Playlist #076

Today's Playlist: November 30, 2017

1. Quizlet Live on Unit 6. (NOT IN Period 6, just move on to number 2).
2. Complete any remaining Spark presentations. You must watch and take notes on 15 presentations to get credit. Turn in your notes page before the end of the period.
3. Study for your quiz tomorrow, or read Newsela articles.

Playlist #075

Today's Playlist: November 29, 2017

1. Quizlet Live on Unit 6.
2. Re-submit your Links to your Spark presentation here: https://goo.gl/forms/DtIxdOcCwAoKBAIt2
3. Present Sparks on Unit 6. Go here to View the Adobe Spark Presentations.
4. Complete your Notes page that you will find in Classroom. There will be 20 minutes during class tomorrow to complete watching presentations.
5. Watch 7-8 today, then read Newsela with the time that remains in the period. We will watch the rest tomorrow.

Playlist #074

Today's Playlist: November 28, 2017

1. If you are having any issues with your Spark presentation you need to bring them to Mr. Welch NOW.
2. Presentation: Political Parties in the United States: Then and Now. Open your notes in Classroom. Launch the presentation from the notes page.
3. Please read the following articles and complete the quizzes:
1. https://newsela.com/read/smi-whigs-republicans/id/23558
2. https://newsela.com/read/lib-ushistory-leadership-congress/id/26774
4. Choose additional Newsela articles with time remaining.

Playlist #073

Today's Playlist: November 27, 2017

1. Quiz on Friday covering everything since playlist #067.
2. Complete an Adobe Spark presentation on one of the following topics, today is your only class time for this presentation:
1. The Whiskey Rebellion
2. The Undeclared War against France
3. The XYZ Affair
4. The Alien and Sedition Acts
5. Jefferson’s Embargo
6. Revolutionary War Debt and Hamilton’s plan to eliminate it
3. DO NOT use TYPED words in your presentation other than a title and your name. Complete a script in Google Docs first with the points you plan to make, what you will say, and the visuals you will look for. Use your voice and the visuals that you choose for the presentation to make your points. Once you have your script written add the visuals you plan to use in your presentation. You must turn the script in before you leave class today.
4. Next, go to https://spark.adobe.com/ and begin to put your presentation together.
5. You must use the Video option and MUST include a voiceover in your presentation. Your video will be around 1 minute (it must not be less than 45 seconds and not more the 1 minute and 15 seconds).
6. You must include a voiceover (where you record your voice and explain your topic), which you can record at home or before or after school or during lunch, but you may not record it in class. Make sure you record somewhere where it is quiet.
7. Possible questions to answer in your presentation. What was this event? Who was involved? What was the long-term impact on the United States? How did it affect our relationship with other countries?
8. Turn in a link to your video through Google classroom before class starts on Wednesday. Any student who does not turn in a completed video will be required to give the presentation live in class. Those not turning in a presentation will go first.
9. We will present these in class on Wednesday if you have any technical problems you need to talk to Mr. Welch in class no later than tomorrow.

Playlist #072

Today's Playlist: November 17, 2017

1. For homework over the holiday break, between today and November 27th, read and take a quiz on at least five Newsela articles. There will be one more grade check for Newsela before the end of the semester.
2. You will need headphones today. Go to Edpuzzle. There are two new videos assigned to you, watch both videos and answer the questions:
1. Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course US History #9
2. Thomas Jefferson and His Democracy: Crash Course US History #10
3. After you have completed both videos work on your unit 6 Quizlet set.

Playlist #071

Today's Playlist: November 16, 2017

1. Complete the reading on “The Origins and Functions of Political Parties” including completing all questions in the form during class. If you do not finish the reading before the period is over, go to the last section and hit submit, otherwise, you will receive NO credit.
2. If you have additional time, read articles in Newsela.

