Ms. Redemske -- 6th Grade ELA/SS-6th Grade Assignments
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- 2020-2021 School Year Term 1
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Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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EXTRA CREDIT - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
On Netflix, watch the documentary "Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb" and write a 1-page reflection (12 point font, single spaced) on what you found interesting/exciting, and any other thoughts or feelings you had about it. Make sure it's clear by your writing that you watched the documentary by including facts and events from the film. If you have no access to Netlix, then email me and I can provide you with an alternate extra credit assignment. Due before we break for Thanksgiving.
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EXTRA CREDIT - What are you thankful for?
In celebration of the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, please write me an essay and tell me:
1. 3 things you are grateful for and why.
2. 1 thing that you are proud of regarding something you did this year.
It's been a difficult year for a lot of people, so let's try to end on a positive note and be grateful for all the great things we do have in our lives. This writing should be journal style, but be AT LEAST 1 page (12 point font-Times New Roman) single spaced. More credit will be given to those who show effort!
1. 3 things you are grateful for and why.
2. 1 thing that you are proud of regarding something you did this year.
It's been a difficult year for a lot of people, so let's try to end on a positive note and be grateful for all the great things we do have in our lives. This writing should be journal style, but be AT LEAST 1 page (12 point font-Times New Roman) single spaced. More credit will be given to those who show effort!
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SEL - Bringing it all Together
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FINAL Informative Essay - TURN IN HERE
Please turn in your completed, final, and TO BE GRADED Informative Essay here.
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Ancient Hebrew & Judaism Unit Test
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Origins of Judaism
Please review the slides to answer the Short Answer Questions.
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Peer Review Rubric
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SEL - Monitoring your Progress
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Informative Essay Rough Draft of Introduction & Conclusion
Please submit your Informative Essay Rough Draft of your Introduction & Conclusion here.
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Informative Essay Rough Draft of Body Paragraphs 1, 2, & 3
Please upload the rough draft of your Informative Essay body paragraphs 1, 2, & 3.
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Sources and Citations
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Extended Writing Project: Plan
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Ancient Hebrew & Judaism Vocabulary Quiz
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Conclusions
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Thesis Statement
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Extended Writing Project: Prewrite
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Short Answer: The Hebrews and the Origins of Judaism Questions Worksheet
Please answer these short answer questions about our slides presentation on "Hebrews and the Origins of Judaism"
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Extended Writing Project: Informative Writing - Grade 6
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Introductions
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SEL - Breaking down your Goals
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First Read: Eleven
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Close Read: Eleven
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Subject/Object Pronoun Practice Worksheet
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Ancient Egypt Test Review
Click on the link below to start the game
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Ancient Egypt Test
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Parts of Speech Notes Worksheet
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First Read: The Story of My Life
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Close Read: THE STORY OF MY LIFE
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Ancient Egypt Religion Reading & Worksheet
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Pharaohs Timeline Reading & Worksheet
Read the passages about each pharaoh and then place them on the timeline.
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SEL - Making Goals Specific
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Mummies - Ancient Egypt Slides & Worksheet
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Pyramids & Sphinx - Ancient Egypt Slides & Worksheet
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First Read: Warriors Don’t Cry
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Close Read: Warriors Don’t Cry
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King Tut - Ancient Egypt Slides & Worksheet
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Literature Day-Project - TURN IN HERE
Please submit your Project for Literature Day here.
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Literature Day-QUIZ - TURN IN HERE
Please turn in your Literature Day Quiz and Answer Key here.
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First Read: I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson
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Close Read: I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson
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Close Read: The Father of Chinese Aviation
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SEL - Trying New Strategies
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First Read: The Father of Chinese Aviation
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Close Read: Dragonwings
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Life in Ancient Egypt Day 4 (10/21 or 10/22)
Please complete this worksheet once we have finished reviewing and taking notes on the slides in class together.
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First Read: Dragonwings
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Final Informative Writing Essay - TO BE GRADED
Please submit the final copy of your Informative Writing Essay.
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
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Student Revision Checklist
Please use the Student Revision Checklist to grade your own essay, and then submit your results.
Attached is the link to MLA Format.
Attached is the link to MLA Format.
