Monday 3/3 ~ Qin is the teacher!!!

Discuss:

1. Agree or Disagree: We are time traveling right now!

2. Time passes faster when we are walking.

3. The time for your feet passes slower than your head.

4. People can build wormhole to time travel 

5. People can use the theory above to time travel.

Qin will play the video from his ipad in class. 

Journal Question: Is it possible to travel back to the past or future?

Block Day 2/27 ~ Ada is the teacher!!!

 Agree/Disagree/Discuss:
1. I believe vampires were real at some point.
2. I believe vampires are real and alive in our world today.
3. Assuming they are real, I believe we have the power to fight a vampire.
4. I believe that ware wolves are real too.
5. Discuss: Where do you think these myths come from?

Watch:
http://youtu.be/kTYKwOQIPMQ

Journal:
What is your final decision about the reality of vampires after watching the video?


 After Ada's Lesson:
Read the Upfront article called "Edward Snowden: Traitor or Hero?" Then write a journal about your personal opinion. Is he a traitor or a hero?

So, you will post two journals today for a total of 20 points.

Wednesday 2/26 ~ Matt is the Teacher!

Discussion Questions:

1. Other people tell when I am lying.
2. I can tell when other people are lying.
3. Do you believe it is possible to have so much self control that a person could trick a lie detector machine?
4. This skill of studying sign of a liar can help in the business.
5. I sometimes lie to strangers.











http://www.ted.com/talks/pamela_meyer_how_to_spot_a_liar.html



Journal:
What does it take to be a good liar?

Tuesday 2/25 ~ James is the teacher!!!

Discussion Questions: Agree/Disagree

1. Do you agree or not that your body language shows who you are? Why?
2. Many people use body language often, do you agree or not?
3. People always use their body language to show their happiness when they win a game. Do you agree or not?
4. People can tell when I am really angry, do you agree or not?
5. My friends can tell when I am angry from my body language, do you agree or disagree?   

 Watch a video about body language here.

Journal:

Describe your own body language. Post your paragraph on Focus under "Body Language."

Monday 2/24 ~ Are you ready to present your educational video?

Welcome Back!

1. Recap trips.
2. Draw numbers for presentation order.
3. Double Check:

• Your video is educational and under 20 minutes.
• You have created Discussion questions to get students thinking about the video BEFORE watching it. 
• You have created a journal question that students will respond to for a grade. 

Wednesday 2/19 ~ Catch up week

Priorities:

1. Find a TED talk or other video that you can use to present on next week.

2. Write your 5 Preview Discussion questions and your final journal question.

3. Work on English II work or extra credit.

4. Perfect College Essay.

Thursday 2/13 ~ Can video games teach useful life skills?

TED Talks: Model Lesson

Intro: Agree/Disagree/Discuss
*Please answer these on a Notability Document.

1. The average age of a gamer is in the teens.
2. Video games are a technological fad that will fade out eventually.
3. Video games can enrich social relationships.
4. Video games rot your brain!
5. Specifically, how do you guess that playing video games affect your brain?

Watch
*As you watch, make notes to correct your answers to the 5 questions above.
Watch the TED Talk called "Your Brain on Video Games" by Daphne Bavelier here.
*If you want to view this outside of class, Feel free to follow along on the script below or turn on the subtitles. 

Journal
*Continue in Notability
How could games be used for good in education?

Please copy and paste your answers/journal to the assignment on Focus called "Your Brain on Video Games." (10 points).

Tuesday & Wednesday 2/11-12 ~Can video games heal people?

Intro: Agree or Disagree/Discuss
1. Video games are a waste of time.
2. You can learn useful life lessons through video games.
3. Video games break down families.
4. Video games are a medium for self-expression.
5. What do you think are the top 5 regrets people have at the end of life?

Watch
Watch the TED talk called "The Game that can Give you 10 Extra Years of Life" by Jane McGonigal here.

Journal
A. If you play games, what role do video games play in your life?
(How often do you play? What kind of games do you love? What do you gain from it? How do those "play" experiences affect the rest of your life?)

B. If you don't play games, what do you do instead? Do you think you have anything that does the same thing for you that Jane gains from games? What new thoughts did you gain from this video?

HW: Turn in your questions and journal to Focus under "Plus 10" (10 points).

Monday 2/10

Child of the Owl: Discuss Chapter 1

Individualized Vocabulary: When we read college essays out loud, I recorded words that each of you struggled with. Please use your list below to create a quizlet set. Then use the oral recording feature to listen to the correct pronunciation of the word. Due Friday.

*On Friday, you will "share" your set with me and say each word correctly for credit. Please include the definition and an example sentence that uses each word correctly.

Matt
scouted, predictably, miraculous, legend, umpire, inconsolably, impromptu, trophy

Lawrence
patriotic, purposes, alternatives, naivety, pamphlets, explicitly, trivial, precedent

Ada
herd, perpetually, unredeemable, perseverance, political expected, regardless, invaluable

Mason
chastising, collages, clichets, predominantly, frustration, demonstrate, sabotaging, facade

Sheldon
precious, intertwined, generosity, occasionally, obsessed, rampage, turmoil, blossomed

Melody
usual, conservation, entree, harmoniously, delicacies, inconveniencing, eschew, albeit

James
polysyllabic, obligated, indisputable, overwhelmingly, fringes, perceptible, unparalleled, heistation

Qin
cliche, pitying, brochures, sarcasm, gauges, ghoulishly, voraciously, superintencent

William
retaliated, politely, parties, imagined, sardines, charring, forged, savory

Block Day 2/6 ~ How does the theme "Fitting in" appear in our new novel?

1. Please upload your Lawrence Yep Introduction assignment.
*Share answers

2. Get books and read Child of the Owl.
*You will need to get the Chapters 1-4 questions from Focus and put them into Notability. 

3. Read in class.

HW: Finish Chapter 1 & 2 Questions by Monday.

Wednesday 2/5 ~ What parts of Lawrence Yep's life have inspired his writing?

Today you will work independently or in small groups to learn more about Lawrence Yep, the author of our next novel called Child of the Owl.

You will need to...

• Find and list 10 facts about Lawrence Yep (10 bullet points).
• Explain how his life growing up has inspired him to write about the theme of trying to "fit in." (1 paragraph)
• Journal: Explain a time when you had to "fit in." What was the situation and what happened? (1 paragraph)

Please post your ten bullet points and two paragraphs into the assignment on Focus called "Lawrence Yep Introduction." (20 points)

Read a short biography about Lawrence Yep here.

Block Day 2/6 ~ How would you characterize Casey?

1. Check and go over Lawrence Yep assignment.

2. Please go to focus and down load "COTO Chapter 1 Questions."

3. Begin reading Child of the Owl.

HW: Finish College Essay (DUE Tuesday!)

Tuesday 2/4 ~ Catch up day.

Please use this day to catch up in Transitional English and English II.

Monday 2/3 ~ Who is Lawrence Yep?

1. Mason and William need to read their college essays.

2. Watch Lawrence Yep videos on Youtube here.
     *Take notes. Info here will be used for future quiz.

HW: College Essays due on Thursday!!!