Mr. Stevens' GR8 Social Studies Page

A New Direction for Mr. Stevens!

misterstevens — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:49:24 +0000

On June 9, I finished my student teaching experience. I had been a student teacher at the Marinette High School and at the Marinette middle School. I thoroughly enjoyed both experiences and I learned a great deal each and every day. Below, you will find blog posts that were written when I was a student teacher for Mrs. Meyer’s “GR8″ Social Studies class. This is a fairly complete look at everything I covered with my students during the fourth quarter at Marinette Middle School. There are some activities, field trips, guest speakers and events that are not covered here. Blog posts were added nearly every day, in order to keep students and parents appraised of what was going on the in classroom.

Under the ‘About Me’ tab you will find a short biographical section. Under the ‘Assignments’ tab you will find a breakdown of all the assignments I covered. Finally, under the ‘Readings/Handouts’ tab you will find a list of many of the readings and handouts my students read throughout their fourth quarter.

If you have any questions, you are free to e-mail me at the address I provided on my résumé. You may also leave a comment, where you can also leave an e-mail address that I may use to contact you to address your comment.

Just Three More Days!

misterstevens — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:00:28 +0000

The year is almost over! Just three more days for the students! Most of them will be participating in the Camp Bird retreat and others will be engaged in different activities for the final three days of school. Exams are done and grades have been finalized. Good job this year!

Friday, May 28 – Welcome Mr. Bill Warren

misterstevens — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:03:03 +0000

Today, Mr. Bill Warren, a local Civil War reenactor and enthusiast will be sharing his knowledge of the Civil War with the students.

Mr. Warren will be dressed in authentic, era-appropriate attire and will be explaining to the students the significance of the military dress that was worn by soldiers from Wisconsin during the Civil War, as well as other items soldiers would have carried. Mr. Warren will also discuss with the students the impact soldiers from Wisconsin had on the Civil War.

Hopefully, Mr. Warren’s example of a living history will help the students create a better understanding of the Civil War.

Thursday, May 27 – Last Day for Project!

misterstevens — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:09:34 +0000

Today the students will be in the computer lab. This will be the last day the students have to work on their historical newspaper project.

Wednesday, May 26 – Welcome, Dr. Kallgren!

misterstevens — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:56:51 +0000

Today, Dr. Dan Kallgren, Associate Professor of History and Political Science from UW-Marinette (and a former teacher for both Mrs. Meyers and myself) will be visiting our classroom to discuss the Civil War with the students. Dr. Kallgren will be focusing on nationalism and its affect on both the North and South’s reasons for engaging in the Civil War.

Tuesday, May 25 – Working in the Computer Lab

misterstevens — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:25:19 +0000

Today the students are in the computer lab, continuing their work on their Day in the Life history newspaper.

Monday, May 24 – Last week of work!

misterstevens — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:06:02 +0000

Today, the students will begin their last project of the year! The students will be creating the frontpage of a newspaper, using their birthdays as a starting point. The students will write one article about an event or an issue that occured on the date and year they were born, and also write an article for each of the following subjects: The CIvil War, The Revolutionary War, and a modern issue, with all of the articles centering around a the student’s birthday.

Friday, May 21 – Degrassi

misterstevens — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:46:56 +0000

Today the students watched two episodes of Degrassi.

Thursday, May 20 – Lincoln

misterstevens — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:44:48 +0000

Today the students did a readers theatre on the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Wednesday, May 19

misterstevens — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:43:37 +0000

Today the students took an open book quiz on Chapter 15 and watched one episode of Degrassi.