August 30

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be finishing our Partner Presentations and also discussing an important human behavior, growth mindset.  Growth mindset is about trying to change the way we think about things in life we don't like or find challenging to help ourselves grow and improve.  It is absolutely something that can make you a better person if you commit to practicing it!  It's nice to see you all again after a long break from each other!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Present information about a peer using Google Presentation and best practtices of presenting
2. Discuss the importance of having a growth mindset
3. Create a poster/infographic displaying the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset

Agenda:

1. Finish Presentations
2. History Today #4
3. View and Discuss: Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
4. Poster Creation: Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
5. HTC #2

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen.  I hope that you are all doing well and I look forward to seeing you all again soon!  Keep growth mindset with you and try to change the way you think, it doesn't happen overnight but if you work at it you can find it within you.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

8-30-16 PPT

History Today Video
HTC Video

Growth Mindset Defined

August 25

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class you will be introducing your partners!  It is important that you practice good presentation skills, so that you can develop into a strong presenter.  We will review what my expectations are for presentations and then we will jump right in.  It is our last day of the week together so I am excited to see you all and finish strong!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Present information about a peer using Google Presentation and best practices of presenting

Agenda:

1. Presentation On Presentations
2. Quick Discussion: Presentation Guidelines
3. Presentation: "About Me"

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend!  Hope that you can make it out today for the JV Football home game!  Or on Saturday at Levi Stadium for the Varsity game!  Its the Pat Tillman Classic!  Have a great weekend everyone!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

8-25-16 PPT

August 23

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be continuing our Google Application instructions.  You will be meeting a new person in class and creating a presentation to introduce them to the rest of our classroom.  I am excited to be learning more about all of you and hope that everyone is doing well!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective:

1. Create a presentation using Google Apps and give an oral presentation

Agenda:

1. History Today
2. Discuss: Google Presentation
3. Presentation Creation: "About Me"
1. Presentation Guidelines 
2. Presentation Rubric 
4. Presentation Tutorial: Presentation on Presentations

Homework:

1. Finish Presentation

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  Hope that you are handling everything well so far.  We are spending a lot of time going over our Google App functionality and literacy.  Once we finish these lessons make sure you now how to use everything well enough that you can be use them seamlessly for future assignments.  Looking forward to seeing you all again soon!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

8-23-16 PPT

August 22

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be wrapping up the About Me paragraph and establishing an organizational system for your Google Drive accounts.  If you stick with this system you should have no problem finding files throughout your high school career.  I hope that your first few days of high school have been good so far and that you are enjoying your transition.  High school will get harder but its not that bad.  I'm looking forward to our first full school week together!  Below you will find our agenda, resources and homework for the day.

Objectives:

1. Create folders and subfolders in Google Drive to practice proper file organization
2. Introduce 5 C's Portfolio Project

Agenda:

1. History Today
2. 10 Minute for "About Me' paragraph
3. File Organization: Google Drive
4. Discuss: 21st Century Culminating Project

Homework:

1. Submit About Me Paragraph to Google Classroom

 That's all for today ladies and gentlemen.  Hope that you are all doing well and taking deep breaths to get through these first few weeks of high school :)
I look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

8-22-16 PPT

August 18

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be practicing using our Google Applications.  This is our first bloc day together!  Yay!  We will review our Chromebook procedures and practice them, and then also use Google Documents and Google Classroom.  Hope high school is rolling along well for you all!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective

1. Access docs, understand procedures, and practice the functionality of Chromebooks and Google Drive

Agenda:

1. History Today
2. Discuss: Google Drive & Chromebooks
3. Practice: Google Docs
4. Start: About Me Paragraph
5. HTC

Homework:

1. NONE

 That's all for today ladies and gentlemen.  Make sure you finish all your work and take care of business.  I look forward to seeing you all again soon!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

8-18-16 PPT

August 17

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to your first day of high school!  I am so excited to be starting another year of this course, World Cultures!  We do a lot of different things in this class, including geography, culture, and also developing digital literacy skills.  I am very passionate about history and can't wait to share that with you!  If you get lost, or have any questions, make sure that you ask!  I can only help you if you are proactive in helping yourself!  I have one very clear and explicit expectation for all of you, while you are in this class I expect that you behave and act as a historian.  Below you will find our agenda, homework and resources for the day.

Objective:

1. Review course design and syllabus through discussion and questioning

Agenda:

1. Seating Chart/Attendance
2. Introduction: Who is Mr. Marchetti?
3. Review: AP Curriculum and Syllabus
4. Worktime: Homework

Homework:

1. Green Sheet
1. Sign and return Contract Page (Make sure you sign the appropriate form!)
2. Join Google Classroom
1. Class Codes
1. Period 1 - s9hpxx
2. Period 3 - ytzzrtp
3. Period 5 - tecgcd2
2. Google Classroom Assignment
1. Student Contact Sheet 
2. If you are having trouble accessing the document, it is most likely because you are not signed in to your SJUSD account.  
3. Bring History Today materials to class
   

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  I hope that you are not too overwhelmed with your first day of high school!  It was great meeting you today and I am excited to work with you more!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

8-17-16 PPT

Welcome!

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to World Cultures and your Freshman year of high school!

I am so looking forward to meeting all of you and starting a new year on August 17!  I am an avid and passionate lover of history!  You will learn quickly that I teach this course because I love it and I expect you to approach this course every day excited and ready to learn!

This course is designed to introduce you to the basic concepts of social science, examine world geography, practice historical thinking skills, and develop digital literacy.  This course is designed for you all to be successful!  I love this stuff and if you are ready to learn we will have a ton of fun!

I am so excited to start this school year with you all and look forward to our discussions on history!

I will see you soon!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti