignment using the article below
- If you finish early, you can do another NewsELA assignment with an article of your choosing. If you complete all parts of the directions for that one, you can earn 2 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS! The Korea article and your chosen article have to be complete and in the drawer before you leave though in order to get the extra credit.
Wednesday, May 2:
- Early release day
- 1st, 2nd, and 5th hour watching an episode of a new PBS series about first civilizations aptly title, First Civilizations.
Thursday, May 3:
- Unit 4 Government Student Notes
- Unit 4 Government Slideshow
- Students should be completed through page 6.
Friday, May 4th:
Week 31:
Apr. 23 - Apr. 27
Students/Families please be sure to be studying for the Words to Know Quiz. We will be taking the quiz on Friday, April 27.
If you are missing Civilization notes, you can get them from this link:
Monday, April 23:
Tuesday, April 24:
Wednesday, April 25:
Thursday, April 26:
Friday, April 27:
Week 30:
Apr. 16 - Apr. 20
Monday, April 16:
- Civilization Project Presentations
Tuesday, April 17:
- Civilization Project Presentations
Wednesday, April 18:
Thursday, April 19:
Friday, April 20:
Week 29:
Apr. 9 - Apr. 13
Monday, April 9:
Tuesday, April 10:
Wednesday, April 11:
- Stage 4
- Make notecards
Thursday, April 12:
- Stage 4
- Finish notecards and practice presentation
Friday, April 13:
- Stage 5
- Presentations!
Week 28:
Apr. 2 - Apr. 6
Monday, April 2:
Tuesday, April 3:
- Ann Arbor Public Schools Climate Survey 2017-2018
- Student ID is the 6 digit number that you would use when you order lunch.
- Finish Stage 2
- Civilization Project Materials/Resources/Group Assignments
Wednesday, April 4:
Thursday, April 5:
Friday, April 6:
Week 27:
Mar. 19 - Mar. 23
Monday, March 19:
- Introduction to group civilization research project.
- Civilization Project Materials/Resources/Group Assignments
Tuesday, March 20:
Wednesday, March 21:
Thursday, March 22:
Friday, March 23:
Week 26:
Mar. 12 - Mar. 16
Monday, March 12:
- What did we do?
- Southwest and Central Asia Mapping Lab
- Resources/Materials
Tuesday, March 13:
- What did we do?
- Active Classroom
- Resources/Materials
- Active Classroom Link
- Atlas of World History: Ancient India & the Spread of Hinduism Assignment Link
- Never made an account?
- Please try logging in first. Use the forgot my password feature to double-check that you just didn't forget your password or user log-in information.
- If you have done everything mentioned above and are sure that you never created an account use the link below to sign up.
- https://active.socialstudies.com/r/Kx1Np
- Use your real first and last name.
- Use your school email and school email password.
Wednesday, March 14:
- What did we do?
- Active Classroom
- Resources/Materials
Thursday, March 15:
- What did we do?
- Active Classroom
- Resources/Materials
Friday, March 16:
- What did we do?
- Active Classroom
- Resources/Materials
- Atlas of World History: Ancient Civilization in Mexico
- Watch the video below once you complete all 4 of the Atlas of World History assignments on Active Classroom.
Week 25:
Mar. 5 - Mar. 9
Monday, March 5:
- What did we do?
- Southwest and Central Asia Mapping Lab
- Resources/Materials
Tuesday, March 6:
- What did we do?
- Southwest and Central Asia Mapping Lab
- Resources/Materials
Wednesday, March 7:
- What did we do?
- Southwest and Central Asia Mapping Lab
- Resources/Materials
Thursday, March 8:
- What did we do?
- Southwest and Central Asia Mapping Lab
- Resources/Materials
Friday, March 9:
- What did we do?
- Southwest and Central Asia Mapping Lab
- Resources/Materials
Week 24: Feb. 26 - Mar. 2
Monday, February 26:
- Students weighed evidence, labeled a model argument, and started their graphic organizer.
- Resources/materials
Tuesday, February 27:
- Students completed graphic organizers and writing their arguments in CER format responding to the central question: What was important to King Hammurabi?
