Today was a continuation of our mini-unit on Reading Like a Historian. We started off the class with Kahoot quiz on the main aspects of Reading Like a Historian. The students did a very good job of remembering how historians analyze sources of information, develop claims, and support their claims with direct evidence from the sources. We then moved our attention towards practicing the skills of Reading Like a Historian by conducting a simulation based on a lunchroom fight. Students were asked to be the principal of a school who is investigating a fight that took place in the lunchroom. They must wade through all of the sources of information about the fight, determine which sources are most reliable, and decide which student(s) if any, should be suspended for the fight. Moreover, students must also back up their claim (who is being suspend) with the evidence that best supports that claim. So far, students in all classes have only completed 3 out of the 10 sources, so we will be pick up with sources 4-10 tomorrow in class. While we don't have any additional homework for tonight, students do need to make sure they have their completed Who Am I? Worksheet and Autobiography Essay ready to turn in tomorrow. Students also need to return the signed Big History Course Syllabus, the Standards Based Grading Informational Letter, and the Spurlock Field Trip Permission Slip. Also, please don't forget that your parent essays (In a Million Words or Less) are also do tomorrow as well. Finally, please remember that students do not have school on Friday, August 26 (School Improvement Day for teachers). Have a great evening.
Mr. Cain
Mr. Cain