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Good morning everyone! Here’s what we have going on in World History today:

• SSR-SSR Day 2-Scholastic Action (March 26^th, 2012)
• SSR Log-

o        1.) In your own words write a 10 word summary of the piece you just read.

o        2.) Please rate how easy of difficult the reading was for you.

                              Easy           Not too hard                 Hard 

• Thinking Maps-Introducing Bubble Maps-Things I did This Weekend
• Guided Tour-Chapter 5-Classical Greece
• Daily Objective-

o        Content Objective: SWD synthesis of the important political/historical figures, events and evidentiary text located in Chapter 5 through complaining information on a guided worksheet

o        Language Objective: Students will write answers to guided questions that require examination of the additional supporting resources/information located within Chapter 5 by completing a Guided Tour activity

Today’s Homework: Due 9/17

• Guided Tour-Chapter 5-Classical Greece

Chapter 5-Guided Tour

Happy Friday everyone! Here’s what we did in history today :

• Classroom Procedures-Pass out Student Code of Conduct booklets
• Classroom Procedure Activity-Student Code of Conduct Worksheet Activity
• Video-CNN Student News with writing prompt (Circle Map)
• Daily Objective-

o        Content Objective: SWD analysis of their understanding of exemplary behavior by categorizing expectations and guidelines contained in the Student Code of Conduct

o        Language Objective: Students will write the expectations and guidelines contained in the Student Code of Conduct by using a guided worksheet

Today’s Homework: Due Monday 9/16

• Finish Student Code of Conduct Activity Sheet
• Read Chapter 5 (Ancient Greece)-Section 1-Cultures of the Mountain and  the Sea Pg. 121-123

Good afternoon guys here’s what we did in history today :

• Pre-Test-World History Semester One-Pre-Test
• Organizational Activity-Binder Set Up (w/ Five Tabs-Notes, Homework, Study Guides, SSR Logs, Misc)
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective: SWD application of knowledge by classifying and describing their prior knowledge of World History through an exam
• Language Objective: Students will write the information needed to demonstrate their prior knowledge of World History using a multiple choice exam