You can find your finalized POL schedules here: POL 2013 Schedule
*You are not required to be at school on the day when you are not presenting*
*Please bring your own lunch*

You can find the basic handout  and RUBRIC of what to cover in your POL here:  POL handout

Check out this video to see the model POL that we watched in class to see what a great POL looks like:  Model POL

We've had all day today to practice.  Get in a little more practice tonight, make sure you have all your evidence ready (DP and/or physical evidence), and relax.  

Students who are panelists will be asking questions of presenters.   You MUST be at school the entire day that you are scheduled to present your POL and be a panelist.

However, faculty will be the only ones assigning the grade for the POL.

You will immediately know after your POLS if you passed or if you must re-take it on Friday.
Parents are not required to be at the POLs (in fact, given the pressure that some students feel, we encourage parents to stay home.

12/16 POL Prep

Bring in your copy of Brave New World on Tuesday
Have your revised notecards completely done by Tuesday.
Check out this video to see the model POL that we watched in class to see what a great POL looks like:  Model POL

We will have all day Tuesday to practice our POL presentations.

You can find your finalized POL schedules here: POL 2013 Schedule

You can find the basic handout of what to cover in your POL here:  POL handout

Students who are panelists will be asking questions and giving feedback to the faculty about their peer's performance. You MUST be at school the entire day that you are scheduled to present your POL and be a panelist.

However, faculty will be the only ones assigning the grade for the POL.
You will immediately know after your POLS if you passed or if you must re-take it on Friday.
Parents are not required to be at the POLs (in fact, given the pressure that some students feel, we encourage parents to stay home.

12/13 POL preparation

HOMEWORK:

* If you were in class on Friday, I have changed this handout so that it is easier for those who missed class to understand.  Just focus on completing your notecards this weekend.*

*If you missed class on Friday, please complete the handout listed below this weekend*

Word version
PDF version

Bring in your copy of Brave New World on Monday
Have your notecards ready for Matt to check on Monday

We will have both Monday and Tuesday to prepare for POLs.

You can find your POL schedules here:  Word version      PDF version

Students who are panelists will be asking questions and giving feedback to the faculty about their peer's performance. You MUST be at school the entire day that you are scheduled to present your POL and be a panelist.

However, faculty will be the only ones assigning the grade for the POL.
You will immediately know after your POLS if you passed or if you must re-take it on Friday.
Parents are not required to be at the POLs (in fact, given the pressure that some students feel, we encourage parents to stay home.

Exhibition Prep

Take this survey
You should have 3 notecards that answer the following 3 questions for Brave New World Exhibition. You should be proactive in addressing these points when you present your project to parents and faculty on Wednesday night.  

1. What is one of Brave New World’s messages?

1. We focused on developing Clarity in this project.  Which one of the five choices (moment, frame, image, word, or flow) do you think your team used most effectively in this project and why ?

1. Which of the following did you improve in the most, and why?

a. Team-work

b. Perspective

c. Evidence 

Project Reflection Information

Once you have completed the project, please do the following for project wrap-up:

1.  BOTH Students from each team email matt.dooley@animashighschool.com with an email titled:  "BNW:  Artist first name, Author first name"

Example:  "BNW Matt and William" could be the title of the email.

Your email should have the links to the following on google-docs.

1. Artist statement
2. Theme Explanation
3. Any Challenge Extensions that you did.

2.  Complete Project Reflection

1. Create word document titled “Project Reflection”, with your name and date in the top right-hand corner.  Answer the following questions.  No spelling or grammatical errors.  (Have Matt approve before you post it
2. Describe briefly what the project was about (use the Project Description handout:  click Click this link.
3. Describe which Learning Objective you improved the most in (either Perspective, Evidence, or Teamwork)
4. Describe which Content skills you improved the most in, depending on your job (see below):

              Artists:  Facial expressions, resemblance, body language, stylistic                          devices 

              Authors:  Analyzing a theme, Explaining artistic choices, citing effectively,               or revising for clarity

Describe what you would like to improve on for our next project.  For example:

          1. Improving writing skills
          2.  Communicating more in a group project
          3.  Reading and annotating more effectively or consistentl
          4.  Giving more helpful peer critiques,
          5.  Participating more in socratic seminars
          6.  Improving personal organization
          7.  Using evidence more effectively in discussions and writing

Or something entirely different!

3.    On your DP, create a tab titled “Graphic Novel Project”

1. Upload your project reflection so readers will see it immediately when they click on the tab.
2. Take a picture of each page of your graphic novel.  Upload the pictures so that they are easily visible.  

Exhibition Prep

You should have 3 notecards that answer the following 3 questions for Brave New World Exhibition. You should be proactive in addressing these points when you present your project to parents and faculty on Wednesday night.  

1. What is one of Brave New World’s messages?

1. We focused on developing Clarity in this project.  Which one of the five choices (moment, frame, image, word, or flow) do you think your team used most effectively in this project and why ?

1. Which of the following did you improve in the most, and why?

a. Team-work

b. Perspective

c. Evidence 

12/9 Project Reflection Information

Once you have completed the project, please do the following for project wrap-up:

1.  BOTH Students from each team email matt.dooley@animashighschool.com with an email titled:

"BNW:  Artist first name, Author first name"

Example:  "BNW Matt and William" could be the title of the email.

Your email should have the links to the following on google-docs.

1. Artist statement
2. Theme Explanation
3. Challenge Extensions:   --Individual author CE:  attach your challenge extension

                                                 --Individual artist CE:  write in message, "I did an artist CE"

                                                 --Pair CE:  write in message, "We did a pair CE"

2.  Complete Project Reflection

1. Create word document titled “Project Reflection”, with your name and date in the top right-hand corner.  Answer the following questions.  No spelling or grammatical errors.  (Have Matt approve before you post it
2. Describe briefly what the project was about (use the Project Description handout:  click Brave New World Project Overview to view)  Click this link if the first link doesn't work.
3. Describe which Learning Objective you improved the most in (either Perspective, Evidence, or Teamwork) and which Content Skills you improved the most in 

Artists:  Facial expressions, resemblance, body language, stylistic devices 

Authors:  Analyzing a theme, Explaining artistic choices, citing effectively, or revising for clarity

Describe what you would like to improve on for our next project.  For example:

          1. Improving writing skills
          2.  Communicating more in a group project
          3.  Reading and annotating more effectively or consistentl
          4.  Giving more helpful peer critiques,
          5.  Participating more in socratic seminars
          6.  Improving personal organization
          7.  Using evidence more effectively in discussions and writing

Or something entirely different!

