1. Welcome to 9 th Grade! Mr. Robinson-Homeroom 332 1. Find your ALPHABETICAL seat: BLUE schedule (cafeteria ID #) 2. PRINT your first & last name on 5 x 8 index card List anything else I “need to know:” …pronunciation? sports at West? double copies? permanent pass to Band? peer tutor? Etc. 3. If absent, PLEASE have parent/guardian call: Lenape’s attendance # (267-893-2800 ext. 2820) Signed excuse note is needed only IF parental unit fails to call! 4. IF YOUNGEST in your family, see me later for CB school calendar If you WANT or “need” to change seats, please LISTEN to the “rules.”

2. AGENDA…use it DAILY!Homework, calendar, passes, etc. Need to exit the room for “emergency?” ASK permission…fill out date/time/destination…sign out (sign in upon return), & return to seat quietly Resource…is NOT RECESS! Return by 2 PM ready to work individually until 2:30* OR… 1)Get another teacher’s signature in back of AGENDA during the day, show me @ 2 PM, sign out & remain with teacher ‘til end of the day 2)SPORTS BUS? work until 2:18, put chair up, then quietly leave for CB West sports *Everyone: PLEASE straighten your area & put chairs up every day except Tuesday!

4. Homework: READ syllabus Wednesday, August 31, 2016 I.Introductions & Expectations  Autobiographical Card II II. Social Studies: U.S. History II Syllabus What is TRUTH? Want to CHOOSE seats? Be respectful of peers, follow rules!

5. Why are we here this week? 1) Meet Mr. Robinson & classmates (discuss expectations) 2)Construct a personalized 3x5 index card 3)Explore U.S. History II (syllabus & textbook distributed)

6. “Freshmen” WHO are WE? WHY are we HERE? What will OUR YEAR be like?

7. Questions and/or Comments? ASK “anything” and REACT to “something” using the post-it notes today! SUBMIT 3x5 index card ASAP!

8.   ENTER TO LEARN

9. Mark Norman Robinson…born 11/16/73…Easton, PA (raised in Bangor, lived in PA for ~42 yrs…NC 1996-97) (married…father of two daughters (11-yrs. & ~2.83 yr.-old) love animals…fun, NOT funny! I enjoy the outdoors, current events, sports…LIFE! I’ve been to Canada, Aruba, Bermuda, Mexico, & Jamaica, plus 43 U.S. states! 2016-17 is my 23 rd year teaching (20 th @ Lenape…LIVE your dreams!)

10. A few historical events I remember… attempted assassinations: Reagan? The Pope? 1981 MTV…1981 Ethiopia (famine)…We Are the World 1985 Challenger Explosion…January 28, 1986 Iran-Contra Affair…1983-87

11. I lived during their presidencies, but do NOT remember much of anything about them or what was going on in the world…

13. A few historical events from my earliest years… Vietnam War? Watergate? Gas Shortages? Three Mile Island ?

14. FRONT -Who are you? -Where are you from? -Earliest “experiential MEMORIES” in American History? BACK -What was important from 7th grade (World History)? -Important from 8th grade?(U.S. History I) -What is TRUTH? -What does the word “PERSPECTIVE” have to do with Social Studies?

15. WELCOME to Grade 9 Social StudiesMr. Robinson (Rm. 332) -Are you sitting where you THINK you would like to LEARN...move? 3 x 5 index card = primary source about you!  interview & live performance NEATLY print your FIRST & LAST name…nickname? - Date of birth (month/day/year) & location (city, state, (country?) …noteworthy places you’ve visited or lived? - Describe yourself in 5 words or phrases, plus symbolic image(s). Do you have a “spirit animal?” - LIST & describe your earliest (living) MEMORIES related to American History. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -What do you remember most from 7 th & 8 th grade Social Studies? -Define “truth” in your own words, then EXPLAIN how “perspective” influences SS or history.

16. READ Syllabus tonight! Collaborative ASSESSMENT coming next week!

17. Homework: The Americans book goes home until June 2017! (REVIEW syllabus) Thursday, September 1, 2016 I.Introductions & Expectations What is TRUTH? Autobiographical Card II II. Social Studies: U.S. History II The Americans Have WE, as a class, chosen SEATS wisely?

