Building a Case!

Today's Goal:

1. Complete the Building A Case Organizer

To do this you need to

1. Embedded each quote into a sentence

2. Introduce each quote (tell what the quote is going to be about)

3. Explain the quote and how it is connected to your argument.  How does it prove your point?

4. Turn the option you chose into a topic sentence

5. Write a clincher (concluding) sentence that ties everything together!

When you are finished:

1. Make sure you shared the doc with me

2. Check ASPEN

3. Follow the links below to try some cool Revolution games or watch the videos below. Record what you did for extra credit

PBS Road to Liberty

Ms. Donn Games

teachingamericanhistory.org

Mr. Nussbaum.com

Picking a Side

This week's calendar: CALENDAR WEEK OF DEC 19th

Please SHARE your Boston Massacre Doc with Ms. Bisbee!!! I will be checking it and giving you feedback on Dec 22nd!

Boston Massacre Primary Source Arguments

Today's Goal: 

1. Pick which argument you agree with

2. Highlight in the quote chart the 3 BEST quotes that support your argument!

3. Start putting the quotes into the Building a Case Graphic Organizer

Tomorrow you will write the sentences introducing, embedding, and explaining the quotes. 

Today's Directions:
1. Turn in American Revolution HW from Tuesday and Boston Massacre Homework from Thursday to the period folder
2. Make your own copy of this doc:Boston Massacre Arguments Primary Source
3. Share the Doc with me (fbisbee)

Today's Goal: Organize all the sources into pro-British or anti-British or neutral
Monday's Goal: Decide which argument you support and identify the 3 best quotes to support that opinion
Tuesday's Goal: Write sentences in you Building A Case Organizer

Extension Option: Turn this organizer into a paragraph or complete another organizer from the opposite argument

Propaganda and Point-of-View

Thursday in class we examined different perspectives and propaganda.

We started by reading together A Tale of Two Beasts

We discussed what propaganda is and how it is different from advertising Propaganda and Boston Massacre Google Slides This presentation includes important definitions and examples.  We compared 4 images of the Boston Massacre to the text evidence we had from out homework readings.

Acts Teacher Notes

Tonight's Homework:
Either: Read and answer questions from Book 3: "A Massacre in Boston" or Ducksters "Boston Massacre.  For a digital version of ducksters click HERE. At the bottom of the page you can hear the article read to you and then click to take the quiz.

American Revolution

This week we will be learning about the causes of the American Revolution.  Click HERE for this week's calendar

Today students will work in partners to analyze texts about the acts that angered the colonists.  Students will identify what natural rights the acts violated and how the colonists reacted. 

Abuses of King George & Parliament Chart (with page numbers) this info will also be helpful Abuses of King George & Parliament Readings

For homework tonight students will complete one of the following choices:

American Revolution HW

Intro to American Revolution Modified

Directions:
1. Take 50 States Test
2. Label and color 13 colonies map
3. Pass both papers in
3. Take the Google Quiz Colonial America Standard Quiz
4. Watch some of the videos below and take notes for extra credit

Today you have the choice to...
1. practice labeling the 50 states using Sheppard Software http://www.sheppardsoftware.com
2. Practice the 24 vocabulary terms https://quizlet.com/_2trnwx
3. Practice Colonial Life Notes https://quizlet.com/_2tte54
4. As a class play Quizlet live
5. Watch the videos below for review

This week in history we are finishing Colonial America.
WEEK of DEC 5 CALENDAR

Due Monday: Farming Perspective choice assignment Assignment choices
Due Tuesday: Colony or Tribe Profile (see Friday's post)
Thursday: 50 States Test and Colony Quiz

What do I need to know for the tests on Thursday?

1. 24 vocabulary terms
2. Information from WTP lesson 1 Notes
3. Label the 13 colonies on a map
4. Divide the 13 colonies into the 3 regions on a map
5. Label the 50 US states (capitals are extra credit only!)

