That'll do it, y'all! I hope that you all had a wonderful last day of school for the year today. Remember to rest, relax, and recharge. When we come back it's a pretty quick march forward into summer (I know that sounds crazy, but trust me, it's going to fly by!)
AP Research
Off we go to Winter Break! Today we watched at POD on American Anti-Semitism and discussed the ways in which the rubric is applied to this particular presentation. This presentation allows us to see another approach to the structure of the slides and presentation, as a whole. Remember that there are positives and negatives in each presentation that we watch - it's important to view these as a guide for your own future work and decisions.
Over the break you should be working through your process. If you are able to collect data - move forward into that, so that you are able to spend January analyzing and drawing connections. If you aren't able to, find your participants - make your groups - make your hypothesis - WRITE YOUR STUFF!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Russian Classes (Russian I and Advanced Russian)
I hope that you all appreciated the New Year celebrations in class today. We did things that Russians do for New Year - and that was the point as we engaged in cultural practices today. Over the break there is no homework assigned, but you should spend some time each day with Russian. If you're preparing for an exam or reassessment, great. If you're studying vocabulary, fantastic! Be sure to spend a bit of time each day on Russian so that you are building up and not tearing down. С новым годом студенты!
Friday, December 20, 2019
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Homework for B-Day Students: 19 December
It's the final B-Day of the year and of the decade! It's crazy to think that for the past decade I've been teaching here at Jordan. It's been great! I hope that all of you have a wonderful Winter Break! Celebrate, relax, have fun, and hope for snow - I certainly miss snowy winters.
AP Literature
There's no homework assigned over break. I would highly suggest working a bit on your poetry projects - especially around the memorization. There are plenty of ways to do this; I always write the poem a lot and then listen to it a lot. That's how my memory works.
When we return from break we're going to finish our poetry unit pretty quickly. We will also move into Twelfth Night by Shakespeare. I prefer the Folger edition for the notes more than any other if you're looking to purchase a copy over break (or ask Hanukkah Harry for one).
See you in 2020!
AP Research
Today was our workday to end the year. I hope that all of you were able to get a lot of things done as we move through our goals and toward Winter Break. Remember that over the break you should be focused on your tasks - build a bit of time each day to work on your QUEST. This is a great time to write and collect data. Get started to make the future easier for you.
I'll be checking your PREP folders on Monday, December 23rd. Refer to the slides below for the eight elements that I'll be checking. Some elements are for completion but some, like your reflections, will be graded for quality as well as completion.
Enjoy the break! I can't wait to see what you discover in 2020!
AP Literature
There's no homework assigned over break. I would highly suggest working a bit on your poetry projects - especially around the memorization. There are plenty of ways to do this; I always write the poem a lot and then listen to it a lot. That's how my memory works.
When we return from break we're going to finish our poetry unit pretty quickly. We will also move into Twelfth Night by Shakespeare. I prefer the Folger edition for the notes more than any other if you're looking to purchase a copy over break (or ask Hanukkah Harry for one).
See you in 2020!
AP Research
Today was our workday to end the year. I hope that all of you were able to get a lot of things done as we move through our goals and toward Winter Break. Remember that over the break you should be focused on your tasks - build a bit of time each day to work on your QUEST. This is a great time to write and collect data. Get started to make the future easier for you.
I'll be checking your PREP folders on Monday, December 23rd. Refer to the slides below for the eight elements that I'll be checking. Some elements are for completion but some, like your reflections, will be graded for quality as well as completion.
Enjoy the break! I can't wait to see what you discover in 2020!
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Homework for A-Day: Wednesday the 18th
AP Research
Today was a workday and it looks like we're being pretty productive in the room. Remember that I'll be checking your PREP folders over break for eight folders. You're getting eighty points on this assignment, ten points for each folder. I'm looking for completion in this assignment, and I'll be reading some elements (like your reflections).
Next class is another POD and then our final workshop of the year! Make it a great last day!
Russian I
Today in class we learned how to make sentences talking about what we have and what we don't have - all focused on using Genitive Case. I was happy to see that so many of you were engaged in working and writing today during our workshop.
