Friday, August 24

Seating Chart Challenge:

Line up in alphabetical order by the name you like to be called. Use last names and then middle names as tie-breakers. Then divide yourselves in half, each half sitting on opposite sides of the table arrangement (still in alphabetical order). When all are seated, the last student raises his or her hand and reports that the class is ready.

Get out your annotated reading and review some of the passages you annotated.

"The Function of Education":  Spirit Read

1.  Everyone participates at least once.  You can speak more than once.

2.  Read a word, phrase, or sentence.

3.  No commentary or opinions.

4.  When possible, try to connect with what was just read.

5.  Give all voices a chance.

6.  Pauses can be powerful.

7. Repeating words and phrases is fine.

What is Socratic Seminar?

Seminar Rubric

Seminar Norms and Conversation Movers

Seminar Questions from “The Function of Education” by Krishnamurti

1. What does Krishnamurti argue the function of education is? What is the THESIS of his essay?
2. What ideas/beliefs/values that seem core to our lives as Americans does he call into question or challenge? Why? 
3. Do you agree that these things should be questioned/challenged/changed? What alternatives does he propose? What alternatives do you propose?
4. What push backs/challenges do you have for the author? With which ideas do you disagree or find problematic?
5. What does it look like in a school environment where Krishnamurti’s ideas are possible? 
6. Is Krishnamurti’s vision of education even desirable? What should we be aspiring to in the #21C?What do YOU believe is the function of education?

Seminar Self-Assessment

On the rubric, circle the participation moves you believe you made.  What grade would you deserve for this seminar? Briefly explain why you would give yourself that grade. What do you want to improve on for next time? Write your name on the rubric and turn it in!

Seminar Reflection

Write 1-2 paragraphs synthesizing your own personal takeaways from our seminar. It may help you to answer one or more of the following questions:

• What did you learn from this seminar? What new ideas do you have now that you didn’t have before?
• What do you believe the function of education is?
• What do you want out of your own education?
• What do you want this year to be like for you and our class?

If time: Roses and Thorns from Week 1 of high school:)

Homework (by Monday):

• Get syllabus letter signed
• Get materials
• Tell me a little bit about yourself

Thursday, August 23

Welcome to 9th Grade Humanities!!!!

Seating Chart Challenge:

Sit in birthday order so that the person with the birthday closest to January 1 sits in Seat 1. The year you were born doesn't matter. Don't skip seats. When everyone is seated, the student in Seat 5 will raise his or her hand and report that the class is ready to begin.

Intros and Attendance

IN PAIRS: What are the Humanities?  

Pair share with table mate: 1) What do we mean by the term “Humanities”? 2) List as many disciplines as you can think of that fall under the blanket of Humanities.  Whole Group Share.

Syllabus

“The Function of Education” Reading and Socratic Seminar Prep

Freewrite on the Question: What is the function of education?

Read and annotate "The Function of Education" by Krishnamurti

• Read as much of the reading as you can. Mark quotes that stand out to you as thought-provoking, interesting, inspiring or with which you strongly disagree.
• Try to identify the author's thesis: What does Krishnamurti claim the purpose of education is?
• Be prepared to share your selections and make meaning together tomorrow in our first Socratic Seminar of the year!

Homework (by Monday):

• Get syllabus letter signed
• Get materials
• Tell me a little bit about yourself

Walt Says....

Have you reckon'd a thousand acres much? have you reckon'd the earth much?

Have you practis'd so long to learn to read?

Have you felt so proud to get at the meaning of poems?

Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin of all poems,

You shall possess the good of the earth and sun, (there are millions of suns left,)

You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, nor look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in books,

You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me,

You shall listen to all sides and filter them from your self. 

TPOL Critique and Refinement/Student Feedback Survey

Critique your group member's presentations using the criteria we have been practicing all week.
1.  Time each other!!!
2.  Look for elements of content (if things are missing, let the presenter know).

• hook/metaphor/theme
• answer to focusing question
• evidence

3.  Score presenter with rubric.  Note...

• Strengths:  What are they doing well?
• Refinements:  What should they do to improve?
• Why did you score him/her how you did?

