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While the zoo was fun yesterday, I am very excited to get back into the classroom with y’all! 9/24 Quick Write: We are back to Investigation #1! After briefly reviewing and wrapping up our work on Source 1, we are annotating Source 2– a Youtube video! We will consider whether this source is reliable for … Continue reading »

Happy first day of Fall!! I wish I could spend it with all of you! 9/23 Quick Write: As you already know, today there will be a substitute. I expect for you to treat the substitute even better than you usually treat me: with respect and understanding. Any misbehavior will result in: Call home Signature … Continue reading »

Yes, we made it to Friday! 9/20 Quick Write: Even though we have shortened classes, we will continue to progress through Source 1 of our Investigation. You will be completing the Reliable/Unreliable box in your packet, and documenting what you’ve learned about dodecahedron from Source 1. You will work with table groups, and then we … Continue reading »

Welcome to Thursday! Reminder: tomorrow is a Half Day! 9/19 Quick Write: Today We will finish our annotations of Source 1– we will continue to work on this source all together. Once we have finished the first source, you will work with your table groups to annotate Source #2 and #3, using the Bookmark as … Continue reading »

Working towards the halfway point of the week! 9/18 Quick Write: Today we is the first day of our Inquiry Investigation! Over the week, we will be using the Bookmark tool from yesterday to read, annotate and consider three sources, all of which focus on a mysterious artifact: the Roman Dodecahedron. Our Central Question for … Continue reading »

Hello, happy Tuesday! 9/17 Quick Write: Today is Constitution Day so we will take a look at one of the most recited parts of the United States Constitution: the Preamble. While we examine the Preamble, you will be introduced the one of the reading tools we will be using in our upcoming Inquiry Investigation: The … Continue reading »

I hope you enjoyed your unexpectedly long weekend! No fear, the electricity is back on and we are ready to rumble! Please note: We will be continuing our NWEA testing today in the morning, and then make-ups are on Tuesday. We have a Half Day this Friday! 9/16 Quick Write is below. You will be … Continue reading »

Over halfway through the week! 9/12 Quick Write: Today we will be discussing ancient peoples. We are deliberating over the central question: How do Historians interpret the past? Essentially, we have a lot of ideas about what happened to people many thousands of years ago… but how do we know these things? None of us … Continue reading »

9/11 Quick Write is attached. Today we have a full class period, which will give us time to finish up the gallery walk we started yesterday. You will continue to work on the handout attached below (2 pages)… you need all 7 vocab definitions! Then you will ask 7 different peers questions and record their … Continue reading »

Happy Tuesday! 9/10 Quick Write: Today we are doing a gallery walk throughout the classroom. You will be given the handout below, and asked to find the definitions of Ch. 1 vocab words (7 words!). Then you will ask 7 different peers questions and record their answers on the same sheet. This is to help … Continue reading »