Monday, Dec. 5
- students will begin movie clips from "All Quiet on the Western Front" and take notes/facts
- Learning Objective (LO) - students will practice note-taking and organizational skills
- Learning Goal (LG) - students will understand the differing elements of World War I and its devastation
- Do Now - students will attempt definitions for the new set of wall words
- Activities - students take 10 facts/notes from the film clips
- Depth of Knowledge (DOK) - levels 1-3
Tue., Dec. 6
- students continue movie "All Quiet on the Western Front"
- LO - students will practice note-taking and organizational skills
- LG students will understand the differing elements of WW I and its devastation
- Do Now students will retrieve true definitions for wall words
- Activities - students watch film, and we stop and discuss at certain points
- DOK - levels 1-3
Wed., Dec. 7
- students finish movie "All Quiet on the Western Front"
- LO - students practice note-taking and organizational skills
- LG - students will understand the differing elements of WW I and its devastation
- Do Now - students attempt to put wall words into complete sentences
- Activities - students watch film, and we stop and discuss at certain points
- DOK - levels 1-3
Thur., Dec. 8
- students will complete two days of their Do Now sheets, then complete a critical thinking exercise
- LO - students will practice critical thinking skills and working with new vocabulary
- LG - students will learn new wall words, and learn a fun way to practice critical thinking/reading
- Do Now - students will define new wall words, and then put them in complete sentences
- Activities - students complete Tue. and Wed. do now sheet assignments, then complete "The Robbery" assignment -
first individually, then in pairs, then as a class
- DOK - levels 1,2
Fri., Dec. 9
- students will complete Unit 4 Pre-Test
- LO - students practice test-taking skills
- LG - students will see and appreciate new words, terms, and concepts relating to upcoming material
- Do Now - students attempt drawing(s) for one of the wall words in action
- Activities - students will complete Unit 4 Pre-Test
- DOK - level 1
Mon., Dec. 15
- students complete worksheet on Spanish-American War
- LO - students practice research and organizational skills
- LG - students will learn and understand concepts surrounding the reasons, onset, and battles of the war
- Do Now - students attempt definitions for the new wall words (Roosevelt Corollary, Open Door Policy, imperialism)
- Activities - students receive worksheet and use textbooks to research answers
- DOK - levels 1,2
Tue., Dec. 16
- students take notes from Promethean Board on "Spanish American War / Imperialism
- LO - students practice note-taking and organizational skills
- LG - students will acquire vast knowledge on the subjects of imperialism and the Spanish American War
- Do Now - students retrieve true definitions for wall words
- Activities - students take notes, as we discuss concepts relating to war and imperialism
- DOK - levels 1-3
Wed., Dec. 17
- students watch two videos and take facts/notes, then class discussion
- LO - students practice note-taking skills and organizational skills
- LG - students visualize and gain a more complete knowledge of covered material
- Do Now - students attempt to put new wall words into complete sentences
- Activities - students watch video on Panama Canal and Spanish American War, and take notes
- DOK - levels 1-3
Thur.; Dec. 18
- students complete bookwork on causes and beginnings of World War I
- LO - students practice research and organizational skills
- LG - students will learn and understand concepts relating to beginnings of WW I
- Do Now - students will attempt a drawing of one of the wall words in action
- Activities - students will: Define Terms and Names (p.394); List 4 causes of WWI; Answer -
"Who was Gavrib Princip? What society did he belong to? What was that society's name?" (p. 396);
Answer Geography Skillbuilder Q (p.395); Answer: "In the First Battle of Somme, how many
British died on the first day?".
- DOK - levels 1-3
Fri., Dec. 19
- students complete extra credit word search on terms relating to this unit
- LO - students practice word recognition skills
- LG - students will visualize new terms and ideas relating to this unit
- Do Now - students will discuss with partner most difficult wall word and why
- Activities - students find the terms in the puzzle
- DOK - level 1
- students will begin movie clips from "All Quiet on the Western Front" and take notes/facts
- Learning Objective (LO) - students will practice note-taking and organizational skills
- Learning Goal (LG) - students will understand the differing elements of World War I and its devastation
- Do Now - students will attempt definitions for the new set of wall words
- Activities - students take 10 facts/notes from the film clips
- Depth of Knowledge (DOK) - levels 1-3
Tue., Dec. 6
- students continue movie "All Quiet on the Western Front"
- LO - students will practice note-taking and organizational skills
- LG students will understand the differing elements of WW I and its devastation
- Do Now students will retrieve true definitions for wall words
- Activities - students watch film, and we stop and discuss at certain points
- DOK - levels 1-3
Wed., Dec. 7
- students finish movie "All Quiet on the Western Front"
- LO - students practice note-taking and organizational skills
- LG - students will understand the differing elements of WW I and its devastation
- Do Now - students attempt to put wall words into complete sentences
- Activities - students watch film, and we stop and discuss at certain points
- DOK - levels 1-3
Thur., Dec. 8
- students will complete two days of their Do Now sheets, then complete a critical thinking exercise
- LO - students will practice critical thinking skills and working with new vocabulary
- LG - students will learn new wall words, and learn a fun way to practice critical thinking/reading
- Do Now - students will define new wall words, and then put them in complete sentences
- Activities - students complete Tue. and Wed. do now sheet assignments, then complete "The Robbery" assignment -
first individually, then in pairs, then as a class
- DOK - levels 1,2
Fri., Dec. 9
- students will complete Unit 4 Pre-Test
- LO - students practice test-taking skills
- LG - students will see and appreciate new words, terms, and concepts relating to upcoming material
- Do Now - students attempt drawing(s) for one of the wall words in action
- Activities - students will complete Unit 4 Pre-Test
- DOK - level 1
Mon., Dec. 15
- students complete worksheet on Spanish-American War
- LO - students practice research and organizational skills
- LG - students will learn and understand concepts surrounding the reasons, onset, and battles of the war
- Do Now - students attempt definitions for the new wall words (Roosevelt Corollary, Open Door Policy, imperialism)
- Activities - students receive worksheet and use textbooks to research answers
- DOK - levels 1,2
Tue., Dec. 16
- students take notes from Promethean Board on "Spanish American War / Imperialism
- LO - students practice note-taking and organizational skills
- LG - students will acquire vast knowledge on the subjects of imperialism and the Spanish American War
- Do Now - students retrieve true definitions for wall words
- Activities - students take notes, as we discuss concepts relating to war and imperialism
- DOK - levels 1-3
Wed., Dec. 17
- students watch two videos and take facts/notes, then class discussion
- LO - students practice note-taking skills and organizational skills
- LG - students visualize and gain a more complete knowledge of covered material
- Do Now - students attempt to put new wall words into complete sentences
- Activities - students watch video on Panama Canal and Spanish American War, and take notes
- DOK - levels 1-3
Thur.; Dec. 18
- students complete bookwork on causes and beginnings of World War I
- LO - students practice research and organizational skills
- LG - students will learn and understand concepts relating to beginnings of WW I
- Do Now - students will attempt a drawing of one of the wall words in action
- Activities - students will: Define Terms and Names (p.394); List 4 causes of WWI; Answer -
"Who was Gavrib Princip? What society did he belong to? What was that society's name?" (p. 396);
Answer Geography Skillbuilder Q (p.395); Answer: "In the First Battle of Somme, how many
British died on the first day?".
- DOK - levels 1-3
Fri., Dec. 19
- students complete extra credit word search on terms relating to this unit
- LO - students practice word recognition skills
- LG - students will visualize new terms and ideas relating to this unit
- Do Now - students will discuss with partner most difficult wall word and why
- Activities - students find the terms in the puzzle
- DOK - level 1