Period 4: Last Week, Day 2/2 - Class Recap

Sunset over London, in 2007 as I was studying abroad there. I am very sad to be leaving teaching at Westview and also excited to be able to travel to one of my favorite cities in the world next month!

Dear class,

Thank you for a wonderful last day, full of fun, laughter, and a bit of learning. I will really miss you all - so much so that I will probably be back the very next class to check in and help out Mrs. DeFrance Gilman. I hope you enjoyed my time as your long term substitute teacher, because I thoroughly enjoyed working for you. On to the last recap!

Essential Questions: What brings people together? What tears people apart? - Something that brings people together is education. Something that tears people apart could be the lack of available funding for more full time teaching jobs - which eventually meant that I was available to be the substitute for your class! A big circle. :-)

Soundtrack: "Thankful" by Kelly Clarkson. I always have this at the entrance music for my last classes, because I truly am thankful for the all the blessings, and the lessons that I have learned with everyone! Lyrics (some of which I read to the class) here.

AGENDA 4/26/13:
News Brief
Final Jeopardy
Geo. Comp.
The Long Goodbye

Homework: Keep in touch! Work hard for Mrs. DeFrance Gilman!

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News Brief: So many articles today, combined with the lock in drill - a lot happening. Here's what I have as being brought in, by Zakeiba/Elliot, Kenji, Jack, and Luis:

1) CNN.com - 38 people dead in fire at psychiatric hospital near Moscow.

2) CNN.com - Spain's unemployment rate climbs to record high.

3) FOXNews.com - American tourists recovering after swimming for 14 hours when ship sinks in Caribbean.

I hope that you enjoyed the news brief section as much as I do! It is always interesting to hear about what is happening around the world. That curiosity is something that really helped me in my time as a student.

Final Jeopardy: I loved this so much. It is always fun to play - congratulations to Team 1 for winning the friendly competition! As a reminder, the categories were: World War I, Russian Revolution, 9/11 Unit, The Class, Mr. Fritz, and "Places in Pictures."

A little loud and rowdy (I'm sure Mrs. Carpenter loved it next door), but that was okay.

Geo. Comp.: Yes, the return of the geography world map quiz! Your class scored 144 out of 197, good for second place (by only one!) in my Global Studies classes. I am a nerd, so I love playing this game (I have named all 197 a few times, but not recently). Let me know if you play it and how you score, without cheating!

The Long Goodbye: At the end of class, I said a few words about how grateful I was to be able to teach your class, and talked a bit about ways in which you can stay in touch with me, if you would like to. I am not sure how long I will continue to have the Beaverton school district email, so if I do not respond to that, you can write to me at lukefritz64@gmail.com - I would love to help look at papers, give advice on school stuff, or just check in!

I also talked about social media, because I know that students are aware of my presence there. So yes, a good way to follow what I will be up to is bookmark and/or follow me on twitter, here: @LukeFritz64 on Twitter - I made sure to explain that what I post on twitter is NOT teaching - it is my own commentary and should not be seen as factual. Also, if you want me to follow you, let me know. I will just assume that you do not want me to unless you tell me. Another social media site that I am on (also publicly, so you can follow without me following you, if you want) is www.instagram.com/LukeFritz.

We talked in class about my role (just like any other adult that works with students) as a mandatory reporter, meaning that if you post something that threatens your own life or others, or about physical, mental, or sexual abuse, I am required by law to contact Child Protective Services to try and get you help.

In general, I would love to be a resource to help you and keep in touch in the future! I hope to see everyone again soon. Please keep working hard for Mrs. DeFrance Gilman the rest of the year!

Until next time, thank you so much again! :-)

Period 4: Last Week, Day 1/2 - Class Recap

The one fun event I was able to attend this weekend was the Portland Thorns FC home opener, in the middle of grading historical investigation papers. Here's the awesome Rose City Riveters supporters group (I am a part of developing it), holding a welcoming display for our new team!