Today's Directions:
1. Sit with your regional group & find what colony or tribe you will be researching Colony/Tribe Assignment List
2.. Open either the colonial or Native American Doc depending on your assignment
Colony Research DOC
Eastern Tribe Research DOC
3. complete your research
4. Create your Profile

Completed & PRINTED Profile due Tuesday, December 6th at the start of class

Here is an example of Maryland Colony of Maryland Profile Example

Colonial America Here We Come!!!

Finally we are moving into a quick review of Colonial America.  Many of us have already learned about the 13 British colonies so we will only spend 2 weeks reviewing the content needed to understand the American Revolution. Here is this week's calendar: Calendar Nov 28th and tonight's homework:Readworks: Background to the Colonies

Important Important Important...

Label the 50 States Test & Colonial America Quiz DECEMBER 8th!!!

Study your states using Sheppard Software and Colonial America using your notes and Colonial America Quizlet Vocabulary

today in class we discussed these questions:Colony pre-assessment and watched these videos:

Ocean’s 8 Binder Clean-out

English: keep anything grammar or vocabulary in your binder

Science:keep everything in binder for now-some will go in science folder later

Math: keep anything with a solved problem on it in your math folder

In your history folder please keep:

1.classroom procedures & expectations

2. President Essay & Rubric

Everything else can go!

The Thanksgiving Story and Point-of-View

This week we started by brainstorming what we knew about the First Thanksgiving.  Next we watched the "This is America Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers" and compared it to what they already knew.  Next, we watched 500 Nations "Thanksgiving 1621 and King Phillips War" Finally we read "Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message" and discussed the Native American traditions of thanksgiving.

Today's Directions
1. Both partners open the Where's the Evidence Doc from yesterday and continue working on it. Please make sure you have shared it with me so you can earn credit!
2. When you finish individually you have a choice:
              -go to https://www.icivics.org/games and play one of the games.  I recommend Bill of Rights                         Edition or Do I have a Right? Since that is what we are currently working on.  You can continue to                 play these games and the others on the site at home for extra credit if you want.  To get the credit                   just write up how the game went for you and list 5 things you learned and 3 questions you have
       OR
            Practice the 3 Branches and Vocabulary on Quizlet BisbeeHistory

Directions:
1. One partner should make a copy of the doc Bill of Rights: Where's the Evidence? and share it with Ms. Bisbee and your partner. Partner # 2 should look in their drive in their shared folder and open the doc.
2. Open the link to the Bill of Rights Institute for a copy of the Bill of Rights  This is where you will search for the exact text that matches the story.  Copy and paste only the section of the amendment that applies to the story and then put it in your own words.

Brief Summary:

Election WEEK!

This week's calendar Calendar WEEK of Nov 7

Today we discussed the electoral college.  Here is the Electoral College Google Slides which includes many of the videos from below.

Tonight's Homework: Readworks" History and Process of Voting Homework

Today in class we will finish Bill of Rights: What Does it Mean?
and watch a video clip:

Today in class we worked in partners to read, answer and discuss the basics of the Bill of Rights using Readworks Bill of Rights Part I & II

We started putting the amendments into simple language and illustrating their meanings on the Bill of Rights- What Does it Mean? Doc  We will finish this in class on Friday

My hope is to have Aspen up-to-date and print outs for everyone on Monday in class. However if you turned in your essay late I will be late grading it!!!

Tuesday, November 1st

Period 6 & 7 Please follow the directions from Friday Oct 28th PRINTED FINAL COPY DUE TOMORROW! WITH BIBLIOGRAPHY AND DRAFTS AND EDITS!!!

