JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Eat the Rich" by Aerosmith; "Junk Food Junkie" by Larry Groce; "Eat It" Weird Al Yankovic]
Are "secret ingredients" ever a good thing, or just a cynical ploy that entices us to eat cheaply manufactured nastiness?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Blaudit
3. Vocab #2 review
HW:
1. Prepare for tomorrow's quiz (vocab + learning myths)
2. Make sure your blog is up to date
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
January 27
JOURNAL TOPIC:
A Native American elder described his conflicting emotions as two dogs, one good and one evil, fighting all the time. When someone asked which dog wins, the elder replied, "The one I feed the most." Describe a time you were ambivalent and explain which dog you fed.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Nonfiction Analysis (see next post for questions)
3. Preview of coming attractions: portfolio and next week's schedule
4. Review for tomorrow's test
HW: Study for tomorrow & keep your TIP up to date
A Native American elder described his conflicting emotions as two dogs, one good and one evil, fighting all the time. When someone asked which dog wins, the elder replied, "The one I feed the most." Describe a time you were ambivalent and explain which dog you fed.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Nonfiction Analysis (see next post for questions)
3. Preview of coming attractions: portfolio and next week's schedule
4. Review for tomorrow's test
HW: Study for tomorrow & keep your TIP up to date
Sample Time Investment Portfolio
Here is a simple way to track your time using the four categories (plus Necessities) that we discussed in class.
SAMPLE TIME INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO -
SAMPLE TIME INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO -
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
January 26
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Draw three circles: one that represents your past, one that represents your present, and one that represents your future. Explain why you drew them the way you did (they can be any size or relation to each other, as long as they make sense to you). Take notes on our discussion as we compare circles and discuss ideas.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. The Cottle Circle Test
2. T.I.P. day 1 feedback
3. Writing a resume
HW:
1. Brag sheet
Draw three circles: one that represents your past, one that represents your present, and one that represents your future. Explain why you drew them the way you did (they can be any size or relation to each other, as long as they make sense to you). Take notes on our discussion as we compare circles and discuss ideas.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. The Cottle Circle Test
2. T.I.P. day 1 feedback
3. Writing a resume
HW:
1. Brag sheet
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
January 25
JOURNAL TOPIC:
What do you think of when you see the word FUTURE?
AGENDA:
1. Journal/check HW/collect SMART goal
2. Vocab questions
3. Time Investment Portfolio
HW: Begin categorical T.I.P.
What do you think of when you see the word FUTURE?
AGENDA:
1. Journal/check HW/collect SMART goal
2. Vocab questions
3. Time Investment Portfolio
HW: Begin categorical T.I.P.
Monday, January 24, 2011
January 24
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Tomorrow morning you suddenly realize you can "hear" the thoughts of everyone around you. Describe a moment this makes you happy, and a moment it makes you miserable.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary
3. SMART goal/turn in HW
4. Introduction to the Time Investment Portfolio
HW:
1. Begin tracking your T.I.P
Tomorrow morning you suddenly realize you can "hear" the thoughts of everyone around you. Describe a moment this makes you happy, and a moment it makes you miserable.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary
3. SMART goal/turn in HW
4. Introduction to the Time Investment Portfolio
HW:
1. Begin tracking your T.I.P
Friday, January 21, 2011
January 21
JOURNAL TOPIC:
It's a common phrase: "The best years of my life..." What makes one year better than another? Assuming there is such a thing, how will you recognize "the best years" (or moments) when they happen?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab/lecture quiz
3. Recap week & preview of coming attractions
HW: Rewrite SMART goal (1-2 pp., due Monday)
It's a common phrase: "The best years of my life..." What makes one year better than another? Assuming there is such a thing, how will you recognize "the best years" (or moments) when they happen?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab/lecture quiz
3. Recap week & preview of coming attractions
HW: Rewrite SMART goal (1-2 pp., due Monday)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
January 20
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Describe a goal that is important to you. Explain why it's meaningful and describe one step you can take TODAY toward accomplishing it.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discuss HW
3. Goal-setting
4. Research & writing
HW:
1. Literature Analysis #1 due tomorrow (Friday, January 21)
2. Rough draft: letter to your Future Self
Describe a goal that is important to you. Explain why it's meaningful and describe one step you can take TODAY toward accomplishing it.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discuss HW
3. Goal-setting
4. Research & writing
HW:
1. Literature Analysis #1 due tomorrow (Friday, January 21)
2. Rough draft: letter to your Future Self
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
January 19
JOURNAL TOPIC:
I understand why adults use sayings like "A watched pot never boils" to make a point about being patient. As you have probably discovered, however, in real life a watched pot DOES boil. Describe a lesson you learned from an adult that contradicted your own experience, and explain what effect (if any) your discovery had on your learning.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discuss last night's HW & opportunities/challenges of online research
3. Stranger in a strange land
4. Literature analysis reading (time permitting)
HW: Go back to today's journal and spend at least five minutes to reflect and revise/extend your response.