Dear class,

Welcome to the last week with me as your teacher! Only one more day after today as your long term substitute teacher. Plenty of work for me to do, so I will not dwell on that fact. Thank you for your hard work and focus today! On to the recap:

Soundtrack: “At Last” by Etta James. Selected because this is the last week as your substitute! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/24/13:
News Brief
Middle East Map Quiz
Letter to Mrs. DeFrance Gilman
Historical Investigation Grades

Homework:  Check the blog. Next news brief: Everyone that has not gone yet! I have that as Luis, Katie, Osvaldo, Tylin, Elliot, Jack, Casey, Zakeiba, Selina, and Kenji. Obviously quite a lot there - I will not be able to rescue you if you forget, so please have something ready to go!
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News Brief: Today's news articles were brought in by Joe/Enrique (same story), and Zoey. They were: CNN.com - Bangladesh building collapse kills more than 70 and CNN.com - Taliban capture 10 after chopper makes emergency landing.

Thank you for your focus here, in the middle of the earthquake/fire drills! Only one more news brief section to go!

Middle East Map Quiz: Almost everyone did well on this - probably because I gave you time to study right before. I was able to grade these and get them back to you in class. Fast grading in action! Thank you for studying this important area of the world. The points from this helped many get some back from the research project grades.

Letter to Mrs. DeFrance Gilman: For the rest of class, I had everyone write a letter to Mrs. DeFrance Gilman, explaining what you have been up to in the time she has been away (I gave you four areas to write about, with some examples):

What history content have you learned since January?
- World War I
- Russian Revolution
- Historical Investigation
- 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq
- News Briefs
What skills have you developed?
- Essay writing
- Forced Choice Debates
- Researching
- Citing sources
- News gathering
How was Mr. Fritz as a teacher?
What have you been up to since you last saw Mrs. DeFrance Gilman? What should she know about what she has missed with class?

Thank you for working on these! I will pass them on to Mrs. DeFrance Gilman, probably on Friday.

Historical Investigation Grades: Like I said, I spent almost all weekend grading these. Overall, the class average was around a high C. I explained how I graded and that I put lots of comments throughout each paper. I really value your time and effort in working on this difficult project! If you would like to revise it, I am guessing that Mrs. DeFrance Gilman will let you do so (I am not sure I will have the time to take revisions this week).

See you next class! It should be fun, if I have the time to get ready for it! :-)

Period 4: Historical Investigation, Day 9 - Class Recap

This is my friend Beri, who is from Kurdistan, which is a region that contains parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran (all countries in the Middle East). We were hiking with my great friend Clarke (Beri's boyfriend) in Vietnam and saw this buffalo in the forest!

Hi everyone,

Woo hoo! Today was the day we have been looking forward to, even before Spring Break! Hopefully you are feeling quite accomplished with turning in your historical investigation. If you did not, please get it in to me as soon as possible. My last day as your teacher has been changed to next Friday.

Essential Questions: What brings people together? What tears people apart?

Soundtrack: “We Are The Champions” by Queen. Selected for today because you should feel like a champion for completing the historical investigation! If you did not, I definitely do not think you are losers, as the song says! Please just keep working on it and turn it in ASAP. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/19/13:
News Brief
Editorial Analysis
Study for Middle East Map Quiz

Homework: Study for Middle East Map Quiz next class! Check the blog. Next news brief: Zoey, Joe, Zakeiba, Enrique.

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News Brief: Seriously SO MANY news articles brought in today. Four, by my count. Saul, Nathan, Susmitha, and Jisu selected these to talk about:

1) CNN.com - Message in a bottle found after 28-year trip from Canada to Croatia

2) CNN.com - Billionaire Saudi prince tweets support for women driving

3) ABC.net.au - NZ legalizes same-sex marriage

4) IBTimes.co.uk - India: Woman and Daughter Left to Die by Busy Road As Motorists Ignore Pleas For Help

This week was just packed full of major international and national news. So much to talk about and be aware of! We also talked about the latest news from Boston and the region of Chechnya in Russia, which is possibly connected. Two more days of classes left, two more news brief sections!

Editorial Analysis: To start this, I played a four minute clip of the Michael Moore film Fahrenheit 9/11, which talked a bit about the lead up to the Iraq invasion by the United States. Then, I asked students to get into groups of four and analyze one of the editorial articles linked to here:

Google Drive: Reasons for the Iraq War Editorials

Then, the class tried to come up with as many reasons as possible for why the United States invaded Iraq. We came up with a really good list! This activity was to again show the class that there are many different perspectives of history. You might be asked to give your own editorial on the US involvement in the Middle East next class.

