Vocab: Review of Theme and The Elements of Freytag's Pyramid (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement)
Circle: If someone close to you was going off to war, what is one thing you would want them to know before they went? (It can be personal or big picture; warning or advice).
Vocab Quiz: Attrition, Moral Capital, Platitudes, Acquiesce
Reading: “The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” - Oscar Wilde
Circle: If your parents could see ALL of your social media posts and text messages, would they be happy, mad, or sad?
Geography Pre-Test: Which Asian countries can you identify?
Practice capitals for money.
Practice Test
Test is next Wednesday, March 8th.
Tuesday March 25, 2025
New Seating Chart/Activity...big money
Vocab: Attrition, Moral Capital, Platitudes, Acquiesce
Reading...for a formative grade
Circle: If you could either go 10 years into the future for a day or 10 years into the past which one would you choose and why?
Watching Restrepo and taking notes.
Exit Ticket: Five descriptive words or phases that describe what war is like for the soldiers in Restrepo
Circle: What are your fears? Heights? Conflict? Snakes? Flying? The dark?
Reading: Bring your book to class! "We read to know we are not alone." – C.S. Lewis
Vocab Practice?
Vocab: Semi-autobiographical, moral vs. moral, morality vs. ethics
Reading: “Think before you speak, read before you think” -- Fran Liebowitz
Circle: What's a piece of (school-appropriate) advice you've been given that sticks with you?
Vocab Quiz: Soft Power, Cost-Benefit, Return on Investment(ROI), Domino Theory
Reading: Bring your book, be prepared, stay quiet and focused.
Circle: When you are feeling an oncoming conflict--between you and a friend, you and a teacher, you and a sibling, or you and a parent--what is your typical response: fight, flight, freeze, or fawn?
Geo Practice: Look at several countries in South East Asia. For each, identify the following:
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
New Seats: Going to a party: you were all invited to a party. The host has asked each of you to bring one song you want to hear on the playlist and one appetizer to share with everyone.
Vocabulary: Cost-Benefit, Return on Investment(ROI), Domino Theory, Soft Power (repeat)
Reading:
Circle: If Hollywood were to make a movie about your life—past, present, or future—what genre would you want it to be: spy-thriller? Rom-com? Adventure? Teen comedy? Drama? Something else?
Formatting: spend 10 minutes making sure your essay is formatted properly:
Paragraphs should all contain a warrant that does the following: Says-Means-Matters
ID tag
Double spaced
Ariel or Times New Roman, 11- or 12-point font
Unit: Should America send troops to fight around the world?
Learning Target: By the end of the unit, you will be able use various print and media sources to form an
opinion on a complex issue in order to make a reasoned decision.
Essential Question: What should we understand before we go to war?
Brainstorming: Write 5 lines about reasons you would support a war. What would make it “just”?
Share with your table and report out to the class.
Write another 5 lines about what would be a war you couldn’t support. What would make it unjust?
Share with your table and report out to the class
As a table, do so brief research about where there are current armed conflicts in the world. Which ones fit your definition of “just”? Which fit your definition of “unjust”?
Appeasement: Read a brief article (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/appeasement-and-peace-our-time). Choose 3 quotes which connect to your own perceptions of what make a just or unjust war.
Share your quotes with your table then choose 2 from your whole group to report to the whole class.
Writing: Write at least 10 lines summarizing your ideas about just and unjust wars and what you would be willing to compromise about to avoid war.
Geography Pre-Test: Which Asian countries can you identify?
Class book: The Things They Carried
Vietnam Pre-thinking:
Friday January 15, 2025
Circle: TBA
Vocabulary Test: This week you will be re-testing on our Rumford-Cape vocabulary. Take four minutes to get the definitions of the 18 words collected so you can study for Friday.
Vocabulary: This week you will be re-testing on our Rumford-Cape vocabulary. Take four minutes to get the definitions of the 18 words collected so you can study for Friday.
Reading: “To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” ― Victor Hugo
Circle: What is a value you have that you sometimes have a hard time living up to or achieving?
Vocab Test: Stratification, Cultural Capital, Prejudice, Norm, Irony
Reading: “There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” -- Walt Disney
Circle: When you go to a new place--a different school, a new classroom mid-semester, someplace where everyone already knows everybody else--how do you feel? How do you act?