I understand why adults use sayings like "A watched pot never boils" to make a point about being patient. As you have probably discovered, however, in real life a watched pot DOES boil. Describe a lesson you learned from an adult that contradicted your own experience, and explain what effect (if any) your discovery had on your learning.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discuss last night's HW & opportunities/challenges of online research
3. Stranger in a strange land
4. Literature analysis reading (time permitting)
HW: Go back to today's journal and spend at least five minutes to reflect and revise/extend your response.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
January 18
JOURNAL TOPIC:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a credit card?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab
2. Nonfiction: finding information to write about
HW: Is there a species of octopus that lives on land in the Pacific Northwest (i.e., Oregon or Washington state)? Research this question online. Tomorrow, please bring your answers, your sources, and a brief description of how you went about getting the information (including the search engines and terms you used).
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a credit card?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab
2. Nonfiction: finding information to write about
HW: Is there a species of octopus that lives on land in the Pacific Northwest (i.e., Oregon or Washington state)? Research this question online. Tomorrow, please bring your answers, your sources, and a brief description of how you went about getting the information (including the search engines and terms you used).
Friday, January 14, 2011
January 14
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Describe your favorite pair of shoes.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab quiz/correct
3. NF continued
HW:
1. Choose a book and begin Literature Analysis #1 (due January 21)
2. Find a television program that represents itself as "news" (i.e., nonfiction) but is actually fiction. Write (no more than a page) a description of what the show was advertised to be, what it actually was, and how you know. Use at least two sources that show you fact-checked your information.
Describe your favorite pair of shoes.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab quiz/correct
3. NF continued
HW:
1. Choose a book and begin Literature Analysis #1 (due January 21)
2. Find a television program that represents itself as "news" (i.e., nonfiction) but is actually fiction. Write (no more than a page) a description of what the show was advertised to be, what it actually was, and how you know. Use at least two sources that show you fact-checked your information.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
January 13
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Forget about school for a minute and ask yourself this simple question: If you could learn about ANYTHING, in ANY WAY, what steps would you take to get the information you want?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discuss HW
3. NF techniques: page layout, diction/syntax, graphics
4. NF history and types
HW:
1. Watch Bill Moyers' interview with Greg Mortenson here (for more background on the show and a transcript of the interview, go to http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01152010/profile2.html)
2. Imagine an argument between Greg Mortenson and an American supporter of war in the region. Write the dialogue.
Forget about school for a minute and ask yourself this simple question: If you could learn about ANYTHING, in ANY WAY, what steps would you take to get the information you want?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discuss HW
3. NF techniques: page layout, diction/syntax, graphics
4. NF history and types
HW:
1. Watch Bill Moyers' interview with Greg Mortenson here (for more background on the show and a transcript of the interview, go to http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01152010/profile2.html)
2. Imagine an argument between Greg Mortenson and an American supporter of war in the region. Write the dialogue.
January 12
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Why/why not? How can setting a goal help you achieve it? What goal(s) are you setting for yourself in this class this semester?
AGENDA:
1. Journal/check HW
2. Review vocab list
3. Intro to nonfiction
4. Discuss Three Cups of Tea
HW: Analyze your AZ article using the KWL table and the NF questions we discussed in class.
Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Why/why not? How can setting a goal help you achieve it? What goal(s) are you setting for yourself in this class this semester?
AGENDA:
1. Journal/check HW
2. Review vocab list
3. Intro to nonfiction
4. Discuss Three Cups of Tea
HW: Analyze your AZ article using the KWL table and the NF questions we discussed in class.
Monday, January 10, 2011
January 11
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Describe your lasting impressions of Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea. Can you apply any of the "lessons" Mortensen learned to the shooting in Arizona?
AGENDA:
1. Journal (HW)
2. Vocab (definitions and sentences for HW due Tuesday, January 12; see list below)
3. ESSAY EXAM on The Kite Runner and Three Cups of Tea
HW:
1. Write definitions and sentences for Vocab #1 (see below)
2. Find an article about the shootings in Arizona and bring to class tomorrow
VOCABULARY LIST 1
Achieve
Accomplishment
Fulfill
Resolution
Contribute
Ambitious
Acronym
Attainable
Occupation
Vocation
Avocation
Hobby
Professional
Novice
Amateur
Dilettante
Describe your lasting impressions of Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea. Can you apply any of the "lessons" Mortensen learned to the shooting in Arizona?
AGENDA:
1. Journal (HW)
2. Vocab (definitions and sentences for HW due Tuesday, January 12; see list below)
3. ESSAY EXAM on The Kite Runner and Three Cups of Tea
HW:
1. Write definitions and sentences for Vocab #1 (see below)
2. Find an article about the shootings in Arizona and bring to class tomorrow
VOCABULARY LIST 1
Achieve
Accomplishment
Fulfill
Resolution
Contribute
Ambitious
Acronym
Attainable
Occupation
Vocation
Avocation
Hobby
Professional
Novice
Amateur
Dilettante
January 10
Happy New Year everyone!
Before break you were asked to check the blog prior to the first day of class. Those who remember this simple instruction will be richly rewarded, as follows:
Tomorrow you will have an in-class essay exam in which you be asked to compare Three Cups of Tea with The Kite Runner. To prepare, review your active reading notes and be sure to bring them with you. You may refer to them (if you have time) during the essay, but remembering them well will help you more than shuffling through them in the limited time you have to write.
HERE IS THE QUESTION YOU WILL BE ANSWERING:
What have you learned about the benefits and risks of helping people in a different group or culture? How can these lessons help people in Afghanistan—or Haiti, or even Americans who experience traumatic events in our communities (such as last week’s shooting in Tuscon, Arizona)?
You MAY include your own experience, or the experience of someone you know who has tried to make a positive contribution to the lives of others. You MUST support your answer with at least two quotes (each) from The Kite Runner and Three Cups of Tea that you think exemplify the differences between fiction writing and nonfiction writing.
_______
Tomorrow we will also have a vocabulary list and a journal topic; see January 11 post to get a head start and avoid having to do everything for homework tomorrow night. (If you need background on the shooting in AZ, click on the rollover link in the journal topic.)
Before break you were asked to check the blog prior to the first day of class. Those who remember this simple instruction will be richly rewarded, as follows:
Tomorrow you will have an in-class essay exam in which you be asked to compare Three Cups of Tea with The Kite Runner. To prepare, review your active reading notes and be sure to bring them with you. You may refer to them (if you have time) during the essay, but remembering them well will help you more than shuffling through them in the limited time you have to write.
HERE IS THE QUESTION YOU WILL BE ANSWERING:
What have you learned about the benefits and risks of helping people in a different group or culture? How can these lessons help people in Afghanistan—or Haiti, or even Americans who experience traumatic events in our communities (such as last week’s shooting in Tuscon, Arizona)?
You MAY include your own experience, or the experience of someone you know who has tried to make a positive contribution to the lives of others. You MUST support your answer with at least two quotes (each) from The Kite Runner and Three Cups of Tea that you think exemplify the differences between fiction writing and nonfiction writing.
_______
Tomorrow we will also have a vocabulary list and a journal topic; see January 11 post to get a head start and avoid having to do everything for homework tomorrow night. (If you need background on the shooting in AZ, click on the rollover link in the journal topic.)
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