Must Do's & Can Do's...

High Five Friday Cool Cats,

      Today is Friday, December 16, 2011.  Please watch the ShowMe Video I made that explains what today will look like.  The information below is connected to the ShowMe Video.  I will be checking the hybrid chat conversation and checking in with the guest teacher to see how your Socratic Seminar went.  Good Luck!

CLICK HERE FOR ShowMe

Must Do’s:

-Finish Socratic Seminar SQ3R & Primary/Secondary Sources FINISH

-Module 4 if you have not done so

Can Do’s:

-Mosaic of Thought

-FASTFORWARD

            -Free reading with Self Selected text. 

Note on your Mosaic of Thought: (it doesn’t matter when you do it just as long as it is done and completed authentically. You need to know when you are ready and have collected enough information to do it well: not for me... For you.  IT IS NOT A MUST DO TODAY, BUT IT WILL BE A MUST DO NEXT WEEK!!)

Sincerely yours,
C
P.S. In case you haven't figured it out by now, YOU WILL NEED THE BLOG POST FROM YESTERDAY. 
P.S.S. I apologize if I insulted your intelligence. 

From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy

Socratic Seminar #3

Hola Gente,

      Today is Thursday, December 15, 2011.  Today is our Socratic Seminar pertaining to Colonial American history, and more specifically, the institutions of Indentured Servitude and Slavery.  Below you will see information that will get you set up for the seminar.  Please read the information AT LEAST 3 TIMES in order to really understand what we are doing.  There will be three topics of discussion: Indentured Servitude & Slavery, Primary & Secondary Sources, and finally the SQ3R Strategy.  Here are your questions below. 

Indentured Servitude & Slavery:Why do these institutions say something about colonial society? In other words what were the values and attitudes in those times?
Using pieces from our readings, support your opinions on indentured servitude and slavery? Were these institutions necessary? Did they help or hinder the human condition, and do you think either one was morally justified?
What are some lingering questions you have after reading and discussing these topics?


Primary & Secondary Sources:
Apply what you know about... Primary and secondary sources. Why were these pieces of text good/bad for moving your understanding of colonial America forward?


SQ3R
Evaluate yourself on your understanding of the SQ3R reading strategy... How has this strategy changed the way you look at nonfiction text? Expository or textbook literature? Fictional or narrative text?
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Here are the 6 sections of chatrooms.  1&2 are for Core1.  3&4 are for CORE2.  5& 6 are for Core3. 
histlit1
histlit2
histlit3
histlit4
histlit5
histlit6

Last, but not least, here are your learning targets for the day...
Reading:  I can compare and contrast information on the same topic from different sources.
History:  I can recognize how people’s behaviors were influenced by the values and attitudes of their times.

Make an atempt to have fun today... Please!

Yours Truly,
C
From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy

Why is SQ3R so darn important Mr. C!!?

Hey Everyone,

      Today is Camel Day, December 14, 2011.  You guys and gals are all sick of me pushing SQ3R.   Well...  Good!  That means it may have begun to sink in as to what SQ3R is.  However, now that you know what it is you can dig deeper to really see the PURPOSE of SQ3R.  There is a method to my madness, and I truly do have your future academic experiences at heart.  You are no longer reading to simply enjoy a narrative text.  You must learn how to read and ENGAGE PARTS OF YOUR BRAIN!!

SQ3R

University of Phoenix Dude

Here are our learning targets. (Wait a minute, they look familiar!):
Reading:  I can compare and contrast information on the same topic from different sources.
History:  I can recognize how people’s behaviors were influenced by the values and attitudes of their times.


From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy

Choices, choices, choices...

Hey there!

      Today is Monday Funday, December 12, 2011.  Today is the last day for finishing up the four modules we have been working on so far.  You will have some choices today as we move forward:

      1.  Feel free to finish up the last module or modules you need to.
      2.  Feel free to open up and begin the Primary Source Activity found in INVESTIGATE.
      3.  Feel free to meet with me in a strategy group to start picking apart the Socratic Seminar document. 

Any one of these three choices would put you in a position to rock out the Socratic Seminar this Thursday the 15th.  Take some time to view one of these short clips before joining the community circle.  Our focus will soon shift as we focus on a couple societal norms that were accepted during the early colonial years of the United States.    

Indentured Servants from Ireland

History of Slavery Brought to you by Tim & Moby

If you do join the strategy group, here will be the learning targets we will hit today. 
Reading:  I can compare and contrast information on the same topic from different sources.
History:  Recognize how people’s behaviors were influenced by the values and attitudes of their times.

Sincerely,
C
From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy