Friday, November 17, 2017

Friday, November 17th

Learning Target: 
Students will explain the 3 regions of the 13 colonies and some facts about each one.

What we did: 
HONORS: Took the CRQ on New England Colonies vs. Southern Colonies, corrected it, and then turned it in. 

REGULAR: Corrected the Colony Packet and called in scores.

If you were absent: 
REGULAR: correct your Packet with the answer key in the yellow binder, then stamp it absent and turn it into the pink basket.

HONORS: Come Monday or ASAP to take the CRQ.

Assignments turned in: 
Colony Packet, 68 Pts!

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder: None

Monday, November 13, 2017

Monday, November 13th

Learning Target: 
Students will know the 3 colonial regions and about their agriculture and economies.

What we did: 
1. No Starter
2. Corrected the Colony Map Test
3. Filled out a new President Buddies paper
4. Received the Colony Packet and started to work on it.

If you were absent: 
1. Come see me about the President Buddies paper, we made one for you
2. Get the Pink Colony Packet from the Blue Binder

Assignments turned in: 
13 Colony Map Test

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
13 Colony Packet, Pink

Friday, November 10th

Learning Target: 
Students will locate the 13 colonies

What we did: 
1. Starter
2. Used Plickers to take a Self Assessment
3. Took the 13 Colony Map Test

Starter: 
Name 5 cities or settlements in the 13 colonies

If you were absent: 
1. Do the Starter
2. Come during Plus Period Monday or Thursday ASAP to take the Map Test. 

Assignments turned in: 
13 Colony Map Test, 26 pts.

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder: None

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Thursday, November 9th

Learning Target: 
Students will locate the colonies and learn the benefits and cons to each colony.

What we did: 
1. Starter
2. Studied and reviewed for 13 Colony Map Test
3. Finished watching commercials and finished the Map packet.

Starter: 
Name 5 cities/settlements in the 13 colonies.

If you were absent: 
1. Do the Starter
2. Turn in your Project ASAP.
3. Use a classmates map packet to finish.
4. Study for the Test on Friday

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Wednesday, November 8th

What we did: 
1. No Starter
2. Presented Brochures and Honors showed Commercials
3. Regular finished the Map Packet

If you were absent: 
1. Turn in your Brochure.  
2. Use my key to work on the Map Packet.

Assignments turned in: 
Colony Brochure Project, 100 Pts

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Tuesday, November 7th

Learning Target: 
Students will identify the reasons the 13 colonies were founded.

What we did: 
1. Starter
2. Corrected the Map
3. Finished the Map Packet as a class

Starter: 
Name the southern colonies

If you were absent: 
1. Do the Starter
2. Correct your Map using my key and then get the rest of the answers from a classmate or my key since we did it as a class.

Assignments turned in: 
None, keep your map to study with.

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Monday, November 6th

Learning Target: 
Students will identify the 13 colonies.

What we did: 
1. Starter
2. Filled out the Triangle Trade worksheet (if not done Friday)
3. Received the 13 Colony Map Packet and began doing 1-5.

Starter: 
What does "manufactured good" mean? What does "raw materials" mean? Give examples of both.

If you were absent: 
1. Do the Starter
2. Get any worksheets you need out of the Absent Binder
3. Come see Mrs. Dickson for help on the map if needed.

Assignments turned in: 
Nothing.

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
*13 Colony Map Packet

Friday, November 3, 2017

Friday, November 3rd

Learning Target: 
Students will describe the Middle Passage and identify the Triangle Trade.

What we did: 
1. Starter
2. Corrected the Middle Passage Worksheet
3. Did the Triangle Trade Worksheet as a class.

Starter: 
1.What was something new you learned about the Middle Passage yesterday?

2.What does a triangle have to do with the slave trade?

If you were absent: 
1. Do the Starter
2. Use the answer key and correct your Middle Passage Worksheet.
3. Get a "Triangle Trade" worksheet from the binder.

Assignments turned in: 
*Middle Passage Worksheet

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
*Triangle Trade Worksheet (blue)

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Thursday, November 2nd

Learning Target: 
Students can describe the conditions of the Middle Passage.

What we did: 
1. Got new seats
2. Starter
3. Worked in partners on the Middle Passage Worksheet

Starter: 
What do you think would have been the hardest part of the Middle Passage for you?

If you were absent: 
1. Do the Starter
2. See Mrs. Dickson about where to sit.
3. Get the Middle Passage Worksheet from the Blue Binder and an info packet from Mrs. Dickson.

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
Middle Passage Worksheet (white)

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Wednesday, November 1st

Learning Target: 
Students will describe the Middle Passage and it's conditions.

What we did: 
1. Starter
2. Cleaned out folders
3. Learned about the Middle Passage, no notes taken

Starter: 
**Use your own paper and make a section or a group of loose leaf paper for your starters from now on.
What region of Africa did the slaves come from?

If you were absent: 
1. Do the Starter
2. Clean out your folder but KEEP:

Disclosure
Handbook
TW Paper (gold)
Notes on Writing Essays
Self Assessments
Colony Brochure

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
***Citizenship Card for Term 2. Pink for Honors, Yellow for Regular

Tuesday, October 31st

Learning Target: 
Students will learn to communicate and argue in an essay format

What we did: 
We were in the computer lab.  We wrote the 1st paragraph of the essay about Jamestown and then used the rest of the time to work on the brochure project.

If you were absent: 
1. Borrow a Jamestown packet and write the 1st paragraph of an essay using the 5 parts we have learned about in the past. Then print it and turn it in.

Assignments turned in: 
Jamestown 1st paragraph.

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None