December 13, 2023

Tuesday December 13, 2023 

Circle: 1.What are some reasons why society treats some people as having more value, and some people as having less value? What do you think you can do to see and treat all people as equally valuable? 

2. What rule at home, school or on a team will you never break?

Vocabulary Words: Allusion, Philosophy, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, plus two more via Rock-Paper-Scissors-Math.

This year, we will be learning the 100 words that every high school graduate should know.

Click here to access the list. You will be choosing two words at your table and then rock paper scissors against the other tables(coaching is permitted) to see which table gets to nominate their words.  Champion chooses.

5/6 Words: Allusion, Philosophy, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Thesis, Obtuse

7/8 Words: Allusion, Philosophy, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, magnanimous, onomatopoeia

Learning Target: I can explain how an author uses symbol, setting and (especially) characterization to develop a theme.

Short Story Group Poster

Learning Target: I can analyze a story to understand theme and how literary elements are used to develop that theme. I can work well in a group.

Each group will work through a short story. Individually you will combine your efforts and produce a visual aid that will help you present what you know about your story. 

Presentations: You will be presenting your poster about your story and literary elements.  You will be presenting these to your classmates group to group.  You will be presenting your poster at least three times and you will be scored using the presentation rubric and how well everyone was included in the presentation.  Please make sure everyone has a significant part in the presentation.

Unit: Economics

Learning Target: I can analyze the movement of stocks and find a news story to explain why a company's stock increased or decreased in value.

1) Visit Google Finance

2) Learn how to create simple stock comparison charts using the compare tool.

3) Load a 1-year chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

4) At your table, brainstorm & discover companies that have diverged from what the market is doing.

5) Use google news and filtering for the days that a market sharply diverged, find news stories the explain why the stock gained or lost value.

5) Cold call share out of findings.