Reading 4. Find an article about a topic of your choice and interest. Be certain it comes from a reliable source.
Choose One of the Four Literacy Strategies and Create a MLA formatted citation for your reading.
1. Find an article/video/podcast/website related to your design challenge: mudding signage or thermostat car starter
2. Use EasyBib.com to create a proper MLA formatted citation for your article/video/podcast/website.
3. Complete one of the four literacy strategies to show that you understand the text.
Notice/Wish/Wonder.
Text Connections.
Sketchnotes.
Soundtracking.
Blog post 4.
Production. What happened? In what ways did your group execute and in what ways did they not? Why? What do you think could have changed the outcome? What action could you have taken? When faced with similar sorts of challenges -- difficult tasks, tight deadlines, personal responsibility -- in the future, how might you better ensure a better outcome?
Due. Friday. May 29.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Brit Lit CPI: Final Essay and Resume 2.0
Essay Topic Choices.
- Explain what you have learned over your high school career that will stay with you into the future.
- Thank someone who has had a powerful impact on you.
- Discuss how a little gesture, event, or item can have a major impact.
Rubric
Design a Resume 2.0.
Demonstrate your skills and talents in a way that people would not expect from a typical resume. What should be included?
Personal contact information.
Education background.
Work history.
Skills and talents.
Personality and sense of self.
Use the examples linked below to inform your own design.
Example 1. Katie Briggs.
Example 2. Fabio Moderno.
Example 3. Anton Yermolov.
Example 4. Sara Catanzariti.
Make your resume using Pages, Google Drive OR Piktochart.
Rubric.
Due Tuesday, June 2nd.
Example 2. Fabio Moderno.
Example 3. Anton Yermolov.
Example 4. Sara Catanzariti.
Make your resume using Pages, Google Drive OR Piktochart.
Rubric.
Due Tuesday, June 2nd.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Brit Lit CPI: Experiment Phase of Design Challenge
We'll start today with our third reading related to our design challenges.
You may choose from the following or find your own.
History of the Stop Sign's Design. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/magazine/stop-sign.html?_r=0
Emotionally Intelligent Signage. http://www.danpink.com/2012/04/textbook-example-of-emotionally-intelligent-signage/
More Durable Signage Material Available. (Note: This is an ad disguised as an article. http://graphicdisplayusa.com/en/articles/durable-dibond-helps-new-sign-maker-fulfill-premium-outdoor-signage-art-niche/)
The Internet of Things is Bigger than We Imagine. http://www.wired.com/2014/11/the-internet-of-things-bigger/
BMW iRemote App Wins Big at Electronics Show http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/11/12/bmw-remote-app-winner-ces-innovation-awards-2015/
Challenges & Troubles with Internet Wired Protection Systems http://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2015/02/17/this-google-nest-protect-video-is-like-a-dystopian-nightmare/
Choose One of the Four Literacy Strategies and Create a MLA formatted citation for your reading.
1. Find an article/video/podcast/website related to your design challenge: mudding signage or thermostat car starter
2. Use EasyBib.com to create a proper MLA formatted citation for your article/video/podcast/website.
3. Complete one of the four literacy strategies to show that you understand the text.
Notice/Wish/Wonder.
Text Connections.
Sketchnotes.
Soundtracking.
ASSESSMENT
Reading 3.
Due. Friday. May 15.
Blog Post 3. Experiment thinking. If you had $10,000 to create your design, how would you spend the money? What would the solution look like? Then shift your thinking: if you only had $10 to create your design, how would you use it? What would the solution look like?
Due. Friday. May 15.
Design Project. Working Prototype.
Due. Tuesday, May 26.
You may choose from the following or find your own.
History of the Stop Sign's Design. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/magazine/stop-sign.html?_r=0
Emotionally Intelligent Signage. http://www.danpink.com/2012/04/textbook-example-of-emotionally-intelligent-signage/
More Durable Signage Material Available. (Note: This is an ad disguised as an article. http://graphicdisplayusa.com/en/articles/durable-dibond-helps-new-sign-maker-fulfill-premium-outdoor-signage-art-niche/)
The Internet of Things is Bigger than We Imagine. http://www.wired.com/2014/11/the-internet-of-things-bigger/
BMW iRemote App Wins Big at Electronics Show http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/11/12/bmw-remote-app-winner-ces-innovation-awards-2015/
Challenges & Troubles with Internet Wired Protection Systems http://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2015/02/17/this-google-nest-protect-video-is-like-a-dystopian-nightmare/
Choose One of the Four Literacy Strategies and Create a MLA formatted citation for your reading.
1. Find an article/video/podcast/website related to your design challenge: mudding signage or thermostat car starter
2. Use EasyBib.com to create a proper MLA formatted citation for your article/video/podcast/website.
3. Complete one of the four literacy strategies to show that you understand the text.
Notice/Wish/Wonder.
Text Connections.
Sketchnotes.
Soundtracking.
ASSESSMENT
Reading 3.
Due. Friday. May 15.
Blog Post 3. Experiment thinking. If you had $10,000 to create your design, how would you spend the money? What would the solution look like? Then shift your thinking: if you only had $10 to create your design, how would you use it? What would the solution look like?
Due. Friday. May 15.
Design Project. Working Prototype.
Due. Tuesday, May 26.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Brit Lit CPI: Reading and Research; Discovery & Empathy Phase
Today . . .
1. Find an article/video/podcast/website related to your design challenge: mudding signage or thermostat car starter
2. Use EasyBib.com to create a proper MLA formatted citation for your article/video/podcast/website.
3. Complete one of the four literacy strategies to show that you understand the text.
Notice/Wish/Wonder.
Text Connections.
Sketchnotes.
Soundtracking.
4. Put your work in your Brit Lit IN folder.
ASSSESSMENTS.
Blog Post 2. Empathy Conversation. Talk with someone who would be an invested user of your design. Find out what bugs them about the current situation. And find out what would excite them about a new design.
For example, what really bothers game wardens about current sign posts? And what features could new signage have that would get them excited?
Due. Friday. May 8th.
Reading 2. See above.
Due. Friday. May 8th.
Thermostat research
Wiring Video for auto cool Honeywell Thermostat
Different forms of saving your animals from heat stroke
An article/visual about animal cruelty in hot cars
Mudding Research
The cost of illegal mudding
The few people who take advantage of mudding
A list of the “legal” off-roading areas.
2. Use EasyBib.com to create a proper MLA formatted citation for your article/video/podcast/website.
3. Complete one of the four literacy strategies to show that you understand the text.
Notice/Wish/Wonder.
Text Connections.
Sketchnotes.
Soundtracking.
4. Put your work in your Brit Lit IN folder.
ASSSESSMENTS.
Blog Post 2. Empathy Conversation. Talk with someone who would be an invested user of your design. Find out what bugs them about the current situation. And find out what would excite them about a new design.
For example, what really bothers game wardens about current sign posts? And what features could new signage have that would get them excited?
Due. Friday. May 8th.
Reading 2. See above.
Due. Friday. May 8th.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Brit Lit. Experimenting and Adventure Gridding
Last week, we talked about Baltimore rather than work on our design challenge. This was a good thing. A powerful conversation.
And today we need to get on point with our design work.
We'll jump right into today with low-res model making. You'll have access to all of the materials in the room to experiment with various designs for land owner signage and for the thermostat car starter.
At 1:15 we will complete the Adventure Grid and make our map for the rest of the year.
Reading 2.
Wednesday, you will be researching a 2nd article on your topic, reading and responding. As we go through this project, you should be thinking about a wide variety of topics that fall under your project.
For example, car starter thermostat: animal cruelty, innovations in car accessories, internet of things, entrepreneurship, kickstarter, little bits cloud bit, new wireless car accessories,
Mudding: land owner rights, land damage from ATVs, responsible trail use, innovative signage, property damage from vehicles, QR codes, game warden concerns,
Blog Post 2. Also, by Friday, you need to have had a conversation with a stakeholder/user of your design. For example, a pet owner or mechanic (preferably one with experience with remote car starters). Someone who has posted land or who often rides on posted land. Find out what bugs them about the current situation and what excites them about your possible solution. Find out what features they might like to see.
