Lecture on Imperialism III

Third Lecture

Imperialism lectures I and II

Second Lecture

First Lecture

Update on Political Spectrum Project Research

The 8th grade has been working hard on their political science research project.

During the first phase, students individually research subtopics in a general political category (ex. “Vladimir Lenin” and “Saul Alinsky” under “Radicals”). The students are doing 40 note cards and a bibliography of sources and will have had 7 class periods in the IMC of class time, plus a long weekend, to finish.

Note cards and bibliography are due tomorrow, TUESDAY at the end of the class period.

The second phase of the project will be collaborative, with the students who researched the same political category putting together a presentation that explains their point on the political spectrum. The presentation can be done using:

Slideware (powerpoint, sliderocket, prezi etc.)

Video (including animator sites like Xtranormal)

Posters and/or other props

The due date for the second phase will be Tuesday December 14. The students will receive specific instructions for this part of the project.

Political Spectrum Lecture Slides II

Lecture slides

 

 

Categories: History, Ideas, Political Science, slideshare, student information

Critical Question Mapping

Critical Question Mapping is a “technique for fast learning” developed by scientist and innovation consultsnt Dr. Terry Barnhart.  In critical question mapping, a group led by a facilitator generates the questions that need to be answered in order to accomlish a strategic goal or objective. Then the mass of questions are organized into coherent groupings by the participants ( you can also show connections between groups, sequencing etc. and other relationships).

8th grade students had a strategic objective of “Forming a perfect government”: