Debate Teams and QUALITY CIRCLES...

Good Day Almost Freshies,

      Happy Monday and welcome back from a long weekend.  Doesn't it feel great to take a few more days to breath!?  We have three things on our agenda today so buckle up...         

1.  We need to figure out how many debators are in each group.  Depending on how many we have we may have to combine groups or (if it works out well) we could have one person from each article on each team so that each team will have a constructive speech for each piece of text.  Yowza!!
10A&B    11A&B    12A&B    13A&B

2.  We have a One-Page-Wonder to read quickly and an activity called "WRITTEN DISCUSSION".  This activity will prepare us for QUALITY CIRCLES. Quality Circles are like study groups that can serve many purposes, overcome challenges, and resolve issues. 

Note: I will lead you through this as quickly as I can to give the remainder of class to you. 

LEARNING TARGET:

Reading & Media in History

Identify main ideas, analyze supporting details, and evaluate inferences within discipline specific readings.

3.  Work time: this last item on the agenda is FOR YOU TO LEAD!!  This is time to read.  This is time to think.  This is time to write.  This is time to organize notes.  This is time to organize nuggets. 
Note:  You should use this time to find MAIN IDEAS and think about your OPINIONS.  Main Ideas and OPINIONS will lead to your thesis!!  Pay attention to your thoughts. 

LEARNING TARGET:

Writing in History

Develop a thesis, support with multiple forms of evidence, and provide analysis with an explanation in written form.

Yours Truly,
C
P.S. Have I already said you need to pay attention to your thoughts? 
I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand. 
Do your best and forget the rest!!




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