The students had been assigned Vocabulary: Susceptible, Elation, procrastinate, competence, affiliation, amends and conscience. They were to be defined and used in sentences as always for a reward on Friday.
They had a trivia question on Thursday.
Periods 1-3 watched a video titled Smashed that dealt with teenage alcohol use and the after effects. If the students were not present for the video they are to make up the points received from the notes by doing a health article dealing with the topics of Alcohol use and abuse, and or teenage driving issues.
4th period-the students had a presentation by Army Drill Sargent Robinson and will either watch the video on Friday or Monday depending on how well they completed their vocab on Friday.
Friday-The students turned in their vocab and either were rewarded or they worked on Chapter 9 chapter review #'s 1-12 from the Recalling the Facts portion. They also turned in their video notes if they had not done so on Thursday.
IT WAS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED THAT THE STUDENTS CHECK THE BLOG FRIDAY FOR THEIR WEEKEND'S HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT. WHICH IS: 1. Complete the Eye on Media Assignment for 1/2 credit if not turned in.
2. Follow this link to the New York Times Website: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/what-does-change-look-like-making-documentaries-about-school/
3. Follow this link for the article: "4,100 students prove 'small is better' rule wrong": http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/education/28school.html
4. Answer the following questions regarding the article:
*What did teachers at Brockton High School do to change the school? What happened as a result?
*What steps did some of the school’s teachers take to implement change? Why did some teachers resist the new teaching methods?
*What rules, policies and practices were put in place to support the new approach at Brockton?
*How is Brockton High School, as the reporter describes it, “an exception to what has become received wisdom in many education circles”?
This homework (both the Eye on the Media) and the NYT assignment are due on Monday without fail!!!!!!