Vocab: Stratification, Cultural Capital, Prejudice, Norm, Irony
Reading: Come to class with your very own book. Try to bring one that you actually enjoy.
Circle: What is an element of Deep Culture that you find especially important or weird?
Writing: Write about the deep culture of both Rumford and Cape Elizabeth. This will become part of the exposition of the final essay.
Task: Write a paragraph that explains some of the elements of deep culture that we see in Rumford and Cape Elizabeth. For any you write about, compare or contrast it to the other community.
Exemplar:
Recruitment Fair: In the gymnasium. Come to class first!
Vocab Test: Affluence, Disparity, Homogeneous, Heterogeneous, Transition
Reading: Quiet, peaceful, prepared.
Circle: Were your parents cool when they were in high school?
If you traveled back in time to your parents' last year of high school, you would be an outsider. How accepting would your teenage parents be of you (assuming they didn't know you were their future child)? If your teenage parents traveled forward in time to visit you in high school, how accepting would you be of them (again, assuming you don't know its your parents).
Review: Get one of yesterday's yearbook. Find one trend from the past that you want to share with Mr. Toohey.
Elements of Culture:
Take a few moments to individually fill out examples of what this looks like in your own life.
As a table group, brainstorm some of the elements of culture that would be the same in MV and Cape and a couple that would have a disparity.
Exit Ticket: What element of culture most sneakily finds it way into your life?
Watch: Watch part 3b of The Rivals. Take copious notes.
Mykidsbank if we have time.
Post a quote you want to use for writing on Friday.
Vocab: Transitions (in writing), affluence, disparity, homogeneous, heterogeneous
Personal Reading: No library visits--smooth transition and focus on the book.
Circle: Would you rather live near people that think the same as you, or where their are diverse perspectives? Which do you think has more diversity of thought: Rumford or Cap?
Writing: Choose one of the values that you wrote down in your Child Profile--what are 3-5 other values that relate to it or support that value? What (if any) values might be in tension with your chosen value? [for example, your value might be Leadership, something that Fame could compete with if you hold both values].
Choose one quote you jotted down during Part 3a of "The Rivals." Choose one that shows both positive and less positive attributes. Introduce the quote and write out the warrant for the quote.
* Visit from Ms. McClean
Vocab Test: opportunity cost, esthetics, taboos, values, demographics, culture
Reading: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR BOOK IN HAND! No visits to the library.
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.
Writing: Choose one quote you jotted down during Part II of "The Rivals." Choose one that shows both positive and less positive attributes. Introduce the quote and write out the warrant for the quote.
Before: What's the "in" thing? At tables, brainstorm what styles dominate at OHCHS in 2025.
During: As a table group, examine a past yearbook for styles that were "in"
Brainstorm elements of deep culture and how you think it would look in Mountain Valley vs. Cape Elizabeth.
After: What elements of culture have the greatest impact on you? (Which ones sneak their way most into your life?)
Transition to Part 3a of "The Rivals." Part 3a of "The Rivals"
-- Reading grade: taking notes. More than what the teachers stop and discuss.
Tuesday January 21, 2025
New Seating Chart- With you group, come up with what you would cook or make if you were trying impress somebody.
Activity: During the documentary you will be taking notes and then sharing out what you noticed with the people at your table. We will then share out with the group important quotes and scenes that help us figure out how the two communities support their values.
Yearbook Activity: Describe what your senior photo will look like. Inside or outside?, Casual or formal?, etc
Circle: Who is a bigger influence on you right now: parents or friends?
Vocab: Metaphor, Culture, Socioeconomic status, Stereotype, Social Mobility
Reading: Make sure to have your book ready and renewed.
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 have extra income if you live in Rumford, while in Cape Elizabeth most of your money will be spent on house payments. 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
Research on each school: Maine ESSA dashboard
3) Turn and talk -- what did you find?
4) Make your choice: Cold call. Your pick and why.
5) Place your child.
Writing: Develop a CEW paragraph in which you
Short Story: "The House Behind" by Lydia Davis
Before: Write about a "bad" neighbor that you once had. (Or, what are the qualities of a "good" neighbor?).
During: Read "The House Behind" aloud. Stop each page or so. Collect sentences and phrases about how people in each house are described.
