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How is colonization impacting our community/world today? Through independent research students generate a thesis and community action plan for a self-selected issue that connects to colonization/imperialism.

You will be researching and presenting information about a world religion. You could use the sub-headings below, however you can add to these. • Historical background information • Basic belief system (one god, many gods, etc.) • Sacred texts • Key leaders • Sacred spaces and places • Rituals, services, or ceremonies • Holidays, festivals and celebrations • Demographics (how many people are members of this religion, what parts of the world, etc.)

6th Grade Informational Essay: Cause & Effect essay Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Who and/or what was responsible for the slaughter of the Taino natives? Students are organized into five defendant groups. Each group is charged with the genocide of the Tainos people. Students portray the defendants and must each present part of their defense. Your teacher will act as prosecutor for each defendant. Defend yourselves against the charges and explain / prove who they think is guilty and why.

This role-play will begin with the premise that a monstrous crime was committed in the years after Columbus's arrival in 1492, when perhaps as many as three million or more Tainos on the island of Hispaniola lost their lives. Who --- and / or what --- was responsible for this slaughter? This is the question that students confront here. Students are organized into five defendant groups (Columbus's Men, Columbus, King Ferdinand and Queen Isablela, The Tainos, and The System of Empire) Each of these groups is charge with the genocide of the Tainos people. As a group they will portray the defendants, their attorney, and a defense witness of their choice. Your teacher will act as prosecutor for each defendant. Each group has a two-fold responsibility - Defend yourselves against the charges and explain / prove who they think is guilty and why.

This rubric lists the requirements for our Fishbowl activity.

Students worked in groups to generate a survey question. Students surveyed their math class to gather data using a frequency table. Students shared their data by generating different types of charts and graphs.

Creating robots using specific measurement for area and perimeter. CCLS - Math: 3.MD.8

Write a friendly letter to a character or historical figure we have read about. Make sure to describe the character's traits and use evidence from text to support your response. Be creative and thoughtful!

Students have been asked to write a letter to a character or historical figure they have read about. Students are required to discuss how the character's traits impacted the sequence of events in the story, citing from evidence in text.

The students have read and discussed Pourquoi Tales and must create their own after learning about the elements of a Pourquoi Tale.

Write a letter from the view point of a soldier, describing what the character is feeling, seeing, hearing and experiencing as they fight for our freedom.

Students will choose an African country and develop a detailed brochure based on research conducted in class. Students will use technology to conduct internet research in order to be able to present facts about their chosen country’s resources, culture, government, religion, geography, social events, recreational pastimes, history, economics, etc. After students have gathered all of the research, they will synthesize the information and develop a three fold brochure about their country.