- Resources/materials
Wednesday, February 28:
- Early Release Day.
- 1st, 2nd, and 5th Hours begin the writing process on the Hammurabi's Code investigation. The investigation packets should be complete at this point.
Thursday, March 1:
- 6th Hour will write their CER rough drafts and peer-review them with an approved rubric. They will need to complete their final draft at home in order to turn in all materials tomorrow.
- 1st, 2nd, and 5th Hours peer-reviewed their CER rough drafts using an approved rubric. They then fixed any issues brought up by their peers and created their final drafts of their CERs. Before leaving class they turned in all materials in the following order:
- Hammurabi's Code investigation packet
- CER rubric
- Rough Draft of CER
- Final Draft of CER
Friday, March 2:
- 6th Hour needs to turn in the following at the beginning of class.
- Hammurabi's Code investigation packet
- CER Rubric
- Rough Draft of CER
- Final Draft of CER
- Presentation from school counselor during 6th grade classes.
Week 23: Feb. 20 - Feb.23
Tuesday, February 20:
- Hammurabi's Code Investigation #1
- Student Packet for Hammurabi's Code Investigation #1
- Bookmark for Investigations
- Bookmark Modeling Video
- Students got through Day 1 today.
Wednesday, February 21:
- Hammurabi's Code Investigation #1
- Student Packet for Hammurabi's Code Investigation #1
- Bookmark for Investigations
- Bookmark Modeling Video
- Students completed attribution and headnote like the video asked.
Thursday, February 22:
- Hammurabi's Code Investigation #1
- Student Packet for Hammurabi's Code Investigation #1
- Bookmark for Investigations
- Bookmark Modeling Video
Friday, February 23:
- Hammurabi's Code Investigation #1
- Student Packet for Hammurabi's Code Investigation #1
- Bookmark for Investigations
- Bookmark Modeling Video
Week 22: Feb. 12 - Feb. 15
Monday, February 12:
- How similar is ancient Sumerian civilization to modern American civilization?
Tuesday, February 13:
- Unit 3.1 Assessment
Wednesday, February 14:
- Cuneiform Clay Tablet Preparation
Thursday, February 15:
- Cuneiform Clay Tablet Project!
Week 21: Feb. 5 - Feb. 9
Monday, February 5:
- Mesopotamia from Nomads to Farmers Video Review; How similar is ancient Sumerian civilization to modern American civilization?
Tuesday, February 6:
- How similar is ancient Sumerian civilization to modern American civilization?
Wednesday, February 7:
- Snow day!
Thursday, February 8:
- How similar is ancient Sumerian civilization to modern American civilization?
- Cuneiform Clay Tablet Project!
Friday, February 9:
- Snow day!
Week 20: Jan. 29 - Feb. 2
Monday, January 29:
- Comprehension Question
- What were important parts of Sumer's civilization? Include details related to environment, culture, government and technology.
- Central Article
- Interactive: Examine Ancient History Encyclopedia's Interactive Map. Set the date to 3000 BCE. Ask, "What other civilizations existed in the word during the time of Sumer? What do you predict these other civilizations were like based on what you learned about Sumer?"
Tuesday, January 30:
- Was Sumer a Civilization? activity
- Students will investigate different aspects of Sumer to decide if it was a civilization
Wednesday, January 31:
- Early Release Day
Thursday, February 1:
- Was Sumer a Civilization? activity
- Students will investigate different aspects of Sumer to decide if it was a civilization
- Words to Know Quiz
- Use the link below to study
- https://quizlet.com/_4agvq6
Friday, February 2:
- Was Sumer a Civilization? student handout
- Students will investigate different aspects of Sumer to decide if it was a civilization
- Was Sumer a Civilization? placards (artifacts)
- Chapter 5 History Alive!
Week 19: Jan. 22 - Jan. 26
Monday, January 22:
- Reading an article to ensure every student has the same list of features that make up civilization.
- Students will write a paragraph explaining what those features are and it will be collected to check for understanding.
Tuesday, January 23:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaP6DUowYOM
- We will watch this video that shows the transformation of humans through the Agricultural Revolution. There will be a sub for the second half of the day, as I will be out for PD.
Wednesday, January 24:
- Comprehension Question
- How did the environment affect the farmers in California during the drought?
- Quick Activation: Use this interactive map from National Geographic to zoom in to the region where your students live. Ask, "Do you think we live in an area that is good for farming? What details in the map support your thinking?"
- Reading Strategy: Transition to the article linked above. Frame the reading around the comprehension question and prompt students to annotate the article for related details.
- California Drought Farmers - article
- Article analysis and quiz.
Thursday, January 25:
- Comprehension Questions
- Why was the region of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers a good place for farming?
- What challenges did the first farmers face in this region?
- "Agriculture In The Fertile Crescent" - article
- Article analysis and quiz.
- Quick Activation – Geography Focus: Use these regional maps from the British Museum. *Note: change the map using the drop-down menu in the upper-right corner.
- Terrain Map - Where do you think humans would choose to build a city? Why do you think that?
- Ancient Cities Map - How close were our predictions? What do you notice about where the ancient people of Mesopotamia built cities?
- Visual Analysis: Display this image for the class for a Write-Pair-Share Activity. Ask, "What details from this image of the Tigris River illustrate why this region was good for farming?"
Friday, January 26:
- Comprehension Question
- Why is Mesopotamia known as the "fertile crescent" and the "cradle of civilization"?
- Culture & Society In Ancient Mesopotamia - article
- Article analysis and quiz.
- Visual Analysis: Display these images of a Sumerian city and the wheel. For each image ask, "What details do you notice in the image? What details in the image show elements that exist in other civilizations? What details are unique to Sumerian civilization?"
Week 18: Jan. 15 - Jan. 19
Monday, January 15:
- No school - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 16:
- "Why a leading political theorist thinks civilization is overrated" - We will be going over this article as a class and individually.
- "Agriculture Pro/Con Graphic Organizer" - Students will complete this now that they have gone over multiple view points on this topic. They will also need to answer this questions on the back: "Was farming an improvement over hunting and gathering?"
- THIS WILL BE TREATED AS AN OPEN NOTE QUIZ
- 1st Hour will have to complete this at home due to an assembly in honor of MLK Jr. It will be due for them on Thursday, January 18 when they walk in.
- THIS WILL BE TREATED AS AN OPEN NOTE QUIZ
Wednesday, January 17:
- "What does it take to be a civilization?"
- Every student will get a copy of the introduction. The other six sources will be split up amongst students. The students will become experts on their specific source and share out what they have learned. We will put this information together on a poster that can be displayed at all times in the classroom. We will come back to this and use it as a reference to see if our concept of civilization changes.
Thursday, January 18:
- "What does it take to be a civilization?"
- 1st Hour's open note quiz due when you walk in.
Friday, January 19:
Week 17: Jan. 8 - Jan. 12
Monday, January 8:
- "Why a leading political theorist thinks civilization is overrated" - We will be going over this article as a class and individually.
Tuesday, January 9:
- "Why a leading political theorist thinks civilization is overrated" - We will be going over this article as a class and individually.
Wednesday, January 10:
- NewsELA assignment with substitute.
Thursday, January 11:
- "Why a leading political theorist thinks civilization is overrated" - We will be going over this article as a class and individually.
Friday, January 12:
- No school due to poor road conditions.
Week 16: Dec. 18 - Dec. 22
Monday, December 18:
- Students finished building their information/slides for the their presentations on Chapter 3 Reading Notes
Tuesday, December 19:
- School-wide field trip to see Wonder
Wednesday, December 20:
- Chapter 3 Reading Notes presentations
- Active Classroom sign ups/first activity
- Go to Google Classroom and look at the post that says "Here is the link to sign up for Active Classroom.
Thursday, December 21:
- Crash Course Agricultural Revolution handout
- Answer the questions that go with the corresponding video on the right.
Friday, December 22:
Week 15: Dec. 11 - Dec. 15
Monday, December 11:
- Unit 2 Assessment
Tuesday, December 12:
- Students worked on a Hunting and Gathering VS Farming simulation
- Here is the Hunting and Gathering VS Farming Background Essay that the students used to work through the simulation.
