ALMOST there! Looking at the rest of the week

Tuesday

LA (period 1)
choose one of the following themes: death, love, memory, color
find a poem or poems that connect to your theme
post it to edmodo
read and respond to 3 other posts

Why are we doing this? These themes all pop up in The Giver because they do not exist in Jonas' community. I want you to experience the power, beauty, and rawness of these themes as they exist in our lives. Makes for good conversation and comparison

SS
Rome Test
-continue presentations if we have time

Wednesday

LA
Found poetry in The Giver

Create found poetry using phrases from chapters 1-13 and collect them to create a poem. You can use this app to help you organize or you can write by hand.


WAIT! What is a phrase? A phrase is a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.


expectations

phrases do not have to be in the same order as the book.

you may change punctuation as needed to make your poem work.

you may add, delete, or revise words to make your poem work.

your poem must be a minimum of 13 lines (one phrase per chapter),

a maximum of 26 lines (two phrases per chapter).

you must include the chapter number and page number at the end of each phrase.

your poem must have an original title.

SS
finish presentations
draft Kid President-esque video ideas


Thursday

LA
finish poems

SS
finish drafting video plans & start filming

Friday (last day before vacation!)

LA
free choice


SS
finish drafting video plans & start filming

Be Nice!

watch Kid President here

Project Requirements

For Monday you need to have the following for your project.

This is the rubric I will be grading you with.

The following need to be turned in as evidence that you completed each section of the rubric. 

1. A bibliography of all your sources used your project. Use Easy Bib or Citation Monster to format your sources.

2. proof of notes/note taking -if you turned in your purple note taking sheet, you already have this done. 

3. This worksheet filled out for 2 sources to prove you used valid/credible resources

4. project presentation

Friday/Sub

LA
Check out this website: The Memory Exhibition

Follow the instructions and test your memory!

To gain a little bit of understanding as to what happens in the brain, read through the series on:

Sheep Brain Dissection: The Anatomy of Memory

Why do they use a sheep brain for this study?

Define working memory.

Where does this occur in your brain?

Long Term Memory-

Where is this processed?

Skill Memories-

These are processed in the  __________________________.

Give some examples of skill memories:

RETURN TO MEMORY

SELECT: DON’T FORGET! PLAYING GAMES WITH MEMORY

Choose MEMORY SOLITARE

After two minutes list the items you remember here:

Check your work. How many items did you correctly remember?

What did you do to try to remember certain items?

CONTINUE. READ WAYS TO REMEMBER.

Now select TELL YOURSELF A STORY

After two minutes list the items you remember here:

Check your work. How many items did you correctly remember?

Did telling a story around the items help you remember more items this time?

RETURN TO MEMORY

SELECT COMMON CENTS

Did you choose the correct penny?

RETURN TO MEMORY

SELECT IF YOU’RE GOING TO ROB A BANK …….

What is defined as the most important factor in remembering a face?

Were you surprised by the information presented here?  Why or why not?

SS

Complete the following study guide questions. Work on your project when you finish. 

SHORT ANSWER – respond to each question or statement with as much

Specific Detail as possible. YOU MUST WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!

Give two examples of Direct Democracy. (LT 3)

     1)

     2)

Compare and Contrast US and Athenian democracy.

(LT 4)

When is Representative Democracy necessary?

(LT 4)

Describe, in order, the three form of governments that Rome had and why they transitioned to each of these new forms. (LT 6, 7, and 8)

Give 2 examples where Greek women were excluded from entering or participating. (LT 9)

What is Emperical rule and why did the Romans go to this form of government? (LT 7 and 8)

What does it mean if you practice a polytheistic religion? (LT 2)

List 5 characteristics a person had to have in order to be considered a Roman citizen.  (LT 10)

What does each letter of GO SPRITE stand for?

Project Ideas

For your research projects you have the opportunity to share your learning in a variety of ways. Check out the following examples to inspire your own work.


All of these students were asked to create timelines that demonstrated their knowledge of the Industrial Revolution. 

This is what they came up with.


Rap by Dan G

Adam Smith vs Karl Marx

Karl Marx interview

Sculptures!

Tuesday

Important Dates

Wed 12/11 

SS: packets and government sheets due

LA: analogies due

Thursday

SS: Country test make up (must have green form to retake)

Friday

LA: Edmodo posts due (1 for me, 1 for you, 5 responses)

Monday

SS: Projects due

Tuesday

Rome unit test

LA (period 4)

Warm up: What does memory have to do with the freedom to choose?