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Final Rough Draft
Please submit Final Rough Draft here.
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
I also attached the link to the MLA Format website.
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
I also attached the link to the MLA Format website.
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Life in Ancient Egypt Day 3 (10/15)
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3rd Body Paragraph and Conclusion Paragraph Due
Please submit your 3rd body paragraph and your conclusion paragraph (2 paragraphs total need to be submitted).
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
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Life in Ancient Egypt W.S. Day 2 (10/14)
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Life in Ancient Egypt W.S. Day 1 (10/13)
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2nd Body Paragraph
Please submit your second body paragraph.
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
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Conclusion Graphic Organzier
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
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SEL Activity - How to Grow your Brain
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Introduction and 1st body paragraphs
Please submit your Introduction and the first paragraph of your body paragraphs (2 paragraphs total need to be submitted).
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
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Informative Writing Intro Graphic Organizer (Fri. 10/9)
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
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Informative Writing Example and Practice
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Informative Writing Graphic Organizers (Wed. 10/7)
Informative Essay Prompt: A role model is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write a composition in which you explain to your
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
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Ancient Egypt worksheet day 4 (Thurs. 10/8)
Please answer the questions on the worksheet by using the information from the notes you took in class today on Ancient Egypt.
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Informative Essay Topics Question (Wed. 10/7)
What do you think will be the easiest Informative Essay to write? What do you think will be the hardest? Why?
(Sequencing, Descriptive, Compare/Contrast, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect)
(Sequencing, Descriptive, Compare/Contrast, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect)
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Ancient Egypt worksheet day 3 (Wed. 10/7)
Please answer the questions on the worksheet by using the information from the notes you took in class today on Ancient Egypt.
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Task/Purpose/Audience Activity (Tues. 10/6)
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Ancient Egypt worksheet day 2 (Tues. 10/6)
Please answer the questions on the worksheet by using the information from the notes you took in class today on Ancient Egypt.
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Ancient Egypt worksheet Day 1 (Mon. 10/5)
Please answer the questions on the worksheet by using the information from the notes you took in class today on Ancient Egypt.
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Informative Writing Notes (Monday 10/5)
Please take a picture of the notes you took during class today on Task/Purpose/Audience Informative writing lesson and upload it to this assignment.
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(Pre-Conference Homework) Literature Day Book Selection- What book will you be using for your Literature Day Project and which of the three choices are you going to complete in addition to the comprehension quiz.
Please see the attached directions for the Literature Day Project. The first step is to respond to this question with the book you want to do. This first step of the project is due by Tuesday, September 29th. You then have the entire month of October to read your book and complete the Literature Day Assignment. I will create an additional assignment with an October 30th due date to submit your final project.
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SEL Activity - Starting Middle School
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Mesopotamia Unit Test
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Informative Writing Day 2
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Mesopotamia Unit Test Review
Click on the link below to start the game
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Informative Writing Day 1
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Mesopotamia Achievements Video & Notes
Follow along with the video and fill in the blanks on the notes as the information is provided.
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Skills Quiz (Main Idea, Root Words, Textual Evidence)
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Mesopotamia Economy Video & Notes
Follow along with the video and fill in the blanks on the notes as the information is provided.
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Mesopotamia Geography Video & Notes
Follow along with the video and fill in the blanks on the notes as the information is provided.
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Skill Practice (Main Idea, Root Words, Textual Evidence)
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Hammurabi's Code
Read and fill out "Fair or Unfair" on the worksheet
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Mesopotamia Notes
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Survivors
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Mesopotamia Historical Snapshot
Read "Historical Snapshot: An Ancient Mesopotamia Close Reading Investigation". Then fill in the Key Concepts Worksheet with examples of each concept-G.R.A.P.E.S. What we don't finish in class will be homework.
(All answers can be found in the reading)
(All answers can be found in the reading)
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Mesopotamia Fun Fact (Government/Religion)
Please research on your own and find a "Fun Fact" about Mesopotamia regarding their religion or social structure that we DID NOT talk about in class. Please make sure you cite your source (copy and paste the website URL that you found the information and explain where in the website you found it.).
