Happy Halloween!
Today, students will submit their notebooks so that I can check them for October's classwork - 300 points. Due to the senior assembly this morning, the class period has been shortened.
Homework: Gather 8 pages of notes on your topic and bring them in tomorrow! These notes are worth 100 points. They can be a combination of handwritten notes and print-outs from the web. We will begin to write our research paper tomorrow!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Objectives:
After this class, students will be able to:
1. manage their time to complete research.
2. create a rought draft of a resume.
3. prepare for a semester test.
Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: Students should answer the following question in their notebooks: Describe the research so far that you have completed for the Senior Project. How many pages of notes do you have? If you haven't done any research, why it that? We will then have a discussion about this topic.
2. Discussion of this week's schedule.
3. Discussion of late work: Work to be counted for the first marking period is due to Ms. Kingsbury no later than 10/31/07 at 10 p.m. Late work that will be accepted includes mission statements, career goals essays, research proposals, and September's notebook check.
4. Resume Rough Drafts: Students are required to create a resume for their Senior Portfolio. The typed version of their resume is due on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. Today students will draft a version of their resume in their notebooks. A very good sample of a student resume is on page 1152 of the textbook. Students who have a resume already should bring it tomorrow.
Homework: Continue collecting 8 pages of notes on your research topic. Finish the rought draft of your resume. Bring in your notebook to take our Semester Test on Tuesday!
After this class, students will be able to:
1. manage their time to complete research.
2. create a rought draft of a resume.
3. prepare for a semester test.
Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: Students should answer the following question in their notebooks: Describe the research so far that you have completed for the Senior Project. How many pages of notes do you have? If you haven't done any research, why it that? We will then have a discussion about this topic.
2. Discussion of this week's schedule.
3. Discussion of late work: Work to be counted for the first marking period is due to Ms. Kingsbury no later than 10/31/07 at 10 p.m. Late work that will be accepted includes mission statements, career goals essays, research proposals, and September's notebook check.
4. Resume Rough Drafts: Students are required to create a resume for their Senior Portfolio. The typed version of their resume is due on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. Today students will draft a version of their resume in their notebooks. A very good sample of a student resume is on page 1152 of the textbook. Students who have a resume already should bring it tomorrow.
Homework: Continue collecting 8 pages of notes on your research topic. Finish the rought draft of your resume. Bring in your notebook to take our Semester Test on Tuesday!
Monday, October 29, 2007
10 steps toward better research
If you are still trying to figure out how to do research for your senior project, read this:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/advice-for-students-10-steps-toward-better-research.html
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/advice-for-students-10-steps-toward-better-research.html
Sunday, October 28, 2007
For students who are researching breast cancer for your senior pr project:
This is a great article from TIME magazine -
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1666089_1666563,00.html
Please read and add it to your working bibliography.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1666089_1666563,00.html
Please read and add it to your working bibliography.
College Girls Slutify The Girl Scout Uniform
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/27/AR2007102700150.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Read the article and submit a well thought-out opinion of five sentences about the subject of college costs.
Read the article and submit a well thought-out opinion of five sentences about the subject of college costs.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Are you biased?
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/10/do-it-yourself-.html
Click on this link. Take a few tests? Let me know the results. You might be surprised!
Click on this link. Take a few tests? Let me know the results. You might be surprised!
Eliminate Common Writing Mistakes
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/eliminate-common-writing-mistakes.html
A very helpful article on improving your writing - read and apply this information to your work!
A very helpful article on improving your writing - read and apply this information to your work!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Stop Comparing Yourself To Others
It's tempting as a teenager to want to fit in and not stand out. Eventually, you will learn that standing out is how you get ahead in life. If you are tempted to be like others, here's your way out of that trap:
http://briankim.net/blog/2007/10/how-to-stop-comparing-yourself-to-other-people/
http://briankim.net/blog/2007/10/how-to-stop-comparing-yourself-to-other-people/
Friday, October 26, 2007 - EARLY DISMISSAL
Today students will spend class time in the library doing research and taking notes for their senior projects. 8 pages of notes is due in class on 11/1/07.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! DON'T FORGET TO DO YOUR RESEARCH!
