September 28, 2012
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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days)
September 26, 2012 and September 27, 2012
On the 26th, we did our Edcafe. We each had been assigned a freedom (each group). Then we all split up into different groups and debated each right while we continued to switch around groups. It was interesting because everyone got a chance to speak, including people usually don't get a chance to. It was cool how you could learn some of the opinions of each person in our class and they could learn yours. You were able to debate each idea so much you could see clearly where everyone was coming from. I enjoyed the activity greatly.
(Also I wasn't able to post on the history conversation so I printed that and a response out to bring into class.)
On the 27th, we took out Constitution "Quest."
...
Until next time!
On the 26th, we did our Edcafe. We each had been assigned a freedom (each group). Then we all split up into different groups and debated each right while we continued to switch around groups. It was interesting because everyone got a chance to speak, including people usually don't get a chance to. It was cool how you could learn some of the opinions of each person in our class and they could learn yours. You were able to debate each idea so much you could see clearly where everyone was coming from. I enjoyed the activity greatly.
(Also I wasn't able to post on the history conversation so I printed that and a response out to bring into class.)
On the 27th, we took out Constitution "Quest."
...
Until next time!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days)
September 24, 2012 and September 25, 2012
On the 24th, we got a paper that had the ten original amendments to the Constitution written on it. We went over them and then we got a short story (purely hypothetical of course). At the end we were asked a few questions about which rights would relate to which circumstances and we defended characters through them. There was much debating (a lot of it about Madonna who was mentioned in the story).
On the 25th, we took notes on federalists and democratic-republicans. We made a spiffy chart that displayed all of our information and then we asked questions on assignments at the end of class. Most of the questions were about the ed-café and the quest. We went over how we would do the discussions tomorrow and then left for the day.
Until next time!
On the 24th, we got a paper that had the ten original amendments to the Constitution written on it. We went over them and then we got a short story (purely hypothetical of course). At the end we were asked a few questions about which rights would relate to which circumstances and we defended characters through them. There was much debating (a lot of it about Madonna who was mentioned in the story).
On the 25th, we took notes on federalists and democratic-republicans. We made a spiffy chart that displayed all of our information and then we asked questions on assignments at the end of class. Most of the questions were about the ed-café and the quest. We went over how we would do the discussions tomorrow and then left for the day.
Until next time!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days)
September 19, 2012 and September 20, 2012
On the 19th we looked at federalist and anti-federalist perspectives. We were put into partners and looked at one side before changing partners and looking at the other side. After that, with out second partner, we were given a side to represent and we made magazine covers. There were battles over whether the crayons were federalist or anti-federalist and we had debates about the two perspectives as we worked.
On the 20th, we were in the lab and were given a new project with new groups.The project was to look at a specific freedom with different eyes. We would look at it from the perspective of how this could be bad for the nation or whether there should be limitations on it or not. My group was assigned freedom of speech. After, we played on iCivics or did other ongoing history projects on the computer.
Until next time!
On the 19th we looked at federalist and anti-federalist perspectives. We were put into partners and looked at one side before changing partners and looking at the other side. After that, with out second partner, we were given a side to represent and we made magazine covers. There were battles over whether the crayons were federalist or anti-federalist and we had debates about the two perspectives as we worked.
On the 20th, we were in the lab and were given a new project with new groups.The project was to look at a specific freedom with different eyes. We would look at it from the perspective of how this could be bad for the nation or whether there should be limitations on it or not. My group was assigned freedom of speech. After, we played on iCivics or did other ongoing history projects on the computer.
Until next time!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days)
September 17, 2012 and September 18, 2012:
On the 17th, we got our preamble quizzes back and looked at the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Hamilton Plan. We discussed how they were similar and different and how you could compromise with all them. We discussed how many people would lead each, how they would be elected, their term length, whether or not they could run for re-election, their general powers, whether or not they were impeachable, if they had the veto power, if they had appointment power, and anything else we might find. A lot of people had strong opinions about which they would like the best or how they would compromise. It was interesting to debate and see who stood where.
On the 18th, We got a bunch of worksheets on the Constitution. We talked about which branch decides what and how checks and balances keep everything fair and orderly. We also quickly reviewed the things that we had already learned about the constitution and worked on a visual way to display facts about each branch. (I will post this picture when it is emailed to me by my group partner.)
Until next time!
On the 17th, we got our preamble quizzes back and looked at the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Hamilton Plan. We discussed how they were similar and different and how you could compromise with all them. We discussed how many people would lead each, how they would be elected, their term length, whether or not they could run for re-election, their general powers, whether or not they were impeachable, if they had the veto power, if they had appointment power, and anything else we might find. A lot of people had strong opinions about which they would like the best or how they would compromise. It was interesting to debate and see who stood where.
On the 18th, We got a bunch of worksheets on the Constitution. We talked about which branch decides what and how checks and balances keep everything fair and orderly. We also quickly reviewed the things that we had already learned about the constitution and worked on a visual way to display facts about each branch. (I will post this picture when it is emailed to me by my group partner.)
Until next time!
Friday, September 14, 2012
Post About Classwork (Every Two Cycle Days) G Period
September 13, 2012 and September 14, 2012:
(I will most likely treat this as a summary of what we did in class unless further instructed.)
On the 13th, we took our Preamble Memorization Quiz (which I wish we had had the choice to sing) and we filled out three papers on advantages and disadvantages to specific types of government. The governments that we looked at were: Unicameral vs. Bicameral, People vs. the States, and Proportional vs. Equal. It was interesting because we debated it a little but we also looked at how it was possible to compromise each of these ideas. (We were assigned to write to a congressperson about compromise also.) We looked at what was decided to have when our government was first created and what we have today.
On the 14th, we talked about how to understand out syllabus. Everything on it was cleared up so we could understand what we were doing and when it is due. I think it really helped everyone because we were all trying to do everything it said but we were all very confused. Now it's all good. (Thanks Mr. Boyle!)
Until next time!
(I will most likely treat this as a summary of what we did in class unless further instructed.)
On the 13th, we took our Preamble Memorization Quiz (which I wish we had had the choice to sing) and we filled out three papers on advantages and disadvantages to specific types of government. The governments that we looked at were: Unicameral vs. Bicameral, People vs. the States, and Proportional vs. Equal. It was interesting because we debated it a little but we also looked at how it was possible to compromise each of these ideas. (We were assigned to write to a congressperson about compromise also.) We looked at what was decided to have when our government was first created and what we have today.
On the 14th, we talked about how to understand out syllabus. Everything on it was cleared up so we could understand what we were doing and when it is due. I think it really helped everyone because we were all trying to do everything it said but we were all very confused. Now it's all good. (Thanks Mr. Boyle!)
Until next time!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
My Family Civic Values Photo Essay
My Family Civic Value Photo Essay:
http://private.rewindy.com/#story/r7B822Oi/view/1
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Three Artifacts By Maddie
Three Artifacts To Do With Me:
My Second Degree Black Belt (and other Karate Equipment)
My
Second Degree black belt and Karate equipment would tell you a lot about me.
For one thing, it shows you that I was very accomplished in Martial Arts. But
it also goes into detail. You could be able to see what I what I had mastered
and how much I enjoyed Martial Arts to go this far into it. To be exact, you
would find my gi (uniform), my katana (I refer to it as my lightsaber), my fan,
my bo (staff), my hook swords, and of course by Second Degree black belt. My gi
would inform you that I was on the Demonstration team at Mark Warner’s
Professional Martial Arts Academy in Ipswich and everything else would show you
what I really worked at. You could probably infer form that that I was quite
lethal.
My Trombone Case (With Trombone In It)
If
you found my trombone case, not only would you find out I was a trombone
player, but you would be able to figure out fairly easily how involved in the
performing arts I was. My trombone case is not only used for keeping my
trombone safe but also keep my trombone music safe, my singers music safe, and
scripts safe. By looking at these you could figure out that I was also a singer
and involved in theater. In fact, if you knew how to read music and could
decipher my interesting handwriting, you could even see that I was a First
trombone player in all of my High School bands and, that I was a second soprano
in my High School choirs, and that I was a reasonable actor who usually plays
ridiculous dramatic roles (involving either being a complete, utter jerk or
being super, sweet and innocent). If you looked at my trombone case, you could
figure out that music is really my life (in fact I have sticky notes in there
that read, “Music is life.”)
My Bookshelf (With Books On It)
If you found my bookshelf, you would figure out that
I was into a lot of different things (and you would also figure out that I was
a complete lunatic). On my bookshelf, I have scrapbooks, hundreds of fantasy
and science fiction books, a dictionary (with sticky notes marking my favorite
words), and thousands of papers with tons of ideas quickly scrawled onto them
(many of them with pictures). You would also find mythology books, my entire
anime and manga collection, a few yearbooks, piles of sheet music, Playbills of
shows that I’ve seen, and programs to shows that I’ve been in. Amongst all of
this you would find two lunchboxes. One would have the Cheshire Cat, from Alice
in Wonderland, on it and the other Jack Skelington, from a Nightmare before
Christmas. With all of this, you could see that I often times had my head up in
the clouds and loved to write and draw. This would again show my love for music
but would also specify some of my favorite things. If you ended up looking
close at the scrapbooks, you could see that I had adventure-filled summers with
a lot of hiking involved. If you were to look at my bookshelf you would find
out a lot of random stuff about me but also some of my main interests.
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