LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this lesson, students will be able to (SWBAT): Understand that cheating goes beyond the classroom. Realize that cheating is morally and ethically wrong. COMMON CORE STANDARDS Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience Can something that is wrong be really wrong if everyone does it? What is your opinion? … [Read more...]
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REMINDER!!
Please remember to study your vocabulary words. Vocabulary Enrichment-"The High and Mighty" words relating to feeling superior. Look at the vocabulary words and their meanings and write a sentence of your own to show your understanding of the meaning. Words Meaning Word used in a sentence My own sentence 1. Arrogant Overbearing; proud; haughty His arrogant attitude made it hard for others to warm up to him. 2. Braggart One who boasts a lot Even if you are a champion baseball player, avoid sounding like a braggart on your college application essay 3. Complacent Self satisfied; smug Danny could easily get an A in English, but he is too complacent to work for it. 4. … [Read more...]
AIM: Why is being an Active Reader important to comprehension?
Today we will be copying some notes that will be important to our understanding of the article “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen. TOPIC: BECOMING AN ACTIVE READER. Being an ACTIVE reader means being a CRITICAL reader. Being critical in this context does not mean criticizing for the sake of being argumentative. It means understanding how ideas have been arrived at, and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses. Here are some of the main features of critical reading. Recognizing the writer’s purpose. Recognizing the writer’s assumptions and underlying values (social, cultural and historical influences). Recognizing patterns of argument. Linking ideas in the text to other ideas and … [Read more...]
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Math HOOPS Properties … [Read more...]
Thursday, 10/3/13
Remember the marking period ends next Friday, 10/11/13. Be sure to set up and check your engrade account regularly. No new homework tonight:) … [Read more...]
Exam 2 Tomorrow
Homework: Study for tomorrow's test. Review sheet is worth 5 bonus points on the test. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Test-2-Review.pptx"] [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Review-sheet-test-21.docx"] … [Read more...]
Half-Life Lab, Part 2
AIM: How can we use coin flips to model half-life? Today we concluded our mini-unit on the nucleus with the second day of the half-life experiment. We used pennies to model the random mode of nuclear decay (see yesterday's post). Today we finished analyzing the data. Most people found that the mathematical model (i.e. losing half of our coins to decay each time) was fairly close to their results. A few people got very different results. After all, it is random! Remember to complete the last page of the lab report for homework, due tomorrow. Tomorrow we begin to look at electrons! Meet in the laboratory (Room 506). Cheers! … [Read more...]
Only 6 School Days Left In Marking Period #1
Hello, please make sure that you finish the first marking period in a strong manner! Feel free to ask me for any assistance during class or my office hours. … [Read more...]
HISPANIC HERITAGE PROJECTS DUE TOMORROW!!
Guys, your Hispanic Heritage posters are due tomorrow. By now you should have: -The Hispanic person you are doing it on -Their information in English -Most of the information translated to Spanish -A picture of the person You will finish designing your mini-posters in class tomorrow. Projects handed in late will lose 10 points for each day late so DON'T BE LATE!! … [Read more...]
Historic Preservation: Photography
What is light and how do some of it's characteristics affect the results of our photographs? [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SDS21_Light1.pdf"] … [Read more...]