Handed out a permission slip for a trip to USM to see 'Paige in Full.' Need it signed and a $7 fee paid by Friday 4/6 so we can finalize our plans.
See permission slip for additional details.
SS OUTLINE (PRO CON ATOMIC BOMB) WILL BE DUE MONDAY 4/9!
VERY IMPORTANT: On Thursday 4/5 I explained how to prepare their outlines and I provided students with a template to put in their laptops. IF you want a second copy of the template, see the 26 Japan Atomic Bombs Outline Pages in the right hand margin. More Help Below.
SEE SAMPLE CLIP FROM THE HIROSHIMA VIDEO WE ARE WATCHING. ALL FIVE CLIPS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE: BBC HIROSHIMA: Many links below worth investigating:
Also, use your Encyclopedia in your toolbar to find facts:
.gov .net .edu .org usually more reliable than random .com sites
search using keywords: Atomic bomb Hiroshima Nagasaki
CLICK ON WEBSITES BELOW!
BBC Documentary: Hiroshima
Hiroshima Museum Website
Full Text of John Hersey's "Hiroshima" book
Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Video of Survivor or both Atomic Attacks!
Hiroshima Survivor Speaks
Voices of Survivors
Time Magazine editorial: Why Did US Drop The Bomb?
Educational Website With Atomic Bomb Links
President Truman's "Website" with useful links See hint below
Suggest you search DOCUMENTS and DECISION TO DROP THE ATOMIC BOMB
Sample of what you can find in Truman's website
Letter From Truman AFTER first bomb dropped
Personal Opinions of People
National Security Archive Primary Sources
SS TEST was on TUESDAY 3/27 ON
WORLD WAR II
This test has been graded and entered in infinite campus as of March 29. Many students had a difficult time with this multiple choice exam. I also entered two other grades as well, one of which was an extra credit question worth up to 4 free points. IF a student feels he or she did poorly when the tests are returned on Friday March 30th, that student should RETAIN THE TEST and study-up on the questions that were not answered correctly. He/she should research the topics they missed in the online textbook and in the Internet so that he/she may come to me and tell me a lot about the subject they were not clear on during the test. Verbal retests often require MORE expertise on the subject than the original test, but that is because the student already KNOWS what I will be asking about.
In this new third trimester, some test questions will come from 'beyond' the focus questions, so students can take notes on anything they consider to be relevant or noteworthy.
WE SPENT Three Days TAKING NOTES ON THE DOCUMENTARY CALLED 'HIROSHIMA' IN ORDER TO HELP STUDENTS SOLIDIFY THIER OPINION REGARDING THE USE OF ATOMIC WEAPONS IN WWII. I HAVE GIVEN EACH STUDENT SOME FEEDBACK ON THEIR GENERAL IDEAS AS OF FRIDAY MARCH 30.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT YOUR OPINION REGARDING THE DROPPING OF THE ATOMIC BOMBS ON HIROSHIMA AN NAGASAKI. COLLECT FACTS IN YOUR FREE TIME TO SUPPORT YOUR OPINION. PRETEND YOU ARE GOING TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME TO ADVISE PRESIDENT TRUMAN ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT HE SHOULD USE THE ATOMIC BOMBS ON JAPANESE CITIES. YOU WILL NEED TO CITE ANY SOURCES YOU USE, SO AT THIS POINT, START SAVING WEB PAGE NAMES AND ADDRESSES YOU FIND YOUR KEY FACTS IN!
There is an ongoing project with this chapter. Students will prepare an outline for a PRO CON essay dealing with the use of atomic bomb use in WWII. The material for this project is in the SS packet I handed out Wednesday Feb 29.
English:
Thursday April 4 we took an in class "QUIZ" checking to see if students could read an essay I wrote and find the main ideas as well as the ongoing theme! If absent, must take it in Advisory on Friday.
CURRENTLY PRACTICING OUTLINE USE FOR ESSAY WRITING.
WROTE an essay entitled:
What Family Means To Me.
GRADES ON ALL THREE PARTS OF THE ESSAY ARE BEING COMPUTED THIS WEEKEND.
SEE HANDOUT ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS BLOG FOR THE PROMPT & HELP.
Also Studying from the PRONOUN PACKET.
Grades for the first Pronoun Test have been posted. Students will receive a 'progress report' FYI just so they do not have to suffer any anxiety about their upcoming report card.
Quiz for 12 points on Friday March 9 already returned. Pronouns!!!
Last chance to retest is Friday March 9. Trimester closes Friday March 16.
I just tried to put some Adjective/Pronoun study-guide sheets in this blog. The format of the 'pdf' files was a bit off for the blog, but the gist of the material makes sense. There are some nonsense parts of the document that the website could not convert correctly. Just use the parts that are clear.
