January 1-5, 2024

Monday, January 1

⚡ No School

Homework: Charge your laptop.


Tuesday, January 2

⚡ Colonial America

  • StudentVue: Make-up work and Retakes

  • Local Alternative Assessment Preview and Preparation:

    • Question: What led to economic success in the American colonies? Construct an argument supported with evidence that addresses the compelling question.

  • Steps to Success:

    • Review the standards (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e)

    • Review the text “When Two Worlds Met,” pages 64-85

    • Review your Colonial America journal pages

    • Review BrainPop movies:

      • Regions of the Thirteen Colonies

      • Building the Thirteen Colonies

    • Google it!

Homework: Charge your laptop.


Wednesday, January 3

⚡ Colonial America

  • Local Alternative Assessment: What led to economic success in the American colonies? Construct an argument supported with evidence.

  • Create an outline

    • Topic Sentence (Restate & Answer)

    • Three Examples (Cite & Explain)

    • Closing Statement (Summarize)

Homework: Charge your laptop.


Thursday, January 4

⚡ Colonial America

Warm-up video: “The Hill We Climb,” Amanda Gorman with captions

Local Alternative Assessment: What led to economic success in the American colonies? Construct an argument supported with evidence.

  • Finish your outline

    • Topic Sentence (Restate & Answer)

    • Three Examples (Cite & Explain)

    • Closing Statement (Summarize)

  • Revise and add detail

Homework: Charge your laptop.


Friday, January 5

⚡ Colonial America

  • Local Alternative Assessment: What led to economic success in the American colonies? Construct an argument supported with evidence.

  • Finish your rough draft on paper

  • Write and submit paragraph in Canvas

Homework: Charge your laptop.