Nov. 30 Research Workshop Day/Task 1

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Great to see you all again! Today in class we will be working on our Research Workshop Project in Google Classroom. This project will involve a great deal of academic effort and so it is imperative that you stay focused and do your best to get it done in a timely fashion. Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objective:

• Complete a multifaceted project in which you identify source types, search for information, identify the plagiarized material, and practice proper citation.

Agenda:

1. History Today
1. Prompt: Types of Sources
2. What is something that you have learned about the types of sources?
2. Google Classroom: Research Workshop Project 
1. Through this Research Workshop, we will examine some best practices of research. Additionally, we will use an essay prompt related to culture as a guide for each of the tasks. Most important: READ THE DIRECTIONS! 
1. Task 1 -Searching
1. Using a search engine
2. Task 2 -Sources
1. Types of sources
2. Validity of sources
3. Task 3 -Plagiarism and Citation (We will be working on this task next week)
1. Practice quoting
2. Works cited
3. Plagiarism identification
3. Close
1. Prompt: Assignment Questions
1. What questions do you have about the assignment?
2. How far did you get in the tasks today?
3. What has been the most difficult part of the tasks?

Homework:
None
That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen. Hope that you have a wonderful weekend! Take care!

Nov. 28 -Research Overview

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Great to see you all again! Today in class we will be starting our research methods lesson. This will introduce you to the core methods, methodologies, and procedures for conducting academic research. This is a skill that you should be able to master with concentrated effort, it will also be a great asset to those of you who are planning on taking AP classes in the future (as many AP classes require some degree of academic research!). Hope you are ready for another week of work! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objective:

• Discuss the process of research with an emphasis on source types and search engine usage

Agenda:

1. History Today
1. Prompt: Research
2. What do you know about the best practices for research?
2. Discuss: Research Practices 
1. Types of Sources 
1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary 
2. Validity of sources 
1. Popular vs scholarly
2. Peer-reviewed
3. Wikipedia conundrum 
3. Using a search engine 
1. How to search
4. Plagiarism
1. Defined
2. Tips for avoiding 
5. Citations and Paraphrasing
1. Creating Works Cited
3. Close
1. Prompt: S-T-O-P
2. Summarize the information covered today by completing the following sentences:
1. We Started the lesson with….
2. The Topic was….
3. Opportunities to practice were …
4. The Purpose of the lesson was….

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen! I hope that you have had a good Wednesday. I look forward to seeing you all again Friday! Have a great evening and take care!

Nov. 26-Comparing Etiquette

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see you all today! I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! We are on the downslope to the end of the semester and I hope that everyone is ready and focused to finish strong! Today in class we will be taking the information we have been working with for the past couple of weeks and writing a comparative paragraph. This continues our year-long workshop on developing our writing skills. Remember that these are important to improve! I look forward to working with you all to get better! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Create a comparative paragraph that analyzes the similarities and differences of etiquette between two countries

Agenda: 

1. History Today
1. Prompt: Writing Variations
2. How and why does the style of one’s writing change? Explain the purpose of different forms of writing and what those forms look like.
2. Comparative Writing Activity -Google Classroom
1. Create a new Google Doc 
1. Format Document to Chicago Style
1. Google Docs has a Chicago style template you can access that will already have the paper formatted for you
1. This template is attached to the Classroom assignment.
2. To use the template you will need to open the template in Classroom then File > Make a copy
2. Follow File Name Protocol and use “EtiquetteComparisonParagraph” as the title of your document 
2. Access PDF File with the paragraph template
1. Resource: Compare and Contrast Paragraph Template
2. Follow the template and use the red comment boxes to help guide you on how to best use the template
3. Your grade for this assignment is on the quality of your paragraph and how well you utilized the template to construct your paragraph. Pay special attention to the comments on the template Mr. Thiemann made. This will help ensure you maximize the number of points you earn on this assignment.
2. Writing: Comparative Paragraph
1. OBJECTIVE = Write a compare and contrast paragraph that indicates the differences and similarities of etiquette between the country you researched and the etiquette of a country in a different region in the world.
2. You need to compare the etiquette of the USA to that of the country you researched.
1. You have a choice as to what three aspects of culture you wish to compare.
2. Make sure to specifically mention which three of the Etiquette qualities you are comparing in your response. (Greetings, Dining, Family, or Misc.)
3. Use the highlight tool to identify your evidence (this would be the details you use from your notes on the graphic organizer)
3. HINT – As you write your paragraph, make sure to reread, revise, and change your paragraph to improve the quality of the writing
4. After you finish… Use the comments feature to highlight and identify your 3 comparisons (ex. Greetings, Dining, Business)
3. Close
1. Prompt: Revising and Editing
2. What types of techniques do you use to revise and edit your writing?