And today we need to get on point with our design work.
We'll jump right into today with low-res model making. You'll have access to all of the materials in the room to experiment with various designs for land owner signage and for the thermostat car starter.
At 1:15 we will complete the Adventure Grid and make our map for the rest of the year.
Reading 2.
Wednesday, you will be researching a 2nd article on your topic, reading and responding. As we go through this project, you should be thinking about a wide variety of topics that fall under your project.
For example, car starter thermostat: animal cruelty, innovations in car accessories, internet of things, entrepreneurship, kickstarter, little bits cloud bit, new wireless car accessories,
Mudding: land owner rights, land damage from ATVs, responsible trail use, innovative signage, property damage from vehicles, QR codes, game warden concerns,
Blog Post 2. Also, by Friday, you need to have had a conversation with a stakeholder/user of your design. For example, a pet owner or mechanic (preferably one with experience with remote car starters). Someone who has posted land or who often rides on posted land. Find out what bugs them about the current situation and what excites them about your possible solution. Find out what features they might like to see.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Brit Lit: Design Challenges: Discovery & Experiment Phase
We'll start today with a ten-minute blog prompt to serve as part of our Discovery phase of our MUDDING SIGNAGE and THERMOSTAT CAR STARTER design challenge.
PROMPT. Why did you choose the design challenge topic you did? What experiences have you, or people in your life, had that led you to this topic? What experience can you bring to the table that will inform possible solutions?
Then we'll complete DEEP dt Adventure Grids to game plan the next stages of the design challenge.
Then, we're going to jump right into some Experiment phase and make some low-rez prototypes of possible solutions. We're going to use our Adventure Grids to guide us into Empathy work next week. Expect to experiment each day going forward though.
The other thing to expect next week is a spreadsheet in Google Drive and assessments on PowerSchool that will give you a checklist of exactly what you need to do between now and the end of the year.
ASSESSMENT.
Req'd Blog Post.
Why did you choose the design challenge topic you did? What experiences have you, or people in your life, had that led you to this topic? What experience can you bring to the table that will inform possible solutions?
Due. Thursday, April 30.
PROMPT. Why did you choose the design challenge topic you did? What experiences have you, or people in your life, had that led you to this topic? What experience can you bring to the table that will inform possible solutions?
Then we'll complete DEEP dt Adventure Grids to game plan the next stages of the design challenge.
Then, we're going to jump right into some Experiment phase and make some low-rez prototypes of possible solutions. We're going to use our Adventure Grids to guide us into Empathy work next week. Expect to experiment each day going forward though.
The other thing to expect next week is a spreadsheet in Google Drive and assessments on PowerSchool that will give you a checklist of exactly what you need to do between now and the end of the year.
ASSESSMENT.
Req'd Blog Post.
Why did you choose the design challenge topic you did? What experiences have you, or people in your life, had that led you to this topic? What experience can you bring to the table that will inform possible solutions?
Due. Thursday, April 30.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Brit Lit: Discovery Phase: Design Challenge
Today . . .
1. Find an article/video/podcast/website related to your design challenge: mudding signage or thermostat car starter
2. Use EasyBib.com to create a proper MLA formatted citation for your article/video/podcast/website.
3. Complete one of the four literacy strategies to show that you understand the text.
Notice/Wish/Wonder.
Text Connections.
Sketchnotes.
Soundtracking.
4. Put your work in your Brit Lit IN folder.
1. Find an article/video/podcast/website related to your design challenge: mudding signage or thermostat car starter
2. Use EasyBib.com to create a proper MLA formatted citation for your article/video/podcast/website.
3. Complete one of the four literacy strategies to show that you understand the text.
Notice/Wish/Wonder.
Text Connections.
Sketchnotes.
Soundtracking.
