Role of Church Study Prep for Assessment

Hello! Today students reviewed the 8 vocabulary words found on the test by working with "houses" and grouping words together which have connections. Grouping words together to understand relationships between them is an important aid in learning vocabulary. Students were able to work on the reading and the reading notes for a large chunk of class today and much content was discussed. Students were also provided the content topics for the test. Refer to previous announcements for other study tools including the monster study stack! Reminder....the reading notes are designed to help in understanding of the text, not necessarily the specific questions on the tests. Students will be given about 30 minutes to study for the test tomorrow, some of which will be whole class review.

Wednesday - Nearing completion of Chapter 3

Today students continued reading and working on comprehension questions in class. The vocabulary list for the test on Friday is trimmed to 8 terms and is listed below. Please check the Test Tips posted yesterday for more ideas on what to study. The test is comprised of 21 multiple choice questions. Eight are vocabulary and the rest content related based on the readings in chapter 3.

Vocabulary:
monastery
monk
pilgrimage
convent
nun
theology
monasticism
friar

TCI Lesson 3

Today students reviewed their vocabulary terms in class for accuracy. We began in earnest on Lesson 3 in TCI and just got started with section 1 and part of section 2. Students responded to the text comprehension questions as we went. Teachers modeled reading and thinking of the concepts on these sections and students were encourage to use the "main idea" and "add notes" functions. The assessment for Lesson 3 will be on Friday and students have completed a gallery walk where they worked on and then shared vocabulary terms with one another. A rather long Study Stack was shared yesterday on announcements that included the vocabulary and content questions. Also, a list of concept topics was shared on Monday evening's announcement.

Test Tips:

Vocabulary sheet built from a combination of a gallery walk and double checking terms against a Study Stack.
Concept topics: list posted on Friday the 13th.
Study Stack shared on Monday the 16th. Read TCI textbook and response to questions.
Reading Challenge in Lesson 3 of TCI.

Vocabulary Work with Chapter 3

Hello! Hope you are all enjoying our winter wonderland! Today we continued to discuss and front load the vocabulary words for chapter 3. Students completed their in depth study of one of the words and then did a gallery walk to record the definitions on their handout. Some classes didn't get all the way through the gallery walk, but will get those definitions tomorrow or even below on the extensive study stack for the chapter. Students should be beginning to study the vocabulary words as we will have an assessment on Friday of this week. If there are students who are leaving school prior to Friday, they should talk with one of us about when this test should be completed.

Monster Study Stack: Chapter 3 The Role of the Roman Catholic Church i n Medieval Europe

Retake and Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Role of Church

Hello! Today students completed a retake for Chapter 2 Feudalism. The grades in HAC reflect this improved score. Students were then able to start front loading the vocabulary work for chapter 3, the Role of the Church in the Middle Ages. The sooner students can start learning these the better. Below you will find the big ideas and the vocabulary list for Chapter 3.

Import Content Themes for chapter 3
Constantine, community life, Age of Faith, clergy organization, monasteries, sacraments, pilgrims, Crusades, Gothic Cathedral, universities, Faith and Reason, Thomas Aquinas, St Benedict, St Francis Vocabulary

List: 
persecute, monastery, monk, excommunicate, sacrament, pilgrimage, relic, convent, nun, rhetoric. theology, natural law, monasticism, religious order, friar, clergy

Retake and Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Role of Church in the Middle Ages

Hello! Today students completed a retake for Chapter 2 Feudalism. The grades in HAC reflect this improved score. Students were then able to start front loading the vocabulary work for chapter 3, the Role of the Church in the Middle Ages. Below you will find the big ideas and the vocabualry list for Chapter 3. Import Content Themes for chapter 3 Constantine, community life, Age of Faith, clergy organization, monasteries, sacraments, pilgrims, Crusades, Gothic Cathedral, universities, Faith and Reason, Thomas Aquinas, St Benedict, St Francis Vocabulary List: persecute, monastery, monk, excommunicate, sacrament, pilgrimage, relic, convent, nun, rhetoric. theology, natural law, monasticism, religious order, friar, clergy

Chapter 2 Feudalism Revisited

Today students created a Google Doc on which they were to reflect on their preparation for their Feudalism test taken yesterday. Overall, student scores reflected many gaps in their understanding of the concepts and or the vocabulary so we have elected to have an additional review session today in which we participated in Cafe Conversations. Seven main ideas were reviewed and a poster created for each. They are posted on each of your class period groups. The review did not cover vocabulary as that is on your Cobb Web. The re take will be tomorrow and every student is eligible to participate. Your top score between the two tests will be counted in HAC. The test will be exactly the same except the order will be different as Canvas scrambles them from student to student.

Remember, your Cafe Conversations are posted in your class period group. Good luck and do your best. Just retaking the test does not guarantee a better score. You have to change something in your study method to fill your gaps.