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Grade 7

Hum: Humans of Istanbul Summative Assessment

30 September, 2015 by tbui Leave a Comment

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…]

Tagged: Grade 7, humanities, Humans of Istanbul, Unit 1

7, Next Steps and Source Analysis

13 April, 2015 by tbui Leave a Comment

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…]

Tagged: Grade 7, natural disasters, source analysis

7, Animaniacs World Geography Contest

16 February, 2015 by tbui Leave a Comment

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 CONTEST: Try to list as many outdated countries from this video as possible.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…]

Tagged: Animaniacs, contest, geography, Grade 7

MasterChef Promotional Video

16 February, 2015 by tbui Leave a Comment

The extended version will be released soon!

Tagged: #healthyliving, Grade 7, MasterChef

7, After Your Second (or Third) Draft…

12 February, 2015 by tbui Leave a Comment

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…]

Tagged: #healthyliving, Grade 7, organization, thesis

7, #healthyliving Google+ post connection

9 February, 2015 by tbui Leave a Comment

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…]

Tagged: comparison, Google+, Grade 7, healthy living, reflection

For Semester 2…

3 February, 2015 by tbui Leave a Comment

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…]

Tagged: Grade 7, grade8, no excuses, semester 2, step it up

7, Sensei Ponies and Potato Pugs

13 November, 2014 by tbui 7 Comments

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…]

Tagged: bbc, bias, Grade 7, perspective, point-of-view, sub plans

Evaluating Information Sources

17 October, 2014 by tbui Leave a Comment

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

Tagged: evaluating sources, Grade 7, Grade 8, research

7, Researching a Historical Event

14 October, 2014 by tbui Leave a Comment

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…]

Tagged: Grade 7, historical event, resources
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