April 23, 2024

Tuesday April 23, 2024

Rumford Cape Essay should have been submitted!

Vocabulary: 

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Imagery

Irony

Rhyme

Alliteration

Consonance

Assonance

Onomatopoeia

Enjambment

Repetition 

Circle: what is an "old person" thing you already like to do?

Sustained Silent Reading

Poetry

Learning target: I understand poetic devices. I can analyze poetry.

Put your vocab to the test. Study some songs as a group. Song Analysis. Your group will share out one song to the class, each group member pointing out a poetic device and why it is effective. 

We are building up your knowledge and skills so that you can create your own poem or song inspired by the idea that this town defines you in some way. How does it? How can you artistically capture how your home town impacts you and defines you? What will you focus on? Family? School? Nature? The town? 

Create your Poem or Song

Wednesday April 10, 2024

Tuesday April 10, 2024

Attendance for Friday.  

Quiz

Vocabulary:(Obviously we didn't have it so it's the same words for Wednesday.) Consonance, assonance, hyperbole, enjambment, onomatopoeia, repetition

Circle: How does Oxford Hills shape/define you? Discuss 1 thing in this town that has made you who you are 

FINAL Cape/Rumford Edits!

MLA formatting: OWL Writing Lab

Poetry

Learning target: I understand poetic devices. I can analyze poetry.

Put your vocab to the test. Study some poems as a group. Poetry Analysis

We are building up your knowledge and skills so that you can create your own poem or song inspired by the idea that this town defines you in some way. How does it? How can you artistically capture how your home town impacts you and defines you? What will you focus on? Family? School? Nature? The town? 

Cape Trip: What did the kids learn?  Here are the questions our students are going to be asking.

Writing paragraphs.  Today you will be writing a revising your essay.  For the essay to be complete you will need to have the following.  Introduction that captures the reader.  We will go over this in class.  Body paragraphs that include support and counter claim paragraphs.  You need to have mulitple paragraphs that support your decision with positive information.  You also need to have multiple paragraphs that talk about positive aspects of the town you didn't choose.  You must also have multiple paragraphs that about negative aspects of the town you choose and multiple paragraphs about negative aspects of the town you did not choose.  And finally a conclusion that clearly summarizes what you choice is and why.  This is you talking directly to the reader and will leave no doubt about where you are going.

For example: One aspect I really value about Cape/Rumford and want for my child is......One aspect that makes me concerned about  Cape/Rumford and for my child is is...One value of love about Cape/Rumford and want for my child is...... but still leaves me concerned is...

Writing an introduction:  You will be writing an introduction that sets up the reader(Truman and Toohey) for what you paper is about.  Here is an example of some Introductions

Census Data: Rumford.  Cape Elizabeth  Norway. First you will explore the demographics of each Cape and Rumford.  What do you notice?  Then you will create a chart to compare side by side the three towns.  We chose Norway as a representitive of the Oxford Hills.  You will open up three separate windows so you can view the demographics and then create a pencil T-Chart the shows some of the biggest differences and similarities.  You will then be asked to report out from you table what you believe this means and the implications for you child and where you move.  This will become a paragraph.

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"

Tuesday April 9, 2024

Attendance for Friday.  

Phones

Vocabulary:(Obviously we didn't have it so it's the same words for Wednesday.) Consonance, assonance, hyperbole, enjambment, onomatopoeia, repetition

Reading books for a quiz....Have one and are on task reading it.  Easy 100!

Circle: Cape or Rumford...?  Final decision.  

Cape Trip: What did the kids learn?  Here are the questions our students are going to be asking.

Writing paragraphs.  Today you will be writing a revising your essay.  For the essay to be complete you will need to have the following.  Introduction that captures the reader.  We will go over this in class.  Body paragraphs that include support and counter claim paragraphs.  You need to have mulitple paragraphs that support your decision with positive information.  You also need to have multiple paragraphs that talk about positive aspects of the town you didn't choose.  You must also have multiple paragraphs that about negative aspects of the town you choose and multiple paragraphs about negative aspects of the town you did not choose.  And finally a conclusion that clearly summarizes what you choice is and why.  This is you talking directly to the reader and will leave no doubt about where you are going.

For example: One aspect I really value about Cape/Rumford and want for my child is......One aspect that makes me concerned about  Cape/Rumford and for my child is is...One value of love about Cape/Rumford and want for my child is...... but still leaves me concerned is...

