1. Day 3
Mr. Harris

2. Homework Check Bring OUT YA SUPPLIES!! 1 Spiral Notebook
1 3 Pronged Folder

3. Finish Finish up class rules and procedures from Wed/Thurs
Any Questions?

4. Goals Importance of setting goals Index Cards
Name, Date, Period
3 Goals to accomplish (COMPLETE SENTENCES) Space Out!
1 Personal Goal
1 Academic Goal
1 Career Goal

5. Goals Continued
Once you have your 3 goals create 3 bullet points under each goal (total 9)
For each bullet write a step you can take in order to accomplish that goal
The order must make sense
Ascending order

6. 8th Grade

7. Primary and Secondary Sources
What are primary and secondary sources?
Think, pair, share
Primary Sources- Primary sources are firsthand historical materials that were written or produced in the time period of a historical event
Secondary Sources- Materials made by people who were not eyewitnesses or participants in a historical event and who base their interpretation of the event on primary sources, research
Make a list of primary and secondary source examples
Primary Examples: pictures of an event, description made by a person participating or witnessing an event, diaries, census records, birth certificates, receipts, photographs, ID cards, etc.
Secondary Examples: textbooks, encyclopedia entries, history books and magazines, graphs and charts, etc.

8. Primary or Secondary?
Move to the North side of the room if it is an example of a primary source
Move to the south side if it is secondary
My drivers license
Our History textbook
Our 3 Step Interview cards
Mr. Harris’ class roster
Copy of the Declaration of Independence

9. What information do these Primary Sources tell you?

13. Biography Bags
At the teacher’s signal, open your bag and examine the items within
All of the items in the bag are artifacts from one person’s life. Try to determine what the person is like based on the evidence in their bag. Inferences
A man or woman Religion?
Old or young Homeowners or renters
Married or signal Type of Job
Parents or Childless Hobbies or Interests
Race
For each claim you make about the person, provide supporting evidence related to the object in the bag.
Ex: “This person has a pet because they have a reminder to schedule a vet appointment for their pet”

14. 6th Grade
Bell Ringer
Answer on own sheet of paper
12 Questions

16. Six Essential Themes of Geography
Each team will get one card with one of the six themes
Teams may use the textbook for research
Find the definition/examples
Teams will then work together to plan a 2/3 minute skit which features their theme
You may not use the name of your theme
All members must be involved in the skit
Other teams must guess which theme it is

17. About Me Essay
How many of you could write a 4 paragraph essay RIGHT NOW?
What would you say?
Who would you be writing to?
What questions would you answer
We are going to practice writing by using the most familiar topic you know…..

18. YOU! 1 Paragraph per question using complete sentences. BE SPECIFIC
4 questions total = 4 paragraphs
Who are you?
Name, Family, Home, School
Things you like?
Hobby, Interests, Food, Movies, Music, Free time
Things you dislike?
Choose your own
Dreams for the future?
Plans this year, high school, career, family, travel, dreams