Bellwork-Route System

1_2 abbreviate _ vindicate 3_4 abstinence _ reverence 5_6 empathy _ digression 7_8 demagogue _ convergence 9_10 collaborate _ circuitous 11_12 adversity _ adulation 13_14 amicable _ benevolent 15_16 antagonist _ anachronistic 17_18 fortuitous and hackneyed 19_20 hedonist and compassion 21_22 clairvoyant and discredit 23_24 aesthetic and inconsequential 25_26 incompatible and hypothesis 27_28 jubilation and procrastinate 29_30 reconciliation and spontaneity 31_32 sagacity and resilient 33_34 Submissive and censure 35_36 Maritime and Anecdote 37_38 venerable and surreptitious 39_40 superficial and pretentious 41_42 conformist and substantiate 43_44 Subtle and tenacious 45_46 Transient and condescending 47_48 extenuating and reclusive 49_50 rancorous and scrutinize 51_52 suppress and novice

Growth Mindset Resources

Here are the resources we used to complete the Growth Mindset lesson. Feel free to watch them to complete the handout if you didn’t finish in class. We will continue on our discussions on Monday. Thank you for the stimulating discussions in class. I enjoyed hearing your perspectives.

Video 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtKJrB5rOKs

 

Video 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN34FNbOKXc

 

 

Complete the back of the handout writing your own goals for the month of September and making a list of the “fixed  mindset” thoughts that may stand in your way of achieving your goals this month. Then write a list of growth mindset thoughts that will help you achieve your goals. (this is all done on the back  of the handout) Write at least 3 goals. At least one of them has to be related to my course, and the other 2 goals can be for outside activities, other classes or something personal. All goals must be measurable.

Example goals-

I will finish reading one book this month.

I will earn an A on the quiz in LA.

I will write concise sentences on my essay.

 

Hello My Studious 11th Graders

It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know all of you the past couple of weeks. Looking forward to a spectacular, productive year with you all. We have a lot of work to do this year! Let’s do it!

Reminders:

Monday, September 10-bring supplies and syllabus contract (I will check for these during SSR time)

Friday, September 14-the first Root Quiz (bellwork)

 

Introduction to Transcendentalism Unit

Hello My Fantastical Students,

 

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.

-Henry David Thoreau

Thank you for your patience during my absence. Please check this blog regularly incase I post assignments or resources you need in preparation for class the next day. I am depending on your diligence during this unit, so you fully comprehend the effects of transcendentalism on today’s society.

The following assignment is due Wednesday, February 28. You will not be able to watch this in class, so make sure you watch all four clips before you enter class Wednesday. Write a 3-4 line summary for each video, so you will be turning in 4 summaries on Wednesday to the sub.

These videos will help you understand the reading you will be doing in class. You will be reading a very significant non fiction piece written by Henry David Thoreau titled Civil Disobedience. As you read this week’s selection analyze how transcendentalism influenced life as you know it today and over the past century.  As members of society, you must know Thoreau and other authors from this era and their works. Here is a man who decided to not accept new technologies his generation was experiencing like the post office. He decided to live in the woods for two years with no technologies to reflect on life. Will you do that today? What would Thoreau think of today’s advancements? Allow his thoughts to make you reflect on your life and society.  Enjoy his essays, as I always have.

Transcendentalism

American Literature

Transcendentalism is an American philosophy that was popular in New England during the 1830’s. Transcendentalists argued for trusting one’s own intuition above established authority, glorifying nature over industrialization, and following one’s conscience even if it means breaking the law. Transcendentalists fought for the abolition of slavery and women’s rights just to name a few of their causes. The writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau influenced such men as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. In this brief unit, we will be discussing the following questions and pondering the following ideas.

 

Essential Questions: (Just think about these questions as we work through this unit.)

  • What is the nature of humankind?
  • Who determines right and wrong for the individual?
  • What is the individual’s obligation to society?
  • At what point is it necessary to break the law?
  • Where is the individual closest to the divine?
  • How much of one’s values must one compromise to live in society?

 

I will be in this week to collect all the work turned in. Feel free to email me with any questions and concerns.

From Transcendentalism to Civil Disobedience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJL9S0J8-4k

Kind of boring overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_4yUTpmYI

Mark Ruffalo reading Civil Disobedience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z0o_MAU0ao

To show or not to show? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elrTpoY6AYQ