Today you guys mostly worked with Zaq on grad projects. I was told that you guys had a chance to share out some of the work you've already done--metaphors, and challenges. Then you all looked at two poems to help make the point CONTENT BEFORE FORM! Some of you feel sure you want to do a song, or yours will definitely be funny, or you will do a story, but you cannot decide that until you have figured out the way you have changed or grown at TBS.
Some of you got to meet with either Zaq or I to finalize your topics, most of you did not. If you did not meet with us, you are still brainstorming ideas. If you did meet with us, then you are working on your project. There is a lot to do. Do not put it off. Start writing tonight.
emma
Monday, June 7, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday
8th graders! Grad Project!
On Monday, you guys will be asked to come up with your topic--one way in which you have grown/changed while at TBS. You should marinate on that all weekend.
emma
On Monday, you guys will be asked to come up with your topic--one way in which you have grown/changed while at TBS. You should marinate on that all weekend.
emma
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Thursday
Grad Project! Grad Project! Grad Project!
So far you should all have:
1. A time line of your time at TBS with at least 5 facts for each year.
2. A 10 best and 10 worst list.
3. 3 challenges you've faced at school, the details of the event why it was a challenge and what affect it had on you (change, growth, overcoming etc)
Today we added activity number 4. You were to come up with at least 5 metaphors that represent your time at TBS. People shared out all kinds of metaphors--pregnant lady, marriage, bathroom, pair of jeans, plane ride, knife fight, rafting trip, flower--they were fun. Then you each had to choose ONE metaphor to extend. You were to explain that metaphor thoroughly, comparing details of your experience at TBS with details of that metaphor. Many of you aren't able to finish these activities in class. If that is the case, you are responsible for finishing the activity at home. We will be working on grad projects again on Tuesday.
I also reminded you all of your missing work--Lit circle packets and philosophy packets are overdue. Get those to me asap. Especially if you want to be a part of Physics Day.
I'm a glass of milk straight from the fridge--good for you, but COLD!
emma
So far you should all have:
1. A time line of your time at TBS with at least 5 facts for each year.
2. A 10 best and 10 worst list.
3. 3 challenges you've faced at school, the details of the event why it was a challenge and what affect it had on you (change, growth, overcoming etc)
Today we added activity number 4. You were to come up with at least 5 metaphors that represent your time at TBS. People shared out all kinds of metaphors--pregnant lady, marriage, bathroom, pair of jeans, plane ride, knife fight, rafting trip, flower--they were fun. Then you each had to choose ONE metaphor to extend. You were to explain that metaphor thoroughly, comparing details of your experience at TBS with details of that metaphor. Many of you aren't able to finish these activities in class. If that is the case, you are responsible for finishing the activity at home. We will be working on grad projects again on Tuesday.
I also reminded you all of your missing work--Lit circle packets and philosophy packets are overdue. Get those to me asap. Especially if you want to be a part of Physics Day.
I'm a glass of milk straight from the fridge--good for you, but COLD!
emma
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday
We had a regular schedule today...finally! So we were back to doing our Philosophy. Today we talked about Chapter 10--Do Animals Have Rights? There were some disturbing comments about people kicking their dogs (or shooting them with bebe guns, ahem), but overall people agreed that the extremely mean tactics used to test drugs on animals are not necessary. But where do we draw the line?
I passed back your Philosophy Packet and we reviewed my expectations. I'm asking you to improve on your response for chapter 10. A lot of you didn't use evidence from the text, make sure you do that in chapter 10. I also found that too many of you are clearly rushing through your writing instead of trying to deeply think and respond to the question. I will collect your entire packet with chapter 10 stapled to the back, next Wednesday. Don't forget to check off each requirement. And remember that you are only allowed to respond to the questions that are circled on your packet.