Study for Middle East Map Quiz: For the last part of class, I passed out blank maps of the Middle East and explained how I remember where each one goes. Here it is to download if you want another copy:

Google Drive: Blank Middle East Map

The countries that you will need to know for next class (the quiz will look very similar to the map above - I will give you the country names, as well) are: Iran, Iraq, Israel, Sudan, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

Remember that the reason we are doing this is that a study in 2006 found that 88% of Americans aged 18-24 could not find Afghanistan (a place where over 2,000 US soldiers have died) on a map. 

Be ready for the map quiz at the start of next class! Get your historical investigations in if you did not turn it in today in class!

Period 4: Historical Investigation, Day 8 - Class Recap

An overview of the city of Boston, from the top of the Bunker Hill Monument. As I told the class today, I flew into or out of Boston a combined 53 times in 2011 as part of the JetBlue "Blue Pass" promotion. I took this picture on my last trip, before seeing Jay-Z and Kanye West in concert.

Hi everyone,

Only two more classes as your teacher! Plenty of work to do before then, so let's get to it.

Essential Questions: What brings people together? What tears people apart?

Soundtrack: "More Than A Feeling" by Boston. Selected for today because of the obvious connection of the band name to the bombings in Boston. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/17/13:
News Brief
Rough Draft Peer Review
Finish Understanding Afghanistan
Reasons for War

Homework: ***FINAL draft of Historical Investigation due next class – printed and ready to turn in with the grading rubric stapled to the front (no work in class on it)!*** Study for Middle East map quiz.

Next news brief: Jack, Jisu, Susmitha, Nathan, and Saul.
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News Brief: The news articles were brought in today by Ivan, Wyatt, and Jaylene: CNN.com - 4-year-old bird flu 'carrier' worries China and CNN.com - Causalities mount in Pakistan quake.

The obvious big news from the top of the class was about the bombs in Boston, so I went over everything that is known so far and what we don't know and are total guesses. I talked about the bad information that flies all over the place immediately after events like this, and how this may or may not be connected to what we are learning about in class.

Rough Draft Peer Review: After the more lengthy than usual news brief, we moved on to reviewing the historical investigation rough drafts. As I told the class, this is a BIG deal. If you had an A in the class and do not turn this in next class, you will have a D at the very highest until it is turned in and complete.

Here is the peer review form that I passed out during class. Please remember that this is a general guide for what to look for - I am specifically grading on the rubric:

Google Drive: Historical Investigation Rough Draft Peer Review Form

If you missed class, or wanted to see for yourself the absolute basics of what you need to do, please check out that form.

Finish Understanding Afghanistan: After devoting a fair amount of time to reviewing (and worryingly, many students still seemed to have a lot of the historical investigation missing), I moved on to finishing up the PowerPoint we started last class. If you missed class, or I went too fast, here it is to check out again:

Google Drive: Understanding Afghanistan PowerPoint

Remember that I will be using some of this information for the Jeopardy game we will play during my last class as your teacher, next week. Mrs. DeFrance Gilman also might use it in her lessons for you in the future.

Reasons for War: Next class, we will come back to this and wrap it up, before I give you the rest of the period to study for the Middle East map quiz (I will give you a blank map to study from and the countries you will need to know).

Get your historical investigations reviewed, edited, and ready to turn in next class! Let me know how if you need help!

Period 4: Historical Investigation, Day 7 - Class Recap

This was my view at "Ground Zero" in 2011, as the Freedom Tower was being built in New York City. There is a permanent 9/11 memorial in place now, as well.

Dear class,

I enjoyed today! A little more laid back, with working, reviewing, studying, and some new content. Hopefully, this helped you not be as stressed about the historical investigation being due on Friday!

Essential Questions: What brings people together? What tears people apart?

Soundtrack: “Under Pressure” by David Bowie. Selected for today because I think we are all feeling the pressure of quite a lot of work. Pressure can do one of two things: make diamonds or cause something to burst. I hope you are all diamonds by the end of this! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/15/13:
News Brief
Part C + D Peer Review
Understanding Afghanistan

Homework: ***Rough draft of Historical Investigation due next class - Parts A, B, C, D, and E!*** Study for Middle East map quiz. Next news brief: Wyatt, Ivan, Jaylene, and Casey.

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News Brief: The news brief articles brought in today were from Cadie and Josh: CNN.com - Chavez's political heir declared winner; opponent demands recount and ABCNews.com - Bus Carrying Russians Crashes in Belgium, 5 Dead.

I talked about my experience with crazy bus rides in foreign countries. I also showed this video of the winning goal in the Timbers game last night as an example of something that brings people together.