Homework:

1. Submit Paragraph to Google Classroom

Nov. 21 -Culture Quiz

Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see you, beautiful people! It's the day before Thanksgiving, which means a few days off! Huzzah! Today in class we have one quick activity, our Culture Quiz! I hope that you are all ready to go and take our quiz. Let's get to it! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Demonstrate knowledge about culture with an emphasis on its definition, how it is exemplified, and cultural interactions

Agenda:

1. Recap: Culture
2. Culture Quiz

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks! I hope that you all have a great one and feel good about your quiz. Happy Thanksgiving! See you next week! Take care!

Nov. 19 -Etiquette Project Gallery Walk

Ladies & Gentlemen,
Today in class we will be doing our Gallery Walk of your Etiquette presentations. You will need to use the graphic organizers to take notes on the different presentations. This information will lead us to write a comparative paragraph next week. Keep up the good work! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objective:

• Collect information that was created by their peers in order to write a compare and contrast paragraph

Agenda:

1. History Journal
2. Prompt: Presentation Reflection
3. Does your presentation:
4. Help students learn about culture? How so?
5. Use appropriate and well-explained images?
6. Make comparisons to other etiquette practices when appropriate?
7. Google Classroom Assignment Activity: Etiquette Project
1. PURPOSE: Design a Google Slides file that can be viewed without the assistance of a presenter to convey information about a culture’s etiquette 
2. DELIVERABLE: Google Slides presentation that uses graphics and descriptions to fulfill the requirements of the assignment and will teach others about the etiquette of a global culture 
3. FINAL ACTIVITY: Participate in a gallery walk in which students learn about the etiquettes of different cultures 
4. Today you will work on and polish PHASE FOUR of the project
1. Setting up for the Gallery Walk
1. Sit in the area that is designated for your country region
2. Access your presentation
3. Put your Chromebook in presentation mode 
2. Gallery Walk: Etiquette
1. Expectations
2. Objective: Gather data about 10 different countries 2 from each of the 5 different regions in the world! 
3. Knowing your task, you will have to move to different areas of the classroom to find your information. 
4. Make sure that the Chromebooks remain in their places, only people can move desks 
5. Require writing: Write in detailed information for the countries you visited from each of the 5 regions on the Etiquette Notetaking Guide handout
5. Analysis of Etiquette: Whole Class Practice 
1. Preparing for Comparative Writing 
1. Make a T-chart to compare the customs of the USA and Mexico-OR- China 
2. Brainstorm the etiquette for greetings, dining, and family 
3. In your table groups, create a paragraph that compares these nations using the paragraph template and a separate sheet of paper. 
4. All group members should be prepared to share your paragraph out with the class. 
5. Resource: Compare and Contrast Paragraph Template Turn in the paragraph with ALL group members names on it.

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen! I hope that you have enjoyed learning about different cultures! Great to see you all today! Take care and have a great evening!

