Tuesday/Wednesday 11/17/15-11/18/15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-finish gallery walk 
-class compare/contrast example 
   use this template 
-individual paragraphs (these are due before block two) 
-Current Events 

Directions for Paragraphs: 

1.Create a new Google Doc

1.File name = P__ Your Name – Etiquette Comparison Paragraphs

2.Access Google Classroom

1.Access PDF File with the paragraph template

1.Follow the template and use the red comment boxes to help guide you on how to best use the template

3.OBJECTIVE = Write two compare and contrast paragraphs that indicates the differences and similarities of etiquette between the country you researched and the etiquette of a countries in different regions in the world.

1.Make sure to mention three of the Etiquette qualities in your response. (Greetings, Dining, Family, or Misc.)

4.HINT – As you write your paragraphs, make sure to reread, revise, and change your paragraphs to improve the quality of the writing

Period One Etiquette Projects 
Period Three Etiquette Projects  
Period Five Etiquette Projects 
Period Six Etiquette Projects

•Objective: SWBAT finish etiquette gallery walk and write etiquette paragraph. 

•Warm up: What are some areas of contrast (differences) between your country’s etiquette and that of the US?  

•Homework: Submit paragraph before block two. Current events due 12/14/15.

Monday 11/16/15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-last minute changes to presentations
-submit presentations to Google Classroom 
-gallery walk 

•Objective: SWBAT finish etiquette project.

•Warm up: What is one interesting fact that you learned about your assigned country?

•Homework: Current Events due 12/14/15

Thursday/Friday 11/12/15-11/13/15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-review everyone has culture (turn in)
-Culture Part II
-Etiquette Project
   Country List 
   Instructions for Etiquette Project

Two great links to help you research: 
Kwintessential
Swissotel

•Objective: SWBAT define what culture looks like as well as etiquette in different cultures.

•Warm Up: Watch the following video clip and explain the etiquette issues in this scene?

•Homework: Finish etiquette project research.

Monday/Tuesday 11/9/15-11/10/15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-CE/Biomes Quiz
-review warm up
-Culture Intro 
-Features of Culture / Everyone has culture

•Objective: SWBAT show mastery of the Columbian Exchange and review culture.

•Warm Up: List out as many words as possible that relate to culture.

•Homework: Finish features of culture and everyone has culture worksheet.

Thursday/Friday 11/5/15-11/6/15

Agenda: 
-warm up

1.Check out chrome book

2.Copy and paste your paragraph into three and four.

3.Share your document with one person at your table.

4.Use suggesting mode

5.Share with another person at your table

6.Use suggesting mode

7.Read through the changes they suggested

8.Revise your paragraph accordingly

9.When you are finished with your final draft complete the Self Assessment (number six on the document) 

 

•Objective: SWBAT peer review intro paragraphs and self assess.

•Warm up: How do you feel about the paragraph you wrote? Was it easy? Hard? Did you struggle? What was challenging for you? What was easy for you? How would you do it differently?

•Homework: Make sure your intro paragraph is submitted by Sunday night.

 

Tuesday/Wednesday 11/3/15-11/4/15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-writing prompt 
-review what we have learned up through this point in the year 
Period One
Period Three
Period Five
Period Six 
 
-Intro Writing: Make a copy of this! 
Task:

•Task = Design a question that through a thoughtful response allows us to examine what we have learned and connect/build off of that knowledge to more fully explain our current course of study.

•Questions need to:

•Make a connection between where we are and what we have learned

•5 Themes, Biomes, Map Making, and Columbian Exchange

•Question example (from different content)

•Ex. How did the institution of American slavery lead to a social disparity between Whites and African Americans that culminated in a response through the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s?

•Topics addressed while answering this question: slavery, civil rights, leaders of the movement, examples of the social disparity building from slavery to present

•Objective: SWBAT write essay prompts and thesis statements.

•Warm up: What is something that you wish to improve in your writing?

• Homework: Current Events due 12/14/15

Monday 11/2/15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-review tests 
-current events 

•Objective: SWBAT review tests and work on current events.

•Warm up: Think back to two weekends ago…did you actually study for the Latitude/Longitude/Time zone/Seasons test? What did you do to study? How do you usually study for other tests?

•Homework: Work on current events.