3.    On your DP, create a tab titled “Graphic Novel Project”

1. Upload your project reflection so readers will see it immediately when they click on the tab.

1. Take a picture of each page of your graphic novel.  Upload the pictures so that they are easily visible.  

12/6 HW/Review

HW:  Work on your graphic novel project as needed.
See here if you need an extra copy of the final draft formatting sheet.  This is also under the "Class Handouts" page.

Click below if you want to review the project rubric.  These are also posted under "Project Rubrics"on the lower-left of this DP.
Graphic Novel Project Rubric (word version)
PDF version

Review:  Today we played musical chairs (with some awesome techno music) to start off Friday Funday, and then had project work time.

12/5 HW/Review

HW:  Work on your project as needed.

Check out this link to see the final rubric that you will be graded on for the Graphic Novel Project
Click here
If that word document doesn't open, try the pdf here

Review:  Independent worktime all day today

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/77ZSKZK

12/4 HW/Review

HW: Work on project as needed
Review: In-class worktime all day today

12/3/ HW/Review

HW:  Work on your project as needed.
Review:  Today we had independent work time all day.

12/2 HW/Review

HW Tonight:  Do any extra work you need outside of class to prepare for our Exhibition next Wednesday December 11th.  If you are working steadily in class worktime, you should have enough time to be prepared for Exhibition.
 
Review:  Today we had in-class work time for all of class, specifically:
Peer Critiques of Theme Explanations
Rough Draft approval and began final drafts of graphic novels

11/21 HW/Review

No HW tonight :)
Today in class we had work time all day.
Tomorrow is the last day you have to complete your rough drafts.
Also you should bring your annotations if you did not have them today for me to check.
See you then!

11/20 HW/Review

No Homework tonight.
Today we had independent worktime for both class periods, and a review of the Challenge Extension option for artists.

Keep up the good focus in class!
-Matt

11/19 HW/Review

HW: Read to page 207 and annotate.
Review:
-- Today we set four 30 minute goals for us to complete in class.
--We had a mini-lesson on basic cartooning techniques and on using "artist tools" correctly for the artists in this project.
--Had independent worktime for the rest of class.  The expectation was to complete a first page of your graphic novel, and the first paragraph of your theme explanation.

11/18 HW/Review

HW tonight is to read to page 197 of BNW and annotate.  Your annotations will be collected at some point so stay on top of them :)

Today in class we:
Reviewed any concerns or questions about the project
Writers had mini-lessons on how to do a theme explanation
Finished our Project Process Packet
Began rough drafts/theme explanations

11/15 HW/Review

HW: Read to page 185 this weekend and annotate.
 Review:  Today we worked all day in class to finish our Project Planning Sheets.  Step 4 is due at the end of class on Monday.  By Monday you should have:
1.  A summary of the scene that you chose
2.  A page-blocking outline of the actions to take place on each page.
3.  A script describing the narration, dialogue, frame, etc for each scene.
4.  Character studies of each character present in the scene.
5.  A rough outline of the panels on each page with the actions that will take place.

11/14 HW/Review

HW:  Read to page 171 tonight

Review:  Today we made posters of the key terms and concepts being used in this project.
Content-- (Five Choices of Graphic Novels):  Choice of Flow, Frame, Word, Image, and Moment
Evaluated on:  Teamwork, Evidence, Clarity, Perspective

These posters will guide us as we work to use the tools of the "Five Choices" to exhibit proper use of teamwork, evidence, clarity, and perspective.

We also found out our pairs for working on this project and spent the rest of the class planning out our graphic novel with our partners.

Also feel free to check out this interesting website with interviews from recent immigrants to the US, speaking about the ways in which life in the US surprised them:
http://thoughtcatalog.com/michael-koh/2013/11/16-people-on-things-they-couldnt-believe-about-america-until-they-moved-here/#2CG3xCJzxfErxSfE.01

11/13 HW/Review

HW:  Read to page 152 and annotate

Today we were introduced to the '5 choices' of Graphic Novels and analyzed two comic strips to understand these choices more, focusing especially on what makes an effective "choice of moment".
We also read in-class, filled out a partner survey, and tried our hand at making our own comics!

10/8 HW/Review

HW Tonight:
Read to page 139.
 Have an awesome long weekend!
CHECK OUT THE NEW PROJECT CALENDAR, POSTED UNDER "CALENDAR" TAB...

PS:  If you want a preview of some of the awesome poetry work that I'm planning to do at some point next semester, check out this website, a place for youth to hone their poetic skills :)
http://www.powerpoetry.org/about

Review:
Today we:
1.  Had Socratic Seminars in two separate groups
2.  Revised our posted Mask Essays to make sure that everything that goes up on the wall is truly Beautiful Work

10/7 HW/Review

HW:
Read and annotate to page 122

Driving question: "What is Brave New World REALLY trying to say?"

Today in class we:
Did a dialectical journal
Discussed Huxley's critique OR defense of religion through Brave New World
Created a "character list" of all major characters in Brave New World
Read aloud and annotated as we went.

10/6 HW/Review

HW:  Read to page 106
Today in class we focused on the question, "How is Meaning different than Happiness?"
--Did a dialectical journal from Brave New World
--Shared journals and underlined what was interesting in each other's journals
--Read and annotated an article about Victor Frankl, "Meaning is not Happiness"
--Had a fishbowl seminar on the article and gave each other feedback on how we did

10/5 HW/Review

HW:  Read and annotate to page 94 of Brave New World
Your TEA paragraph on technology that will make us more similar to Brave New World is due as a printed copy on Friday at the start of class.
Driving question:  "How will technology change our society?"

Review:
Today we wrote a starter for 15 minutes: "Has the internet overall made humans more or less happy?  Explain using evidence"
-Shared the starter with a partner and discussed the most interesting idea that the other person had written
-Reviewed the slideshow notes from yesterday in small groups
-Worked for 35 minutes on writing a TEA paragraph (handout was given out today in class, see "Class Handouts" tab if you lost it)
-Read and annotated briefly at the end of class.

10/4 HW/Review

HW tonight:  Read to page 86

Tomorrow we will be
a. Reviewing Huxley's critique of society
b.  Learning for ourselves in an independent research project how technological progress can be a double-edged sword
c.  Exploring the question, "How will technology change society?"
d.  Reading and annotating!

