Monday: We watched a segment of the History Channel's "Rome: Engineering an Empire." Afterwhich students had a final period of time to turn in their Photoshop montages.
Tuesday: We did a vocabulary word study of the word Legacy. We then watched another 10 minute segment from Engineering an Empire. Students were given a reading guide (Chapter 2, Lesson 1) and told it would be due on Friday.
Wednesday and Thursday: I was gone both days attending a Constructing Meaning workshop at the Humboldt County Office of Education. Students had time to complete the following 3 assignments during those days:
Roman Roads/Engineering an Empire 3 (video questions)
Map of Rome A.D. 117
Latitude and Longitude of Europe (extra credit)
Friday: I stamped the reading guide that was due today (assigned Tuesday). We compared a song and a video clip that were both about Julius Caesar. Students then had time to finish their maps from Thursday and I returned all work collected by the substitute teacher. Packets will be due next Wednesdsay, Oct. 3. Here is a list of what's in them so far:
1. Rome: Engineering an Empire I
2. Reading Guide Chapter 2, Lesson 1
3. Vocab Word Study: Legacy
4. Rome: Engineering an Empire II
5. Roman Roads/ Engineering an Empire III
6. Roman Empire Map A.D. 117
7. Latitude and Longitude of Europe (Extra Credit)
Friday, September 28, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Today we talked briefly about the Roman Empire. Students identified a few key concepts on a timeline and colored the Roman Empire at it's largest (around 120 A.D.). Students then had about 25 minutes to finish and hand in their Photoshop montages.
The second packet is due tomorrow, and the longitude and latitude make-up quiz is also tomorrow at lunch.
Students need to remember to find latitude FIRST (North or South of the Equator). Then, find longitude SECOND (East or West of the Prime Meridian).
The second packet is due tomorrow, and the longitude and latitude make-up quiz is also tomorrow at lunch.
Students need to remember to find latitude FIRST (North or South of the Equator). Then, find longitude SECOND (East or West of the Prime Meridian).
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
September 17 and 18
Monday: I returned the longitude and latitude quizzes students took on Friday. Students can re-take the quiz on Thursday at lunch if they want to. Students are currently working on creating 3 Photoshop files that illustrate the physical land and water features of a specific continent. One file is a general montage illustrating the continent. A second file illustrates physical land features and a third illustrates physical water features.
Packet #2 is due on Thursday. Here is a list of assignments in that packet so far:
1. Physical Features map.
2. Photoshop Toolbox.
3. Erase/Size change in Photoshop.
4. Physical features by continent.
5. Using text in Photoshop.
Tuesday: Students had the majority of the period to work on their Photoshop montage assignment.
Packet #2 is due on Thursday. Here is a list of assignments in that packet so far:
1. Physical Features map.
2. Photoshop Toolbox.
3. Erase/Size change in Photoshop.
4. Physical features by continent.
5. Using text in Photoshop.
Tuesday: Students had the majority of the period to work on their Photoshop montage assignment.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Sept. 13
Today we practiced identifying the coordinates of various cities in preparation for tomorrow's quiz. I did not enter the score of the quiz we took last week because it was obvious I needed to do a little more re-teaching before making it count. Students continued working on their Photoshop montages of continental physical features. No work due this week.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sept. 5 - Sept. 12
Sorry for the length of time between entries... I've been having a hard time with blogger at work.
Wednesday, Sept. 5: Students worked to identify text features in their textbooks.
Thursday, Sept. 6: Students worked on labelling the tools in the Photoshop toolbox. Students not on computers worked on finishing a physical features of the world map.
Friday, Sept. 7: Students took a brief longitude and latitude quiz. Students worked on labelling the tools in the Photoshop toolbox. Students not on computers worked on finishing a physical features of the world map. I collected the first "packet" of class work. Here is a list of what was collected:
1. Longitude and Latitude
2. Briefing: Codebreaker
3. Create an Island
4. Vocab Word: Analyze
5. Understanding your text
Monday, Sept. 10: I focused on specific tools within Photoshop that we'll be using later in the week. Students took notes on the eraser tool, changing an image size, and correct use of layers. Students had time to complete the physical features map from last week.
Tuesday, Sept. 11:Students listed physical features of a specific continent for a project that we'll begin on Wednesday. Some students began the computer aspect of the project.
Wednesday, Sept. 12: I reviewed the expectations for the project we'll be working on the rest of the week. Students will create three Photoshop montages that illustrate the physical features of the continent they were assigned yesterday. One montage will serve as a basic title montage. One will be a montage of physical land features, and one will be a montage of physical water features.
Wednesday, Sept. 5: Students worked to identify text features in their textbooks.
Thursday, Sept. 6: Students worked on labelling the tools in the Photoshop toolbox. Students not on computers worked on finishing a physical features of the world map.
Friday, Sept. 7: Students took a brief longitude and latitude quiz. Students worked on labelling the tools in the Photoshop toolbox. Students not on computers worked on finishing a physical features of the world map. I collected the first "packet" of class work. Here is a list of what was collected:
1. Longitude and Latitude
2. Briefing: Codebreaker
3. Create an Island
4. Vocab Word: Analyze
5. Understanding your text
Monday, Sept. 10: I focused on specific tools within Photoshop that we'll be using later in the week. Students took notes on the eraser tool, changing an image size, and correct use of layers. Students had time to complete the physical features map from last week.
Tuesday, Sept. 11:Students listed physical features of a specific continent for a project that we'll begin on Wednesday. Some students began the computer aspect of the project.
Wednesday, Sept. 12: I reviewed the expectations for the project we'll be working on the rest of the week. Students will create three Photoshop montages that illustrate the physical features of the continent they were assigned yesterday. One montage will serve as a basic title montage. One will be a montage of physical land features, and one will be a montage of physical water features.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Wed. 8/29- Fri. 8/31 and Sept. 4
Wednesday: I explained my system of collecting class work. I collect work about every 10 class periods in what I call "packets." Each packet has an assignment grid that lists the contents of that packet. Students will always know ahead of time when a packet is due. Students also worked on identifying and labelling major lines of latitude and longitude.
Thursday: Students continued working on longitude and latitude by completing an assignment titled "Briefing: Codebreaker." Basically they identified cities by finding their coordinates.
Friday: Students created a fictional island and then plotted geographic points on that island's edges.
Tuesday 9/4: We did a vocabulary word study of the word "Analyze." Then about half the class began working on gathering images of physical features on our class computers while the other half identified text features in their textbook. Tomorrow students will complete whichever assignment they did not work on today.
Thursday: Students continued working on longitude and latitude by completing an assignment titled "Briefing: Codebreaker." Basically they identified cities by finding their coordinates.
Friday: Students created a fictional island and then plotted geographic points on that island's edges.
Tuesday 9/4: We did a vocabulary word study of the word "Analyze." Then about half the class began working on gathering images of physical features on our class computers while the other half identified text features in their textbook. Tomorrow students will complete whichever assignment they did not work on today.
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