Writing an introduction:  You will be writing an introduction that sets up the reader(Truman and Toohey) for what you paper is about.  Here is an example of some Introductions

Census Data: Rumford.  Cape Elizabeth  Norway. First you will explore the demographics of each Cape and Rumford.  What do you notice?  Then you will create a chart to compare side by side the three towns.  We chose Norway as a representitive of the Oxford Hills.  You will open up three separate windows so you can view the demographics and then create a pencil T-Chart the shows some of the biggest differences and similarities.  You will then be asked to report out from you table what you believe this means and the implications for you child and where you move.  This will become a paragraph.

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"

April 2, 2024

Tuesday April 2, 2024

Friday: It looks like we definitely won't have school on Thursday and a really good chance Friday either.  Both of those days are remote and you will have an assignment in the classroom that will need to be completed to count for attendance.  Mr. Truman and Toohey will be available  during the day on Friday to answer questions via email.  You will also be checking in with your VST teacher both days.

Phones

Vocabulary: Consonance, assonance, hyperbole, enjambment, onomatopoeia, repetition

Reading books for a quiz....Have one and are on task reading it.  Easy 100!

Circle: Best April fools joke you were ever involved in or you heard about?  Why do you think the Cape Elizabeth is always rated one of the top school systems in the state?  Are they just smarter?

Cape Trip: What did the kids learn?  Here are the questions our students are going to be asking.

Question and answers about Rumford: Quincy Edson, Hannah Gomes and Lindsay Bannister will be answer questions about their trip to Cape.  During this time you will be sitting in a circle with a paper and pen and you will be taking notes about what then learned.  This will eventually be turned into a paragraph.

Writing paragraphs

Writing an introduction:  You will be writing an introduction that sets up the reader(Truman and Toohey) for what you paper is about.  Here is an example of some Introductions

Census Data: Rumford.  Cape Elizabeth  Norway. First you will explore the demographics of each Cape and Rumford.  What do you notice?  Then you will create a chart to compare side by side the three towns.  We chose Norway as a representitive of the Oxford Hills.  You will open up three separate windows so you can view the demographics and then create a pencil T-Chart the shows some of the biggest differences and similarities.  You will then be asked to report out from you table what you believe this means and the implications for you child and where you move.  This will become a paragraph.

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"

March 29, 2024

Friday March 29, 2024

Quarter Ends Today- Some of you are still missing assignments and quizzes.

Phones

Vocabulary Quiz: Demographics, Culture, personification, metaphor, simile, alliteration

Reading books for a quiz....Have one and are on task reading it.  Easy 100!

Circle: 1.Where do you think you would have an easier time fitting in, Rumford or Cape?  Do you think rich people look down on poor people?  If you became rich do you think you would do the same?

Rumford Trip: What did the kids learn?  Here are the questions that we wanted answers to.

Question and answers about Rumford: Quincy Edson, Autumn Palmer and Carson Stevens will be answer questions about their trip to Rumford.  During this time you will be sitting in a circle with a paper and pen and you will be taking notes about what then learned.  This will eventually be turned into a paragraph.

Predictions about Cape: Here are the questions our students are going to be asking.

Writing an introduction:  You will be writing an introduction that sets up the reader(Truman and Toohey) for what you paper is about.  Here is an example of some Introductions

Census Data: Rumford.  Cape Elizabeth  Norway. First you will explore the demographics of each Cape and Rumford.  What do you notice?  Then you will create a chart to compare side by side the three towns.  We chose Norway as a representitive of the Oxford Hills.  You will open up three separate windows so you can view the demographics and then create a pencil T-Chart the shows some of the biggest differences and similarities.  You will then be asked to report out from you table what you believe this means and the implications for you child and where you move.  This will become a paragraph.

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"

March 26, 2024

Tuesday March 26, 2024

Quarter Ends Friday- Some of you are still missing assignments and quizzes.

Sunday River 

Course sign ups

Cape Visit Rescheduled

Phones

Vocabulary: Demographics, Culture, personification, metaphor, simile, alliteration

Reading books for a quiz....Have on and are on task reading it.  Easy 100

Circle: Coach Aylward from Rumford says, "I hate to see these kids lose. They don't really have anything else." Does that concept apply to Oxford Hills? Why or why not?

