Friday September 17, 2021

Overall Learning Target:  I know people in the classroom better; I feel more comfortable talking to more students in the class.

Todays Learning Target:  I can evaluate (for bias and perspective) multiple sources to determine what really happened.

Circle: What's the biggest fish you've ever caught?

Tower Building: Build a tower that is the tallest and most beautiful.  After the tower is built, design a presentation that explain the method the group used to create the tower. The score you receive will be based EQUALLY on height, beauty and name.

Football DBQ

Learning Target: I can evaluate (for bias and perspective) multiple sources to determine what really happened.

You will be reviewing original source documents about an allegedly great catch made by an Oxford Hills player to determine whether the catch was actually great or not.

1) Introduction to determining bias and why it matters.

2) Directions to the Football DBQ

3) Football DBQ

Target Practice
Intro to the Day
Egg drop announcement
Phones away

Stock Market Game: You will be learning about the stock market this year by actually participating in a virtual stock market.  You will be given $100,000 dollars to purchase stocks with.  First, watch this video. Your task is to do some research into:
1. What is the stock market?
2. How does it work?
3. What is a stock?
4. Why is it important?

5. How do you make money?
6. How do you lose money?
7. What are some tried and true strategies for making money in the market?
8. What are some important events in the history of the stock market?
9. Report out.
10. Start Game

Writing About Literature

Learning Target:  I can determine the meaning of a story by examining the author's use of characterization.

We will be write a short essay about the short story "Indian Camp"written by Ernest Hemingway using characterization to show how a theme is developed.

1) Cold call: What are the four elements all paragraphs need?

2) What is a thesis statement that works for the short story? Create a broad category.

3) Brainstorm the "categories" of the the thesis?

4) Find evidence to support your claim.  Cold call to read it.

5) Write evidence.

6) Introduce warrant method: Says, means, matters.

7) Write a new paragraph on your own.

Future

-Stock market activity

-The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife