Trimester #3
Week #1-3
Monday, March 16th – Friday, April 3rd, 2020
No School – Extended Spring Break
Trimester #2
Week #13
Friday, March 13th, 2020
Thursday, March 12th, 2020
No School – Grade & PD Days
Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
Begin Revolutionary War Essay Outline: Thesis generator + Introductory paragraph
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
Overview & Planning: Revolutionary War Essay Assignment
Monday, March 9th, 2020
American Revolution & Early U.S. vocabulary test
Week #12
Friday, March 6th, 2020
Historical Assessment of Thinking
Due Today: Seven Levels of Quizlet, American Revolution & Early US, Revolutionary War Novel Posters
Thursday, March 5th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
US Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Step 2 & 3
Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
US Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Step 2
Tuesday, March 3th, 2020
SSR: Revolutionary War Novels
US Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Step 2
Monday, March 2nd, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
US Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Step 1 & 2
**You have 1 ½ weeks until the term ends**
Week #11
Friday, February 28th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Hamilton vs. Jefferson – Step 3
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Hamilton vs. Jefferson – Step 2
Primary Source Documents: Hamilton vs. Jefferson – Modified & Hamilton vs. Jefferson – Original Documents
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
Forecasting day with Sheldon Counselors
Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
SSR: Revolutionary War Novels
Begin Hamilton vs. Jefferson – Step 1
Hamilton Lyrics: Hamilton Lyrics Page
Monday, February 24th, 2020
Work day for SSR Revolutionary Novels and Assignment Completion
**You have 2 ½ weeks until the term ends**
Trimester #2
Week #10
Friday, February 21st, 2020
SSR: Revolutionary War Novels
Finish Slavery in the Constitution
Primary Source Documents: Philadelphia Convention – Modified & Philadelphia Convention – Original
Thursday, February 20th, 2020
SSR: Revolutionary War Novels
Begin Slavery in the Constitution
Primary Source Documents: Thomas Jefferson Slavery Grievance-Modified
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
SSR: Revolutionary War Novels
Finish Federalists & Anti-Federalists
Primary Source Documents: Federalists and Anti-Federalists Modified & Federalists and Anti-Federalists ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
Tuesday, February 18th, 2020
SSR: Revolutionary War Novels
Begin Federalists & Anti-Federalists
Monday, February 17th, 2020
No School – President’s Day
Week #9
Friday, February 14th, 2020
SSR: Revolutionary War Novels
Historical Assessment of Thinking: “Washington Crosses the Delaware”
Thursday, February 13th, 2020
SSR: Revolutionary War Novels
Shays’ Rebellion – Steps #4, & 5
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Shays’ Rebellion – Step #2 & 3
Shays’ Rebellion – Primary Source
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Begin Shays’ Rebellion – Step #1 & 2
Article of Confederation PPT
Shays’ Rebellion – Textbook Excerpt
Monday, February 10th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Workshop: Declaration of Independence – Blackout Poetry PPT
PDF – Original Document
Modern Language – Student Version, Declaration of Independence
Week #8
Friday, February 7th, 2020
MAPS Testing
Thursday, February 6th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Begin Declaration of Independence – Blackout Poetry PPT
Wednesday, February 5th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Battle of Lexington
Primary Source Documents: Modified Documents, & Battle of Lexington – Original Documents
Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Begin Battle of Lexington
Artwork: Battle of Lexington Engraving – A. Doolittle, The Battle of Lexington Drawing – H. Sandham,
Monday, February 3rd, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Finish Loyalists
Primary Source Documents: Loyalist – Modified Documents & Loyalists – Original Documents
Week #7
Friday, January 31st, 2020
No School – Midterm Grades
Thursday, January 30th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Begin Loyalists – Steps 1 & 2
Primary Source Documents: Loyalist – Modified Documents & Loyalists – Original Documents
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Finish Boston Massacre – Steps 4 & 5
Primary Source Documents – Boston Massacre Original Documents & Modified Documents – Boston Massacre
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Begin Boston Massacre – Steps 1, 2, & 3
Primary Source Documents – Boston Massacre Original Documents & Modified Documents – Boston Massacre
Monday, January 27th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Finish Stamp Act – Steps #3 & 4
Primary Source Documents – Stamp Act Modified Document & Stamp Act Original Documents
Week #6
Friday, January 24th, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Stamp Act – Step # 1 & 2
Primary Source Documents – Stamp Act Modified Document & Stamp Act Original Documents
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Begin Stamp Act
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels
Finish viewing The Revolution: Boston, Bloody Boston w/ Cornell notes in your History NB
CER: What happened in Boston that made it so bloody there?
