Monday, September 30 2013

Everyone:

So, this is way late and way way cool! Every week the New York Times Learning Blog posts a new picture and asks kids some, seemingly, simple questions about what's going on in the picture and what they see in the picture that gives them that impression. It's Common Core ready and it's awesome. I just found my warm-ups for each Monday for the foreseeable future. 

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Here's this week's picture, along with the link to the original post. I encourage you to post your thoughts each Monday and we'l check back on Tuesday to see if we were right. Remember to use evidence to help explain your opinion. 

Modern World History

Quick-write:

• What's going in the picture above?
• What do you see that make's you say that?
• What more can you find?

Objectives:

• Locate and label the physical and political features of the Middle East on a map.

AP World History

Quick-write:

• What's going in the picture above?
• What do you see that make's you say that?
• What more can you find?

Objectives:

• Analyze the causes of decline in Classical Civilizations.
• Develop responses to the causes of decline in Classical Civilizations.