september 29

JOURNAL TOPIC:
[Write this AFTER you finish the essay.]

How easy was it to write the essay?  What made it easy and what made it difficult?

AGENDA:
1. Finish the work on the Internet chapter (which goes to p.32)
2. Write a five-paragraph essay on the following prompt:

Is the convenience of the Internet worth our loss of privacy?

3. Journal (don't forget to turn in your journal, happy Friday :)
4. Read 180

september 28

JOURNAL TOPIC:

Given what we've read the last couple of days about the Internet and privacy, what is your opinion?  Do you still want to use the Internet and social media, or are you concerned?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Essay
3. Read 180

september 27

JOURNAL TOPIC:
What did you like about the Read 180 work we did yesterday?  What didn't you like about it?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180/ workbook and online work

september 26

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M. & "Time is on My Side" by The Rolling Stones]

Oh yeah, right-- the world was supposed to end on Saturday.  What if you lived every day like it was your last?  What if you learned and loved and laughed and made every second your masterpiece?  What would that actually look like?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180
3. Time Investment Portfolios

satisfaction - to time/effort

2017_09_26_08_38_41 by dpreston1441 on Scribd

september 25

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Imagine that you show up to school and there is no one here.  You have total access to all the school's resources, and all day to use them in any way you want, and no one to tell you what to do.  How will you use your time?  Will you find something fun, something meaningful?  Will you stay on campus or go somewhere else?  If you go somewhere else, where will you go and what will you do?  Describe your day.


AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Goals & how we use our time
3. Read 180

september 22

JOURNAL TOPIC:

Describe a time you were really good at something.

-OR-


What is it about a good story (movie, book, TV show) that gets our attention?  Describe a time you got sucked in by a good story.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Week in review
3. Read 180
4. Blog audits and plans for next week

september 20

JOURNAL TOPIC:

What if your shoes could talk?  What would they say about your feet?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. SMART goals
3. Read 180
4. Short story / novel suggestions

september 19

JOURNAL TOPIC:

Describe the best birthday celebration ever.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. The Art of the Story
3. SMART goals
4. Read 180

BLOG POSTS:
1. Catch up on anything you're missing
2. Post your story
3. Post your SMART goal
4. Post about your work on Read 180

september 18

JOURNAL TOPIC:

What do you want to do in your life?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180
3. Big Questions

BLOG POSTS:

1. Write about the book you're reading (what is the title?  who wrote it?  what is it about?
2. Write about your Big Question ( what do you want to learn?  why?)

september 15

1. LITERATURE ANALYSIS (on your blog)
Post your progress so far.  Please include:

• The title and author of the book you're reading.
• A brief note that tells us what the book is about and why you like it (or why you don't)
• Answers to any of the Literature Analysis questions (if you're ready)

2. CREATIVE WRITING (on paper in class)

• Please write your story
• You may also collaborate by contributing a sentence and passing the paper around

september 15

JOURNAL TOPIC:

Why do some young people turn out responsible, or thoughtful, or kind, and why do others turn out differently?  Why are you the way you are?  Is it your parents/family, your friends, something that happened to you?  (*There is no right or wrong answer to this.  Make your best guess.  We are all works in progress.)

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180
3. Literature analysis
4. Creative writing

what should i post?

Here are some ideas:

• A Welcome message (if you haven't yet)
• "Fox in Sox"
• Your literature analysis 
• Your literature analysis as a work-in-progress ("here's what I've read so far...")
• Anything about your Read 180 work
• Anything else you're interested in

september 14

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Change can be exciting.  Change can be hard.  In Buddhism, changes are described as "little deaths" -- i.e., when things change, the way they used to be is gone.  Describe a change in your life.  It can be major or no big deal.  It can be positive or negative.  The important thing is to describe how things became different, and how you experienced the process.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Progress report conferences (continued)
3. Read 180
4. Read a book
5. Write a literature analysis

because sometimes trampolines...

...take on lives of their own and this demands to be reported.

My trampoline people need me!

september 12

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Imagine Donald Trump's hair as an evil character.  Write a story in which you wake up with that hair on your head, and describe the battle of good and evil as it threatens to suck the brains right out of your head.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Progress report conferences
3. Read 180
4. literature analysis
5. Write a story about the trampoline on your blog

september 10

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Lo Que Dice" by Ozomatli; "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" by Neil Young]

Adults say it to toddlers all the time: "Use your words."  What do you mean, my words?  We know that fiction authors use dialogue for the purpose of indirect characterization-- as you write the story of your life each day, how do the words you choose create an impression of who you are?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180/ your lexile score
3. Minutes/quizzes/reading
4. Blog Post of the Day: MY BIG QUESTION

september 8

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Symbol in My Driveway" by Jack Johnson; "Sympathy for the Devil" by The Rolling Stones]

Describe three symbols in your life that give people a clue as to who you really are.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. The Rule of 3

*Create 3 posts and publish to your blog
*Complete 3 tasks on Read 180

*** Catch up on remaining makeup work (journals, Fox in Sox etc.) 

september 7

JOURNAL TOPIC: (today's tunes: "Try [Just a Little Bit Harder]" by Janis Joplin; "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding)

Now that you know the real meaning of essay, how did it feel to try yesterday?  Speaking of trying, when does it make sense to be hard on yourself when you're trying to get something right, and when does it make sense to be gentle/kind to yourself?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180
3. Literature Analysis
4. Writers' Conferences and tips for improving essays

september 5

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: radio silence]

What song do you sing when there's nothing on the radio? What thoughts do you think when it's quiet and you have the chance to think about whatever you want?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Check in/ blog audit
3. What it takes
4. Essay
5. Read 180