Mr. Pollert's Classroom Blog

  ELA Dinner Question: What object did you choose for you horror short story? SCD Dinner Question: What are you views on the inequalities that exist around the world? 

ELA Dinner Question: What does the phrase, "Show, don't tell," mean?  SCD Dinner Question: What do you think are some group norms that create an environment to ensure that all members can comfortably share their point of view. 

ELA Dinner Question: What book are you reading right now?  (If they don't have one please ask them what kind of book they'll look for at library orientation tomorrow).   SCD Dinner Question: What do you think causes the Us vs. Them mentality?

ELA Dinner Question: What book are you reading right now?  (If they don't have one please ask them what kind of book they'll look for at library orientation tomorrow).   SCD Dinner Question: What do you think causes the Us vs. Them mentality?

  ELA Dinner Question: How is freewriting going so far?  Do you enjoy it? SCD Dinner Question: When is it ok for a group to be exclusive?

ELA Dinner Question: What can getting better at speaking, writing, reading and listening to English do for you? SCD  Dinner Question: What's the class "Stories of Cultures Divided" about?  What are the objectives of the class?

ELA Dinner Question: What are some ways that free-writing everyday in ELA will help you? SCD Dinner Question: What does the "human experience of conflict" mean?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Why are the causes of the Civil War taught differently in schools throughout the U.S.?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How had tensions been brewing between southern and northern states since the writing of the constiution?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How was Abraham Lincoln a little more complicated than most history books suggest?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Who was Dred Scott?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Tell me about Alexander Stephens' Cornerstone Speech.  What was his message?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How do you think Frederick Douglas impacted the Civil War?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Tell me about the Fugitive Slave Act.  What does it have to do with the causes of the Civil War?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What do you think about public money going to support Confederate monuments?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What do people mean when they say, "benevolent slave owner?"

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Before the Civil War how were the economies of the North and South different?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What do you think were the causes of the US Civil War? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Do you think the US spends too much on defense?  Why or why not?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What's your opinion on voter ID laws?

Humanities Slideshow - Some students didn't have Humanities today but will have it on Friday the 16th. Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Why do you think the causes of the Civil War are taught differently from state to state?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: I saw you read a pro/con article about reparations.  What are your thoughts on that? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Did you submit the link to your Manifest Destiny Podcast? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What do you think the legacy of Manifest Destiny is? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Which historical event during Westward Expansion are you examining in your podcast?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Why is it important to connect events in history to the present?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Which historical event are you thinking about examining in your podcast?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Tell me about your Manifest Destiny Podcast?  What is it?   

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Can you tell me about the Trail of Tears? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What was the irony in Lewis and Clark's success? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What do you think was the biggest factor in Lewis and Clark's success? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What is Manifest Destiny? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Tell me about Indian Boarding Schools.  How were they an example of Manifest Destiny?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Have you read through your podcast and timed yourself yet?  How long it is? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Which software are you thinking about using for your humanities podcast? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How are your historical event and current event connected? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Which historical event did you choose for your podcast? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Which historical event did you choose for your podcast?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How did you do on the Westward Expansion Assessment today?  How many out of the 20 questions did you get correct?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How did you do on the Westward Expansion Assessment today?  How many out of the 20 questions did you get correct?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How did you do on the Westward Expansion Kahoot today?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Who lived in the territories that are not Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and California before they became part of the United States.

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Tell me about the "Trail of Tears."  How does it make you feel? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Who do you think benefited from the Homestead Act?  Who do you think was hurt by it?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How would you define Manifest Destiny?    

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How do you think southern plantation owners felt about the 3/5 Compromise?   

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How do you think southern plantation owners felt about the 3/5 Compromise?   

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How do you think southern plantation owners felt about the 3/5 Compromise?   

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How do you think the 3/5 Compromise affected Presidential elections?   

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Can you explain to me what the 3/5 Compromise was?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Who was the founding father you were assigned?  What can you tell me about them?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Who was the founding father you were assigned?  What can you tell me about them?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Which big idea of the constitution were you assigned?  How would you describe it in your own words?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How did you do on your Constitution assessment today?  Are you going to request a retake with Mr. Pollert?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Do you agree more with the Federalists or Anti-Federalists?  Why?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What is Federalism?   

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What is Federalism?   

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What were the Articles of Confederation?  Why were they eventually replaced?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Tell me about the image you created for the 3/5 Compromise Project.  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: How do you think an enslaved person felt about the 3/5 Compromise?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Do you think compromises are a good thing or bad thing?  Why?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Who was in favor of the 3/5 Compromise?  Why?

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What is the 3/5 Compromise?  Who was involved in the compromise?  What do you think about it? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Which big idea of the Constitution do you think is most important?  Why? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Can you give me an example of your assigned big idea from the Constitution being carried out in the present? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Tell me about your assigned big idea from the Constitution.  What does it mean?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What is a Federalist and an Anti-Federalist?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What does it mean when a law is declared unconstitutional?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: What does it mean when a law is declared unconstitutional? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Are you working with a group or by yourself for the Six Big Ideas of the Constitution Project? 

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Do you side with the Federalists or Anti-Federalists who created our Constitution?  Why?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Why do you think The U.S. Constitution is referred to as a "living document"?  

Humanities Slideshow Zoom Recordings Dinner Question: Why do you think The Articles of Confederation were not successful?