Monday – Sept. 11, 2023
- Journal:
- Write a list (aim for 20 items) of anything you find interesting (idea, activity, place, fact, hobby, person, thing, etc.). Choose one item on the list, describe it and then explain why it’s interesting.
- Lesson(s):
- Course Outline (pdf)
- Expository Essay assignment (rubric – pdf).
- Exercise:
- Essay Brainstorm (pdf).
Tuesday – Sept. 12, 2023
- Journal:
- Which matters most: Freedom of expression or limiting speech to avoid offending or harming others? Why?
- Lesson(s):
- Discussing Ideas as a Class (pdf)
- Sample Issue: “When Being Gay Is Not a Big Deal.”
- Exercise:
- Poetry Response Exercise: “He Likes to Dance” and “Doesn’t Every Poet Write a Poem about Unrequited Love?”
Wednesday – Sept. 13, 2023
- Journal:
- Read the board (information on systems). Then draw a diagram of a system and label it. Try to include all the elements of a system.
- What’s your world? Think of every place that matters to you. Now choose the place that matters most and describe it.
- Lesson(s):
- Write early (very rough draft) of short story.
- Conference with Mr. Kertes (1st half of the class).
- Exercise:
- Systems Thinking review exercise
Friday – Sept. 15, 2023
- Journal (start “Life Observations Journal”)
- Read the board. This explains the process for the “Life Observations Journal”. Write a plan for how you will start doing the life observations in preparation for the journal each day.
- Lesson(s):
- Continue to write early (very rough draft) of short story.
- Exercise:
- Systems Thinking quiz (we will do this at the start of class)