Due Today: 1st Period, History NB – Colonial America
Tuesday, January 21st, 2020
SSR: American Revolutionary War Novels, Book #1 Reading Plan + Double Entry Journal
Introduce CERS
View The Revolution: Boston, Bloody Boston w/ Cornell notes in your History NB
Due Today: 6th Period, History NB – Colonial America
Monday, January 20th, 2020
No School – MLK, Jr. Day
Week #5
Friday, January 17th, 2020
Read Around: American Revolutionary War
Due Today: 4th Period, History NB – Colonial America
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
Finish Great Awakening
Primary Source Documents: First Great Awakening – Modified Documents and First Great Awakening – Original Documents
Due Today: 3rd & 5th Period, History NB – Colonial America
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Begin Revolutionary War and Early U.S. Unit
Begin Great Awakening
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020
Colonial America: Vocabulary Test
Complete Colonial America Rubric/Reflection & Glue in History NB
Due Today: Colonial America – 7 Levels of Quizlet
Monday, January 13th, 2020
Salem Witch Trials – Step 3
And just for fun… The Simpson’s Witch Trials
Colonial America cover page design
Quizlet Workshop: Study for Colonial America Vocabulary Test
Week #4
Friday, January 10th, 2020
Salem Witch Trials – Steps 1 & 2
Thursday, January 9th, 2020
Finish Salem Witchcraft Trials Documentary w/ reporter’s notes
Begin Salem Witch Trials– Step 1
Primary Source Documents: Salem Background, Salem Witch Trials Modified Documents, and Salem Witch Trials Original Documents
Wednesday, January 8th, 2020
Sheldon HS Information Meeting
Tuesday, January 7th, 2020
RACER: King Phillip’s War
View Salem Witchcraft Trials Documentary w/ reporter’s notes
Monday, January 6th, 2020
No School
Week #3
Friday, December 20th, 2019
Finish King Phillip’s War
Primary Source Documents: King Philips War – Modified and King Philips War – Original
Thursday, December 19th, 2019
Begin King Phillip’s War
Primary Source Documents: King Philips War – Modified and King Philips War – Original
Wednesday, December 18th, 2019
Finish The Puritans
Primary Source Documents: Puritans – Puritans – Original Documents and Puritans – Modified Documents
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
The Puritans
Primary Source Documents: Puritans – Puritans – Original Documents and Puritans – Modified Documents
Monday, December 16th, 2019
UO Women’s Basketball Game
Sheldon’s AVID Program
Week #2
Friday, December 13th, 2019
Examining Passenger Lists – Steps #3 & #4
Primary Source Documents: Passenger Lists
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
Examining Passenger Lists – Steps #1, #2, & #3
Primary Source Documents: Passenger Lists
DUE TODAY: Jamestown Portrait
Wednesday, December 11th, 2019
Finish Mapping the New World
Workshop: Quizlet/ Jamestown Portrait
Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
Begin Mapping the New World
Mapping the New World PPT: Gerard Mercator, Powhatan Map, 1636 & Edward Williams, A Map of Virginia, 1651
DUE TODAY: Great Thanksgiving Listen ePortfolio Page – Submit HERE
Monday, December 9th, 2019
Workshop Day #2:
Final draft – Jamestown Portrait
Jamestown Portrait Rubric
Jamestown Portrait DUE: Thursday, December 12th!
Week #1
Friday, December 6th, 2019
Workshop Day #1:
CHQ: If you were at Jamestown, how would you be remembered?
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
Map Activity: Virginia
CHQ: If you were at Jamestown, how would you be remembered?
Wednesday, December 4th, 2019
Introduction: Jamestown Colony
- Mark It Up: The English Establish a Foothold at Jamestown, 1606-1610
- RACER Question: What was life like in Jamestown for the early colonists?
- Map Activity: Virginia
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
Workshop: Great Thanksgiving Listen e-Portfolio page
Exemplary Posts:
e-Portfolio Page DUE: Tuesday, December 10th!
