Playlist #146

Today's Playlist: March 29, 2018

1. Watch America Story of US Heartland. Complete your notes from Google Classroom. Turn IN by the end of the period. (On Youtube if you need to watch it at home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV8np9i-6F8).

Playlist #145

Today's Playlist: March 28, 2018

1. https://newsela.com/read/twitter-spreads-more-fake-news/id/41218/
2. https://newsela.com/read/elem-selfie-penguins/id/41213/
3. Finish yesterday's ROC if you are not done.
4. Complete your ROC on 12.3. Both ROCs due tomorrow at 8AM.

Playlist #144

Today's Playlist: March 27, 2018

1. Read these Newsela articles and take the quizzes:
• https://newsela.com/read/march-for-our-lives/id/41769/
• https://newsela.com/read/overview-bitcoin-blockchain/id/41070/
• https://newsela.com/read/kindergarten-teacher-requests-mental-health-books/id/40998/
• https://newsela.com/read/stephen-hawking-obit/id/41347/
2. Complete your ROC on 12.1 and 12.2. This ROC is due on Thursday at 8 AM.

Playlist #143

Today's Playlist: March 26, 2018

1. If you are reading this before you have completed number 3, put your Chromebook back in your backpack. You will need a pen or pencil.
2. There are four questions, the most important thing in a written test is that you write in such a way that it proves you know something. Even if you don't have a perfect answer to a question you must make an attempt. Writing nothing, or a one sentence answer is the surest way to get a bad grade. You need to write as much as you can in the space provided. Use details and be specific. Try to use what you do know and don't stress about what you don't know.
3. Civil War Midterm, Part 2. Complete your written mid-term. Turn in.
4. Get your Chromebook from your backpack and begin studying the Unit 14 Quizlet set.
5. If you have gone through all of the Unit 14 terms, read Newsela for the remainder of the period.

Playlist #142

Today's Playlist: March 23, 2018

1. Civil War Midterm, Part 1. Diamond up your Chromebook. Go to Google Classroom and complete your test. You will not have additional time after today to work on this test. Remember if you do not hit submit none of your answers will be recorded.
2. If you finish early, read Newsela or study the Unit 14 Quizlet set.
3. You will complete Part 2 of the Midterm on Monday.

Playlist #141

Today's Playlist: March 22, 2018

1. TONIGHT: Freshmen Orientation @ HHS 6:30pm - Theater.
2. Finish Civil War presentations.
3. If we finish early, Quizlet Live on the Civil War.

Playlist #140

Today's Playlist: March 21, 2018

1. TOMORROW: Freshmen Orientation @ HHS 6:30pm - Theater.
2. Begin Civil War Event/Battle/Leader presentations. As you watch your classmates present. Complete the notes page that has been assigned to you in Google Classroom.

Playlist 139

Today's Playlist: March 20, 2018

1. HHS Announcement: Journalism was left off of the HHS ballot but it will be offered next year. The school newspaper will be published in an electronic format. If you would like to take journalism please add code 9185 to your HHS ballot in the electives section.
2. IMPORTANT: This Friday and the following Monday you will take a “midterm” in history. A midterm exam is a major high school/college style test. There will be two parts. The first part will be multiple choice and will be much longer than the quizzes you have taken in history this year. You will take part 1 on Friday. On Monday, you will take part 2, which is a written test with four questions to which you will need to make a written response of about a paragraph for each question.
3. Today you will utilize the research that you did on Friday with a partner to build a presentation that you will share with the class tomorrow.
4. Open your research notes from Friday, if you have trouble accessing them you can “Unsubmit” them in Google Classroom. Have one of your team members open the correct slideshow template then share it with your partner. Use the research that you have already done and complete the slides. You must complete this today in class and submit before you leave the room. We will present in class tomorrow.

Playlist #138

Today's Playlist: March 19, 2018

1. HHS Announcement: Journalism was left off of the HHS ballot but it will be offered next year. The school newspaper will be published in an electronic format. If you would like to take journalism please add code 9185 to your HHS ballot in the electives section.
2. With state testing coming soon, your ELA teachers have asked that we take the ELA practice test to be better prepared for state testing.
3. Go to this link ELA , and choose “Student interface.”
4. Sign in as a guest.
5. Choose grade 8 and hit yes.
6. Take the Grade 8 ELA practice test. After you finish the ELA practice Test, complete the ELA Performance task.
7. Treat this as if it were the real test. This is not a regular grade and your scores won’t be recorded, however, this will help you to be ready to take the State test after we come back from Spring Break.
8. If you finish both practice tests before the period is over read Newsela or study your Civil War Quizlet set. If you do not finish during the period you do not need to finish it later. Just work for this period.

Playlist #137

Today's Playlist: March 18, 2018

1. Today you will be working on a research activity with a partner that will be the first part in a new type of presentation we will be doing. You will have a whole class period today to do your research. The research page must be turned in before the period is over. The quality expectation of what is in your presentation is higher and who you chose to work with matters more than ever. Your class will rely on you to teach them the information that will be on the Civil War midterm next week. Do not let them down.
• Choose ONE partner.
• Have one partner sign up for your topic (ask Mr. Welch to sign up). Have one partner get the correct document for either a Battle/Event or a Person from Google Classroom and share it with the other partner.
• Complete your research document with as much detail as possible. You will use it to create something else next week in class. TURN IN the document before the period is over.
2. If you and your partner are finished read Newsela articles or study your Civil War Quizlet.