Periods 2-3-5
1. Watch Crash Course Election Basics (below)
2. Work on your Election Packets for 20 minutes (Due Friday! This is your only class time!)Election Packet PDF
3. Watch Crash Course How Voters Decide

Monday October 31st

Sorry due to the wi-fi network being down there is no calendar today.  Student will get a hard copy tomorrow in class. Here are the docs: Calendar Week of October 31st

Tonight's HW: Supreme Court (There were 3 choices.  Students could pick one at their level and do the others for extra credit.  Due Wednesday)

                   Supreme Court Debate

                   The US Government Supreme Court

                   Readworks: The Highest Court in the Land

Tomorrow student will be working on the Election packet Election Packet

Making Changes: Creating Final Copies

Do Now:

Get out your draft with edits & revisions & start making changes!

Directions:

2. Together as a class we will use to Add-ons to help with revision and editing

        Add-ons:  Proofread Bot (Don't just take the suggestions with out reading them it will mess up                                                       your essay!!!

                        SAS Writing Adviser

3. Make changes to your essay using Proofread Bot and SAS Writing Adviser  In SAS Writing Adviser I recommend focusing on: passive voice, relative clause, repeated words, all verbs, vague words

Check out this helpful article!!!5 Words to Avoid and What to Use Instead
Struggling with your conclusion? Try describing your president's character traits.  Here is a link to a list: List of Traits

If you finish you have a few choices:
-Practice Vocab & 3 Branches on Quizlet here are the links:3 Branches Quizlet, All Government Vocab, Modified Vocabulary, ELL Government Vocabulary
-Practice Government using Sheppard Software U.S. Government Sheppard Software Games
-Practice the 50 States
-Practice the Presidents Sheppard Software Presidents
-President Quizzes President Trivia Quizzes
-Online President Activities President Activities
-State Activities Mr. Nussbaum State Activities

Final Copy due Monday.  Must be printed and stapled in  the following order:

1. Final Copy

2. Bibliography

3. Draft

4. Edit/Revision Peer checklist

If you have it please include you paragraph organizer and research organizer

             

Editing & Revising

Yesterday we worked on peer editing drafts. We used this to guide our editing:Editing & Revising Google Slides  Today we will work on revising using the same guidelines.

Tomorrow we will use the Chromebooks to make our final changes to our drafts so they are ready to hand in on Monday.

Here is the rubric that will be used to evaluate the essay 8th Grade Cross-Curricular Writing Rubric-President Essay

Writing your Draft

Do-Now Directions:

1. Please have tabs open for the following

      -New Blank Google Doc titled: President Essay

      - Your Paragraph Organizer

      -Easy Bib
     -http://www.thesaurus.com/

      -This Blog

Draft Writing Directions:

1. Please open: 8th Grade Writing Expectations

2. Review & create together

3. Copy & paste your sentences from the Paragraph Organizer into paragraphs in your essay doc. This is your 1st Draft

4. Review Draft and make sure it meets the 8th Grade Writing Expectations and then PRINT

5. Finish your Bibliography in EasyBib and  PRINT

Things to Remember about setting up your doc:

1. Make sure your new google doc is titled "President Essay" and that it is saved in your history folder

2. Insert header that includes Full Name, Date, Period, Assignment 

3. Include a centered title size 12 

4. Double space the body of your essay

5. Use Arial, Times New Roman, or Cambria size 12

Perfecting our Paragraph Organizers

For this week's calendar click HERE!

Directions:

1. Give feedback on organizers

2. Make changes to your organizer and/or complete your organizer

Come to class tomorrow with your organizer revised.  Every word should be the strongest word possible and every sentence should be engaging! 

We are typing our drafts tomorrow in lab 111 so BE PREPARED!

I will be after school Wednesday for extra help!

Friday's Goal: Complete the Paragraph Organizer

Today's Directions:

1. Open your Research Organizer (I will be coming around to check it)

2. Open your Paragraph Organizer 

3. Examine the Sample Sentence Organizers:

           Sample Sentences 3 Paragraph

           Sample Sentence 5 Paragraph

4. Turn your research into sentences in the Paragraph Organizer

Monday we will scrutinize our sentences within the organizer and make sure each word is the best word possible and each sentence is the best sentence possible. If you haven't finished your organizer by the end of class today it is homework and it must be finished when you come to class Monday!