Read chapters 10 &11

-take notes on what you notice& know and what confuses you

million dollar question: what has not been mentioned in the book so far? 

SS

DEMOCRACY!

Look at Athens, Rome, and the United States. Notes are posted and shared on Padlet. See links below.

HOMEWORK:

finish Greece/Rome packet and classwork government sheet

Period 5 notes:

Period 6 notes:

Monday!

LA
finish ch 7-8
notice: what has not been mentioned in The Giver?
Blog update: from the perspective of your character, react to The Ceremony of Twelve and Jonas' assignment. Make sure to stay true to the book and how the society is run and described. 
Analogies due next class period


SS (period 5)
Finish reading and taking notes in packet
Greece/Rome final assessment is Friday
Projects are due next Monday!

Looking at the rest of this week

Wednesday
LA (period 4)
Finish analogies
read chapters 7-8
HW: Screenshot 10 Edmodo posts and correct the grammar and spelling. Due Friday

SS
Map Test!
work on research project

Thursday
LA (period 1)

Finish analogies
read chapters 7-8
HW: Screenshot 10 Edmodo posts and correct the grammar and spelling. Due Friday

SS

Looking at Democracy
Read pages 5-8 & complete 1st half of Greece/Rome questions



Friday
LA

Finish analogies
read chapters 7-8
Making connections: compare life in The Giver to what is happening in the world today. Read through the following articles: When school clothes lead to suspension and Designer Babies. 
Look through these cartoons and answer the question. 
After you read and respond, post responses and ideas on the making connections poster in the classroom. 



SS

Looking at the advantages/disadvantages of absolute power and a republic
Read pages 10-11 & complete second half of Greece/Rome text&questions

Edmodo post due

Tuessssday

LA

Analogies 

Today we are adding text evidence to support your comparisons and creating a final draft of your icebergs. 

Use the following format for each animal (four total)

Jonas is like a -animal- because he  -characteristic-.

In chapter 3, Jonas " insert text evidence here" (page number).

SS

Research nitty gritty

-choose topic

-rewrite essential question in your own words

-practice how to organize information into note cards

note taking worksheet due next class

final map test tomorrow!

Project due: December 16

It's December!

Welcome back! 

Today we are doing the following:

LA
Finish character bio blog posts
-when you finish, read 2 posts and comment (comments should be min. 2 sentences)
Analogies! Take a closer look at Jonas and we will break down his character traits through analogies and text evidence. This will be a work in progress :)
Homework: discussion posts on Edmodo


SS
Project catch up
You need to have the following finished for Wednesday:
1. chosen topic
2. essential question/research question written in your own words
3. source worksheet and note card worksheet completed (you will use class time today and tomorrow to research)
*please post to Edmodo by Friday. I posted a question for you to answer. 
Final map test is on Wednesday

Giver Blogs!

LA classes are creating characters based on The Giver and blogging from their perspective. Check out their autobiographies!

Links are below:
Period One
Period Four

image source

Happy Friday!

LA

Read chapter 6 of The Giver

Using a platform of your choice, compare and contrast the Celebration of Loss with Celebration of Release

SS

Watch Four Sisters in Ancient Rome on TED-Ed

After the video create a presentation on Explain Everything. Use the following rubric:

Here is what you need to do:

Watch Four Sisters in Ancient Rome

Watch the clip with the following in your mind:

What roles did women have?

Why don’t we know more about what women did during the day?

Compare and contrast women in Rome and Greece

How were women treated differently than men?

How do women bring success to their families?

Why is it so important to know how women lived in Ancient Rome?

What was significant about the names of males in Ancient Rome, and why were the names of females sometimes confusing?

After you watch the clip, create an Explain Everything presentation about the video. You should answer each question on its own slide.

MAKE SURE TO SAVE YOUR PRESENTATION each time you finish a slide!

Record yourself explaining each question on a new slide: ex. slide 1=question a

you should have a total of 7 slides

Use the text box, pen, other pictures, shapes, or anything else in Explain Everything to make your video a good one.

*MAKE SURE TO SAVE YOUR PRESENTATION!* Give it this title: Life as a Woman in Ancient Rome

Happy recording!