Playlist #136

Today's Playlist: March 15, 2018

1. HHS Counselors will be here to talk about high school.

Playlist #135

Today's Playlist: March 14, 2018

1. Find your own Current Event: Go to Google News. Look through the articles that are trending today. (Google News is a collection of the most read articles on the internet. So whatever is here is being read by MANY people.) Find an article on this page that looks interesting to you. Click on it, read it, then complete this exit ticket.
2. There will be a Newsela grade recorded VERY SOON.
3. Read these Newsela articles, study your Quizlet set with remaining time:

https://newsela.com/articles/tourists-egypt-culture/id/25367/

https://newsela.com/articles/dead-sea-scroll-cave/id/26837/

https://newsela.com/articles/egypt-statue-ramses/id/27917/

https://newsela.com/articles/lib-convo-what-are-executive-orders/id/27854/

https://newsela.com/articles/lib-ushistory-modern-feminism/id/27827/

https://newsela.com/articles/nasa-women-legos/id/27681/

https://newsela.com/articles/chance-rapper-chicago-schools/id/27847/

https://newsela.com/articles/climate-colorado-river/id/27529/

https://newsela.com/articles/rescue-dogs-work-airports/id/27603/

Playlist #134

Today's Playlist: March 13, 2018

1. Present your chapter 11 SA RICs.
2. Study Unit 13 Quizlet sets if there is time.

Playlist #133

Today's Playlist: March 12, 2018

1. This Friday, March 15th will be the last day ANY LATE work will be accepted for the Spring semester. From that point forward makeups will only be allowed for students with excused absences.
2. Complete an SA RIC for Chapter 11. You will turn present SA RICS tomorrow.

Playlist #132

Today's Playlist: March 9, 2018

1. Complete the FINAL FINAL Run-off for 8th grade yearbook pics.
2. You have 15 minutes to read this month’s edition of the Ross Republic school newspaper. After you have read it, complete the following Exit Ticket.
3. Complete ROC 11.5.

Playlist #131

Today's Playlist: March 8, 2018

1. If you were absent yesterday, get a permission slip (purple) from Mr. Welch for the Great America Trip.
2. Complete this form about your High School plans.
3. Watch Crash Course #20 in Edpuzzle. If you did not finish #18 and #19 finish them first.
4. Read these Newsela articles find more if you have time:

https://newsela.com/articles/robot-tax/id/27665/

https://newsela.com/articles/oldest-fossil-found/id/27623/

Playlist #130

Today's Playlist: March 7, 2018

1. Open this form and read it, if you have a question or comment, please complete the form, otherwise close it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBCe7MsWYjcSzNBelgl8_e5nSXoKExD5pmy6QPRCe1KoJ_4A/viewform?usp=sf_link
2. Finish ROCs 11.3 and 11.4.
3. Read these Newsela Articles, find more if you still have time:

https://newsela.com/articles/lib-ushistory-prehistoric-food-clothing-shelter/id/27413/

https://newsela.com/articles/lib-ushistory-prehistoric-tools-fire/id/27419/

https://newsela.com/articles/space-x-moon-people/id/27513/

Playlist #129

Today's Playlist: March 6, 2018

**** TOMORROW IS NOT A LATE START ******

1. Read these Newsela Articles:

https://newsela.com/read/supreme-court-daca/id/40820/

https://newsela.com/read/dicks-walmart-guns/id/40947/

https://newsela.com/read/elem-national-park-sled-dogs/id/40708/

https://newsela.com/read/black-panther-afrofuturism/id/40672/

https://newsela.com/articles/dumbphones-comeback/id/27482/#

https://newsela.com/articles/flint-water-update/id/27555/ https://newsela.com/articles/lib-ushistory-scopes-monkey-trial/id/27407/

2. Start ROC 11.3 and 11.4. You will have half of a class tomorrow. It will be due Thursday.

Playlist #128

Today's Playlist: March 5, 2018

1. Complete your ROC for 11.1 and 11.2.
2. Read Newsela or study your Quizlet set if you finish your ROC.

Playlist #127

Today's Playlist: March 2, 2018

1. Watch at least one Flipgrid video from each category on “Disunion.”
2. Quiz on Unit 12. After you complete Part 1. Put your Chromebook away and get Part 2. Complete Part 2 then finish the items below.
3. Read three Newsela articles.
4. Study your Quizlet set for Unit 13 with the time remaining.

Playlist #126

Today's Playlist: March 1, 2018

1. Short quiz tomorrow on unit 12.
2. Make-up SA-RIC Presentations.
3. Quizlet Live on Unit 12.
4. Complete the Flipgrid research on “Disunion”.
5. Go to https://flipgrid.com/44czlj and record a presentation on your topic.
6. Study quizlet for the remainder of the period.