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Do Now Read Neal Armstrong's recollection of approaching the moon. What makes this event so memorable?
Turn and Talk | What makes our memories so memorable? Headlines Routine | Historical Research
If you were to write a headline for the historical topic you have been researching the past two weeks right now that captured the most important aspect that should be remembered, what would that headline be? Mix and Mingle | Historical Research Share out your headline, listen to a headline. Historical Overview Paragraph | Historical Compare and Contrast Essay The historical overview introduces your audience to the historical context of your essay. It contains at least a paragraph for both the historical and modern events, figures, or ideas you researched. This paragraph explains the What, When, Where, Who, How, Why of the historical events/people/ideas. Open Google Classroom. Click on the assignment titled Historical Overview Paragraphs | Historical Compare and Contrast Essay. Review the directions for theses paragraphs. Consider Addie's paragraph as an example. Begin writing your first historical overview paragraph. We will continue writing these paragraphs with a final deadline of Friday, April 20, 2018.
Rubric | Historical Overview Paragraphs
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Do Now | Quick Jot Recall Last Thursday we completed a See, Think, Wonders that encouraged us to think about the ways history has been recreated. We used this information to consider external factors that cause changing social perspectives. For example, one group looked at an image that captured the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as well as the moment the second airplane hit the World Trade Center. what causes changing social perspectives?
Interview Questions | Turn and Talk Check out the beautiful lady below. That is Addie's great grandma. This past October she celebrated her 104th birthday. That's right, 104-years-young! It is safe to say she has seen quite a few things during her lifetime! Today we are going to create a set of interview questions by assuming we are about to interview her. Turn and Talk If you had to categorize types of historical questions to ask Great Grandma, what might be some of the categories you would consider? (hint: consider the themes we discussed about changing social perspectives) Share and Record Share out the categories you discussed with your partner as Addie records on the board. Interview Questions | Question Start
Now that we have some question categories, create more specific questions to Great Grandma using the Question Start thinking routine.
Interview Protocol | Procedures and Expectations On Wednesday, we will be interviewing some adults from the Senior Community Center. They will be visiting our classroom and answering some of the probing questions we created today. What is the protocol for interviewing these individuals? Exit Slip | Question Starts Handout Do Now (two options)
Turn and Talk On your bookmark, answer the questions associated with the symbolism of Eden.
Quick Jot (connotative meaning): The connotative meaning of a word is the associated meanings that come from its use in various social contexts. Connotative meanings will vary from location to location and will change or die over time. Consider for example the word brother. Literarily it means a blood male sibling. Connotatively it might mean someone greater than a friend, a protector, a safe place.
Connect Extend Challenge Silently answer the question below on the provided sticky notes. Only provide one answer per sticky note (so you may end up using three or four sticky notes). Place your sticky notes in the center of your pod when you have completed the answer.
Each pod will explain at least one of the groupings, connections, they formed during this activity and place the sticky notes on the Conformity Parking Lot. The other pods will then be allowed time to connect, extend, challenge those Feed/Conformity ideas. REMINDER: Just a reminder that your "Foundations of Government" notes [term definitions/symbols/and use in a sentence] are due today, Monday 12/18. Take the assignment out of your binder, put your name on it, and leave it in class [along with any other late work]. |
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