Today, students began learning about the educational system in Kenya. The students drew cards to simulate life for children in Kenya and then divided into groups to read articles on rural life, school life, and the universities in Kenya. Students will become experts and prepare and present presentations on their topics.
HW: Africa projects due Feb 22nd (Are you meeting with your parnters? Do you have any questions or concerns? If you do, please come and see me so I can help you – do not wait until the day your project is due)
Just a reminder to stay on track with your Africa project. Are you meeting/working with your partner? If you have any questions/concerns, please let me know. Do not wait until the day your project is due.
Today, your South Africa quizzes were graded and your homework assignment was based on how you did on your quiz. You either are comparing and contrasting Apartheid to the Civil Rights Movement or you are completing a Sequencing of Events on South Africa (using your textbook).
Hi Students,
It was great to see everyone back at school from our long weekend. Today, we finished our graphic organizer on South Africa and took an open note quiz. I am attaching the power point on South Africa to this blog for any students that may have been absent. Feel free to update your organizer with the notes and finish your quiz. Tomorrow – Kenya!
HW: Finish your open note quiz (if necessary); Africa Project due Feb. 22nd
South Africa
Hi students I am attaching rubrics for your Africa Country Profiles. Click on the rubric for the project you are doing (gameboard, powerpoint, project board, newspaper).
Africa PPT Rubric
GAME BOARD RUBRIC
Project Board Rubric
NEWSPAPER RUBRIC
I will also print copies for you but just in case you need one now:)
Also, another reminder about your vocabulary quiz tomorrow – STUDY, STUDY, STUDY.
Today we finished viewing The Color of Friendship. A great story about apartheid. A reminder for students that we will be having a quiz on Monday over your Ch. 19 words. You can find those words listed on one of my previous blogs from earlier this week.
Also, remember to continue your research project on your African country. I will have your rubrics for you by Monday.
HW: Vocabulary Quiz Monday; Research project due Feb. 22nd
AC SS Students were assigned a Country Extension Project today which is due on Monday, Feb. 22nd. They are bringing home a partner contract that is to be signed by their parents. Each student drew for a country to research and picked a partner to work with for the assignment.
We also reviewed our Ch. 19 vocabulary words and students were given 15 minutes to start defining those words in class today. They are to finish the definitions for homework tonight. We will have a vocabulary quiz over these words on Friday.
For help with citing your sources, visit this website: www.easybib.com
HW: Define Ch. 19 words; Vocabulary Quiz this Friday; Africa Country Project Due Monday, Feb. 22
Ch. 19 Vocabulary
CHAPTER 19 VOCABULARY
Students were assigned a project today which is due on Monday, Feb. 22nd. They are bringing home a partner contract that is to be signed by their parents. Each student drew for a country to research and picked a partner to work with for the assignment.
We also reviewed our Ch. 19 vocabulary words and students were given 15 minutes to start defining those words in class today. They are to finish the definitions for homework tonight. We will have a vocabulary quiz over these words on Friday.
HW: Define Ch. 19 words; Vocabulary Quiz this Friday; Africa Country Project Due Monday, Feb. 22nd
For your sources cited page visit this website for help - www.easybib.com
Students scoring below a 74% will make a Frayer Vocabulary card for each missed word.
Ch. 19 Vocabulary
CHAPTER 19 VOCABULARY
Slave Ship Simulation – Today our classroom turned into a slave ship. We taped off the dimensions of 4 feet by 18 inches and had one student per square as I read the The Middle Passage: A Slave Narrative by Olaudah Equino. Students then wrote a 5 sentence diary response about the experience. Ask your students to share their feelings or maybe something they learned about the conditions on the slave ship.
I am attaching the power point that we took notes on from Tuesday’s class for any student that was absent.
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HW: None
Today students continued their study of the African Slave trade by visiting the library exhibit- Bunce Island. Students were given a scavenger hunt to complete while reading about the history of Bunce Island. Yesterday, our class took Cornell Notes on the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and tomorrow we will continue our learning by reading The Middle Passage – A Slave Narrative.
I am a bit behind on grading due to conference week but will hopefully have the students center packets graded which they did while learning about the African Ethnic Groups (3 day lesson) and will also finish grading their “extra mile” projects. The projects look wonderful and the students will get to share their projects with their classmates: African Masks and Kente Cloths.
HW: None tonight but a project announcement will be made shortly!
I have so enjoyed meeting with all your parents during conference week.
Today, students read I Met a Witch Doctor….as we continued our study of African cultures and religion. On Monday students will work in their groups to create a skit to demonstrate their understanding of animism and why people would go see a Shaman.
HW: None – enjoy your weekend!
