Dec 2015
Dec. 14 - 18, 2015
Dec/14/2015 08:01 AM
Week 18:
Focus This Week: Review for Unit Test.
Opening:
Monday - Friday: CNN News.
Work Periods:
Monday - Thursday: Review activities including crossword puzzle, interactive games, partner review, Jeopardy, etc. Students will spend the first day completing any missing work while others work on a crossword puzzle. Students should review the website materials, study previous tests, and use Quizlet perhaps for vocabulary review.
Wednesday or Thursday will be Unit Test on Chapters 24-34 from Student Workbook depending on the block and our progress for review.
Closing: Review questions from each standard.
ELT: Students are able to reassess during Extended Learning Time (ELT) and before school. If a student fails a test a stamp is placed on test asking for a parent signature and listing the date any reassessment must be completed by (please see Reassessment Form and contact me for any additional information). Students must complete with 100 percent accuracy any prior Progress Monitoring assignments and the failed test in order to reassess within the two-week window. Please visit the Running Record page to see list of assignments/dates leading up to any particular test.
Assessments/Differentiation: Students will complete several assessments/checks for understanding throughout the week on vocabulary and new information as it is presented. This information will then be used to determine what information needs more practice and which students will be placed in a review group to work directly with teacher to receive individual attention/partnered practice/small groupings to increase comprehension, understanding and hopefully retention. Low test scores correlate to the amount of time necessary for study; what we are able to do in class may not be enough and should be adjusted accordingly. Materials used in class are found on this website and books may be borrowed each night to use at home. Please contact me if I can assist in any way.
Students who did not receive passing grades on chapter questions will work individually, with a partner, or in a small group, along with teacher assistance, to go back and correct mistakes. Generally students write out question and find the correct answer and check it with me before moving forward. This is one approach to differentiation and is done as required, with more class time allotted when necessary or completed during ELT.
Focus This Week: Review for Unit Test.
Opening:
Monday - Friday: CNN News.
Work Periods:
Monday - Thursday: Review activities including crossword puzzle, interactive games, partner review, Jeopardy, etc. Students will spend the first day completing any missing work while others work on a crossword puzzle. Students should review the website materials, study previous tests, and use Quizlet perhaps for vocabulary review.
Wednesday or Thursday will be Unit Test on Chapters 24-34 from Student Workbook depending on the block and our progress for review.
Closing: Review questions from each standard.
ELT: Students are able to reassess during Extended Learning Time (ELT) and before school. If a student fails a test a stamp is placed on test asking for a parent signature and listing the date any reassessment must be completed by (please see Reassessment Form and contact me for any additional information). Students must complete with 100 percent accuracy any prior Progress Monitoring assignments and the failed test in order to reassess within the two-week window. Please visit the Running Record page to see list of assignments/dates leading up to any particular test.
Assessments/Differentiation: Students will complete several assessments/checks for understanding throughout the week on vocabulary and new information as it is presented. This information will then be used to determine what information needs more practice and which students will be placed in a review group to work directly with teacher to receive individual attention/partnered practice/small groupings to increase comprehension, understanding and hopefully retention. Low test scores correlate to the amount of time necessary for study; what we are able to do in class may not be enough and should be adjusted accordingly. Materials used in class are found on this website and books may be borrowed each night to use at home. Please contact me if I can assist in any way.
Students who did not receive passing grades on chapter questions will work individually, with a partner, or in a small group, along with teacher assistance, to go back and correct mistakes. Generally students write out question and find the correct answer and check it with me before moving forward. This is one approach to differentiation and is done as required, with more class time allotted when necessary or completed during ELT.
Dec. 7 - 11, 2015
Dec/08/2015 07:33 AM
Week 17:
Focus This Week: SS7H3: Explain the role of the United States in the rebuilding of Japan after WW2; Describe the impact of Communism in China.
Opening:
Monday - Friday: CNN News.
Work Periods:
Monday: New vocabulary List 14 found on website. We will begin Chapter 33 which focuses on economic development by reading together, taking notes and answering questions.
Tuesday: Finish Chapter 33, enter answers in clickers, and continue on with Chapter 34.
