Friday March 1, 2024
Vocabulary Quiz: Metaphor, "Outside the Box", abstract, "Supply and Demand", globalization
Free Reading Book
Brewster Burns: Do you have the account? The Humex Bank
Circle: Name one thing or look that will be "out" by the time you take your yearbook photo? Or a fashion trend you wish would go away.
Yearbook Activity: Describe what your senior photo will look like. Inside or outside?, Casual or formal?, etc
Elements of deep culture: Year books...
Finish: The Last Samurai
Learning Target: I can use figurative language to make my writing more interesting
Fun with Metaphors! Get a feel for metaphors by looking at some classic poems withy our group. Then you will make a list of abstract concepts and another list of objects. Randomly pair a concept with an object and create fun metaphors in 3-5 sentences. The Mighty Metaphor and Fun with Metaphors
Unit: Rumford or Cape -- Time to Decide
Learning Target: I can use research to make a decision and back up my decision with information.
The Scenario: You have the opportunity to raise your child in either Cape Elizabeth or Rumford. Your family will earn $140,000. One parent is a chemical engineer and the other a nurse. This amount of yearly income would allow you to buy a house in either town up to but not over 350,000. That will mean very different things in each community -- you will very comfortable in Rumford, and house poor and struggling in Cape. Your child will have very different experiences in each.
1) Your child. Make and determine the values you want your child to have in order for them to have a happy, successful life. Write three on the back.
2) Quick research on each town. Cape Elizabeth High School Mountain Valley High School
3) Turn and talk -- what did you find?
4) Make your choice: Cold call. Your pick and why.
5) Place your child.
The Scenario: You have the opportunity to raise your child in either Cape Elizabeth or Rumford. Your family will earn $140,000. One parent is a chemical engineer and the other a nurse. This amount of yearly income would allow you to buy a house in either town up to but not over 350,000. That will mean very different things in each community -- you will very comfortable in Rumford, and house poor and struggling in Cape. Your child will have very different experiences in each.
1) Your child. Make and determine the values you want your child to have in order for them to have a happy, successful life. Write three on the back.
2) Quick research on each town. Cape Elizabeth High School Mountain Valley High School
3) Turn and talk -- what did you find?
4) Make your choice: Cold call. Your pick and why.
5) Place your child.
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