Cores 1-4: Go over expectations for the library. Show me your perfect book and AR+ contract. Discuss finding a perfect book. Find a perfect book. Read. If I have to encourage you more than once during the course of the period to read, I will ask you to move and …
Cores 1-4: Write-On: Imagine that there were a perfect book out there for you. It has just the right mixture of content (the stuff it is about) and form (the way it is written). What would it look like? Construct your perfect book on our handout. Fill out Quarter 3 …
Cores 1-4: Making your personal curriculum into a personal project: What is one personal project that you have done that no one else asked you to do? Which of these can we call personal projects and which of them are just something to do? What do you need in order …
Cores 1-4: Reset expectations for the quarter. What is a personal curriculum? Brainstorm your personal curriculum with a partner. Write your personal curriculum rough draft on your blog and then proceed to work on your weekly authentic for this week.
When I was reading through all of your comments and suggestions in your end-of-semester reflections, I started to realize one thing: you wanted more control over what you were learning. Most of you said that you thought the blogs were a big help with your writing and that they allowed …
Core 1: What piece of sabotage do the “night men” do to the Papa on his way back from Vicksburg. How does Uncle Hammer get the money for the mortgage? Why did Melvin and R.W. beat TJ? Discuss-On: What is the significance of Mr. Morrison’s song? How can you possibly …
The war over Journey is highly energized by the antagonistic stance that I have toward all bad music. The fact that there truly is nothing I can say to prove an opinion, makes doing so all the harder. I don’t believe that it is my fault that I hate Journey. …
Core 1: There is no comprehension question today. We will be discussing the conflicts in the story after tonight’s reading. You have three options today: Blog wars School 2.0 Reading chapter 10 and 11 and write down the conflicts that you are seeing “coming to a head.” Core 2: What …
Cores 1-4: Vote on the next Guest Blogging questions: What’s more important: social or academic experiences? Who was the teacher that had the greatest affect on you, either good or bad? (Or, other stories from classroom) What do you see as the biggest factor in the generation gap? Which is …