Wednesday: Practice vocabulary with a partner for five minutes. Complete Chapter 34 as a class by reading together, taking notes, and answering questions. Students will complete written questions from the two chapters in pairs and share the results with the class.
Thursday: Practice vocabulary/chapter review questions as a class game (Around the World, Basketball, etc.) Complete Economics Simulation from National Council on Economic Education.
Friday: Review as class followed by Vocabulary/Japan Rebuilding/China Communism Test on Chapters 33-34.
I will intersperse instruction with short videos featuring religious/culture topics related to Asia throughout the week.
Closing: Five-question review of day's topic.
ELT: Students are able to reassess during Extended Learning Time (ELT) and before school. If a student fails a test a stamp is placed on test asking for a parent signature and listing the date any reassessment must be completed by (please see Reassessment Form and contact me for any additional information). Students must complete with 100 percent accuracy any prior Progress Monitoring assignments and the failed test in order to reassess within the two-week window. Please visit the Running Record page to see list of assignments/dates leading up to any particular test.
Assessments/Differentiation: Students will complete several assessments/checks for understanding throughout the week on vocabulary and new information as it is presented. This information will then be used to determine what information needs more practice and which students will be placed in a review group to work directly with teacher to receive individual attention/partnered practice/small groupings to increase comprehension, understanding and hopefully retention. Low test scores correlate to the amount of time necessary for study; what we are able to do in class may not be enough and should be adjusted accordingly. Materials used in class are found on this website and books may be borrowed each night to use at home. Please contact me if I can assist in any way.
Students who did not receive passing grades on chapter questions will work individually, with a partner, or in a small group, along with teacher assistance, to go back and correct mistakes. Generally students write out question and find the correct answer and check it with me before moving forward. This is one approach to differentiation and is done as required, with more class time allotted when necessary or completed during ELT.
Focus This Week: SS7H3: Explain the role of the United States in the rebuilding of Japan after WW2; Describe the impact of Communism in China.
Opening:
Monday - Friday: CNN News.
Work Periods:
Monday: New vocabulary List 14 found on website. We will begin Chapter 33 which focuses on economic development by reading together, taking notes and answering questions.
Tuesday: Finish Chapter 33, enter answers in clickers, and continue on with Chapter 34.
Wednesday: Practice vocabulary with a partner for five minutes. Complete Chapter 34 as a class by reading together, taking notes, and answering questions. Students will complete written questions from the two chapters in pairs and share the results with the class.
Thursday: Practice vocabulary/chapter review questions as a class game (Around the World, Basketball, etc.) Complete Economics Simulation from National Council on Economic Education.
Friday: Review as class followed by Vocabulary/Japan Rebuilding/China Communism Test on Chapters 33-34.
I will intersperse instruction with short videos featuring religious/culture topics related to Asia throughout the week.
Closing: Five-question review of day's topic.
ELT: Students are able to reassess during Extended Learning Time (ELT) and before school. If a student fails a test a stamp is placed on test asking for a parent signature and listing the date any reassessment must be completed by (please see Reassessment Form and contact me for any additional information). Students must complete with 100 percent accuracy any prior Progress Monitoring assignments and the failed test in order to reassess within the two-week window. Please visit the Running Record page to see list of assignments/dates leading up to any particular test.
Assessments/Differentiation: Students will complete several assessments/checks for understanding throughout the week on vocabulary and new information as it is presented. This information will then be used to determine what information needs more practice and which students will be placed in a review group to work directly with teacher to receive individual attention/partnered practice/small groupings to increase comprehension, understanding and hopefully retention. Low test scores correlate to the amount of time necessary for study; what we are able to do in class may not be enough and should be adjusted accordingly. Materials used in class are found on this website and books may be borrowed each night to use at home. Please contact me if I can assist in any way.
Students who did not receive passing grades on chapter questions will work individually, with a partner, or in a small group, along with teacher assistance, to go back and correct mistakes. Generally students write out question and find the correct answer and check it with me before moving forward. This is one approach to differentiation and is done as required, with more class time allotted when necessary or completed during ELT.