January 18, 2013 (Blue)

B1 - Collected Goals and checked summarizing sentences for the Asch article today.  Groups discussed and shared their sentences a little bit, then we walked through the details of the Summary assignment.  Students were given formatting instructions for the Summary, then we went to the computer lab to practice with the article they've been working on up until this point.  At that time, I also handed out copies of some supplementary readings from the second textbook which are associated with the Summary paper.  Assignments:  Read the supplementaries.  Those of you who received goals back from me today should revise and type them.  In addition, all of you should read Stanley Milgram's "The Perils of Obedience" (page 692+) and type up a one-page summary for that article.  The Asch summary we worked on today in class is purely for practice.  At some point, you COULD go back to it if you wanted to, but I will not be checking your practice draft. 

B3 - Students were given about 10 minutes to review prior to taking a quiz over Chapters 1-6.  After the quiz, we formally went through notes for Chapters 4-6.  With the remainder of the block, students watched a video about the ancient Roman Gladiator games, which directly correlates with a number of influences in The Hunger Games.  Assignments:  Complete the second character chart and read Chapters 7-9 for Wednesday.

B4 - Journals, Parent Contact Info, and Letters of Introduction DUE.  Students used their own devices today to work on their preliminary topic research.  Students showed me their Brainstorming worksheets, and we discussed their individual topic choices.  The worksheet I want you to work on with regard to your preliminary research can be found on New Moodle.  Enrollment key: shrimp.  Assignments:  Preliminary Topics Worksheet due on Wednesday.  Bring a newspaper or a magazine to class for a grade.  These will be used for sample bibliography entries only.  They do not have to have anything to do with your topic.  SAT Vocab. Test #19 on Friday of next week.