A little fun ;-)

Thanks, Brad, for the Spider Banana. It vaguely reminds me of the Spider Demons from Doom 2 back in the 90's. My spoon IS too big.

Preview of Week Ending (03/27)

Green Day

(Mon) French Revolution I (Origins)
class: Bastille Primary, Origins Lecture, Cahiers de Doleances Primary
HW: complete Cahiers analysis, finish Essay Workshop

(Wed) French Revolution II (Reform)
class: Rights of Man and Citizen, Guided Reading, Flow Chart, Dec. of Rights of
Citizeness
HW: complete Rights of Citizeness analysis, finish Essay Workshop

(Fri) French Revolution III (Radicalism)
class: direct instruction
HW: TBD

White Day & Hon

(Tues) French Revolution I (Origins)
class: Bastille Primary, Origins Lecture, Cahiers de Doleances Primary
HW: complete Cahiers analysis, finish Essay Workshop, HON Brittany Cahiers

(Thur) French Revolution II (Reform)
class: Rights of Man and Citizen, Guided Reading, Flow Chart, Dec. of Rights of
Citizeness
HW: complete Rights of Citizeness analysis, finish Essay Workshop, HON Civic
Equality analysis

On Monday, let the Revolution begin!

We will be investigating the French Revolution over the next three weeks. There will be primary sources galore, and heads will roll...literally! This is one of the most dynamic and influential events in all of history; we all live in the shadow of this upheaval.

So...hoist up the Tricolore and shout "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite!" We will carry the Enlightenment to the ends of the Earth on the points of our bayonnettes!

All of the documents for the Essay Workshop

Click on the link to download all of the files for the workshop in .doc format.

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Preview of Week Ending (03/20)

This week, we will focus on the Essay workshop. The essay produced by this will count for 60% of the student exam on the Enlightenment. The objective portion of this exam will come at the end of this week, and will be focused on identifying the contributions of the Philosophes.

Green Day Classes

Monday: We will be continuing our Essay workshop and will develop our body paragraphs. I will recover with 1G the material they began while my sub was there. For homework, students should complete the body paragraph worksheet and the reasoning worksheet.

Thursday: We will begin with the objective portion of the Enlightenment test. Then, we will complete the Essay workshop with the composition of our conclusions. For homework, students should finalize their essays for submission over the weekend.

White Day & Honors

Tuesday: We will be continuing our Essay workshop and will develop our body paragraphs. I will recover with 1G the material they began while my sub was there. For homework, students should complete the body paragraph worksheet and the reasoning worksheet. Honors students will have their last primary source for this unit.

Thursday: We will begin with the objective portion of the Enlightenment test; Honors student's assessment will come in the form of a DBQ (Document Based Question). Then, we will complete the Essay workshop with the composition of our conclusions. For homework, students should finalize their essays for submission over the weekend.

Preview of Week Ending (03/13)

This will be a pivotal week with alot of work for students - even if not much will be graded during this week. Don't let that get you off task - if you slack, the chickens will come home to roost next week.

White Day & Honors

Monday - Enlightenment Learning Extension: we will have a review of the concept of Absolutism and the presentation of the group posters. This will be followed by work on the Need 2 Know sheets for the Competitive History Jeopardy and the selection of teams. For homework, Honors students will have the third primary source reading in preparation for the DBQ.

Wednesday - Competitive History Jeopardy! Teams compete in an exciting review game for very real bonus points on the exam.

Friday - Essay workshop, part I:
Students will be divided into heterogeneous literacy groups for research on four different essay topics. After a brainstorming process, students will divide into homogeneous literacy groups for peer editing and mutual development of their essays for the exam. I will model each element of essay writing. All students will have a chance to consult with me regarding the development of his or her essay.

Green Day

Tuesday - Competitive History Jeopardy! Teams compete in an exciting review game for very real bonus points on the exam.

Thursday - Essay workshop, part I:
Students will be divided into heterogeneous literacy groups for research on four different essay topics. After a brainstorming process, students will divide into homogeneous literacy groups for peer editing and mutual development of their essays for the exam. I will model each element of essay writing. All students will have a chance to consult with me regarding the development of his or her essay.

Preview of Week Ending (03/06)

There is a threat of snow, so plans this week will be a little looser

White Day + Honors

Class 1 - Students will take notes on direct instruction on the Philosophes of the Enlightenment. For homework, students should complete the Need 2 Know Sheets

Class 2 - Students will participate in a group evaluation of Enlightenment Absolutism. For homework, students will complete a profile of Mary Wollstonecraft. Hon. Students will also have a primary source reading.

Class 3 - Students will participate in Competitive History Jeopardy for bonus points.

Green Day

Class 1 - Students will participate in a group evaluation of Enlightenment Absolutism. For homework, students will complete a profile of Mary Wollstonecraft

Class 2 - Students will participate in Competitive History Jeopardy for bonus points.