Part C + D Peer Review: I really hope that you used this section to improve your historical investigation in some way. Parts C and D were due in class, so if you did your homework, you should now have everything looked over by at least one other person to help improve your work. Some basics that you were supposed to be looking for: No first person (I, me, you, us, we). Times New Roman font, size 12. Double Spaced. Part C is one full page or more. Part D is one full paragraph that has the research question answered with a thesis.

When in doubt, look at the grading rubric for how I am going to give you a grade on this! Improve, improve, improve. Get your rough draft to be in as good a position as you can for next class on Tuesday. We will do a similar exercise in class. If you are behind, you have all weekend to be working on your historical investigation. Please let me know if you are confused about what to do!

Here is the assignment sheet: Google Drive - Historical Investigation Assignment

Really, everything you need to know how to be successful is linked on the blog.

Understanding Afghanistan: To start this bit of new content, I played a selection from this video, which asked people from New York City about places in the Middle East, with humorous results. I also showed the class an article from CNN.com in 2006 (I doubt that the results of the study would be much different today) that shows how terrible young Americans are at geography: CNN.com - Study: Geography Greek to young Americans. I mean, about 60% of Americans between the ages of 18-24 could not find Iraq on a map of the Middle East and 88% could not find Afghanistan on a map of Asia.

As a Social Studies teacher, I find this completely unacceptable. Over 4,000 US servicemen and women died in Iraq in the last 10 years, and we can't even point to it on a map? This is why I am having you do the Middle East map quiz, on my last day as your teacher (April 24).

After that introduction, I started going through a PowerPoint about what has happened in Afghanistan since the end of World War I. There should be all sorts of mind blowing facts about the United States relationship there, even with Osama bin Laden himself. Here's the PowerPoint to review (we will finish next class):

Google Drive - Understanding Afghanistan PowerPoint

Thanks for being good at taking notes here. Some really excellent questions as well! Let me know if there is anything that I said would go on the blog but I have not posted.

Please remember to be working on your historical investigation! Your rough draft of everything is due in class on Wednesday!

Period 4: Historical Investigation, Day 6 - Class Recap

Next class, we will keep talking about the effects of 9/11 on the world. Here's the remaining antenna from one of the World Trade Center towers, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

Hi everyone,

Now only FOUR classes left as your long term substitute teacher! I'm trying not to think about it too much. Which is fairly easy, since there is a TON of work left to do. On to the recap:

Essential Questions: What brings people together? What tears people apart?

Soundtrack: “Comin’ From Where I’m From” by Anthony Hamilton. Selected for today because Parts C and D of the historical investigation are analyzing the research question from your own perspective. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/10/13:
News Brief
Part B Review
Computer Lab Work Time – N210

Homework: ***IMPORTANT*** Parts C and D due next class! Study for Middle East map quiz. Next news brief: Cadie, Josh, Osvaldo, Tylin.

If you are confused about what to do with Parts C and D, which are the analysis (a page or more, double spaced) and conclusion (at least a paragraph), please see these links that might help:

Google Drive: Revolution Historical Investigation Assignment Overview

Google Drive: Mrs. DeFrance Gilman's Part C Analysis Example

You could also look at the grading rubric that I passed out at the start of the assignment.

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News Brief: Today's news articles were brought in by Marina and Chloe: CNN.com - U.S. official: North Korea could test fire missiles at any time and CNN.com - Death penalty for British grandmother upheld in Bali. That last story in particular is a great example of a forced choice debate, which involves 1) countries being able decide what they want, 2) the death penalty, and 3) drug control.

For the first story, I showed the class this link, which is a map of the missile range (both real and theoretical) of North Korean missiles: CNN.com - North Korea's missile capabilities.

It's an interesting story, for sure!

Part B Review: I passed back the Part B papers that were turned in last class, with some smaller comments. Keep revising this in preparation for next week! Many of you needed to get the citation format (both in text and in the bibliography) down better, so I explained MLA format again, using this link: MLA Citations Guide.

Computer Lab Work Time - N210: This was the last time we are going to the computer lab for writing the historical investigation. All of your work that you have left for this needs to be finished outside of class. Remember, next class, your Parts C and D are due. We will do a peer edit exercise, then your rough draft will be due next week.

Please let me know if you need any more help or support on this! I would be happy to write you a pass to the library and/or computer lab to finish!

