The eighth graders began reading The United States Constitution this week. I want them to be able to interpret the document for themselves for the rest of their lives. The framers included many unique words and phrases in the document.… Continue Reading
Your students developed five historical questions for five history fair topics this week. They spent some time reading one another’s questions to determine whether or not they had the requirements of a historical question. Those requirements are: 1-The question must… Continue Reading
Our class started reading The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass today. Please check out Dr. Kirkland’s twitter post to see your students in action with the book: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23questknights&src=typd
Today the seventh grade presented mythology from their civilizations. They will perform again at Camp MacLean. Your browser does not support the video tag Your browser does not support the video tag Your browser does not support the video tag… Continue Reading
Our sandwich makers did a fantastic job presenting their creations today. And the winner is… The other wonderful creations can be seen here:
Rohan is the newest member of the Geography Wall of Fame.
The sixth and seventh graders are both working through the creative process. The sixth graders are preparing for sandwich surprise presentations, and the seventh graders are preparing mythology to present at Camp MacLean. Here is backstage look at the creative… Continue Reading
The seventh grade began to try and answer that question this week. The students have been broken down into the four first civilizations (Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, The Indus River/Ancient India, and Ancient China), and they are trying to make… Continue Reading
The eighth grade began working on Document-Based Questions (DBQs) this week. When writing a DBQ, students must use their prior knowledge and historical documents to craft an essay about history. DBQs are part of all AP history exams. This week… Continue Reading
One of the primary areas of focus for the sixth grade is problem-solving. Thus far, we have been working through a formal problem-solving model that takes the students through the initial examination of the problem through the selection of a… Continue Reading