Overview - The final presentations will begin this Tuesday. The Greeks will present on Tuesday, Romans on Wednesday, Heirs to Rome on Friday, and finally, Asia and the Americas the following Monday. The groups must present their Power Point, along with a brochure and tourist video. After the presentations, a short assessment will be given to check for comprehension. The students will also fill out a student evaluation rubric, along with a peer presentation evaluation.
Monday - 4/6/15 -
The 6th grade STEM team was visited by Angela Benedict, from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's Environmental Division. She was here to discuss natural disasters with the students. This presentation is a precursor to the upcoming Rescue Robots Unit based around Natural Disasters.
In Social, the groups were given one last day for preparation for their presentations.
Tuesday - 4/7/25 -
Wow!! The presentations were amazing. The students have definitely shown vast improvement in all areas. Their power points were crisp, clean and full of concise information. The graphics fit really well with what they were presenting. I was astonished to see how well they had memorized their lines. The brochures were professionally done, and the videos were awesome!!!!
After the presentation process, the groups then administered their formal assessments to the class. The groups were allowed to take the assessments collaboratively, using each other's notes from the presentation. The students really seemed to grasp the note taking process, and are learning how to take only the key words out of the language.
At the end, all groups filled out reflection pieces, along with evaluation rubrics. Nice job on day one!!!
Wednesday - 4/8/15 -
The Roman presentations were fantastic!! The groups truly put in a tremendous amount of effort over their breaks in order to be prepared for their presentations. We were educated about "Rise of Rome", following the Greek collapse, all the way down till the Fall of the Empire. The students were in full costume, and the crowd was actively engaged. Nice job.
Thursday - 4/9/15 -
No class today. Field trip to Massena Central for a play.
Friday - 4/10/15 -
The end of the week finished off with "Heirs to the Roman and Persian Empires." Once again, the class was treated to amazing costumes and informational Power Points. The groups did a nice job assessing the groups and there was great feedback from the crowd. Amazing work done by all. We have one final presentation on Monday, and then our students will begin taking the NYS Exams.
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