September 14, 2015

Humanities 8

Today we started off with a little check-in about the weekend and then we reviewed what we learned about the 60s on Friday - specifically the music groups that were popular.  Following that we looked at a power point of the 60s which also contained a little bit about the author and Oaklahoma.  This was done to help students understand the background of the author, the setting and to help them visualize the story when we begin to read the novel The Outsiders.  

After viewing the powerpoint students were asked to write some notes on some key categories of information.  These categories included:

clothing

hair-styles

cars

lifestyle

events 

presidents

Finally, we brainstormed some characteristics of a good reader.  Tomorrow we start reading the novel as a class. 

English 10

Today we started with a check-in about the weekend.  Then I showed students the prescribed learning outcomes for the Identity assignment and we clarified the assignment.  After this we brainstormed criteria for assessment of this project and then students were asked to begin the brainstorming and planning process.  Students were advised that I would give them the whole class on Wednesday to work on their project, so they should come prepared with materials as needed.  The project will be due the following Wednesday (September 23rd).  The 16th will be the last class time given for this project.