November 17

831 and 802: Go to http://mrteslersblog.blogspot.com/ for HW assignment (Scroll down to 11/14).

Test #2 next Tuesday on the Gilded Age/Progressive Era/Spanish-American War. More details to come...

November 14

Portfolios due on Monday!!!!


831: For HW, go to Mr. Tesler's blog
http://mrteslersblog.blogspot.com/

November 13

PORTFOLIOS!!!
Use questions below to guide you. (3 reflections for 3 pieces of work)
1)What is the assignment? What is the purpose of the assignment?
2)What does this assignment tell me about me? (my strengths, weaknesses, what I understand, what I don’t understand)

Rubric for PORTFOLIO Social Studies: WJPS Ms. Fong

Reflections
4 Strong consideration shown in reflecting on each work; reflections are precise and clear and answer the questions, “What is this assignment? Purpose? What does this work tell me about “me” (Do I need to improve and what can I improve on?”)
3 Some consideration and thought given in reflecting on each work; questions (listed under 4) are satisfactorily answered
2 Limited consideration given in reflections; questions (under 4) are unanswered
1 Little or no thought given in reflections; questions (under 4) are unanswered

Range of Work Chosen (3 in all)
4 Careful thought is shown in choosing work; there are 3 in all and a wide range is present (quizzes, journal entries, etc.)
3 There is a diverse enough range of work chosen for portfolio; some thought given in choosing (there are 3-8in all)
2 Range of work is not diverse enough; little thought is given in deciding pieces of work (less than 3)
1 Portfolio work is incomplete. There is little or no work in folder (less than 3)

Progress
4 Work chosen strongly reflects growth and/or what needs to be done in order to further progress
3 Work chosen demonstrates growth and/or somewhat reflects on how to continue progressing
2 Work chosen barely demonstrates growth and/or barely reflects on how to improve
1 There is little or no work chosen and no reflection on how to progress

November 10

Happy Veterans Day


HW: Sourcebook check this week.

Choose 2 pieces of work that you feel best represents your work this marking period (test, homework, etc) . Your 3rd piece will be your journal assignment which will be given back on Thursday. We will discuss this further this week. If you haven't done so, please turn in a folder for your portfolio.

November 7

HW: If yo haven't done so, bring in a folder for your portfolio. Sourcebook check sometime next week...See below for a sample.


Date Description page
10/7 Poem on child labor
10/10 Child Labor: Images
10/14 Immigration notes
10/16 Assignment: Progressive Era
10/17 Research notes
10/21 American society/Where
10/23 When were some milestones
10/28 How?
11/6 Presentation notes
(Theodore Roosevelt, Upton Sinclair, etc)

November 6

HW: For tomorrow. Bring in one folder for portfolio. Sourcebook check next week (sample of table of contents will be shown tomorrow).

November 3

831:

HW: For Thurs, write a reflection on the entire Presidential election. Who did you think was going to win? Who did win? How was the voter turnout? Were there any major issues that arose? What were the states that were in question (Which states were in a tug of battle)?


•Checklist for Presentations
•Look at audience (make eye contact)
•Review your notes before hand (Know your stuff! Questions will be asked)
•Go over each image and each point. Break it down for the audience.
•Decide as a group, who will say what (Everyone must speak.
•Pace yourselves (each group will be given about 5 minutes to present and 3-5 minutes for questions at the end).
•Do not depend on poster board for information on presentation. (DO NOT READ DIRECTLY FROM POSTER). If necessary, use index cards, but try to speak as if you are explaining something to someone else.
•If you are audience members, you are taking notes