Gary Coyle’s Grade 8 Humanities

Major Points From Last Week:

• Lecture – Intro to Drama
• Sentence Combining – Shakespeare
• Intro Julius Caesar – FYI and highlight
• Julius Caesar –
  • FYI – Read using SQ3R
  • Read aloud Act 1 Scene 1 and 2 (Discuss) Complete Plot Map Act 1
  • Read Aloud Act 2 Scene 1
  • Discuss Act 2 Timeline
  • Vocab Quiz Act 1 and 2
  • Read Aloud Act 2 Scene 2
  • Complete Plot Map Act 1
  • SQ3R Read Act 2 FYI

Reflection

One of the main conflicts in Julius Caesar is the internal conflict Brutus faces. He is stuck in a moral dilemma. The question he is facing is which is more important: His loyalty to his friend Caesar or the good of Rome. In this blog post pretend you are Brutus and tackle this dilemma. Do you remain loyal to Caesar or do you join the conspiracy? Be sure to include specific evidence from the play to form the basis for your decision.

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Major Points From Last Week:

• Feedback
• Class Wiki Worktime
• Socratic Seminars- Industrial Revolution
• What was the net effect of the industrial revolution?
• What should be the role of government in business?
• Lecture – Intro to Imperialism
• Imperialism – Jigsaw readings

Reflection

This week there will be two separate postings for feedback. To start with in your first blog entry today please post your one paragraph summary on the basics of imperialism that we wrote in class last Friday.

Then in a separate second post to your blog, please respond to the following in complete sentences: What are the qualities of a good leader? Who are the student leaders in Grade 8? How do they demonstrate the qualities of a good leader?

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Major Points From Last Week:

• IR Museum – worktime
• IR Museum
• ISA Testing – reading and writing samples

Reflection

Please post your response to the following on your BLOG.

Go back and review your goals for first quarter in humanities. Evaluate how well you have achieved those goals. Include specific evidence from the quarter to validate your evaluation.

What are three specific goals that you have for quarter two in humanities? List them at the end of this BLOG entry. Remember a goal should be specific, measurable, and realistic. Please title this entry: End of Quarter 1 Feedback