11/26/18
Ryan: Monday- In science, we did more of our Wanted Poster Presentations. There were very interesting facts shared during the presentations, such as Dmitri Mendeleev inventing the periodic table. Also, Thomas Edison lived through the Civil War. An example of one of the posters is presented here. Others decided to singe their posters to make them look like actual Wanted papers.
In Humanities, we worked more on our Gestalt projects. We had better hurry up because they are due on Thursday, but are recommended to be mostly done on Wednesday for peer proofreading. My group also chose the song that would best reflect the tone of our presentation. Maisah thinks that “The gestalt project is a unique way to identify and expand on symbols of theme.”
11/27/18
Charlie:Tuesday- In science, we finished our Wanted Poster Presentations (If not done already). Finishing the presentations, we moved onto bar graphing waste and recycling on the sheet Raising the Recycling bar. An example of some of the waste is shown here. Mrs. Bruvik mentioned tomorrow’s engineering challenge, though leaving the actual challenge a mystery.
Today is our recommended last day to finish our Gestalt projects. Proofreading and practicing should be happening tomorrow for the presentations on Thursday. Also, tomorrow we will be talking about how to peer evaluate others work, so we will not have much time to work in class on our projects.
11/28/18
Charlie: Wednesday- Not many people know many other things that catapults served to do in ancient times. In science, our engineering challenge was to make a miniature catapult with Popsicle sticks and rubber bands to try to hit a target. Before all of this, though, we started our own bar graph for Raising the Recycling bar. We have to find the percentage of all different types of waste created and recovered by recycling to make our own graph.
Ryan: In Humanities, we did practice presentations and made sure our Gestalts looked great to present. Some groups also used note cards to use for the next day. One group from each X and Z did a presentation in front of the class to help practice peer feedback.
11/29/18
Ryan: Thursday- As we began to finish our Raising the Recycling Bar graphs, some students moved on to a packet in which we would practice creating and analyzing graphs. Some of these graphs include Bar Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Line Graphs.
In Gornto Humanities, X and Z finally did their gestalts. Each section had around 5 groups that presented, while three other individuals gave peer feedback. Some themes included Family, Religion, and Civil Rights/Racism. Overall, the Gestalt was an interesting way to identify symbolism in BGD. Section Y was notable to present because of MFW. In Greenberg, we were given a period to work on our African American History Essay. With the rough draft due on Monday, there is a lot to do!
11/30/18
Ryan: Friday- As Section Y finished their presentations, we were given a log to complete in Self-guided time. The log was asking for what students thought about the Gestalt, as well as some things they did well. We were also asked what we could improve on. During this self-guided time, we were also allowed to work on our African American History Essays.
In Science, we continued to work in our Graph packets as others finished their Raising the Recycling Bar graphs. The last couple graphs are student-created and are about deer and bacteria. Next week, some students will perform our Engineering Challenge.