Today in class we will be picking up right where we left off on Friday…we will be taking some time to review our previous conversations about the renaissance period as well as introduce a period of time known as the Age of Monarchs. The picture above is a enjoyment v. learning chart that my students…
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…says it all. Today in class we will be jumping back into our history talk by discussing the middle ages and renaissance periods. The picture above was from a brainstorming session in which I asked my students contrast what life was like during the middle ages and renaissance. Mr. McClung
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Today in class we started off on our new unit of study by focusing on the Renaissance period. The Renaissance was a period of transition were people began to take on a humanist mentality where they would change their focus from being solely focused on the church and religion to a more human or real…
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Yes y’all! It’s that time again to do some things on three things Thursday. Today we will be watching CNN News with a special interest towards the occupy Wall Street movement that is currently taking place. We will not only discuss what is going on in New York, but we will also talk about small…
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Blake, Jacob, and Jack (kinda) explain their roles on their create a country project. Students are using Google Docs to create a presentation for their project and Google Sketch-Up to create a map of their country. Mr. McClung
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Yesterday in class we took some time to debrief the meanings behind our scores that we received from our political compass test we took on Tuesday. Students took a test in which they were asked to share their thoughts and beliefs on certain issues that are popular around election time. After they took this test…
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Students, today you will be starting a project that is going to require you use the information you have acquired from our lessons about economy and government to create your own country. There will be two parts to this project, a map and flag section and a Google Doc presentation. Google Doc Presentation Your presentation…
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Today in class we will continue to talk about political issues in America as well as the most important duty that a citizen has in a democracy…voting. And what happens you NO ONE votes. Mr. McClung
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Today in class we continued with our talk about civics and government by discussing debatable topics in American politics. Students were asked to develop a list political topics in America and after they composed their lists, we then began to discuss the topics and how they ultimately help decide what side of the political spectrum…
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