Journal topics for 2011

1/3 "How do you feel today?" 
1/4 "If you could be of the opposite sex for a day,  what would you do?"
1/5 "Is being a teenager what you thought it would be like when you were a kid?"
1/6 "If you could commit one illegal act and not get caught, what would it be, and why?"
1/11 "If you could trade places with someone else for a day,who would it be, and why?"
1/12  Have you ever been in a fight? Physical or verbal?  What happened?  Who "won"?  What happened afterward?
1/13  Should dogs be allowed on the beach?
1/14  Take the opposite point of view from yesterday's journal.
1/19  Who has been the most influential person in your life?
1/20  What has been your experience with bullying?
1/24  What scars do you have, and how did you get them?

Words of the Day for 2011 (9th and 10th grade, same words)

abolish (v) to do away with; to get rid of

bias (n) preference or tendency

coerce (v) to force against one's will

ingrain (v) to fix deeply in the mind; firmly establish

obscure (adj) remote; away from human activity; dim

subtle (adj) hard to detect or understand

ample (adj) large in size, scope, or capacity

candid (adj) open and honest; straightforward

flamboyant (adj) ornate; showy; brightly colored

laborious (adj) requiring hard labor

rectify (v) to make right; to correct
banal(adj) common;ordinary; dull; boring

cliche (n) an overused expression or idea

9th grade daily activities

Monday 1/3 discuss racism vs. prejudice; remind all classes to bring ID's for TKAM checkout.
Tuesday 1/4 Check out TKAM, begin film
Wednesday 1/5 Film
Thursday 1/6 Film
Friday 1/7 Film
Monday 1/10 Finish film
Tuesday 1/11 Begin TKAM, handouts
Wednesday 1/12  TKAM
Thursday 1/13 TKAM Quiz #1
Friday 1/14 TKAM
Tuesday 1/18 TKAM
Wednesday 1/19 TKAM
Thursday 1/20 TKAM
Friday 1/21 TKAM Quiz #2
Monday 1/24 TKAM
Tuesday 1/25 TKAM
Wednesday 1/26 TKAM ch 8

10th grade daily activities

Monday 1/3  Mini-lesson; remind class to bring id's for 1984
Tuesday 1/4 Check out 1984, Media center activity (face recognition)
Wednesday 1/5 Begin 1984
Thursday 1/6 1984
Friday 1/7 1984, first "Review Quiz"
Monday 1/10 1984
Tuesday 1/11 1984
Wednesday 1/12 1984
Thursday 1/13 1984
Friday 1/14 1984, second "Review Quiz"
Tuesday 1/18 1984
Wednesday 1/19 1984
Thursday 1/20 1984
Friday 1/21 1984
Monday 1/24 1984, third "Review Quiz"
Tuesday 1/25 1984 Begin part 2
Wednesday 1/26 1984