Thursday, November 21, 2013

SIT ANYWHERE - LEAVING FOR LAB ASAP

HOW DO YOU GET TO CARNEGIE HALL?

TODAY:  COMPUTER LAB, LIBRARY
- focus research
- meet with group, make preliminary decisions about 
group presentation

HOMEWORK OVER VACATION:
READ AND COMMENT ON 
new History Project evaluation rubric
(upper right blog front page)

Mr. Lamson available lunch, 4th per., flex 

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

11/19

Semester History Project Outline / Research Checklist

1. group topic Y/N

2. student’s individual subtopic Y/N

3. bio info: changemaker associated with sub-topic Y/N

4. explanatory paragraph Y/N

5. tertiary source / specific to topic
(Wikipedia, other encyclopedia)  Y/N

6. secondary source / specific to student’s sub-topic Y/N

7. digitized facsimile primary source Y/N
QUIZ #3 TODAY - SIT ANYWHERE
(EXCEPT RESERVED SEATS)
ROSES AND THORNS

HOUSEKEEPING - make-ups and redos
Mr. Lamson’s scheduling availabilities

TODAY:  
Quiz - review primary, secondary, tertiary sources 
History Project - review presentation media - workshop time
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwfOm3eNgwAjSWFiazVlTGd6X1k/edit

THIS WEEK:  Thursday - computer lab Project workshops
HOMEWORK due online by Thursday am:  COMMENT ON
THE REVISED HISTORY PROJECT GUIDELINES here:
http://goo.gl/jWO5ho
if you've done this, great, if not get it done

Monday, November 18, 2013

1st of 4 Monday blog pages

ASSIGNMENT DEADLINES:

American Ideals Essay
in by 10/31 qualified for full credit
in by 11/7  qualified for B
in by 12/20 qualifies for C
after 12/20 = 0

Quiz 2
in by Fri 11/22 accepted for full credit
after 11/22 = 0

Quiz 3
in by Fri 11/22 accepted for full credit
after 11/22 = 0
2nd of 4 Mon. blog pgs.

STILL STRUGGLING 
TO GET AN ESSAY OR QUIZ 2
OR HOMEWORK DONE?

Mr. Lamson’s scheduling availabilities
TODAY MONDAY 11/18:
LUNCH

TOMORROW TUESDAY 11/19:
LUNCH
4TH PERIOD

THURSDAY 11/21
LUNCH
4TH PERIOD
AFTERNOON FLEX





3rd of 4 Monday blog pgs
NEW INFO FOR TEST PREP:  
  • your History Project sub-topic paragraphs,
and History Project biographic info
WILL BE PART OF THE TEST
BE SURE AND BRING BOTH TOMORROW
http://goo.gl/jWO5ho SLIDE #4
  • The rest of the test will be on Ch. 17, Interrogate the Text



4th of 4 Monday blog pgs
SIT WITH YOUR GROUP
ROSES AND THORNS

HOUSEKEEPING - make-ups and redos
mysteries of grading revealed
Mr. Lamson’s scheduling availabilities

QUIZ 3:  Test rescheduled for Tuesday
NEW INFO FOR QUIZ 3 PREP:  

TODAY:  
- “Telling Details”:  iPencil vid
History Project in-class workshops

THIS WEEK:  Tuesday - QUIZ 3, Project workshops
Thursday - computer lab if possible, in-class lab otherwise
HOMEWORK:  (if necessary) finish HProject bio and paragraph
to bring for test

Thursday, November 14, 2013

RESEARCH GUIDELINES:

1. Go to blog, open, 
HISTORY PROJECT


2. NEXT:  scroll down to "ALL STUDENT’S PROJECTS WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS"
Read this, refer to it at the beginning of the lab and as you gather information; make sure you've got everything.

