Friday, September 18th, 2015

Target 1:  Learning how to build a community in the classroom.
By the End of the Period: You will know the names of people in this class and be more comfortable being here.

Circle: TBA

Silent Reading
Post Activity: What keeps you reading your book?

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Period 7&8: ct8v38

Continue Cell Phone Policy Activity: Writing your essay
Construct a 5 part essay in which you state your position on cell phone use and include at least one counter claim and a conclusion that states exactly what you think the policy should be for this class.  Your policy must (and not necessarily in this order):
1) Explain the reason for a cell phone policy
2) Explain when or if cell phone use is allowed;
2) Explain where cell phones are stored during class;
2) Explain consequences;
3) Explain teacher and student role in enforcement;

In Future Classes
Group Activity: Group Biography -- Your group will be submitting and essay entitled "Our Group with Mad Skills." You will interview the person to your right, asking them questions about something that they do particularly well. You will then compose a paragraph that will describe in detail the skill and what it is that they do well.

Activity: Helium Loop -- in groups of 8 you'll be placing one finger under a hula hoop and trying to lower a it to the ground without loosing contact with it.

Target 2: Learn why people behave the way they do.
By the End of the Period: You will be able to explain your own behavior based on both the Meyer-Briggs personality inventory and Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.

Future Activity: Cooperative Learning -- Members of your group will choose between two lectures on human nature. After listening and taking notes , you will come back to your group and share your learning while the remainder of your group takes notes for understanding. Next, go to the room you weren't in to ask questions.  Finally, 5-minute free write on Maslow's & Meyers-Briggs for understanding.

Future Activity:10 minute writing exercise: Group Writing -- Write an essay made of paragraphs the talk about times in your lives that you were at the different levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs OR Write an essay made of paragraphs that talk about what it means to be an Introvert, Extrovert, Judger or Perceiver.

For the Future: 
Egg Drop
Transcript Activity