November 8, 2024

Friday November 8, 2024

Vocabulary Quiz: electoral college, "swing states", Senate and House of Representatives.

Reading/Formative Assessment: Beginning next week you will be assessed on three criteria. 1) Book is brought to class 2) You are reading book 3) You are not a distraction to yourself or others.  This should be an easy 100!  We will practice today.

Read...

Circle: When did school stop being fun?

Clean up writing in aisle 4.... You will be given 10 minutes to go over your essay.  You will need to make sure the following is done.  You will be getting a formative grade for submitting your essay.

1. Paper has 5 paragraphs- Introduction with theme, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

2. Paper has been proofread and is free from grammatical errors.

3. Font is either Arial or Times New Roman

4. Size is either 11 or 12.

5. Paper contains a header that looks like the following-

Peter Toohey

November 8, 2024

Humex Period 5/6

6. One body paragraph is color coded.  Claim in Red-Evidence in Green-Warrant in Blue.

7. The theme you chose is in BOLD.

8. Hit submit.

Fall of Rome...

Brainstorm: What are five things you love about contemporary America?  What are five things that worry you about the direction of contemporary America? Share and develop a master list.

Activity: "Taking Sides."  Jot down your answers to the following questions:

How concerned (rating of 1-4) would you be about your country if...

1. Was unable to defend its borders from attackers.
2. Was no longer the top innovator of technology.
3. The climate and environment were no longer able to support the country and agriculture.
4. The lower classes were overtaxed and discontent as a result.
5. It's military had weakened and was very expensive.
6. The wealthy and leaders were more interested in themselves than the average citizen.
7. Numerous political leaders had been assassinated or had attempted assassinations in recent years.

After jotting your answers to those questions, be prepared to move to one side of the room to declare your feeling.  We will call on people from each corner of the room to represent why it does (or doesn't) concern them.  

Activity: As a table group, collaborate to decide which one you can agree is most concerning to you.  Then, come up with an explanation of how America is "doing" with regard to that idea.  Provide 3 pieces of evidence--from your world understanding--of how you know America is currently faring at that level.  

Map Activity:  You will be labeling a map of western Europe, home of the Roman Empire.  Map must include: Name of Country.  Capital and approximate location.  Major bodies of water.  Labeled with an RE(Roman Empire) if it was once part of the Roman Empire.  You will be assessed on this in the coming weeks.