Next class we have a quick quiz on vocabulary and cases. Be sure that you've studied your four cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, and prepositional). Know their jobs. Know what they do to words. Also know your Chapter 1 Verbs - There's a vocabulary section too! After our quiz it's going to be movie time; bring snacks for the group if you'd like.
Advanced Russian
Today we went over the skills that you'll find on your unit exams, which you can consider your New Year's gift from me. Remember Russian III and IV, you'll see some of the preliminary skills from Russian II since we're all in this together. After that we split off into groups to review through our exercises, study vocabulary, and Russian IV learned how to form verbal adverbs (what fun!).
Friday is for celebrating the New Year! We'll sing, cook, and finish our presentations. Remember that you can bring extra food or snacks, but I'll be teaching some Russian recipes for you too.
There are plenty of exercises in the textbook to help you review your skills. We'll take a look at them after break to spot check and help each other out.
Today was a workday and it looks like we're being pretty productive in the room. Remember that I'll be checking your PREP folders over break for eight folders. You're getting eighty points on this assignment, ten points for each folder. I'm looking for completion in this assignment, and I'll be reading some elements (like your reflections).
Next class is another POD and then our final workshop of the year! Make it a great last day!
Russian I
Today in class we learned how to make sentences talking about what we have and what we don't have - all focused on using Genitive Case. I was happy to see that so many of you were engaged in working and writing today during our workshop.
Next class we have a quick quiz on vocabulary and cases. Be sure that you've studied your four cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, and prepositional). Know their jobs. Know what they do to words. Also know your Chapter 1 Verbs - There's a vocabulary section too! After our quiz it's going to be movie time; bring snacks for the group if you'd like.
Advanced Russian
Today we went over the skills that you'll find on your unit exams, which you can consider your New Year's gift from me. Remember Russian III and IV, you'll see some of the preliminary skills from Russian II since we're all in this together. After that we split off into groups to review through our exercises, study vocabulary, and Russian IV learned how to form verbal adverbs (what fun!).
Friday is for celebrating the New Year! We'll sing, cook, and finish our presentations. Remember that you can bring extra food or snacks, but I'll be teaching some Russian recipes for you too.
There are plenty of exercises in the textbook to help you review your skills. We'll take a look at them after break to spot check and help each other out.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Homework for B-Day Students: 17 December 2019
AP Literature
Great day in AP English Lit today as we worked through Langston Hughes and three of his poems. I appreciated our discussion at the end of class about memory and identity. These will be some of our significant themes and topics as we keep moving through the unit.
For tonight please be sure that you read Countee Cullen's "Incident" and "Yet I Do Marvel". Apply TPCASTT to these poems as you read to practice with our analysis technique. It's also a good night to do some research related to your poetry projects. Pick a poet, pick a poem. Remember that you can pick a singer if you would like.
If you have questions, let us know! Also remember that any missing assignments should be made up before we leave for break.
AP Research
Today in class we had our first POD viewing session - Big Hero 6 and Cultural Hybridization. I think that watching the POD helps to really demystify the experience and the task that we have ahead of us.
On Google Classroom I posted the slides for today's class. The most important slide is probably the final slide where I outline what I'll be looking for in your PREP folders. Be sure that if you have any edits for your project that you have made them. Thursday will be a day for working. Be prepared!
Great day in AP English Lit today as we worked through Langston Hughes and three of his poems. I appreciated our discussion at the end of class about memory and identity. These will be some of our significant themes and topics as we keep moving through the unit.
For tonight please be sure that you read Countee Cullen's "Incident" and "Yet I Do Marvel". Apply TPCASTT to these poems as you read to practice with our analysis technique. It's also a good night to do some research related to your poetry projects. Pick a poet, pick a poem. Remember that you can pick a singer if you would like.
If you have questions, let us know! Also remember that any missing assignments should be made up before we leave for break.
AP Research
Today in class we had our first POD viewing session - Big Hero 6 and Cultural Hybridization. I think that watching the POD helps to really demystify the experience and the task that we have ahead of us.
On Google Classroom I posted the slides for today's class. The most important slide is probably the final slide where I outline what I'll be looking for in your PREP folders. Be sure that if you have any edits for your project that you have made them. Thursday will be a day for working. Be prepared!
