Category Archives: 7.21

(21) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to:

(A) differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas;

(B) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;

(C) organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;

(D) identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event and the frame of reference that influenced the participants;

(E) support a point of view on a social studies issue or event;

(F) identify bias in written, oral, and visual material;

(G) evaluate the validity of a source based on language, corroboration with other sources, and information about the author; and

(H) use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs.

Jan 21-25th (Week 22)

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Monday- MLK Holiday

Tuesday- The Battle of The Alamo. Ch. 11 Lesson 2 notes.

Wednesday- Early Release. Chapter 11 Lesson 3 notes.

Thursday- Chapter 11 Lesson 3 notes.

Friday- ETCADA guest speaker

 

Jan 14th-18th (Week 21)

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Monday- Grade Vocab Test. Review for Chapter 10 Test Wednesday.

Tuesday- Chapter 10 Review game.

Wednesday- Chapter 10 Test.

Thursday- Chapter 11 vocab. Chapter 11 Lesson 1 notes (A Clash of Armies)

Friday- Chapter 11 Lesson 2 notes (Victory or Death)

Jan 7th-11th (Week 20)

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Monday- Start Chapter 10 Vocab. Due Friday 11th. Chapter 10 Lesson 1 notes. The Texas Revolution Begins.

Tuesday-Chapter 10 Lesson 2 notes. The Winter of 1835-1836

Wednesday- Chapter 10 Lesson 3 notes. The Convention of 1836.

Thursday- Chapter 10 Review.

Friday- Chapter 10 Vocab. Test.