tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63573390073087957432024-02-20T14:33:55.978-08:00Ms. Reyes Social Studies Facilitator Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431278222570824693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357339007308795743.post-90938199811159204692019-02-05T10:53:00.003-08:002019-02-05T10:53:53.615-08:00Week 3 in the 4th Six Weeks<br />
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6<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></div>
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Student are finishing up the unit on Culture in Europe and a
collaborative <span style="background: aqua; mso-highlight: aqua;">unit project is
due Friday, February 8<sup>th</sup></span>. Students will be creating a
European Scrapbook and will be in teams of 3. The scrapbook requires 3 cultures
to represented in their project. Students have had their groups since last week
and have had seminar/study skills time to work on the group projects. They will
have time this week to complete the project as well. Please see the Rubrics
attached here. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Ocr3T2TGMmNh1ezATBZHovxTtUOJY3sSeKjP1wkOpw/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Ocr3T2TGMmNh1ezATBZHovxTtUOJY3sSeKjP1wkOpw/edit?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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due this week<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><span style="background: aqua; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: aqua;">IXL I.4: Athens vs. Sparta Part 2 due
02/04<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><span style="background: aqua; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: aqua;">IXL I.5: Alexander the Great due 02/06<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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7<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></div>
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Students are finishing up the unit on The Texas Revolution
and a collaborative <span style="background: aqua; mso-highlight: aqua;">unit
project is due Friday, February 8<sup>th</sup></span>. The requirements for the
project are attached. Each group has 3 to four members and students will be
graded on their portion. Students will have seminar/study skills time to work
collaboratively throughout the week. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bcO8hvxn70dqCciaqGBk0C0UgJklBHwyK_s8usByf48/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bcO8hvxn70dqCciaqGBk0C0UgJklBHwyK_s8usByf48/edit?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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due this week<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="background: aqua; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: aqua;">Famous Figures of the Texas Revolution
activate due 02/06 (see TEAMS for details)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="background: aqua; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: aqua;">Unit Project due 02/08</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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8<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></div>
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Students are finishing up the unit on The Constitution and a
collaborative <span style="background: aqua; mso-highlight: aqua;">unit project is
due Friday, February 8<sup>th</sup></span>. Students are working in teams of
two to create a brochure that outlines the rights granted to citizens in the
Constitution. Details can be found in the rubric attached. Students will have
some seminar time as well as time during study skills to work collaboratively. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iqcB2aI8odThcPAiAKdXKj0FvEDB-bn5OD3RatkdZMk/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iqcB2aI8odThcPAiAKdXKj0FvEDB-bn5OD3RatkdZMk/edit?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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due this week<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Responsibilities 02/04<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431278222570824693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357339007308795743.post-58835300708948672352018-12-10T09:16:00.001-08:002018-12-10T09:16:06.404-08:00What are students working on?<br />
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3rd Six Weeks: Week 3</div>
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Grade World Cultures: Students are in Unit 3 learning about the governments of
Canada and the United States. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Students have a study island assignment titled Limited and Unlimited
Governments due Friday</span>. Questions students should be able to answer by
the end of the week:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4a4f5a; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why
is government limited in this region?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4a4f5a; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What historical
influences played a role in the creation of limited governments in
this region?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4a4f5a; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
is similar and different about governmental systems in the United
States and Canada?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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ideas about government were brought to this region by colonists?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="color: #4a4f5a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7<sup>th</sup> Grade Texas History: Students
are in Unit 3 learning about Texas settlement during the early 1800s. Students
have an assignment posted on TEAMS. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">They are to sketch an office of an Empresario and write a one page
summary of why the office contains items that an Empresario would likely have.</span>
Questions students should be able to answer:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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did the Mexican government pass colonization laws for Texas?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4a4f5a; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
responsibilities did empresarios and immigrants have?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="color: #4a4f5a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<sup>th</sup> Grade US History: Students are
in Unit 3 learning about the Road to Revolution. Students will analyze the
Declaration of Independence and the compare the British and Colonial armies. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Assignments due by Friday are:
In-class participation Analyzing the D.O.I and a homework assignment VOKI that
compares the British and Colonial armies.</span> Questions students should be
able to answer by the end of the week:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was significant about the colonists issuing a document declaring
independence?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4a4f5a; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
grievances did the colonists include in the Declaration of Independence?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4a4f5a; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How
do the British and Colonial armies compare?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431278222570824693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357339007308795743.post-52135600986607377572018-11-29T14:27:00.001-08:002018-11-29T14:27:46.112-08:008th Grade Advisory to Write Holiday CardsHello Parents:<br />
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The 8B advisory class will be writing and hand-making holiday cards next week. We are participating in a card exchange with 25 schools from around the world. Our cards will be going to: Italy, Slovenia Poland, Spain, Russia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Greece, and many more. Students will have the opportunity to share their holiday customs with others and also have the chance to be creative in their card design. Students will be writing their holiday letters Friday, November 30th. Cards will be created Friday, December 7th. We should be receiving cards from participating schools as well.<br />
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Please see the information below:<br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><b>Task:</b> From November 21, 2018 to December 24, 2018 students will make Christmas cards (DIY). Every school will send one card to one school. If teachers want to make more cards,they have to send them in one letter. Children should write wishes in English and short information about Christmas in their countries.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Don't </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">for</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">get to write Merry Christmas in your native languages, If you don't celebrate Christmas you can present winter symbols and write <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>a short note about another holiday.</span></div>
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We will be posting pictures of the cards that we receive on this Blog. If you have any questions, or would like to donate materials for the card making, please feel free to contact me at creyes@braination.net</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431278222570824693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357339007308795743.post-74982044276340111622018-10-16T13:47:00.002-07:002018-10-16T13:47:56.647-07:00Assignment Logs for 6-8 Social StudiesDo you want to know what assignments the students at AFIA are working on ? Do you want to know when assignments are due? Please check out the updated Assignment Logs that are attached below. They links will take you to a google document that outlines when assignments are given and when they are due. Students have the assignment log in their binder and grades are usually updated there on a weekly basis. <div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BBnw8Qh9arylwG9zNd6NTL2OqBbVqc1B092GmGJ5p-Q/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">6th Grade Assignment Log</a></div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VtCNDSyf3i5pJWehLIM_8T6hB2lJaQdAm3jbZmvwIAc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">7th Grade Assignment Log</a></div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yaVgxhD2Ldr-sj-Wlygrxqk3fccQ-X4VAbkTpwgDWI8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">8th Grade Assignment Log</a></div>
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