Research the people:  Where are they now?  Does it make sense?  Max Preps: Rumford Cape

Rumford Trip: Create Questions for the Rumford visit?

Writing: Quotes from The Rivals you wrote down on Friday.  Turn these into a paragraph.

Census Data: Rumford.  Cape Elizabeth  Norway. First you will explore the demographics of each Cape and Rumford.  What do you notice?  Then you will create a chart to compare side by side the three towns.  We chose Norway as a representitive of the Oxford Hills.  You will open up three separate windows so you can view the demographics and then create a pencil T-Chart the shows some of the biggest differences and similarities.  You will then be asked to report out from you table what you believe this means and the implications for you child and where you move.  This will become a paragraph.

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"

March 22, 2024

Friday March 22,  2024

Sunday River Permission slips

Course sign ups

New Seating Chart

New Seating Chart Activity:  Grab you child and identify what you believe the most important value you want instilled in your child.  You will then share with you group your value and why you believe its important for you child to be happy, healthy and successful.  You will then redesign a school that will meet the need of you entire table.  Examples, times, days, sports, academics, etc?  You will be presenting your school and your values to the class and then the class will vote for which design they like best.

Cape and Rumford Visit

Phones...Quiz

Circle: 1)What is the most important value for you kid?  2)Who do you want to win the game?

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

Research the people:  Where are they now?  Does it make sense?

Census Data: Rumford.  Cape Elizabeth

Questions for Rumford and Cape: Using all of you knowledge we need to create a list of questions for our kids visiting to ask students.  These should include values!!!

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"

March 19, 2024

Tuesday March 19, 2024

College Trip Sign Up

T-Shirt

Diversity Day Sign Up

Cape and Rumford Visit

Phones...Quiz

Circle: 1)What is sure sign of spring for you?  2)Where are you leaning about living?

Activity: Using the core values sheet create a T-Chart with what you think are the five most important values as evidenced by the houses in Cape and Rumford.  Be prepared to defend you choices.  You are going to work on this as a table but the decision about what you put down is an individual choice.

Activity: Turning Values into Claims...

Writing: Write a paragraph on what you saw in each town.  Remember that this will be all paraphrasing because their are no quotes.  You warrants will be the longest part of your paragraph.

Watch take notes and write: 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

Census Data: Rumford.  Cape Elizabeth

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"

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"

March 12, 2024

Monday March 12, 2024

Vocabulary Words: 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: As of today, what career would you like to persue? Where did you place your kid? Cape Elizabeth or Mountain Valley? Why? What is one quality you would look for in a town or community you were thinking of moving to?

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

Quick Lessons on note taking and using source evidence

Cornell Notes

Quoting, Phrasing, Summarizing

Mr. Truman's AP Example he Wrote

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

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

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"

March 6, 2024

Wednesday March 6, 2024

Vocabulary Words: opportunity cost, esthetics, taboos, values, demographics, culture

Free Reading Book

Course Sign Ups

Do you have the account? The Humex Bank

Circle: Were you parents born here or did they move her for another reason?  Why did they choose OH or why did they never leave?

Quick Lessons on note taking and using source evidence

Cornell Notes

Quoting, Phrasing, Summarizing

Mr. Truman's AP Example he Wrote

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"

March 5, 2024

Tuesday March 5, 2024

Vocabulary Words: opportunity cost, esthetics, taboos, values, demographics

Free Reading Book

Do you have the account? The Humex Bank

Circle: If you were given to choice to loose a little of your intelligence but become more likeable or gain intelligence but become less likable which would you choose?  If you don't make a choice you are dumb and unlikeable:)

Elements of deep culture: Year books... At your table you will try and make a determination of whether or not the yearbook is from a poor or wealthy community.  You will need to provide evidence to back up you claim and explain(warrant) why you believe its correct.

Finish: The Last Samurai

What do Katsumoto and the other samurai value?  Using the values sheet come to an agreement about which are the most important values to the samurai.  How do you think it made their lives better.  Remember to not be ethnocentric.

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.

March 1, 2024

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.

February 28, 2024

Wednesday February 28, 2024

Circle: Who has a bigger influence on you right now, your parents or your friends. 

Vocabulary Practice: Metaphor, "Outside the Box", abstract, "Supply and Demand", globalization

Brewster Burns: The Humex Bank 

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.

