Thursday, 18 March 20141. Sit with your base group and work on the Character Strengths poster.2. Work with your base group to make a poster that connects Bronson, Gladwell, Sotomayor, and Hadfield.3. Watch Duckworth video for a Quia on Friday.

Homework: View Duckworth for Friday Quia and read Cox for Wed., 3/26. Continue adding notes to Diigo.

MLA Citation for a YouTube Video Clip

Schlain, Tiffany. “The Science of Character (a new 8 min ‘Cloud Film’).” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube. 20 Mar. 2014. Web. 20 Mar. 2014.

MLA Citation for a Tweet

Base Group Poster: What FOUR character strengths are contained in these

readings?

Four Readings:Bronson, Gladwell, Hadfield, and Sotomayor

• Quotes• Questions• Images or Symbols

MLA Citation for Quora

Author. Title (post or comment). Title (blog or wiki). Sponsor. Date of publication. Medium. Date of access.

Tuesday, 11 March 20141. Sit with your 6 o’clock partner to discuss vocabulary and active reading in Sotomayor.2. Move to your base group to compare/contrast the readings. Formulate questions to report your work.

Homework: Annotate in Diigo TO ANSWER A BIG QUESTION about Company/Career. Meet in the lab tomorrow.Make-up/Help: Tue. @ 3:30

The Question Formulation Technique

• Produce Your Own Questions• Improve Your Questions• Prioritize Your Questions

1. Use a FOCUS to ask questions about.

FOCUS:Setting a goal to work in a specific career or for a specific company requires a variety of research strategies to develop the best plan for succeeding with your goal.

2. Produce your questions. Four Essential Rules for Producing Your Own

Questions:

• Ask as many questions as you can.• Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer the questions.• Write down every question exactly as it is stated.• Change any statements into a question.

3. Improve your questions. Categorize the Questions as Closed or Open-

Ended:

• Closed-ended questions: They can be answered with “yes” or “no” or with one word.• Open-ended questions: They require

an explanation and cannot be answered with “yes” or “no” or with one word.

Find closed-ended questions. Mark them with a “c”. The other questions must be open-ended. Mark them with an “o.”

4. Prioritize your questions.

• Choose your three most important questions.•Why did you choose these three as the most important?

5. Discuss next steps.

How are you going to use your questions?

6. Reflect. What did you learn? How can you use it?

On page xvii, Bronson writes, "I didn't spend time in the library to write this book."

Write a well-developed paragraph to explain what Bronson did do to write this book. Your response should include details from the text and at least one correctly formatted citation. (Note: This is a 10-pt. answer.)

Po Bronson personally met and became close with most of the people he wrote about in his book. "I heard some nine hundred stories, spent countless hours corresponding and on the phone and came to know about seventy people closely. I spent time with them all in person, which was absolutely necessary" (Bronson). He continues to explain the times he shared with some of those people to really stress our understanding of truth and reality that lies within the book he wrote. Powerful experiences of his include his telling of the time he spent, "I let them cry in my arms. I slept on their couches. I sat in their musty attics, looking through old photo albums... I met their parents and held their children" (Bronson). A strong connection he developed with these people over years that became more like turning points in their lives. Personal interactions were made instead of reading other books to create a new one.

Bronson stayed away from experts and literature in order write his book. He wanted his sources to be directly from the people that he interviewed. He claims that literature or going to the library for information is "too abstract"(Bronson). Bronson stayed away from the sources that would give him stories that were not concrete and instead used the lessons that people learned from the times that they attempted to change their lives. His goal for his book was to interview these people in order to understand how people have "dared to be honest with themselves" (Bronson).

Bronson may not have spent time in the library to write this book but he did do other useful things. Bronson spent his time getting first hand account information. Instead of reading about what people chose to do with their lives, he interviewed them. This gave him exposure to all the emotions and bonding he had by interviewing, as opposed to reading a book which excludes all the qualities an interview has. On page XVI Bronson says himself, "The work 'interview' doesn't describe the emoional exchange that usually occured.". Bronson also searched for the information he wanted. Rather than accepting what a book gives you (which is just one point of view) he sought out to get different types of people, situations, and jobs.