See you then!
-matt

11/1/ HW/Review

Wow, we are into November!  Great week getting into this new project.  Next week we will be doing more analysis of the text, discussion, and thinking about themes such as Happiness, Technology, the Individual, and Society.  Then we'll get more concrete after that and begin actually using these themes as we begin to adapt scenes from Brave New World into graphic-novel format.

HW:  Read to page 71 and annotate.
--Bring your mask back to school on Monday so we can display them, AND bring your mask essays if you needed to print them off at home.

Happy Weekend!

10/31 HW/Review

HW:  Read and annotate to page 54 of BNW.

Review:
Today we had an hour-long session with Rachael Sands from college counseling
Then we posted our mask essays in the school
Had "Desk Olympics" and became more efficient at transitioning from different activities
Had in-class reading time

10/30 HW/Review

NO HW tonight, as we covered all the reading in class :)
REMINDER:  Romeo/Juliet film viewing is postponed to 2nd semester...more information to come after winter break

Today we:
--Read and annotated in class to page 45
--Discussed how Brave New World Society defines happiness...in short, discovered that they understand happiness to be "instant gratification"
--Watched Daniel Gilbert's Ted Talk and took notes on his conflicting notion of happiness.

www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html

--In short, Gilbert defines two types of happiness--the first, 'natural happines' is the same as the instant gratification that BNW society values.
--The 2nd type of happiness Gilbert lays out is "synthetic" happiness; which occurs when people don't get what they want, but manage to feel better about the outcome in any case.
-Most shocking example--a man who was unjustly jailed for 38 years called it "a glorious experience...I don't regret a moment of it".

--Dialectical journals and discussions on Gilbert's quote that "Emotion is a compass...and if a compass is set on north, it is worthless."

--What about you?  Would you exchange your freedom, as the citizens in Brave New World, for instant gratification?
Or do you agree with Gilbert that life is meaningful only when we go through the ups and downs of life?

10/29 HW/Review

HW: Read and annotate to page 29 of Brave New World
Romeo and Juliet film has been postponed to 2nd semester; it will be easier to schedule then without conflicting with Halloween and the weekend for everyone.

Review:
-First dialectical journal
-Shared our entries in our small groups
-Shared our group reflection in a large group
-Took notes  and discussed the implications of the quote "All conditioning aims at making people like their inescapable social destiny"
-Watched videos on Henry Ford's assembly line and noted and discussed similarities between Ford and Brave New World
-Read and annotated together.

10/28 HW/Review

HW tonight:  Read and annotate Brave New World to page 18.

Update:
--If you download the new Windows 8.1 AT HOME (not at school, it takes too long), then you will be able to get internet wifi at school.
--In case you're wondering why more recent grades have not been posted on powerschool, there's been school-wide issues with Powerschool and my system is still not back up and operating.  Apologies for the delay.


Review of class:
--Paper airplane assembly line
--Individual paper airplane making time
--Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of each system.

Assembly line benefits= increased production and efficiency, uniformity, and simple, easy work
Assembly line drawbacks=little creativity, mediocre product, no room for genius

Individual assembly benefits=room for great achievement and innovation, superior product at times
Individual assembly drawbacks=some products were total failures, lack of structure could be confusing
                                                    or boring for some individuals.

The trip to watch Romeo and Juliet has changed to Saturday afternoon.  More details on the exact time to come once I get a group rate from the theater.

10/25 HW/Review

HW this weekend:
Write your final draft of your fiction piece.  Use the peer edits to improve it.  Staple the two peer edits to a printed copy and bring it to class on Monday.

On Monday we start our next big Project!  Reading Brave New World and demonstrating our understanding in an unusual format...more to come next week!
-matt

10/24 HW/Review

Fellow writers,
  Your HW tonight is to finish and print out your one-page rough draft of your fiction piece.  See the Class Handouts section if you need to review anything.  If you are still feeling stuck, remember my tips from the lecture today:
a.  Write about one moment
b.  Make the moment a moment of conflict when the main character is resisting society's expectations
c.  Show and don't tell.

Today we:
-Had a lecture and review of the tips to effective story-telling (including the tips above)
-Google-doc activity for showing and not telling
-Finished NWEA testing for those who needed to
-Had Mexican WhiteBoy seminars
-Independent worktime on fiction writing

10/23 HW/Review

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NQnXGwPS61yfb8D-Sh0XY1qZM0LLGm71thWwrUQVZ5E/edit?usp=sharing


HW:  Work on your rough drafts of your fiction piece.  Your rough draft is due as a hard copy IN CLASS on THURSDAY.
It MUST be only 1 page.  Follow all the other instructions listed under "handouts" page on this site.

Today we...
Did NWEA tests.

10/22 HW/Review

HW Tonight:  Finish reading Mexican Whiteboy.

Review of the day:
--Seminar pre-writes, seminar team-work and question generating
--Seminar for Group I
--Independent worktime for Group II on the ficition mini-project.

REMINDER--your rough draft of your fiction pieces are due on Thursday as a hard copy in-class, so make sure you are making progress on that.  You should have at least half of written by tomorrow so that you don't have to do it all tomorrow night.

Check the "Class Handouts" page if you lost the fiction piece handout and need a refresher.

Tomorrow is NWEA testing all class.   Come ready to rock and roll!

10/21 HW/Review

Check out the Class Handouts Page if you lost any handouts from today and need a reminder on what you should be writing about for your fiction piece.  
Also, the grading rubric for the fiction piece (rough draft hard copy due Friday, final draft hard copy due Monday) is posted under the "Project Rubrics" page.  

HW for tonight:
 1.  Read/Annotate MWB 210-225
2.  Finish Updating your DP, INCLUDING YOUR PROJECT REFLECTION (see item 'd' below) .  

Create 2 sub-pages under your Humanities page, one which is labeled "Projects", one labeled "Seminars"

Under the "Projects" page, upload
a. The title of the project "Masks Project"
b.  A picture of your mask (1st period, we will be taking pictures of our masks in class on Monday)
c. Your final essay
d.  Your Project Reflection-- post this under your final essay.
Mask--What are you most proud of about your mask and why?
Quote--Quote the section of your essay that you are most proud of and describe why you are proud of it.
Biggest take-away--What will you remember from this project and why?
Habit of Heart and Mind--What HOHAM do you need to work on to improve in project-based learning?  How will this HOHAM help you?

