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