Skill Drills
Skill Drills are the daily warm-up exercises completed at the beginning of each of Mr. Walker's classes. There is a daily skill drill question or questions written on the chalk board or Promethean board. After students have recorded tonight's homework in their agenda book, they are to copy the skill drill question(s) into their spiral notebook or composition book. They are to respond to the skill drill question using their background knowledge or learning from a previous class. Answers to skill drill questions should be in complete sentences. Skill Drills will be assessed as Learning Skills or Formative Assessments as appropriate. The following is a list of skill drill questions:
#22 11/23/09: What is a Pyrrhic victory?
#21 11/20/09: Why was the Battle of Lexington Green called the "shot heard 'round the world?"
#20 11/19/09: What is the difference between primary & secondary sources? Which source is more accurate?
#19 11/18/09: Why did the Tea Act in 1773 make colonists angry if the tax on tea was lowered?
#18 11/17/09: How did the Colonists react to the Stamp Act of 1765?
11/16/09: (not in journal, complete on handout about political change)
#17 11/13/09: Why were the Navigation Acts ineffective in the 17th century?
#16 11/12/09: What topic is your team teaching to the class?
#15 11/11/09: Why is Veterans' Day always on November 11th?
#14 11/10/09: Would the Sons of Liberty be classified as a terrorist organization today? Why or why not?
#13 11/9/09: Give one example of bias in Revere's print of the Boston Massacre.
Fri. 11/6/09: (none today due to career day)
#12 Thur. 11/5/09: What might be a pro-British name for the Boston Massacre?
#11 Wed. 11/4/09: What is propaganda?
Tue. 11/3/09: (none, field trip to colleges)
Mon. 11/2/09: (no school, report card prep.)
#10 Fri. 10/30/09: What message did Franklin's political cartoon, "join or die" send?
#9 Thur. 10/29/09: What are the three methods of political change?
#8 Wed. 10/28/09: What was the British form of government?
#7 Tue. 10/27/09: Why do governments exist?
#6 Mon. 10/26/09: What was the impact of the Sugar Act on the profits of molasses merchants?
#5 Fri. 10/23/09: What was mercantilism?
#4 Thur. 10/22/09: If you purchased an item for 10s with a £1 coin, what would your change be?
#3 Wed. 10/21/09: How many shillings were in one pound? How many pence were in one shilling?
#2 Tue. 10/20/09: How did the American colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?
#1 Mon. 10/19/09: Which of the 13 Colonies was the smallest?
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(Mr. Walker graded skill drills 1-20 on Monday, 10/19)
Fri. 10/16/09: no school today
Thur. 10/15/09: (none today due to special presentation)
#20 Wed. 10/14/09: What was the Proclamation of 1763?
#19 Tue. 10/13/09: What was Pontiac's Rebellion; and, when did it happen?
#18 Mon. 10/12/09: Who won the French and Indian War?
#17 Fri. 10/9/09: Who won the Battle of Quebec?
#16 Thur. 10/8/09: What happened to Gen. Braddock's Army in July 1755?
#15 Wed. 10/7/09: Give one example of how Europeans fought in battle.
#14 Tue. 10/6/09: Give one example of how Native Americans fought in battle.
#13 Mon. 10/5/09: Who were the leaders of the British and French Empires when the war began?
#12 Fri. 10/2/09: Why were the French and British fighting each other from 1756-1763?
#11 Thur. 10/1/09: What English philosopher argued that people have natural rights like life, liberty, and property?
#10 Wed. 9/30/09: What cash crops did enslaved African women help to raise?
#9 Tue. 9/29/09: What could only white male landowners or property owners do, according to your textbook?
#8 Fri. 9/25/09: According to Chapter 5-1, what percentage of Englishmen owned land?
#7 Thur. 9/24/09: How do you know what is important information when reading a textbook?
#6 Wed. 9/23/09: Why do we dissect animals in science?
#5 Tue. 9/22/09: What river is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers?
#4 Mon. 9/21/09: What plateau is located in the central portion of the Appalachian Mountains?
#3 Fri. 9/18/09: What river splits Connecticut in half?
#2 Thur. 9/17/09: What land feature is located between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains?
#1 Wed. 9/16/09: What colony is your team researching?
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#10 Tue. 9/15/09: Do you plan to attend college or begin working after high school graduation? (Mr. Walker graded skill drills today in class)
#9 Mon. 9/14/09: What is one thing you have in common with your team members?
#8 Fri. 9/11/09: What is a "put-up?" Give an example.
#7 Thur. 9/10/09: What career do you see yourself in as an adult?
#6 Wed. 9/9/09: What is the Red Zone? Give an example.
#5 Tue. 9/8/09: What is the Gravity Rule?
#4 Fri. 9/4/09: How will students be "paid" in this class?
#3 Thur. 9/3/09: Why is SLANT important?
#2 Wed. 9/2/09: Did you like social studies last year? Why or why not?
#1. Tue. 9/1/09: Why are rules important?