Monday, December 16, 2019
Homework for A-Day - 16 December
It's the last week of school this decade! Be sure that you're completing your major milestones so that your break can be restful and relaxing!
AP Research
Today in class we had our first POD viewing session - Big Hero 6 and Cultural Hybridization. I think that watching the POD helps to really demystify the experience and the task that we have ahead of us. With the fire drill, we didn't have enough time for individual work, but that will find us on Wednesday.
On Google Classroom I posted the slides for today's class. The most important slide is probably the final slide where I outline what I'll be looking for in your PREP folders. Be sure that if you have any edits for your project that you have made them. Wednesday will be a day for working. Be prepared!
Russian I
Today in class we did a lot of case review today in order to understand how the cases are used and how to change words to show the cases.
Be sure that this week you are working to complete your work related to learning the cases. You'll have a small quiz on these on Friday. There's also always vocabulary to study and review. There are also exercises to help you with your studying. Remember that you can't do all of the second exercise - avoid talking about playing!
Advanced Russian
Today was a class for reviewing key grammar and vocabulary skills related to our most recent quiz. I hope that the review of the topics was helpful, the notes are posted. Remember that if you need additional support you can make quiz corrections and also check the exercises that you were given today.
Tonight focus on completing your projects and having them submitted before Wednesday's presentations. Russian III and IV only have FIVE MINUTES to present. You have your rubric, be sure to be prepared.
Friday is our New Year celebration! Be ready to have some fun and bring snacks if you'd like.
AP Research
Today in class we had our first POD viewing session - Big Hero 6 and Cultural Hybridization. I think that watching the POD helps to really demystify the experience and the task that we have ahead of us. With the fire drill, we didn't have enough time for individual work, but that will find us on Wednesday.
On Google Classroom I posted the slides for today's class. The most important slide is probably the final slide where I outline what I'll be looking for in your PREP folders. Be sure that if you have any edits for your project that you have made them. Wednesday will be a day for working. Be prepared!
Russian I
Today in class we did a lot of case review today in order to understand how the cases are used and how to change words to show the cases.
Be sure that this week you are working to complete your work related to learning the cases. You'll have a small quiz on these on Friday. There's also always vocabulary to study and review. There are also exercises to help you with your studying. Remember that you can't do all of the second exercise - avoid talking about playing!
Advanced Russian
Today was a class for reviewing key grammar and vocabulary skills related to our most recent quiz. I hope that the review of the topics was helpful, the notes are posted. Remember that if you need additional support you can make quiz corrections and also check the exercises that you were given today.
Tonight focus on completing your projects and having them submitted before Wednesday's presentations. Russian III and IV only have FIVE MINUTES to present. You have your rubric, be sure to be prepared.
Friday is our New Year celebration! Be ready to have some fun and bring snacks if you'd like.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Homework for Tuesday - 12/10 - A Day
AP Research
Today was the kick off of our revision and workshop days. I saw writing, conferencing, and revising. Remember to refer to your IRB notes as you are working and charting your progress. If you're making changes, consider why you're making them and how you can communicate your intentions to your assessor.
I've posted Reflection 13 for you to complete in the Classwork Tab on Google Classroom. You'll also find today's slides as well as the Consultant Letter and Forms in electronic format. Remember that I need a form for each of your consultants before we leave for break.
Next class is a workday as well. You'll have a bit of a small task to complete in getting feedback and giving pitches if you need yourself something to do. This is a good time to check in on your PREP folders to make sure that they are ready to be checked at the end of next week.
Russian I
Today was a day for us to review what we already knew and delve a bit deeper into sentence building and cases in Russian. Today in class we learned how to create sentences with direct objects by using the accusative case or the genitive case (if we have a living male). Remember to learn the process for changing endings to use this case.
Tonight, practice this case further by completing the practice exercise number five by putting the items in parenthesis in accusative case. Use the verb in the question to start your answer. Also, there is a fill in the blanks exercise for you in your regular textbooks. Complete Exercise 8A and 8B on page 52.