Period 4: Historical Investigation, Day 5 - Class Recap

Today, we started talking about 9/11 and the impact it has had on the world. I told you that I was on the exact same plane that crashed in Pennsylvania (United Flight 93), earlier in my life. Here's a picture of one of the remaining scraps from the plane, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

Dear class,

Only five class periods left as your substitute teacher! I'm getting sad already. Thanks for a really interesting class today. I appreciated the huge amounts of energy, even if it does get a little tiresome to keep waiting for quiet to move on. I would much rather have that problem over a completely non-responsive group. On to the recap!

Essential Questions: What brings people together? What tears people apart?

Soundtrack: “Mean” by Taylor Swift. Selected for today because you might think I am mean for assigning you the historical investigation and because we were learning about some pretty mean people. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/8/13:
News Brief
9/11
The “F” Word
Parts C + D/Study for Map Quiz

Homework: Work on Part C and D, ready to type next class! Study for Middle East map quiz (I'll warn you when this is coming). Next news brief: Connor J. and Ethan.
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News Brief: The two news articles brought in today (by Ariana and Megan) were: CNN.com - Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female PM, dead at 87 and CNN.com - U.S. diplomat died 'doing what she loved' in Afghanistan. I talked a little bit about "The Iron Lady" - Margaret Thatcher - and her importance to the United Kingdom. The second article was a very nice transition into talking about the importance of September 11th, considering the United States is still fighting a war in Afghanistan, over a decade after it started.

9/11: To begin this section, I asked the class to write a response to these questions: What do you know about September 11th, 2001? What have you heard about it? Do you remember anything? What have you learned before, in class, or from parents?

While the class was writing, I played this video without warning (before this, I said that anyone who felt the need to step out and compose themselves could do so without asking):

The point for playing this in the middle of writing was to kind of send a shock to the system. This is what I felt like on September 11, 2001, when I was almost exactly the age many of you are now (15 years and a little less than two months old). I told my story of September 11th and how I learned that I flew on one of the hijacked planes a few years earlier. Here's my Flight Memory map that I showed in class.

I asked the class for some reactions and memories (there were some very powerful ones), then played another video, which goes over the basic timeline of that day: YouTube.com - 9/11 Video Timeline: How the Day Unfolded.

The "F" Word: As I said at the start of class, this probably wasn't the one you were thinking of. ;-) No, this was FEAR. For sure, when September 11th happened, I was definitely in a state of fear about what was going on in the world. Next, I had the class write out a time that you experienced fear in your life, responding to these questions: What is a time in your life that you felt fear? How did it make you feel? What would you be willing to do to get away from that fear?

After responding, the class shared within small groups, then we talked about a few overall. I shared that I have a fear of letting down my parents, who have been simply incredible to me for my entire life. We will look at the role that fear plays in starting conflicts, especially with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Parts C + D/Study For Map Quiz: For the last part of class, I explained what Part C (your analysis essay for the historical investigation, which needs to be at least a page) and Part D (the conclusion) should look like. I showed the class the Historical Investigation Assignment again, which details how to write this. I am confident that everyone knows how to write an essay at this point, since you have done it multiple times for both Mrs. Carpenter and I.

As for the map quiz: if you want to get ahead of the game, here's a site you could be studying from - Rethinking Schools - Middle East Map Quiz.

At the end of class, I had students turn in Parts A, B, and E for the Historical Investigation. If you did not have this in by the end of the school day, I will attempt to try and call home to let your parents know that you are behind on the biggest assignment of the year. If you did not get this in today, please see the blog post below for instructions on what to do. Thank you!

Period 4: Historical Investigation, Day 4 - Class Recap

A few students are working studying the revolution in Vietnam - the August Revolution. This is a picture on top of what was formerly known as Independence Palace and is now Reunification Palace in 
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Dear class,

Plenty to go over today, because there is a whole lot due next class. No playing around: let's get to it. Read on and be sure to ask questions if you are confused!

Essential Questions: What brings people together? What tears people apart?

Soundtrack: "Survival" by Muse. Chosen for today because it was a song that played before each event at the Olympics. Check out the video! Hopefully, you will survive this assignment and "win" a good grade!

AGENDA 4/4/13:

News Brief

Part B Q/A

Computer Lab - N210

Homework: ***DUE AT THE START OF NEXT CLASS, ON MONDAY** 

Part A: Research Question paragraph. This should already be done, before Spring Break. Even if you have handed your Part A to me in the past (or emailed it to me), I still want you to include a copy on Friday. If you don't have Part A done, this is how you will do it: Part A Paragraph Steps.

