I am still looking over some of your exit slips from yesterday. To some of you, thank you for showing your best thinking. This little formative assessment gave me a glimpse into who cares, who doesn't, who is getting it, and who needs more time. The exit slip activity asked you to show your thinking in a paragraph. We were thinking specifically about the TLH categories UP and CC/CH. So far here are some of the thoughts from our learning communities...
"Change and Continuity is what changed and what stayed the same. Using the past is how the past is similar to the present." - David
"Using the past is an example like the Stock Market crash of 1929 and also 2008. In 1929 businesses started to foreclose and in 2008 prices started going up on everything." -Olivia
"You basically have to define what's the same and what's different over time." -Alejandro
"Change and Continuity is dealing with how history changes and remains the same compared to time. It's like a line: a linear progression. Using the past is a direct comparison between two historical events or periods, like a 'Spot the Difference' game. -Nathaniel
"I understand that change and continuity and using the past are both looking for similarities and differences. I don't understand how they both do it differently. The only difference I see is that the key word for using the past is RELEVANT and the key word for change and continuity is PATTERNS." -Lucas
After you have read some of these responses think about the following question. Which one of these quotes illustrates your level of understanding? From these 5 statements let's move forward and try to further our understanding of the past.
From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy
