September 15

Agh!  I had to go home as I became very ill before classes started, so Mr. Janz came in as my TOC.

English 10

Today students brainstormed the factors influencing identity with Mr. Janz.  The brainstorm was recorded on the board and students were asked to record it for themselves, so they could refer to it as they worked on their own identity project. Students were given time in class to start thinking about how they would like to do their project and what information they would include.  Mr. Janz showed students a PowerPoint that I had created to tell my story.  Unfortunately, I was not there to present as my PowerPoint was just a background for the delivery of my verbal story.  When I return I will be sure to tell my story. 

Humanities 8

Today students did a "think, pair, share" on the question "What is an outsider?"  This led to a class discussion lead by Mr. Janz and then some predictions about what the novel The Outsiders would be about.  Next Mr Janz discussed the reading strategy of making personal connections to the novel and then started reading chapter 1.  Finally students were given a hand-out designed to have them reflect about their thinking while they are reading.