Week in Review: April 19-23

American Studies: The Mindmeister mind maps are built and the research questions are confirmed. It is a good time to begin the conversation with your child about his/her learning that is coming from doing the research on his/her topic. Ask about how your son/daughter is using search techniques while determining which Web resources are valid and which are not. This use of information literacy is a very important skill in our social studies curriculum. The students will be providing analysis to explain their findings while working to synthesize the content and their conclusions to answer their research questions. 

Our studies now take us to the end of WWI. We are discussing Wilson's 14 Points while connecting to the Essential Question of "How to prevent conflict and keep the peace?".