4. Put your work in your Brit Lit IN folder.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Brit Lit CPI: No Red Ink and Storytelling
Today you'll be in Ms. Boisselle's capable hands.
You'll start with using NoRedInk.com There you will find a new pre-quiz. Take it.
You will also find three new assignments. If you score less than a 90% on the pre-quiz? Complete them.
After this, you will be sketchnoting and/or infographic creating. Your topic? According to the sources provided, and others you might look up on your own, what are the vital components of effective storytelling?
Here's one such source.
Your sketchnote and/or infographic should include at least three components and no more than six. The intention there is to really focus on what is key -- rather than every piece of advice out there.
If you want to create an infographic, I recommend using http://piktochart.com/ to do your work.
This is due today in class.
When you complete it, you have the rest of the class to finish your Portland Tale which is due on Thursday.
HOMEWORK.
BLOG.
Req'd Post. 5 Card Flickr. Go Here. Use this website and the 5 Card Flickr process to create a 5 Card Flickr about a story from your life that relates one of these emotions: joy, fear, anger, sadness
COMPOSE. Portland Tale.
Due. Thursday, Mar 12.
You'll start with using NoRedInk.com There you will find a new pre-quiz. Take it.
You will also find three new assignments. If you score less than a 90% on the pre-quiz? Complete them.
After this, you will be sketchnoting and/or infographic creating. Your topic? According to the sources provided, and others you might look up on your own, what are the vital components of effective storytelling?
Here's one such source.
Here's the link to the others. There are many and I don't recommend going through them in order.
Your sketchnote and/or infographic should include at least three components and no more than six. The intention there is to really focus on what is key -- rather than every piece of advice out there.
If you want to create an infographic, I recommend using http://piktochart.com/ to do your work.
This is due today in class.
When you complete it, you have the rest of the class to finish your Portland Tale which is due on Thursday.
HOMEWORK.
BLOG.
Req'd Post. 5 Card Flickr. Go Here. Use this website and the 5 Card Flickr process to create a 5 Card Flickr about a story from your life that relates one of these emotions: joy, fear, anger, sadness
COMPOSE. Portland Tale.
Due. Thursday, Mar 12.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Brit Lit: Putting the Team Together & Canterbury Tales
We'll start by reviewing what it means to form a team. Take a look at a handful of these clips. What do you notice as trends across them? What stands out as unique or different?
From there we'll complete an activity called 8Box. It's a way for you to put together some ideas for the mini project around the corner and help me get to know you a bit better for the rest of this semester. This will lead into our next work. . .
There'll be a bit of a pause in the team action as we take a look at No Red Ink and work with To/Too/Two and Then/Than. You can choose to work with one of the teachers in the room or independently based on your needs.
Then it's back to the team . . .
We'll look at one of the oldest "pulling together the team" sequences in the English language: the Canterbury Tales prologue. We'll look at the various characters that were pulled together at that time, see what the people were like when it was written, what they seemed to care about, what their skill sets were, and also some of their less fortunate qualities.
We'll work together through one of the characters and then you'll break into groups of 1, 2 or 3 to tackle the others and analyze each using a Notice/Wish/Wonder Graphic Organizer.
Each one is linked below.
Knight
Squire
Prioress/Nun
Monk
Miller
Doctor
Sailor
What we don't finish in class today, we'll finish up on Thursday. This all leads into our first mini project: Portland Tales.
HOMEWORK.
Blog.
Req'd Post: Putting together a team. If you had to pull together a team of friends and family to solve a problem, what would that problem be and who would you assemble to solve it? Justify each of your choices with specific reasons.
Due. Friday. Feb 27.
No Red Ink.
If You Scored Below 90% on Their/To/Than Pre-Assessment Quiz
Complete All Listed Assignments
To/Too/Two
Their/There/They're
Due. Mon. Mar 2.
From there we'll complete an activity called 8Box. It's a way for you to put together some ideas for the mini project around the corner and help me get to know you a bit better for the rest of this semester. This will lead into our next work. . .