Don't forget to study and review for your test reassessment. You can retake the test next week!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a quiz. I'll have these back to you on Monday to be reviewed. If you plan to reassess then you should plan to do that next week before Winter Break begins. For tonight, you should focus on your upcoming projects - the space to turn them in is below. There is also all of the information related to preparing for the Olympiada of Spoken Russian.
Outside of this, focus on your vocabulary development. Without the words, the language doesn't work. Next class is a film/culture day with Anna Karenina - I hope you'll enjoy it!
Today was the kick off of our revision and workshop days. I saw writing, conferencing, and revising. Remember to refer to your IRB notes as you are working and charting your progress. If you're making changes, consider why you're making them and how you can communicate your intentions to your assessor.
I've posted Reflection 13 for you to complete in the Classwork Tab on Google Classroom. You'll also find today's slides as well as the Consultant Letter and Forms in electronic format. Remember that I need a form for each of your consultants before we leave for break.
Next class is a workday as well. You'll have a bit of a small task to complete in getting feedback and giving pitches if you need yourself something to do. This is a good time to check in on your PREP folders to make sure that they are ready to be checked at the end of next week.
Russian I
Today was a day for us to review what we already knew and delve a bit deeper into sentence building and cases in Russian. Today in class we learned how to create sentences with direct objects by using the accusative case or the genitive case (if we have a living male). Remember to learn the process for changing endings to use this case.
Tonight, practice this case further by completing the practice exercise number five by putting the items in parenthesis in accusative case. Use the verb in the question to start your answer. Also, there is a fill in the blanks exercise for you in your regular textbooks. Complete Exercise 8A and 8B on page 52.
Don't forget to study and review for your test reassessment. You can retake the test next week!
Advanced Russian
Today in class we had a quiz. I'll have these back to you on Monday to be reviewed. If you plan to reassess then you should plan to do that next week before Winter Break begins. For tonight, you should focus on your upcoming projects - the space to turn them in is below. There is also all of the information related to preparing for the Olympiada of Spoken Russian.
Outside of this, focus on your vocabulary development. Without the words, the language doesn't work. Next class is a film/culture day with Anna Karenina - I hope you'll enjoy it!
Monday, December 9, 2019
Homework for B Day - 12/09 - Monday
AP Literature
We've finished with the Underground Man. We worked through the conversations between Liza and the Underground Man in order to understand the effect that he had on her and then the effect that she had on him. Understanding the changes between Parts 6 and 7 and then 9 and 10 is key to really understanding the novel.
Tonight you should prepare for your timed writing on Notes from Underground. Wednesday is a PLC day, so it gives us a good opportunity to complete a timed writing. Remember that the essay will be another Q3, so review your feedback on your first attempt and the feedback to the class before we begin.
Complete a plot card for Notes and the other major works you've read this year. It helps!
AP Research
I'm such a proud papa bear today! The major goal for the week is to apply your revisions and then keep moving forward. Some of you are ready to start collecting your participants. Some of you are really ready to get started. Some just need to do some more tweaking to move fully forward. If you were given revisions today, you can clear them with me - you do not have to resubmit to the full IRB.
Don't forget that we also have a new reflection question posted in our log. I'll be checking PREP folders over Winter Break - Do make sure that they are complete.
Lastly - here are the IRB review notes for the whole group:
1. Change definite number for surveys, etc. to “a convenient sample”
2. All parental consent forms should list the teacher (Daniel Miller) as the primary contact.
3. Student emails and contact information should not be shared. “AP Research Student”
4. How will you get your sample of students to test? How will you standardize the interview, etc. when there are multiple times?
5. Use clear operational definitions related to the study – operational words “Phone use”, “Christianity”,
6. Standardization of any study – can’t go off script when doing an interview
7. Someone should be able to come behind you and replicate your study; everything should be documented
8. Limitations – Consider these along the way to articulate at the end
9. Gender question: Male/Female/Nonbinary / Prefer not to respond
10. How are students coding research responses?
11. What is unique to your study? What data will you find that is not already published? How does your work contribute to the body of knowledge?
12. Incentives for the survey, focus groups, etc… - just to consider
Please reach out as you complete your revisions and move forward to beginning your research!