10/18 HW/Review

HW this weekend:  Read/Annotate Mexican Whiteboy page 163-210

Update your DP by

Creating 2 sub-pages under your Humanities page, one which is labeled "Projects", one labeled "Seminars"

Under the "Projects" page, upload
a. The title of the project "Masks Project"
b.  A picture of your mask (1st period, we will be taking pictures of our masks in class on Monday)
c. Your final essay

 Another survey--this time it is school-required. 
Please fill out within five mins thanks!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/endprojectfeedback

10/17 HW/Review

--Homework tonight is to read and annotate MWB to page 168.  Come to class tomorrow prepared for a short "content review" of what has happened in the story so far.
We will also be reading an article about how immigrants to the US, from all times, have been characterized as "Un-American", and having a socratic seminar on the article.

--Today we:
a.  Watched the film "Precious Knowledge"
b.  Had a class discussion/debate on the decision of the State of Arizona to ban Ethnic Studies in the Tuscon Unified School District.

10/16 HW/Review

Homework tonight:  Read Mexican Whiteboy pages 136-148 and annotate.
Today--we got ready for our SLCs tonight!
If your parents want to set up an individual meeting, after tonight's SLC, they can email me
matt.dooley@animashighschool.com
to do so.

Tomorrow we will be watching the film "Precious Knowledge", which is about a Ethnic Studies high school curriculum in Tucson that aroused the ire of several state legislators who saw the program, which focuses on Hispanic history in the US, as racist and even revolutionary.
Should be a good film and an even better class discussion.  See you then!

10/11 HW/Review

Phew!  Great job everyone.  Friday Funday was ESPECIALLY fun today, seeing everyone try to impersonate a hobbit.  Good stuff.

Make sure your parents know the date/time you signed up for SLCs on Wednesday evening the 16th.  If you are unsure, look up the email that you sent them in class.

Your homework this weekend is to
-- Complete your SLC class checklist and your 3 Humanities cards.  Use the "Notecard Prep" handout for instructions if you've forgotten.  I posted a copy of this on the DP under "Class Handouts"
--Remember that we don't have school on Monday and Tuesday
--Come to school on Wednesday ready to practice presenting your learning to your parents.
--Enjoy the long weekend!

_Matt

10/10 HW/Review

Congratulations on a wonderful exhibition last night!
HW tonight:  NONE :)

Today we began work on preparing for SLCs.  We also completed a survey on how the project went.  I printed and posted the results on a classroom wall if you want to see the feedback that you and your classmates gave.  I'll be incorporating that feedback into our next project, during which we'll be reading the book Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and exploring the concepts of dystopias (not sure what that word means?  Look it up :)

Tomorrow we will also be working on SLC preparation.
Your grades for the project will be given back next week.
NOTE:  SLCs (student-led conferences) are WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16th, 4-6pm.  IF your parents ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY cannot attend at the time they signed up, have them email me 
matt.dooley@animashighschool.com
to arrange an alternate time.  

10/8 HW/Review

Masks Exhibition:  Wednesday October 9th 5-7pm at the Fairgrounds. 
 Click Here for Map
Students please arrive at 4:45 pm and sign in with Matt by 4:50 pm.  Matt will be by one of the entrances and easy to see.
Students volunteering for set-up/take-down, please arrive at 4:30 and sign in with Matt.

You will be assessed on the following three things at the Exhibition:
1.  Did you arrive and sign-in on time?  

2.  Did you wear professional dress? 
Gentlemen--slacks with a belt and a collar shirt.
Ladies--slacks or skirt/dress with professional top.
No sneakers, jeans, tank-tops, etc.

3.  Did you stay at your station unless on a scheduled bathroom break?  

Tomorrow in class we will be practicing exhibiting and discussing our work.  Today in class we put final touches on our masks, prepared our essays and mask paragraphs for display, and began to prepare for exhibiting our work in person through written reflections and discussions.

10/7 Mask Project Final Touches!

DUE DATES REMINDERS FOR TUESDAY 9/8:
You should walk into class with the following three items, printed out.  DO NOT come into class and say "Can I go and print this in the commons?"  You need to take the time BEFORE class starts to print out the following.

1.  A hard copy of your final draft with the two peer reviews from class on Monday stapled to the back. This is what I will grade.

2.  A second hard copy of your final draft.  You will paste to construction/posterboard in class tomorrow in preparation for displaying it at the Exhibition on Wednesday from 5-7pm at the Fairgrounds.

3.  A hard copy of the mask paragraph that you wrote in class today.  If you lost the handout on how to do this, you can find it on this link:  Click Here

All of the above should be Beautiful Work. Correct citations, minimal spelling and grammatical errors, capitalization, etc.  

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY (MONDAY), YOU DO NOT NEED THE PEER REVIEW SHEETS (BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO THEM).  BUT YOU SHOULD BRING EVERYTHING ELSE.

Exhibition Times:  Arrive at the La Plata Fairgrounds at 4:45 pm.  The Exhibition runs from 5-7 PM.  
If you are volunteering for early set-up, arrive at 4:30 pm.  You will receive extra credit for volunteering IF you have no late work.  

Professional Dress for Exhibition (follow the norms or there will be negative sanctions...)
Males:  Collar Shirt (add a tie if you like) with slacks (no jeans), a belt, and appropriate footwear (no sneakers or sandals)
Females:  Appropriate female business attire--blouse or other appropriate top with slacks/skirt, or a dress.
It goes without saying that all students should follow the dress code in considering the appropriateness of their attire.  

 Review:
-- Today in class we had:
-- Independent work-time to put the final touches on our essays through peer critiquing each other's work.
--Independent work-time to put final touches on our masks
--Time to check-in with Matt about our Challenge Extensions

10/4 HW/Review

Your Homework this weekend is to
a. Finish the revisions based off the feedback you received from my comments and grading rubric, and also any ideas/suggestions from your mini-lesson
b.  Print out a hard copy and turn it in along with the completed "Essay Checklist" stapled to the front of the hard copy.  This is due first thing Monday morning in class.


Today we:
 - Had independent worktime/small group lessons on refining topic sentences
 -Researched in small groups different questions the basic facts about the Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare"), and how the ACA is related to the federal government's shut-down.  We strove for FACTS not opinions in presenting our research to the other groups.