After: What do the sentences and phrases tell us about the different houses? What is the metaphor we are supposed to come away with?
Circle: What is something you like to do or buy that you "splurge" on?
Presentations/Reading: Formative assessment while last presentations get done.
Budget Clean Up: Clarify expectations, share resources, finish budget
Scenarios: What would happen if....
Research: How much money should you have in savings? Would you be able to do that?
How much money should a 21/22 year old be setting aside for retirement?
Reflection: Write one solid page... (on GC)
Wednesday January 8, 2025
New Seating Chart: Activity- A place outside of Maine you have all been to.
Circle: What is a new question you have about careers or what is an idea that was cemented by yesterday’s job fair?
Bonus round: What is a piece of feedback you would give to the organizers of the trip or to the presenters at CMCC?
Reading: Reminder: reading in silence, no trips to the library, respect the right to learn. Check in on page progress.
Presentations: last ones! Everything after today is during lunch!
Periods 7-8 Activity: Career Assessment: Career One Stop
Activity: Budget
Pre-Budget: List as many as you can: what are the things you think you would have to buy/pay for on a regular basis? Share with your group.
Create a shared list of essentials on the board.
Pick a few common essentials—groceries, car payment, heating, internet, phone, healthcare, etc—and have one table research one to find out how much that is likely to cost each month Share the results with the group
During: You are going to craft a budget for yourself using a spreadsheet. You will have a limited amount of money—a salary—that you have to keep to. For items like housing, you will have to provide an actual listing for an available rental; for your food bill…..
Debrief: What are your takeaways? What changes might you have to make to your habits? What is more expensive than you realized? What careers are you re-thinking as a result? You will be presenting your findings to you group and some of you will be presenting classwide.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Career Assessment: Career One Stop
Circle: What's something you are looking forward to about the trip this afternoon? and/or What is a career that you have been thinking about lately?
Time for presentations. Formative grade for today based on right to teach, right to learn.
CMCC Trip today: 10:30 until End of Day
Target Practice: Turn and Talk: Why do we do circles? What is the target? What is goal?
Restate our classroom expectations: Respect the right to teach; respect the right to learn; be on time for your obligations: class and assignments; positively representing yourself and others--people will remember the way you act; we ALL have to make it work: ask for what you need (from us and your classmates), but be willing to contribute and compromise.
Circle: How much money do you think you would need to make a week to survive on your own? How much money do you currently spend weekly/monthly? How much money do you currently make weekly/monthly?
Seating Chart: We will not have a new one next Tuesday.
CMCC Trip: Next Tuesday!
Reading: Finish one-pager first, then dive into reading.
Presentations: We will be calling students at random to come to the office or to the reading library.
Before: How much do you think a career in your field would make? What do you think might be some qualifications to be in that field? How "in demand" do you think it is?
During: Research the job you are signed up for CMCC. For each answer you must have a REAL website linked.
Create a brief presentation to your table group about your career.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Circle: What is a holiday tradition that you or your family have? Do you love it, hate it, or just don't get it? Circle #2: After researching the Fall of Rome, do you think America is on the same track?
Activity: At your table you will be coming up with a brief presentation that explains how you get a good grade on the presentation. Each person should have a part and be prepared to share out.
Thesis: Refine your thesis--your three ideas
Resources: Colosseum/NFl Stadim Picture Image of Ancient Rome
Moral Dilemma: Justice
Work Time: Work your butts off!
Presentation: On Friday!
Reminders 1. Quarter 2 Progress Reports Tomorrow
2. Friday Schedule:
7:35 - 7:45 Advisory
7:50 - 8:30 Period 1 and 5
8:35 - 9:15 Period 2 and 6
9:20 - 10:00 Period 3 and 7
(Grab and Go Lunch)
10:12 - 10:52 Period 4 and 8
Friday, December 13, 2024
Vocab Test
Reading: Your own book
Circle: It's Friday the 13th. What is a superstition that you have?
Exposition: Finish your exposition and get feedback from Toohey/Coen.
Top 3: Choose your 3 big reasons for the fall of Rome.
Work on next slides.
Wednesday December 11, 2024
Circle: Pre-thinking...In your opinion, what is the purpose of school? Do you think this school would be better if we were stricter or better if we gave you more freedom? Why?