We've finished with the Underground Man. We worked through the conversations between Liza and the Underground Man in order to understand the effect that he had on her and then the effect that she had on him. Understanding the changes between Parts 6 and 7 and then 9 and 10 is key to really understanding the novel.
Tonight you should prepare for your timed writing on Notes from Underground. Wednesday is a PLC day, so it gives us a good opportunity to complete a timed writing. Remember that the essay will be another Q3, so review your feedback on your first attempt and the feedback to the class before we begin.
Complete a plot card for Notes and the other major works you've read this year. It helps!
AP Research
I'm such a proud papa bear today! The major goal for the week is to apply your revisions and then keep moving forward. Some of you are ready to start collecting your participants. Some of you are really ready to get started. Some just need to do some more tweaking to move fully forward. If you were given revisions today, you can clear them with me - you do not have to resubmit to the full IRB.
Don't forget that we also have a new reflection question posted in our log. I'll be checking PREP folders over Winter Break - Do make sure that they are complete.
Lastly - here are the IRB review notes for the whole group:
1. Change definite number for surveys, etc. to “a convenient sample”
2. All parental consent forms should list the teacher (Daniel Miller) as the primary contact.
3. Student emails and contact information should not be shared. “AP Research Student”
4. How will you get your sample of students to test? How will you standardize the interview, etc. when there are multiple times?
5. Use clear operational definitions related to the study – operational words “Phone use”, “Christianity”,
6. Standardization of any study – can’t go off script when doing an interview
7. Someone should be able to come behind you and replicate your study; everything should be documented
8. Limitations – Consider these along the way to articulate at the end
9. Gender question: Male/Female/Nonbinary / Prefer not to respond
10. How are students coding research responses?
11. What is unique to your study? What data will you find that is not already published? How does your work contribute to the body of knowledge?
12. Incentives for the survey, focus groups, etc… - just to consider
Please reach out as you complete your revisions and move forward to beginning your research!
Friday, December 6, 2019
Weekend Homework - A Day - 6 December
AP Research
I'm such a proud papa bear today! The major goal for the weekend is to apply your revisions and then keep moving forward. Some of you are ready to start collecting your participants. Some of you are really ready to get started. Some just need to do some more tweaking to move fully forward. If you were given revisions today, you can clear them with me - you do not have to resubmit to the full IRB.
Don't forget that we also have a new reflection question posted in our log. I'll be checking PREP folders over Winter Break - Do make sure that they are complete.
Lastly - here are the IRB review notes for the whole group:
1. Change definite number for surveys, etc. to “a convenient sample”
2. All parental consent forms should list the teacher (Daniel Miller) as the primary contact.
3. Student emails and contact information should not be shared. “AP Research Student”
4. How will you get your sample of students to test? How will you standardize the interview, etc. when there are multiple times?
5. Use clear operational definitions related to the study – operational words “Phone use”, “Christianity”,
6. Standardization of any study – can’t go off script when doing an interview
7. Someone should be able to come behind you and replicate your study; everything should be documented
8. Limitations – Consider these along the way to articulate at the end
9. Gender question: Male/Female/Nonbinary / Prefer not to respond
10. How are students coding research responses?
11. What is unique to your study? What data will you find that is not already published? How does your work contribute to the body of knowledge?
12. Incentives for the survey, focus groups, etc… - just to consider
Please reach out as you complete your revisions and move forward to beginning your research!
Russian I
Today we took an examination, so we don't have much work to do tonight. Keep working on studying your vocabulary, especially if that was a troublesome part for your work today in class. You'll have a chance to retake the test before we leave for break.
Tonight and over the weekend interact with Russian. Watch a Russian TV show with subtitles online. YouTube has some, but the Russian TV Channels also have a lot of stuff online. Check out 1tv.ru or ntv.ru. There's also plenty of Russian music on Spotify - listen and pay attention to lyrics! Catch the words that you can.
Advanced Russian
Today we spent most of our class speaking and listening to Russian. It's my hope that the more we speak and interact with the language that we'll get more comfortable with using Russian and get more proficient in our grammar and vocabulary skills.
