8th Grade GSS Weekly Update
Week of 4/6-4/10
Classroom Happenings
LIVING AMENDMENTS PBL
Students will continue their work on our next PBL.
The driving question is Why is it important to have a contemporary understanding of the Constitution and its amendments?
This week, students completed their second full week of eLearning.
Students received their assigned amendments. Students planned their visual art project; this art piece can be digital, three dimensional, or a drawing.
Students completed part 1 of the rationale in Google Classroom in three paragraphs.
Paragraph A-Overview of the U.S. Constitution. Paragraph B-Answer to the driving question using their assigned amendment to make your claim.
Paragraph C-Explanation of why the U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times and a summary of the rights Americans are granted through these amendments.
Check and Connect Opportunities:
Zoom and Kahoot!
Optional Journal: Students had an opportunity to write about the effect Covid 19, the shelter in place order and online learning has had on their daily lives. Historians learn from artifacts of the past. Their journal is a record of their experience AND I can check in to see how students are doing.
Upcoming Due Dates
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Living Amendments PBL Paragraphs D and E
Students will write two paragraphs including:
the amendment assigned for this PBL,
An explanation of the rights the amendment gives,
the year the amendment was ratified, and
how the amendment benefits the citizens of our country.
Living Amendments
Current Event
Select at least one news article that addresses your assigned amendment and write a multi-paragraph reflection following the directions below:
Use a Google document and include links to the news articles chosen.
Provide a summary of the articles (Focus on how the article relates to the amendment.)
Explain how the news article answers the driving question.
Parent Resources
Weekly Tips for Managing eLearning at Home
In an eLearning environment, students will need to practice a different set of skills to complete work and not take steps backwards during a prolonged period away from school. Here are some tips that will help families and students to manage and be successful in a digital learning environment.
Tip #2 Stay connected with your teachers. Your teachers will be posting work and providing assignments and feedback on a regular basis. Stay connected by logging into Google Classroom and checking your email on a regular basis. All communications will now be digital so be sure to keep up your end.
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Office Hours AND eLEARNING EXPECTATIONS
Expectations
Check Google Classroom daily.
Check your wgcloud email daily.
Complete and submit assignments.
Ask questions via email or daily reflections.
Make suggestions.