This week, I introduced to you the Summative Assessment for Humanities– Portraits and Interviews: Humans of Istanbul. See the Google Slides presentation to learn more about the task and timeline. By MONDAY, 5 October, you will have: brainstormed examples of paradigm shift thinking that Istanbul-based people you know have experienced identified two people and– in your own words– described their experiences with PST … [Read more…]
Today, we reviewed the outline for this Natural Disasters Project. Since we’ve done STEP 1 (Google doc) as well as STEP 2 (index cards on the bulletin board), we focused on STEP 3: RESEARCH.Every group should be near #3, which is looking at the RELIABLE sources you brainstormed. Remember, for sources that you think, “This can … [Read more…]
Today, we watched this video, which was made in 1994. Since then, the world has changed. Some of the countries mentioned in this video no longer exist or have joined with neighboring countries. CONTEST: Try to list as many outdated countries from this video as possible. Email me with the subject “Animaniacs World Geography Contest”, and … [Read more…]
The extended version will be released soon!
OK, now that you have your second (or third) draft, you may realize that you have SOME substance, but your thoughts are all over the place. Or maybe, you have an organized response, but there’s not enough substance. Here are 5 strategies to make your rough draft a little less rough and a lot more … [Read more…]
By now, you should have visited ManageBac to learn about the “#healthyliving” task. You should also have chosen a post (video, article, etc.) and read or viewed it SEVERAL TIMES. Next: Make some kind of comparison chart (like the one pictured below– but NEATER. You are comparing the post you chose to The Omnivore’s Dilemma. (Save this paper or … [Read more…]
Dear Grade 7s and 8s, Now that we are in Semester 2, halfway through your year, some thoughts on how to step it up: –Try hard the first time. Don’t wait for a chance to re-do an assignment or assessment. In this semester, you will not be able to re-do every assignment because you are not satisfied … [Read more…]
For class Friday, please watch the video posted on this BBC page. (Do NOT read the article– watch the video on blindness first.) After watching the video, posted on BBC– a source many of us use to follow the news– come to the carpet and discuss this video as a class: Did this video leave you with … [Read more…]
For all Humanities classes: Here’s a great resource from the library for HOW TO EVALUATE SOURCES. It’s oddly called “CRAAP”– yes, CRAAP! Click on the image below to read more about how to determine whether or not the source you are looking at is valid. –Currency –Relevance –Authority –Accuracy –Purpose
Please visit ManageBac to download the document below. By today, you should have: chosen your groups of 3-4 created a GoogleDoc with a list of norms or group rules to which you ALL MUST AGREE decided AS A GROUP upon a significant historical event that has IMPACTED the world, not just one city or country– post … [Read more…]