Welcome to Mini-School!! Texas History Mrs. Luann Hailey

My Class Objective To create a learning environment where the students feel safe, comfortable, and cared about To make Texas History as interesting and fun as possible! To encourage students to think and analyze

Grading Policy 35% = homework 20% = daily and/or completion grades (formative assessments, write for understanding, Edmodo responses, etc) 45% = tests Will follow the 7 th grade policies for late work, etc –20 points off for one day late –Zeros are not fun and they kill a grade…require work to be done for lowest grade of 50

Texas History Curriculum Geography/Early Texans (currently doing this) Government European Contact and Influence Revolutions Republic of Texas Statehood Civil War and Reconstruction Growth and Change (ranching, cattle, oil, World War I, Great Depression, World War II, etc Modern Texas/Current Events will be interspersed throughout the year

What We Will Be Doing in Class Texas History textbook (some) Digital Classroom –Used as another tool in learning –I Pad for every student –7 Mac Book Air laptops Projects, research, etc…more info to come Will be soon sending home a technology use agreement with details, etc…students will need your help setting up some accounts, etc Concentrate on Edmodo, Quia, DropBox, and Evernote as well as GCISD approved apps

What We Will Be Doing in Class, con’t Skill of note-taking –Using Cornell Notes format Format paper on my website –Power Points for visuals Include text, pictures, videos, etc Posted on my website Skill of learning to write a good Thesis Statement –Supporting what you believe and why Group work, collaboration, critical thinking, analysis, etc

Discoveries Classes Critical thinking/analysis skills –Document, photo, political cartoon, etc analysis –Document Based Questions –Break down ideas and thoughts to create good thesis statements –Much higher level thinking skills/more creative work Writing Socratic Seminars

My Website List learning plan for week –Reading/homework assignments Check if student is absent—know what missed and what need to do –Test dates –Other important info Power Point lessons/homework posted Good books to read about Texas History Good websites for Texas History Class expectations, etc Check it frequently and encourage child to do so also