This weekend you should be preparing for your grammar quizzes on Tuesday. The quiz will cover recent grammar topics like counting, making aspect choices (Russian II), using time expressions of various types (Russian III), and participle usages (Russian IV). We've reviewed plenty of vocabulary and grammar these past classes as well as the exercises related to these skills. Use what you have to prepare and ask for anything else that you may need.
I'm such a proud papa bear today! The major goal for the weekend is to apply your revisions and then keep moving forward. Some of you are ready to start collecting your participants. Some of you are really ready to get started. Some just need to do some more tweaking to move fully forward. If you were given revisions today, you can clear them with me - you do not have to resubmit to the full IRB.
Don't forget that we also have a new reflection question posted in our log. I'll be checking PREP folders over Winter Break - Do make sure that they are complete.
Lastly - here are the IRB review notes for the whole group:
1. Change definite number for surveys, etc. to “a convenient sample”
2. All parental consent forms should list the teacher (Daniel Miller) as the primary contact.
3. Student emails and contact information should not be shared. “AP Research Student”
4. How will you get your sample of students to test? How will you standardize the interview, etc. when there are multiple times?
5. Use clear operational definitions related to the study – operational words “Phone use”, “Christianity”,
6. Standardization of any study – can’t go off script when doing an interview
7. Someone should be able to come behind you and replicate your study; everything should be documented
8. Limitations – Consider these along the way to articulate at the end
9. Gender question: Male/Female/Nonbinary / Prefer not to respond
10. How are students coding research responses?
11. What is unique to your study? What data will you find that is not already published? How does your work contribute to the body of knowledge?
12. Incentives for the survey, focus groups, etc… - just to consider
Please reach out as you complete your revisions and move forward to beginning your research!
Russian I
Today we took an examination, so we don't have much work to do tonight. Keep working on studying your vocabulary, especially if that was a troublesome part for your work today in class. You'll have a chance to retake the test before we leave for break.
Tonight and over the weekend interact with Russian. Watch a Russian TV show with subtitles online. YouTube has some, but the Russian TV Channels also have a lot of stuff online. Check out 1tv.ru or ntv.ru. There's also plenty of Russian music on Spotify - listen and pay attention to lyrics! Catch the words that you can.
Advanced Russian
Today we spent most of our class speaking and listening to Russian. It's my hope that the more we speak and interact with the language that we'll get more comfortable with using Russian and get more proficient in our grammar and vocabulary skills.
This weekend you should be preparing for your grammar quizzes on Tuesday. The quiz will cover recent grammar topics like counting, making aspect choices (Russian II), using time expressions of various types (Russian III), and participle usages (Russian IV). We've reviewed plenty of vocabulary and grammar these past classes as well as the exercises related to these skills. Use what you have to prepare and ask for anything else that you may need.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
B day December 5th Homework
AP English Literature
Hello everyone! Thank you for planning great skits today! I hope you were able to get a snapshot of the Underground Man's interactions and what he was like before becoming a recluse (a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid others).
Homework:
Read the rest of the Underground Man for homework
Specifically, focus on his interactions with Liza!
What effect does she have on the Underground Man? Why?
How does he react? Why does he do this?
What’s the problem with being too conscious?
What’s your reaction to his reaction?
Also, keep updating your annotations! Character list and back cover!
AP Research
Hello fellow researchers! I appreciate that most of us were productive today.
We need to make sure that we come to class focused and ready to work!
Set goals for yourself each class so that you can stay on track.
Homework:
Have your method outlines finished for next class so that Mr. Miller can check them!
Hello everyone! Thank you for planning great skits today! I hope you were able to get a snapshot of the Underground Man's interactions and what he was like before becoming a recluse (a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid others).
Homework:
Read the rest of the Underground Man for homework
Specifically, focus on his interactions with Liza!
What effect does she have on the Underground Man? Why?
How does he react? Why does he do this?
What’s the problem with being too conscious?
What’s your reaction to his reaction?
Also, keep updating your annotations! Character list and back cover!
AP Research
Hello fellow researchers! I appreciate that most of us were productive today.
We need to make sure that we come to class focused and ready to work!
