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Tuesday, April 5

Due Wed:

  1. Be prepared for a reading quiz on chapter 1, 2 and 3 in FDR.
  2. Work with your group members to complete your workshop script and develop any presentation powerpoint, etc.

Due Friday:

  1. Workshop Script DRAFT 1 (with powerpoint / slide show if applicable)REVWorkshopScripttemplatj2011-1
  2. Read 4 and 5 and be quiz ready for FDR on Friday in splits

Monday, April 4

Due Tomorrow:

  1. Emailed self-reflection for the 3rd Quarter 3rdQuarterReflection2011

Due Wed:

  1. Read FRD Chapter 1-3.  Be quiz ready!

Due Friday:

  1. Emailed to smroberts@lrei.org or handed in (printed out) a SJ PROJECT WORKSHOP PLAN.  One per group.  You should work on this with your group members; one person should not have to do it all.  You will have class time on Thursday and Friday to complete it.

YOU WILL GET THIS TEMPLATE IN CLASS TOMORROW :-)

  1. FDR Chapters 4&5.  Be quiz ready for a reading quiz for a reading quiz on Friday.

Thursday, March 17

Homework over break:

1. Read your collection of poetry and memorize one 10-15 line poem for the first week back.

SpringBreakPoetryAssignment

2. I will be working on grades over break and will post a list with missing work.  In most cases, you did it, but forgot to print it out.  E-mail it to me before we get back and it will count for credit.

Missing work

HAVE FUN IN SPAIN AND FRANCE!!!!

Wednesday, March 16

Homework
1. Final PSA due tomorrow.  Make sure it is the right dimensions (11×17)

PSArubric

2. If you haven’t already, show Bobby your poetry book.  You must select one poem to memorize and a collection (10-15) to read in total.  Sign-up tomorrow for a time slot for the week after break.

3. Social Justice teach-in proposal form (1 per group)

2011SJWorkshopTemplate

Ongoing

  • We will Skype with DJ Corbett tomorrow.  He will talk about his experience with Lymphoma over the past six months.  You can e-mail him to ask him a question for tomorrow: stafanski@gmail.com

Lymphoma blog from one of Bobby’s former students

  • Advisory Thursday will be Buddy Time.  Dress appropriately!
  • Thursday will be ‘Tidy Thursday’.  Bring trash bags to clean out desks, lockers, shoes, books, etc.  The room should be clean by the end of tomorrow.  Also a good time to find missing school/library books!

Tuesday, March 15

Homework

For Wed. 3-15

1. Study for the Progessive Era/Guilded Age test.  If you have questions, e-mail me: rbloch@lrei.org.  Go over your study packet (the highlighted parts and what we discussed in class).

REVProgEraTestPacket-1

2. Bring in and show your poetry collection so I can record it.  Sign-up for time after break to recite your poem.  (there will be a sign up sheet posted Wed.)

SpringBreak2010

For Thu. 3-16

1. Final PSA is due.  Make sure to print it out in the 11×17 dimensions.

PSArubric

2. Social Justice teach-in proposal due (1 per group)

2011SJWorkshopTemplate

Ongoing

  • Bobby’s advisory going out to lunch Wed. (bring $10-15)
  • We will Skype with DJ Corbett Wed. at 2:45 DJ Corbett’s blog
  • Buddies in advisory on Thu.

Monday, March 14

Homework:

1. Progressive Era test review due tomorrow- Make sure you do and go over highlighted, newer version of packet.  If you did the older one already, you are fine.  Test is Wed 3-16. We will review packet in class tomorrow.

REVProgEraTestPacket-1

2. Look on Housing Works website to prepare for Daniel King’s talk (9:15-10 Tue).  Write one question on a notecard.

Housing Works

Ongoing:

1. Final PSA due Thu 3-17. Make sure to make edits from Mirko and your peers.

PSArubric

2. Social Justice teach-in proposal due Thu 3-17 (1 per group).

3. Poetry Assignment- get your poetry book and begin memorizing.  Bring book for Wed to get a homework check!


Friday, March 11

Homework

1. PSA draft due Monday- Mirko Ilic is coming for a preview from 10-11.

*Print draft by 9am Monday.