On Tuesday you all had a sub. The sub asked you to finish your Literature Circle and then write a reflection on the back about the whole process. The sub left me a folder with those packets and some notes on how it went. It sounded like 8B was mostly off task and fooling around. I'm disappointed that you guys who misbehaved don't have a little more pride in your school and yourself to represent both maturely. I'll expect better next time. 8A--most of you did not turn in your packets, please make sure you get those to me asap.
Tomorrow we will get back to work on the Grad Project. Make sure you bring everything we've done so far: Timeline, 10 best and worst lists, 3 challenges. No one finished writing about their 3 challenges and I asked you to finish that for homework. Make sure you've got that ready to discuss tomorrow.
Also: Send your baby pictures to Luna!
emma
I passed back your Philosophy Packet and we reviewed my expectations. I'm asking you to improve on your response for chapter 10. A lot of you didn't use evidence from the text, make sure you do that in chapter 10. I also found that too many of you are clearly rushing through your writing instead of trying to deeply think and respond to the question. I will collect your entire packet with chapter 10 stapled to the back, next Wednesday. Don't forget to check off each requirement. And remember that you are only allowed to respond to the questions that are circled on your packet.
On Tuesday you all had a sub. The sub asked you to finish your Literature Circle and then write a reflection on the back about the whole process. The sub left me a folder with those packets and some notes on how it went. It sounded like 8B was mostly off task and fooling around. I'm disappointed that you guys who misbehaved don't have a little more pride in your school and yourself to represent both maturely. I'll expect better next time. 8A--most of you did not turn in your packets, please make sure you get those to me asap.
Tomorrow we will get back to work on the Grad Project. Make sure you bring everything we've done so far: Timeline, 10 best and worst lists, 3 challenges. No one finished writing about their 3 challenges and I asked you to finish that for homework. Make sure you've got that ready to discuss tomorrow.
Also: Send your baby pictures to Luna!
emma
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Thursday
Today we continued our Grad Project Work. I asked you guys to brainstorm challenges you have faced in your time here at TBS. We shared some and helped remind each other about the tough projects, the difficult social situations and some of the academics that made us shudder. In the end, I asked you to pick your 3 biggest challenges. These are the challenges that had the biggest impact on you.
The next step was to write about each of the 3 challenges. This was to be a detailed account of the challenge, followed by why it was challenging and finally how it impacted you. Even though you may still see parts of it as a continuing challenge, you may have learned something about yourself. Or maybe you've learned that this is a challenge you will have to focus on in the years to come. Or maybe the challenge went away on its own, but you still learned about your capability to overcome similar challenges should they arrive.
If you weren't able to finish your detailed reflection on all three challenges, then you must complete that for homework.
Be sure that you're keeping all of your Grad Project work together in a folder--all of this work will help you come up with your final project idea. We will go through this process of remembering, writing, and reflecting on your years at TBS to make sure you come up with a great project that shows how you have changed at TBS. Have faith in the process people!
Also, I've talked to some of you individuals about the work you are missing. Please be sure to get that stuff done. You may have heard that students who are behind on work will not be invited to Physics Day at 6 Flags.
emma
The next step was to write about each of the 3 challenges. This was to be a detailed account of the challenge, followed by why it was challenging and finally how it impacted you. Even though you may still see parts of it as a continuing challenge, you may have learned something about yourself. Or maybe you've learned that this is a challenge you will have to focus on in the years to come. Or maybe the challenge went away on its own, but you still learned about your capability to overcome similar challenges should they arrive.
If you weren't able to finish your detailed reflection on all three challenges, then you must complete that for homework.
Be sure that you're keeping all of your Grad Project work together in a folder--all of this work will help you come up with your final project idea. We will go through this process of remembering, writing, and reflecting on your years at TBS to make sure you come up with a great project that shows how you have changed at TBS. Have faith in the process people!
Also, I've talked to some of you individuals about the work you are missing. Please be sure to get that stuff done. You may have heard that students who are behind on work will not be invited to Physics Day at 6 Flags.
emma
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday
Today we continued to work on the Graduation Project. We have now done a timeline and a top 10 best and worst list. Make sure you have both of those done and together. We will continue some brainstorming activities on Thursday, so be sure to have all of your Grad Project stuff.