MLA Citation :Article in Newspaper on

the Web Pongpipat, Kaona. “From

Compass to Crewcut.”

Bangkok Post. Post

Publishing PCL, 24 Feb.

2014. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.

Sentence Writing and Variety

A recent article in the Bangkok Post profiled ___________, a 27-year-old ____________, who ____. As a white-collar professional, he _____________ and _________. He has not completely_________, commenting “_____________” (Pongpipat).

Participation Grades

Grade

Description

A Student voluntarily contributes while also listening to others and encouraging their participation by asking questions, connecting to previous topics or experiences, and promoting conversation at a deeper level.

B Student makes relevant contributions and responds to others respectfully by using their names, answering their questions, and adding to their comments.

C Student comments occasionally when prompted or contributes without connecting to the conversation.

NY Student is not prepared to participate but does not distract or disrupt the conversation.

M The student is absent or does not contribute.

BASE GROUPSCOLOR PERIOD 4 PERIOD 3

RED AishwariyaKevinTony

Hanna AlishahHarry Moeez

ORANGE Alwin SeanRohan Rita

Denise AdrianDrew Igli

PURPLE Tommy DivinRandy Hannah

Liji AnetaAmy Nayeli

YELLOW Ali MeganSimon Namrah

Melanie NoelSara Precious

GREEN Joe Ana KarenMerna

Kevin SebastianHaydee Zeba

Service Project 1

• Work with Mrs. Caliendo and Ms. Stearns to promote the Career Options Fair on Wed., March 5.

• Assist in the set-up and hosting duties during the Fair.

• First meeting: Period 3 tomorrow.

Working with Your Group or Partner

Targeted Behaviors

TOTAL

TOTAL

0 points = Did not do, 1 point = Did OK, 2 points = Did extra well

Matrix AssignmentLeave this BLANK

Name 1 Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Name5

Name 1Different from everyone

Something in common

Something in common

Something in common

Something in common

Name 2Something in common

Different from everyone

Something in common

Something in common

Something in common

Name 3Something in common

Something in common

Different from everyone

Something in common

Something in common

Name 4Something in common

Something in common

Something in common

Different from everyone

Something in common

Name 5Something in common

Something in common

Something in common

Something in common

Different from everyone

Period 3 Turnitin

Period 4 Turnitin

Our First Assignment

2004 2014 2024•With my base group, I have identified one or two categories on which to focus and research.

•With my base group, I have connected events from 2004 with current events and decided how to present them to the class.

•On my own, I have investigated a specific topic and can use research to write reflectively and responsibly.

Works Cited for an Online Video Clip

Penn State University Libraries. “How to Create a Concept Map.” YouTube. YouTube, 17 Jan. 2013. Web. 4 Feb. 2014.

Writing with Citations

According to a short video from Penn State University Libraries, a concept map helps researchers develop subtopics, ideas, and examples for using focus to achieve more successful results.

ASPEN Letter Grades

Grade

Description

A 100-90 Exemplary--The quality of your work  EXCEEDS expectations.

B 89-80 Proficient--The quality of your work MEETS expectations.

C 79-70 Adequate--The quality of your work MINIMALLY MEETS expectations

NY 43-The score will be replaced by a revision or retake within the defined time.

NO 43-There is no opportunity to resubmit, redo, or retake.

M 0-The work has not been submitted.

YOUR Nameplate

Name you wish to be calledPlace of birth (top left)

Favorite food (top right)

Where you plan to be one year from today (bottom left)

Favorite book or writer (bottom right)

Working with Your Group or Partner

Targeted Behaviors

TOTAL

Student has nameplate with requested information.Student has composition notebook for this class.Student has resources to share about 2004.Student has joined the class in Quia.Student has completed the survey in Quia.Student has joined and contributed to Google Community.

TOTAL

0 points = Did not do, 1 point = Did OK, 2 points = Did extra well

Discussion Assignment One

Take a look back at the year 2004 by examining these questions:•What changes did you notice?•What similarities did you notice?•Who or what is still important?•Who or what has become irrelevant?•What would you like to know more about?

Self-Assessment Using D207 Rubric

For Your Notebook