INTERNAL SUSPENSION SUPPLEMENT:
"THE BALLAD OF BIRMINGHAM"
Directions: Complete all multiple choice questions. Annotate text. Prepare an answer sheet and staple to front of test. This will be averaged into your grades.
"IMPONDERABLES MOVE THE WORLD"
Directions: same as above
Class Rationale:
The first 7 weeks of this course are dedicated to FCAT prep.
The remainder of the course is project based and extended learning.
Class Rules:
I respect you/You respect me.
No cell phones or ipods.
Heads up.
Restroom is a privilage and is given on a "one at a time" basis.
Observe and follow all Broward County School Codes of Conduct.
Supplies:
Loose-leaf paper
Pen/pencil
Highlighter
Daily Procedures
Bring a personal book to class for silent reading.
File all work in student file provided and keep in class.
Passing score for the FCAT retake is 300.
Grading: all class work listed in the catalogue of study materials, class participation (FCAT CRUNCH) Teenbiz3000 averages, book reports, projects, mid term and final exam.
Core Cirriculum: Benchmark Assessments/Released FCAT
(Practice Test #1 Crash Test Dummies)
08/24/ 2010
The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln
Snow
Ishi, the Last Yahi
09/01/ 2010
Life of a Logger
King of Fibers
Growing Up
How the Weather Works
The Non-Violent Struggle
Dances with Sharks
09/20/2010
Going Up
No Opportunity Goes Unnoticed
What is a Planet?
Woman with Flowe/Offspring
20,000 Golf Balls Under the Sea
10/01/2010
The Ploice Beat
Electric Tomatoes
Walking
Cutting Off the World's Roof
There's More to Forests than Trees
Tarantulas on the Lifebouy
After You've Stood at the Center of the Universe
Women Who Shaped the Constitution
Cosmic Speed Trap
(Last Practice Test #2 Plate Tectonics)
FCAT RETAKE OCTOBER 12, 2010
FCAT RETAKE OCTOBER 12, 2010
FCAT RETAKE OCTOBER 12, 2010 FC
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LIFE AFTER FCAT:PROJECT BASED LEARNING 10/18/2010
TBA:SOCRATIC SEMINAR: WHAT IS THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE?
FOLLOW-UP ESSAY
OCTOBER 18, 2010
LOST AT SEA: GROUP PROJECT
CRITICAL THINKING
FOLLOW-UP
PROJECT: GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION WITH TEXT -STORYBOARD
OCTOBER 25, 2010
DARIUS GOES WEST AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY
FOLLOW-UP SUMMARY: FILM AS NON-FICTION
PROJECT: GRAPHIC CHARTS AND ORGANIZERS CREATE YOUR OWN DOCUMENTARY
TBA FREEDOM WRITER'S DIARY: GETTING INVOLVED WITH ERIN GRUWELL
INTERACTIVE WEBSITE POSTINGS
TBA THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
NOVEL STUDY: THE OUTSIDERS: THEME: COMING OF AGE
INTRODUCTION TO THE POETRY OF ROBERT FROST
WEB STUDY: THE TEEN BRAIN AND "MIND MAPPING-THE NEW WAY TO OPTIMIZE LEARNING"
AMANDA DUNBAR: "READING VISUALS" ART CRITIQUE IN NONGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION
NOVEMBER 8, 2010 GREEK MYTHOLOGY: THE OLYMPIANS WEB SEARCH
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CATALOGUE OF STUDY MATERIALS
August 31-Sept. 4
1. The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln
