1. What shall we call The Middle Ages? Due Monday March 4th at 8pm. Questions for essays. Due Friday, March 8th by 8 pm

Essential Question: Which label for the Middle Ages
best describes the era between 500 - 1400 in Europe:
the Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, the Age of Faith,
or the Golden Age of Europe?

Use your notes from your outline and facts from the textbook to answer the question. Make specific connections to the topics we've studied to prove your point.

Be critical, use logic and double check your reasoning.

Next step: Questions for essays. Due Friday, March 8th by 8 pm
Step 1- Read all the comments from the previous assignment.
Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.
Step 3-First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Ms. Rivera thinks that…”

Then, write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble.

testing

Write your first name and class in the comments on this testing page. Your user name must be your first name last initial.

Why: To be engaged in a cycle of questions–answers–questions. See your sample rubric.

What: The Sixth grade Social Studies curriculum and current events, most often juxtaposed, shall be our material.

Where: You must use your Google id. to request permission to join. Your user name must be your first name and last initial.

How: This is formal writing, this is not your Facebook page. I will reject your post unless you follow the writing process:

First, type a rough draft of your comment in a word processing program and spell check it. Second, print it out as a rough draft so that you can mark it up with a red pen; proof read it before you go back into the computer to write the final draft. When you are finished in the word processing program and have a final draft, cut and paste it into the comment box and preview your comment before you post them.

Who: Ms. Frederick is the administrator of the Web Log. She approves your posts before they are posted and reserves the right to remove any or all of your comments. If you are disrespectful of the site you will be removed from the site and are still expected to answer the question on loose leaf and turn them in as old school homework assignments.