I will be after school Wednesday until 3:30 for extra help! Please stay and revise!

Thursday, October 20th 

Change in the President Essay:

-All research due Friday (Research & Directions DOC)

-In class Friday we will work on completing the Paragraph Organizer (3 Paragraph Organizer or 5 Paragraph Organizer)

Today in  class we will be looking at the issues Trump and Clinton are representing

Where do you stand?

Organizing Your Research

Directions:

1. Open your research doc from yesterday

2. Decide if you are going to do a 3 or 5 paragraph essay

3. Open the correct organizer based on your choice

3 Paragraph Organizer

5 Paragraph Organizer

4. Start turning your research into sentences in your organizer!

I WILL BE AFTER SCHOOL THURSDAY FOR EXTRA HELP!!!

President Cheat Sheet

Day 2 President Persuasive Writing

Directions:

1. Check your email (I've sent modified directions and a few changes to some of you) and Aspen (history grade is up-to-date)

2. Make your own copy of the Directions and Research Doc:Directions & Research Doc

3. Create an Easybib to keep track of all your sources www.easybib.com 

4. Use my American Presidents Symballoo page to get information on how your president was influential.  After you have your basic research you may need to use the library databases to learn more about the events and actions of your president.
American Presidents Symballoo Page (click "add this webmix")
JFK Middle School Library Database

5. Remember it is best to put your research into your own words, but if you use someone else's words YOU MUST PUT QUOTES around it!

6. The Research Doc has space to develop your research for all 5 actions, but only 3 are required, the rest are there if you need them. 

Other Helpful Information:

-I'm in the building today so email me if you have any questions!

-Not sure who you are researching or want to talk to someone researching the same president as you? check out the Student Assignment List

-Want to know when we are working on this assignment? Check out this week's calendar: Week of Oct 17 Calendar

-Preview the Writing Graphic Organizers for tomorrow: 

3 Paragraph Organizer

5 Paragraph Organizer

Executive Branch

Today we finished our executive branch notes on the 3 Branches of Government Chart (see post from Oct 4 for a copy)

We also introduced this week's writing project.  Everyone was assigned a president Click here if you don't know who to research!

Here is this week's calendar: Calendar Week of October 17th

In class we watched a few clips about the presidents...

Preamble & Executive Branch

Today in class we continued to work on our Preamble Projects.  The deadline has been extended until Monday.  See previous post for assignment details.

Change in homework:

Due Tomorrow: Executive Branch Jigsaw

 Executive Branch jigsaw Doc

 Executive Branch Jigsaw Readings

Due Monday: Readworks: President Reading & Questions 

Role of the President HW

Modified President HW

ELL President Questions

The Preamble

Click HERE for this week's calendar

Today we examined the Preamble to the Constitution.  We completed the Preamble What Does it Mean Chart using the videos and power point below. 

PREAMBLE Power Point with NOTES

Tomorrow we will work on our Preamble Project (Due Friday) for directions click HERE

And for a little fun...

Today's Directions:

1. Take out your Three Branches Chart from yesterday

2. With your partner open the Article 1 Interactive Doc from yesterday.  If a partner is absent just click HERE to make a new copy.
3. Analyze the data on page 2 and 3 of the Doc and write a commentary on what observations you can make about our current Congress based on the data.
4. Discuss observations with the class and examine how Congress has changed in 200 years

3 branches

Three Branches of Government

Over the next week we will be working to fill out the following chart Three Branches of Government Chart

Each day I will post the class notes here if you missed them or just need a copy

Read together WTP pages 132 and take notes on enumerated powers
Period 2 2016 Three Branches of Government Notes
Period 3 3 Branches
Period 5 Three Branches Chart
Period 6 Three Branches Chart Notes
Period 7 Three Branches Notes

With your partner make a copy of Article 1 Interactive Doc and work on page 1