1. HM - Period 1 Yitzchak = Musellini
HM - Period 2 Cami
HM - Period 1 Maddi B. - NHL Strike
2. Korean War: article
3. Read and write 2 questions you have about this conflict, one on each of 2 cue cards.
4. Using your chromebook, research the answer and write it on the other side of the cue card.
5. Discussion.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Day 16: War and Peace
HM: Period 1 - Ethan and Nicholas
HM: Period 2 - Alyssa and Carmen
HM: Period 5 -
Continue the work from yesterday.
D-Day from yesterday and Rwanda (below).
Please note that the disclaimer from yesterday applies to today as well.
Next week too!
Rwanda Peacekeeping - Backgrounder on Colonization and the Rwandan Genocide, 1994
Intro imagery - start to 3:32 (Rwanda Genocide Documentary)
Shake Hands With the Devil Official Trailer- all 2:32 of it. (Official Trailer)
Shake Hands - Prime Minister Killed, he faces the Hutus and their Army after 10 Belgian peacekeepers killed 37:00 - 40:12
Hotel Rwanda
Last Scene of Film, Shake Hands With the Devil" - up to 1:40. (Shake Hands Last Scene)
HM: Period 2 - Alyssa and Carmen
HM: Period 5 -
Continue the work from yesterday.
D-Day from yesterday and Rwanda (below).
Please note that the disclaimer from yesterday applies to today as well.
Next week too!
Rwanda Peacekeeping - Backgrounder on Colonization and the Rwandan Genocide, 1994
Intro imagery - start to 3:32 (Rwanda Genocide Documentary)
Shake Hands With the Devil Official Trailer- all 2:32 of it. (Official Trailer)
Shake Hands - Prime Minister Killed, he faces the Hutus and their Army after 10 Belgian peacekeepers killed 37:00 - 40:12
Hotel Rwanda
Last Scene of Film, Shake Hands With the Devil" - up to 1:40. (Shake Hands Last Scene)
Monday, September 28, 2015
Day 15: Videos of War
1. HM Period 1 = Chris Howie
1.b HM Period 5 = Ryley Alarie
NOTE: If at any time you are uncomfortable or unhappy with the images on the screen you may get up, leave the classroom for 5 minutes and then return. I will meet you at the door, explain to you what you have missed and then decide with you if you should come back into the room.
You DO NOT need to watch the videos. You can complete the same work reading about the battles in a variety of textbooks.
2. Note taking: complete this CHART as we progress through the battles
Passchendaele
D-Day
Korean Conflict Battle of Kapyong
1.b HM Period 5 = Ryley Alarie
NOTE: If at any time you are uncomfortable or unhappy with the images on the screen you may get up, leave the classroom for 5 minutes and then return. I will meet you at the door, explain to you what you have missed and then decide with you if you should come back into the room.
You DO NOT need to watch the videos. You can complete the same work reading about the battles in a variety of textbooks.
2. Note taking: complete this CHART as we progress through the battles
Passchendaele
D-Day
Korean Conflict Battle of Kapyong
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Day 13+ 14
Work on HM of the Day
Send Your Link to this Form -
Mr. Kovich PERIOD 1
Madelle Kovich PERIOD 2
Mr. Kovich PERIOD 5
Send Your Link to this Form -
Mr. Kovich PERIOD 1
Madelle Kovich PERIOD 2
Mr. Kovich PERIOD 5
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Day 12: HM of the D
HM: Mozilla (at 2:46 there is a request for money)
The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
Q: How and why has Mozilla been lost to Google?
Chromebooks from the library.
Choose dates:
Madelle
Kovich
With a partner you will create three different History Minutes of the Day much like what we've done daily to this point in the course.
You will present yours on your assigned dates.
1. Name and explain an event that happened between the years 1914 - 2014.
2. Show a video (YouTube) of five minutes or less on your event.
3. 8 - 10 dot-jot facts of your event (numbers, stats, location, etc.)
4. Write a discussion question that will generate and inspire discussion among our class.
5. Write a 5 sentence (or longer) paragraph outlining the IMPORTANCE / SIGNIFICANCE of your event to the broader context of history in the 21st Century.
PERIOD 5 KOVICH
Fill Out This Form - Mr. K's Period 5 Class
Mr. Kovich's Period 5 Class will present their History Minutes of the Day on these dates. You will work alone, NOT with a partner, and this will be the first of three HMOD that you will do.:
The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
Q: How and why has Mozilla been lost to Google?
Chromebooks from the library.
Choose dates:
Madelle
Kovich
With a partner you will create three different History Minutes of the Day much like what we've done daily to this point in the course.
You will present yours on your assigned dates.
1. Name and explain an event that happened between the years 1914 - 2014.
2. Show a video (YouTube) of five minutes or less on your event.
3. 8 - 10 dot-jot facts of your event (numbers, stats, location, etc.)
4. Write a discussion question that will generate and inspire discussion among our class.
5. Write a 5 sentence (or longer) paragraph outlining the IMPORTANCE / SIGNIFICANCE of your event to the broader context of history in the 21st Century.