Part B: Your investigation of evidence. Remember, you need to have 4 sources. One of those has to be an in-person print source. Here is the template to help get you the information you need. Here is the overview of  what to do in Part B. Again, you are just summarizing information from your sources (as to how they relate to your research question) and combining it into a 2-3 page paper. NOT your own analysis. That is Part C, which you are doing next week.

Part E: The bibliography of your four sources. This is the full citation for each source. Here is the MLA guide for this (the second page contains the information you need for Part E, the first page has the "in text" citations for Part B).

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News Brief: Today's news brief articles were brought in by Alyssa and Brennen. Here they are: ABCNews.go.com - UK Judge Jails Parents for Deaths of 6 Children and CNN.com - Experts defuse unexploded WWII bomb in central Berlin. Both of these are crazy stories (the first one in particular). Hard to believe that people are STILL being threatened by bombs dropped during World War II!

We also talked about North Korea and the current situation there, which seems to be rapidly advancing to a state of war with the world. Definitely something that will continue to be in the news.

Part B Q/A: I tried as best I could to explain (yet again - this was the third class in a row that I've talked about what to do) how to complete the 2-3 pages of Part B. This is just a summary of what you found in your research. Make sure to cite your sources!

Computer Lab - N210: We went to the computer lab to work on Part B. Hopefully, everyone knows what you need to be doing!

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Please let me know if I can help you with anything! I know this is quite a lot of work. I am confident that you can do this.

Period 4: Historical Investigation, Day 3 - Class Recap

One of the places I visited during Spring Break was Multnomah Falls (I took this picture on Friday). I actually ended my 4.5 mile hike at the bottom of the falls. It was great to get out and explore a bit!

Dear class,

It was so great to see everyone again! A week off certainly seemed like a long time to me. Now back to school with three and a half weeks left until Mrs. DeFrance Gilman comes back. Crunch time for me! Here's to a great end to my tenure as your teacher. On with the recap:

Essential Questions: What brings people together? What tears people apart?

Soundtrack: “Welcome Back” by Ma$e. Selected today for obvious reasons. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/2/13:
Spring Break Report
Part B, Explained
Library Research/Writing

Homework: ***Important*** Find all four sources for Part B – be ready to type up next class! Remember that Part B is due on Monday! Next news brief: Brennen and Alyssa.

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Spring Break Report: No news brief today, because I didn't assign one last class. Instead, we went around the room and said one thing we liked about Spring Break and one thing we didn't like. Students could "pass" if they wanted, but most participated and it was great to briefly hear about what many of you were up to!

Part B, Explained: Next up, I passed out the template for writing Part B of the Historical Investigation. Here it is if you missed class or somehow lost your copy:

Google Drive: Historical Investigation - Part B Template

I am going to try and make this really simple. You are finding a total of four (4) sources that help answer your research question. One of those sources has to be a book/print source. The rest can be electronic based sources.

If you are having trouble finding good sources of information online, here are a few links that might help:

1) Google Scholar web search.

2) Westview High School Library - Check out the "Research Help & Test Prep" section in the middle. Click on the "OSLIS" state logo, which will take you here. Then click on Find Information, then "High Schoolers."

You could also go to Wikipedia and look at the sources that are cited at the bottom of the page. If there is a link to see the source, evaluate it (is it a good source of information, or probably not?) check it out and see if it works for you. Again, you may NOT use Wikipedia itself as a source. Also, try not to use sources that are really old.

Once you have all four of your sources (and the template written out for each, if that will help), start thinking about how you are going to organize the information into your final Part B product. You are "telling the story" of what you found in your research!

Library Research/Writing: For the rest of class, we went up to the library and tried to find books to use as sources. Many of you worked well during this time, others were really struggling to focus and get good material.

Remember: next class you need to have all four sources (or at least an idea) that you want to use, so that you are ready to type it up in the Computer Lab. If you want to go ahead and have most or all of your Part B finished before class, that is fine, too. Just be aware that next class is the only time I am providing to be able to type up the 2-3 pages of Part B!

Please feel free to ask questions if you need help! Remember, this is going to take you quite a while. It's not like you are automatically going to be a be able to find 3 great sources that directly relate to your research question!