Weekly Parent Videos Week14 Learning the Real Thing
November 23, 2020 We will be studying about the Roman Emperor Diocletian and looking at inflation. Extra Credit for this week is a paragraph of what you are thankful about. Week13 Changing Seasons
November 16, 2020 Changes for the 2nd MP Update to overdue assignments A More Organized Google Classroom The Iconic Project Why is the Roman Empire Iconic? And the effect of the Hallmark Christmas Channel on my household Week12 New Coke
November 9, 2020 With the new marking period comes a new unit...The Byzantine Roman Empire, History's New Coke. Be ready to supply your kids with another example of a change in something iconic for a project we will be working on. Week11 Daddy Tax
November 2, 2020 The Marking Period is about to end, nothing is due this week in history. Hopefully students use this time to complete missing assignments. And it's the final week of our Election Game in class. The presidential election may not be decided by Wednesday morning, but our class' elections will be. Week10 At the Ballot Box
October 26, 2020 Our election game is in full swing, I hope your child is having fun learning about the U.S. Presidential Elections. I extended the due date for the extra credit paragraph from last week and the date to complete the online, open note test retake.There is also the last extra credit of the marking period as well. Week9 No Luck
October 19, 2020 Two opportunities to improve a grade with extra credit this week and you may hear strange political parings due to our Election Game & that's OK, it's all about winning electoral votes. Week8 Second Chance
October 12, 2020 How a student can take an online retake of the first test and the beginnings of our election game. Week7 Routines
October 5, 2020 How a student can take an online retake of the first test and the beginnings of our election game. Week6 Important Dates
September 29, 2020 Getting ready for our first test in history this year. Week5 Creating an Adventure
September 21, 2020 Finishing up our study on Why We Study History? and a quick discussion of Back to School Night Week4 Oh Captain My Captain
September 14, 2020 We continue our discussion of the humanities and watch & discuss a clip from one of my favorite movies, "Dead Poets Society". The digital book, "The Perfect Classroom" is due on Wednesday night September 16. Week3 Down the Shore
September 7, 2020 We will have our first assignment, creating a digital book about the perfect classroom based on what we learned about government and laws. And then we will pivot to learn why humanities courses, and history in particular are important classes. Week2 Laying Down the Law
August 31, 2020 How we combine a talk on classroom rules into lessons on government and laws. (Plus the Digital Notebook) Previous weekly parent videos will be posted below.
Week1 The Cornerstone,
August 26, 2020 An introduction of myself plus what I hope to accomplish this first week of school. |
Upcoming AssignmentsHot Streak Paragraph
Extra Credit HS 2420 Other than COVID or the Election, what was another major news story of 2020 and why do you believe it was a big story? Hot Streak Paragraph
Extra Credit HS 2320 Due Sunday Midnight Jan 3 Ask an adult about a game or toy that was popular when they were young and why they believe it was so popular? Hot Streak Paragraph
Extra Credit HS 2220 Due Sunday Midnight Nov. 29 What is something you are thankful for and why? Hot Streak Paragraph
Extra Credit HS 2120 Due Sunday Midnight Nov. 22 Share with an adult what you learned about New Coke & ask them if they know of another big change to something iconic. |
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