Historical Investigation and Forecasting, Day 5 - Class Recap

Independence Hall, in Philadelphia. This is where the US Constitution was debated and signed! Photo taken in 2011.

Hi everyone,

Thanks for another day of hard work! Hopefully, you are feeling confident at having a product to bring next class for some peer review. This means you should really try to have a rough draft of everything, ready to go! Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:

SS.HS.RE.ALT.04: I can use evidence from my research to effectively address the research topic.

SS.HS.CO.ALT.01: I can organize ideas in a logically sequenced manner and in a way that is appropriate to the content area.

SS.HS.CR.ALT.04: I can evaluate information and explanations within a given context and develop a relevant conclusion.

SS.HS.RE.ALT.02: I can access relevant information from multiple and varied sources.

SS.HS.CR.ALT.05: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.

Soundtrack: “Two Days in February” by Goo Goo Dolls. Selected because there are now two days (in February) left of class before your historical investigation is due! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 2/25/14:

News Brief

Parts D and E

Computer Lab S210
Forecasting (S210)

Homework: Historical Investigation due next Monday! Bring everything, printed, for peer review next class. Read the blog! Next news brief: Ifrah. 

News Brief: Chloe selected this story to talk about: NYTimes.com - Governor of Arizona Is Pressed to Veto Bill. This is a really interesting current event! I talked about the specifics of the legislation, which would give business owners with sincerely held religious beliefs the right to not serve those they disagree with (in essence). The legislature in Arizona already passed the bill, and now it will go to Governor Jan Brewer, who is being asked to veto it because it could be used to discriminate against gay people. We will probably start the next unit by looking at civil rights, so this was especially good to start thinking about. Thanks, Chloe!

Parts D and E: The last two sections to go over for the historical investigation! Here are two documents that might help with explaining how to do this:

Google Drive: Historical Investigation Parts D and E, Explained

Google Drive: Ms. DeFrance-Gilman's Part D Analysis Example

Basically, Part D is your own thoughts about how the evidence you summarized and presented in Part B helps answer your research question. This should be one page or more. Part E is the conclusion to the paper, which should be a paragraph, including a thesis statement.

Computer Lab: For the rest of class, we went to the computer lab again and worked (we also completed forecasting for next year there, as well). This is the last time we will do this as a class for this project. I was more than happy to write passes to the library or computer lab for your study hall. I also would love to provide assistance or support through comments on the blog, emails, or before or after school! Please let me know how I can help you be successful on this!

Come next class with everything you have, printed and ready to be looked at for a peer review, please. This is an important step in the process. Thanks! See you next class!