Calendar
Quarter 1
- Bio: What did you refer to for Q1 speech practice, Mika? What did you call it?
- Health/Geography: Geography (to support English novel) and to look at some possible AE issues as addressed by other countries (workers’ and animal rights, food safety practices, regulation, health/medical for poor)
- English: Claims vs evidence practice?
Quarter 2
- Bio: Student Congress format practices per Mika’s suggestion
- Health: Socratics, current events, debates (relevant to Food Inc topics as possible tied to health curriculum)
- EDA: JANUARY Show Food, Inc. with note taking (students identifying issues for debate each day)
- EDA: JANUARY Topic surveys on the Tuesday/Wednesday before semester 1 finals
- EDA: JANUARY Assign and distribute topics – project launch and overview during Monday of finals week
- EDA: JANUARY Assign reflection questions by topic (for eventual blog post) during Monday of finals week
Quarter 3
Week of January 28 (T/W/R/F)
- Work on Reflection Questions (for Socratics) by topic (EDA Tues/Wed)
- Review DVD chapters by topic (FIRE Wed) – 8 classrooms TOPIC HOME BASE
- Socratics for each topic (Health 1-4 and Bio 5-8 Thu/Fri) – each student participates in at least two Socratics
- Generate debate topics (FIRE Fri) - 8 classrooms TOPIC HOME BASE
Week of February 3 (M/T/W/R/F)
- Introduce and draft sample resolutions (English Mon)
- Critique and consolidate sample resolutions (English Tue/Wed)
- Generate articles for general topics 1-8 (EDA Tues/Wed)
- HOW TO: Discussion of claims versus evidence, referencing evidence (FIRE Fri) - 8 classrooms TOPIC HOME BASE
Final resolutions for each topic posted to WIKI over weekend (Conni)
Week of February 10 (M/T/W/R)
- Assign final resolutions (English Mon/Tues)
- Group discussion and generation of possible arguments for CON side (FIRE Wed) - 8 classrooms TOPIC HOME BASEBASE
Week of February 18 (T/W/R/F)
- Research for CON side (EDA Tue/Wed)
- HOW TO: Challenge questions and clash against the CON side (FIRE Wed) - 8 classrooms TOPIC HOME BASE
- Outline for CON side (English Thu/Fri)
Week of February 24 (M/T/W/R/F)
- Group discussion and generation of possible arguments for PRO side (FIRE Wed) - 8 classrooms TOPIC HOME BASE
Week of March 3 (M/T/W/R/F)
- Research for PRO side (EDA Tue/Wed)
- HOW TO: Challenge questions and clash against the PRO side (FIRE Wed) - 8 classrooms TOPIC HOME BASE
- Outline for PRO side (English Thu/Fri)
Student Stance Assignments (PRO or CON) Posted to WIKI over weekend (Conni)
Week of March 10 (M/T/W/R/F)
- Assign stance (English Mon)
- Assign claim/evidence cards for STANCE (English Mon)
- Practice activities for clash and challenge questions – not necessarily related to AE (English Tue/Wed)
- Available for group support (FIRE Wed) – 8 classrooms TOPIC HOME BASE
- Practice activities for clash and challenge questions – not necessarily related to AE (Bio Thu/Fri)
- Search and locate resources to support STANCE (EDA Tue/Wed)
- Additional research time (Health Thu/Fri)
- Post articles to edmodo (English due over weekend)
Week of March 18 (T/W/R/F)
- Write introduction card and closing card (English Tue/Wed)
- Work on claim/evidence cards for STANCE (FIRE Tue)
- Available for group support (FIRE Wed) – 8 classrooms TOPIC HOME BASE
- Practice (FIRE Thu/Fri)
- Practice activities (English/Bio/Health Thu/Fri)
Monday, March 24 – America Eats Student Congress Event