Monday, December 2nd, 2019
No School – Grade Day
Trimester #1
Week #13
Friday, November 29th, 2019
Thursday, November 28th, 2019
No School – Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, November 27th, 2019
View, take notes in History NB, and discuss interview tips:
- Five Interview Tips with Steve Inskeep, Host of NPR’s Morning Edition
- Four Tips for an Effective Interview
View and discuss, Q & A
Practice interview questions with a partner
Handouts: Getting Started – StoryCorps App & Using the App and Keywording 101, Recipes for Success on Interview Day
View and discuss, How to Use the StoryCorps App
View and discuss Let’s make history…by recording it – StoryCorps & TED Prize
Homework: Record your interview using one of the following methods over Thanksgiving weekend. Remember to make a plan with your recording partner in advance!
- StoryCorps App – Also, you must discuss privacy preferences with your recording partner for their interview before uploading it to the StoryCorps Archive. You also have the option to keep it private.
- Use your own audio recording device (i.e. iPad, phone, etc.).
- Go old school with pen/pencil and paper, recording both the interview questions and underneath them, your interviewee’s responses.
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019
Introduction: The Great Thanksgiving Listen
Storycorps Classics | Intergenerational Stories | Student Interviews |
Hand Outs: Make History with StoryCorps, Interview Planning Worksheet & Great Questions List
Assignment: Decide on an interviewee, then come up with a list of 12-15 interview questions, including a few warm-up questions to set the tone for the interview.
Monday, November 25th, 2019
View Jamestown’s Dark Winter with cornell-notes on form provided
Week #12
Friday, November 22nd, 2019
Exit Ticket Report
GC: Reading Like a Historian – Sourcing Quiz
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
Practice Sourcing Pocahontas
Graphic Organizer on Sourcing and Contextualization
Pocahontas Sourcing Activity
GC: Exit Ticket
Due Today: Period 5 – History NB, American Indian – History, Culture, & Language Unit
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
Close reading of Mattaponi Sacred History
Jigsaw activity overview
GC: Extra Credit Quiz
Due Today: Period 3 – History NB, American Indian – History, Culture, & Language Unit
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
Philosophical Chairs on Sourcing & Contextualization
Look at Mattaponi History
Oral History: begin watching at 6:10
Graphic Organizer on Sourcing and Contextualization
GC: Exit Ticket
Due Today: Period 1 & Period 6 – History NB, American Indian – History, Culture, & Language Unit
Monday, November 18th, 2019
Analyze Smith’s versions of meeting Pocahontas
- Document A, “True Relation”, 1608 – Modified & Original
- Document A_Visual Vocabulary
- Document B, General History… 1624 – Modified & Original
- Document B_Visual Vocabulary
- YouTuber on ABC News
Pocahontas Graphic Organizer
Due Today: Period 4 – History NB, American Indian – History, Culture, & Language Unit
Week #11
Friday, November 15th, 2019
Begin Colonial America Unit
GC: Reading Like a Historian: Mid-term Pre-assessment
Free write 3-5 sentences in your NB: What do you know about Pocahontas? How did you learn about her?
Introduction to Pocahontas: Pocahontas Timeline
Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Finish The First Americans response ?’s in History NB
Completed and glue in rubric for American Indian: Culture & History unit
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
Oregon’s Tribal Nations – Geographical Locations Quiz
Read and discuss The First Americans:
- Number the paragraphs (#1-12)
- Mark Up the Text: On your iPad, open The First Americans in Notability
- Begin response ?’s in History NB
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Workshop: American Indian History & Culture cover page design
RACER notes in History NB
Monday, November 11th, 2019
No School – Veteran’s Day
Week #10
Friday, November 8th, 2019
No School
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
No School – Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
Finish Digital Gallery Walk – Oregon Tribal Nations w/ notes (visit the digital exhibits of other eight tribes) in History NB
Individual Reflection in History NB: Digital Curation Project
- Tell me about working on this assignment. How did your group divide the work? How well did you work together? How did your group overcome obstacles you encountered as you collaborated on this project?
- How confident are you about the material you researched? Explain.
- What did you like/dislike about this assignment? Be specific as your feedback will help shape future assignments.
- How did your work compare to your classmates? Share at least two specific similarities AND two specific differences you noticed.
- Describe 2-3 new things you learned as a result of this digital curation project. Consider your own research and group project as well as the other projects you discovered during the gallery walk.