PERIOD 5 KOVICH
Fill Out This Form - Mr. K's Period 5 Class
Mr. Kovich's Period 5 Class will present their History Minutes of the Day on these dates. You will work alone, NOT with a partner, and this will be the first of three HMOD that you will do.:
MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
Sept. 28 - Oct. 2 | Ryley | Sydney | Maddy B. | Sabrina | Ali B. |
Oct. 5 - 9 | Josh | Montana | Jenn | Maddy F. | PA DAY |
Oct. 12-16 | Thanksgiving | Shauna | Mike | Andrew | Daniel |
Oct. 19 - 23 | Terriq | Harmony | Gabi | Dawson | Mitch |
Oct. 26 - 30 | Dylan | Jerremy | Kyle | Ellis |
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Day 11: Changing times
HM: CERN
How can/does/did science change the course of history?
Fill Out This Form - Mr. K's Period 5 Class
Continue flipped classroom presentations.
How can/does/did science change the course of history?
Fill Out This Form - Mr. K's Period 5 Class
Continue flipped classroom presentations.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Day 7: Fastest man and independent work
HM: Fastest man
Why should we care about records such as this?
How is this advancement in technology in 1938 felt still today?
1. Continue working on the flipped classroom.
RUBRIC
Why should we care about records such as this?
How is this advancement in technology in 1938 felt still today?
1. Continue working on the flipped classroom.
RUBRIC
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Day 6: Technologies of War and Peace
HM: Début of the tank, WWI
1. Watch video (Day 4, MAIN reasons)
2. Cornell Notes: recap: Class Good copy
3. Who is to blame (Day 4)
5. Flipped classroom intro
6. Work on flipped classroom
1. Watch video (Day 4, MAIN reasons)
2. Cornell Notes: recap: Class Good copy
3. Who is to blame (Day 4)
5. Flipped classroom intro
6. Work on flipped classroom
Monday, September 14, 2015
Day 5: Learning from others
HM: Mork and Mindy (to the end of the breakfast scene, approx. 5 min)
Debut in 1978.
Why is it important to learn from one another?
What can we lose if we assume we know too much?
Find out something you didn't know about a new person in the room.
Finish Poll Everywhere, Cornell Note and video from Friday.
Finish Poll Everywhere, Cornell Note and video from Friday.
1. Flipped classroom: learning from each other
Friday, September 11, 2015
Day 4: Remembering ...
HM: Kevin Cosgrove
What is 1 question you have about 9/11?
2. Finish day 3
3. Pearson and Peace: This unit is about more than just war
4. Introduction to Cornell Notes - Video
4. Introduction to Cornell Note Example
5. MAIN reasons for WWI
6. Who is to blame?
What is 1 question you have about 9/11?
2. Finish day 3
3. Pearson and Peace: This unit is about more than just war
4. Introduction to Cornell Notes - Video
4. Introduction to Cornell Note Example
5. MAIN reasons for WWI
6. Who is to blame?
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Day 3: Personal History
HM: Last execution
1. Finish Importance presentation from yesterday.
Three Units in this course.
1st unit: War, Revolution and Peace
1. Make title page for your binder.
2. Intro Question: Answer the following question in 1 complete paragraph, which includes:
1. Finish Importance presentation from yesterday.
Three Units in this course.
1st unit: War, Revolution and Peace
1. Make title page for your binder.
2. Intro Question: Answer the following question in 1 complete paragraph, which includes:
- an opening sentence stating your opinion
- an example that validates your point of view
- support for your ideas as found in the ideas or points of view of others
- concluding sentence
Would you risk many to save one? Yes or no?
Provide an example. Support your opinion.
3. Video
How does this video link into your point of view?
5. Timeline: GET OUT YOUR CELL PHONES!
During this polleverywhere.com discussion you will need to take notes on each key event and date. Create a timeline for your notes.Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Day 2: Apples and Importance
1. HM Special !! Queen Elizabeth breaks Queen Victoria's record!
1b. HM: Apple Unveils
With a partner, write 5 reasons why Apple is important to our society.
Discussion: reasons and how you came up with them.
2. Presentation: Importance
1b. HM: Apple Unveils
With a partner, write 5 reasons why Apple is important to our society.
Discussion: reasons and how you came up with them.
2. Presentation: Importance
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Day 1: Welcome!!!
HMotD: Oprah goes national
On this day in 1986, The Oprah Winfrey Show is broadcast nationally for the first time. A huge success, her daytime television talk show turns Winfrey into one of the most powerful, wealthy people in show business and, arguably, the most influential woman in America.
Discussion: Links to history
Why study History?
ABCs of History
On this day in 1986, The Oprah Winfrey Show is broadcast nationally for the first time. A huge success, her daytime television talk show turns Winfrey into one of the most powerful, wealthy people in show business and, arguably, the most influential woman in America.
Discussion: Links to history
Why study History?
ABCs of History
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