I. Learning Vignette followed by the lesson learned from it (reference it as a vignette)

II. Concept #1 (Humanities): _________________________

A. Define

B. Give an Example (from your work)

C. Apply to the real-world

III. Concept #2 (Math/Science): __________________________

A. Define

B. Give an Example

C. Apply

IV. Concept #3 (Multi-Media): ________________________

A. Define

B. Give an Example

C. Apply

V. Why I’m Ready for High School (study skills, maturity level, vision for the future, progress over the years, general readiness…)

VI. Question and Answer Session

Here is a digital copy of your Humanities prep sheet: Humanities POL Questions and Concepts

Remember to get your Sexual Health Education letter signed, as well as your POL date and time reminder, by tomorrow.  Thanks!  Have a great night!

SexEdParentLetter2011

- Finish 2 QQC’s for your book club meeting, tomorrow

- E-mail your Legacy/Destiny Reflection to Ms. Staff by midnight tonight

- If you’re going to pursue finishing your Publishing Project and present it for your P.O.L., come in with a proposal and timeline

Examples of Powerful Learning Moment Vignettes:

As I strap into my now lifeline, 1000 feet in the air, I look down to see the tips of green trees, like patchy grass.  It takes my breath away.  I am ON TOP OF THE WORLD!!! Was I really going to let it go to waste?  I was sick and scared inside and out.  It was freezing, FLYNN!  I was growing popsicles out of my nose. Still, was I really going to waste an opportunity like this?  Even though I was scared like a kitten without its mom, I went for it! I really did and it was great!  That day, I learned something about myself. I learned that I need to take risks and that if I push myself, I will succeed.

All of us were asked to sit down on the home-made Costa Rican bench.  My hot legs touched the warm wood, creating sweat. The instructor was handing us knives and cutting boards.  What were we cooking?  Bananas were passed around the tables. We were all asked to peel them and then cut them into 3 inch chunks. In our exhibition for Intersession, I remembered every detail about how to make the bananas.  I learned that when I do hands on activities, things stay in my mind.

My pencil hits the paper with a  small thud. My mind races through ideas and thoughts, but I turn out empty handed. I put the pencil down and let out a long sigh. I stare at the blank paper in front of me. My head starts to hurt from all the frustration. I get out of the chair and leave the office. I stumble to my room where I lay on the bed and breathe heavily into my pillow. I begin to relax and take in the sounds outside my window. That’s when a brilliant idea pops into my head. I rush through my desk in search of a piece of paper and a pencil. I write down my thoughts before they escape my mind. All it takes is a clear mind. My ideas flow better when they aren’t forced.

“Ouch!” yelped Becca as she slumped down on the floor and untied her shoes. “I didn’t think it would hurt this bad,” she complained while she started rubbing the feeling back into her feet. I sighed along with her. The wooden barre shook with the pressure issuing from six girls all trying to relieve some of the pain. My own pointe shoes were killing me. I thought my feet were on fire, or something of that nature. With a sigh, I joined her on the floor. Without practice, I had completely forgotten all of what I had worked so hard for.

LEGACY/ DESTINY REFLECTION QUESTIONS (also in your e-mail; please, respond to the e-mail strand):

MY LEGACY/ MY DESTINY/ MY PROJECT REFLECTION

Due by Monday (by midnight). Please, reply with your letter to this e-mail. Thank you!  You did such an amazing job on this project!

Please answer the following questions in a letter that I will respond to in a post on your PowerSchool comments. Your letter will be graded as the reflection for your Legacy/Destiny Project. Your reflection grade will be out of 20 points (2 points for the thoughtful answer you give for each of the 10 questions. You will earn 2 points on each question by providing a complete answer supported by evidence from your work).

1. What was your greatest challenge during your Legacy/Destiny Project? Why?

2. How did you do creating drafts of your writing and polishing your final pieces of writing before putting them into your scrapbook? How many drafts did you average per writing piece?

3. Did you include all of the required pieces of writing in your scrapbook? If not, explain. Did you include all of the required pieces of math/science in your scrapbook? Explain.

4. Were you proud of your final pieces? Why or why not?

5. How do you think you could have improved your final project if you had more time? Be specific.

6. What was your favorite part of this project? Why? What was your least favorite part of this project? Why?

7. How do you feel your presentation went on the night of Exhibition? Explain. Were you prepared? Were you in costume with artifacts?

