Modern Civilizations (3) (Golden Valley High School) //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Class Name: Modern Civilizations (3) Instructor(s): Kate Povletich Location: 203 en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 12/14/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2905583 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Thursday 12/13 Agenda
1) Finish World War I class notes from yesterday
2) Finish watching Crash Course #36 since we didn't get the last couple of minutes on Tuesday
3) Notebook Assessment and Reflection - passed out the paper and explained grading
4) Unit Cover Page and Standards 10.6.1/10.6.2 - Create your own illustration or add visuals to your unit cover page; read and highlight the last two standards handouts

Homework 12/13
Prepare notebooks for being graded tomorrow
Continue working on review flash cards

]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:46:46 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/13/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2905577 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Wednesday 12/12 Agenda
1) Standards 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 - Students read and highlighted these standards for key points
2) Class Notes - World War I - Using a PowerPoint presentation on "The War to End All Wars" students completed interactive notes on the causes, key events, and effects of World War I. We didn't quite finish the presentation so we will finish this tomorrow. Use the PPT attached if you missed any notes.

Homework 12/12
Continue working on extra credit review flash cards and completing notebooks for grading

]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:43:21 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/12/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2905569 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Tuesday 12/11 Agenda
1) 15 minutes for groups to finish their posters if they didn't get done yesterday
2) Passed out and explained the Final Exam Extra Credit Review Flash Cards
3) Watched Crash Course World History #36 - World War I - students were told to take notes on page 142 in their NB (at least 10 bullet points and a summary statement) - see link below if you need a review

Homework 12/11
Organize notebooks and catch up on any missing work - notebooks graded this week!
Begin working on review flashcards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XPZQ0LAlR4
]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:40:27 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/11/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2905561 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Monday 12/10 Agenda (Mrs. Povletich was absent)
Students had the entire class period to finish their WWI Illustrated Timeline. If they finished early, they were told to organize their notebooks and start on the homework assignment.

Homework 12/10
CH 11 SC 4 Note Taking Study Guide - Making Peace

]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:29:56 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/10/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2905559 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Friday 12/7 Agenda (super late start)
With the short class periods, groups just had time to work on their illustrated timelines which will be due on Monday at the end of class.

Homework 12/7
None

]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:27:56 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/07/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2905556 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Thursday 12/6 Agenda
1) Major Events Affecting the Course of WWI - Students highlighted Standard 10.5.3 while I went over the key points of the Russian Revolution and America's entrance in to the war.
2) Illustrated Timeline of World War I - students worked in groups to create a timeline poster showing three key events from each year of the war. Each event included a date, description, and illustration/visual.

Homework 12/6
Research Timeline Events in order to be prepared for tomorrow's work day

]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:26:32 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/06/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2894909 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Wednesday 12/5 Agenda
1) Reviewed the start of the war and the plan for today
2) Chapter 11, Sections 2 and 3 as well as Standard 10.5.2 - Students read and highlighted the standard review before working in groups to complete the handout "A New Kind of War" using their textbook and the material they highlighted. (see attached)
3) Finish Visualizing Vocabulary if you did not finish it as homework.

Homework 12/5
Primary Source Analysis - War Diary and Soldier Poems (see attached)

]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:23:58 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/05/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2892980 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Tuesday 12/4 Agenda
1) Students had 10 minutes to review and share information from last night's homework assignment on the Causes of World War I.
2) Students highlighted the key points of a handout summarizing Standard 10.5.1 - Factors Leading to World War I (see attached) prior to taking an open-note quiz on this topic
3) Students worked in partners to complete the Visualizing Vocabulary handout (see attached)

Homework 12/4
Finish Visualizing Vocabulary activity

]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:17:38 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/04/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2890867 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Monday 12/3 Agenda
1) Focus Activity - map of Europe in 1913 (see attached) - use the PowerPoint notes OR page 353 in your notebook to label Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Then color the Central Powers/Triple Alliance one color, the Allied Powers/Triple Entente another color, and the neutral nations and third color. Create a key when you are done.
2) Class Notes on the Causes of the War (see handout and presentation)
3) Add new Table of Contents (see attached)

Homework 12/3
Read Chapter 11, Section 1 (TB 352-357) and take notes on the handout provided (see attached). Open note quiz on this section tomorrow.

]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:17:43 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/03/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2888342 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Friday 11/30 Agenda
1) Updated grades and discussion regarding intervention
2) Video on the "The Great War" - Part 1 (see link below; we will finish viewing this on Monday) - take at least 10 bullet notes today and then we will add more Monday; we got to 12 minutes on the clip.

Homework 11/30
None

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRtdSoeYQYk
]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:05:12 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/30/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2887104 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Thursday 11/29 Agenda
1) Collected ESLA 5
2) Introduction to World War I (see attached PowerPoint and notes handout)

Homework 11/29
None

]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:17:09 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/29/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2887095 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Wednesday 11/28 Agenda
1) Graded notebooks (if you were absent, please turn your notebook in to me for grading)
2) Work time on ESLA 5 (the 2nd section is now extra credit since we were not able to get in to the computer lab today)

* ESLA 5 is due tomorrow!

Homework 11/28
ESLA 5 (Sections 1 & 3)

]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:13:49 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/28/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2882969 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Tuesday 11/27 Agenda
Today was a quiet, individual work day because we had a number of students taking the Benchmark Test 2 during class. Students had the option to be working on the following items...

1) Benchmark Exam 2 – if you were absent last Wednesday
2) ESLA 5 – the 1st and 3rd assignments do not require outside resources so you can work on them during class individually
3) Organizing/completing your notebook – we will postpone grading them one more day until tomorrow
4) Extra Credit Review Flash Cards – if you are one of the students that could pass Benchmark 1 or 2 by turning them in for 10 points extra credit.

Homework 11/27
Notebooks organization and completion
Review flash cards for Benchmark 1 or 2 extra credit


]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:58:54 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/27/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2882944 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Monday 11/26 Agenda
1) Discussion regarding grades, expectations, and Benchmark Exam 2
2) Notebook organization (see attached T of C)
3) Explanation of ESLA 5 which we will be working on in class the next couple of days. (see attached)
4) Assign countries for research on ESLA 5.

Homework 11/26
Organize notebook.
If you need to complete flash cards for extra credit on the benchmark, work on these for homework.
Begin ESLA 5

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:55:30 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/26/2012]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem2877728 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/493391/assignments/ Wednesday 11/21 Agenda
Benchmark Exam - Cluster 2

* Notebooks graded on Monday

Homework 11/21
Prepare your notebook for grading (see attached T of C - all of Cluster 2)

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