Set goals for yourself each class so that you can stay on track.
Homework:
Have your method outlines finished for next class so that Mr. Miller can check them!
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Homework for A Day - 4 December 2019
AP Research
Tomorrow is our next major milestone! IRB Day! I'll be meeting with the committee to review your work and get you the approval to begin your data collection and interaction with subjects. I'm excited and a bit scared for tomorrow, but I think that it'll go well. I hope to be able to give you a word on your approval or revisions at the end of the day on Thursday.
Tonight you should be writing. That's really the goal while you're waiting to hear what comes next. Next class we'll be having an AP Research lesson to help us prepare for the steps ahead. Use this time to get a handle on what you already have. Don't forget to finish your method outlines if you did not show them to me today.
Russian I
Great work today with your translations, vocabulary and grammar! I'm very impressed with what you were all able to do and produce today. Remember that we have a test on Friday on grammar and vocabulary. You'll be really successful if you study your vocabulary from Chapter 1 and the grammar skills we used in the translations.
Don't forget that you have the chance to earn a lot of extra credit with your exercise review. You have to turn it in at the beginning of class on Friday to get credit for it. I've also put our song down below so that you can keep listening. We'll practice more on Friday after the test.
Advanced Russian
Today we continued working with our vocabulary in order to be able to write a brief story. Remember that as we do this work related to vocabulary development, you have to realize that this is how you study for Russian. You have to use and do in order to really learn.
From there we had time for our projects related to culture or grammar before wrapping up our review of the various exercises we've been working on to solidify our grammar knowledge. Remember that you have a grammar quiz next week on Tuesday. To finish our preparation you'll be working on Holiday Shopping, Russian style.
Tomorrow is our next major milestone! IRB Day! I'll be meeting with the committee to review your work and get you the approval to begin your data collection and interaction with subjects. I'm excited and a bit scared for tomorrow, but I think that it'll go well. I hope to be able to give you a word on your approval or revisions at the end of the day on Thursday.
Tonight you should be writing. That's really the goal while you're waiting to hear what comes next. Next class we'll be having an AP Research lesson to help us prepare for the steps ahead. Use this time to get a handle on what you already have. Don't forget to finish your method outlines if you did not show them to me today.
Russian I
Great work today with your translations, vocabulary and grammar! I'm very impressed with what you were all able to do and produce today. Remember that we have a test on Friday on grammar and vocabulary. You'll be really successful if you study your vocabulary from Chapter 1 and the grammar skills we used in the translations.
Don't forget that you have the chance to earn a lot of extra credit with your exercise review. You have to turn it in at the beginning of class on Friday to get credit for it. I've also put our song down below so that you can keep listening. We'll practice more on Friday after the test.
Advanced Russian
Today we continued working with our vocabulary in order to be able to write a brief story. Remember that as we do this work related to vocabulary development, you have to realize that this is how you study for Russian. You have to use and do in order to really learn.
From there we had time for our projects related to culture or grammar before wrapping up our review of the various exercises we've been working on to solidify our grammar knowledge. Remember that you have a grammar quiz next week on Tuesday. To finish our preparation you'll be working on Holiday Shopping, Russian style.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Homework for B-Day - 3 December 2019
AP Literature
Lots of good thinking in class today related to thinking. I loved the takeaways that we came to related to the relationship between consciousness and awareness and the way in which the Underground Man is forming his own ideas related to these concepts. All of this is important as we move forward into Part II since this is the beginning of the novel (ironic, I know).
Tonight you're reading Part II, Chapters 1-4. Chapter 1 gives us the UM's set-up of the story. In Chapters 2, 3 and 4 we start to meet the new characters and see how UM interacts with them. Be sure to annotate. Track the ideas from your topics and motifs list. Follow the characters and develop your character list.
There's a chance of a reading quiz on Thursday. Also be sure that everything that you need to submit is in by Wednesday so that your progress report is an accurate reflection of where you are in class.
AP Research
Great work today with our scientific sample paper. This is a writing week as we move toward approval. Be sure that your Proposal and Supporting Documentation is prepared and shared! From there, beginning to write would be a good use of your time. Take a look at your Method and Introduction Outlines. Start writing. Use your sample papers and rubrics as you write.
