Monday, April 25
7/8 - In anticipation of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton,
students will prepare arguments for and against the huge media coverage both here and in England. Teams of two will discuss issues in courtroom style. Components for each speaker include: opening remarks, premise, support statements, and a conclusion.
Also be prepared to rebut opposing positions. Students may choose partners and which side they favor (for or against). This oral activity will be Friday.
6th - Begin Comedy Unit. Handout on Types of Comedy. There are 28 types listed.
Students choose 20 of the 28 possible types and draw, copy, or paste examples in booklet form. Today we will be making the blank booklets with expandable pages.
If possible, bring examples from home.We cannot view any R-rated movies, but PG-13 is possible. Excerpts only. We will be learning about all types of comedy.
Tuesday, April 26
7/8 - Critical Thinking - Common Errors in Reasoning
Green books: Read page 67. discussion of 7 kinds of faulty reasoning.
Prepare own examples. 10 points.
Discuss storyboards for scripts.
6th - Comedy examples.
"I Love Lucy" Episode 30: The Vitameatavegamin Girl.
Identify type of comedy and components in journals.
Wednesday, April 27
7/8th - Work on defining movie careers from listing in journals.
COWS all periods. Could work on storyboards.
6th - Movie Careers definitions in journals.
Thursday, April 28
7/8th - Critical Thinking green books. Page 69, #1-9.
Identify reasoning. Read 3.2 and add discussion problems #1-5
if time allows.
6th - Buster Keaton. Identify comedy style.
Friday, April 29
7/8th - Courtroom oral presentations re: wedding.
All students present.
6th - Tea Party celebrating the wedding of William
and Kate. Cookies, cakes, scones, and tea.
Discussion of world events and the wedding.
6th - movie careers.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Syllabus
Monday, April 11, 2011
Today is our trip to the Fermilab.
All monies must be submitted. Remember to bring a lunch
or extra money for the cafeteria.
We will leave at 9:15 and return at 2:30
This is a wonderful trip. Hope you enjoy it.
6th math will stay with Mr. Baker and review for
the test on Chapter 10.
1st period: Des will go to Media Center and
continue story with idioms.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
6,7,8 - Evaluations
the Fermilab asks that we submit an evaluation of the
field trip. I have created five questions:
1. How did this field trip expand your knowledge of physics?
2. What activity in the Lederman Science Center appealed to you most? Why?
3. Evaluate your docent on a professional and personal level.
4. What impressed you about Dr. Denton Morris, the Experimental Physicist?
5. Would you return to Fermilab on a personal visit? why or why not?
Pleasae complete your response during class today, or finish for tomorrow.
6th math - Chapter 10 Test.
Begin Ch. 7.1 - fractions
1st. Per. SLANT 7.3 review
Wednesday, April 13
6,7,8 - Meet in the Media Center
Today you are looking for job definitions for movie credits.
Because so many of the careers/jobs are similar, you could
use any credits from a major motion picture, such as
Director, Producer, Execiutive Producer, etc.
There are many, many people who comprise movie staff.
Use the entire period finding job descriptions and writing them
in your journals. I will bring your journals.
The purpose of the activity is to know what is available and be
able to select appropriate support for your scripts.
Please have story ideas - plot, characters, setting, finalized.
6th math - Begin 7.1 with yellow handouts.
Practive B, 7.1 and 7.2 today. Odds or evens.
Review multiplication rules for fractions.
1st Period: Continue 7.4.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
6,7,8 - Plot Outlines, Character Listing,
and Character Descriptions.
6th Math - 7.3 and 7.4. Odds or evens.
Homework for all four sections due Friday.
We will be going faster from here on, but
homework volume should not increase.
1st P. Writing about personalities. Go beyond
common descriptions, and write about inner
weakness/strength, likes/dislikes, etremes.
Real or fictional. Choice.
Friday, April 15, 2011
I will not be at school. Today is the
State Competition for Future Problem Solvers.
The team is leaving early in order to arrive at
Illinois State for 10am. Wish us luch!!!
Our team is
Reiny Rolock
John Stankovich
Bobby Havorson
James MacFadyen
They have worked very hard and research
the topic Water Quality.
Have a great, warm weekend if possible, and
I'll see you all on Monday.
Today is our trip to the Fermilab.
All monies must be submitted. Remember to bring a lunch
or extra money for the cafeteria.
We will leave at 9:15 and return at 2:30
This is a wonderful trip. Hope you enjoy it.
6th math will stay with Mr. Baker and review for
the test on Chapter 10.
1st period: Des will go to Media Center and
continue story with idioms.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
6,7,8 - Evaluations
the Fermilab asks that we submit an evaluation of the
field trip. I have created five questions:
1. How did this field trip expand your knowledge of physics?
2. What activity in the Lederman Science Center appealed to you most? Why?
3. Evaluate your docent on a professional and personal level.
4. What impressed you about Dr. Denton Morris, the Experimental Physicist?
5. Would you return to Fermilab on a personal visit? why or why not?
Pleasae complete your response during class today, or finish for tomorrow.