3. NEXT: Open new tab, boot your team's shared folder
a. open new page inside the folder
b. head it "11/14 research" and put your NAME ON IT

4. NEXT: open new tab in Google browser
- type in your biography subject, i.e. "Levi Strauss" or "Amelia Bloomer"
- look for .edu or .gov
- NO HELP? try Wikipedia again, BUT DON'T STAY THERE, find a SECONDARY SOURCE

5.NEXT: Interrogate the Text: look for who, what, when, where, why, how
TRY THE "Images" function for Google, TRY your subject in YouTube

6. NEXT: highlight and copy useful information, paste to your 11/14 research page
include the URL -

7. Got the biography info? Got the URL? NOW ZERO IN on your subtopic.

8. type specific questions into Google: NOT "Architecture", BUT '19th Century Portland architecture"
NOT "Art History" BUT "19th Century Oregon Artists"



SIT WITH SOMEONE NEW - NOT YOUR GROUP

ROSES AND THORNS

COMPUTER LAB HISTORY PROJECT TODAY!
1st per in lab across from library
2nd per in library
homework check: Interrogate the Text, Ch. 17, per 1 & 2
Interrogate the Text, Ch. 14, per 2
Mr. Lamson available flex today for consultation, Essays, Quiz 2,
other questions

YOUR TOPIC PARAGRAPH ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE
SHOVED TO MONDAY

REMINDER: Quiz #3 Monday, 11/18
Ch. 17 and some chs. 13-16 OPEN NOTEBOOK
 

Tuesday, November 12, 2013


SIT WITH SOMEONE NEW - NOT YOUR GROUP
INDIVIDUAL WORK 
(Roses and thorns resumes Thurs)
DO NOW: Quick write:  
(REFERENCE “growth and change” graph ON THE BOARD)
Considering the reforms of Progressivism on the national scale we’ve been studying,  how would you think events in Oregon might compare to events in the nation?
This should be 5-6 bullet points
TODAY:
- biography homework assignment due today
- Ch. 17 Interrogate The Text, due in your notebook in class today
- Ch. 14 Interrogate the text, (2nd period) due in class today
- quick review test / essays / grades
- documentary “Progressive Oregon”
- How Your Family Came To Oregon / personal stories
- workshop: paragraphs about your topic
ANNOUNCING QUIZ #3: next Monday, on Ch. 17, with some questions from earlier chapters, with a short essay component. PLAN TO BE HERE
HOMEWORK REMINDER: DUE THURS. 11/14 A short detailed introductory paragraph ON YOUR TOPIC,

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Great Oregon Research site

Research workshop:
Oregon History Project

Oregon Encyclpedia


GRADING NEWS:  because of the volume of grading

I've been offered an extension.  Quarterly grades will be posted Monday.

Your Quiz 2 will be available at flex today. 

SIT WITH YOUR GROUP
DO NOW:  Quick write - Question:  in three years, in winter
2016, where do you see yourself?  College - Work
- Military - Travel?  Don’t sign it.  Pass it forward.
ROSES AND THORNS
TODAY:  
1. review project research guidelines, due dates
2. re-assign biography sketch as necessary
3. group workshop - refine sub-topics
4. make the Oregon Connection if there’s time
5. homework grading news
HOMEWORK:  #1 Interrogate the text Ch. 18, due Tues. 12th
#2  How did your family get here?  Where did they come from?
Ask your parents! (assignment is oral presentation 1:00 minute each.
due Tues. 12th.
#3 read NEW history project guidelines, share a comment with Mr. LaGreide

Monday, November 4, 2013

Quarterly Grades this week

Essay:  American Ideals;
1) posted online last Thursday?  Qualifies for full credit.
2. If you haven't turned it in - and if you post it online by
11:59:59 Wednesday 11/6 - you can qualify for a B.
3. After Weds.11/6 I’ll accept late essays 
until Christmas for a C, no better.

Other homework:  I’ll enter all grades on the quarter by Thursday
- Interrogate the text
- Quiz  2
- computer lab 1) exercises for the Myth of the West / Buffalo Soldiers
- computer lab 2) History project research
- group folders with self/group evaluations
- other
SIT WITH YOUR GROUP
DO NOW: Quick write - Question: all things considered,
was the rise of industry (1865 - 1914) good for Americans or not?
Take a position - give an example.

ROSES AND THORNS

TODAY:  
- biography / group scoring
- we debate the quickwrite question in class.
HOMEWORK:  #1 Interrogate the text Ch. 18, due Tues. 12th
#2  How did your family get here?  Where did they come from?
Be as specific as you can.
What brought them to Portland?   Ask your parents!
This assignment is an oral presentation 1:00 minute each.
due Tues. 12th