1. Welcome to Ms. Schaller’s Class
On your notecard write:
Last, first name, 2o points (Leave the rest blank)
Three things I should know about you (back)
Doe, John 20 points

2. History Contract
This letter outlines the rules, consequences, and requirements for the class.
We are going to read it together.
You and your parents/guardians will sign this letter to show that you understand the requirements for the class.
This paper is your first grade and is due Thursday (you can bring it tomorrow if you want).

3. 1) History Contract
(Due Thursday) 2) Gather supplies (Due Monday)

4. 8/19 DO NOW Get out: Planner/agenda Pencil or pen
A piece of notebook paper
History Contract (if you have it)

5. Classroom Procedures Follow along as we review classroom procedures.
I will give you a copy for your notebook…don’t lose it.
You can write on your copy or highlight anything you want to remember.

6. Entering the Class Go sit down in your desk.
Take out notebook, homework and planner.
Put your backpack under you desk or hang it on your chair.
Quietly start the warm-up. If you don’t finish it on time you won’t get credit.
*If you are not sitting down and working quietly when the bell rings, you will be marked late and lose a citizenship point!

7. Using the Restroom Hold your bathroom coupon up as you raise you hand.
Once you have permission, sign out on the form by the door and take care of you business. Take your coupon as you pass.
Return promptly and sign back in.
When you return give the pass to Ms. Schaller.
* If you don’t have a coupon, you will lose one citizenship point for leaving the room.

8. Exiting the Class
1) Return supplies, straighten desk, and pick up any trash you see.
2) Do not pack up until Ms. Schaller tells you to.
3) Wait to be dismissed (even if you hear the bell).
Do not run or push. Say excuse me if you bump into someone.

9. Supplies
Quietly stand up and go to the supply cabinet without disturbing other students.
Take out what you need.
Sign out the item on the supply check out sheet.
When finished, return item to the correct bin in the cabinet.
Initial the supply check out sheet.

10. Make-up Work You must make up all work from absences.
It is your responsibility to find out what you missed.
Ask a friend, use the website, or look at the sample notebook to find out what you missed. Ms. Schaller’s is
Worksheets will be on the counter or the folders posted on the walls.
Work must be completed by the Friday after you absence to receive full credit.

11. Emergencies Stop , exit, go to your homeroom meeting place, and wait.
If I am hurt or absent:
In a fire drill: show the sub the clipboard. Direct them to my meeting spot, c102. Go meet your homeroom.
In a real emergency: The student monitor will pick up Ms. Schaller’s clipboard and put the green sticker on the door. If someone is hurt or stuck in the room, put the red sticker on the door. Tell Mr. Garcia, or another adult that Ms. Schaller if hurt or missing.

12. People Bingo

13. Personal History Letters:
A letter to your teacher
Answer the following question in complete sentences.
What is your name? Do you have a nickname you prefer?
Where were you born?
When is your birthday?
What are your passions in life?
What is one unique thing about you?
What is unique about your family or traditions?
What do you want to do when you grow up?
How do you study/learn best?
What expectations do you have of Ms. Schaller and this class?
What can Ms. Schaller expect of you as a student?

14. Personal History Letters:
Dear Class,
My name is Ms. Schaller. I was born and raised in Northern Idaho in a beautiful town called Coeur d’ Alene. My birthday is July 14th and I just turned thirty! I have a few passions in life; the outdoors, running, education, and travel. I’m not a huge sports fan but love to go to Dodgers and LA Galaxy games with my friends. One thing that makes me unique is my crazy hair. It was straight when I was little, super curly until I was twenty five, and is not only wavy. It’s crazy. My family is small and we like to be outside camping, running, hiking, and biking. My grandpa and grandma are my favorite two people in the world. My grandpa was a model maker for an aeronautics company and fought in World War II in the Coast Guard.

15. 1) Personal History Letter

16. DO NOW
8/20
Set-up Cornell Notes on a piece of notebook paper (if you know how).
Get out:
Planners/homework
A piece of paper

17. Class Notes Essential Question Questions
First & Last Name
Class Title
Period
Date
Questions
Class Notes
2 1/2”
CORNELL NOTE PAPER FORMAT
Stress that any sheet of paper can be turned into Cornell note paper - or - hand out paper and have participants set up sheet while working through slide.
The format causes students to process notes multiple times increasing memory, recall, and understanding.
Cornell Notes has 5 sections:
1. Heading
Name is imp. Because students exchange notes. Class & date helps keep notes organized in binder appropriately.
2. Topic
Focuses the content of the notes for the student.
3. Note section (rt. Side)
Where any info being presented in class is recorded.
4. Question Column
Students are responsible for completing after notes are taken.
5. Summary
Allows students to process notes in terms of big ideas.
3 to 4 sentence summary across
the bottom of each page of notes

18. Essential Question Why is geography important to our study of history?
Main focus of notes
At top of paper
Answered by the summary
Why is geography important to our study of history?

19. Cornell Notes: Format
Right side: The “information” side. It’s where you write information given to you in a lecture, video, text, etc.
Don’t copy word for word. You are encouraged to use:
Abbreviations
Phrases
Bullets
Pictures
Review

20. Cornell Notes: Format
Left side: The “processing” side. This is where you analyze the notes and write questions that are answered by the information on the right side.
You can also write new questions, leaving the right side blank to be filled in when you ask your questions in class.
Key to remember: The left and right sides are related to each other.
Quickly review

21. Geography Notes
Compass Rose - a picture that shows the four cardinal directions, north, south, east and west on a map.

22. Geography
Never
Eat
Shredded
Wheat

23. Geography: Definitions
Continent - One of the seven main land masses of the earth. (How many can you name?)
Country – a group of political territories run by a single government.
State - one of the geographic and political units united under a government
City – a populated area (town) with an organized government.