February 27, 2024

Tuesday February 27, 2024

Circle: if you came back as a cat or a dog what would you want your name to be?

New Seating Chart Activity: Paper Ball Run for Money

Vocabulary: Metaphor, "Outside the Box", abstract, "Supply and Demand", globalization

Brewster Burns: The Humex Bank

Payments: Knights and Samurai paper check for money.  

Reading: make sure you have a book! Really read! Enjoy reading!

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

February 16, 2024

Friday February 16, 2024

Circle: Knight or Samurai?

Activity: Today we will be having the Guidance in class period 5 and 7 to go over course sign ups, college and career planning.

Finishing Paper: If you have not finished your Knight and Samurai paper you will have time to complete it in class today.  The rest of you will be watching the movie "The Last Samurai" 

Your paper must include the following: 

1. Three contextualization paragraphs from your notes on Serfs, Samurai and Knight.  Your introduction should be the Serf paragraph explaining  how bad it was to be poor in medieval times and why if given the choice to be a Knight or Samurai which one you would choose.

2. Three color coded paragraphs that have evidence from documents B, C, D, E or F.  These paragraph will have evidence in "quotations" taken directly from the document that how the Knights and Samurai are similar or different and which one, given the you would choose to be.

3. A brief conclusion that explains in your own words why you would choose either a Knight or a Samurai.

Movie: The Last Samurai

No Vocabulary this week!!!

Contextualization Paragraph: What was life like during the middle ages for most people and why was religion so important?

Contextualization Paragraph: Using notes from video let the reader know who the samurai were and what life was like for them.

Contextualization Paragraph: Using notes from video let the reader know what knights were and what life was like for them.

Knights Notes and Samurai Notes

Compare and Contrast Paragraph

Unit: Philosophy -- Knights and Samurai and Serfs

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast things doing research.

First, what was it like in the Middle Ages that made religion so widespread? Bring out your dead... and Watery Tart

1) What do you already know about knights of samurai? (chat)
2) Unit overview & watch something about knights and samurai. 

3) Explanation of the paper.

4) Contextualization(Opening paragraph)-What was life like during medieval times, particularly for Europeans?

 4) The DBQ document: Knights & Samurai

5) Create document and attach it to today's assignment.

7) In your breakout group, pick ONE document and work together to identify the differences/similarities

8) Share out.

9) Write.

Knights and Samurai

Target: I can use original source documents in order to defend a position.
1) Overview of the assignment: who would you rather be based on the philosophy of each.

2) Read background essay.

3) Document A: Read and determine a philosophical statement for each based on the information.

4) Repeat for each document.

5) Body paragraph structure: a) claim states preferred philosophy; b) philosophical statement of knight; c) evidence of that philosophy; d) warrant says; e) warrant means; f) philosophical statement of samurai; g) warrant says; h) warrant means; i) warrant matters explaining why the philosophical statement you selected resonates with you and makes your life better.

Tuesday February 13, 2024

Circle: Even if you don't watch/don't like football, who would you want to see play and Super Bowl halftime show?

No Vocabulary this week!!!

Contextualization Paragraph: What was life like during the middle ages for most people and why was religion so important?

Contextualization Paragraph: Using notes from video let the reader know who the samurai were and what life was like for them.

Contextualization Paragraph: Using notes from video let the reader know what knights were and what life was like for them.

Honor activity: You will be creating your own Code of Honor and creating a crest to put it on.  What are some rules that you want to follow in your life that you think will make your life better and more meaningful.  Be ready to explain why you believe your Code of Honor would improve you life if you followed it.

Knights Notes and Samurai Notes

Compare and Contrast Paragraph

Unit: Philosophy -- Knights and Samurai and Serfs

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast things doing research.

First, what was it like in the Middle Ages that made religion so widespread? Bring out your dead... and Watery Tart

1) What do you already know about knights of samurai? (chat)
2) Unit overview & watch something about knights and samurai. 

3) Explanation of the paper.

4) Contextualization(Opening paragraph)-What was life like during medieval times, particularly for Europeans?

 4) The DBQ document: Knights & Samurai

5) Create document and attach it to today's assignment.

7) In your breakout group, pick ONE document and work together to identify the differences/similarities

8) Share out.

9) Write.