10/3 HW/Review

Scholars,
  HW tonight is to continue the revision process.  Make sure you are citing your sources correctly.  To check how to do so, visit the Class Handouts page and see "How To Cite".  I have modified the schedule slightly--you will be bringing a fresh hard copy of your revised paper to class on Monday.  Tomorrow I will give you a checklist of items that you need to have completed to have a complete essay for you to use over the weekend.
See you tomorrow for Friday Funday!
--Matt

10/2 HW/Review

Hi folks!
Your homework tonight is to read/annotate Mexican White Boy to page 124.  Tomorrow we will be revising our drafts further; Matt will be giving mini-lessons on specific topics depending on what aspect of your paper you need the most work in.

Today we:
Wrote twenty-three different short stories as a group, and also researched forty-four different new vocab words for Wednesday Word Day
Did Durango Connect
Emailed our parents with the Exhibition Date (Wednesday October 9th at the Durango Fairgrounds; students should arrive at 4:45 PM, and Exhibition runs from 5 to 7pm.)
  Remember to wear professional dress for the Exhibition (slacks and tie for gentlemen, appropriate business attire for women)

9/27 Review/HW

Scholars, Artists, Citizens:  This weekend, your challenge is to
A.  Enjoy the long weekend and do something FUN! Whether it be cruising on a mountainbike, reading a great book, programming, or any of the many talents that you have, I hope you take advantage to renew yourself and have fun with friends and family.

You should also, in the midst of that fun,  read "Mexican WhiteBoy" to page 114.  You will get my feedback and assessment of your rough drafts on Tuesday.  I am grading this rough draft only for whether or not your essay was turned in on time.  That will be worth ten points.  If it was turned in late, you will receive five points.  You will receive a rubric with my comments and the grade that you would have received if it were a final draft so you will know how to improve for your next draft.

If you'd like to know more about the rationale behind not giving graded feedback for the first draft, see the quote below.  Many other Animas teachers follow a similar rationale in not giving graded feedback for the rough draft.

"Assessment of any kind should not be overdone. Getting students to become preoccupied with how they are doing can undermine their interest in what they are doing. An excessive concern with performance can erode curiosity -- and, paradoxically, reduce the quality of performance. Performance-obsessed students also tend to avoid difficult tasks so they can escape a negative evaluation. "--Alfie Kohn

See this link to read the full article. While I don't agree with Kohn that grades should be thrown out all-together, I do agree with the concept that drafts should not be graded the first time around.  We want you to be thinking more about doing your best and pushing yourself to risk and try new and innovative methods, rather than trying only for the standard and
"just enough" to get a grade you're happy with.  
Article on grading philosophy


Also, if you have a moment, check out this video about how we are influenced to judge others by their race and gender in this hidden-camera experiment.

Race and Gender Experiment

9/26 HW/Review

Hi everyone,
  Your homework tonight is to
A.  Revise your rough draft according to the comments that your peers gave you from work-time today in class
B.  Tomorrow, bring in a printed copy of your revised rough draft, as well as the original rough draft with the peer review sheets attached.

Tomorrow:  We will begin painting our masks!  Come to class with a creative mindset :)

9/25 HW/Review

Hello scholars!  Your HW for tonight, as you should know, is:
--Finish your Rough Draft of your Mask essay
--Bring a hard copy to class tomorrow.  You and your classmates will be critiquing your rough drafts, so it is critical that you bring a hard copy.  If for some reason you don't have it completely finished by tomorrow, still, bring whatever you have written.

--Check the class handouts page if you need digital copies of the handouts from class these past weeks, including the essay grading rubric and the instructions on how to properly cite your sources.

Review of today:
--We sanded our masks till they were smooth and beautiful :)
--Worked some more on our rough drafts.

See you tomorrow!
-Matt

9/24 HW/Review

Happy Tuesday!  First things first, check out the new additions to the Class Handouts Section to see the  electronic version of
A.  The grading rubric for your essay, both rough draft and final.
B.  The grading rubric for your essay if you choose to do a Challenge Extension Essay (an extra two paragraphs)
C.  A much more simplified version of "How to Cite" for your paper (EVERYONE should take a look at this, as you need to follow these instructions for citation for your final copy.)

HW tonight:  Finish your conclusion of your rough draft.  You will have time tomorrow in class to work on it as well, but our main goal will be to sand and paint our masks :)  Remember...
ROUGH DRAFT DUE THIS THURSDAY.  Everyone has had TONS of class time to work, so there is absolutely no excuse for lateness, unless you speak with me beforehand and explain any extenuating circumstances (illness, travel, etc).

Today in class we had an overview of the grading rubric for the essay, a quick lesson on the three points of an effective conclusion, and independent worktime.

Tomorrow we will be working on our masks for most of class.  Depending on how efficient we work, you might have some time to work on your essay.

9/23 HW/Review

Today we made our masks!  Don't worry, if you missed school today you will have a chance to do so later.
HW due tomorrow:
--Finish your 4th Body Paragraph of your Mask Essay
 --Make sure you have read and annotated Mexican White Boy to page 91 tonight.  We will have a seminar on the book tomorrow.
--If you haven't had a chance, review the due dates for this project posted under "Calendar" in the top right corner.

Fun quote of the day: "Better a witty fool than a foolish wit!" (Who else, but Shakespeare!)

9/20 HW/Review

Check out the Calendar link for the HW and Deadlines for rest of the Project below (these links are also posted under "Calendar" in the top right-hand corner of the homepage).
PDF Version of Calendar
Word Version of Calendar

HW:  This weekend, read Mexican WhiteBoy to page 91 and annotate
          Write the 2nd and 3rd Body Paragraphs of your rough draft.
     
Review:  In class, we:
--Did Friday Fun Day :)  Played RPS in the parking lot to start off
--Did two online surveys to help the Humanities Dept improve
--Saw some pictures from students who completed the Mask project last year
--Did a mask brainstorm activity to come up with symbols to represent the topics in our essay
--Complete a mask rough-draft sheet
--Continued working on our rough drafts.

Have a good weekend everyone :)

9/19 HW/Review

Scholars!  Happy Thursday.  Friday Funday Tomorrow!
HW tonight:
--Bring a plastic waterbottle to class tomorrow that we can cut in half and use as a water container for mask-making day beginning Monday.
--Write your introduction and 1st body paragraph of your Masks essay.  Catch up on reading and annotating Mexican WhiteBoy (up to page 84) if you are behind.