Catchin' Up

Monday

LA

log reading on Biblio

Post to Edmodo and tally responses from last week

Please finish ch 3 questions for homework

SS

Finding good sources
Using this worksheet you will work with a small group to analyze the credibility of this website.

Happy Sunday

Last Map Quiz

Final Test: Dec 4

Final Quiz is next Tuesday!

*Please note the countries circled in red.

Bulgaria

Turkey

Cyprus

Montenegro

Kosovo

Andorra

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Monaco

Albania

Bosnia

Malta

Macedonia

Moldova

San Marino

Serbia

Vatican City

Short Week/What's Happenin'

This is everything you will need for the week. On Thursday and Friday there will be a sub in for me. Click the links to be directed to each file.

Tuesday

LA
Start The Giver
Edmodo small groups and postings
>How does conformity shape a society?
Ongoing: Create a Utopia group assignment

SS
Learning Targets for Greece/Rome
Ongoing: Research Project
Map Quiz tomorrow!

Wednesday

LA
Warm Up
Read ch 2 & 3
Start Celebrations chart and Rules chart
Ongoing: Create a Utopia group assignment


SS
Map Quiz
Learning Targets for Greece/Rome
Ongoing: Research Project


Thursday

LA

Warm Up
Read ch 2 & 3
Start Celebrations chart and Rules chart
Ongoing: Create a Utopia group assignment

SS

Learning Targets for Greece/Rome
Ongoing: Research Project

Friday

LA

Read Marriage or Else (open in Notability)
>Answer Quiz questions and choose one In-Depth Question
Finish Comic Strip Short Stories

Ongoing: Create a Utopia group assignment


SS

Learning Targets for Greece/Rome
Ongoing: Research Project

Create a Uptopia

You can complete this writing assignment alone or with a partner

Utopian Assignment

Include as many of the following components in the description of your ideal society.

Name of Your Utopian Society

Choose a creative and appropriate name to represent your new society. Explain your choice in a way that makes the reasons for the name clear.

Declaration of Independence

Write a brief statement (2–3 paragraphs) describing the reasons for your formation of a utopian society. In other words, what specifically don’t you like about current society? How has the current society broken trust with you? Why do you feel the need to form a “more perfect” society? You might refer to the U.S. Declaration of Independence for ideas.

Utopian Motto and Seal

Create a slogan or motto that inhabitants of your utopia will follow, and develop a utopian seal. Explain the meaning and significance of the motto and seal you choose.

Utopian Animal

What animal would symbolize your utopia? Explain your choice, and include a picture of the animal in your Flip Book.

List of Rules

Develop a list of at least ten rules that all community members will follow. Provide a rationale for each rule.

Governing Body

How will the government of this utopia be structured? Will you have a democracy, an anarchy, a monarchy, or a dictatorship? How will your utopia make decisions?

Invitation to Friends

Write a persuasive letter to a friend or relative on why your utopia is the best one in which to live.

Journal Entries

Write three journal entries, describing three days in your utopia. Choose days when different events will be occurring—for instance, a day when a utopian community member goes to school or work and a day when the person does not. Your entries might include details on work, family, worship, school, entertainment, and so on.

Daily Itinerary

How will utopia inhabitants spend their time during the week? Develop a hypothetical schedule that community members might follow during a typical day. Your itinerary can be a listing of times and activities, but it should be broken down by the hour (or a similar time period that is appropriate for your utopia).

Advertisement

Develop a written advertisement for your community. This ad should be complete with pictures that are representative of life in your utopia. Save the advertisement in a format that can be included in your Flip Book.

Map of Europe/Week 3

Countries to know for next week:

1. Russia
2. Belarus
3. Lativa
4. Lithuania
5. Estonia
6. Ukraine
7. Romania
8. Greece
9. Czech Republic
10. Austria

Life as a Teen in Rome

Today we are watching a TED-ED video on life in Rome (click for link)

Answer the following questions on Edmodo:
The streets of ancient Rome were filled with itinerant traders. Describe how you imagine that kind of environment. How do you think the traders gained access to goods? If you were a trader, what would you sell?

Coming of age was a major event in the life of a child in ancient Rome. Why do you think there was such an incredible ceremony to celebrate adulthood? What similar celebrations exist today?

What are some major similarities and differences between ancient Roman culture and the culture of the average teenager today? Do you think you would have enjoyed life in ancient Rome?