Today we will continue our work from Friday. We focused on the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and how it was the spark that ignited WWI. Today we will use our notes to explain the importance of the event in your own words. The written response in the handout will be turned in

WWI Handout Day One and Two

Content Objective: I can demonstrate my evaluation of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand as the pretext for WWI by justifying the importance of the event.

Language Objective: I can write to justify why the assassination of Austrian heir Franz Ferdinand by Serbian Gavrilo Princip caused WWI.

Bell Work: Collect your note sheet and a handout from the materials cart. Talk with your table partners about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and its results. Add to your notes if you think of/hear something new! Be ready to share out.

Believe it or not we are almost done with marking period 5! Which means that any missing work you have in your classes needs to be turned in ASAP. After next week we begin our 6th and last marking period for the year. Do not get “Spring Fever”, had to when its still snowing, but we want you all to finish the year strong. Keep up the good work!

WWI  Handout

Content Objective: I can demonstrate my evaluation of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand as the pretext for WWI by justifying the importance of the event.

Language Objective: I can write to justify why the assassination of Austrian heir Franz Ferdinand by Serbian Gavrilo Princip caused WWI.

Bell Work: Talk to your elbow partner about how most wars start in your opinion and how could the death of one person lead to the deaths of millions of other people. Be ready to share out!

Below is a link to a great resource!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEcGLYsMODY&list=PLM_dRNvIRHmLnD2Ou389tbwJBj6ycbU4Z

We will take the second round of our MSTEP. It will be divided into sections that include:

Day 1- Math

Day 2- Math

Day 3- Social Studies

Make sure you follow our “at home” or “before the test” test prep strategies, like getting a good nights rest, as well as the “during test” strategies like underlining key words in the questions and answers.

Last Day to Prepare for MSTEP testing round two.

We will be testing Math Tuesday and Wednesday and Social Studies on Thursday.

Objective: I can participate in a Powerpoint review of test taking strategies used at ACE.

Language Objective: I can demonstrate my proficiency in test taking strategies to answer the remaining MSTEP review questions in my handout.

Bell Work: Pick up your handout from the materials cart and answer the next three questions with your table partners.

Bell Work: Pick up your sample MSTEP questions pack from the materials cart and answer questions 8, 9, and 10 with your table partners.  Be ready to share out your responses!

Content Objective: I can participate in a review of test taking strategies for the Social Studies MSTEP.

Language Objective:  I can demonstrate application of test taking strategies by using them to answer sample MSTEP questions.

**Treaty of Nanjing Grades Returned**

I have attached a 20 minute video explaining the “Seven Day Study Plan” and a myriad of other helpful test taking strategies. These strategies can be used in any type of class! Some of the strategies will be useful on the upcoming round of MSTEP tests and a little later on when we hit the NWEA tests for the last time this year. Not to mention final exams.

I am proud of everybody for their tremendous effort on the MSTEP. Keep up the great work!

Today we will continue with the Language Arts portion of the MSTEP.

Test_Tips_and_Tricks

Objectives

Content Objective: I can participate in a review of test taking strategies for the Social Studies MSTEP.

Language Objective:  I can demonstrate application of test taking strategies by using them to answer sample MSTEP questions.

Bell Work: Pick up a handout with sample MSTEP questions on it and answer the first 3 questions with an elbow partner. Talk about how you came up with your answer. Be ready to share out.