Article: DOD Addresses Recruiting Shortfall Challenges
Circle at your table then report out: What would it take to make you consider joining the military? Do you feel like you "owe" something to our country for what it provides for us?
Quick Write: On your own, write 5 lines in response to: Do you believe that the United States is as strong as it's ever been and our best years are ahead of us or are we on a slow decline like the Roman Empire?
Check your stocks: Do you feel like the economy is doing good? Does it feel like your family has been doing a lot better financially like the stock market?
Fall of Rome: Exposition- How are you going to make the audience(Toohey and Coen) realize how huge, powerful and long-lasting Rome was?
Moral Dilemmas for students
Moral Dilemmas for poor and rich
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Circle: Are you a year-round decorator or just for the holiday season type?
Vocab: Causal, Diverge, Consequential, Fraught. When your group is done with the words, your group will create a story that uses the words correctly.
Reading: Your own book. Remember, you are being formatively assessed on your ability to be ready for class.
Document E: Brainstorm: Where do we see inequality in the United States? How does that impact our faith in our government?Read Doc E; answer the DBQ questions.
As a table, discuss, "Did Rome become so corrupt that citizens lost faith in its government? Do we see this in America?" Write it on your placemat. Share out as a whole class.
Friday, December 6, 2024
Vocab Test: Refugee(s), Bureaucracy/Bureaucrat, Justice, Conscription
Reading: Make sure you have attended to your library visits BEFORE reading time.
Circle: Are snow days a gift or a curse? Do you think you will miss them or long for them when you're an adult?
Entry Activity: Write 5 lines: "What do Roman historians believe happened to the Roman army and is the USA military heading the same way?"
Document C: Brainstorm: who do you think are some of America's enemies in 2024? Are they "invading" us?
Look at the Doc C map; answer the questions in the DBQ.
As a table, discuss, "Does the map and the dates of the invasions tell you anything about why Rome eventually fell to outsiders?" Write it on your placemat. Share out as a whole class.
Document D: Brainstorm: What messages do we send about our enemies? Are they are true or are some of them cartoonish?
Read Doc D; answer the DBQ questions on the paper.
As a table, discuss, "Does Rome underestimate people outside of Rome? How could that have lead to their downfall?" Write it on your placemat. Share out as a whole class.
Document E: Brainstorm: Where do we see inequality in the United States? How does that impact our faith in our government?
Read Doc E; answer the DBQ questions.
As a table, discuss, "Did Rome become so corrupt that citizens lost faith in its government? Do we see this in America?" Write it on your placemat. Share out as a whole class.
Document F: Brainstorm: How did Covid impact the US? How are climate change and other natural disasters impacting us? Can we bounce back from those challenges?
Read Doc F; answer the DBQ questions.
As a table, discuss, "Does it seem like natural disasters and plagues had a significant effect on the morale of Romans?" Write it on your placemat. Share out as a whole class.
Wrap Up: On your own, write 5 lines in response to: Do you believe that the United States is as strong as it's ever been and our best years are ahead of us or are we on a slow decline like the Roman Empire?
Tuesday December 3, 2024
New Seating Chart: Find an example of ASMR. Share it with your team. Choose the best or most annoying to share with whole class.
Circle: What's an annoying habit of someone you live with? What's some habit that that person would find annoying about you? (second question is optional)
Housekeeping: Permission Slips for CMCC visit.
Vocab: Justice, Refugee(s), Bureaucrat/Bureaucracy, Conscription
Reading: On your own!
Gladiator: Finish the film. 5/6: 40 minutes left. 7/8: 30 minutes. Synthesize your thoughts about architecture on Google Classroom. What about the architecture did you find impressive? What is some architecture in the United States that you also find impressive?
DBQ: Finish document B. Begin Document C and Document D. In addition to the DBQ questions, we will answer each of these corresponding questions:
5.What do Roman historians believe happened to the Roman army and is the USA military heading the same way? (Document B)
6. Eventually Rome was overrun by foreign invaders. (Document C) Does the map and the dates of the invasions tell you anything about why Rome eventually fell to outsiders?
7. Does Rome underestimate people outside of Rome? (Document D) Do we underestimate our enemies?
Tuesday November 26, 2024
No Circle today!
