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NOTE: Due to the drop period in our schedule, there are times that your student might be working on a previous day's agenda. That will be noted at the top of the post.

Friday, September 30, 2022

9/30 Ancient Aborigine Artifacts

                Reminders

  • Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
  • Please write your homework in your assignment book.
  • Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

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Today in class you will

  •  examine Ancient Aborigine artifacts and determine what they tell us about the people of Ancient Australia

Why?
  • to practice critical thinking skills
  • to develop your ability to support and explain answers with specific examples
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DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in the right-hand column of this page.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.  Chat with someone next to you about the differences between topics, main ideas, and details.  Discuss which a summary focuses on.                     2 minutes

3.   Wait for whole class discussion                         10 minutes

4.   C PERIOD Artifact carousel                       25 minutes

5.  Wait for whole class discussion                         10 minutes

6.  D PERIOD  Crafting explanations --> specific examples

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,
"What Did You Do in School Today?"
You can ask them.......


  • What are some of the artifacts you examined?
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Thursday, September 29, 2022

9/29 Ancient Aborigine Summary; Ancient Australia artifacts

               Reminders

  • Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
  • Please write your homework in your assignment book.
  • Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

_______________________________________________

Today in class you will

  •  write a summary show understanding of the main ideas and important details about Ancient Aborigines

Why?
  • to become better readers and writers
  • to develop your ability to process information
_______________________________________________

DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in the right-hand column of this page.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.  Chat with someone next to you about the differences between topics, main ideas, and details.  Discuss which a summary focuses on.                     5 minutes

3.   Wait for whole class discussion                         10 minutes

4.   Write a summarize the information you have about the Ancient Aborigine in one paragraph.                       20 minutes



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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,
"What Did You Do in School Today?"
You can ask them.......


  • What are some characteristics of a good summary?
_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________





Today in class you will

  •  examine Ancient Aborigine artifacts and determine what they tell us about the people of Ancient Australia

Why?
  • to practice critical thinking skills
  • to develop your ability to support and explain answers with specific examples
_______________________________________________

DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in the right-hand column of this page.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.  Chat with someone next to you about the differences between topics, main ideas, and details.  Discuss which a summary focuses on.                     2 minutes

3.   Wait for whole class discussion                         10 minutes

4.   Artifact carousel                       25 minutes

5.  Wait for whole class discussion                         10 minutes


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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,
"What Did You Do in School Today?"
You can ask them.......


  • What are some of the artifacts you examined?
_______________________________________________

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

9/28 Ancient Aborigines Summary

              Reminders

  • Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
  • Please write your homework in your assignment book.
  • Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

_______________________________________________



Today in class you will

  •  write a summary show understanding of the main ideas and important details about Ancient Aborigines

Why?
  • to become better readers and writers
  • to develop your ability to process information
_______________________________________________

DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in the right-hand column of this page.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.  Chat with someone next to you about the differences between topics, main ideas, and details.  Discuss which a summary focuses on.                     5 minutes

3.   Wait for whole class discussion                         10 minutes

4.   Write a summarize the information you have about the Ancient Aborigine in one paragraph.                       20 minutes



___________________________________


Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,
"What Did You Do in School Today?"
You can ask them.......


  • What are some characteristics of a good summary?
_______________________________________________