Review:  Today we
--Reviewed plagiarism rules and how to cite sources properly
 --Had writing conferences and had individual work time to work on our outlines and rough draft.  Lots of good ideas going on here; I was very excited about the work and effort that is going on right now :)

9/18 HW/Review

HW: --Your Essay Outline is due tomorrow; hopefully you finished it today in class and were approved by Matt to start your rough draft of your mask essay.
        --Read to page 82 of Mexican WhiteBoy; your annotations will be checked tomorrow by Matt.
         
Review:  Today we went over Challenge Extensions options
               Filled out a SMART Goal worksheet
               Approved our outlines with Matt if we finished them in class and
               Began our rough drafts (due by NEXT THURSDAY 9/26)

9/17 HW/Review

Scholars--good to be back with you all today :)  Your HW tonight is to fill out the survey below;  MAKE SURE THAT IN "NAME OF PROJECT" AREA ON THE SURVEY, YOU WRITE THESE EXACT WORDS:  MASK PROJECT

Fill out the survey TONIGHT:  Click here for link to survey

Your other HW tonight is to continue working on your essay outline, which is due on Thursday.  If you finish your outline before then, awesome!  Make sure you approve it with Matt, and then start working on transforming your outline into a rough draft.  Check the calendar (top right corner of webpage) to see the other due dates.
Check out the Writing Resources Page for electronic versions of the handouts you received in class today.  If you lost any, you can find the copies there.  

Crazy Vocab of the day:  Argy-Bargy (British slang for a 'disagreement').

Review:  Today we went over how to write a good intro (including a 'hook'), how to write a TEA paragraph, and how to fill out the essay outline.  The rest of class was devoted to creating our outline.
             

9/13 HW/Review

Scholars, your HW this weekend is to read to page 73 of "Mexican Whiteboy" and to annotate. We will begin using the text in class next week, so make sure you are up to date.  This Tuesday during lunch is the last chance to reassess your Sociology quiz.   Look at "reassessment policy" under the class handouts to know what is expected.

Review:  Today in class we
--Had an hour-long student-led and organized debate on the legal drinking age in the US.  Both formats worked very well in each class; good job to the groups that created those debate protocols.  We'll try and integrate these debates into our class perhaps once a month as the year unfolds.
 --Had student pictures taken
--Finished the class with independent work-time.

On Monday I will not be in class; Rachael from College Advising will give a presentation to each class, and then she will meet individually with students while everyone works on completing a project that Rachael will hand out to you about the history of social identities in the US.
 Happy Weekend!

Antiquated word of the week:  "Snoutfair", which, strangely enough, means "an exceedingly good-looking person" in old English.

9/12 HW and Review

HW:  Tonight no homework, except to catch up if you are behind by reading to page 50 of Mexican WhiteBoy, and annotating.  Thank you everyone for your feedback today on how the class is going so far, I will do my best to incorporate it as much as possible. We are always looking to improve as students, teachers, and scholars, and this will be very helpful.

Review:  1st Period:
--Journal on the strengths/weakness of our class and giving Matt feedback
 -- Conversation on the video "Princess Boy" 
--Discussion on strengths/weaknesses of the conversation
 --Small group creations of different debate protocols, including classroom layout, norms of behavior, stages of debate, and form of self-governance.

                2nd Period:
--Journal on strengths/weaknesses of our class and giving Matt feedback
--Brief review of yesterday's discussion on "Princess Boy"
--Small group creations of different debate protocols, including classroom layout, norms of behavior, stages of debate, and form of self-governance.
--Viewed sexuality video link
--Note-taking on the different elements of human sexuality
--Independent work-time, including brainstorming on possible Challenge Extensions :)

9/11 HW and Review

HW:  Read to page 50 of "Mexican Whiteboy" and annotate.
Review:
Today we remembered the events of 9/11 by watching a clip of how that tragedy unfolded.  Though most of us were not directly affected by the attack, we remember today those who died on that day, and those who were killed in the violence that followed.
    Our class content was gender; we watched several more clips investigating the harmful effects of gender stereotyping on both males and females, and had a fishbowl seminar for both genders to explain what they enjoy and what they struggle with given today's societal roles.  We also watched a clip about "My Princess Boy", learning about how gender sometimes does not fit into society's clear-cut category of either "male" or "female".
My Princess Boy feature

9/10 HW and Review

Scholars!  Here is your necessary information to complete tonight's mission (Don't forget to reassess your sociology quiz if you are scheduled to, either at 3:30 tomorrow or at the time you arranged with Matt)
HW TONIGHT:  Read to p 30 of Mexican Whiteboy using the annotation method (either a separate page of paper or sticky notes) in which you annotate for:
a.  What are Danny's identities (think gender, race, class, sexuality, able/disabled, etc)
b.  How is he being socialized according to his identities?
  Essentially, find examples that answer these questions.  The point of annotating in this way is to help you have textual references that will describe how Danny is being socialized.

Review:  Today we did grade-checks, played a game, did a starter about gender stereotypes, reviewed how to annotate for MWB (see above) and took notes on the gender stereotypes displayed in popular media.

9/9 HW

HW tonight:  Read to page 18 of Mexican Whiteboy
Tomorrow:  I will do individual grade-checks with everyone.  If you check powerschool tonight and have a question about your grade, tomorrow will be the time to speak with me during our check-in.  If you are missing any work, tonight would be a good time to start catching up.  All assignments have a description you can click on in Powerschool if you need to refresh your memory on what the assignment was.

Review:  In class today we
--Did Starter #4 (Do you think racism exists in Durango?),
-- Had a lesson on what makes a good thesis statement (in a nutshell, claim + reason= good thesis)
--Watched a video about NYPD's stop and frisk policy:
Stop and Frisk Policy Secretly Recorded (strong language)
--Had a discussion about the video and completed the White Privilege checklist.

9/6 HW and Review

Fellow citizens...
   First, make sure you email me your powerpoint or Prezi as soon as possible if that was the option you chose for the mini-project.
   Everyone's homework due Monday is to fill out the "Class Questionnaire" worksheet that you received in class, and to write a one-page journal (typed or handwritten, but hard-copy) answering the question, "How have you been socialized to think about wealth?"
   At the end of the journal entry, use the "How to write a thesis" handout to write a thesis asserting whether, after writing the journal entry, you think you have been positively or negatively socialized in this way (interpret positive or negative as you like).
  Hand the journal into your wall folder first thing Monday morning.  You do not need to turn in the questionnaire.