Please take the time to fill out my Student Feedback Survey!!!  It is VERY important to me what you guys thought of my class this year, and your feedback helps to shape my teaching and curriculum.  Please and thank you!

Thanks for this magical year!  It has been my great pleasure to be your teacher this year.  Pura vida!

TPOL Model Critique

Look for the following content elements

1. hook/metaphor/theme

2. answer to focusing question

3. evidence and specific examples

Score with rubric

1.  Note strengths

2.  Note feedback for refinement

3.  Rationale:  Why did you score him/her the way that you did?

Presentation Prep

1.  Notecards

2.  Evidence Gathering

3.  Work Time                           

4.  Rehearse with Partner?

Come tomorrow ready to practice presentation and Q&A!!

TPOL Prep Day 2

Why extended metaphor?

Extended Metaphor Example:  Will Ferrell 

Pair share your presentation progress with your neighbor.

Freewrite:  What specific evidence can you use to support the claims of your brainstorm from yesterday?

Model TPOL’s:  John and Hanna

1.  What is his or her hook/theme/metaphor?

2.  How did presenter address focusing question?

3.  What evidence did presenter use?

Work Time:

1. Draft presentation

2. Evidence Gathering

3. Conference with me

TPOL Prep

Reminder:  Project Reflections and DP update are due today by the end of the day.  Please email reflections to Mike and Jessica by midnight!

Freewrite in Composition Book: Who have you become this year as a result of your experiences at AHS?

9th Grade TPOL 2013
9th Grade TPOL Rubric
TPOL Questions


Model TPOL's 
For each presenter, note the following

1.  What is his or her hook/theme/metaphor?

2.  How did presenter address focusing question?

3.  What evidence did presenter use?

Brainstorm (choose one:  list, cluster, outline, write, talk to a partner)

1.  Content of presentation

2.  Hook/theme/metaphor

3.  Evidence

WORK TIME:  Begin drafting your presentation!

You did it!! Exhale....

Reflection (to be used in your DP update)

This document should be structured like a 5-paragraph (TEA) essay and uploaded to your DP when you add the Food project to your Humanities page.  Give each paragraph a strong topic sentence.

Write an introductory paragraph that includes a brief description of the project.

¶ 2.  How did you connect to this project?  How has your thinking changed over the course of this project? Explain. What eating goals do you hope to pursue?

¶ 3.  How was this project difficult?  What was most challenging?  What aspects of research and writing were most challenging (think about starting with picking a topic and crafting a research question all the way to revising your drafts)?

¶ 4.  Looking back at your completion of this large and formal piece of writing, what did you learn about your personal writing process? What would you do differently? How would you approach this project, or any large writing assignment, differently in order to make your writing process easier and the final product better?

¶ 5. Now that you have finished your study of food, how would you answer this essential question:   How does one navigate their own personal omnivore’s dilemma in a world of abundant eating choices?

DP Update
1.  Image of project
2.  Essay
3.  Project Reflection

If you would like to look ahead to TPOL's....
TPOL PREVIEW

FINAL DRAFT DUE AT MIDNIGHT!

Papers are due at midnight by email to Mike and Jessica.  

Michael1.richardson@umontana.edu

jessicaahs9@gmail.com

Come to class tomorrow with a printed out version of your final draft:

Single-spaced

Title center-aligned

Name in right-hand corner

How does food reflect who we are?

Food #18: Think about the quote, "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are."  What do you think this quote means?  What does your food say about you?

Take a look at the What the World Eats photo set.

http://www.visualnews.com/2013/04/27/hungry-planet-what-the-world-eats-in-a-week/

Pick 3 photos to analyze, then record your response. 

With each picture you analyze, consider:

What stands out to you in the picture?

What assumptions can you make about the food culture of that country?

        -What is their relationship with food?

        -Where do they get their food from?

        -How healthy is their food?

        -What sort of choices do they have to make regarding their food?

        -What is their work life like?

        -What other assumptions can you make?

Write 3 food/eating goals you want to work on.

        -Eat more organic?

        -Eat locally?

        -Keep costs low?

        -Eat efficiently?

        -What else?

Draft #2 due at Midnight tonight!