DUE TODAY: Digital Gallery Walk Notes
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
Digital Gallery Walk – Oregon Tribal Nations w/ notes (visit the digital exhibits of other eight tribes) in History NB
Monday, November 4th, 2019
Workshop Day #6 – – Final Workshop Day
- With your group, complete project checklist first, then complete the checkbric (don’t forget to respond to BOTH group reflection questions)
- Attach checklist and checkbric to group storyboard and turn in to appropriate basket for your class period
DUE TODAY: Digital Exhibit & Header Image – send link/header image to hoke_g@4j.lane.edu
Week #9
Friday, November 1st, 2019
Workshop Day #5 – Design Digital Exhibity via eLink
Due Today: American Indian – Culture, History, & Language – 7 Levels of Quizlet
Thursday, October 31st, 2019
American Indian: History, Culture, & Language Vocabulary Test
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
Workshop Day #4 – Design Digital Exhibit via eLink
Once you have finished storyboarding your items…
- Create a Google Doc + share it with your Tech Wizard.
- Type up the following for each item storyboarded:
- Direct link to item (copy/paste URL)
- Item title + category + 3-5 sentence item description
- Pic of item for Tech Wizard reference
DUE TODAY: Group Storyboard
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
Workshop Day #3
- Finish Storyboards
- Begin designing Digital Exhibit via eLink
- Examples: Nez Perce Indians: A fight for freedom, rights, and tradition & The Unknown Art of the Coushatta Tribe
Monday, October 28th, 2019
Workshop Day #2: Storyboards – Step #3 – Digital Exhibit
Week #8
Friday, October 25th, 2019
Workshop Day #1
- Select group roles
- Select exhibit items for categories researched
- Begin Storyboards – Step #3 – Digital Exhibit
Thursday, October 24th, 2019
View and discuss What is Content Curation?
Overview: Step #3 – Digital Exhibit
Introduce Curation Tool: eLink
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
Finish QFT Process
- Prioritize questions
- Next steps
- Reflection in NB
Share and discuss “The Curator” w/ reflection in NB
- Write down 2-3 lines from the poem that stood out to you.
- Then, write a 3-5 sentence reflection about what the lines mean to you or why you chose them.
DUE TODAY: Digital Curation Project – Research Notes
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
Introduce Native American Indian Do’s and Don’ts QFT Process w/ Menti Presentation
Monday, October 21st, 2019
Digital Curation Project: Oregon’s Tribal Nations
- Mini Lesson: Boolean Search + Checking Website Reliability
- Independent Research – Day #4 w/ research notes in NB
Week #7
Friday, October 18th, 2019
Digital Curation Project: Oregon’s Tribal Nations
- Independent Research – Day #3 w/ research notes in NB
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
Digital Curation Project: Oregon’s Tribal Nations
- Independent Research – Day #2 w/ research notes in NB
- Remember, GROWTH MINDSET
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
Digital Curation Project: Oregon’s Tribal Nations
- Independent Research – Day #1 w/ research notes in NB
- Websites to get you started:
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019
Week #2: #bookaweek
Digital Curation Project: Oregon’s Tribal Nations
Exemplar Projects:
- The Cultural Evolution of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
- Timbisha Shoshone, tribe of Death Valley; how they live + lived
- Nez Perce Indians: A fight for freedom, rights, and tradition
- What Used to Be: The Unrecognized Tillamook American Indians
Monday, October 14th, 2019
View and take notes on the graphic organizer for Standing Strong The Tribal Nations of Western Oregon (starting at 07:37)
Week #6
Friday, October 11th, 2019
No school
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
No school – Midterm Grade Day
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
2019/2020 #bookaweek Kickoff!
wrap up: nwea reading assessment
Mapping Oregon Nations: TribesMapOregon: Label Oregon Tribal Nations map
Overview of the Nine Federally Recognized Tribal Nations of Oregon: Find and write down the name and title of each of the tribal leaders
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
day #2: nwea reading assessment
Monday, October 7th, 2019
day #1: nwea reading assessment
Week #5
Friday, October 4th, 2019
Mapping Oregon Nations: TribesMapOregon
- Freewrite: What do you know about Oregon’s tribal nations?
- View and discuss, Standing Strong The Tribal Nations of Western Oregon (up to 07:37)
- Glue Oregon Tribal Nations map into History NB
- Overview of the Nine Federally Recognized Tribal Nations of Oregon
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
Test your Native IQ w/ reflection in NB: List 5-10 things you learned as a result of taking the test, and underneath that, please write down your score out of 10.