6th math - Chapter 10 Test.
Begin Ch. 7.1 - fractions
1st. Per. SLANT 7.3 review
Wednesday, April 13
6,7,8 - Meet in the Media Center
Today you are looking for job definitions for movie credits.
Because so many of the careers/jobs are similar, you could
use any credits from a major motion picture, such as
Director, Producer, Execiutive Producer, etc.
There are many, many people who comprise movie staff.
Use the entire period finding job descriptions and writing them
in your journals. I will bring your journals.
The purpose of the activity is to know what is available and be
able to select appropriate support for your scripts.
Please have story ideas - plot, characters, setting, finalized.
6th math - Begin 7.1 with yellow handouts.
Practive B, 7.1 and 7.2 today. Odds or evens.
Review multiplication rules for fractions.
1st Period: Continue 7.4.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
6,7,8 - Plot Outlines, Character Listing,
and Character Descriptions.
6th Math - 7.3 and 7.4. Odds or evens.
Homework for all four sections due Friday.
We will be going faster from here on, but
homework volume should not increase.
1st P. Writing about personalities. Go beyond
common descriptions, and write about inner
weakness/strength, likes/dislikes, etremes.
Real or fictional. Choice.
Friday, April 15, 2011
I will not be at school. Today is the
State Competition for Future Problem Solvers.
The team is leaving early in order to arrive at
Illinois State for 10am. Wish us luch!!!
Our team is
Reiny Rolock
John Stankovich
Bobby Havorson
James MacFadyen
They have worked very hard and research
the topic Water Quality.
Have a great, warm weekend if possible, and
I'll see you all on Monday.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Syllabus
Monday, March 7
No School
Casmir Pulaski day
Tuesday, March 8
7/8 Oral Presentations
We are finishing the last of our Science Unit
Presentations. Just a few more...
Outline of Trimester Project
Distribute Critical Thinking Book 2
1st Assignment: Emotional Words
Transparency: Death Comes to the Woodcutter
Journals: describe painting in non-emotional sentences
Follow by describing painting in emotional sentences
6th Return to Yellow Books
List 8 Review words and definitions
Choose example words and connect meanings
Assignment for Wednesday: on page 52,explain or interpret
sentences.
Quiz Friday on List 8
Wednesday, March 9
7/8 Oral Presentations
(Last ones!)
Special Pleadings CT p.5
Act out different cases.
Three minutes to prepare.
Performance.
Goal: being able to identify same
situations with different words.
6th Appeal to Pity
Define and discuss.
Write examples in journal.
Thursday, March 10
7/8 Vocabulary
Begin Chapter 3
Make sentences orally with
section 1 and 2
6th PowerPoint Assessment
of List #8
Make silly sentences with
each word.
Friday, March 11
7/8 Strategy Day
6th Strategy Day
No School
Casmir Pulaski day
Tuesday, March 8
7/8 Oral Presentations
We are finishing the last of our Science Unit
Presentations. Just a few more...
Outline of Trimester Project
Distribute Critical Thinking Book 2
1st Assignment: Emotional Words
Transparency: Death Comes to the Woodcutter
Journals: describe painting in non-emotional sentences
Follow by describing painting in emotional sentences
6th Return to Yellow Books
List 8 Review words and definitions
Choose example words and connect meanings
Assignment for Wednesday: on page 52,explain or interpret
sentences.
Quiz Friday on List 8
Wednesday, March 9
7/8 Oral Presentations
(Last ones!)
Special Pleadings CT p.5
Act out different cases.
Three minutes to prepare.
Performance.
Goal: being able to identify same
situations with different words.
6th Appeal to Pity
Define and discuss.
Write examples in journal.
Thursday, March 10
7/8 Vocabulary
Begin Chapter 3
Make sentences orally with
section 1 and 2
6th PowerPoint Assessment
of List #8
Make silly sentences with
each word.
Friday, March 11
7/8 Strategy Day
6th Strategy Day
Monday, February 21, 2011
Syllabus
Monday, February 22
No School.
President's Day
Tuesday, February 23
7/8 Meet in Media Center.
All assignments for the Space Independent
Study should be submitted by now. The last part of the
assignment is Oral Presentation, and includes a teaching element.
(See assignment handout.) Students may use drawings,
pictures, PowerPoints, or visual aids.
There are four days left to complete preparations.
Presentations begin on Monday, Feb. 28 with earlybird
volunteers.
6th Read Alouds
The story is "I Just Kept on Smiling" by Simon Burt.
Begin story discussion: comprehension, motivation,
boys' schools of long ago, inner conflicts, etc.
This story is from Junior Great Books, 7th level.
Wednesday, February 24
7/8 Work on last element of assignment during class.
Please be sure materials, if needed,are at school.
Paper, colored pencils, markers, tape, etc. are
available. It's a good idea to have a presentation
outline made.
6th Goal: Application of ideas and Creativity
Students are to take one main idea from our
story and create a visual representation of that idea.
Anything from the story is appropriate.
Some ideas are friendship, authority figures,
isolation, or punishment. How can an idea
be represented through paper?
Thursday, February 25
7/8 Final Preparations continue. This
assignment concludes the large Space Unit.
6th Finish applications of an idea.
Friday, February 26
7/8 Backgammon rules, strategies, and
playing. All students should learn at least
five new games per trimester.
Chess is available, as are others.
No School.
President's Day
Tuesday, February 23
7/8 Meet in Media Center.
All assignments for the Space Independent
Study should be submitted by now. The last part of the
assignment is Oral Presentation, and includes a teaching element.
(See assignment handout.) Students may use drawings,
pictures, PowerPoints, or visual aids.
There are four days left to complete preparations.
Presentations begin on Monday, Feb. 28 with earlybird
volunteers.
6th Read Alouds
The story is "I Just Kept on Smiling" by Simon Burt.
Begin story discussion: comprehension, motivation,
boys' schools of long ago, inner conflicts, etc.
This story is from Junior Great Books, 7th level.
Wednesday, February 24
7/8 Work on last element of assignment during class.
Please be sure materials, if needed,are at school.
Paper, colored pencils, markers, tape, etc. are
available. It's a good idea to have a presentation
outline made.
6th Goal: Application of ideas and Creativity
Students are to take one main idea from our
story and create a visual representation of that idea.
Anything from the story is appropriate.
Some ideas are friendship, authority figures,
isolation, or punishment. How can an idea
be represented through paper?
Thursday, February 25
7/8 Final Preparations continue. This
assignment concludes the large Space Unit.
6th Finish applications of an idea.
Friday, February 26
7/8 Backgammon rules, strategies, and
playing. All students should learn at least
five new games per trimester.
Chess is available, as are others.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Syllabus
Monday, February 14
7/8 Happy Valentine's Day
Online activities using COWS
FPS Evaluation sheet - due Wednesday
6th Valentine's Day activities
Tuesday, February 15
7/8 Science Experiment
Obscertainers. Because the scientists at
Fermilab cannot see what they are researching,
they must rely on other ways of observation.
The obscertainers contain a ball bearing.
The containers have partitions. Students must
determine the partitions using sounds of the ball
bearing. Draw your conclusions or guesses.
6th Creativity
Using small manipulatives, create a strategy
game. Small group.
Problems to solve: How to use the pieces,
objective, winning strategies, appeal,
levels of difficulty.
Written instructions needed, plus
board/playing field.
Wednesday, February 16
7/8 Media Center
Work on completing Science Assignment
paper. Papers must be typed.
6th Continue with creativity project.
Thursday, February 17
7/8 Experiment Followup.
Complete Science paper.
6th Finish creativity assignment.
Instructions must be typed.
Friday, February 18
7/8 Papers DUE.
6th Strategy Day
7/8 Happy Valentine's Day
Online activities using COWS
FPS Evaluation sheet - due Wednesday
6th Valentine's Day activities
Tuesday, February 15
7/8 Science Experiment
Obscertainers. Because the scientists at
Fermilab cannot see what they are researching,
they must rely on other ways of observation.
The obscertainers contain a ball bearing.
The containers have partitions. Students must
determine the partitions using sounds of the ball
bearing. Draw your conclusions or guesses.
6th Creativity
Using small manipulatives, create a strategy
game. Small group.
Problems to solve: How to use the pieces,
objective, winning strategies, appeal,
levels of difficulty.
Written instructions needed, plus
board/playing field.
Wednesday, February 16
7/8 Media Center
Work on completing Science Assignment
paper. Papers must be typed.
6th Continue with creativity project.
Thursday, February 17
7/8 Experiment Followup.
Complete Science paper.
6th Finish creativity assignment.
Instructions must be typed.
Friday, February 18
7/8 Papers DUE.
6th Strategy Day
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Syllabus
Monday, January 31
7/8 We will begin the Science Project on either Space or Particle Physics.
Students may have a choice of topics within those two areas. Project Handout describes due dates, components, and point values.
Meet in the Media Center: Today is searching for websites about project topic.
Ten sites minimum, summary, typed.
6th Continue 6-Steps of problem solving. Today we will look at steps 4 and 5: creating criteria for evaluation, and judging solution. As an example, we will use a common scenario and run through the process.
Tuesday, February 1
7/8 Meet in the Media Center. Continue research and taking notes. Websites must all be different.
6th New articles are available. Students will be searching for "who's". A "who" is an expert, source, or organization. List and keep.
7/8 We will begin the Science Project on either Space or Particle Physics.
Students may have a choice of topics within those two areas. Project Handout describes due dates, components, and point values.
Meet in the Media Center: Today is searching for websites about project topic.
Ten sites minimum, summary, typed.
6th Continue 6-Steps of problem solving. Today we will look at steps 4 and 5: creating criteria for evaluation, and judging solution. As an example, we will use a common scenario and run through the process.
Tuesday, February 1
7/8 Meet in the Media Center. Continue research and taking notes. Websites must all be different.
6th New articles are available. Students will be searching for "who's". A "who" is an expert, source, or organization. List and keep.
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