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            8th grade Social Studies Agenda Name:                                         Date: Period: Do Now: What school rule do you dislike the most? Explain in 2-3 sentences. Objective: Students will be able to analyze civil rights through answering guided questions with 100% accuracy. Activity 1: View images 1-4 and describe below. Activity 2: Take the literacy test. An then answer the questions below https://www.crmvet.org/info/litques.pdf 1. Do you think you could pass this test? Why/Why not? 2. Do you think this test should be given for people to vote? 3. Why do you think only African Americans were required to take this test? Activity 3: Notes Activity 4: Read the article and answer the questions below: https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/jim_crow_laws.php 1. What were Jim Crow laws? 2. When were most Jim Crow laws put into place? 3. Why were they called Jim Crow laws? 4. What were Jim Crow laws designed to do? 5. What is one

M.E.T.S Jersey City Lesson 2.3 Social Studies A/B Day 12/11 (A)_12/12 (B) HABIT 5: Seeking First to Understand, Then to be Understood Aim: Why is it important to listen and understand others? Do Now: Why do we have two ears to listen, and one mouth to speak? Standard CRP8; Utilizing critical thinking to solve problems SEL: empathic listening, honesty, trust, openness. Objective: SWBAT… a) list reasons who to create positive problem solving. b) understand road blocks to listening. c) understand listening skills. d) understand steps for reflective listening. Agenda 1) Students will read PDF on Google Classroom 2) Discussion/Questions 3) Answer Question Questions 1) Answer Do Now question. 2) Slide 2: Which listening response to you most often use? 3) Slide 3: Which road block do you use most? 4) Slide 5: Why is reflective listening important? 5) Slide 6: How do you feel

Robert Frost (1874-1963) was one of the most popular and critically respected American poets in history. His poems frequently employ rural scenes from the New England countryside. At first glance, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is a rather simple poem—a man pausing his horse to observe a wintery landscape before moving on—but its carefully constructed lines, like the woods, have a deeper allure.    As you read, take notes on Frost’s use of imagery and the structure of this poem. My little horse must think it queer     To stop without a farmhouse near    Between the woods and frozen lake    The darkest evening of the year.    He gives his harness bells a shake    To ask if there is some mistake The only other sound’s the sweep    Of easy wind and downy flake.    The woods are lovely, dark and deep,    But I have promises to keep,    And miles to go before I sleep,    And miles to go before I sleep. How does the poe

Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) is a Pakistani education activist and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. Yousafzai was born in Swat District, Pakistan, and her family ran a chain of schools in the region. When Yousafzai was 14 she was shot in the head by the Taliban, an Islamic extremist group, for her advocacy of equal education. Following her recovery, she continued to advocate for education. In the following speech, Yousafzai discusses her commitment to education.   As you read, take notes on how access to education is different around the world. Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) is a Pakistani education activist and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. Yousafzai was born in Swat District, Pakistan, and her family ran a chain of schools in the region. When Yousafzai was 14 she was shot in the head by the Taliban, an Islamic extremist group, for her advocacy of equal education. Following her recovery, she continued to advocate for education. In the following speec

Cesar, I am in receipt of your 111/27 and 12/2 work.  Great job! Keep up the work! Mr. Geist Life Skills Class Geist, James < jgeist@metscharterschool.org > 9:57 AM (2 hours ago)

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Mr. Geist M.E.T.S Jersey City Lesson 2.3 Social Studies A/B Day 12/11 (A)_12/12 (B) HABIT 5: Seeking First to Understand, Then to be Understood Aim: Why is it important to listen and understand others? Do Now: Why do we have two ears to listen, and one mouth to speak? Standard CRP8; Utilizing critical thinking to solve problems SEL: empathic listening, honesty, trust, openness. Objective: SWBAT… a) list reasons who to create positive problem solving. b) understand road blocks to listening. c) understand listening skills. d) understand steps for reflective listening. Agenda 1) Students will read PDF on Google Classroom 2) Discussion/Questions 3) Answer Question Questions 1) Answer Do Now question. 2) Slide 2: Which listening response to you most often use? 3) Slide 3: Which road block do you use most? 4) Slide 5: Why is reflective listening important? 5) Slide 6: H

Mr. Geist M.E.T.S Jersey City Lesson 2.3 Social Studies A/B Day 11/27 (A) Aim: Why is it important to practice daily gratitude? Do Now: [Interpret] “It is not happy people who are grateful, but grateful people who are happy.” Standard : SEL [Social& Emotional Learning: Gratitude] Objective: SWBAT... a) define gratitude b) read and interpret six quotes on gratitude c) discuss their interpretation of quotes in small groups d) large group sharing Agenda 1) Students will read PDF on Google Classroom 2) Answer  Questions 3) Group Work   Questions   What does the quote by __________ mean to you?   a) JFK   b) Albert Sweitzer   c) William James   d) Charles Dickens   e) Henri Amiel   f) William Ward   g) Melody Beattie   Summary : Answer the Aim  Question Evidence : Students will hand in classwork. -Do Now, Seven quotes, Summary

Book can read Google Docs TKAM CHAPTER 1: Connection Questions Ms. Mulligan 1. In the second paragraph of the novel, Scout says that the events leading up to Jem’s broken arm started with the Ewells (another family in Maycomb), but Jem “said it started long before that.” How does Jem’s comment relate to the family history Scout provides over the next couple of pages? What is Harper Lee suggesting about the influence of the past on the events that take place in the novel? 2. Read aloud Scout’s description of Maycomb in the first chapter, beginning with “Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it.” What words does Harper Lee, with Scout as the narrator, use to paint a picture of Maycomb? If Maycomb were a person, how would you describe its personality? 3. What kind of figurative language does Harper Lee use in the following description? Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teac

I enter grades next Tuesday for the Progress Report....but 2nd marking period ends Jan. 17th.   He has time to do the work.  All my work is on Google Classroom. Mr. Geist. Life Skills Class Mr. Geist M.E.T.S Jersey City Lesson 3.2 Social Studies A/B Day 112/2 (A)_12/3 (B) Interdependence (Habits 4-6) Aim: How can Emotional Bank Accounts create Interdependence? Do Now: What do you think an emotional bank account is? Standard CRP 8 ; Utilizing critical thinking to solve problems SEL: Respect, Courage, Consideration Objective: SWBAT... a) build trust in E.B.A.’s in relationships b) respect differences and respect others. c) solve problems in mutual beneficial ways. Agenda 1) Students will read PDF on Google Classroom 2) Answer Questions (Think, Pair, Share) 3) Group Sharing Questions 1a) List 2 Deposits and Withdrawals made in your life recently  [slide 4,5] 1b)  Slide 4   Slide 5   List 2 Deposits and Withdrawals you have ma