Just a reminder of our STAAR Blitz Review.  We are reviewing all of our units (1-11), preparing of our Social Studies STAAR test which is on Tuesday April 23.  The following is the plan for each day:

• Warm-ups – A warm-up is used at the beginning of class as an opportunity to formally assess their understanding of the day’s identified TEKS and targeted content.  There are 3 sections—matching, questions from the unit, and released STAAR® questions.
• Lessons – A lesson is a PowerPoint presentation designed to review the most tested content on the Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR®. Each slide provides visuals to aid in your understanding of essential content. (bridge between warm-ups and assignments)
• Assignments – An assignment is used after the lesson to allow the students an opportunity to practice and reinforce necessary content associated with the day’s identified TEKS and targeted content.
• Assessment– A DMAC quiz will be administered at the beginning of the class period each day covering the previous day’s unit of study.  Then, the next unit will begin with the warm-up, lesson, and assignment.  Each day will begin with a quiz over the previous unit.  Students are responsible for each day’s activities if they are absent.

Again, each day will consist of:  Quiz (previous unit), Warm-up, Lesson, Assignment .  Students will need their computer everyday!  (Charged and ready to go.)  If they are absent, because of the above timeline preparing for the STAAR test, they are still responsible for all of the unit STAAR Blitz activities. (warm-up, lesson, assignment, quiz).     All will be posted by the end of each period except for the DMAC quiz, which they will take when they return to class.