1. August 28, 2014 Lesson: Literacy Skills & Primary Sources
11th Grade U.S. History
August 28, 2014
Lesson: Literacy Skills & Primary Sources

2. Warm-up: CNN Student News
Watch and take notes on the video.
Be prepared to discuss the material with the class and teacher.
Take notes by writing facts.
You will receive 1 point for every correctly written fact.
Fact = Something that is true.
George Washington is NOT a fact.
George Washington was president IS a fact.

3. Course & Room Expectations Re-Cap
MP3 Device Use Reconsideration
MP3 Device will be allowed during class but with rules:
You cannot use the device during the opener/warm-up.
You must be able to hear the teacher and follow directions.
I should not be able to hear it. If I do, you will lose the privilege for that day.
Only ONE (1) ear-bud allowed in ear during use.

4. Prediction Letters
Write a letter to yourself predicting what is going to happen between now and the end of the school year.
Can include any of the following:
Academics
Family
Friends
Relationships
Sports
Politics/News
Celebrities
Tv/Music
Careers
Must be in a letter format.
Should be about 1 full page in length.
Have fun with this.
You will get these letters back towards the end of the year.

5. Course Posters
Individually, or in groups (of 2 or 3) students will create a poster using words and symbols related to the course.
As a group, brainstorm as many words as possible related to the course.
Draw the picture and color/fill in using the words that the group came up with.

6. Primary Source Notes & Lecture
Primary Sources:
Article / Document
Photograph
Video
Poem / Song
Music
Physical Items
Coins, shoes, papers, foods, clothes, cell phone, etc.

7. Secondary Source Something someone wrote about a primary source.
An interpretation.
Textbook
Novel / Fiction
Website
Wikipedia

8. Primary Source Essay
Pretend that a natural disaster or calamity suddenly hits Las Vegas tomorrow and buries it without warning.
No one survives and is buried for over 1000 years.
Archeologists from the future are uncovering Las Vegas to learn more about the people who lived here.
What would they be able to tell about you and your life by the evidence you have left behind?
Standard 5 paragraphs (3-5 Sentences / Half a page).

9. Homework
Primary Source Essay
If not finished in class!

10. Closure
12 word summary.
Alternate – Draw a picture of one thing learned.
Share with a partner.