Tuesday, January 10th, 2023

 Vocabulary Test: supply and demand, opportunity cost, capitalism, culture

Circle:  In terms of the jobs that they do, what is more important: Doctors & lawyers or builders & construction workers?

Announcements: 

-Vocabulary will be combined to a single average soon, make arrangements to make up  any missing vocabulary by the end of the quarter.

Unit: Rumford or Cape? The Schools

Research: We will looking at the Maine Department of Education dashboard called ESSA in order to gather information about the high schools in Rumford and Cape Elizabeth.

A) Elements of deep culture: Understand that culture is very important in determining nearly everything. Have the students examine their own culture using the elements giving examples or rules.

B) Understanding the cultural rules of Rumford & Cape through educational stats.

1) Pair with the person siting next to you.

2) Go to the ESSA dashboard.

3) One of you go to Cape Elizabeth, the other Mountain Valley

4) Select one category and go to it.  

5) Take notes on what you find, highlighting differences.  Highlight similarities if you believe they will help you argue where you should live.

repeat for another category.

6) Prepare to present out you most important finding.

Unit: Rumford or Cape? The Rivals

Research: We will be watching the documentary "The Rivals" to understand the culture of the two communities.

1) Watch

2) Make notes an things that you see that give evidence on why either place is good or bad to move to.

3) Part 1 of "The Rivals", continued.

4) Part 2 of "The Rivals

5) Part 3 of "The Rivals"

Unit: Rumford or Cape? The Schools: paragraph

Write two paragraphs based on your findings.