Knights and Samurai

Target: I can use original source documents in order to defend a position.
1) Overview of the assignment: who would you rather be based on the philosophy of each.

2) Read background essay.

3) Document A: Read and determine a philosophical statement for each based on the information.

4) Repeat for each document.

5) Body paragraph structure: a) claim states preferred philosophy; b) philosophical statement of knight; c) evidence of that philosophy; d) warrant says; e) warrant means; f) philosophical statement of samurai; g) warrant says; h) warrant means; i) warrant matters explaining why the philosophical statement you selected resonates with you and makes your life better.

February 9, 2024

 Wednesday February 9, 2024

Circle: Current research says that a lot of young people are reporting that they do not want to have children as adults.  Do you want/think you will have kids when you are an adullt?  Why or why not?

Research: What are the keys to being an effective leader of people?  Your group

***Book Check/Reading: For a grade.  Friday you are being graded on bringing a book to class that you are actually reading.  Its pass/fail.  Books off the shelf do not count.  We will be recording titles.

Vocabulary Quiz: Contextualization, perspective, ethnocentrism, xenophobia

Contextualization Paragraph: What was life like during the middle ages for most people and why was religion so important?

Contextualization Paragraph: Using notes from video let the reader know who the samurai were and what life was like for them.

Contextualization Paragraph: Using notes from video let the reader know what knights were and what life was like for them.

Honor activity: You will be creating your own Code of Honor and creating a crest to put it on.  What are some rules that you want to follow in your life that you think will make your life better and more meaningful.  Be ready to explain why you believe your Code of Honor would improve you life if you followed it.

Knights Notes and Samurai Notes

Compare and Contrast Paragraph

Unit: Philosophy -- Knights and Samurai and Serfs

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast things doing research.

First, what was it like in the Middle Ages that made religion so widespread? Bring out your dead... and Watery Tart

1) What do you already know about knights of samurai? (chat)
2) Unit overview & watch something about knights and samurai. 

3) Explanation of the paper.

4) Contextualization(Opening paragraph)-What was life like during medieval times, particularly for Europeans?

 4) The DBQ document: Knights & Samurai

5) Create document and attach it to today's assignment.

7) In your breakout group, pick ONE document and work together to identify the differences/similarities

8) Share out.

9) Write.

Knights and Samurai

Target: I can use original source documents in order to defend a position.
1) Overview of the assignment: who would you rather be based on the philosophy of each.

2) Read background essay.

3) Document A: Read and determine a philosophical statement for each based on the information.

4) Repeat for each document.

5) Body paragraph structure: a) claim states preferred philosophy; b) philosophical statement of knight; c) evidence of that philosophy; d) warrant says; e) warrant means; f) philosophical statement of samurai; g) warrant says; h) warrant means; i) warrant matters explaining why the philosophical statement you selected resonates with you and makes your life better.

February 7, 2024

Wednesday February 7, 2024

Circle: Franchise you think this community needs, could be food or shopping?  2.Who do you think will win "Mock Economy"?

Research: What are the keys to being an effective leader of people?  Your group

***Reading: For a grade.  Friday you are being graded on bringing a book to class that you are actually reading.  Its pass/fail.  Books off the shelf do not count.  We will be recording titles.

Vocabulary Quiz: Contextualization, perspective, ethnocentrism, xenophobia

Contextualization Paragraph: What was life like during the middle ages for most people and why was religion so important?

Contextualization Paragraph: Using notes from video let the reader know who the samurai were and what life was like for them.

Knights Notes and Samurai Notes

Compare and Contrast Paragraph

Unit: Philosophy -- Knights and Samurai and Serfs

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast things doing research.

First, what was it like in the Middle Ages that made religion so widespread? Bring out your dead... and Watery Tart

1) What do you already know about knights of samurai? (chat)
2) Unit overview & watch something about knights and samurai. 

3) Explanation of the paper.

4) Contextualization(Opening paragraph)-What was life like during medieval times, particularly for Europeans?

 4) The DBQ document: Knights & Samurai

5) Create document and attach it to today's assignment.

7) In your breakout group, pick ONE document and work together to identify the differences/similarities

8) Share out.

9) Write.

Knights and Samurai

Target: I can use original source documents in order to defend a position.
1) Overview of the assignment: who would you rather be based on the philosophy of each.

2) Read background essay.

3) Document A: Read and determine a philosophical statement for each based on the information.

