Preview for Week Beginning 11/01

Without a doubt, this week's schedule will be a little fluid, as students will be presenting their interdisciplinary projects on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. During the week, we will continue on with the second part of Unit II: Geography Influences History. Our second case study will be focused on the Islamic Caliphate (early Arab Empire). Students will have a direct instruction (the Rise of the Arabs). CP students will have a worksheet on the Arab peoples. Hon students will have a primary source reading. All students will receive a take-home quiz this week, which is open book/note.

Research Sources

Primary Sources

1) Internet Sourcebook

2) Project Gutenberg

3) Don't forget Google Books!!!

Journals/Periodicals

1) Academic Search Complete


CITATION STUFF (USE MLA)
Citation Machine

Preview for Week Beginning 10/25

This is the week of Parent-Teacher Conferences (Tuesday). I will also be the advising faculty for MHS' participation as a remote site for the Gubernatorial Debate on Wednesday. This will be open to the public and runs from 7 to 9pm.

This week, students will be working on their common core research project. In the World History classroom, we will be focusing on research skills

The first class of the week will investigate types of sources and the team's expectations for depth of research.

The second class will look at biographical and demographic research, with a focus on identifying useful and appropriate data for the project.

The third class will discuss researching and presenting an idea through exposition.

The fourth class will focus on identify and presenting the lasting legacy of a person or concept.

Preview for Week Beginning 10/12

Each class will see me three times this week

Meeting 1

Students will submit: essays, Venn diagram, Need 2 Know Sheet, and Religion Comparison Matrix.

Students will be given an opportunity to review progress so far - and to make any last minute submissions

Students will self-evaluate success using rubrics/capacity matrices for Unit 1 (Diverse Belief Systems)

Meeting 2

Students will unpack the MLRs for Unit 2 (Geography Influences History) and will review the rubrics for the unit.

For homework, students will consider the Byzantine History Packets

Meeting 3

Students will begin individual research on the importance of the city of Constantinople to history, using guided research sheets. Resources will be available in the classroom and online at the blog.

N.B. On Wednesday, Oct 13, Team Katahdin will be making a visit to YCCC.

Preview for Week Beginning 10/04

Preview for Week Beginning 10/04
This is the week of our first summative assessment. Students are writing comparison-contrast essays regarding world religions. Each class will meet three times in this shortened week for an "essay workshop" For a learning extension, students will also self-evaluate on their own progress on the MLRs.

Class I

- introduce rubrics
- introduce packets
- Venn diagrams
- creating an introduction

hw: intro draft

Class II

- revise intros
- creating a body
- drafting

hw: body draft

Class III

- revise body
- creating a conclusion
- drafting a conclusion

hw: complete essay

The essay is due for all students on Tuesday after the long weekend.