Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Circle:
Do you think you are ready to live on your own? 
Vocab
Words from Declaration of Independence

Colbert Video

Introduction to Ancient Athens/Greece
Schoolhouse Rock -- declaration of Independence

Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy.  We'll be continuing to look 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.
For groups that finish:
   SAD #17 Students Rights and Responsibilities
   Bill of Rights

Daily Show on Fiscal Cliff
background information


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