Today we did the final. It is an in-class synthesis essay.
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We started reading the book The Old Man and the Sea. We are annotating the book for elements of the virtue that we researched.
We learned about Virtue Theories and then we each picked one to research.
Then we answered guiding questions about that virtue using a handout. We got the assignment to write or create a video review for a product or a service.
It is due May 2nd. We finished the book, annotated an article on humanity, answered some questions about sanity, and started the reboot version of Robocop. (film handout attached) ![]()
We wrote a letter to our dark side.
Then we read chapters 2-9 and answered questions about the chapters. We answered questions about chapter one of the novel.
Students gave presentations on the brain and we gave them feedback. Then we finished our book projects. We read chapters 1-5 of the book and answered chapter questions.
4th term, here we come! We read chapter 1: "The Story of the Door" and talked about it.
We had student presentations and then we annotated part of an article and discussed man's inclinations to aggression. ![]()
We annotated an article on the human brain.
We annotated and discussed Victorian life in groups and made comparisons to our society today. We listened to a podcast on boredom and took notes using the "What" note taking strategy. Today we watches an episode of Brain Games on language.
Then we had time to research our brain topics in pairs. We finished our resume' and cover letter.
Then we signed up for our brain presentation topics and dates before we started researching them. We watched the film of Frankenstein and shared a paragraph from our papers before handing them in on Friday.
Today we looked in the book to find fodder for our paper. Don't forget to grab quotes and page numbers.
We finished the book, worked on book projects, and worked on our big paper.
We read chapters 9 and 11.
Then we annotated the article "The Need to Be Needed". Today we annotated our research on parenting styles and then handed them in before leaving class. It was also a reading day.
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