The Week of November 10th & 13th

In Class Day (See Google Classroom for Remote, Virtual and Wednesdays)

Circle: At what age do you think you will be an adult and why?

Learning target practice

Debriefing your Remote Day: 

Learning Target:  I can take responsibility for my actions.

1) Show who passed work in

2) Make sure the "The Present" essay is turned in and attached to the right assignment.

3) Pep talk on remote work.

Computers

Who needs a computer that works?

The Present Essay Debrief

Learning Target: I can explain how a theme is developed.

You wrote the "The Present" essay last class.

Mini Lesson: how to check your claims.

1) What is a roadmap thesis and give examples from In Our Time or the Election Essay

2) Breakout, then share.

3) Clarify the purpose of a roadmap thesis.

4) What would a roadmap thesis be for "The Present Essay"

5) Revise your thesis

6) Revise your claims

7) Breakout rooms: Read your thesis and claims.

8) Revision time: Color code thesis, all claims and target paragraph.

9) Turn in!

Unit: Fall of Rome DBQ
Learning Target: I can think like an historian.

Introduction: Toohey and Burns know that most of you will never be historians or even history teachers.  That is not the point of studying history.  The point of studying history is to help you grow into thoughtful consumers of information.  Each day you are inundated with countless pieces of information that help shape your opinions, decisions and your future.  What we want is for you to always be aware of where your information is coming from and make an informed decision about how reliable it is.

Your job is to create a presentation about how good any piece of information is and can you make a good decision based upon it.

Procedure:

1) Pick one of the pieces of evidence of information from the football DBQ.

2) Answer each of these questions:

a) Who produced it? Ask yourself about the gender, age, ethnicity, social status, religion, intellectual beliefs, etc. of the source.

b) Who was the intended audience? People speak differently depending on who is listening.

c) When was it produced? People speak differently depending on what has just happened.

d) Where was this produced? Where you are sometimes determines what you say.

e) Why did the author/speaker produce or say this? If you know what a reasons intent is, you can determine whether or not to believe them.

3) For each question, determine what you learn about the reliability of the source from your answer.

4) Explain what the source helped you determine.

5) Each person in the group will answer one of the questions and explain how those answers informed your judgement of the source ind its reliability. One person will also explain the overall judgement you've made about the believability of the information.

Parking Lot

Stock Market Game: 

Learning Target:  I can explain how the stock market works and what stocks are.
We will be giving each group a company to research and either recommend to buy or not to buy. 
1) We give you a company: Caterpillar, Netflix, Coca Cola.

2) Silent research time -- read an article on the company.

3) Group preparation time: Each person will present a pro of con, one person will explain the conclusion.

4) Present

5) Check your stocks

Meyers-Briggs

Learning Target:  I can understand my personal preferences and the preferences of others and how that impacts relationships and my work.

Last week, we took on online version of the Meyers-Briggs personality test.  We will continue to use the results to helpful you understand your strengths and weaknesses.

1) Look up one aspect of your personality (we will show you how)

2) Spend 3 minutes reading.

3) Pair up and share.
4) We will cold call for some reporting out on others findings.
3) We will talk about the difference between an iNtuitor vs. Sensor.