Humanities: Reflections & Self Assessment, LNGView & No Red Ink

We'll start class with LNG View & No Red Ink today.

The LNG View reading and form have been sent to your Gmail.  It's also here if you need it.



You have a second assignment in www.noredink.com around common mistakes with their/there/they're & to/two/too.  Assignment one was tremendous.  Most folks did really well.  So, we will have a quiz on Friday around their/there/they're & to/two/too.

Remember, if you don't do well on the NoRedInk quizzes, you can always retake them.  You just have to first demonstrate evidence of learning.  This you might do by doing some practice work on NoRedInk and sending us screenshots of your results.  You might do it by watching grammar related videos and blogging about what you learned from them.  You might write a song that show's you understand.  Lots of things you can do.  And then retake the quiz.  We replace the new grade with the old. (Unless you do worse, then the old grade stands.)

From there, you will have time to craft your reflections on your projects and complete your self-assessments.

What am I talking about?  Check the project rubric embedded below here.



You have two teachers here to help you.  Make it so, my good friends.

AND MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETE THE EXIT TICKET!!!!!

HOMEWORK

Blog: 3+ Posts this week

Creative Blog Entry: Visualize Humanities Class.  Create a visual -- may be a diagram, may be a photo, may be  a collage, may be a painting, may be a sculpture, may be . . . wow . . . anything visual -- that represents what Humanities class means to you.  What do we learn? How do we operate? What is your work like? You may want to post a few to fully capture your thinking.  We will be at the halfway point soon and this a good way to get a sense of where your thinking is at.

Due: Friday, December 13

Complete: Project Proposal Form

Due: LAST WEEK

Study: Roots 7 Quiz & Product (Product! Like what we came up with on the board! Do something NEAT!)

Due: Thursday, December 19

Closing Arguments

Due: PAST DUE! Friday, December 6

Photo Essay/StoryCorps

Due: (PAST DUE!) Tuesday, December 10 (YESTERDAY!)

Humanities: Longviews & Project Work

Today, we'll start with a LNGView reading.




After this, you will have time to work on the projects, closing arguments, blogs, and more.

Some folks will be delivering closing arguments today.

Tomorrow, you will be self-assessing your projects.

HOMEWORK

Blog: 3+ Posts this week

Creative Blog Entry: Visualize Humanities Class.  Create a visual -- may be a diagram, may be a photo, may be  a collage, may be a painting, may be a sculpture, may be . . . wow . . . anything visual -- that represents what Humanities class means to you.  What do we learn? How do we operate? What is your work like? You may want to post a few to fully capture your thinking.  We will be at the halfway point soon and this a good way to get a sense of where your thinking is at.

Due: Friday, December 13

Complete: Project Proposal Form

Due: LAST WEEK

Study: Roots 7 Quiz & Product

Due: Thursday, December 19

Closing Arguments

Due: PAST DUE! Friday, December 6

Photo Essay/StoryCorps

Due: Tuesday, December 10 (Tomorrow!)

Humanities: Work Session

Today you will have time to do work.

Start by working on roots 6. Remember, we brainstormed a number of products you could make that are not word maps.

In your inbox, you have an exit ticket that MUST BE COMPLETED at the end of the day.  This will be an academic initiative grade.

• Exceed the standard by providing DETAILED, SPECIFIC information about your work for the day.
• Meet the standard by providing specific information about your work for the day.  
• Partially meet the standard by providing some information about your work for the day.  How might you go deeper?
• Do not yet meet the standard by providing minimal information about your work for the day. How can we help you fill this out more effectively?

HOMEWORK

Blog: 3+ Posts this week

Creative Blog Entry: Casting Call.  Select at least two actors/actresses for a new version of Of Mice & Men. Explain your casting decisions by referencing the performers prior roles, embedding images that prove they have the necessary "look," and making an argument that these are the BEST people for the roles.  

Due: Friday, December 6

Complete: Project Proposal Form

Due: TODAY (one day later  than due date)

Study: Roots 6 Quiz & Product

Due: Thursday, December 5

Closing Arguments

Due: Friday, December 6

Photo Essay/StoryCorps

Due: Tuesday, December 10

Humanities: Projects, Closing Arguments, Blogging and Back to Basics

Hi, folks.  We have a routine in Humanities that can get disrupted sometimes.  We are going to get back on that routine this week.

• Monday: LoNGview & Project Proposals & Blog Quality
• Tuesday: Roots Activity & Project/Closing Argument Work & Exit Tickets
• Wednesday: LoNGview & Project/Closing Argument Work & No Red Ink & Exit Tickets
• Thursday: Roots 6 Quiz & Product Due & Closing Argument Workshop
• Friday: No Red Ink & Closing Arguments DUE & Blogs Due

Today, we will start with a LoNGview reading that ties into your work with Of Mice & Men and poverty.

"The New Face of Homelessness"  and also here.

From there you will have to complete a project proposal form for your photo essay or StoryCorps IN CLASS.  It can be found in your inbox. This is due today, in class.

I posted a tutorial to help you with your blogging.

HOMEWORK

Blog: 3+ Posts this week

Creative Blog Entry: Casting Call.  Select at least two actors/actresses for a new version of Of Mice & Men. Explain your casting decisions by referencing the performers prior roles, embedding images that prove they have the necessary "look," and making an argument that these are the BEST people for the roles.  