*Final due Thurs 3-17

PSArubric

2. Progressive Era test on Wed. 3-16.  Finish study guide by Tue 3-15.  A highlighted study guide is attached which shows what you should focus on.

REVProgEraTestPacket-1

3. Social Justice blog #4 and turn in teach-in proposal on Thur 3-17 (1 per group)

Thursday, March 10

Homework

1. Due Fri 3-11-Letter to Daniel Prins.  Thank him and talk about what you learned.  (at least 1/2 page)

2. PSA- printed draft due Mon. 3-14; FINAL due Thurs. 3-17

3. Social Justice teach-in draft (1 per group) due Thurs. 3-17

4. Progressive Era test on Wed. 3-16; study guide due Tue. 3-16 (look to Wed or Tue blog post for print out)

5. Write blog #4 and post

Wednesday, March 9

For Thursday:

In anticipation of Daniel Prins’s visit visit this Thursday from 915-10 AM (Chief of the Office of Disarmament Affairs at the UN), please familiarize yourself with the UN website and the organization.  The following links are a start.  Look at these and then go beyond to learn more specifics about the work of Daniel Prin and the UN.

  • http://www.un.org/aboutun/unhistory/ – read brief one page on the “History of the United Nations”
  • http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/index.shtml – Look over the links to the various offices / departments at the UN.  Click on an office of committee that relates to your topic and read around.  Get a sense of what this office does.
  • http://www.unidir.org/ – Take a look at the Disarmament Affairs section and read about what they do.  Know what disarmament means!!!!
  • http://www.un.org/en/members/ – scroll through the United Nation Member States
  • http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/mdgs/index.asp – check out the overview of the “Millennium Goals” for the world to reach, spearheaded by the UN

Ongoing:

1.  PSA draft is due this Monday.  Final is due Thursday 3-17.  Mirco Ilic will be here to give us feedback.  Yay! We will have time this Thursday and Friday to work on this.  You should work on this on your own time as well.

2. Progressive Era Unit Test is 3/16/11.  Over the week and weekend, you should complete the Test Prep packet and be ready to review for the test on Tuesday.

ProgressiveEraTESTGUIDE2011

  • Project Cicero is still going strong; bring in used books and drop them off in the front lobby!  It ends tomorrow morning!!

Tuesday, March 8

Due Wednesday:

1. Visit the UN online and learn about what they do.  COME UP WITH ONE QUESTION THAT YOU WANT TO ASK DANIEL PRINS ABOUT HIS POSITION OR THE UNITED NATIONS, IN GENERAL. The talk on Wed will be in a Q and A format.

The UN’s website is extensive and chock full of information (especially for your SJ projects ;-D).  In anticipation of Daniel Prins’s visit visit this Thursday from 915-10 AM (Chief of the Office of Disarmament Affairs at the UN), please familiarize yourself with the organization.  The following links are a start.  Look at these and then go beyond to learn more specifics about

  • http://www.un.org/aboutun/unhistory/ – read brief one page on the “History of the United Nations”
  • http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/index.shtml – Look over the links to the various offices / departments at the UN.  Click on an office of committee that relates to your topic and read around.  Get a sense of what this office does.
  • http://www.unidir.org/ – Take a look at the Disarmament Affairs section and read about what they do.  Know what disarmament means!!!!
  • http://www.un.org/en/members/ – scroll through the United Nation Member States
  • http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/mdgs/index.asp – check out the overview of the “Millennium Goals” for the world to reach, spearheaded by the UN

Ongoing:

1.  PSA draft is due this Monday.  Final is due Thursday 3-17.  Mirco Ilic will be here to give us feedback.  Yay! We will have time this Thursday and Friday to work on this.  You should work on this on your own time as well.

2. Progressive Era Unit Test is 3/16/11.  Over the week and weekend, you should complete the Test Prep packet and be ready to review for the test on Tuesday.

ProgressiveEraTESTGUIDE2011

  • Project Cicero is still going strong; bring in used books and drop them off in the front lobby!