Questions to consider during the watching of Gladiator
Political and Military Power
How does the film portray the power of the Roman Emperor and the Senate? What does this suggest about the governance of the Empire at its height?
What can we infer about Rome's military strength from the opening battle scene? How does it demonstrate the might of the Roman legions?
Why is the loyalty of generals like Maximus so significant to the stability and power of the Empire?
Architecture and Urban Planning
How does the Colosseum reflect Roman engineering and architectural brilliance? What role does it play in showcasing the Empire's power and resources?
What details in the film depict the scale and grandeur of Roman cities? How might these have been a source of pride for its citizens?
Cultural Influence
In what ways does the film highlight the diversity of people in the Empire (e.g., gladiators, senators, soldiers)? How does this diversity reflect the reach of Roman influence?
How do the games in the Colosseum reflect Roman values and priorities, such as entertainment, public order, and imperial propaganda?
Economy and Wealth
What evidence of wealth and prosperity do we see in the film (e.g., clothing, markets, and lifestyle)? What does this tell us about Rome’s economy during its peak?
How does the portrayal of slavery and conquest in the film demonstrate the Roman Empire’s reliance on a vast labor force and resources from conquered lands?
Legacy and Impact
What aspects of Roman civilization depicted in the film (e.g., laws, architecture, military organization) continue to influence the modern world?
How do the citizens' reactions to the gladiatorial games reflect the relationship between the Roman government and its people?
Friday November 22, 2024
Vocabulary Quiz: Pax Romana, Republic, Exposition, Dictatorship, BC/BCE/CE
Circle: Did you have a stuffy or blanky when you were little and what was its name?
Geography Test: Capitals and Countries
Reading: When you are done with the geography test move on to your choice reading book.
Architecture can do the following things:
-Inspire you
-Comfort you
-Protect you
-Make you uncomfortable
-Project strength
-Calm you
-Disorient you
1) In your group, pick four of the attributes above, and brainstorm a place in the building that exemplifies that attribute. (5 minutes)
Pre-thinking questions about Gladiator
November 20, 2024
Gladiator permission slip
Circle: Do you think someday in the future(after you turn 30) you want to have a family? Why or why not?
#2 If "Internal Decay" is eventually what leads to great civilizations downfall, what do you think is we should learn from the Romans here in the USA?
#3 If you were to walk into a classroom that was really high functioning, what do you think you would observe.
Practice Geography Test
Read...
Timeline: You will be creating a time-line as a visual to record major event in Rome and possible events that led to its downfall.
Fall of Rome Continuing to work on our documents. Please remember to keep good notes. These will make or break your presentation!
Move around the room. Right Track? Wrong Track? or No Idea?
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
New Seating Chart/Activity- One thing you all have in common and one thing that is unique about you.
Gladiator!!! We need permission slips!
Vocab: Pax Romana, Republic Dictatorship, Exposition, BC/BCE/CE
Reading: A book lovingly chosen by you.
Circle: What's your favorite part of a Thanksgiving meal? What is something that will be served that you most definitely will not eat?
Map Activity: 5 minutes of practice with note cards. Map on your own. Quick Kahoot.
Housekeeping: Permission Slip for Gladiator.
DBQ: Introduce the Exposition.
Background Essay. Find your packet. Underline the vocab in your first reading. Develop a Timeline. Answer the questions. Brief presentation at the table: what were the causes of the Collapse of the Roman Empire?
Document A: Work on your own or at your table. Answer the questions. Create your first potential slide.
Friday, November 15, 2024
Vocabulary Quiz: Deficit Spending, cultural decline, wealth gap, inequality
Read... Reading/Formative Assessment: Beginning tomorrow you will be assessed on three criteria. 1) Book is brought to class 2) You are reading book 3) You are not a distraction to yourself or others. This should be an easy 100! We are going live Tuesday!
Circle: What is something you have purchased that you didn't really have the money for?
Fall of Rome... You will be putting together a presentation where you describe the greatness of the Roman Empire and then explain why you think it fell. You will also be comparing this with the current issues that face the United States. Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the Roman Empire or have we been smart enough to to learn from history so we don't repeat Rome's mistakes.
Map Quiz: Map practice assessment!
Brainstorm: What are five things you love about contemporary America? What are five things that worry you about the direction of contemporary America? Share and develop a master list.
