Week 2 overview (January 16-19)

● Mon: Holiday - Martin Luther King● Tues: ACT Aspire essay editing● Wed:Introduce Words for the week; 1950s video

clips / pictures (background for F451);Outside project overview & due dates

● Thurs-Friday: Projects (Slides)● Fri: Greek & Latin Root Word / Prefix / Suffix

quiz / present projects? (continue Monday)

Greek & Latin Root Words / Prefixes/Suffixes

Week 2 January 15-19

cosm universe, world, order cosmos, microcosm, cosmology Greek Root

cracy type of government theocracy, autocracy, democracy Greek Root

crat member of a type of gov’t

theocrat, autocrat, democrat Greek Root

cycl circle, wheel bicycle, tricycle, cycle Greek Root

dem people demograph, democracy, democrat Greek Root

cent one hundred centimeter, centurion, percent Latin Root

circum around circumference, circumnavigate,circumstance

Latin Root

con, co, col with, together, joined connect, collide, cooperate Latin Root

contra/o against, opposite, different

contrast, contradict, predict Latin Root

cred believe credit, credence, credible Latin Root

Tuesday, January 16, 2018• Pick up a peer editing handout from the Outbox and log in to a

Chromebook

Greek & Latin Root Word List--set up format in your notebookIndividual Edit first: 1. Underline the claim. 2. Highlight each reason in yellow. 3. BOLD the counterclaim.

4. Highlight your rebuttal in green.

Peer edit (Trade chromebooks with your shoulderpartner and do the following):

5. What grammatical errors do you see? (spelling, punctuation, sentence structure) (Varied sentences? Anything confusing?)

6. Give specific feedback by making a comment and include your name. (Examples: Your claim does not clearly indicate ONE side. Explain your first reason more)...

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

● When you receive your paper back, review

suggestions for edits.

● Spend the remainder of class fixing the errors they

identified.

● Re-read your paper and revise/edit.

○ Do not refer to the prompt by saying “it said” (example:

“It said that Annette has a family…”)

○ Each box should be at least one sentence of the

paragraph and not an answer to the description box

○ Do not say, “I think she should” or “I believe she should”

● Click “turn in” when you have corrected all mistakes.

• Write a reflection on the back of your peer-edit paper. What will you need to work on/improve for your next essay?

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

• QW – What stands out to you when you hear the term 1950s? Create a list of things that pop in your head.

• Keep a t-chart throughout class today:

• What I know about the 1950s • What I saw in the videos / learned about

the 1950s

WHAT DO THESE SAY ABOUT MALE AND FEMALE ROLES IN THE 1950S?

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oay9VxFVFmE

Write down what stands out to you about life in the 1950s.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018• Video clips about the 1950s – popular TV shows:• Dragnet:• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj-qhIGTXd

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• Father Knows Best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOJbPLPROvg

• I Love Lucy:• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NPzLBSBzPI   

    

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Look at pictures on the next slide. What are these things?

WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT ARE THESE?

• (In 1945 the United States dropped the atomic bomb.)

• How do these images suggest the political context of the period of the early 1950s?

• How might people have been reacting to global pressures in the post-WWII era in the US and why?

• What evidence do the images provide about the post-war mindset (What were people focused on / thinking about)?

1950S PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Duck and Cover:• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60 • Public Service Announcement from the 1950s:• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ0GB1ltAQ

• How does today’s information compare to what you already knew about the 1950s?

• Tomorrow you will begin researching more. ☺

Thursday, January 18, 2018• Login to a Chromebook (the one that matches your seat)• Go to Google Classroom and read the rubric • Each team (2 people – you and your shoulder partner) will

research & create a digital project to explain your research• See rubric – I will come by and give you a topic• Research your component of the 1950s • You will be presenting on Friday.

TEAM PROJECTS

◼ Economy (stock market, classes of people, employment rates, cost of items)

◼ Politics (president, Arkansas governor, issues at hand)◼ World Affairs (global organizations,

conflicts, alliances, etc.)◼ Fashion◼ Music ◼ Hollywood (movies/TV shows, actors, etc.)◼ Achievements (technological advancements, science, industrial, etc.)◼ Jobs◼ Architecture ◼ Teen Culture (what influenced teens at that time)◼ Sports◼ Art (fine and performing arts)◼ Gender Roles ◼ Transportation

REQUIRED ELEMENTS1. Research your component thoroughly.2. You should include as many images and facts

as you deem necessary to accomplish this task.

3. We need to have a FULL understanding of your section – not random findings.

4. Don’t read off the screen during your presentation. You should know your material.

5. Your presentation should be under 3 minutes

Friday, January 19, 2018• Login to a Chromebook. Take the Greek & Latin

Root Word / Prefix / Suffix quiz• Continue researching and creating your project

on the 1950’s.

• WHOOOOHOOOO! Can’t wait to see these! ☺

• Present?

Friday, January 19, 2018COLLAGE OF THOUGHT (if we get to present today)Supplies: Printer paper, color pencils/crayons, markersAs teams present, draw ideas, write words, etc. Be creative. ☺ Due at the end of class.When you are done, you will have a collage of the 1950s. (Make sure

your name is on it).Option B: Cornell Notes

Present – Explain during your presentation what you can infer about people living in the 1950s based on your research findings.