I believe there are two things that I must do to be an effective teacher. INTERACT and explain WHY. Every single day I must acknowledge each student's existence. This can be a simple hello, a disciplinary correction, or an academic question. My students will never feel like a number. No one will go unnoticed.
Students are clever and often try to get me to do the work for them. If a student asks me how to spell a word I tell them to look it up in the dictionary. If they ask me what page something is on I tell them to use the table of contents. It is their job to find out the who, what, when, and where of history. It is my job to explain the WHY. Why historical figures did what they did and why the students are doing the activities that I have selected.
***DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION***
Students learn best in different ways. The three common learning styles are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Students are able to chose and show me which way they learn best. In place of traditional testing, students will be able to substitute one of the following projects in place of written tests:
Composition - 2 pages typed, double-spaced, #12 type size, times new roman font, margins: top & bottom 1", right & left 1.25".
Diorama - 3D visual representation.
Song - Minimum 20 lines, chorus or stanza optional.
Power Point - Minimum 10 slides, on CD or printed out.
Poster - Design and decoration choices unlimited.
Mobile - Desgin and decoration choices unlimited.
Foldable - Must include title, key facts and terms.
Timeline - Must include title and key dates.
Brochure - Must include title, vocabulary, what/when/where/why, and effects.
***TEXAS HISTORY BOOK CLUB***
Students may receive extra credit by reading a pre-approved Texas history book from any library or personal collection. Ms. Laudadio (Reading) and Ms. Conrad (LEAP) will acknowledge credit for these reading minutes in their classes.
***EXTRA CREDIT***
Mr. Mashburn offers extra credit every single week through the Lone Star Legends (LSL) workbook. Each student has been issued their own workbook to keep at home. Every *Monday* I assign a Texas Legend from the corresponding chapter in the workbook. The assignment is due by the end of the day on *Friday*. I also give students 5 points extra credit on creative writing assignments if they use college rule paper.
6TH 6 WKS 4/20-6/4
Politics
Government
Globalization
Semester Exam Review
***CBA Calendar***
Cumulative Based Assessments
#1 November 17-21
#2 January 26-30
#3 March 9-13
#4 May 26-29
***FYI***
*Did you know? - America invaded Mexico in 1846 and occupied Mexico City for 6 months.
*Did you know? - Hitler offered to give Texas back to Mexico if they would attack the United States.
*Students are allowed to retake any failed or missing assignment for 70-100% credit (depending on circumstances) during advisory or after school at 3:55.
*A grade of "1" in the online eSembler gradebook means that an assignment has not been turned in yet.
*Please do not hesitate to call Mr. Mashburn at 972-350-2944 if you have any questions concerning your young Texas historian.
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