Wednesday, December 13:
- Students worked on Chapter 3 Reading Notes from our History Alive! textbook to build background knowledge
- Early Dismissal due to heavy snow
Thursday, December 14:
- No School due to heavy snow
Friday, December 15:
- Students started to build up material to present an assigned section for the Chapter 3 Reading Notes
Week 14: Dec. 4 - Dec. 8
Monday, December 4:
- Click here for the "The Kennewick Man: Socratic Seminar Graphic Organizer"
- Students should fill in this graphic organizer with the proper evidence from "The Kennewick Man Information Pages". They were assigned 1 of 2 claims. They will be expected to be able to provide evidence for their claim and reasoning as to why their evidence is reliable/trustworthy.
Tuesday, December 5:
- Students participated in a Socratic Seminar. All the hard work they put in with gathering and evaluating evidence was put to use in an organized, academic conversation.
Wednesday, December 6:
- Click here for "The History of Hanukkah" NewsELA article
- Click here for the "The History Christmas" NewsELA article
- NewsELA: For the Critical Thinker Directions
Thursday, December 7:
- Unit 2 Study Guide
- Demonstrated a proper Claim Evidence Reasoning model for question number one. Students finished questions one and two.
Friday, December 8:
- Unit 2 Study Guide
- Students worked with iPads in order to use multimedia sources to help them prepare for the Unit 2 Assessment. The Unit 2 Assessment will be on Monday, December 11.
Week 13: Nov. 27 - Dec. 1
Monday, November 27:
- Click here for the "Humankind on the Move" slideshow
- Click here for the "Humankind on the Move" student handouts
Tuesday, November 28:
- Click here for The Great Human Odyssey Learning Target/CER Handout
- Please use PBS Nova Documentary "the Great Human Odyssey" over on the right to answer the above questions.
- Please watch the following time frames
- 50:00:00 - 1:03:00
- 1:07:00 - 1:25:00
- 1:47:00 - End
Wednesday, November 29:
- Click here for the "Humankind on the Move" student handouts
- Human Evolution: Crash Course
- Please see the video over on the right.
Thursday, November 30:
- Click here for "The Kennewick Man Information Pages"
- Students annotated the "Discovery" section on page one, and the first quote by Kevin Taylor on page two. This was modeled for you in class.
- Discussion and preparation for the Socratic Seminar.
Friday, December 1:
- Click here for "The Kennewick Man Information Pages"
- Students are to annotate all of the text found in the information pages. This was modeled for you in class.
- DAILY DARES ARE DUE TODAY!
Week 12: Nov. 20 - Nov. 24
Monday, November 20:
- Click here for the Great Human Odyssey Questions
- Please use PBS Nova Documentary "the Great Human Odyssey" over on the right to answer the above questions.
Tuesday, November 21:
- Click here for The Great Human Odyssey Learning Target/CER Handout
- Please use PBS Nova Documentary "the Great Human Odyssey" over on the right to answer the above questions.
Wednesday, November 22:
- Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, November 23:
- Thanksgiving Break
Friday, November:
- Thanksgiving Break
Week 11: Nov. 13 - Nov. 17
Monday, November 13:
- Click here for Early Hominids Graphic Organizer slideshow
- Click here for Early Hominids Reading Notes student handout
Tuesday, November 14:
- Click here for Early Hominids Graphic Organizer slideshow
- Click here for Early Hominids Reading Notes student handout
Wednesday, November 15:
- Click here for the Great Human Odyssey Questions
- Please use PBS Nova Documentary "the Great Human Odyssey" over on the right to answer the above questions.
Thursday, November 16:
- Click here for the NewsELA: Read. Take Notes. Comprehend. Summarize. Reflect. Directions
- Click here for the NewsELA article "Prehistoric Times: Using Fire and Tools in the Stone Age"
Friday, November 17:
- Anthropologist Presentation. Students will have an opportunity to showcase all that they have been learning to someone who works in the field.
Week 10: Nov. 6 - Nov. 10
Monday, November 6:
Tuesday, November 7:
- Election Day. No school for students. PD for staff.
Wednesday, November 8:
- Click here for Cave Paintings slideshow
- Click here for Cave Paintings images
- Click here for Cave Paintings student handouts
Thursday, November 9:
- Click here for Cave Paintings slideshow
- Click here for Cave Paintings images
- Click here for Cave Paintings student handouts
Friday, November 10:
- Cyber Safety Presentation Speaker
Week 9: Oct. 30 - Nov. 3
Monday, October 30:
- Understanding our biomes. Determining skills needed and availability of resources. Jigsaw to teach other students about biome.
- Click here for the New Challenges slideshow
- Click here for the New Challenges Guided Notes
Tuesday, October 31:
- Happy Halloween!
Wednesday, November 1:
- Click here for the New Challenges slideshow
- Click here for the Ă–tzi the Ice-Man Podcast Note Catcher
- Click here for the Ă–tzi the Ice-Man Podcast from Radio Lab
Thursday, November 2:
- Ă–tzi the Ice Man - "The Body"
- Click here for the Ă–tzi: The Man student handout
- Click here for the New Challenges slideshow
Friday, November 3:
Week 8: Oct. 23 - Oct. 27
Monday, October 23:
- Revision of Social Studies Unit 1 Assessment
Tuesday, October 24:
Wednesday, October 25:
- Early Release Day - Reward movie for no missing assignments. Students with missing assignments will complete missing assignments.
- No Class Held - 6th Hour
Thursday, October 26:
- Click here for the Note-taking 101 slideshow
- Click here for the Note-taking 101 student handout
- HOMEWORK: Note-taking 101 student handout due Tuesday, October 31
Friday, October 27:
Week 7: Oct. 16 - Oct. 20
Monday, October 16:
- Google Classroom Assignment #2: Social Studies Unit 1 Assessment.
- Click here to go to Google Classroom
- Today will be the last day that we will use classroom time to complete this assessment. These will be DUE on Tuesday, October 17 by 11:59 PM.
Tuesday, October 17:
- Click here for the Unit 2 Collective Learning Slideshow
- Click here for the Unit 2 Collective Learning Guided Notes Handout
- DUE: Google Classroom Assignment #2 - Social Studies Unit 1 Assessment
Wednesday, October 18:
- Click here for the Unit 2 Collective Learning Slideshow
- Click here for the Unit 2 Collective Learning Guided Notes Handout
Thursday, October 19:
- Click here for the NewsELA Article: "Learning About the Past: Historians Study History"
- Click here for the NewsELA Read. Comprehend. Summarize. Reflect directions.
Friday, October 20:
Week 6: Oct. 9 - Oct. 13
Monday, October 9:
Tuesday, October 10:
- Click here for the Maps, Time and Space Slideshow
- Click here for the Socratic Seminar handout
- DUE today: Maps, Time, and Space Packet/Map your life assignment
Wednesday, October 11:
- Google Classroom Assignment #2: Social Studies Unit 1 Assessment.
Thursday, October 12:
- Click here for the Unit 2 Collective Learning Slideshow
- Click here for the Unit 2 Collective Learning Guided Notes Handout
Friday, October 13:
- Google Classroom Assignment #2: Social Studies Unit 1 Assessment.
Week 5: Oct. 2 - Oct. 6
Monday, October 2:
- Introduction to Investigations: Investigating the Mayans
- HOMEWORK REMINDER:
- Check PowerSchool to see if you have any missing assignments. If you do, you should be taking care of them for homework. Just because you forget about them does not mean that they go away :).
Tuesday, October 3:
- Introduction to Investigations: Investigating the Mayans
Wednesday, October 4:
- Why study maps?
- Cartography and Chronography
Thursday, October 5:
- Why study maps?
- Cartography and Chronography
- Homework DUE Today:
Friday, October 6:
- Why study maps?
- Cartography and Chronography
Week 4: Sept. 25 - Sept. 29
Monday, September 25:
- Google Classroom assignment - needs to be finished by 11:59PM tonight if not finished during class. Students should access their Google Classroom to do this assignment. Students can use the code below to sign up for their specific class if they do not see my class when they enter Google Classroom.
