Today we revisited our paragraph organizers in order to add proper citations.
AIM: I will complete my MEAL paragraph using three accurately written citations.
Standard: 7.1.3 Explain the evidence supporting hominid origin in East Africa.
Do Now:
1) Vocabulary term: A human-made object from the past.
2) Vocabulary term: A person who studies the past.
3) Vocabulary term: A scientist who digs up artifacts to study the past.
4) What is the Latin word for southern?
Lesson Steps:
After we finished the Do Now we reviewed the content we learned by going over the first three readings of the second advisory. We then revisited excerpt # 3. At the bottom of this page was a section which taught students how to write a proper citation. We filled this out and talked about the importance of avoiding plagiarism.
We then revisited our rough draft paragraphs from last night. I showed students how we could add our citations into our paragraphs in order to make them more scholarly.
Students then used the remaining time in class to write a final draft of this paragraph and turned it in.
Homework:
Complete all questions for readings #4 and #5.
Handout: Scroll down to see reading #4. All questions are found on the first two pages.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Australopithecine Ancestor
Today we learned about Lucy and how she is the first known Hominid.
AIM: I will define archaeologist and list three artifacts which helped them to analyze our earliest ancestors.
Standard: 7.1.3 Explain the evidence supporting hominid origin in East Africa.
Do Now:
1) Vocabulary term: To adjust or get used to a new environment.
2) Vocabulary term: High level of cultural development.
3) Vocabulary term: An "R"rated movie is not ____________ for you.
4) What tool did we use yesterday to draw the fossil?
Lesson Steps: Today we reviewed the lessons from yesterday and focused on excerpts 1 & 2. We reviewed the evidence of what archaeologists found and how they analyzed it to determine what Lucy was like. This process mimics the paragraph writing process that we will be doing tonight.
We then moved on to learn about the Greek and Latin origin of the word australopithecine and more evidence about what a fossilized footprint would tell us about their lifestyle.
We wrapped up by filling out one box of our paragraph organization sheet in preparation for tonight's homework.
Homework: Fill in the MEAL paragraph worksheet to answer the following question: "What conclusions have archaeologists made from australopithecine fossils?"
Handout:
AIM: I will define archaeologist and list three artifacts which helped them to analyze our earliest ancestors.
Standard: 7.1.3 Explain the evidence supporting hominid origin in East Africa.
Do Now:
1) Vocabulary term: To adjust or get used to a new environment.
2) Vocabulary term: High level of cultural development.
3) Vocabulary term: An "R"rated movie is not ____________ for you.
4) What tool did we use yesterday to draw the fossil?
Lesson Steps: Today we reviewed the lessons from yesterday and focused on excerpts 1 & 2. We reviewed the evidence of what archaeologists found and how they analyzed it to determine what Lucy was like. This process mimics the paragraph writing process that we will be doing tonight.
We then moved on to learn about the Greek and Latin origin of the word australopithecine and more evidence about what a fossilized footprint would tell us about their lifestyle.
We wrapped up by filling out one box of our paragraph organization sheet in preparation for tonight's homework.
Homework: Fill in the MEAL paragraph worksheet to answer the following question: "What conclusions have archaeologists made from australopithecine fossils?"
Handout:
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Digging into Our Past
Today we acted like archaeologists and redrew a fossilized hominid.
AIM: I will define archaeologist and list three artifacts which helped them to analyze our earliest ancestors.
Standard : 7.1.3 Explain the evidence supporting hominid origin in East Africa.
Do Now: We picked new seats and jobs today.
Lesson Steps: After we picked new jobs and seats we did an activity which allowed students to act like archaeologists. We opened our textbooks to page 109 where there is a photograph of a fossilized skeleton. We put a grid on top and carefully drew what we saw on our handout. This careful drawing allowed students to see the individual bones and finally decipher the entire skeleton. We reflected on how this process was difficult and also how this process could also be challenging for professional archaeologists.
We then looked over the beginning vocabulary in preparation for tonight's reading.
Homework: Students are to read excerpt #2 and answer questions 6-8.
Handout:
AIM: I will define archaeologist and list three artifacts which helped them to analyze our earliest ancestors.
Standard : 7.1.3 Explain the evidence supporting hominid origin in East Africa.
Do Now: We picked new seats and jobs today.
Lesson Steps: After we picked new jobs and seats we did an activity which allowed students to act like archaeologists. We opened our textbooks to page 109 where there is a photograph of a fossilized skeleton. We put a grid on top and carefully drew what we saw on our handout. This careful drawing allowed students to see the individual bones and finally decipher the entire skeleton. We reflected on how this process was difficult and also how this process could also be challenging for professional archaeologists.
We then looked over the beginning vocabulary in preparation for tonight's reading.
Homework: Students are to read excerpt #2 and answer questions 6-8.
Handout:
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Vocabulary Connections Continued
Today we started the second advisory with a new essential question and also practice with connecting new words with the first advisory.
AIM: I will learn how to effectively connect two vocabulary words for our ongoing vocabulary connections project.
Standard: 7.1.2 Locate human communities that populated the major regions of the world, identify how humans adapted to a variety of environments.
Do Now: Copy the Essential Question and get out two vocabulary cards.
"How have civilizations adapted to their surrounding environments?"
Lesson Steps:
We started class by looking at the essential question to start the second advisory. We then broke it down and looked up two of the words (civilization and adapt) in the dictionary. We then verified our understanding of the words and then looked at our Word Wall to see which words would connect to these new words. We chose different words each period but some examples throughout the day included connecting evolution to adapt and primates to civilization. Students had to explain how these words connected and also write them on the back of the cards from the first advisory.
We then went over our grades and looked at the advisory exam. We concluded class by looking over tonight's assignment which is to create a cover page for the second advisory and explain why you chose to decorate it that way.
Homework: Create a cover page for the second advisory. Here is the handout.
AIM: I will learn how to effectively connect two vocabulary words for our ongoing vocabulary connections project.
Standard: 7.1.2 Locate human communities that populated the major regions of the world, identify how humans adapted to a variety of environments.
Do Now: Copy the Essential Question and get out two vocabulary cards.
"How have civilizations adapted to their surrounding environments?"
Lesson Steps:
We started class by looking at the essential question to start the second advisory. We then broke it down and looked up two of the words (civilization and adapt) in the dictionary. We then verified our understanding of the words and then looked at our Word Wall to see which words would connect to these new words. We chose different words each period but some examples throughout the day included connecting evolution to adapt and primates to civilization. Students had to explain how these words connected and also write them on the back of the cards from the first advisory.
We then went over our grades and looked at the advisory exam. We concluded class by looking over tonight's assignment which is to create a cover page for the second advisory and explain why you chose to decorate it that way.
Homework: Create a cover page for the second advisory. Here is the handout.
Monday, October 27, 2008
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