Feb. 7, 2024
Learning Targets/Agenda: (not necessarily in this order)
Students will listen to a book/lesson.
Students will answer questions about the book/lesson.
Students will take an Accelerated Reader quiz for the story.
Students will read books at their table, on Epic!, or on MyOn.
This week we will learn about Dr. Carter G. Woodson, an African American man that is called the "Father of Black History Month". Watch the videos below to learn more about him and how Black History Month began! :)
For my Wednesday morning substitute, please play each video in the order shown below. You may ask students questions or discuss what they saw as you see fit. The lesson and activities below will be used for both Mr. Davis' class & Mrs. Rancifer's class.
Introduction: (Substitute: Please play both videos below.)
1:43
How Black History Month came to be
2:57
More details about Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Students: Read these questions. You will need to listen for the answers to these questions during the story that you will watch next:
1. Why did Carter get in bed early on Saturday nights?
2. When Carter was 15, what was one way he earned money?
3. What did Carter do for the men in Oliver Jones's tearoom?
4. What did Carter do when he was 20 years old?
5. Why did Carter choose a week in February as Negro History Week, which later became Black History Month?
Next, students will listen to the story below, Carter Reads the Newspaper
(Substitute: Please play the video in full screen mode. Press Esc (escape) to return to this page when the story is over.)
9:48
Students should be able to verbally answer these questions after listening to the story:
After listening to the story above, and reviewing the AR quiz questions, students should take the AR quiz on their Chromebooks.
Students: open your Chromebook, and log on to Renaissance through Clever or the Scholars page.
Then, click on Accelerated Reader (the little orange book):
Students:
The Accelerated Reader quiz number is:
Students:
AFTER you take the Accelerated Reader quiz, you may:
Read books at your table (and take AR quizzes on them if you finish them)
Read books on Epic! (Classroom code is wiv5913; some have AR quizzes on Renaissance)
Read books on MyON (and take AR quizzes on them if you finish them)
Work on LexiaCore
Work on Prodigy
Get on the Scholars page
Work on NitroType
You MAY NOT talk, walk, or play!
Thank you! :)
Substitute: About 3 minutes before their class time is up, please have students stack the books at their table into 2 or 3 stacks, then follow the steps below:
