Circle: How often have you stayed home simply because you did not want to go to school? [The answers to the question get at how we learn cultural rules]
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.
1) ESSA dashboard.
2) Us, write important stats on the board.
3) Write a paragraph using one of the statistics.
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.
Unit: Rumford or Cape? Understanding Culture
Present students with data from ESSA and this schools enrollment showing that boys do not challenge themselves here. Let students group themselves to unearth reasons the culture is different here. Work to get specific with the evidence. Whole group, share and write on the board. Bring in a senior boy who excels to get insights.
No comments:
Post a Comment