There'll be a bit of a pause in the team action as we take a look at No Red Ink and work with To/Too/Two and Then/Than. You can choose to work with one of the teachers in the room or independently based on your needs.
Then it's back to the team . . .
We'll look at one of the oldest "pulling together the team" sequences in the English language: the Canterbury Tales prologue. We'll look at the various characters that were pulled together at that time, see what the people were like when it was written, what they seemed to care about, what their skill sets were, and also some of their less fortunate qualities.
We'll work together through one of the characters and then you'll break into groups of 1, 2 or 3 to tackle the others and analyze each using a Notice/Wish/Wonder Graphic Organizer.
Each one is linked below.
Knight
Squire
Prioress/Nun
Monk
Miller
Doctor
Sailor
What we don't finish in class today, we'll finish up on Thursday. This all leads into our first mini project: Portland Tales.
HOMEWORK.
Blog.
Req'd Post: Putting together a team. If you had to pull together a team of friends and family to solve a problem, what would that problem be and who would you assemble to solve it? Justify each of your choices with specific reasons.
Due. Friday. Feb 27.
No Red Ink.
If You Scored Below 90% on Their/To/Than Pre-Assessment Quiz
Complete All Listed Assignments
To/Too/Two
Their/There/They're
Due. Mon. Mar 2.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Brit Lit CPI: Beowulf & Boasting Continues
Today . . .
We'll start with some more boasting and smack talk -- this time via ERB.
NO RED INK.
We're going to start our first work with commonly mistaken words. We'll be looking at:
Their: possessive
There: location
They're: contraction of they are
To: preposition -- used with a verb -- to go, to swim; handed to, given to, run to
Too: also or quantity
Two: the number 2
Then: order, time -- I took my snowmachine out for a run, then I ate forty-seven Ring Dings.
Than: comparison -- I'd rather throw dead batteries at cows than listen to another Pitbull song.
You'll take a quick quiz for me to get a baseline of your skills in this particular area.
BRAGGING & BEOWULF.
We'll share out the work you folks did the other day. It's here I'll show you how to access the folders on Google Drive and turn in work on Google Classroom.
Most every group finished the work so we should be in good shape to look at what happens when Beowulf arrives and how he battles Grendel.
Those chapters you'll work on individually. The idea here is that if you were able to work with partners before -- as most of you did -- you should be okay tackling a chunk on your own.
And this is also where Beowulf starts talking serious smack and Grendel shows up and claws and gnashing and all the good stuff.
You'll complete a second organizer, but this one focused on Beowulf's boasts.
Here's a graphic organizer to keep you rolling.
Then today there will be time to start this, which we intended to do last week . .
Req'd Blog Post for the Week: Letting Fly the Taunts and Volleys of a Thousand Suns Upon the Ears of the Meek Before Us a.k.a. Running Our Mouths
Boast, brag, run yer mouth about anything you like -- just keep it relatively school friendly. It could be aggressive and calling someone or something out or it could be talking about how great you are at knitting. I trust you to use your best judgement there. Remember: swearing is lazy. It can be fun. And it's lazy. Your boast
Write or audio/video record two versions:
One. Your style. Your words.
Two. Beowulf style. His words.
Your goal? To show me you understand how the language used in Beowulf, the style and format, isn't all that different from today by using it yourself.
Option. Not feeling like bragging about anything particular about yourself? Do what the bards & the scops did back in the day: make up a character. Just let me know whether it is invented or real.
Due. Friday, Feb 13.
We'll start with some more boasting and smack talk -- this time via ERB.
NO RED INK.
We're going to start our first work with commonly mistaken words. We'll be looking at:
- their/there/they're
- to/too/two
- then/than
Their: possessive
There: location
They're: contraction of they are
To: preposition -- used with a verb -- to go, to swim; handed to, given to, run to
Too: also or quantity
Two: the number 2
Then: order, time -- I took my snowmachine out for a run, then I ate forty-seven Ring Dings.
Than: comparison -- I'd rather throw dead batteries at cows than listen to another Pitbull song.
You'll take a quick quiz for me to get a baseline of your skills in this particular area.
