White Day + Honors
Monday: We will review the rough drafts of our introductions for the comparative essay in class and will begin to make rough drafts of the body. If students have not yet submitted the Buddhism cloze or the Confucianism profile, this is their last chance.
Wednesday: We will review the rough drafts of the body and begin to draft the conclusion. Students should also complete the comparison chart and the Need 2 Know Sheet in preparation for Competitive History Jeopardy.
Friday: Students will compete in Competitive History Jeopardy, a team based game which earns real points (up to 5 total) on the final assessment.
Green Day
Tuesday:We will review the rough drafts of the body and begin to draft the conclusion. Students should also complete the comparison chart and the Need 2 Know Sheet in preparation for Competitive History Jeopardy.
Thursday: Students will compete in Competitive History Jeopardy, a team based game which earns real points (up to 5 total) on the final assessment.
Over the weekend, all students in all classes should finalize their drafts for the purposes of peer editing.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Preview of Week Ending 09/25
My laptop is still waiting to be repaired, which has made communication more difficult of late. I am still recompiling my digital list of addresses, so if you know someone who wants to get the email who isn't, please notify me ASAP.
Green Day
Monday - We will start Confucianism with a discussion of the Analects. This will be followed by direct instruction. For a summarizer, students will complete a profile on Confucius.
Wednesday - Students will begin writing their comparison essays. The introduction and the comparison map should be completed by next class.
Friday - Students will work on the body and conclusion of their comparison essays. These should be finished over the weekend.
White Day & Honors
Monday - We will start Confucianism with a discussion of the Analects. This will be followed by direct instruction. For a summarizer, students will complete a profile on Confucius.
Wednesday - Students will begin writing their comparison essays. The introduction and the comparison map should be completed by next class.
Green Day
Monday - We will start Confucianism with a discussion of the Analects. This will be followed by direct instruction. For a summarizer, students will complete a profile on Confucius.
Wednesday - Students will begin writing their comparison essays. The introduction and the comparison map should be completed by next class.
Friday - Students will work on the body and conclusion of their comparison essays. These should be finished over the weekend.
White Day & Honors
Monday - We will start Confucianism with a discussion of the Analects. This will be followed by direct instruction. For a summarizer, students will complete a profile on Confucius.
Wednesday - Students will begin writing their comparison essays. The introduction and the comparison map should be completed by next class.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Buddhism Webquest 2.0
Welcome to the Buddhism Webquest.
Instructions: View each of the websites below. The websites are arranged by the categories of the Comparison Matrix: Origins, Sacred Texts, Organization, Beliefs, and Practices.
Follow the instructions for each category. Write your bullet-points on a loose-leaf sheet for submission. You may also copy them to your comparison matrix.
Origin List at least two bullet points.
Guiding Questions: Who was the founder? When was it founded? Where? Why?
http://www.mrdowling.com/612-buddhism.html
http://www.buddhistview.com/site/epage/8069_225.htm
Sacred Texts & Beliefs
Guiding Questions: In what sort of texts are the central teachings of Buddhism found? What are the central ideas presented by the founder of Buddhism? What are the guides of Buddhist Ethics (right/wrong)? What is the relationship of the human to the divine? What are the Four Noble Truths? The Precepts?
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/buddhism/beliefs.html
http://www.religioustolerance.org/buddhism1.htm
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/karma1.htm
http://www.tricycle.com/new-buddhism/teachings-and-texts/first-sermon-buddha
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn35/sn35.028.nymo.html
http://www.livingdharma.org/E-mail-Buddhism101.html
Practices List at least 4 bullent points.
Guiding Questions What sort of things do Buddhists do to demonstrate their faith? What sort of actions might a Buddhist consider "sacred?" Are there any special holidays? Are there any special symbols that Buddhists embrace? Are there any rituals?Are there any clerics/holy people? Do Buddhists maintain any sacred places or buildings?
http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma3/holidays.html
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/meditation.html
http://www.heartlandsangha.org/TeaBuddhismHealth.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_wheel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_bowl
http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma2/chanting.html
http://www.buddhanet.net/funeral.htm
http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/shinto/budtemp.html
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/layguide.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/nyregion/07nuns.html
Hopefully, you now feel enlightened (pun completely intended) about Buddhism. Return your laptop to the cart so that I can sign you out.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Preview of Week Ending 09/18
Gahhh!!! My laptop died and took a bunch of data with it. HD failure of the worst kind :-( I need to manually recompile all my parent email data, so sorry, no bulletin this week.
School pictures are Wednesday.
White Day & Hon
Mon - Islam Guided Reading. Christianity worksheet due. Current Event summary for homework. (HON) Qu'ran guided reading for homework.
Wed - Current event summary & Qu'ran due. Direct instruction on Hinduism. Current event summary for homework.
Friday - Current wvent summary due. Buddhism webquest in class. Buddhism worksheet for homework. (Hon) Fire Sutra.
Green Day
Wed - Current event summary & Qu'ran due. Direct instruction on Hinduism. Current event summary for homework.
Friday - Current event summary due. Buddhism webquest in class. Buddhism worksheet for homework.
I will update as I can later this week. Sorry every-peep!!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Preview of Week Ending 09/11
White Day
Tuesday - We will be beginning our unit on World Religions with direct instruction re: Judaism. In class, students will complete a summarizer worksheet on Judaism. For homework, students should complete the Understanding Others cloze activity.
Thursday - The Judaism Worksheet and Understanding Others are due. We will we doing a cooperative research activity about Christianity in class. For homework, students will have to complete a Christianity summarizer worksheet.
Green Day
Wednesday - The Judaism Worksheet and Understanding Others are due. We will we doing a cooperative research activity about Christianity in class. For homework, students will have to complete a Christianity summarizer worksheet.
Friday - The Christianity worksheet is due. Students will be completing a guided reading on Islam in class. For homework, students will summarize a current event article.
Hon
Tuesday - We will be beginning our unit on World Religions with direct instruction re: Judaism. In class, students will complete a summarizer worksheet on Judaism. For homework, students should complete the Genesis primary source.
Thursday - The Judaism Worksheet and the Genesis Primary source are due. We will we doing a cooperative research activity about Christianity in class. For homework, students will have to complete a Christianity summarizer worksheet and a Gospel of Mark primary source.
Tuesday - We will be beginning our unit on World Religions with direct instruction re: Judaism. In class, students will complete a summarizer worksheet on Judaism. For homework, students should complete the Understanding Others cloze activity.
Thursday - The Judaism Worksheet and Understanding Others are due. We will we doing a cooperative research activity about Christianity in class. For homework, students will have to complete a Christianity summarizer worksheet.
Green Day
Wednesday - The Judaism Worksheet and Understanding Others are due. We will we doing a cooperative research activity about Christianity in class. For homework, students will have to complete a Christianity summarizer worksheet.
Friday - The Christianity worksheet is due. Students will be completing a guided reading on Islam in class. For homework, students will summarize a current event article.
Hon
Tuesday - We will be beginning our unit on World Religions with direct instruction re: Judaism. In class, students will complete a summarizer worksheet on Judaism. For homework, students should complete the Genesis primary source.
Thursday - The Judaism Worksheet and the Genesis Primary source are due. We will we doing a cooperative research activity about Christianity in class. For homework, students will have to complete a Christianity summarizer worksheet and a Gospel of Mark primary source.
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