Wednesday, September 29, 2010

HW 9/29 Ch. 11, Sec. 1

Read Chapter 11, Section 1 in your textbook

As you read take notes on each section of the reading using the note-taking format. Please note the following change:
  • Please only turn the RED headings into questions. You do not need to turn the green headings into questions
  • Note-Taking Format:
    • Turn Red Headings into questions
    • Identify and define vocabulary terms
    • Summarize the section into 3-7 bullet points that answers the heading question.

Monday, September 27, 2010

How to Use Your Notes for Studying

How to Use Your Notes for Studying:
  1. Highlight Questions from Headings in HW
  2. Do your notes answer the heading questions? If not, what are the answers to those questions?
  3. Highlight Vocabulary from HW and in class assignments (including notes)
  4. Find places where your HW notes match up with our classwork/class notes. If the information is in both then that means its IMPORTANT!
  5. Find places where all of your notes and assignments match up with the Study Guide--> THAT MEANS ITS ON THE EXAM!
  6. Can you answer all of the Aims from class since we began our work on Rome?

Friday, September 17, 2010

HW 9/17 Roman Law & Society, Classroom Agreement

Read: Roman Law & Society worksheet handed out in class today
Due: Monday, September 20th
Assignment: 
  • Take notes on the reading using the strategy we used in class for the last three days. 
  • Please check your notes from today or review the format below if you need help. 
  • Your notes must be handwritten in blue or black ink on college-ruled loose leaf paper. 
  • You do not have permission to type and print this assignment. 
Get your classroom agreement signed by your parent/guardian if you have not already done so. It is also due on Monday. 

Note-Taking Strategy We’ve Been Using:

Step 1: Turn major headings and sub-headings into questions
Step 2: Be sure to identify and define vocabulary words, usually in bold or italics
Step 3: Use the information in the reading to answer the heading question. Summarize the ideas in your own words.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

HW 9/15 Foundations of Rome/ Note-Taking

Read: The Foundation of Rome worksheet handed out in class today
Due: Thursday, September 16th
Assignment: 
  • Take notes on the reading using the strategy we used in class for the last three days. 
  • Please check your notes from today or review the format below if you need help. 
  • Your notes must be handwritten in blue or black ink on college-ruled loose leaf paper. 
  • You do not have permission to type and print this assignment. 



Note-Taking Strategy We’ve Been Using:

Step 1: Turn major headings and sub-headings into questions
Step 2: Be sure to identify and define vocabulary words, usually in bold or italics
Step 3: Use the information in the reading to answer the heading question. Summarize the ideas in your own words.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

HW 9/14 Independent Note-Taking Rubric

Read: "Independent Note-Taking Rubric" on page 4 of your class syllabus.
Bring: Your syllabus to class tomorrow and your "working" binder
Due: Wednesday, 9/15

  • We will be using the Independent Note-Taking Rubric tomorrow in class
  • If you do not understand certain words or phrases in the rubric, please look them up and write the word and definition on your syllabus in the "Comments" section. 
  • If you still do not understand the rubric after you look up words and phrases, write your questions in the "Comments" section and bring them to class tomorrow. 

Monday, September 13, 2010

HW 9/13 First Assignment

Hey, you found it! Well done!

Your 1st Homework Assignment:
  1. Read Page 2 of your Class Syllabus
  2. Be prepared to be quizzed on the material on page 2 of the syllabus tomorrow in class. *
  3. Bring your syllabus to class tomorrow.
  4. Tell your parents that you will need them to sign a Classroom Agreement over the weekend. If they will not be home let Ms. Hanemann know tomorrow so that you can make other arrangements to complete the agreement.
*Quiz Prep Suggestions from our class today:
  • What do you need to do in order to be prepared for the quiz?
  • How many times did we read the 1st page in class?
  • How do you know which information is the most important?
  • What did we do when we needed to clarify the definition of a word (ex: Overview)?