BRAGGING & BEOWULF.
We'll share out the work you folks did the other day. It's here I'll show you how to access the folders on Google Drive and turn in work on Google Classroom.
Most every group finished the work so we should be in good shape to look at what happens when Beowulf arrives and how he battles Grendel.
Those chapters you'll work on individually. The idea here is that if you were able to work with partners before -- as most of you did -- you should be okay tackling a chunk on your own.
And this is also where Beowulf starts talking serious smack and Grendel shows up and claws and gnashing and all the good stuff.
You'll complete a second organizer, but this one focused on Beowulf's boasts.
Here's a graphic organizer to keep you rolling.
Then today there will be time to start this, which we intended to do last week . .
Req'd Blog Post for the Week: Letting Fly the Taunts and Volleys of a Thousand Suns Upon the Ears of the Meek Before Us a.k.a. Running Our Mouths
Boast, brag, run yer mouth about anything you like -- just keep it relatively school friendly. It could be aggressive and calling someone or something out or it could be talking about how great you are at knitting. I trust you to use your best judgement there. Remember: swearing is lazy. It can be fun. And it's lazy. Your boast
Write or audio/video record two versions:
One. Your style. Your words.
Two. Beowulf style. His words.
Your goal? To show me you understand how the language used in Beowulf, the style and format, isn't all that different from today by using it yourself.
Option. Not feeling like bragging about anything particular about yourself? Do what the bards & the scops did back in the day: make up a character. Just let me know whether it is invented or real.
Due. Friday, Feb 13.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Brit Lit CPI: Blogging, Bragging & Beowulf
We start with this today.
We'll make some predictions about why we opened with this and how it might relate to what's coming next.
Today we start building our routines and diving into the first of the texts we're going to read this semester: Beowulf.
NO RED INK.
We'll be using NoRedInk.com this semester to help with our MUGS: Mechanics, Usage, Grammar, Spelling. You'll be taking a pre-test today for me to get a baseline of your strengths and weaknesses in those areas. We'll also be doing some goal setting.
I know I have a goal for you folks: complete sentences, proper capitalization, and commonly mistaken words. If you can wrangle these three things, you can navigate most any writing and communication situation: job applications, official letters, e-mails to people that aren't your friends, etc.
So, we'll get started with the Semester PreTest.
GUIDELINES & EXPECTATIONS.
After No Red Ink & MUGS, we'll review our sketchnotes from the Guidelines & Expectations quickly. I want to make sure people understand what is being asked of everyone in the room the semester including me.
BRAGGING & BEOWULF.
Then we'll talk about bragging, about smack talk, about running our mouths, about rumors, about getting in people's faces, about how we handle them, and then taking a look at how long this has been a problem by looking at ancient and modern poetry.
We'll be breaking up the reading into group chunks with a few key questions for each. We'll use this time to get a sense of what the heck is going on in Beowulf, the central characters, and then we'll look at the language more specifically.
We'll be using a graphic organizer to keep track of our thinking.
All of this leads to . . .
Req'd Blog Post for the Week: Letting Fly the Taunts and Volleys of a Thousand Suns Upon the Ears of the Meek Before Us a.k.a. Running Our Mouths
Boast, brag, run yer mouth about anything you like -- just keep it relatively school friendly. It could be aggressive and calling someone or something out or it could be talking about how great you are at knitting. I trust you to use your best judgement there. Remember: swearing is lazy. It can be fun. And it's lazy. Your boast
Write or audio/video record two versions:
One. Your style. Your words.
Two. Beowulf style. His words.
Your goal? To show me you understand how the language used in Beowulf, the style and format, isn't all that different from today by using it yourself.
Option. Not feeling like bragging about anything particular about yourself? Do what the bards & the scops did back in the day: make up a character. Just let me know whether it is invented or real.
We'll make some predictions about why we opened with this and how it might relate to what's coming next.
Today we start building our routines and diving into the first of the texts we're going to read this semester: Beowulf.
NO RED INK.