Also, Luna needs your baby pictures for the yearbook! She is in the play and does not have a lot of time to keep hounding you guys. Email them to her asap!
Tomorrow is Literature Circles. Be sure to have your reading and your job done.
I haven't received Philosophy packets from a lot of you. Be sure to turn those in to me.
emma
Also, Luna needs your baby pictures for the yearbook! She is in the play and does not have a lot of time to keep hounding you guys. Email them to her asap!
Tomorrow is Literature Circles. Be sure to have your reading and your job done.
I haven't received Philosophy packets from a lot of you. Be sure to turn those in to me.
emma
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Thursday
Today was our 3rd ever Literature Circle. We reviewed our agreements for active listening and looked at how your peers felt you did last week. You each set a specific listening goal to work on, and overall, I think you guys did much better.
Luke led his group through some interesting questions including, where are they getting their food if all the markets are closed? Nina volunteered to follow the director (good stepping up!) and pulled out nice passages and explained them well. Mesoma made vocabulary a little more fun by having everyone find the word in the book and then guess what it meant from the context. Nina was able to figure out the part of speech, and Max gave a great definition for "recuperate". Good team work!
Mickey took good control over the rowdy boys and kept them remarkably focused. Evan and Pascal politely took turns making connections. Christian gave a detailed description of his illustration even connecting it to other shows and movies. I loved hearing all the boys admit that if they had to walk through a field of dead bodies like Daisy does in the book, they would all "lose their minds", "scream", and "freak out". They all agreed that the author's use of a teenage voice is annoying and distracting. They like the content, but are tired of the run-on sentences, the lack of punctuation and the made up words. "It seems like the author was just being lazy".
Kelsey started by asking her group what they would do if their houses were robbed. "I'd get the sword and kill them" Thomas asserted. But the ladies admitted that they too would be scared, shocked and maybe not so ready to get revenge. Luna reminded everyone that the book is set in the past where they didn't know much about diseases and how they spread. They were all paranoid and panicked and weren't making decisions based on the information that we have today. "I don't want to call them stupid, but..."
Good work!
emma
P.S. If you didn't turn in your Philosophy Packet (Chapters 6-9 with checks) make sure I get that asap!) Also, don't forget to finish your Grad Bio because we'll be talking about those again on Monday.
Luke led his group through some interesting questions including, where are they getting their food if all the markets are closed? Nina volunteered to follow the director (good stepping up!) and pulled out nice passages and explained them well. Mesoma made vocabulary a little more fun by having everyone find the word in the book and then guess what it meant from the context. Nina was able to figure out the part of speech, and Max gave a great definition for "recuperate". Good team work!
Mickey took good control over the rowdy boys and kept them remarkably focused. Evan and Pascal politely took turns making connections. Christian gave a detailed description of his illustration even connecting it to other shows and movies. I loved hearing all the boys admit that if they had to walk through a field of dead bodies like Daisy does in the book, they would all "lose their minds", "scream", and "freak out". They all agreed that the author's use of a teenage voice is annoying and distracting. They like the content, but are tired of the run-on sentences, the lack of punctuation and the made up words. "It seems like the author was just being lazy".
Kelsey started by asking her group what they would do if their houses were robbed. "I'd get the sword and kill them" Thomas asserted. But the ladies admitted that they too would be scared, shocked and maybe not so ready to get revenge. Luna reminded everyone that the book is set in the past where they didn't know much about diseases and how they spread. They were all paranoid and panicked and weren't making decisions based on the information that we have today. "I don't want to call them stupid, but..."
Good work!
emma
P.S. If you didn't turn in your Philosophy Packet (Chapters 6-9 with checks) make sure I get that asap!) Also, don't forget to finish your Grad Bio because we'll be talking about those again on Monday.
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