Government After School

Ms. Bennett

Day 1 (March 24th)

Aim: What can we expect this Spring in Government After School?

Do Now: Explain in three or more sentences

why you are here right now.

Review Expectations for Full Daily Points

*Failing to meet these expectations will result in loss of daily points Active Listening- Student is actively listening

to whoever is speaking, both teachers and students -Head is up and student is alert -No cell phones or electronic devices

No Talking- Student is not talking to peers and raises hand when he/she has a question

Silently Working -Student is on task

Go to:

My website: msbennettmhvp.weebly.com

Edmodo: Log-In and Join class Code: zduedp

Agenda:

Review Syllabus Complete diagnostic Submit Diagnostic on Edmodo

Day 2 (March 31th)

Aim: What do we find appealing when using a website and how should our websites be evaluated?

Do Now:Watch CNN Student News. Take

5+ notes on the stories you see and develop 1+ question.

Share Out

Day 3 (April 1st)

Aim: What do we find appealing when using a website and how should our websites be evaluated?

Do Now:What factors do you find appealing in a website? List three or more.

Share Out

Creating a Website- What appeals to us?

Let’s Examine the following sites to see what weebly offers.

Write down notes on what you like and don’t like (5+ notes)

http://msbennettmhvp.weebly.com/ http://wefed.weebly.com/sample-sites.

html Click on different links to explore both

student and teacher websites Question: Compare/contrast what you

found appealing in the websites you viewed.

Creation of Rubric

Given the exploration of websites you just did and your own experience of websites, how do you think you should be graded on this website?

Check out the following rubrics: http://piotech.wsd.wednet.edu/techoneu

nits/3webpagedesign/worksheets/webpagerubric.pdf

http://webers.wikispaces.com/file/view/Website_Rubric.pdf

http://educatoral.com/website_design_rubric.html

Choose a Rubric/Make Our Own

Class Discussion

Weebly Creation Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBdOgTj7x7o

Begin Creating Website on Weebly

View my Sample: http://msbennettstudentsample.weebly.com/

Home Page Unit 1: Current Events Unit 2: Freedom Versus Security Unit 3: Voting Unit 4: Social Justice

Closer

What is one question you still have about the website we will be creating?

Day 4 (April 2nd)

Aim: How can we work independently on our websites and learn about current events? (Current Events Thursday!)

Do Now:Watch CNN Student News. Take

5+ notes on the stories you see and develop 1+ question.

Share Out

Review Expectations for Full Daily Points

*Failing to meet these expectations will result in loss of daily points Active Listening- Student is actively listening to

whoever is speaking, both teachers and students -Head is up and student is alert -No cell phones or electronic devices

No Talking- Student is not talking to peers and raises hand when he/she has a question

Responsible Computer Use Silently Working

-Student is on task

Continue Creating Website on Weebly

View my Sample: http://msbennettstudentsample.weebly.com/

Home Page Unit 1: Current Events Unit 2: Freedom Versus Security Unit 3: Voting Unit 4: Social Justice

Create a Page for Current Events Today

On your website under “Current Events,” add a page for today’s date. This page will be an opportunity for you to research current events and display what you learned.

Please see sample on my page for requirements. http://msbennettstudentsample.weebly.com/

Review what makes a source reliable on my website:

http://msbennettmhvp.weebly.com/current-events.html

Closer

What was one thing that went well today and one thing that can be improved for the week we come back?

Day 5 (April 14th)

Aim: How can we work independently to catch up to where we need to be?

Do Now:Review gradesheet and highlight

any missing assignments.Complete self assessment checklist

(handout)

Think/Pair/Share Out

Review Expectations for Full Daily Points

*Failing to meet these expectations will result in loss of daily points Active Listening- Student is actively listening to

whoever is speaking, both teachers and students -Head is up and student is alert -No cell phones or electronic devices

No Talking- Student is not talking to peers and raises hand when he/she has a question

Responsible Computer Use Silently Working

-Student is on task

Independent Work to Catch Up

Based on your checklist, please work to catch up on what you are missing.

Closer

What additional work do you need to complete to be caught up?