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! DON'T FORGET TO DO YOUR RESEARCH!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Today we will spend our class time reading for the 25 Book Challenge. Students should remember that their research proposals for their senior projects are due TODAY!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Objectives:
After this class, students will be able to:
1. solve an ancient riddle.
2. read and/or listen to a drama.
3. describe plot.
Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: Try to answer the following riddle: What walks on four feet in the morning, two feet in the afternoon, and three feet at night? (Answer is MAN!) This is the riddle that the main character in Oedipus solved in order to become the king of Thebes.
2. Notes: Characters in Oedipus:
a. Oedipus - king of Thebes
b. Jocasta - wife of Oedipus (also his mother)
c. Creon - brother of Jocasta (brother-in-law and uncle of Oedipus)
d. Chorus - the elders of Thebes - the voice of reason and religion
3. Today we will read Oedipus - pages 23 to 30.
4. Post-Reading Questions:
a. How does Oedipus become the King of Thebes?
ANSWER: HE SOLVES THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX.
b. What is the state of Thebes when the play opens? Why is it this way?
ANSWER: THE CITY IS A MESS; THE PREVIOUS KING HAS BEEN KILLED. THEY NEED TO SOLVE HIS MURDER.
Homework: Type and email research proposals to ms.kingsbury@verizon.net. Continue to research your senior project topic. 8 pages of notes are due on 11/1/07. Submit all late work by 10/31/07 if you want it to count for the first marking period!!
NOTE: DUE TO A GUEST SPEAKER THE SECOND HALF OF CLASS, STUDENTS IN PERIOD 4/5 ONLY READ PAGES 23-24.
After this class, students will be able to:
1. solve an ancient riddle.
2. read and/or listen to a drama.
3. describe plot.
Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: Try to answer the following riddle: What walks on four feet in the morning, two feet in the afternoon, and three feet at night? (Answer is MAN!) This is the riddle that the main character in Oedipus solved in order to become the king of Thebes.
2. Notes: Characters in Oedipus:
a. Oedipus - king of Thebes
b. Jocasta - wife of Oedipus (also his mother)
c. Creon - brother of Jocasta (brother-in-law and uncle of Oedipus)
d. Chorus - the elders of Thebes - the voice of reason and religion
3. Today we will read Oedipus - pages 23 to 30.
4. Post-Reading Questions:
a. How does Oedipus become the King of Thebes?
ANSWER: HE SOLVES THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX.
b. What is the state of Thebes when the play opens? Why is it this way?
ANSWER: THE CITY IS A MESS; THE PREVIOUS KING HAS BEEN KILLED. THEY NEED TO SOLVE HIS MURDER.
Homework: Type and email research proposals to ms.kingsbury@verizon.net. Continue to research your senior project topic. 8 pages of notes are due on 11/1/07. Submit all late work by 10/31/07 if you want it to count for the first marking period!!
NOTE: DUE TO A GUEST SPEAKER THE SECOND HALF OF CLASS, STUDENTS IN PERIOD 4/5 ONLY READ PAGES 23-24.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Harry Potter Extravaganza at the UPENN Museum - MAJOR EC OPPORTUNITY!
If you are a fan of Harry Potter and would like to earn some major extra credit, check out this even at the UPENN museum on Sunday, November 11:
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/news/fullrelease.php?which=300
Please let me know if you decide to go! I'd love to have you share your experiences with the class!
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/news/fullrelease.php?which=300
Please let me know if you decide to go! I'd love to have you share your experiences with the class!
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Objectives:
After this class, students will be able to:
1. generate questions for a semester test.
2. describe the life of Sophocles.
3. describe the different kinds of irony.
4. analyze ancient wisdoms and literature.
Agenda:
1. Warm-up: Students should complete the following activity: On a sheet of paper, write three multiple choice questions and one essay question based on anything we have covered this marking period. Look back through your notebook and textbook for ideas. 40 points for your warm-up today (10 points for each question you submit).
2. Notes regarding the Life of Sophocles:
a. lived 495 BC - 406 BC
b. one of the greatest Greek playwrights, specializing in tragedy
c. excelled in music and wrestling, was briefly a general in the Athenian army
d. Oedipus has been called "the perfect tragedy" - he is most famous for this play
3. Notes on theme: Most of Sophocles' plays focus on fatalism, meaning that humans are trapped by fate and their own frailties. In short, life is terrible, and then you die.
