Friday, March 10

WORK TIME

• Project Conference?
• TED TALK SCHEDULE

HONORS Book Club meeting in Kyle's room!
Review requirements for reflection/synthesis and the second semester essays. Ask me any questions that you have!

Thursday, March 9

Digging in to the rubric...

Our Goal: Internalize the features of the rubric in order to generate the dopest project possible

Let's dig in to the nitty-gritty of the rubric language.  Think about the qualities of projects that would exemplify these standards.   Pair share (hashtag it)?  

1. What does thoughtful mean in the context of our project?

2. What does authentic mean in the context of this project?

3. What does it mean for a piece of writing and a creative visual to "work together cohesively"?

4. What does it mean when a project is "refined to exhibition standards"

5. What does it mean to "exemplify beautiful work"?

6. What are some ways that you be creatively intertextual in this project?

***For further depth of understanding of using intertextuality as a literary device, click here.

Work Time

Project Conference with Me? Do Beautiful Work!
Senior TED Talk Schedule: Feel free to go to the talks that you want to see!

HONORS:  Be ready with prep for Book Club meeting tomorrow 3rd period! If you want my feedback on your first Honors essay, please turn it in ASAP and schedule a conference with me.

Wednesday, March 8

Starter:  Write a focusing question for your project tune that your group could give you feedback on.

PROJECT TUNE CRITIQUE

In groups of 3, follow the steps to “tune” each other’s’ project ideas/draft.  Spend around 20 or so minutes on each, give or take.  Be authentic, specific, helpful, and kind.  #goldenrule #ospreysrule

Step 1:  Presenter shares project and focusing question  (3-5 minutes)

PRESENTER:  Describe your project idea and/or share whatever work you have done on it.  Share the perspective you are trying to convey with your project. Share struggles and a focusing question for the group.

TUNERS:  Listen and think of questions you may have about the project

Step 2.  Clarifying Questions (2-3 minutes)

TUNERS:  Ask clarifying questions to better understand the project idea and where the presenter wants to take it, that is, to gain clarity. These questions are to get information about the concrete details of the project.  They are matter of fact, and should not delve into deeper issues.

Examples:

• What materials will you need?
• Will you write that in free verse or another form?
• Will you need permission for that?

PRESENTERS:  Answer the questions.  Verbally process the details.  Take notes as needed.

Step 3.  Probing Questions (5-7 minutes)

TUNERS:  Ask probing questions that help the presenter process the potentials and possibilities of his or her project ideas. The purpose of probing questions is NOT to give suggestions, but to help the presenter think more deeply about their project and what they are trying to do with it.  Probing questions should be big open-ended questions (think: seminar questions). Write these questions on post-its and hand them to the presenter as you ask them.  Every group member must contribute at least one probing question.  More are encouraged.

Examples:

• What emotional tone are you trying to create with your art?  How do you hope your audience will respond to your piece?
• How can you use community resources and contacts to help you achieve your goals?
• How could you build more philosophical perspective into the idea?

PRESENTERS:  Answer the questions OR don’t.  Verbally process the details OR just think about them.  Take notes as needed.

Step 4.  Participant Discussion (5-7 minutes)

ALL:  Have an open discussion about the project and share ideas. Address the focusing question and help the presenter get unstuck or figure out his or her direction.  Be thoughtful and intellectual Ospreys.  Presenter should take notes as need.

Step 5.  Rotate and repeat

Tuesday, March 7

PROJECT ART GALLERY:

Today:  

PERSONAL PROJECT CONFERENCES!!!

WORK TIME:  "Project Tune" tomorrow

Monday, March 6

PHILOSOPHY PROJECT FUN TIMES!

Starter 3.6: What are you grateful for? What role does gratitude play in your quest for happiness and meaning?

Dana’s project:  “Cuida”

For inspiration:  Hunter S. Thomson’s letter to a friend

If it helps you to brainstorm your own thoughts about your project, write a letter to a friend or to yourself, trying to express your advice about finding meaning!

PROJECT WORK TIME!!!

We will have a critique/project tune on Wednesday, so by then you should have a robust draft or working project idea that you can get feedback on.

Project conferences with me starting tomorrow.

HONORS:  Book Club meeting today on A Tale for the Time Being. (postponed)

Thursday, March 2

Student Model: Gabe
Gabe's writing

Finish and turn in your mini-study from yesterday.

DUE AT THE END OF TODAY:
Personal Philosophy Statement and Project Proposal

Use this resource?  Brainstorm Guiding Questions and Student Examples

REVIEW: Project Description, (including list of topics)

HONORS Book Club Monday ATFTTB 
Here is link to book club doc for prep purposes.

Wednesday, March 1

Sample Project: Mikayla
What seems to be Mikayla's philosophical perspective in this poem/video?


WORK DAY!!!
1. SLC Action Plan

2. Your choice to study further:

Mini-study on “Sense of Place”

OR

Mini-study on “Success”


3. Work Time on Personal Philosophy Statement and Project Proposal

• Brainstorm Guiding Questions and Student Examples