Nov. 16 -Polish Etiquette Project & Gallery Walk Pt.3

Ladies & Gentlemen,
Today in class we will be doing our Gallery Walk of your Etiquette presentations. You will need to use the graphic organizers to take notes on the different presentations. This information will lead us to write a comparative paragraph next week. Keep up the good work! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objective:

• Apply publishing skills to polish presentation on Etiquette 
• Collect information that was created by their peers in order to write a compare and contrast paragraph

Agenda:

1. There is no History Journal today
2. Google Classroom Assignment Activity: Etiquette Project
1. PURPOSE: Design a Google Slides file that can be viewed without the assistance of a presenter to convey information about a culture’s etiquette 
2. DELIVERABLE: Google Slides presentation that uses graphics and descriptions to fulfill the requirements of the assignment and will teach others about the etiquette of a global culture 
3. FINAL ACTIVITY: Participate in a gallery walk in which students learn about the etiquettes of different cultures 
4. Today you will work on and polish PHASE THREE of the project
1. Review project requirements before finalizing
1. Slide One: Title Slide
1. Country Name
2. Your Name
2. Slide Two: Greetings
1. How do you say, “Hello” or “Goodbye”?
1. What is the difference between formal and informal greeting etiquette?
3. Slide Three: Eating Customs
1. What are appropriate eating and dining customs (inside and outside the home)?
1. What is the difference between formal and informal dining etiquette?
4. Slide Four: Family Life
1. What is the dynamic of the family? Are they close, distant, patriarchal, or matriarchal?
5. Slide Five: Your Choice! – Use this slide to include any additional etiquette fun facts 
2. Refer to the resources on Principles of Good design we have discussed in class to create a visually appealing presentation. You can look under the Blog Resources tab for more details on this. Included are two resources you should consider in your design process.
1. Project Design Basics
2. How to Use The Rule of Thirds (Quick Reference)
5. Close:
1. On binder paper, list all of the elements from Principles of Design that you applied to your project today in class.
2. Hand in the paper before class is dismissed.
6. Note: Due to the number of students absent today we need to move the Gallery Walk activity to Monday.

Homework:

1. Upload your Etiquette Presentation to Google Classroom (due 11:59PM)

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen! I hope that you have enjoyed learning about different cultures! Great to see you all today! Take care and have a great evening!

Nov. 14 -Cultural Interaction & Etiquette Project Pt. 2

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you, beautiful people!  I hope that you are doing well!  Today in class we will be doing the third and final part of our cultural discussion on cultural interactions.  We will then have more time to work on our Etiquette Projects.  I am excited to see what you all produce!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Discuss how cultures interact
2. Examine the cultural practices of etiquette through online research and the creation of a digital presentation

Agenda:

1. History Today
1. Prompt: Culture Recap
1. What is culture? (the definition)
2. How is culture exemplified?
2. Discuss Culture
   1. How cultures interact
3. Google Classroom Assignment Activity:  Etiquette Project
1. PURPOSE: Design a Google Slides file that can be viewed without the assistance of a presenter to convey information about a culture’s etiquette 
2. DELIVERABLE: Google Slides presentation that uses graphics and descriptions to fulfill the requirements of the assignment and will teach others about the etiquette of a global culture 
3. FINAL ACTIVITY: Participate in a gallery walk in which students learn about the etiquettes of different cultures 
4. Today you will work on and polish PHASE TWO of the project 
1. Create a Google Presentation 
2. Make sure you have: 
1. The proper amount of slides 
2. Use title and bullets (Remember 3X5 rule and elements fo good design)
3. Pictures 
4. Remember to use the correct file name (see file naming protocol in blog resources)
3. As you create your Google Slides, remember the Principles of Good design we have discussed in class.  You can look under the Blog Resources tab for more details on this.  Included are two resources you should consider in your design process.
1. Project Design Basics
2. How to Use The Rule of Thirds (Quick Reference)
5. Resources:
1. Etiquette Project Directions
2. Etiquette Project List of Countries
3. Etiquette Resource Site #1 (BEST)
4. Etiquette Resource Site #2
4. HTC

Homework:

1. Prepare Etiquette Project Presentation (be prepared to deliver Friday)
1. Note: presentations will be as a gallery walk.
2. Since you will not be orally presenting information on your slides, you may want to consider ways of "telling the story" such as including a video clip demonstrating the appropriate etiquette.
1. If you cannot find one online, maybe consider creating your own short video clip.

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you are all doing well and enjoying your projects!  Take care and have a great evening!