The ceiling at the Library of Congress building in Washington, DC. Lots of research happens here! Photo taken in 2010.
Hi everyone,
Today was our work day this week on the Historical Investigation research project on mass hysteria, which is due at the end of the month. Here's what happened in class today:
Today was our work day this week on the Historical Investigation research project on mass hysteria, which is due at the end of the month. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Critical Thinking LT 4: I can evaluate information and explanations within a given context and develop a relevant conclusion.
Critical Thinking LT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Research LT 1: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
AGENDA 4/12/19:
News Brief - George
Research Tips
Korean War
H.I. Work Time
News Brief: George had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: BBC.com - Georgetown students approve slavery reparations fund. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Ryan O. was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Ryan O. was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Research Tips: Next, I had Christina Schulz, who is the Library Instructional Technology Teacher (LITT) at Westview, come to class and give a brief interactive presentation on how to find some good sources (and keep track of them!) using some resources available to students. The document she shared and went through today is available here:
Mrs. Schulz is available in the library most days for student check ins and support, as well! Please feel free to utilize her knowledge and expertise!
The Korean War: After Mrs. Schulz finished, I wanted to quickly return to the Korean War and finish what we started last class (and ran out of time to finish). Again, the presentation is here:
I hope all of this was interesting! I tried to make sure that students knew taking notes on every little detail was not what I wanted - more of just a general understanding of what was happening during this time period and how it connects to what we have been learning about with the Cold War and mass hysteria.
Historical Investigation Work Time: This is the major assignment of the semester, which will involve quite a lot of research time inside and outside of class. Here's the assignment overview:
We are now on the biggest section of the Historical Investigation: the actual research! Here's what we went over in class as an example from Mrs. Ferris:
Here's the calendar for the next month and what we will be doing - be aware that this is subject to change and revision!
The rest of the class was devoted to work time on the Historical Investigation (especially with the actual research portion as I checked in with students about their Part A submissions). Next week, we will start with an open wall class to watch The Crucible (a movie about the Salem Witch Trials) and try to understand how it connects to mass hysteria in the United States. Thanks, everyone! Have a great weekend!
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