Class Agenda 5/30

1.  Take out "Phase 3 Checklist."  This should be completed by the end of class on TUESDAY.

HW - Plan Ahead:  Monday is the Science Exam, so not all classes will be seen.  Tuesday is the (Honors) Math Regents:  How will you finish the "Phase 3 Checklist?"  How will you rehears your script?  Plan AHEAD!

Class Agenda 5/27-5/29

1.  Finalize pg. 49?  Review pg. 50.
2.  Start Phase 3.1 - complete a Project Management Log for Phase 3.1.  Everything should be done by the END of class on THURSDAY 5/29.  Please plan ahead to work tomorrow during your State Science Exam.

HW - work on your part of Phase 3.1
       - Interested in joining Model United Nations in the high school?
         Come to an after school meeting on THURSDAY 5/29

Class Agenda 5/23

1.  Conclude Phase 2.2
2.  Begin Phase 3.1

HW - EVERYTHING in Phase 3.1 should be done by THURSDAY 5/29

Class Agenda 5/22

1.  Conclude Phase 2.2 Further Research
2.  Begin Phase 2.2 Conclusion:  Group Meeting

HW - tie up loose ends...any further research that needs to be done!

Class Agenda 5/21

1.  Complete Phase 2.1
2.  Begin Phase 2.2 Further Research:  Continue to research your potential solutions (for your thesis).  Create note cards!

HW - Read, and take notes!

Class Agenda 3/20

1.  Finish Phase 2.1 (pg. 48)
2.  Begin Phase 2.2 - Before you begin - Complete Project Management Log 2.2

HW -

Class Agenda 5/19: ELA/Social Studies Group Portion Begins!

1.  Sit with your group.

2.  Folder set-up, group contract, exchange contact info.

3.  Review Project Directions (pg. 50) and Calendar (pg. 45)

4.  Begin Phase 2.1 (pg. 48)

HW - Continue reading and taking notes.

Class Agenda 5/16

1.  Final Exam
2.  Group Project Starts Monday - PLEASE remember to...

• Bring ALL note cards
• Bring Pink Packet

HW - FINISH NOTE CARDS!??

Class Agenda 5/15

1.  Bellringer:  Today in the news:  9/11 Museum - and - 60th anniversary of Brown v. BOE, Topeka.  
2.  Review for Final Exam

HW - Study:  Midterm Review Packet, Final Review Packet, Quia (flashcards on "the Blog"), AND your old tests.

Class Agenda 5/14

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 4 (review pg. 3 and 43).  Discuss James Craig Anderson.

2.  QUIZ:  Civil Rights

3.  Study for Final Exam

HW - Study Midterm Review Packet & Final Review Packet

Class Agenda 5/13

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 30-31
2.  Page 29 (Clip 4 & 5)
2.  Discuss the issues AFTER the Civil Rights legislation.  Grade America:  Have we achieved MLK, Jr's "dream?"

HW - Civil Rights Quiz tomorrow
        - Review Packet pg. 7 (Final Exam:  Friday 5/16)

Class Agenda 5/12

1.  Bellringer:  How was Malcolm X different than MLK, Jr?
2.  Project Group Meeting:  How is your research progressing?
3.  Civil Rights Overview:  Read 34-35, then complete 33 & 36-39.

HW - Finish pgs. 33-39
       - Review Packet pg. 6
       - STUDY -  Final Exam on Friday 5/16

Class Agenda 5/9

1.  Bellringer:  Segregation is illegal, right?  Watch...
2.  View Civil Rights Highlights Clips (pg. 29)...civil disobedience in action.

• Clip 1
• Clip 2
• Clip 3

3.  Based on the footage you saw in the clips...Why do you think TV was so important in the successes of the Civil Rights movement?  How was this similar to what we discussed about the TV and the Vietnam War?  How does Social Media play a similar role today?

HW - Read pg. 27...and complete pg. 28 - How were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X different in their philosophies regarding Civil Rights.
        - Review packet pg. 5

Class Agenda 5/8

1.  Bellringer:  Identify the problem in the clip.  How did the kids attempt to solve the problem?  Did it work?  Connect to Martin Luther King, Jr...and define boycott and civil disobedience.
2.  Class Activity:  pg. 21.  View Clip.
3.  Why was Jackie Robinson important to the Civil Rights Era?
4.  Group meeting:  How is your research going?  Create a mindmap on pg. 47.

HW -
       - Rev. packet pg. 4

Class Agenda 5/7

1.  Bellringer:  Brain-pop:  Review importance of Brown v. Board of Education.
2.  "Black and White Together" (pg. 13-19).  Do pg. 20 questions 1-3 at bottom.
3.  Central High clip.  What problem still remained after Brown v. Board?

HW - Review packet pg. 3

Class Agenda 5/6: Thank you Marion Blumenthal Lazan!

1.  With your Project Team:  Review your note cards, and complete pg. 47 in your Project Packet (pink).

HW - Rev. packet pg. 2

Class Agenda 5/5

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 5.  What is the "strange fruit?"  How does it relate to what we learned about Emmett Till?  View Clip...Jim Crow South
2.  Roots of Segregation (pg. 6)
3.  Brown v. Board of Education (pg. 11-12).  Brain-pop.

• Analyze cartoon on the bottom of pg. 10.  What is this cartoon saying about segregation today?  

4.  Reminders for Guest Speaker tomorrow:  Respectful behavior, help pick-up chairs afterward.

HW - Bring project stuff to class tmrrw for group meeting.
       - Review packet page 1

Class Agenda 5/2: ELA/Social Studies Project Intro (Day2)

1.  Bellringer:  Sit with your group and review pg. 44
2.  Notecard instruction (pg. 17; project packet)
3.  Preliminary research.  BRING YOUR PROJECT PACKET TO ELA ON MONDAY.

HW - Emmett Till due Monday

Class Agenda 5/1: ELA/Social Studies Project Intro!

1.  Bellringer:  Preview our topics.
2.  Get your group assignment - then discuss which topics our class should cover.  Finalize list.
3.  Briefly overview of this joint project.

HW - Project Packet (pg. 43-44)
       - OPTIONAL:  Lunch with an author paragraph?  Bring in book for signature?