Class+of+2012+Assignments

Jan 24 to Mar 1. See Schoolmax and the calendar page. Each person must prepare a brief discussion and turn in a current event summary (see current event page). Each week you also have an IA statement per the IA topic document on the IA page.

Your article discussion leader dates and IA dates are on the calendar. Anyone willing to present for parents on March 16?

Year Two. 2011-2012. Jan 24 to March 1. Continue to EAs and IAs. Portions of class allowed for research/group work. 1. Each group of 2-3 students is responsible for contributing an article for discussion, then leading the discussion during 30 minutes of class. Post your article 2 days before your present. Click on the edit button and add a link, or upload a doc. You may present in any style or manner, but the presenter must submit a current summary per the rubric.

Jan. 24 will be the sign up day. If the school is closed for weather, the group will lead a discussion on the discussion board on the current event page discussion link.

Jan. 24. Submit your IA stage 1. (1 per person, even though you are in a group). Submit in writing via an attachment using pgcps email. Read the article posted here and prepare for a class discussion on Jan. 26.

See the Current Event page for the discussion questions.

Jan. 26. ___ will post__

__Jan. 30.__ ___ will lead discussion. I will be out of the building, so that day there will be a journal entry due.__

___ will post, etc.

Feb 1, Feb 3, Feb 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23.

Jan 4 to Jan 20. IA Preparation. Jan 10 Circle the Sage activity and readings. Dec 1 to Dec 21. Essay drafting, History, Art. Dec. 13. USIP Field Trip. Discussion due. home page, click on Discussions. Dec. 9. Outline with claims and counterclaims. Dec. 19 Peer edit. (six students on Art field trip submit and complete via Google docs with another student). Using the format on the attachment.

Sept. Language, Reason, Ethics. Extended Essay. Nov. 1. Knowledge statements from year 1. Nov. 3. Internet Fallacies document paraphrasing. pp. 222-224. Answer the first five question.

Nov. 7. Paraphrasing peer edit. Essay puzzles. Essay brainstorming if time. See Oxford Argument page view one video and comment on the discussion page above.

Nov. 9 Public Speaking and Internal Assessment brainstorming and[| Wiki reflection]. Journal 1. due.Think of three examples: a local example, a national example, and a global example of a real life situation/issue/problem. Discuss each.

Nov. 14. Artistic Merit Demonstrations and [|Wiki reflection]. Essay drafting if time.

Nov. 16. Essay drafting--We will unpack an essay title from a prior year, then peer edit our responses. In class you will write an outline or draft in response to this statement: Remember to complete the outline using claims and counterclaims, or 800 words minimum if you write a draft. An outline and the rubric are on the essay page, linked below. Also remember to include the WOK as well as the two AOK.

//"The arts deal in the particular, the individual and the personal, while the sciences deal in the general, the universal, and the collective." To what extent does this statement obscure the nature of both Areas of Knowledge.// @External Exam Essay Page

Nov. 18. History Reading and question responses. Obtain here.

Nov 22. WOK review. Work on Essay outline. Nov. 29. Formal Outline of your 2012 Essay due.--Peer Edit in class. External Exam Essay Page Full outline from the essay page, or a draft with each paragraph partially done. Include your thesis and conclusion.

Year one. 2010-2011

March 28 Truman WOK. Seminars April 13 Twelve Angry Men May 8 Gulliver May 27 Natural Science June. Maths.

May to June Due Dates through end of year 1, 2011.

1. Signed group planning document by May 23 to me. If we don't have a period 2, come find me. Homework grade.

2. Responses to TWO Aok Frameworks--Maths and Natural Sciences. By May 27. Classwork Grades

3. Wiki Journal entry for Natural Sciences. By May 27. (except the Sense Perception Group). Homework Grade.

4. WOK Seminar projects--Sense Perception on May 27, Reason on June 1, Language on June 3, Emotion on June 7.

5. Final Exam Essay. Preparing in class on June 9, finishing at home, emailed to me by June 13, 8 AM. Based on the WOK seminars.