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Close Read: Island of the Blue Dolphins
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Textual Evidence - Island of the Blue Dolphins
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Mesopotamia Fun Fact (Achievements/Government)
Please research on your own and find a "Fun Fact" about Mesopotamia regarding their achievements or government that we DID NOT talk about in class. Please make sure you cite your source (copy and paste the website URL that you found the information and explain where in the website you found it.).
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Mayan Vocabulary Quiz (Try #2)
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First Read: Island of the Blue Dolphins
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Mesopotamia Fun Fact (Geography/Economics)
Please research on your own and find a "Fun Fact" about Mesopotamia regarding their geography or economics that we DID NOT talk about in class. Please make sure you cite your source (copy and paste the website URL that you found the information and explain where in the website you found it.).
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Mesopotamia-Vocabulary
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Mesopotamia Vocabulary Quiz
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Mesopotamia Geography Quiz
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Mesopotamia-Where in the World WS
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Root Words and Affixes Worksheet
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Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots - Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books
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First Read: Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and The Brian Books
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Central or Main Idea - Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books
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Understanding September 11th (Extra Credit)
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Mayan Vocabulary Quiz
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Point of View Quiz
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Ancient Mayan Diary Entry
Pretend you are living as an Ancient Mayan write a diary entry from the first person point of view of what you are experiencing.
Make sure to reference things from our notes to ensure that you show what you have learned.
This should be at least 500 words double spaced.
Make sure to reference things from our notes to ensure that you show what you have learned.
This should be at least 500 words double spaced.
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Point of View Task Cards (part 2)
Complete ONLY NUMBERS 6-10, 16-20, and 25-30
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Point of View Task Cards
Complete ONLY NUMBERS 1-5, 11-15, 31-36
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Close Read: Hatchet
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Mayan Civilization JS Worksheet
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Point of View - Hatchet
Lesson will be completed in class. Your Turn questions are homework.
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Grammar Worksheet : Sentence Fragments
Open the google slides and write your answers in the textbox. Submit when complete.
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Sentence Structure - Sentence Fragments
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Please answer the following examples on if they are Primary or Secondary Sources.
You are writing a report on history of mining in 1860-1890.
1. Source: A diary written by a miner named Lucky Noah who lived in Idaho in the 1870’s
Primary or Secondary?
2. Source: A Time Magazine article from 1980 titled “Mining in the West”
Primary or Secondary?
3. Source: The textbook you use in class to study Idaho history has a chapter on mining.
Primary or Secondary?
4. Source: An original photograph of a Silver City mine from 1880 that you found in your grandparents photo album.
Primary or Secondary?
Please open a Google Doc and copy and paste the "Source" Line for each question, and then comment Primary or Secondary next to each. Then submit the finished Google Doc.
1. Source: A diary written by a miner named Lucky Noah who lived in Idaho in the 1870’s
Primary or Secondary?
2. Source: A Time Magazine article from 1980 titled “Mining in the West”
Primary or Secondary?
3. Source: The textbook you use in class to study Idaho history has a chapter on mining.
Primary or Secondary?
4. Source: An original photograph of a Silver City mine from 1880 that you found in your grandparents photo album.
Primary or Secondary?
Please open a Google Doc and copy and paste the "Source" Line for each question, and then comment Primary or Secondary next to each. Then submit the finished Google Doc.
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First Read: Hatchet
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Digital Vision Board
We will work on this in sections during class together this week. What we don't finish in class, you will have as homework. Then next week, I will have a few students present their slides each day at the end of class until everyone has shared.
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Turning Points
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What Ancient Civilization that we learned about today did you find the most interesting? Why?
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G.R.A.P.E.S.
Either copy this information down in your notes, or print and paste this image in your notes.
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Why do you think it's important to study history? Was there a person whose words really connected with you from the lesson today?
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Where are the Zoom Links and Google Classroom Codes found?
Review google classroom, your teachers websites (hint they are linked in google classroom somewhere) , and the attached syllabus. Then respond to the question above.
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What did you learn that you did not know?
Before class Monday please review the attached student handbook. I am not expecting you to be able to answer a reading comprehension quiz on this, but you should be familiar with it. Pick one section to read a little more in detail and answer the question above.