Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were spent working learning about Natives vs. Settlers, and working on the create your own fur trade company assignment (see slides 31-34 for directions, etc). These are due on Wednesday, October 12th (you will be sharing them with the class).
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Today was a reading/work day for the Judicially Murdered jigsaw (see slides 11-12 for the readings and the individual/group assignments). Tomorrow for the current event: Keara and Parinita.
Groups and assigned chapters: 1.Leschi (everyone reads) 3-29 2.Medicine Creek 29-53 (Tal, et al) 3.War Chief 53-75 (Daylen et al) 4.Ceremony 75-93 (Jai et al) 5.Fox Island 93-119 (Aimee et al) 6. Winter War 119-155 (Noah et al) 7.Strategies 155-185 (Daniel et al) 8.Attack on Lake Washington 185-203 (Alfonso et al) 9.March 1856 203-231 (Fernando et al) 10.Arrests 231-257 (Henna et al) 11.More Trials 257-285 (Woldy) 12.Epilogue (everyone reads) 307 Today we checked out Judicially Murdered books in preparation for jigsaw. We took some brief notes on the novel, and then had reading time. Homework is to finish chapter 1.
Groups and assigned chapters: 1.Leschi (everyone reads) 3-29 2.Medicine Creek 29-53 (Tal, et al) 3.War Chief 53-75 (Daylen et al) 4.Ceremony 75-93 (Jai et al) 5.Fox Island 93-119 (Aimee et al) 6. Winter War 119-155 (Noah et al) 7.Strategies 155-185 (Daniel et al) 8.Attack on Lake Washington 185-203 (Alfonso et al) 9.March 1856 203-231 (Fernando et al) 10.Arrests 231-257 (Henna et al) 11.More Trials 257-285 (Woldy) 12.Epilogue (everyone reads) 307 This week was spent working on the Lewis and Clark map (actual map if you need it). We did have a current event on Thursday too.
Today we continued watching Ken Burns' Lewis and Clark documentary.
Another week down! Today we continued watching the Ken Burns documentary on Lewis and Clark. We will finish up on Monday.
Today we took notes on the First Explorers in the Northwest and Lewis and Clark. We then started the Ken Burns documentary on Lewis and Clark.
Today we had two current events. We then started critically reading an article and answering questions. "Plain Sailing on the Northwest Passage" and the questions: will have about 20 minutes to finish tomorrow.
Today we had Native American Project presentations. You will be turning any notes you took during the presentations in to a homework packet for the unit.
Homework packet contents: 1. "The Really Big One" critical reading and discussion questions 2. Native American Project presentations notes Monday 9/12-Friday 9/16: This week was work time for the Native American Presentation Project (see the Early Native Americans PP for the notes, and the Native American Project worksheet for the directions for the project). We will begin presentations on Monday, 9/19.
Friday 9/9: Today we took brief notes on Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). I then introduced the Native American Presentation Project. We will have work time Monday-Friday of next week. Thursday 9/8: Today we critically read The New Yorker's "The Really Big One". You had to create two-three possible discussion questions to share with the class. The critical reading and the discussion questions will go in a homework packet. Wednesday 9/7: Today we had two current event presentations, went over the map activity, and then took a pre-test to see what we know about the Pacific Northwest. Make-ups can happen during class tomorrow, or Wednesday morning in my office, room 2410K. Tuesday 9/6: Today we worked on the Pacific Northwest maps. These are due tomorrow! Friday 9/2: Today we read an article called "Giving Seattle the Needle", and we started a Pacific Northwest map activity. Both assignments and the PowerPoint (called Northwest Studies Intro PP) can be found by clicking on the green links. Thursday 9/1: Today was all about getting back to school. We went over the syllabus (due Friday 9/9), and did a notecard activity to get to know each other. We then did a brainstorming session about what we know about the Pacific Northwest. |
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