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U.S. History

Monday-10/24/16: 1^st Hour Operates as Normal, 2^nd Hour Mahara (E-Portfolio) Training

1^st Hour-

• Bell Work-1.) After reading the primary source excerpt what type of questions might you have for Colonel Dragulin Dimtrevic regarding his insistence that Serbia’s only course of action is to go to war with Austria? 2.) Imagine you were the head of the Serbian government, how would you have dealt with the Austrian’s increased hostilities? 3.) Judge the value of Colonel Dimtrevic’s statement “Our whole race must stand together to halt the onslaught of these aliens from the north”. How can the idea of nationalism unite an entire country under a common cause?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video-World War I in Color HD-Episode 1-Catastrophe

• w/ 25 Video Facts

• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD knowledge of the events that led European into the deadly conflict known as WWI by watching a film and recording video notes as a front loading activity
• Language Objective:
  • Students will watch, listen and record information pertaining to events that led European into the deadly conflict known as WWI by watching a film and recording poignant video facts that can be used to create discussions about the root causes of WWI

2^nd Hour-

• Bell Work-1.) After reading the primary source excerpt what type of questions might you have for Colonel Dragulin Dimtrevic regarding his insistence that Serbia’s only course of action is to go to war with Austria? 2.) Imagine you were the head of the Serbian government, how would you have dealt with the Austrian’s increased hostilities? 3.) Judge the value of Colonel Dimtrevic’s statement “Our whole race must stand together to halt the onslaught of these aliens from the north”. How can the idea of nationalism unite an entire country under a common cause?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Procedure-Mahara (E-Portfolio) Set Up
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD synthesis of the advantages of assembling an online portfolio that can track their growth throughout their high school career by creating a digital portfolio via Mahara
• Language Objective:
  • Students will audibly follow directions and record information pertaining to the advantages of assembling an online portfolio that can track their growth throughout their high school career by creating an online digital profile on Mahara

Video Link: World War I in Color HD-Episode 1-Catastrophe

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Government

Monday-10/24/16:

• Bell Work-1.) What is the main theme of this primary source? 2.) What might Jefferson’s motives have been in writing this correspondence to Gideon Granger? 3.) What changes would you recommend to the structure or the content of this excerpt that would help present its main theme a way that is accessible to a wider audience?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Procedure-Mahara (E-Portfolio) Set Up
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD synthesis of the advantages of assembling an online portfolio that can track their growth throughout their high school career by creating a digital portfolio via Mahara
• Language Objective:
  • Students will audibly follow directions and record information pertaining to the advantages of assembling an online portfolio that can track their growth throughout their high school career by creating an online digital profile on Mahara

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