- 1st Hour Code: uxav0e7
- 2nd Hour Code: y2u31k
- 5th Hour Code: wrvrt9
- 6th Hour Code: 438vl2
- If there are still issues with signing up. Students can complete the assignment by watching the video on the right. They then need to type up at least one half-page answering the following question:
- "What is historical thinking, and why is it important?"
- 12 pt font.
- double-spaced
- Times New Roman
Tuesday, September 26:
- NewsELA practice
- reading, comprehension, summarizing, reflecting
- https://newsela.com/read/lib-ushistory-prehistoric-stone-age-family/id/27410
- Get out a lined sheet of paper
- On top, put the NewsELA article title.
- You should take notes on this sheet. You will also write your answers to the multiple choice questions on this sheet. (You do not need to write the questions, just the number and the letter for the answer.)
- Also, you need to summarize the article in two paragraphs.
- You should write a brief reflection on the article after your summary. This should explain to the reader your thoughts on the article, or how you can connect it something else. What were you thinking about while reading this?
- Make sure to label each section before you start writing it.
- This will go in your "Important Papers" section.
- Get out a lined sheet of paper
Wednesday, September 27:
- Watch The Maya: Engineering an Empire
Thursday, September 28:
- Here is the link for the History's Mystery slideshow we are working on"
- Here is the link for the Forensic Report that goes with the slideshow
- Forensic Report
- We did Stages 1-3 today
Friday, September 29:
- Here is the link for the History's Mystery slideshow we are working on"
- Here is the link for the Forensic Report that goes with the slideshow
- Forensic Report
- We FINISHED Stages 1-3 today during our gallery walk.
Week 3: Lunch Room Fight
Sept. 18 - Sept. 22
Monday, September 18:
- Lunchroom Fight & Important Life Event
- Words to Know:
- sourcing
- contextualization
- corroboration
- reliable
- evidence
- primary source
- secondary source
Tuesday, September 19:
- Evaluating Sources
Homework: Important Life Event Corroboration: Due Thursday, September 21
Wednesday, September 20:
- Evaluating Sources
Thursday, September 21:
Due: Important Life Event Corroboration
Friday, September 22:
- Lunchroom Fight II & Historical Thinking Chart
Week 2: Identity & Community
Sept 11 - Sept 15
Monday, September 11:
- Binder/Divider Assembly
- Bell Work & Q1 Passes
- TED Talk: "The Power of Belief"
Supplies are due at the beginning of class!
New Homework Assignment. Due: Wednesday, September 13
Create an identity map for yourself. Put your name in the center. Choose pieces of your identity that will help us get to know you, but you don't have to reveal anything you aren't willing to share (as of yet, or ever). Be as detailed as possible. Consider making a random list of things first, before organizing them onto the final paper.
An example of an identity chart is here.
Tuesday, September 12: Facing History & Ourselves: "Who Am I?"
- https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/identity-and-community/who-am-i
- Sandra Cisneros "My Name" (just the 1st page):
Wednesday, September 13: Facing History & Ourselves: "How do Others Define Your Identity?
Due: Identity Map is due at the beginning of class
Thursday, September 14: Facing History & Ourselves: "How do rules and traditions shape communities?"
Friday, September 15: Constitution Day Guest Speaker
Week 1: Sept 5 - Sept 8
Homework: Due Monday, September 11
Buy supplies:
1) 1 inch 3-ring binder for this class only
2) set of dividers with 5 tabs
3) set of 12 colored pencils (or $1)
4) tissues (optional, but helpful)
September 5, 2017
Welcome Back!
- Ground Rules
- Who's who?
September 6, 2017 - Picture Day!
- Discuss class website
- John Green Video
- Inspiring: Change the World Video
Sept 7,2017
- Bell Work
- Sign in to Gmail
- Sign up for Google Classroom
- Sign up for NewsELA
- Getting to know you SURVEY
Sept 8, 2017
- Pre-assessment
- Bring a book!
- TED Talks: The Power of Belief & Why You need to Fail to Succeed