On Thursday, I'd like to see your method outline for a score. If you're working with an expert adviser, I need their contact information so that I can contact them. Thursday will be a workday since I'll be conducting your IRB review. Hopefully it's nothing but good news after that.
Lots of good thinking in class today related to thinking. I loved the takeaways that we came to related to the relationship between consciousness and awareness and the way in which the Underground Man is forming his own ideas related to these concepts. All of this is important as we move forward into Part II since this is the beginning of the novel (ironic, I know).
Tonight you're reading Part II, Chapters 1-4. Chapter 1 gives us the UM's set-up of the story. In Chapters 2, 3 and 4 we start to meet the new characters and see how UM interacts with them. Be sure to annotate. Track the ideas from your topics and motifs list. Follow the characters and develop your character list.
There's a chance of a reading quiz on Thursday. Also be sure that everything that you need to submit is in by Wednesday so that your progress report is an accurate reflection of where you are in class.
AP Research
Great work today with our scientific sample paper. This is a writing week as we move toward approval. Be sure that your Proposal and Supporting Documentation is prepared and shared! From there, beginning to write would be a good use of your time. Take a look at your Method and Introduction Outlines. Start writing. Use your sample papers and rubrics as you write.
On Thursday, I'd like to see your method outline for a score. If you're working with an expert adviser, I need their contact information so that I can contact them. Thursday will be a workday since I'll be conducting your IRB review. Hopefully it's nothing but good news after that.
Monday, December 2, 2019
Back from Break - Homework - A Day - 2 December
AP Research
Great work today with our scientific sample paper. This is a writing week as we move toward approval. Be sure that your Proposal and Supporting Documentation is prepared and shared! From there, beginning to write would be a good use of your time. Take a look at your Method and Introduction Outlines. Start writing. Use your sample papers and rubrics as you write.
On Wednesday I'd like to see your method outline for a score. If you're working with an expert adviser, I need their contact information so that I can contact them.
Russian I
We've got an examination on Friday, so most of today's class was spent reviewing for that. I've given you all a set of exercises that review the essential skills on Friday's examination. There's going to be work with the alphabet, grammar related to gender and possession, and then conjugation of verbs (regular first and second as well as our mutants).
Use the exercises to prepare. Check them with me during lunch over the next few days to be sure you're doing it right. Remember that for every correct exercise you'll be getting part of an extra credit point.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we did some independent work with vocabulary, some guided work with exercises, and then some individual or partner work related to our projects. Remember that next week on the 10th we'll have a quiz on grammar topics. On the 16th and 17th we'll present our projects.
For tonight you should continue to work with your vocabulary. Come to next class with new words in your head well enough to use them. We'll keep working with vocabulary as we start each class this month with the goal of increasing your words to increase your abilities with the language! Учите на век!
Great work today with our scientific sample paper. This is a writing week as we move toward approval. Be sure that your Proposal and Supporting Documentation is prepared and shared! From there, beginning to write would be a good use of your time. Take a look at your Method and Introduction Outlines. Start writing. Use your sample papers and rubrics as you write.
On Wednesday I'd like to see your method outline for a score. If you're working with an expert adviser, I need their contact information so that I can contact them.
Russian I
We've got an examination on Friday, so most of today's class was spent reviewing for that. I've given you all a set of exercises that review the essential skills on Friday's examination. There's going to be work with the alphabet, grammar related to gender and possession, and then conjugation of verbs (regular first and second as well as our mutants).
Use the exercises to prepare. Check them with me during lunch over the next few days to be sure you're doing it right. Remember that for every correct exercise you'll be getting part of an extra credit point.
Advanced Russian
Today in class we did some independent work with vocabulary, some guided work with exercises, and then some individual or partner work related to our projects. Remember that next week on the 10th we'll have a quiz on grammar topics. On the 16th and 17th we'll present our projects.
For tonight you should continue to work with your vocabulary. Come to next class with new words in your head well enough to use them. We'll keep working with vocabulary as we start each class this month with the goal of increasing your words to increase your abilities with the language! Учите на век!
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