4) Repeat for each document.

5) Body paragraph structure: a) claim states preferred philosophy; b) philosophical statement of knight; c) evidence of that philosophy; d) warrant says; e) warrant means; f) philosophical statement of samurai; g) warrant says; h) warrant means; i) warrant matters explaining why the philosophical statement you selected resonates with you and makes your life better.

February 6, 2024

Tuesday February 6, 2024

Seating Chart

New Seating Chart Activity for Humex Money: Name that tune...

Circle: Day on the beach or a day on the lake?

Vocabulary Quiz: Contextualization, perspective, ethnocentrism, xenophobia

Reading: For a grade.  Friday you are being graded on bringing a book to class that you are actually reading.  Its pass/fail.  Books off the shelf do not count.  We will be recording titles

Contextualization Paragraph: What was life like during the middle ages for most people and why was religion so important?

Compare and Contrast Paragraph

Knights Notes and Samurai Notes

Unit: Philosophy -- Knights and Samurai and Serfs

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast things doing research.

First, what was it like in the Middle Ages that made religion so widespread? Bring out your dead... and Watery Tart

1) What do you already know about knights of samurai? (chat)
2) Unit overview & watch something about knights and samurai. 

3) Explanation of the paper.

4) Contextualization(Opening paragraph)-What was life like during medieval times, particularly for Europeans?

 4) The DBQ document: Knights & Samurai

5) Create document and attach it to today's assignment.

7) In your breakout group, pick ONE document and work together to identify the differences/similarities

8) Share out.

9) Write.

Knights and Samurai

Target: I can use original source documents in order to defend a position.
1) Overview of the assignment: who would you rather be based on the philosophy of each.

2) Read background essay.

3) Document A: Read and determine a philosophical statement for each based on the information.

4) Repeat for each document.

5) Body paragraph structure: a) claim states preferred philosophy; b) philosophical statement of knight; c) evidence of that philosophy; d) warrant says; e) warrant means; f) philosophical statement of samurai; g) warrant says; h) warrant means; i) warrant matters explaining why the philosophical statement you selected resonates with you and makes your life better.

Friday February 2, 2024

Friday February 2, 2024

Circle: do you agree or disagree with Golding's conclusion about human nature? If human's are the root of all evil, what are you/we going to do? 2) Would ever consider getting Elon Musk's Neurolink Brain implant?

Vocabulary Quiz: contextualization, religion, faith,philosophy, ethos, logos, pathos

SSR: read your choice book silently. A reading quiz grade will be based on your act of reading.

Learning Target: I can explain how the author uses symbols to explain human nature.

During reading, students who have not turned in the essay need to meet briefly with Mr. Truman

Pull up your Career Slide show project. When you go to the tech programs fair you need to figure out the following:

1. what are the tech programs we offer?

2. what program is MOST in line with the career you chose? Think about skills you need to be successful in the career that you would gain by taking the tech program.

3. What is a job that one of the tech programs would prepare you for? What would your starting pay be? What is the job outlook? What could your pay be after years of experience? What other opportunities could the tech program prepare you for?

Your exit ticket where you show you know this information will go in under the personal economics standard. 

Unit: Philosophy -- Knights and Samurai and Serfs

Learning Target: I can compare and contrast things doing research.

First, what was it like in the Middle Ages that made religion so widespread? Bring out your dead... and Watery Tart

1) What do you already know about knights of samurai? (chat)
2) Unit overview & watch something about knights and samurai. 

3) Explanation of the paper.

4) Example paragraph: in your group, prepare to explain the structure of the paragraph.

5) The DBQ document: Knights & Samurai

6) Create document and attach it to today's assignment.

7) In your breakout group, pick ONE document and work together to identify the differences/similarities

8) Share out.

9) Write.

Knights and Samurai

Target: I can use original source documents in order to defend a position.
1) Overview of the assignment: who would you rather be based on the philosophy of each.

2) Read background essay.

3) Document A: Read and determine a philosophical statement for each based on the information.

4) Repeat for each document.

5) Body paragraph structure: a) claim states preferred philosophy; b) philosophical statement of knight; c) evidence of that philosophy; d) warrant says; e) warrant means; f) philosophical statement of samurai; g) warrant says; h) warrant means; i) warrant matters explaining why the philosophical statement you selected resonates with you and makes your life better.