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Critical Thinking/Gifted Program (7-12)
Lisa Swope
JOHN N. DALTON INT.

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Critical Thinking

2009-2010

Note:  The six weeks ends on November 30.  Turn in all missing work!

First Semester (1st Period)

November 23-24

Monday

Invention Fair (library--bring your invention, planning pages, and advertisement for your invention on poster board).  Former Critical Thinkers (now high school students) will judge.

 

Tuesday

Students will revise and print Twilight Zone stories.  Those who have finished will have another activity.

 

Following Break:

We will begin our unit on Jack London's Call of the Wild.

 

 

 

First Twelve Weeks (6th period)

 

November 23-24

Monday

Invention projects are due--students will exibit posters, turn in papers, participate in the Invention Fair, or toss their project in the Egg Toss (students can choose any one of these activities for their project).

 

 

Tuesday

 Students will work on Twilight Zone skits.

 

 

Following Break:

On November 30, students will perform skits and then meet their second trimester teacher (Mrs. Shifflett).  During the second twelve-week grading period, students will take Keyboarding.  During the final twelve weeks, students rotate to Art.

 

 

 Please email me at lswope@rcps.org if you have any questions or concerns.  My school phone is 540 731-3649, ext. 6619.

Please visit the Critical Thinking webpage directly:
 
 
http://www.rcps.org/dis/gifted/critical_thinking.htm