4. Vocabulary: Three Kinds of Irony:
a. Verbal Irony: when a person says one thing but really means something else
b. Situational Irony: Occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate
c. Dramatic Irony: when the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know
5. Sophocles Analysis: From http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Sophocles - students will analyze quotes Sophocles. Choose one quote and write what it means to you and why it is true.
Homework: Students should continue to research their senior project topics and take notes on what they learn and read. 8 pages of notes is due on 11/1/07.
Bring a book to read in class on Tuesday for the 25 Book Challenge!!!
After this class, students will be able to:
1. generate questions for a semester test.
2. describe the life of Sophocles.
3. describe the different kinds of irony.
4. analyze ancient wisdoms and literature.
Agenda:
1. Warm-up: Students should complete the following activity: On a sheet of paper, write three multiple choice questions and one essay question based on anything we have covered this marking period. Look back through your notebook and textbook for ideas. 40 points for your warm-up today (10 points for each question you submit).
2. Notes regarding the Life of Sophocles:
a. lived 495 BC - 406 BC
b. one of the greatest Greek playwrights, specializing in tragedy
c. excelled in music and wrestling, was briefly a general in the Athenian army
d. Oedipus has been called "the perfect tragedy" - he is most famous for this play
3. Notes on theme: Most of Sophocles' plays focus on fatalism, meaning that humans are trapped by fate and their own frailties. In short, life is terrible, and then you die.
4. Vocabulary: Three Kinds of Irony:
a. Verbal Irony: when a person says one thing but really means something else
b. Situational Irony: Occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate
c. Dramatic Irony: when the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know
5. Sophocles Analysis: From http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Sophocles - students will analyze quotes Sophocles. Choose one quote and write what it means to you and why it is true.
Homework: Students should continue to research their senior project topics and take notes on what they learn and read. 8 pages of notes is due on 11/1/07.
Bring a book to read in class on Tuesday for the 25 Book Challenge!!!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Objectives:
After this class, students will be able to:
1. self-assess their metacognition.
2. explain what metacognition is.
3. share personal experiences and thoughts in front of a group.
Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: In their notebooks, students should answer the following questions:
Consider the following statement: Imitation is natural to the human species. From childhood on, we learn through imitation. Human are the most imitative creatures in the world, and that is one of the advantages that we have over other species.
Questions: How do you learn? How do you know when you are learning? When you are learning, how do you learn best? Please write 2 sentences for each question.
2. Today's Vocabulary: metacognition - being aware of and understanding how you think and learn
3. Brainstorming about metacognition: 5 sentences for each question:
a. How does your mood effect your learning?
b. Do you have to like a teacher to learn something from them? Give an example to support your position.
4. Brainstorm: Make a list of the five worst things that can happen to a person. What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you? How did you survive? These questions are in anticipation of reading Oedipus next week. Students who feel comfortable can share their stories with the class.
Homework: Students should continue to research their topic for the senior project and take notes on what they read and learn.
After this class, students will be able to:
1. self-assess their metacognition.
2. explain what metacognition is.
3. share personal experiences and thoughts in front of a group.
Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: In their notebooks, students should answer the following questions:
Consider the following statement: Imitation is natural to the human species. From childhood on, we learn through imitation. Human are the most imitative creatures in the world, and that is one of the advantages that we have over other species.
Questions: How do you learn? How do you know when you are learning? When you are learning, how do you learn best? Please write 2 sentences for each question.
2. Today's Vocabulary: metacognition - being aware of and understanding how you think and learn
3. Brainstorming about metacognition: 5 sentences for each question:
a. How does your mood effect your learning?
b. Do you have to like a teacher to learn something from them? Give an example to support your position.
4. Brainstorm: Make a list of the five worst things that can happen to a person. What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you? How did you survive? These questions are in anticipation of reading Oedipus next week. Students who feel comfortable can share their stories with the class.
Homework: Students should continue to research their topic for the senior project and take notes on what they read and learn.
Controversy Surrounding Nas' New Album
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/19/AR2007101900897.html?tid=informbox
Read the article. Tell me what you think. 20 points for your effort...
Read the article. Tell me what you think. 20 points for your effort...
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