Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Sources of Colonial Tension - A Day

Step 1: Someone in your group needs to log into their google account, open up their Google drive, and make a new google doc for the assignment.


Sources of Colonial Tension - Student Handout

Handouts - Salem Witchcraft and Bacon



Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)
Salem witchcraft trials (1692)
Stono Rebellion (1739)
Where?



The sides (who vs. who)?



The conflict (what were they fighting over?)



Outcome




Monday, September 21, 2015

Study Guide/Daily Questions/Rubric for Learning Goals 1 and 2

Unit 1 Study Guide

Daily Questions/Flex/Metacognition


On test day, each student will receive a folder. Make sure you place all assignments LABELED, IN ORDER, AND WITH YOUR NAME ON ALL SHEETS ON PAPER TURNED IN. Each objective in Learning Goal 1 will be worth 10 points. Each objective in Learning Goal 2 will be worth 30 points and follow the rubric below. Points will be deducted for not following all procedures.

Learning Goals 1
10 – Perfection: The student has gone above and beyond the requirements of the assignment. This masterpiece should be published.

7-9 – Proficient: The student has met the requirements of the assignment and provided the context necessary. The answers are coherent and written at a level that shows mastery of the content.

4-6 - Basic:  May contain some minor errors, a missing term or underdeveloped responses. The answers are somewhat coherent and written at a level that shows a basic level of understanding regarding the content.

1-3: Unsatisfactory: most are incomplete or underdeveloped. The answers hard to follow and written at a level that does not reflect a solid understanding of the content.

0 - Student did not complete the assignment and/or turn it in. 


Learning Goal 2
30 – Perfection: The student has gone above and beyond the requirements of the assignment. This masterpiece should be published.

25-29 – Proficient: The student has met the requirements of the assignment and provided the context necessary. The answers are coherent and written at a level that shows mastery of the content.

20-24 - Basic:  May contain some minor errors, a missing term or underdeveloped responses. The answers are somewhat coherent and written at a level that shows a basic level of understanding regarding the content.

15-19: Unsatisfactory: most are incomplete or underdeveloped. The answers hard to follow and written at a level that does not reflect a solid understanding of the content.

0-15 - Student did not complete the assignment and/or turn it in. 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Remember!!

You are responsible for writing and answering the Daily Questions on Native Americans v. Europe

1. What were the patterns of Native American life before European contact?
2. What encouraged Europeans to explore?

Answers should follow the following format:

  • Topic Sentence 
  • Fact (from notes)
  • Explanation (what does this show us about Native American/European life)
  • please include at least 2 facts 
  • clincher sentence

You are ALSO RESPONSIBLE for your evaluation entry in your metacognitive journal. 

  1. To what extent did I successfully accomplish the goals of task?
  2. If I were the instructor, what would I identify as strengths of my work and flaws in my work?
  3. When I do an assignment or task like this again, what do I want to remember to do differently? What worked well for me that I should use next time?