We're wrapping up our unit on colonies right now, and getting ready to transition. Originally I'd planned to give an assessment on Tuesday, the roll into some background about the origins of the slave trade. The way it is laid out in our book, it shouldn't take long as it is truly background heading into the American Revolution/Civil War. But my designs on making a quick, clean transition were not to be. So we adjust.
Why? First was that the assessment didn't really go as planned. The intent of the assessment was to measure what they learned, but I didn't put them in a position to truly be successful with it. Some fared well throughout, while others struggled. Instead I looked at a skill we practiced, and their grasp of vocabulary. This time they used the book and open ended questions that required them to read strategically to employ their vocabulary knowledge. The difference? Incredible.
But the other factor we've run into was a drama residency altering our schedule. Twice this week we lose 15 minutes, meaning we've lost 90 minutes of time between the assessment switch and the schedule switch. Combine that a wacky end of next week, and we're running up against a brick wall! We'll see what we get through.
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