Review:  Today we reviewed our Functionalist and Conflict Theory notes, did an economic simulation, watched two videos on wealth and inequality in America:

Wealth Inequality in the US


Interview with a homeless American

These videos are not meant to advance a political view, simply to deliver some sociological date (video #1) and to remind us all that no matter someone's economic status, (rich or poor), they are first and foremost a human being and a fellow citizen, and should be spoken of as such.

   Have a good weekend!  See you all Monday :)
-Matt

9/5 HW and Review

Scholars!  You have NO homework tonight (yay!)  However, I am waiting to receive an emailed version of the media powerpoint from the following people.  If you email it to me by tomorrow, it will not be considered late. As I said in class, I am not formally grading these--however, you DO need to turn it in, or points will be taken off of your Process grade. Check the list and email me your presentation if you are on it, or show it to me in class tomorrow.  If you did a poster presentation and your name is on this list, it means your poster is not in your folder; make sure it is in your folder by tomorrow or it also will be considered late.
  Thanks everyone!-Matt
Jake B
Lauren
Anne
Ellie
Allison
Jade
Reed
Tristan
Keiran
Risa
Henry
Grace
Luke S
Kody
Dana
Sean
Eno
Dylan K
Perrin
Jake W
Zach
Isabel
Max
Dylan W
Andrew

9/4 HW and Review

Hi folks,
  Your only HW tonight is to finish the Mean Girls handout.  I'll be back in school tomorrow. You will get your quizzes back and we will begin looking at issues of Class as it affects our country as a whole, by examining the debate over raising the minimum wage.  We will also learn about two predominant sociological theories, Functionalism and Conflict Theory, that will help us learn how to examine both conflict and stability within societies.  See you soon!  -matt

9/3 HWReview and Quiz reassesment option

Fellow scholars,
   Your homework for tonight is to finish your mini-project.  Remember this should be Beautiful Work.  Full disclosure, you will not be assessed on this mini-project; this is meant to help you solidify and ground your understanding of the basic concepts of Sociology that we have covered thus far.  Your motivation to do well on this project is intrinsic (that is, it comes from within).  For what it is worth, you may be drawing on this work in a few weeks once we begin our masks and our essays.  You also would have the option to turn this mini-project into a Challenge Extension to add on to our final project.  Three of you will be randomly chosen tomorrow to present to class, so be ready to go!

Today in class we:
--Did the quiz if we missed school on Friday and got a brief lecture from Matt about the Cycle of Socialization
--Worked on our mini-projects in class
--Matt explained the reassessment policy; you can read it below or see a copy of it in Class Handouts under 9/3

9th Grade Humanities Reassessment Policy

If you are disappointed in your grade on a test or quiz in this class, you may reassess.  Reassessment is a way for us to master the material if we didn't master it the first time; I reassess students because I believe that a student who does poorly on a quiz or test should have an opportunity to make it up partially. However, in order to avoid encouraging a pattern of not studying the first time around and then just making it up later, here is how the reassessments will work.

   1.  All reassessments unless otherwise noted will be held during Matt's office hours and begin Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in the classroom.  You must confirm with Matt in advance that you will be at office hours at 3:30 to reassess.

  2.  A reassessment unless otherwise noted is a verbal interview in which Matt will quiz you on the material you were initially assessed on.  Matt will first go over the quiz or test with you and ask you to explain how and why you misunderstood the material, and then will ask you questions to determine if you now understand the material.

  3.  The best way to prepare for a reassessment is to study the material that you were given to master the first time around.  Ask questions of your classmates who did well on the test or exam.  Review the incorrect answers and figure out how and why you misunderstood the material.  If the answer is, "I just didn't study", be honest in your reassessment and make sure you have studied the material so you can answer the material questions correctly.

4.  Before you reassess, you must print out or handwrite a paragraph that answers the following questions and turn it into Matt at the start of your reassessment.  

    a.  Why do you think you did poorly on this quiz or test? Was it related to your study habits, out-of-school life or issues, or time-management mistakes?

    b.  Are there concrete steps you can take to address the reasons why you did poorly on this exam?  What are they?

   c.  Do you feel that this material could or should have been taught in a way that would better accommodate your learning style?  Do you feel that a learning need (if you are working with ESS) was not addressed in the teaching of this material?  If so, how?  

NOTE:  A reassessment will at most win you back 50% of the points that you lost.  So if you scored a 10/20 on a given quiz, the most your score can go up after a reassessment is to a 15/20.  The best policy is for you to prepare and do well the first time.  

8/30 HW/Review

Scholars!  Your homework this weekend is to begin working on your mini-project which we began in class today. You chose to do either a poster describing how you have been socialized according to one of your identities, or a powerpoint describing how three internet ads socialize their audience.  You can find the handouts describing those options on the class handouts page under "9/30", both pages are on the link if you scroll down.
  DUE Dates:  Your roughdraft for your option of this project is due by the end of class on Tuesday.  You will have half of the class period Tuesday to work on it, but you should spend some time over this weekend getting a good start.  Your FINAL DRAFT is due Wednesday first thing.  I will randomly ask three students to present to the class, so be prepared.

Tip:  Here is an awesome link to a sociology blog.  It is a good additional resource if you want to learn more about sociology as a discipline that affects all areas of our lives.
http://globalsociology.com/2010/08/29/why-is-it-so-important-to-know-how-society-affects-us/

Review:  Today we
--had a talk from Rachael Sands about college advising,
--took a quiz on the Socialization lecture
--Reviewed the Learning Goals sheet, heard example of how Matt was socialized as a male and walked through the Cycle of Socialization progression
--Did a starter exploring if we were Agents or Targets according to our seven social identities
--Began working on our projects.
Happy Labor Day!  Don't forget, we don't have school on Monday.

8/29 HW/Review

Hi scholars!
  A reminder that we have a quiz tomorrow on the topics we have covered so far. To prepare, review your sociology lecture notes that you took during the slideshow these past two days.  If you need to see the slideshow again, you can find it here.  You should know basic terms, including the elements of culture, the different types of norms, what sanctions are, and subcultures and countercultures.  It will be a short quiz, only fifteen minutes, unless you have spoken to me and ESS and have gotten permission for extra time.
Tomorrow we will:
--Hear a quick talk from Rachael Sands who guides you in the college admissions project (she is doing this with all Humanities classes this and next week)
--Take the quiz
--Do a starter (#3) on agent and target groups
--Review the learning goals sheet.  I know there was some confusion about the concepts in this handout today, so we will review everything together to make sure we are on the same page.
--Begin a mini-project; you will have a choice of either doing a poster or a powerpoint. You'll learn more about these options tomorrow.