Activity: Using the Fall of Rome DBQ you will be identifying the three biggest threats you see facing the US. Be prepared to to defend your answer. You will be moving around the room to the different stations to share your concerns.
Many historians cite internal decay as a primary reason behind the eventual fall of Rome. Choose the top three biggest concerns for you personally.
After jotting your response to those questions, be prepared to move to one side of the room to declare your feeling. We will call on people from each corner of the room to represent why it does (or doesn't) concern them.
Activity: As a table group, collaborate to decide which one you can agree is most concerning to you. Then, come up with an explanation of how America is "doing" with regard to that idea. Provide 3 pieces of evidence--from your world understanding--of how you know America is currently faring at that level.
Fall of Rome DBQ...This is really important to hang on to. This packet will form the basis of your presentation.
Tuesday November 12, 2024
Vocabulary: Deficit Spending, cultural decline, wealth gap, inequality
Reading/Formative Assessment: Beginning tomorrow you will be assessed on three criteria. 1) Book is brought to class 2) You are reading book 3) You are not a distraction to yourself or others. This should be an easy 100! We are going live Tuesday!
Read...
Circle: One thing you wished you had in your room or just off your room?
Fall of Rome...You will be putting together a presentation where you describe the greatness of the Roman Empire and then explain why you think it fell. You will also be comparing this with the current issues that face the United States. Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the Roman Empire or have we been smart enough to to learn from history so we don't repeat Rome's mistakes.
Map Activity: Practice Assessment: You will be labeling a map of western Europe, home of the Roman Empire. Map must include: Name of Country. Major bodies of water. Labeled with an RE(Roman Empire) if it was once part of the Roman Empire. Capital and country matching. You will be assessed on this in the coming weeks. We will practice today. First you will see how many you can personally identify and then you will work with your table to see how many you can label. We will be practicing this week for an assessment next week. You will also be be creating flash cards for countries and capitals.
Brainstorm: What are five things you love about contemporary America? What are five things that worry you about the direction of contemporary America? Share and develop a master list.
Activity: Using the Fall of Rome DBQ you will be identifying the three biggest threats you see facing the US. Be prepared to to defend your answer. You will be moving around the room to the different stations to share your concerns.
Many historians cite internal decay as a primary reason behind the eventual fall of Rome. Choose the top three biggest concerns for you personally.
Friday November 8, 2024
Vocabulary Quiz: electoral college, "swing states", Senate and House of Representatives.
Reading/Formative Assessment: Beginning next week you will be assessed on three criteria. 1) Book is brought to class 2) You are reading book 3) You are not a distraction to yourself or others. This should be an easy 100! We will practice today.
Read...
Circle: When did school stop being fun?
Clean up writing in aisle 4.... You will be given 10 minutes to go over your essay. You will need to make sure the following is done. You will be getting a formative grade for submitting your essay.
1. Paper has 5 paragraphs- Introduction with theme, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
2. Paper has been proofread and is free from grammatical errors.
3. Font is either Arial or Times New Roman
4. Size is either 11 or 12.
5. Paper contains a header that looks like the following-
Peter Toohey
November 8, 2024
Humex Period 5/6
6. One body paragraph is color coded. Claim in Red-Evidence in Green-Warrant in Blue.
7. The theme you chose is in BOLD.
8. Hit submit.
Fall of Rome...
Brainstorm: What are five things you love about contemporary America? What are five things that worry you about the direction of contemporary America? Share and develop a master list.
Activity: "Taking Sides." Jot down your answers to the following questions:
How concerned (rating of 1-4) would you be about your country if...
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Circle: What is a grooming habit that, when you see it done in public, drives you nuts? (combing hair, biting nails, picking nose, etc....).
Getting Started: How you doing? Sheet. What's something YOU could do better about today? What is something you need from Toohey/Coen? What is something we hope the school doesn't have (hold in place!)
Goals: For the class: finish the body paragraphs! For you: _______?
Write: First paragraph=teacher feedback; Second paragraph=peer feedback; Third Paragraph=feedback on your own!
Checking Out: How'd you do on your goal? How did you "act" as a student today? Give yourself a grade.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
New Seating Chart and Activity
Sign up for college trip: 5-6 Here is the link. 7-8 Here is the link
Circle: 1. Do you think Kelly and Chuck would have got married if his plane never crashed or were they too focused on their own careers to make it work? 2. What path do you think America is on? Are we in a decline, the same, or are we still ascending? Use thumbs to say.
