Demonstrator 1-C-U.S. History-Using a Guided Reading Note Taking Sheet.

Students are learning how to use a guided reading sheet as they learn about early American History.  For those needing help with lecture notes, students with special needs will use the form below and fill in as I lecture and they read.  

For those students who are on track and need no special differentiation of instruction, they will continue to use the Cornell Note taking method as used all year. They will fill in Key Points, Details and then summarize at the end of the lecture and reading. 

Demonstrator 1-A-Writing for U.S. History-Reading a Document for Understanding and Design.-Reading and Interpreting the Declaration of Indpendence

Students read the Declaration of Independence and then watched a reading of it on the following site.
                              Evidence of Declaration of Independence Reading.
After watching, listening and reading, the students had to interpret the document and design a document that showed understanding of it. This included breaking the document up into three or four sections, labeling those sections and justification for such.

U.S. History-Interpreting the Constitution-Writing Demonstrator-4-C

Students were given powers as granted by the Constitution and questions about the document.  Working with a partner, students learn and work together to problem-solve and list not only the powers assigned to branches, but where this is guaranteed by the Constitution.

Writing Demonstrator 4-A-Using written word and Art to communicate to an audience to show understanding/Using Art to Demonstrate Understanding and Learning-Arts and Humanities-Demonstrator 4-C

Students have been learning about the Antislavery Movement.  As part of this lesson, they are required to find critical information in the text then draw a picture to demonstrate their understanding of the event, issue or person that made the Antislavery Movement what is was.  Evidence from U.S. History for this standard is from one of my special needs students who is able to show that he can use art to demonstrate his understanding of the topic at hand.

Guest Speaker-Standard PLCS-Demonstrator 4-F & 4-C & 3C

Students have been looking at the job outlook and opportunities in the field of Psychology. AP Psychology College Board requires that students analyze outlook and job opportunities in the field of Psychology.
Today we had a guest speaker who is a Grief Counselor.  She spoke to the kids about her job, schooling, etc. Within her presentation she gave students advice on salary, outlook and location of job prospects.
Attached are the handouts, business card and the pictures of her speaking to class.

U.S. History-Writing Demonstrator 2-E

Students work in groups of three to interpret the Declaration of Independence.  Once the document is re-written in modern language, student must perform the written portion.

To show understanding of the document they just interpreted and recited, students will complete written questions individually for a grade.

Demonstrator 4-B-More of the Performance of the Declaration of Independence

Students divided the Declaration of Independence into sections, interpreted and recited.  

Demonstrator 4-B-Performance of Declaration in U.S. History

Students must interpret the Declaration of Independence into modern language, identify the words they do not know and recite using their interpretations. These are video clips of the different parts of the Declaration that they have recited.