U.S. History Quarter 3 Update
(January 6, 2011) rec rx
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Q3 Recital
(Declaration of Independence):
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We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and
the pursuit of Happiness.
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That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed,-
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That whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to
alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government. . .
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And for the support of this
Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we
mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honour.
Recite: 19 points
Most important idea for today,
historical context (cause or result), image w/ idea(s): 2 points each
Q3
Reaction:
Watch the 2011 State of the Union Speech by President Obama (when it is
delivered) and write a reaction based on his comments.
Refer to course introduction materials for the reaction format.
Q3 Article Pair:
Articles
and assignment information was e-mailed to all student accounts on January 6th.
DV Spiral:
Keep you spiral up to
date in terms of chapter and term notes from class.
Bring the spiral to class every day!
DV Test:
The DV Test for Quarter
3 will include 6 questions each of the clues, images, and quotes.
Practice tests are posted for each type of question and related
information is in your DV Spiral.
Q3 STTA DV Quote Explore and Share:
Information about this assignment will be provided later in the quarter.
Postcard
from the Past:
Use the text (unit 7, 8 or 9) to create a postcard message from the past that
includes:
Postcards should
be created on a folded sheet of paper with the image on the top half and the
message on the bottom half.
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Hall Passes: The use of passes is a privilege-- students who want to use passes should follow the Participation Guidelines.
Daily Work(DW): Credit for daily work will typically be based on a Start - Do - Finish model-- students who get right to work and remain on task through the end of the period will receive full credit. Students who are off task will receive reduced credit. Reduced credit can be increased by submitting the completed assignment along with a description of an important fact, a DV connection description and a related researched fact. Please be productive with our time!
Due Dates:
due dates are provided on the "Audio Assignment Descriptions" webpage.
Bellringers:
Classes will compete as a unit with prizes awarded on specific days.
Investigations:
Students should conduct a textbook based
investigation for each chapter and be prepared to describe their results at the
time of each chapter quiz.
Chapter Welds:
Students will be expected to write a pair of
responses at the time of each chapter quiz:
1) Students will read about a
topic in the chapter that was not covered in the chapter notes and write a
response that describes what they read about, how it connects to a specific note
from the chapter and how it affected history (why it is important/ included in
the text).
Broken down:
1b) Describe a connection to a chapter note.
1c) Explain how your topic affected history.
2) Students will describe how a
DV history term (not government) connects to an item from the chapter notes in a
response that provides evidence that the student understands the DV term, the
chapter note and how they are related.
Broken down:
2a) Describe the DV term.
2b) Describe the chapter note
2c) Describe the connection.
Grade Weight Change:
Chapter Quizzes (15%) and Welds(5%) will be a
combined 20% of the quarterly grade and the QLT(5%) & QCT(5%) will drop to 10%
combined.