Reading: Your own book!
Vocab Words: swing states, electoral college, senate, house of representatives
Writing: Write your first paragraph. Then, check in with Coen/Toohey before moving on to....
Writing: Write your second paragraph. Then, check with Coen/Toohey to find a partner to get feedback from. Then, move on to....
Writing: Write your last body paragraph. Then, do a self-reflection to make sure your last body paragraph does everything it should.
Ticket Out: What do you most need feedback on? How have you been doing on your "student skills" in class?
Friday, November 1, 2024
Vocab Test: Maslow's Hierarchy, Physical Needs, Safety Needs, Social Needs, Esteem Needs, Self-Actualization
Grade check! When you are done with your quiz, please go on and check your grade. Lots of people have missed vocabulary tests, not submitted Loom video's or are still missing the football DBQ. If you have made something up and it is not in the grade book write it down on the slip of paper. You MUST list the assignment, the date of the assignment and who's class it is missing for or both of us. These will be collected and you will move onto your reading book.
Reading: Your own book!
Circle: What was the best costume you saw? Most interesting? Scariest? Silliest?
Review Our Themes: Take a look at the shared doc. What is one that you especially appreciate, even if its not one that you will use? 1) Choose a theme that works for you.
Activity: Watch Part V of Cast Away. Make sure to take notes about how Chuck has changed in the sense of your decided-theme.
Activity: Messy writing: How has Chuck now changed to better meet the theme you are discussing?
Activity: Mapping the theme over time: time stamps! 1)Break up into the three(maybe more) sections of the movie and list a scene from each that would support your theme. 2) Open up your Cast Away Google Document. Write down the a scene from each that would help develope your theme.
Ticket Out: What do you need to be able to now write an essay about this topic? What writing skill do you want to focus your energy on and get feedback on?
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Circle: Something silly or not that scared you when you were little.
Reading: ...your own book.
Vocab: Maslow's Hierarchy, Physical Needs, Safety Needs, Social Needs, Esteem Needs, Self-Actualization
Activity: So far we have used Myers-Briggs to understand ourselves. How can we understand Chuck from CAST AWAY using MB. What do we think his profile is?
Introduction to Maslow- Using Chuck Noland from CAST AWAY, place him in a scene where he is trying to meet a need. Some are more obvious than others.
Activity: Note clean up and summary about what we seen so far.
Activity: Messy Writing based on Part II and Part III and Part IV. Pick any scene from your notes. Identify the scene and then start writing about what you think it means and what the director is trying to show us.
Activity: Watch and take notes on Part V
Activity: Messy writing about Part V
Activity: Timestamped Scenes activity
Ticket Out: What is the overall theme of Cast Away.
Vocab: Take a quick vocab quiz. Introvert/Extrovert iNtuitor/Sensor Thinker/Feeler Judger/Perceiver. Any quizzes you've missed? Ask to take it now!
Circle: If you were independently wealthy and could spend your time doing whatever you wanted, what would you do?
Reading: ...your own book.
Loom Video: If you had technical difficulty with your Loom we will troubleshoot with you.
Activity: Messy writing. On Google Classroom, spend 5 minutes writing--do not stop, even if it becomes repetitive!--about what kind of person Chuck is. If you need coming up with ideas to write about, consider the following:
Activity: Watch Part III. Take detailed notes about the movie. Share with a partner, share with the class.
Ticket Out: Write two claims on Google Classroom: What type of person was Chuck at the beginning of the movie? What type of person has Chuck become at this point in the film>
Wednesday October 23, 2024
Circle: What is the candy that you give away (gross!) when you got it on Halloween?
Activity: Today you will be creating your Loom video about you MB profile, the career you looked up based on it, a college you found that looks interesting, one of the school/careers booths you visited yesterday. For extra credit you will include a photo of you shaking hands with one of the college/career people.
Activity: Cast Away and development of a theme.
Activity: Review basic ideas of Cast Away. Finish Part I.
Activity: Notes and Summary about Part III.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Period 5
Circle: A place you would like to visit in the USA?
Reading: ...your own book.