Due: Friday, December 6

Complete: Project Proposal Form

Due: Today, Monday, December 2

Study: Roots 6 Quiz & Product

Due: Thursday, December 5

Closing Arguments

Due: Friday, December 6

Photo Essay/StoryCorps

Due: Tuesday, December 10

Humanities: Photo Essay / StoryCorps Poverty Product Rubric

Humanities: Closing Arguments, Photo Essays, StoryCorps & Roots Quizzes

Yesterday, we did an activity around the closing arguments, helping determine to what extent various characters are responsible for the death of Lennie.  We worked big on sets of desks, sorting arguments into ethos, pathos and logos.

http://www.leaderthoughtship.com/2012/12/using-ethos-pathos-and-logos-for.html

Here's a video on ethos, pathos & logos that could help you when we aren't around to explain.

Here are some pictures of the work we did in class.

Today we begin with our Roots 5 quiz.

From there, we will look at examples of how to make 

a) StoryCorps

and 

b) Photo Essay

After going through the examples and the process of making each of those, you will have time to do one of the following:

a) Write your closing argument - Due Friday, December 5 (solo)

b) Plan your photo essay or story corps using storyboard materials (solo)

c) Start the design thinking process around our mobile Humanities booth project 

Use this video to help with your interview planning.  

As well interview techniques and guidelines at StoryCorps.

Homework

Blog: 3+ Posts
Req'd Creative Post:
Get suited up.  Using a tool such a Polyvore.com or Pinterest or even just by finding images from various sources, design your "lawyer" wardrobe for yourself.  What would you wear in the trial of the death of Lennie and why?

Also, what would the person on trial wear?  Post images and explain your thinking there.

The idea is to consider the types of appeal (ethos, pathos, logos) and how what we wear can influence how audiences think.  Also, consider, what makes this extra challenging for people from poverty to tell their stories and be heard?

Closing Argument:
Write the closing argument in the death of Lennie
Due: Friday after Thanksgiving (December 6)

Photo Essay/Story Corps

Due: Tuesday, December 10

Roots 5 Quiz & Word Maps
Due: Today!

Humanities: No Red Ink, Projects, Of Mice & Men & Socratic Seminar

Today in class we started by splitting in two groups.  Those groups got underway with another round of No Red Ink and it's/its.  We'll be taking a quiz on this next Friday, November 15.  You may want to practice on your own.

From there, Mr. Ryder discussed the Story Corps project and what that will involve.  Mr. Dunbar talked about the photo essay project and what that will involve.  We also talked about the building a studio project.  (This will probably be a major design challenge anchor project.)

We came together and Mr. Ryder read nearly all of the next section of Of Mice and Men, beginning on page 66 and ending . . . after that. 

Folks had twenty minutes to work on:

Three 4 Thinking: Of Mice & Men #2
Blogging
Story Corps/Photo Essay PreThinking/Planning (Good stuff to put on blog)
Word Map #4 (Due yesterday)

We ended with a GoSoapbox experience.  We took a couple of polls and completed our socratic seminar.  To access it again, just enter the access code in your gmail inbox. 

Poll results:

Homework

Blog: 3+ Posts

Req'd: Post/embed a song that belongs on the soundtrack to Of Mice & Men.  Include a paragraph of explanation.

Due: Friday, November 8

Complete: Three 4 Thinking: Of Mice & Men #2

Due: Tuesday, November 12

Complete: Word Map #4

Past Due: Thursday, November 7

Start Planning/Prethinking: Story Corps or Photo Essay

Due: TBA(probably before Thanksgiving break)

Humanities: Roots Quiz 4, Photo Essays & Of Mice & Men

We'll start with Roots Quiz 4.  Look for it in your e-mail. Word Map #4 due today as well.

From there, we'll arrange the room in similar fashion to what we did in yesterday's class. Those folks who want more T-direction, sit near the T, the further way you sit, the more independently you believe you can work today.

That work will revolve around understanding photo essays, much as yesterday involved getting an understanding of StoryCorps.

Note: What would be great material for a blog post?  Find a photo essay or a story corps story, link to it on your blog and share your thinking/reaction.

Explore the Photo Essays found on the TIME Magazine Website: http://content.time.com/time/photoessays
Using the same questions as yesterday for continuity:

• What sort of stories would you want to see?

• What sorts of stories are you seeing on this site

• How might you be able to capture these sorts of stories?

Reading aloud (two rooms)Time for the second Three4Thinking (Due Tuesday 11/12).

Homework

Blog: 

3+ Posts

Req'd Post:

Find a song that would belong on a soundtrack for Of Mice & Men.  Post the song/embed the video and write a paragraph explaining your thinking.

Be sure to check the blogging rubric in the right hand sidebar; to meet the standard you must now make posts connect to outside information and/or another student's thinking

Due: Friday, November 8

Complete: 

Roots 4 Word Map or Roots Product

Due: Today

Complete:

Three 4 Thinking #2: Of Mice & Men

Due: Tuesday, November 12

Be Thinking:

Are you thinking about doing a photo essay, story corps?  Do you want to take on the design challenge of making the recording booth? What would your angle be in tackling these questions and ideas? What questions do you have?