We'll be using NoRedInk.com this semester to help with our MUGS: Mechanics, Usage, Grammar, Spelling. You'll be taking a pre-test today for me to get a baseline of your strengths and weaknesses in those areas. We'll also be doing some goal setting.
I know I have a goal for you folks: complete sentences, proper capitalization, and commonly mistaken words. If you can wrangle these three things, you can navigate most any writing and communication situation: job applications, official letters, e-mails to people that aren't your friends, etc.
So, we'll get started with the Semester PreTest.
GUIDELINES & EXPECTATIONS.
After No Red Ink & MUGS, we'll review our sketchnotes from the Guidelines & Expectations quickly. I want to make sure people understand what is being asked of everyone in the room the semester including me.
BRAGGING & BEOWULF.
Then we'll talk about bragging, about smack talk, about running our mouths, about rumors, about getting in people's faces, about how we handle them, and then taking a look at how long this has been a problem by looking at ancient and modern poetry.
We'll be breaking up the reading into group chunks with a few key questions for each. We'll use this time to get a sense of what the heck is going on in Beowulf, the central characters, and then we'll look at the language more specifically.
We'll be using a graphic organizer to keep track of our thinking.
All of this leads to . . .
Req'd Blog Post for the Week: Letting Fly the Taunts and Volleys of a Thousand Suns Upon the Ears of the Meek Before Us a.k.a. Running Our Mouths
Boast, brag, run yer mouth about anything you like -- just keep it relatively school friendly. It could be aggressive and calling someone or something out or it could be talking about how great you are at knitting. I trust you to use your best judgement there. Remember: swearing is lazy. It can be fun. And it's lazy. Your boast
Write or audio/video record two versions:
One. Your style. Your words.
Two. Beowulf style. His words.
Your goal? To show me you understand how the language used in Beowulf, the style and format, isn't all that different from today by using it yourself.
Option. Not feeling like bragging about anything particular about yourself? Do what the bards & the scops did back in the day: make up a character. Just let me know whether it is invented or real.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Brit Lit CPI: Setting Up Blogs, Sketchnoting Expectations & Best Writing
Today we'll set up our blogs. This is will be the primary place where you write and share your thinking in class this semester.
For your first blog entry, write the best paragraph you can -- an example of your best quality writing -- in five minutes. Describe how you spent these past several snow days. Where were you? What did you do? How did you wrangle with the snow?
After this, we'll be creating sketchnotes of the Guidelines & Expectations in groups of 1, 2 or 3. The sketchnote should be based on the information in the packet you were given an answer these questions:
What do we need for class?
What will class be like?
How much work will there be?
Next class we dig into our first text: Beowulf and take a look at boasting and bragging and vanity plates.
For your first blog entry, write the best paragraph you can -- an example of your best quality writing -- in five minutes. Describe how you spent these past several snow days. Where were you? What did you do? How did you wrangle with the snow?
After this, we'll be creating sketchnotes of the Guidelines & Expectations in groups of 1, 2 or 3. The sketchnote should be based on the information in the packet you were given an answer these questions:
What do we need for class?
What will class be like?
How much work will there be?
Next class we dig into our first text: Beowulf and take a look at boasting and bragging and vanity plates.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Brit Lit CPI: Guidance Presentation & Frankenstein Begins
We started today with a guidance presentation.
After that, we took a look at the 20% Time Project Proposal form. This must be completed in detail and with proper spelling, punctuation, grammar and such as it is being treated as professional document.
I've embedded it there. You do not need to worry about the taxonomy spaces at this point in the game.
FRANKENSTEIN.
We started the 1931 Frankenstein film today. Our initial activities will be around the I Notice/I Wish/I Wonder Checking for Understanding form. This, as well as a F clip can be found under "shared with me."
HOMEWORK.
Be Thinking: How will you narrow and define your 20% time project.
Friday: We set up blogs, folks finish their I Notice/I Wish/I Wonder.
After that, we took a look at the 20% Time Project Proposal form. This must be completed in detail and with proper spelling, punctuation, grammar and such as it is being treated as professional document.
