}Do Now! Set up computer’s and begin research on the following:

}1. The McCarthy Hearing (The Crucible) Read and get 20 lines for your notebook. Focus on Witch hunts, pledges, and Blacklists.

} 2. The Crucible Study guide McCarthyism Search for themes, story line, and major characters.

}Objective: Do background research on “The Crucible” . Student will understand historical influences on literature, and the political and religious materials used by Arthur Miller in “The Crucible”.

}Homework: Journal Prompt. Choose one of the daily quotes. Write two pages or write one page and collage. Will be checked tomorrow. Quote must be typed in font size 20 and glued to the top of the page. Remember to follow journal specifications.

}Daily Quotes: 1. “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear”. Mark Twain

}2. “The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability. ... William Feather

}Do Now! Copy  20 new vocabulary  words

} Vocab test on Friday, October 2, 2009. This test will include words 1-80. Review! Review!

}Students who have not passed in their NB, Journal, and V-Cards have received no credit.

}Homework: Know Vocab words 61-70

}Test and absentee policy: If you are absent from class for a test you must have made it up in 4 days. Tests on Friday must be made up by Tuesday of the following week. Thursday’s tests will be made up by Monday. A written note for the absence must also be available. Class test day cuts? No makeup available. You will receive a zero.

Do Now!

}Immediately set up your computer and go to your PowerPoint. It must  be completed and gmailed to me today for you to receive full credit (100Pts). No gmail. No points!

}Also have  your note book, journal, and vocab cards available for me to review..

}You are on your own to be responsible, accountable, and efficient. Remember! Tempus Fugit and Carpe Diem.

}Quote: “It takes half your life before you discover that life is a do-it-yourself project”.

                                    

                  Napoleon Hill

September 24, 2009 Thursday

Today is “I know you know it day”.

Do Now! Copy daily quote. Get in test mode. Have a seat. Do Tabula Rasa
Test will be distributed according to your compliance with the above instruction set.
Everyone knows some of the test. First search for the ones you know and then focus on the remaining challenges.

Daily Quote: “I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve.
Anthony Robbins

September 23,2009

Do now! Go to your vocabulary research that you did in class for your word and PowerPoint presentation.

}Task: You will create a 5 slide PowerPoint using your in class research from Monday’s class. Each slide will include visuals and quotes.

   Think outside the box!

}Your spiral class note book must be present for referencing.

                * Remember:Vocab test tomorrow!               Know first 60 words.

Objectives:

   To learn (or review) PowerPoint

    Revising and analyzing

    Peer editing and review

Daily Quote:

                    “ An essential aspect of creativity is not

                                        being afraid to fail”.

                                                                         Edwin Land   

September 22, 2009

 

MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

 

SELF-ACTUALIZATION the need of self-development; challenge; creativity, the highest level of development

 

 

SELF-ESTEEM the need to feel good about ourselves, need to achieve, to gain approval and

recognition, need for respect

 

LOVE AND BELONGING the need to feel a part of some group, to be accepted and loved, need for identity

 

SAFETY /SECURITY the need to feel secure and safe, need for law and order

 

PHYSIOLOGICAL the need for food, shelter, clothing, etc.

September 22, 2009

}Do Now! In 10 lines explain what “Culture” means to you. Start with your personal definition and give at least three examples in the body of your writing. (This is an open ended constructed response)

}Objective: The purpose of this exercise is to come to a common definition and practical understanding of the term culture, and to demonstrate differences that exist between cultures.

}Objectives:

}1. Students will be able to define culture.

}2. Students will be able to generate a list of terms that describe culture.

}3. Students will be able to identify the basic human needs each item on the list relates to.

}4. Students will be able to describe specific differences in preferred ways of meeting needs.

Daily Quote: “I can represent my culture while helping not only the Chinese- American community, but also the community at large.”        Martin Yan 

September 22, 2009

Culture

Major Concepts For Notebook:

1. Culture is defined as all the ways of living or human made systems built up by a group of people and passed on from generation to

generation.

2. Culture is learned behavior.

3. Culture helps define who we are.

4. Culture can be described in concepts such as: food, clothing, art, music, language, religion, beliefs, values, education, social groups

(family) and organizations, economic system, housing, legal system, etc.

5. People are the same in their basic human needs, but differ in their preferred way of meeting those needs (see Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs below).

6. Culture defines the preferred ways for meeting those needs.

 

}Do Now: Go to class blog and copy vocab words with visual symbols #51 to 60.

}Then choose one of the 60 words that you will use in your Power Point. In your note book :

 1. Define the word

 2. Go to a quote site and get five quotes and put in your note book.

 3. Also, cut and paste the above, including the author of the quote into word document.

 4. Email your word document to my email address which should be on the inside of the front cover of your notebook. I will not accept any emails later than 10 pm this evening

Vocab test this week will be on Thursday of this week.

 Objective:  Using Research skills for your PowerPoint

 project and to brush up on your computer skills.

(Copy and Paste, Email, and ability to accurately read and  follow instructions).

Daily Quote:

“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.”

                      Anonymous