Friday, November 17, 2023
Vocabulary for Friday Quiz: Hubris, Capitalism, Economics, Opportunity Cost, Surplus value of labor, Choice(economic term).
Circle Reminder: Why do we do circles? What is the learning target?
Circle: Something you watch or you know your family watches over the holidays.
Announce Egg Drop November 21....Need materials!!!! We are paying Humex cash for material.
Learning Target: I can explain how an author uses symbol, setting and characterization to develop a theme.
1) On the board: "I can explain how a film or book develops a theme"
1) On the board: "I can explain how a film or book develops a theme"
2) To be clear: you will be explaining exactly how the film uses characterization & setting to develop the theme.
3) Review -- what is theme?
4) Now we watch the film in three parts.
5) Watch part one: on your paper (use newsprint for each table), draw a stick figure with these elements: speech, actions, thoughts, looks, setting. Working in pairs, collaborate to fill in as many elements as possible describing what the film did to characterize the boy.
6) Fun Activity: replace the kid playing the video game to him listening to sad or angry music. Each table secretly come up with a song that would fit. Write name and artist on a piece of paper. We'll now play name that tune and artist for Humex cash.
7) Repeat step 5 for parts two and three.
8) Look at the differences between the character from part one and three and use those differences to figure out the possible themes.
9) Difficult: look at what caused the transformation to make the theme more elaborate.
10) When writing, it's helpful to think of the film as having parts. How many parts are there?
11) Introduce the idea of structuring your essay as follows. We will do this with pair and share:
Part 1: Use one or more paragraphs to explain how symbols, setting or characterization develop the character as they are at the begining/ OR how they define the problem.
Part 2: Use one or more paragraphs to explain how symbols, setting or characterization develop the character as they are at the end AFTER CHANGING/ OR how they solve the problem.
Part 1: Use one or more paragraphs to explain how symbols, setting or characterization develop the character as they are at the begining/ OR how they define the problem.
Part 2: Use one or more paragraphs to explain how symbols, setting or characterization develop the character as they are at the end AFTER CHANGING/ OR how they solve the problem.
12) Write.
Unit: Economics: The Personal Budget*
Learning Target:
Big Picture -- I can explain the importance for living on a budget.
Students will be able to develop a budget for living on their own.
Success Criteria -- I can do simple internet research to determine the price for certain items.
I can do simple internet research to estimate the price for certain items.
I can use a spreadsheet to make calculations.
I can analyze my economic choices to determine adjustments I can make in my choices to live within a budget...Your OPORTUNITY COST!
Budget:
1) The personal budget: What are the items we need to have on a budget?
2)We will have three columns for expenses: estimates, initial budget, adjusted budget.
3) There will be 12 stations you will be cycling through. At each station you will be researching specific budget needs and entering them on your spreadsheet.
4) When the budget is complete, make adjustments to ensure future happiness!
CMCC Career Fair
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