Quizlet Live
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019
Naviance Introduction
Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
Visualizing American Indian History: Maps, Part II
Corner Partners: Sourcing Activity
- , Traditional Names & Locations Map, Aaron Carapella, 2016
- Gallatin Map, circa 1836
Response in History NB
Monday, September 30, 2019
View and discuss introductory film, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
NMAI: Explore the NMAI Collection
- With your face partner, locate 5-8 artifacts from the collection of interest to you from three different object type categories
- For each artifact, record the following information:
- Culture/People who created the item
- Object name
- Date created
- What does the artifact help us understand about the culture/people who created/used it?
Week #4
Friday, September 27th, 2019
Reading Like a Historian Vocabulary Quiz
Due Today: Reading Like a Historian – 7 Levels of Quizlet
Thursday, September 26th, 2019
Finish “Remember Home”Cornell Notes in History NB
Quizlet: Readling Like a Historian Quizlet Live
Due Today: Period 4 – History NB, Reading Like a Historian Unit
Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
Visualizing American Indian History: Maps
- Freewrite – Why does who makes the map matter?
- View How to… Cornell Notes Properly
- View “Remember Home” w/ Cornell Notes in History NB
Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
American Indian Values –
- Freewrite: Create a list of values in your History NB
- View excerpt, We Are These People
- Comparing Values in History NB
- American Indian Values
Due Today: Period 5 – History NB, Reading Like a Historian Unit
Monday, September 23rd, 2019
Begin American Indian: History, Culture, & Language Unit
Values
- Pair Share: What does the word “value” mean to you?
- View and discuss: My Room Project
- Freewrite in NB: Take some time to think about 2-3 important objects in your room. Why are these objects important to you? What do they say about what you value?
Due Today: Period 6 – History NB, Reading Like a Historian Unit
Week #3
Friday, September 20th, 2019
Glue in History NB Rubric: Reading Like a Historian and complete self reflection/scoring
Workshop: Reading Like a Historian cover page design
Due Today: History NB Cover Assignment
Thursday, September 19th, 2019
What Is History Notes in NB
Overview Historical Thinking Chart and glue into NB
Wednesday, September 18th, 2019
Contextualization Notes in NB
Close Reading Notes notes in NB
Make Your Case!
- Freewrite: What do you see in this painting?
- Face partners – Complete Make Your Case! Scenario questions in your NB
- Discussion
Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
Corroboration Notes in NB
Historical Thinking: Lunchroom Fight
- Discussion
- Principal Report in NB
Monday, September 16th, 2019
Sourcing Notes in NB
Historical Thinking: Lunchroom Fight
- Corner Partners view Lunchroom Fight Evidence
- Evidence Charts in NB
Due Today: Snapshot Autobiography
Week #2
Friday, September 13th, 2019
Evaluating Sources:
- Small Group Activity: Evaluating Sources
- Discussion
Due today: Parent Survey
Thursday, September 12th, 2019
Historical Thinking: Hallway Fight
Wednesday, September 11th, 2019
Workshop: Snapshot Autobiography – Due Monday, 9/16
Tuesday, September 10th, 2019
Workshop: Snapshot Autobiography
Overview & Examples: History NB Cover Assignment – Due Friday 9/20
Monday, September 9th, 2019
Snapshot Autobiography
- Journal free-write: What is a story about a significant moment in your life from your early childhood? For example, this could be the story of a memorable birthday, a family member’s wedding, your first day of school, meeting a family pet, etc.
- Pair/Share.
- Whole class discussion:
- How do you know the story of this life event?
- What evidence do you have to back your story?
- How might someone else remember this story?
- Overview Snapshot Autobiography directions and begin pamphlet design
Due today: Student Survey
Week #1
Friday, September 6th, 2019
Letters of Advice from last year’s 8th graders
History NB Set-Up
Begin Snapshot Autobiography Journal free-write: What is a story about a significant moment in your life from your early childhood? For example, this could be the story of a memorable birthday, a family member’s wedding, your first day of school, meeting a family pet, etc.
Parent Survey – Due Friday 9/13
Thursday, September 5th, 2019
First Day of School – All Students
Opening Days Stations:
- Syllabus Scavenger Hunt – Keep your CY Social Literacy Syllabus-8 in the SL section of your binder.
- Name Tag Station
- Community Agreement Station
- Quiz Your Classmates
- Supplies: History NB – Keep your History NB. Bring it with you to class every day.
- Student Survey – Due Monday!
Wednesday, September 4th, 2019
First Day of School – 6th Grade only