AM class:  Send draft to jessicaahs9@gmail.com

PM class: Send draft to michael1.richardson@umontana.edu

In the body of the email, please answer the following questions:

1.  What are the strengths of your draft?

2.  What do you need to work on most to refine the draft?

3.  When I give you feedback, what would you like me to focus on?

In-text Citations

How do you set up a quote?

        -Take a look at the Setting up Quotations sheet.

How do I properly cite information that I either paraphrase or quote from a source?

        -Take a look at the Citing Sources within the Body of Your Paper sheet.

Food #17:  In-text Citation Practice

           -What are the different techniques used to set up the quotes in the Citation and Quote Set up Practice sheet?  Record what technique is used for each quote in red.  Use one of the techniques discussed to set up a quote of your own.  Write this in your journal.  Be sure to give the proper citation following your quoted material.  Reference the information sheets for help.

Take a look at the Purdue Owl website for more citation information.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/

Draft #1 Due Monday!!

Welcome, Rachel!

College in Colorado with Rachel

Drafting time!  Your first draft is due Monday, April 29!

Homework:  

Keep Drafting!

Post your thesis statement Edmodo.  Comment on five classmates' thesis statements.

TEA paragraphs!

Food #16:  Burke Baehr TED talk
Note examples of evidence and analysis

Tea paragraph example

Tea paragraph Jigsaw puzzle

Tea paragraph practice

Essay Outline (Tuesday April 23)

What are your topics and subtopics?

How will you organize your essay?

Here are some steps to help you divide your paper into topics and subtopics:

1.       Write your thesis at the top of the paper in your notebook.

2.       What are your reasons for your position in the argument?

3.       How can you break down what your paper is about into smaller topics?

a.       Underline major parts in your thesis to help you find the important parts: people, groups, causes, effects, actions, things, motivations.

4.       Brainstorm a list of potential topics/areas of discussion that branch off of your previous list. These ideas are known as subtopics.

See the Google doc example outline to help you finish yours.

Or visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/1/

Your outline is homework and will be due tomorrow. 

Thesis Statement Critique/Revision (Monday April 22)

Review what makes a good thesis statement.

Group critique of thesis statements

How does your thesis statement measure up to these questions?

        

·         Does it make a debatable claim about the topic?

·         Does it state the obvious or something factual?

·         Is it specific or general?

·         Focused or vague?

·         Is it stated clearly?

·         Is it stated eloquently?

·         Will there be sufficient evidence to make the argument?

·         Does it avoid the first person?  (“I think…” “I believe”)

Thesis Statements

Thesis Statements

Due Monday:  A WORKING THESIS STATEMENT FOR CRITIQUE.

Research Notes/Bibliographies

Research Notes

Note-taking Form

Research Questions/Evaluating Web Sources

TAKE BOONE'S SURVEY HERE!


Crafting Research Questions

Research Proposals

Checking the Reliability of Sources

Check the reliability of the following sources:

1.       http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06arctic/background/biology/biology.html

2.       http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/3/430.full

3.       http://www.narwhalwhales.com/

4.       http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/13/science/13narw.html?hp&_r=1&

5.       http://mythicalhornedhorses.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/unicorns-and-narwhals-coincidence-i-think-not/

6.       http://narwhalslefttooth.blogspot.com/

7.       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhals

Research Topics

Class brainstorm of research topics

Narrowing Your Research Topic

Work time:  Preliminary Research

Food #14:  What path do you predict your research will take you down?

Local Sustainable Durango

1. How can we eat sustainably and locally?

2. What challenges are associated with eating locally?

Michael Pollan on local eating...

Assignment:  Local Sustainable Durango

Seasonal Foods

Read "Where is our Food Security?" by Mike Nolan (p. 13, Edible San Juan Magazine, Spring 2013

Food #13: Are the challenges facing local sustainable food too great to overcome?  What can we do to overcome them?

Fresh

Film screening:  Fresh

What are the advantages of monoculture for farmers and the system?

What are the benefits of a diversified farm?

Viewing Guide

Food Lifestyles Seminar

Seminar Rubric
Seminar Reflection

Reflection due Tuesday April 9 at midnight by email.
AM class: send to jessicaahs9@gmail.com
PM class: send to michael1.richardson@umontana.edu (cc jessicaahs9@gmail.com)

Seminar Coaching/Reading Time

Pair share

·        What were some positives of the Agricultural Revolution?  In what ways did human life change as a result of agriculture?       

·         Brainstorm a list of things we would have never had without agriculture.

Discuss:   Generally speaking, do we see this as progress?  Change for the better?

Diamond Group Coaching

·        Handout  

Homework

·         Read and annotate:  Hatchet 

·         Seminar Prep questions as homework

Seminar Prep

1.  Compare and contrast Brian’s relationship with food in Hatchet and that of a “heavy user” of McDonald’s food.  Which way would you rather live?

 2.  Compare and contrast the life of a hunter/gatherer with your own.  Who lives better?  Explain.

 3.  Was the agricultural revolution the worst mistake in the history of the human race?  Why or why not?

The Agricultural Revolution

Food #12:  On the flip side of Super Size Me, brainstorm a list of positives of being an industrial eater.  What are some of the advantages that we have in our modern eating climate?

Crash Course World History:  The Agricultural  Revolution
Jot down some advantages and disadvantages of agriculture.

"The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race" by Jared Diamond

Questions 

1.  What is the thesis of this article?

2.  What evidence does the article give to support its thesis?

3.  Do you agree with the article?  Why or why not?

4.  What arguments can be made against the article’s thesis? 

Homework:  Finish article and questions if you do not do so in class.

If you finish early, start (or continue) to read Hatchet.

Industrial Food Review/Super Size Me

Study Guide Review:  The Omnivore's Dilemma, Part 1


The extremes of industrial eating:  the fast-food lifestyle

View the film here

The film is a seminar text.  Please "annotate" it as you would any seminar text. Write down any relevant details, connections, observations, thoughts, facts, questions.  Remember, you are looking for evidence to bring in to the seminar.

TO DO LIST

I posted some videos on Edmodo.  Please log on and comment on them.

Today, we will continue to work through the TO DO list from yesterday (scroll down).

Written answers to the study guide are due in writing tomorrow at the beginning of class.
You can email them typed, or turn them in handwritten.

Be ready for a quiz on industrial food!

Welcome back!

Food #10: Of all the topics we have been studying so far, which is the most interesting to you and why?  What are your thoughts and opinions on the topic?

Let's chat about food:)

Food Project Overview

TO DO
1.  DP update for Shakespeare (if not done already).  Email link to me when finished!

• Reflection
• Images or youtube video (Embed!)

2.  Omnivore's Dilemma Part 1 Review

• Complete study questions.  Be prepared for a quiz!
• When finished, complete the freewrite (Food #11) in your comp book.

3.  If you finish early, begin reading Hatchet.  Annotate (using stand-alone notes) with particular attention to Brian's relationship with food.

In-class Essay: Is organic food worth the extra cost?

In-Class Essay Rubric


When you finish your essay, email it to:
michael1.richardson@umontana.edu
cc:  jessicaahs9@gmail.com

When you finish, watch the puppet show!!
Morning Class:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PW49aH-t8c
Afternoon Class: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oIVrkA_nLc

SAC/In-class writing prep

Food #9:  What is your strongest piece of evidence?  Why will it be convincing?

20 minutes to get ready with your partner and organize your opening argument.

SAC Debates!
1. Yes: opening argument (3 minutes)
2.  No: repeat back main points of argument (2 minutes)
3.  No: opening argument (3 minutes)
4.  Yes:  Repeat back main points of argument (2 minutes)
5.  Open debate (10 minutes)
6.  Consensus building (5 minutes)
7.  Debrief (10 minutes)

Essay Outline for tomorrow's in-class writing!

Concessives/Evidence Gathering for the SAC

Concessives

Evidence Gathering for the SAC:
1.  Annotate silently with partner.
2.  After 1 article is annotated, discuss the evidence and main ideas with your partner.
3.  Divide the ideas and evidence among partners.
4.  Write up on worksheets individually.
5.  Repeat Steps 1-4

Use this form to collect your evidence.  If you don't finish, it's homework.

Be ready for tomorrow's SAC!

SAC: Is eating organic worth the extra cost?

Food #7:  What is your current relationship with organic food?  

Question:  What are the common motivations for eating organic?  Brainstorm a list.

