Friday, March 16, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
French and Indian War Powerpoint
Battles can be confusing because there are so many people, events, and places involved. In class we, only covered a few battles that served as turning points in the war. The Story Mapping - History Frame graphic organizer we used in class to keep the events straight is in the post below. You may print more if you need them.
ERB's this week so we will not have homework until Thursday night.
The UNIT 6 TEST is Tuesday/Wednesday, 3/20-21.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Writing Graphic Organizers
All sixth grade students are working diligently on their first five paragraph essay. In class yesterday, we talked about how to compose an introduction. We brought up the following points:
- The introduction is the hardest part of the paper to write. We talked about several strategies for writing an introduction.
- In a history paper, you must transport the reader from their own lives into your topic. You must provide background and do not assume that the reader is familiar with the topic you are covering.
- You have to "hook" the reader and then provide the evidence.
- You must convey a tremendous amount of information in a short space including; your topic, why it is important, and you thesis statement. (A thesis statement is your answer to a debatable statement.)
- Suggestions for an "attention grabber" opening sentence
- an intriguing example
- a provocative quote
- a puzzling scenario
- a vivid or unexpected anecdote
- a thought-provoking question
THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE ESSAY IS DUE THURSDAY!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
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