Wednesday

Hey, it's Wednesday. Today we took a look at our quiz on chapter 37. We talked a bit of strategy and double checked a few questions. We also began work text coding (annotating) some articles on the upcoming elections. Speaking of elections, I am introducing a special group code tonight that I want you to join. It is DMS Election 2012 and will enable you to get some information on the elections as well as take part in the 6th and 7th grade presidential election (US National Election) that will take place on Tuesday (for students only). You will stop into the IMC at your leisure sometime Tuesday, log in to Edmodo, and place your vote. It will only let each student vote once so make it count. Then, we will hashtag the poll to Edmodo where they will enter our results in a national poll. Sounds like fun.

Tuesday After Break

Greetings. How about this, it's Tuesday already. Today students took a quiz over chapter 37 terms and legacies of ancient Rome and read background information on the middle ages as well as chose an historical fiction story from the same period. We will be reading those off and on as we study the period this quarter. Students were to complete a "Cobb Web" for quiz preparation and use it as their "ticket" to begin the quiz. One area that seems to be troubling students is preparation for quizzes. They did well on the legacies but let down a bit on the terms part. Vocabulary is a big part of social studies and each student will have to settle on a method of study to prepare for those type of quizzes. We will always be posting "tips" for study a few days before quizzes so your know what to be sure to prepare.

 This additional note is for the "parents" group. If you are following along by setting your notifications to follow teacher posts, that is fine (you can enable Edmodo to email any new posts etc by going to your account and setting notifications to do what you want it to do). But for reasons unknown to me (Edmodo thing) parents do not automatically get "notes" to students unless I post them directly to the parent groups. So, to make things more simple, go to our web blog (dmssocialstudies6.blogspot.com) and sign up for the email updates in the upper right margin. I always post a mirror post of the daily blog to that page as well as Edmodo. Students do not have to check both as the daily blog goes to Edmodo. That way my blog page will auto send an email every time there is a new post. You won't have to check the blog or Edmodo. You can just read or ignore the email. Also, if it is annoying, you can deselect very easily.

Thursday Before Break

Hey everyone. Sorry this post is a little late. Today students worked to complete their "Cobb Webs " and interactive notebooks for chapter 37. These are the two main study tools for the quiz coming up on Tuesday. It will be rather short at 25 questions and all multiple choice. We will be taking this one on paper as the computer labs are all tied up at this time. Even the laptops we have been using are tied up. I have attached the study notes, as promised, to this daily blog post. Remember, the two focus points are the terms and contributions to the legacies of Rome. You are welcome to make Study Stacks, use the Cobb Webs, or write the terms any way you want. The only requirement is that you complete the Cobb Web as that is your "ticket" to take the quiz on Tuesday. In other words, you have to have a completed web and show it to your teacher before you can begin. Good luck and have a fantastic break.

Click here for the notes:
Rome Legacies Notes

Wednesday's News

Hey all. Today students took the acuity in Mrs. Cobb's class and worked on a "Cobb Web" and chapter 37 in Mr. Hogue's class. Please check my prior post to get the information about study for the quiz next Thursday. Sorry, the post is on Edmodo. I believe I sent it out to students and parents alike.

Acuity and Legacies of Rome

Hello! Today Mr. Hogue completed acuity testing for quarter 1 on the laptops. Mrs. Cobb worked on a Cobb web for the 10 vocabulary words from chapter 37, the Legacies of Ancient Rome. The definitions and descriptions are due tomorrow. The rest of it needs to be completed (colored pictures and sentences) for Tuesday as a ticket to take the test. Students then worked on their reading notes for legacies. We will complete those and discuss on Thursday. Tomorrow we will flip flop the lessons. Looking forward to seeing the rest of you tonight!

Quiz on Origins and Spread of Christianity

Hi! Today we were able to complete the quiz on the origins and spread of Christianity with the exception of Mrs. Cobb's 4th period. This is when Edmodo's server crashed. Those students will take the quiz tomorrow. Students started work on the legacies of ancient Rome, chapter 37 when finished. Mr. Hogue's class will take the state acuity test tomorrow and Mrs. Cobb's class will take it Wednesday. Hope to see all parents tonight or tomorrow night!

Flip Flopping

Hello! Today we flip flopped classes. Mr. Hogue's class took the ancient Greece quiz on the computers through Edmodo. Mrs. Cobb's class began work on chapter 36. We previewed the chapter and began work on the interactive notebook. Students will need to complete work on sections 36.2 to 36.3 at home tonight. Tomorrow we will complete the notes and the multiple choice quiz will be on Monday.