Thursday, November 29th, 2012

Circle:
What is the most important/meaningful thing you've ever done in school?
Vocab Quiz

Video
Where does Happiness Come From

Introduction to Ancient Athens/Greece
Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy.  We'll be looking at our own Declaration of Independence to understand the Athenian values and beliefs that are contained in our own democracy.
To do this we'll do a close reading of the text:

• Groups of 3
• Take turns reading each sentence.  If someone has trouble reading a word have them "run a finger through it." If the student can not read the word, help.
• After reading the sentence, figure out what the sentence means.  Start by determining the definition of unknown words (place them on the right of the bi-fold).
• Use 6" voice.
• Think about this while reading: "Why do governments exits?"

 Assessment: Group reading behavior -- sitting as a group, 6-inch voice, completed bi-fold.

Colbert Video

Note Taking from a Video
We'll be watching "Athens: birthplace of Democracy" and using the Cornell Note-Taking system.