Playlist #070

Today's Playlist: November 15, 2017

1. Today we will watch a video of “Prime Minister’s Questions” to get an idea how political parties operate and debate. Open the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggJE_fuOy4M
2. Read this Newsela article: https://newsela.com/read/theresa-may-prime-minister/id/19652
3. If there is time remaining, work on the Quizlet set that has been assigned for Unit 6.

Playlist #069

Today's Playlist: November 14, 2017

1. Go to Google Classroom and get your assignment.
2. Today we will watch “America Story of US: Westward”. Complete the assignment and turn in by the end of class today. The video is in Edpuzzle.

Playlist #068

Today's Playlist: November 13, 2017

1. Read chapter 4, sections 3 and 4, complete a ROC on these two sections.
2. If you finish early study the new Quizlet set that has been assigned to you.

Playlist #067

Today's Playlist: November 9, 2017

1. Read chapter 4, sections 1 and 2, complete a ROC on these two sections.
2. If you finish early study the new Quizlet set that has been assigned to you.

Playlist #066

Today's Playlist: November 8, 2017

1. Diamond your computers. Open the quiz but have no other tabs open on your computer. You may not use any resource on or off of the web to help with this quiz. Complete your Quiz on the Bill of Rights using the link in Google Classroom. The link will be made available right when class begins. If you look early you will not see it.
2. If you did not read all four Newsela articles on Monday, complete them know. Otherwise, choose a minimum of three articles and quizzes in Newsela. There will be a Newsela grade very soon.

Playlist #065

Today's Playlist: November 7, 2017

1. Quiz Tomorrow on the Bill of Rights.
2. Play Quizlet live on the Bill of Rights.
3. Watch and take notes on Adobe Spark videos on the Bill of Rights.
4. Read Newsela with any time that remains.

Playlist #064

Today's Playlist: November 6, 2017

1. We will do a group activity. Read this article and take the quiz:  https://newsela.com/articles/snowden-procon/id/2410/  After you have read, take the quiz if you have not already taken it. If you have already read this article, please read it again in preparation for your activity.
2. Choose a partner it, it can be anyone in the room that is not sitting with you, but DO NOT CHANGE SEATS. You will do all of your discussion through a shared Google Document.
3. One partner needs to open the document assigned to you in Google Classroom and share with the other partner. Each of you should take one side in the argument. You don’t have to agree with a particular side to take it. Complete your column in the worksheet and then collaborate with your partner to complete the middle column. Finally, comment on several things that your partner said.
4. There will be a Newsela grade within the next two weeks. After you have completed your team assignment, read and take a quiz on the following articles in Newsela:
1. https://newsela.com/read/teens-run-for-governor/id/37130
2. https://newsela.com/read/elem-worlds-oldest-astrolabe/id/37002
3. https://newsela.com/read/manhattan-truck-attack/id/37190
4. https://newsela.com/read/elem-misplaced-monarchs/id/37003

Playlist #063

Today's Playlist: November 3, 2017

1. Continue watching the Bill of Rights videos assigned in Edpuzzle. You should have most of them finished by the end of the period today. Go in order, I will begin removing videos from the from the top of the list. This is GRADED. You must have ALL of them complete by Monday at 8AM when all remaining videos will become unavailable.
2. If you are finished with all videos, you may work on the Spark presentation on the Bill of Rights that you started yesterday. It is also DUE no later than 8AM on Monday. You must record all voiceover at home or before or after school.

Playlist #062

Today's Playlist: November 2, 2017

1. Start today with Edpuzzle. Try to complete at least two videos today.
2. Today we are going create a presentation using Adobe Spark. https://spark.adobe.com/
3. The Spark Presentation will be due on Monday, November 6, no later than 8AM. We will watch them as a class on Tuesday. See the assignment Script and Instruction document in Google Classroom.

Playlist #061

Today's Playlist: November 1, 2017

1. Today you will complete an “Instant Presentation” on one of the Rights that you have been studying. You will work with an assigned group and will be formulating your presentation from memory using NO SOURCES.
2. If there is time remaining, please continue working on your assigned Edpuzzle Videos. Complete them in order. They will start disappearing soon.