Tuesday, August 30, 2011/Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Homework
2.4 Analyzing Issues, pg. 659
2.5 Analyzing Assumptions and Biases, pg. 660
2.6 Evaluating Decisions and Courses of Action, pg. 661

Agenda
Bell Work
Review HW
2.1 Developing Historical Perspective
2.2  Formulating Historical Questions
2.3  Hypothesizing
Begin HW

Objective
Students will exhibit basic mastery of essential social studies' skills by completing the Skillbuilder Handbook.




Bell Work
1.  Update your composition books
2.  Choose one of the following:  A.  Compare Democracy in Greece and in Rome using a Venn diagram.  B.  Draw a cause and effect chart that explains the cause and effect of the Peloponnesian War.

Review HW
Review 1.6 Comparing; Contrasting and 1.7 Distinguishing Fact from Opinion with students.

2.1 Developing Historical Perspective
Students complete section 2.1, pg. 656 in composition book.  Review as class.

2.2 Formulating Historical Questions
Students complete section 2.2, pg. 657 in composition book.  Review as class.

2.3  Hypothsizing
Students complete section 2.3, pg. 658 in composition book.  Review as class.

HW Time
As per, Encore High School policy.  Students are given 15 minutes of class to work on HW.

Friday, August 26, 2011/Monday August 29, 2011

Homework:

1.6 Comparing; Contrasting, pg 654

1.7 Distinguishing Fact from Opinion, pg. 655

Agenda

Bell Work

Review HW

1.4 Analyzing Motives, pg 652

1.5 Analyzing Causes; Recognizing Effects

Vocabulary Quiz

Bell Work

1.  Update your composition book.  Write down today's assignment and date your TOC.

2.  What were some problems that Germany faced after WW1?

Review HW

Walk students through 1.3 Identifying Problems and Solutions

1.4 Analyzing Motives, pg. 652

Identify motivation of European imperialism in Africa.  Students must identify needs, emotions, prior experiences, and goals.

1.5  Analyzing Causes; Recognizing Effects

Identify the effects of Benito Juarez assuming power in Mexico

Vocabulary Quiz

Quiz on Prologue terms.  Students who earn less than 7, can retake quiz by Friday, September 2, 2011 and earn up to 7 points.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011/Thursday, August 25, 2011

Homework:
Prologue vocabulary
1.3 Identifying Problems and Solutions, pg. 651

Agenda
Bell Work
Skillbuilder Handbook Introduction
1.1 Following Chronological Order
1.2 Clarifying Summarizing
Vocabulary

Bell Work

Update composition book.  Write todays assignments into your TOC along with the date.

Skillbuilder Handbook
Quick review of Skillbuilder Handbook.

1.1 Following Chronological Order
Complete assignment on the bottom of the page: Make your own timelin.

1.2 Clarifying; Summarizing

Complete assignment on the bottom of page: Clarify and write your own summary.

Vocabulary

Students complete vocabulary terms on page 5 of Prologue.

government          democracy          aristocracy          citizen          direct democracy          monarchy          natural laws          republic          senate

For each term, write down:

1. term

2.  book definition

3.  your own definition

4.  draw a picture to represent the term

5.  write a sentence using the term.  underline the term.

Monday, August 22, 2011/Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Agenda 

Bell Work

Composition Book

Personality Profile

Classroom Expectations PPT

Success Principles PPT

Exit Slip

Bell Work 

Write a paragraph explaining what they are most looking forward to in this class.

Composition Book 

Create a table of content.  Count off the first five pages of your composition book.  This will be the Table of Contents.  Divide the TOC into 3 sections; include a "Date" section, a "Title" section, and a "Page #" section.

Number each page beginning with the page 1 after the Table of Contents.

Label Pg. 1 "Personality Profile".  Update the table of Contents.  Date for periods 1-4 is 8/22.  Date for periods 5-8 is 8/22.

Personality Profile

Complete personality profiles.

Students will learn about the strengths and weaknesses of their personality.

Students will choose 1 strength they want to improve and one weakness that they want to improve on.

Classroom Expectations PowerPoint

Students take notes on the classroom expectations PowerPoint.

 

Success Principles PowerPoint

Students take notes on success principles from “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Steven Covey.

Bell Work/Pop Quiz 

Pop quiz on the class expectations.

Thursday, August 18, 2011/Friday, August 19, 2011

Welcome to class!
My name is Mr. Palacios.  I will be your World History teacher.

Agenda
Warm Up
Notecards
Personality Profile

Warm Up
What do you like about history?

Notecards
On a 3x5 notecard write the following.
1.  Name and dominant personality
2.  Contact name (parent/guardian)
3.  Contact phone number
4.  What class are you most looking forward to?
5.  What makes you special?
6.  What do you want out of life?

Personality Profile
From the handout/overhead choose the adjective that best describes you from the list.
Put the adjectives in order according to the handout/overhead.
Total your scores.