Vocab: Introvert/Extrovert iNtuitor/Sensor Thinker/Feeler Judger/Perceiver
Seating: New Chart and Activity
Activity: Review basic ideas of Cast Away. Finish Part I.
Activity: Notes and Summary about Part II.
Activity: Preparation for the College Fair. Map of where you are going; checklist of what you need to find out; review of the Loom Assignment (which we will complete tomorrow)
Secondary Fair: Meet your people, complete your checklist, take pictures. (10-10:30am)
Period 8
Activity: Preparation for the College Fair. Map of where you are going; checklist of what you need to find out; review of the Loom Assignment (which we will complete tomorrow)
Secondary Fair: Meet your people, complete your checklist, take pictures. (12:05-12:35)
[After Break] Circle:
Reading: ...your own book.
Seating: New Chart and Activity
Activity: Review basic ideas of Cast Away. Finish Part I.
Activity: Watch Cast Away Part II: On the Island.
Activity: Notes and Summary about Part II.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Vocabulary Quiz: Character Development, motif, exposition, dramatic irony
Reading:
Circle: What specifically are you listening to right now? Open up your phone.
Activity: Minimum wage is 15hr. 2. How much is your labor worth right now? 4.What are your current skills that make you more valuable than 15hr? 3.Why do people pursue college and careers?
Career and College Fair Tuesday: Go over assignment. What is a career you are considering and what kind of training would you need?
Activity: Myers-Briggs...Carnac
Truity Create list of possible careers that interest you from the list. What kind of education or training would you need to get the job? You will present at your table and then tables will report out on the most interesting job you heard about and what it takes to get it.
Career Unit: Career Exploration
Handshake: How do you do it?
Tuesday October 14, 2024
Circle: What was a present you have received that you didn't actually like?
Vocabulary Friday Quiz: Character Development, motif, exposition, dramatic irony
Reading...your personal book.
Stock Market Game: Give one, Get one. Meet with someone and share your highest performing stock. Get their suggestion about their highest performing stock.
Objective: Students will be able to analyze the images of a film to understand its meaning.
Activator: Describe what we learned last class as you would describe it to a young child. Partner and discuss your response.
Activity: How "The Present" communicates through images. What are the symbols, characterization, setting, and theme? Watch the film and discuss.
Activity: Unpacking a symbol from "The Present."
Activity: Watch the opening scene of Cast Away. Use the tools we have used to make predictions about what this film is going to be "about."
Ticket Out: Theme wall for Cast Away. Add a possible theme from the Film to our display
Friday October 10, 2024
Circle: What was your favorite movie as a kid? Are you a movie person? Why are movies such a big deal as a society?
Vocabulary Friday Quiz: Empire Colonialism Imperialism Soft power Hard power
Reading...your personal book.
Stock Market Game: Current Events and how to they affect the market? Which of your stocks are up? Which are done? What 3 values do your stock companies HAVE or what does your portfolio show you value?
Objective:
Students will be able to analyze the images of a film to understand its meaning.
Activity: Look at the painting "Christina's World." What can we learn (or assume) by looking at it?
Activity: Look at screenshots from a film. In groups, try to figure out what the movie MIGHT be about.
Activity: Watch the opening of Back to the Future. How are the screenshots communicating what the movie will be about.
Activity: How "The Present" communicates through images. What are the symbols, characterization, setting, and theme?
Wednesday October 8, 2024
Circle: Where would you like to live after high school?
Review Vocabulary Words for Friday Quiz: Empire Colonialism Imperialism Soft power Hard power
Reading...your personal book.
Objective:
Students will analyze various perspectives on whether the USA should be considered an empire and develop their argumentative skills.
Activity: Why do we study history? Review your notes.
Activity: Supposedly, American men think about the Roman Empire at least twice a day? What's up with that? Find out.
What was so great about the Roman Empire? 1)How big was it? 2)What do we already know about the Roman Empire? 3)Weird facts about the Roman Empire...See if you can stump me. How weird is it really?
Activity: Is the USA an Empire?
Is the US on the same path as the Roman Empire?
Activity: Understanding America's role in the world
Stock Market Game: Current Events and how to they affect the market? What are the three biggest pieces of news that could effect the stock market? Go online and look up the news to see what is going on in the world or the USA that could impact the price of stocks. Be prepared to share out your findings.
