March 13, 2024

Wednesday March 13, 2024

Vocabulary Quiz: opportunity cost, esthetics, taboos, values, demographics, culture, aspirational, learned-helplessness, choice(in economics)

Free Reading Book - always have one

Do you have the account? The Humex Bank

Circle: How would you design your house, either exterior or interior to say something about you?

Video Note Work and Exemplar: Review the notes you took last week. What is good evidence? Build an exemplar CEW as an entire class.  We will write one together.

Brainstorm Activity: What are the possible categories we could compare?  How do we turn these into claims.  Look at values sheet.

Cornell Notes

Quoting, Phrasing, Summarizing

Mr. Truman's AP Example he Wrote

Brainstorm Activity: What are the possible categories we could compare?  How do we turn these into claims.  Look at values sheet.

Watch more of The Rivals and take great notes. This will be followed by another writing session.

Zillow: Using your Element of Deep Culture sheet and the values list, what can you determine about the different communities values by looking at houses for sale?   Cape Elizabeth    Rumford

Activity: Using the same values sheet you used to with you child, break down the list dividing it into a column for Cape and Rumford.  Which values do you think go under each town based on the real estate you saw.  Then create a list from both that you think is important for your kid.

Exit Ticket: what is your best and most compelling piece of evidence you have gathered so far? What makes the evidence persuasive?

Name that Tune for money if we have time and people work efficiently!

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.

Unit: Rumford or Cape? The Rivals

Research: We watched the documentary Here are the segments:

Part 1 of "The Rivals"

Part 2 of "The Rivals"

Part 3a of "The Rivals"

Part 3b of "The Rivals"

Part 4 of "The Rivals"

Part 5 of "The Rivals"