Students created a foldable Concept Map to take notes over the European dynasties of Chapter 5 and had time to read during the last part of class. Friday they will have the entire class period to read and add to these notes. Members of Bellissimo and Kantorei will miss Friday's class as we perform at Emeritus Retirement Home in Loma Linda.
Today we reviewed how Spain gained great wealth and then lost it. That led us to the Netherlands and the beginning of capitalism. We learned a little about how investing in business ventures began in the coffee houses of the Netherlands, about risk and loss, and a bit about investing in stocks today.
Students created a foldable Concept Map to take notes over the European dynasties of Chapter 5 and had time to read during the last part of class. Friday they will have the entire class period to read and add to these notes. Members of Bellissimo and Kantorei will miss Friday's class as we perform at Emeritus Retirement Home in Loma Linda.
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At the beginning of class, I asked students about a few events in the news over the past week.
We then reviewed the Quest students took before Thanksgiving Vacation. Students could use their notes while taking this Quest, and the poor quality answers some wrote show a need to learn how to take better notes. We had a practice section, over British pop music of the 1960's in which students learned a few techniques: labeling and dating a lecture, using section headings so they can quickly find information from a lecture, what to write and what not to write. While students read the first section of Chapter 5, covering Spain's empire of the 15th and 16th centuries, and the Dutch revolt against their rule, I called them outside one by one to talk about their Renaissance research paper. Most students did very well, both in the quality of the research and in writing up their information. We had a brief lecture over Spain and the Netherlands to wrap things up. We completed our study of European exploration and colonization today with a brief lesson followed by an open-note quest.
During Thanksgiving Vacation, talk to relatives about your family history. During 2nd semester you will be working on your family history project. Ask relatives about when their ancestors came to America, about major world events they lived through, about family stories, etc. It is a good idea to write things down or ask your relatives to record their memories. If they have family photographs you may want to look at those together. You may want to use some of those photographs later in your project. For your project you will be able to focus on one side of your family, or both if you wish. We watched the CNN Student News, which included spots about the U.S. election, the upcoming change of power in China, and the Nor'Easter battering the East Coast. After a few minutes to review, we took a quiz over terms and people from Chapter 3. Students then used two handouts to learn more about Asian geography, the voyages of Vasco da Gama, population growth in China, and similarities between the end of feudalism in both Europe and Japan.
Today I introduced a major project students will complete during 2nd semester, the Ancestor Project, This will involve learning more about their family history. Because Thanksgiving and Christmas are times of year when students spend more time with relatives, it is a good time to ask questions about family history. Talk to your parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. to learn more about your ancestors. In particular, find stories about family members who lived during major events, such as the Depression, World War II, or about their life in another country before immigrating to the United States. Today the final students presented their Renaissance Art. The test over art is next week on Tuesday. Be sure to download the art PowerPoint from the downloads page.
More students presented their Renaissance Art research today. We will finish them on Friday.
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James WaltersMr. Walters has taught at RAA since 1985. He currently teaches Geography, World History, American History, Government, Economics and Handbell Ensembles. He is Music Director/Organist of Magnolia Presbyterian Church and is an adjunct professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, teaching Handbell Methods and Materials. Archives
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