Grade 7 Social Studies
Students marked The Occupy Protests today. We spent the entire class discussing the division of wealth, the reasons why some businesses are bailed out and others are not and how the 2008 housing crisis occurred. We also went over the analysis of the protester picture, clarifying what is an observation (clue) and what is a conclusion (inference). Some students chose to take the current events home today to "tweak" their answers for this part of the assignment. They are due tomorrow.
Grade 8 Social Studies
We discussed The Occupy Protests current events assignment today. We clarified what a "clue" (observation) is and what a "conclusion" (inference) is. Students often mixed these two items up when completing the assignment. We will continue to work on this critical thinking skill as the year continues.
We also went through a PowerPoint presentation to summarize/review the key points in the second half of the chapter. Students have copies of the PowerPoint and were encouraged to make notes from our discussions in class. This is a good study companion for the upcoming unit 1 test, which I have now moved to Tuesday. I gave the extra time so we could review more in class.
Grade 8 HealthStudents marked The Occupy Protests today. We spent the entire class discussing the division of wealth, the reasons why some businesses are bailed out and others are not and how the 2008 housing crisis occurred. We also went over the analysis of the protester picture, clarifying what is an observation (clue) and what is a conclusion (inference). Some students chose to take the current events home today to "tweak" their answers for this part of the assignment. They are due tomorrow.
Grade 8 Social Studies
We discussed The Occupy Protests current events assignment today. We clarified what a "clue" (observation) is and what a "conclusion" (inference) is. Students often mixed these two items up when completing the assignment. We will continue to work on this critical thinking skill as the year continues.
We also went through a PowerPoint presentation to summarize/review the key points in the second half of the chapter. Students have copies of the PowerPoint and were encouraged to make notes from our discussions in class. This is a good study companion for the upcoming unit 1 test, which I have now moved to Tuesday. I gave the extra time so we could review more in class.
Students worked again on their research for their health inquiries. Their research is due tomorrow and they will begin creating their group presentations.
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