Tuesday was a different day for scheduling. We had a two hour delay and a "Friday Reads" schedule which meant only 35 minutes of class for each content period. We viewed a cultural Skype interview, talked about the main ideas that we had placed on sticky notes, and began a video clip introduction. Wednesday we really began our work in the TCI textbook as well as another video clip introduction of the Renaissance. Students completed the reading and notes in section 27.1. Some started reading in section 27.2. We will pick up there tomorrow.
Test Tips:
The assessment over the material in lesson 27 will be either Friday or Monday depending on our progress. Students that passed out of the part one pretest will be allowed to skip continued work on the vocabulary as they already earned their 100%. The rest of the class will take parts one and two. Part one will be the vocabulary and part two an essay response over the concepts discussed and read. In order to respond to the essay question you will have to be able to explain the Renaissance in terms of how travel and commerce (trade), growth of city-states, and humanism effected and made it grow. You will also be required to explain the vocabulary terms as they relate to the Renaissance in your response, as well.
