Thursday, August 28, 2008
1. Begin with your own family. Myth or History, what's the difference?
Your first homework assignment is to make dinner for your family, or whatever it takes to get your elders to sit down for a spell because you will have to ask them questions. First, what it the difference between a myth and a history, explain to them what we learned in class about how history is proven with primary sources etc. Then ask your elders (it's really up to you to define who your elders are: big sisters, guardians, parents, long time friend of the family, grandparents...) to tell you a family "myth"
and then tell you a family "history." Lastly ask your elders, How do these stories help our family, what do they do for us? Your assignment it to listen. Do not post the answers. Do not tell me or your classmates your family's business; Do come to school knowing the difference between a myth and a history and how they can both be useful to knowing how the past lives in the present.
Your Invitation
Why: To be engaged in a cycle of questions–answers–questions. See your sample rubric.
What: The Seventh grade Social Studies curriculum and current events, most often juxtaposed, shall be our material.
When: Your web log entries will be due one or twice a month. Responses to your entries will be due with in a week of the group postings.
Where: You must receive permission to post to the web blog. You must:
1. Give Ms. Frederick your e-mail address. She will send you an invitation to the site.
2. You'll need to open a Google Account when you confirm the invitation and start posting to this web log.
3. You must use your first and last name separated by an underscore as your web log tag, ex. George_Washington, James_Brown. I will reject your request to join unless you follow this direction. "Sexy_Lexy" and I will call your parents on the double.
How: This is formal writing, this is not your Facebook page. I will reject your post unless you follow the writing process:
First, type a rough draft of your comment in a word processing program and spell check it.
Second, print it out as a rough draft so that you can mark it up with a red pen; proof read it before you go back into the computer to write the final draft.
When you are finished in the word processing program and have a final draft, cut and paste it into the comment box and preview your comment before you post them.
Who: Ms. Frederick is the administrator of the Web Log. She approves your posts before they are posted and reserves the right to remove any or all of your comments. If you are disrespectful of the site you will be removed from the site and are still expected to answer the question on loose leaf and turn them in as old school homework assignments.
What: The Seventh grade Social Studies curriculum and current events, most often juxtaposed, shall be our material.
When: Your web log entries will be due one or twice a month. Responses to your entries will be due with in a week of the group postings.
Where: You must receive permission to post to the web blog. You must:
1. Give Ms. Frederick your e-mail address. She will send you an invitation to the site.
2. You'll need to open a Google Account when you confirm the invitation and start posting to this web log.
3. You must use your first and last name separated by an underscore as your web log tag, ex. George_Washington, James_Brown. I will reject your request to join unless you follow this direction. "Sexy_Lexy" and I will call your parents on the double.
How: This is formal writing, this is not your Facebook page. I will reject your post unless you follow the writing process:
First, type a rough draft of your comment in a word processing program and spell check it.
Second, print it out as a rough draft so that you can mark it up with a red pen; proof read it before you go back into the computer to write the final draft.
When you are finished in the word processing program and have a final draft, cut and paste it into the comment box and preview your comment before you post them.
Who: Ms. Frederick is the administrator of the Web Log. She approves your posts before they are posted and reserves the right to remove any or all of your comments. If you are disrespectful of the site you will be removed from the site and are still expected to answer the question on loose leaf and turn them in as old school homework assignments.
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