Thank you for your hard work. These texts and concepts can be confusing and challenging, and confusion is an essential step in the learning process.  If you're not confused at some point, you're not challenging yourself.  Hopefully we will clear up some of that confusion tomorrow.  Keep it up :)

8/28; HW/ Review

Scholars!
   If you missed yesterday or today's lecture, you can find it here . View it and fill in the blanks on your sociology lecture notes handout.  This would also be good for you to review for our quiz on Friday. It is also listed under class handouts as "Sociology Lecture".
  Visual learners, there is a special handout I just uploaded under "class handouts" for you to look at.  It is a good image of all of the terms we have been learning.
   Your homework for tonight is to read your Cycles of Socialization reading and annotate it.  Because of the heavy reading load, I'm going to give us all 15 minutes tomorrow to finish the reading in class first thing.
   If your beautiful work paragraph was not in your folder today, it means I did not receive it and it is late (automatically 50% off).  Get it to me as soon as you can.
   See you tomorrow!  Have a good night.-matt

8/27 HW/Review

Humanities Scholars,
  Your homework tonight is to finish reading and annotating the "Cultural Diversity" handout that I handed out in class today, all the way to page 69 (the last page of the handout).  Tomorrow we will be:

1.  Going over the reading and answering any questions you may have, and having time to check in with Matt if you want to do a Challenge Extension for the Socialization project.
2.  Quickly reviewing the content from yesterday's lecture.
3.  Learning about what happens when a human grows up without human society and watching a video about children who grow up in the wild.
4.  Finishing the lecture on sociology.
And perhaps one or two other activities, depending on time constraints.

We will have a quiz on the content from today and tomorrow on Friday.  You'll have more information about this quiz tomorrow.

ATTN:  If you have missed class this week, it is your responsibility to look at previous posts to find out your homework, and to turn it in.  Your learning manifesto paragraphs will be waiting for you to pick up and see my comments in your folders tomorrow.
That's all!  Have a good night!-matt

8/26 HW/Review

Tuesday Homework
Hi folks, sorry for not posting this earlier in the evening--your homework is listed as 9/27 under "Class Handouts".  You can either print it out and complete it, or if you don't have a printer, go ahead and answer the questions on a separate piece of paper.

In case you want to review, today we
1.  Finished our learning styles posters (yeah!)
2.  Discussed the meaning of "life's work" and "best self" in small groups.
3.  Had a fishbowl seminar on these topics.

Tomorrow we will display our learning style posters, and begin our Socialization project full-on.  Expect a lesson on how to annotate at Animas, a lecture on Socialization with note-taking, and some in-class reading time in case we finish early.  See you then!-matt

8/23 HW/Review

Humanities Scholars,
     We are off to a great start!  We've had lots of energy, thoughtfulness, and participation these first few days.  Your homework for Monday August 26th is to complete your Manifesto about Beautiful Work.  This is a paragraph in which you explain why Beautiful Work is important in your education at Animas and why it is relevant to the rest of your life.  You received a handout describing the assignment in class, and a copy is posted as "Beautiful Work Manifesto Assignment" under our class handouts page.  Check it to make sure you follow all the directions. For this and all other homework, please print out or handwrite your homework and physically bring it to class, unless otherwise specified.  Do not email it unless asked.  Thanks!

     In case you want to review what we did today (Friday) we:
     1.  Did a rough draft of our learning style poster
     2.  Did our first peer-graded seminar of the year (yes!), discussing the Beautiful Work reading
     3.  Worked on our final drafts of our learning style poster.

   On Monday, we will finish our posters, discuss our homework assignment, and then begin our first major unit of the year, called "Socialization and Identity".  You will learn more about this project on Monday.
    Have a great weekend! ~Matt

8/22 HW and Review

Hey folks,
       Welcome to our class DP! You should be checking this daily to make sure you understand our homework, or if you miss class and need to know what we did.

HW due tomorrow:  Read "Beautiful Work" (found on the class handouts sections of this site.)  If you have a printer, print out the article and underline sentences you find interesting.  If you do not have a printer, write down one or two sentences describing your reaction to the article.

Today we:
-- Went over any questions you may have had about the syllabus.
--Did skits about the class code (Be Here Now, Speak the Truth, Risk It)
--Reviewed the concept of multiple intelligences/learning styles and journaled about how you will use your
strengths as revealed by the multiple intelligence test.
--Shared strategies about how to do well in Humanities depending on our learning styles.
--Had an agree/disagree discussion about society's effects on the individual, especially on gender roles. This discussion will tie into our upcoming Socialization project, which we will begin next week.


Our first Friday Funday is tomorrow!  We will do a mini-poster project about our learning styles, learn how to annotate (mark a text), and to have our first Socratic Seminar (I'll explain tomorrow!)  Don't forget that you MUST HAVE a binder with the required dividers by Monday.
See you then-Matt

Welcome!

Welcome to 9th Grade Humanities at Animas High School!  On our first day of class, you will be completing a list of activities and tasks to orient you to the nuts and bolts of how our classroom operates.  Below I have listed an initial outline of how that first day will look.
Please also take look at the syllabus (listed above in the navigation bar).  Any handouts you receive in class will also be posted on this website under the "class handouts" bar, and all homework assignments will be posted in the form below, daily.

A fundamental expectation of this class is that you (the student) advocate for your needs.  Please see me in person or send me an email if anything on this website is unclear.
Looking forward to meeting you! -Matt

What we will do on our first day of class:

--Seating arrangements (organize yourselves in order of birthdays)
--Class Activities list.  This will take up most of our class time.  You will complete a checklist of activities, from giving me your email address to creating a system of turning in and receiving homework, to learning more about your classmates.
--Close with game.

Homework to be completed and turned by 8/22/13:

1. Read the syllabus with your parents/guardians.  Have both student and parents/guardians sign and date the last page.  List any extra information you would like to me know at the bottom of the last page.  Turn in the last page with the signatures in class tomorrow.

2.  Complete the Multiple Intelligences test and score it using the directions at the bottom of the sheet.  Bring a hard copy to class tomorrow.