I've embedded it there. You do not need to worry about the taxonomy spaces at this point in the game.
FRANKENSTEIN.
We started the 1931 Frankenstein film today. Our initial activities will be around the I Notice/I Wish/I Wonder Checking for Understanding form. This, as well as a F clip can be found under "shared with me."
HOMEWORK.
Be Thinking: How will you narrow and define your 20% time project.
Friday: We set up blogs, folks finish their I Notice/I Wish/I Wonder.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Brit Lit CPI: Getting Started with 20% Time
We started our 20% Time today.
And because we won't have a typical class on Wednesday because of late start and guidance visits, we used all of today as 20% Time.
Folks who didn't have ideas for where to go, met with me.
Folks who have ideas for where to go were asked to fill out one of two graphic organizers to help you organize your thinking. Both can be found in the Brit Lit CPI Google Drive folder in the "Shared With Me" section of your Google Drive.
On Friday, folks will have more 20% Time, we will set up blogs and systems for tracking our 20% Time progress. We will also start doing the work necessary to make your 20% Time projects a success by watching the original Frankenstein and looking at how the ideas in that film can inspire our work.
HOMEWORK.
20% Time Project: Make progress. Keep thinking.
And because we won't have a typical class on Wednesday because of late start and guidance visits, we used all of today as 20% Time.
Folks who didn't have ideas for where to go, met with me.
Folks who have ideas for where to go were asked to fill out one of two graphic organizers to help you organize your thinking. Both can be found in the Brit Lit CPI Google Drive folder in the "Shared With Me" section of your Google Drive.
On Friday, folks will have more 20% Time, we will set up blogs and systems for tracking our 20% Time progress. We will also start doing the work necessary to make your 20% Time projects a success by watching the original Frankenstein and looking at how the ideas in that film can inspire our work.
HOMEWORK.
20% Time Project: Make progress. Keep thinking.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Brit Lit CPI: Reinventing Brit Lit
Today we explored a few ways we could transform Brit Lit CPI into the sort of course we look forward to taking.
Using Edutopia and MindShift, we investigated several progressive learning processes that put a new spin on what school can look like.
We used this chart to do it.
We investigated gamification, 20% time, genius hour, project based learning, design thinking and maker education.
We decided that adopting 20% Time would give us the best opportunity to explore passion projects while still having a structured chunk of time for Mr. Ryder to teach the skills and understandings necessary to create effective passion projects.
Next class, we will focus on determining our passion projects for 20% time. There will be ways to go about doing this determinations. Folks should be committed to a project by Sept 26th.
Using Edutopia and MindShift, we investigated several progressive learning processes that put a new spin on what school can look like.
We used this chart to do it.
We investigated gamification, 20% time, genius hour, project based learning, design thinking and maker education.
We decided that adopting 20% Time would give us the best opportunity to explore passion projects while still having a structured chunk of time for Mr. Ryder to teach the skills and understandings necessary to create effective passion projects.
Next class, we will focus on determining our passion projects for 20% time. There will be ways to go about doing this determinations. Folks should be committed to a project by Sept 26th.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Brit Lit CPI: Wanted
Brit Lit CPI: Wanted
Pre-Lunch
Empathy Sort
We'll take a look at your goal cards. See what common threads we share in the room. See what we want to add, want to change. We'll follow a process to do this.
We will also go into some detail, clarifying questions and answers about those goals and talk about what an English class needs to be able to offer in order to help you meet those goals.
Post-Lunch
We'll take a look at classified ads and how they can be examples of both fantastic pieces of writing and terrible pieces of dreck.
We'll listen to this story from NPR on creative Craigslist postings.
Then you'll compose your own Craiglist/Uncle Henry's ad for the English class you want/need in order to meet your goals.
Share our awesome.
HOMEWORK
Gather: Design Kit items
Due: ASAP (If you are having difficulty finding things, talk to Mr. Ryder privately)
Sign Up: REMIND
Due: ASAP (Once we have laptops, this will be easier for folks to do)
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