Monday, September 12, 2016

September 12, 2016 -- Monday

On the board when students came in --
1. Warm-up --   Please take a copy of the article about Alexander Hamilton (I know -- Wikipedia -- feh).  Highlight/underline the 6 most important facts and be prepared to tell the class about them
2.   Video from CBS Sunday Morning -- feature on the creation of the musical "Hamilton", by
Lin-Manuel Miranda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wboCdgzLHg
3. on-line-assisted assignment for Friday (2 typed pages)  -- 30 points
4. discussion of vocab test #1


Students mentioned the following items from the Wikipedia article on Alexander Hamilton
born in the Caribbean ... West Indies ... Nevis
out-of-wedlock
orphan
came to mainland (future U.S.) at 17
founded U.S. financial system
practice law in NY
founder of NY Post newspaper
founder of Coast Guard
killed by Aaron Burr (then Vice-President of the U.S.)
Revolutionary War and early U.S. historical figure
attended King College in NY (now Columbia University)
First Secretary of the Treasury (under Washington)

After talking about these facts, students watched the video


Discussion of upcoming assignment, due Friday, Sept. 16 -- see syllabus page 3  -- we are in the third week of the course -- use the information from the homework assignment you did for today -- review
                                       Chapter 6 pages 270-272
                                          a. Complete learning styles inventory
                                                      and multiple intelligences
                                       www.literacynet.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html/
                                           b. Write an assessment of the results using your
                                                scores and the information from the chapters 1 and 6 and

                                                  and from class (30 points)** 
                     ***Two page paper, typewritten, 1 inch margins, 12 point type***


There will be a test next week on Chapter 1 -- student thought about what should be on the test, after looking at the "Detailed Contents" of the chapter (page vi) and considering its title, "Active Learning" -- possible items and topics for test
    learning styles
    short answer questions like "how would you help an auditory learner?"
    True or False questions like "taking notes in class is helpful -- True or False"
    Assign items to a chart, for example, categorize distractions 
                                         according to whether they are internal or external

When students are preparing for a test, they should think about
1. what interests them in the material
2. what is objectively important in the material
3. what does the teacher want them to learn from the material


Homework:
1. for Wednesday, generate 5 or 6 questions you think should be on the upcoming test and write them down on a paper to be handed in
2. work on the assignment due Friday, the two page paper about the student's own learning styles, types of intelligence, and study habits








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