24. Continent
Country
State
City

25. North
America
USA
California
Los Angeles

26. Immigration
Take two minutes to brainstorm as many reasons as you can that someone would move to a new country.
Push-factors –things that force someone to leave their country.
Pull-factors – things that attract someone to a new country.

27. Create a T-Chart and group your immigration factors on your chart

28. God (religion, to escape religious persecution in Eu Europe)
Three main motivators for immigration are:
God (religion, to escape religious persecution in Eu Europe)
Gold (wealth, money, and land were promised to colonist and indentured servants who were poor in Europe)
Glory (Enlightenment ideas of fame, curiosity, and adventure motivated people to explore)
Return to your T Chart and draw the above symbols on factors that fit into each group.

29. Costa’s Levels of Questions
Level 1: Know
Define
Describe
Identify
List
Name
Observe
Recite
Scan
Level 2: Process
Compare
Contrast
Group
Infer
Sequence
synthesize
Analyze
Level 3: Apply
Apply
Evaluate
Hypothesize
Imagine
Judge
Predict
Speculate

30. Costa’s Levels of Questions
Level 1: Know
Who is your best friend?
Name the first permanent English Colony.
Level 2: process
What is the best thing about your friend?
Compare and contrast John Smith and John Rolfe’s leadership styles.
Level 3: apply
What do you think your best friend will be like in 10 years?
What would you have done differently if you were John Smith?

31. Question Game Try to guess what level each question is.
Why was Washington DC an important city?
Level 2 – asking for explanation
Imagine how North America would be different Europeans never settled here?
Level 3 – asking for application
What is a continent?
Level 1- Asking for identification
How are states and countries similar?
Level 2 – asking to compare.

32. Leveled Questions Go back to your notes.
At the bottom of the question column write an upper level question (2 or 3) about anything in your notes.
Write the answer to your question next to it in the notes column of your page.
This is how we include upper level questions in our Cornell Notes.

33. Cornell Notes: Summary
Write a summary that:
Restates the main ideas covered in the notes in your own words or;
Describes your feelings about the notes for the day.
(For example, at what point did the lesson make sense to you? Is there anything you are still confused about?)
Written at the bottom of each page.
At the end of class or at home.
This section about summaries on Cornell Notes is extremely important. Most students have great difficulty writing summaries. The Cornell Notes summaries are an excellent scaffold into writing more complex content driven summaries.
Pay particular attention to explaining the difference between synthesis summary and reflective summary.

34. Cornell Notes: Summary
It should be about five lines in Cornell Notes.
Answers the essential question at the top of your notes.
Includes important information, is accurate, and is specific.
Paraphrase, never copy.
Excludes outside knowledge or experiences.
AVOID:
Asking questions
Do not begin with “These notes are about…” or “Today I learned that…”
This section about summaries on Cornell Notes is extremely important. Most students have great difficulty writing summaries. The Cornell Notes summaries are an excellent scaffold into writing more complex content driven summaries.
Pay particular attention to explaining the difference between synthesis summary and reflective summary.

35. Cornell Notes Summary
Read and discuss: Which summary is better? Why?
Today I learned that Mesoamerica includes the land between North and South America. Many important groups of people lived there. They were advanced in math and science. Incorrectly, they worshiped many gods. The even practiced human sacrifice. Even though they were advanced, I think they were very mean. The Spanish eventually conquered them.
Mesoamerica was the home of advanced cultures including the Olmec, Maya, and Aztecs. The Mayans and Aztecs had a diet based on maize. Both had advanced understandings of math and astronomy, were polytheistic, and practiced human sacrifice. The Aztecs built huge cities like Tenochtitlan.
Mesoamerica was the home of thee cultures who shared similar cultures. They were very advanced civilizations and were polytheistic. They lived in big cities and traded.
This summary is specific, giving details and names. It includes all of the important information. It is direct and concise. It includes fact, not opinion.

36. Cornell Notes Summary Now return to your Cornell Notes.
Skim through your notes again paying special attention to the things you highlighted or underlined.
Write a summary about this information in the bottom of your notes.
Share you summary with your partner. Tell them one thing they did well and one they could improve.

37. Entrance Survey:
Take turns using the laptop on your desk to go
Take the survey there.

38. 1) Finish Cornell Notes
- questions
- summary

39. DO NOW
Get out:
Planners/homework
Pen

40. What is a Colony?
Anticipation guide --- predict if the statement is true or false.
Read the text
Go back to the reaction section and see if you prediction was right. Use evidence from the reading to support your answer.

41. What is a Colony? Five Words
Write the five words you think are the most important on your sticky notes.
Post then on the board. If someone has the same word, put them next to each other..
After we see all the important words, take a sticky with a word you did not choose and use it in a one to two sentence summary of the article.

42. 1) Finish 5 Words Summary

43. 8/22
DO NOW
Get out:
Planners
Homework
Pen
A piece of paper

44. History Alive! Jamestown
Read pages of the brown book with your partner/table.
Gallery Walk
Leave the books open on your table.
Use the information you read to write detailed answers, including evidence, to answer the question at you table.
Copy the questions and write responses on your own notebook paper.
Don’t forget to collaborate, discuss, share, and check answers with your group.
Rotate only when Ms. Schaller tells you to.

45. Jamestown Jamestown video Read History Alive pg 27-29
What do you think was the first colony?
Causes of death
Poor choice of settlers (lack of effort)
Conflicts with Indians.
Starvation – percy “the starving time” what may have caused the starving time? Drought? Why doesn’t starvation alone explian jamestowns hardships?
Disease – brackish water percy letter about river water
Read History Alive pg 27-29
Leading notes questions gallery walk.