Structured Academic Controversy:  Is eating organic food worth the extra cost?

1.  Read and annotate the sources below.  (If you are absent, print them out so that you can annotate them)

2.  Underline clues that point to the perspective and the opinion of the article.

3.  Sort the documents into three categories

Yes	Neutral	No

Texts for the SAC:

1. Organic Foods: Health and Environmental Advantages and Disadvantages

2. Hidden Cost of Industrial Agriculture

3. The Ecological Case Against Organics

4. Can Organic Food Feed the World? New Study Sheds Light on Debate Over Organic Vs. Concentional Agriculture?

5. Pesticides on Food

6. Organic Food Is Not Healthier Than Conventional Produce: Study

7. The Basics: From Animals to Humans

8. Antibiotic Resistance

9. Relative Organic Yield Performance

10. Food Inc. clip starting at 1:00:00 and ending at 1:05:27

Industrial Food

What are the advantages and disadvantages of industrial agriculture and meat production?

Make a T-chart in your notes

Advantages of Industrial Food System	Disadvantages of Industrial Food System

Clips from Food, Inc.
As we watch the film, we will keep our lists updated.

Food #5:  Write one detailed paragraph explaining the perspective of the film on industrial food.  Mention 3-5 supporting points that the film uses as evidence to support its perspective.

Read: "Myths and Facts About Meat Production" and explore safefoodinc.com.  Continue to update your T-chart with the points and counterpoints of industrial agriculture.  

Food #6:  After reading through some of the counterpoints to Food, Inc’s arguments, has your reaction to the film changed at all?

Food Detectives Research!

If you are absent today, please print out the following assignment.  You will have to go to the grocery store to complete the assignment.

Food  Detectives Research Assignment

Homework:  

Part 3:  Conclusions

On a separate piece of paper, write 1-2 well-developed paragraphs that analyze what you learned from investigating the sources of your food.  What were you able to find out about your food sources?  How has investigating your food sources changed, expanded, or confirmed your thinking on what you are eating?

Staple your conclusions to this packet and hand it in to the inbox.  Due Monday, March 17.

Issues in Food: GMO's and Government Subsidies

GM foods:  pros and cons

How do you feel about the presence of GMO's in our food supply?

Food #4: Pick the three most important factors and explain why they are important and how they influence your perspective.

Include:
1.  Statement of opinion.
2.  Reason for opinion.
3.  Why are these reasons important?


clip:  Food, Inc. (view film from 1:06:12-1:16:, 38:)

Viewing Guide:  turn in to the inbox!!
How have food prices changed over the years?
Obesity trends over the years

Utilitarianism

Starter:  Ronald McDonald images
Food #2:  What is your reaction to these images?


Active reading strategies:
1.  Predicting
2.  Connecting
3.  Visualizing
4.  Questioning and Clarifying
5.  Evaluating
6.  Annotating


Principles of Utilitarianism:  Powerpoint

Homework:  Read and annotate "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift

Click here for an audio version of the text.

Intro: Food and Ethics

Guiding question: What is our relationship with food? 

1.       Read the poem Comfort Food by Raymond A. Foss

a.       Comfort Food by Raymond A. Foss

Dinner after dinner, as the weather changed
we enjoyed, were warmed, comforted
by staples, meals we love, count on
hearty beef stew, shepherd’s pie,
steak and potatoes, lasagna, cheese cake
Mmmm, so good, smiles welling up on
the family’s faces, shining in the glow
of the warm feelings of our tummies
after the fruits of her labors
slice past the tastebuds,
knowing the skill and finesse,
expressions of love,
coming in the next one
or in seconds tonight.

b.      Respond in you writer’s notebook, under the title Food #1 what emotions, thoughts, and feelings the poem brings out in you.

2.       Analyze your eating habits.

a.       What healthy habits do you have?  How could you improve?  How does eating/food help create a sense of community with those you eat with?

3.       What sort of meaning does food have for you and others?

a.       Is there social importance related to food?

                                                               i.      Consider birthdays, holidays, and the memories you have that are associated with food.

b.      Is there personal meaning brought to our relationship with food?

                                                               i.      What emotions are connected with eating?

                                                             ii.      Boredom? Happiness? More?

4.       Read the introduction to The Omnivore’s Dilemma.

Guiding question: What are ethics and how do we navigate challenging situations using ethical behavior?

5.       How do you define “ethics”?

6.       Why are ethics important to society?

a.       What would happen if ethical behavior was unimportant?

                                                               i.      Brainstorm some ethical/moral behaviors and think about their importance.

7.       Write your own personal code of ethics.

a.       What ethics/morals are important to you and why?

8.       Analyze an ethical dilemma and determine the proper action.

a.       How did you come to your decision?

b.      Dilemma:  You have an opportunity for an internship at a respected business in the community. Part of your qualifications comes from a senior project that you worked on with several other students. Through the interview process, you discover that you are given credit for a key section of the project that really impressed the company. In fact, another member of your senior team, with little input from you, did that section. How do you proceed?

What a show!!!!

Self-Assessment and Reflection

21st century skills

The show must go on!

SLC Prep/Rehearsal

SLC Humanities Notecards
1.  a.What is your greatest strength in Humanities?
     b. What evidence can you offer for that strength?
2.  a. In what do you need to improve the most?
     b. Evidence?
3.  Which Habit of Heart and Mind or 21st century skill will help you improve the most?  How?
4.  Action Plan for improvement?  Give 2-4 specific action steps that you will complete in order to improve.

Puppet Show Rehearsal/Refinement
1.  Establish puppeteering teams
2.  Block live acting
3.  Critique Puppet/Sets/Soundtrack
4.  Refine Soundtrack
5.  Needs list?
6.  Practice Practice Practice!!!!

Puppet Madness!

This week:
1. Finish sound recording
2. Finish stage work
3. Finish puppets and sets
4.  Begin blocking and rehearsing scenes

PRODUCTION

Sound:  Act 2, Act 3?

Sets/Puppet Workshop

Crew:  Re-establish lighting system

Project Work

Project Work Log:  Documentation of your 21st century skills


Independent Research Labs
To be done to satisfy the requirement of "Independent Research and Learning" and also to expand your knowledge of Shakespeare and Macbeth.  If you find yourself with time on your hands, grow your brain with these interesting activities.


Theater Companies:  Finish Play and Promptbook!


Production Time!!!

PROJECT WORK

Final Word Journal Entry:
BLOOD FINAL
1.  What are the denotations of your word as used in this Macbeth?
2.  What connotations does your word carry in different usages?  Write them out or make a word web that explores the connotations (associations, emotions) of your assigned word.

TURN IN WORD JOURNALS

Theater Companies: Act 4 and 5 PROMPTBOOK!
Email out ALL promptbook notes to your entire group!!

PRODUCTION TEAMS
Directors:  Script-cutting
Art Team:  Puppets and sets
Lighting/Stage:  Stage Set-up, help art team
PR:  Posters
Sound:  Get ready for recording

Check this out!

Wath this unique film version of Macbeth made by high school students in Utah!

Project Work

Act IV on film

Theater Companies:  Promptbook Work

Production Teams:  Worky Worky

Take a moment to log your work and the 21st century skills you are employing!

Project Work

A chat about the 21st century skills....

See Project Rubric

Theater Companies:
Continue with Promptbook work in Act 3


Production  Teams:
Script-Cutting
Puppet-Making
Stage Construction
Production Schedule
Exhibition Coordination
Sound Testing


Journal #14:  Log the work you did on the project today.  Explain which 21st century skills you neededto accomplish your task.  What went well?  What was difficult?


Auditions Thursday!
If you are trying out for Lady Macbeth or Macbeth, please prepare a small sample scene or soliloquoy for your audition.  You can pair up for this!


Don't forget your ongoing Word Trace!

Act III

Act 3 on Film

Theater Companies:  Work on Act 3

Initial Production Meetings

Work in Companies: Act 2

Work in Theater Companies on 2.2 and 2.3

Word Trace Assignment

Optional Homework:
Re-read Act 2 looking for your uses of your word.  Read ahead to Act 3?

Thursday: Film Studies in Shakespeare

2.1 on film:  Is that a dagger I see before me?  

Storyboards

Create a storyboard for Scene 2.1