8. How do you feel your final scrapbook turned out? Is it something you will keep for twenty years? Why or why not?

9. Did you fall below, meet or exceed the expectations you set for yourself on this project? Why?

10. Do you have any advice to Mr. Holmes or I about how we could make this project better in the future?

EXTRA CREDIT: Where and how did you go above and beyond during this project and earn yourself some extra credit?

PLEASE, WRITE YOUR REFLECTION AS A LETTER (it should be multiple paragraphs). I will be writing back to you. Begin your letter like this:

Dear Ms. Staff and Mr. Holmes,

Above is a packet describing each required component of the Humanities Portion of your Legacy/Destiny Scrapbook

Monday

Share College Vignettes

Work on “I Am” Poem IAmPoem

HW: Finish “I Am” Poem & Talk to Family to Prepare for Family Tree or Interview Assignment

Tuesday

Share “I Am” Poem

Work on Childhood Vignette, Family Tree or Future Vignette

HW: Family Tree or Family Interview Due Tomorrow

Wednesday

Share Family Tree or Family Tree

Work on Childhood Vignette or Future Vignette

HW: Childhood Vignette Due Tomorrow

Thursday

Share Childhood Vignette

Work on Future Vignette or Excellency Options

HW: Future Vignette Due Tomorrow

Friday

Work on Scrapbooking

Share Future Vignette

HW: Finish Scrapbook by Tuesday

Here is the calendar for Humanities work for the next two and a half weeks leading up to Exhibition: HumanitiesLegDesCalendar

Here is the packet describing each page requirement for your Humanities portion of the Legacy/ Destiny Scrapbook: Humanities Pages of Legacy Destiny Scrapbook

THIS WEEK’S DUE DATES:

MONDAY: Final Vision Board and Bucket List

TUESDAY: Final HTMMA Vignette OR Promotion Speech

WEDNESDAY: Final Career Vignette

THURSDAY: 2 QQCs for your Book Club Meeting #2

FRIDAY: College Poem and Final Formatted Resume

Revise your Intersession/ Spring Break Vignette to turn in tomorrow.

Here are the powerful lines we chose from vignettes to inspire our revision work: StrongVignetteMoments

Here is the vocabulary for the week (Vocab Celebration of Knowledge on Friday!): VignetteVocab

I am looking forward to reading your first draft of your Spring Break/ Intersession vignette tomorrow in class.

HOMEWORK:

Finish the first draft of your Spring Break/ Intersession vignette tonight for homework.

- Finish Animal Farm (Chapters 8-10)

- Review Current Events (1/2 work time for Current Event Assignment)

- Writer’s Workshop/ Publishing Project

- DO SOMETHING! Project Tuning

- Touchstones: Revolutionary Debate

HOMEWORK

Due Tuesday – DO SOMETHING! Paper (Revised) DoSomethingWritingExamples

DoSomethingProject

Due Friday – Current Event Assignment

Current Events Homework

CurrentEventExample

Throughout the Week – DO SOMETHING! for your project

Read Chapter 7 of Animal Farm and Answer Reading Comprehension/ Analysis Questions: Animal Farm Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension

Work on DO SOMETHING! Writing Piece: DoSomethingWritingExamples

Expectations for DO SOMETHING! Writing Piece:

CAUSE

- statistics/ facts

- personal connection (sense of importance)

- inspiration/ persuade others to care

- history of the cause (progress to today)

ACTION

- Specific plan of action (step by step)

- What did your group do?

- Explain/Advertise what you’ve done

- Reflect on Action

- Reference your personal connection (optional)

IMPACT

- How your actions helped/ impacted other people

- personal impact (on your group)

- predicted impact on the future

- explain how your contribution helps the organization you chose

- describe the organization’s impact on the problem

HOW TO HELP

- Persuade others to act!

- Positive Propaganda

- Point out positive experiences/ effects that come with getting involved

- Outline specific steps that others can take to help or get involved

- include your lessons learned

- mention an organization

- remind your audience why your cause is so important

HOMEWORK

Finish Chapter 7 Questions: Animal Farm Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension

Finish DO SOMETHING! Writing Piece: DoSomethingWritingExamples