18. “What is Truth” Johnny Cash A young man sittin' on the witness stand The man with the book says "Raise your hand" "Repeat after me, I solemnly swear" The man looked down at his long hair And although the young man solemnly swore Nobody seems to hear anymore And it didn't really matter if the truth was there It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair And the lonely voice of youth cries "What is truth?" The old man turned off the radio Said, "Where did all of the old songs go Kids sure play funny music these days They play it in the strangest ways" Said, "it looks to me like they've all gone wild It was peaceful back when I was a child" Well, man, could it be that the girls and boys Are trying to be heard above your noise? And the lonely voice of youth cries "What is truth?" A little boy of three sittin' on the floor Looks up and says, "Daddy, what is war?" "son, that's when people fight and die" The little boy of three says "Daddy, why?" A young man of seventeen in Sunday school Being taught the golden rule And by the time another year has gone around It may be his turn to lay his life down Can you blame the voice of youth for asking "What is truth?" The young girl dancing to the latest beat Has found new ways to move her feet The young man speaking in the city square Is trying to tell somebody that he cares Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild Are going to be the leaders in a little while This old world's wakin' to a new born day And I solemnly swear that it'll be their way You better help the voice of youth find "What is truth?"

19. Who are you? FRONT: Name? D.O.B.? Where R U from? What words (5) and images = YOU? Earliest memory from American History? BACK What are the most important lessons/things you remember about 7 th grade SS? 8 th grade? What is TRUTH?(Define it) What does “PERSPECTIVE” have to do with Social Studies class?

20. Social Studies “NOT-so-Hot Seat” 1. Semi-random pairs SOCIALIZE & STUDY within your assigned group: a. READ partner’s card…LEARN “facts”…prepare 3 questions: 2 personal/random1 based on earliest American History MEMORY b. INTERVIEW your partner c. INTRODUCE to small group 2. Groups will be called to the center to ANSWER QUESTIONS based on autobiographical index cards & random stuff. 3. Answer “enough” questions correctly and you PASS…if below PROFICIENCY, you must answer “alternative” question (s) and/or do an amazing and impressive feat!

21. The Americans Using INK… PRINT first and last name (2016-17) notice #...WAIT for my SIGNATURE! Take it home and return it in JUNE! You are receiving your “keep-at-home” textbook…

22. The Three Questions…by Jon J. Muth, based on a story by Leo Tolstoy When is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do?

23. From The Three Questions “Remember then that there is only one important time, and that time is now. The most important one is always the one you are with. And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side. For these my dear boy, are the answers to what is most important in this world. This is why were are here.”

25. Perhaps it’s time to start THINKING about PERSPECTIVE ?

32. From Marcus Aurelius: Meditation #21: “If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one’s own self-deception and ignorance.” Lisa Alther--U.S. novelist, Kinflicks (1976) on contradiction: “I happen to feel that the degree of a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.”

34. Homework: NONESyllabus assessment next Thursday Friday, September 2, 2016 Autobiographical Card  “Hot Seat” READ card, WRITE ?’s  interview…group OR American Ideals WORK begins (Ch. 2 worksheet) QUESTIONS and COMMENTS about class so far?

35. A few events from my high school years… Star Wars (late Cold War)…late 1980s Fall of the Berlin Wall…1989 Soviet Union (collapse)…1991

39. 2008

40. What will the next “chapter” of American history be like? How does the past influence our present? Does it “control” the future? Will America remain a super power? Are we Rome?

41. Social Studies “NOT-so-Hot Seat” 1. Semi-random pairs SOCIALIZE & STUDY within your assigned group: a. READ partner’s card…LEARN “facts”…prepare 3 questions: 2 personal/random1 based on earliest American History MEMORY b. INTERVIEW your partner c. INTRODUCE to small group 2. Groups will be called to the center to ANSWER QUESTIONS based on autobiographical index cards & random stuff. 3. Answer “enough” questions correctly and you PASS…if below PROFICIENCY, you must answer “alternative” question (s) and/or do an amazing and impressive feat!

42. What do most Americans value? What are the five American Ideals?

43. Defining, Illustrating, & Examining Core American Ideals EqualityRightsLiberty OpportunityDemocracy 1)Define it in your own words 2) Examine newspapers, on-line sources, or other media in search of your assigned ideal. Article should be printed (from on-line sources) or cut from your newspapers. TV & radio broadcasts should be described on paper (date, time, topic). 3) Your group (??) will WORK (with books & computers…laptops, or in lab (??) You will be using History Alive! (Ch. 2); examine syllabus for web address and Teacher website for log in instructions