MGI
* WG #59 & 60 (skip #58)
* finish "End of Soviet-Style Communism" and turn in video guide
* work on reviews
* unit 2 tests and packets due Tuesday 10/5/10
Psych
QOTD: What's the best or worst dream you've ever had?
* Dream notes
* dream interpretations
*"Sleep Disorders" due BOH
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
MGI
* WG #53 & 57 (skip 54, 55, 56)
* begin video "The End of Soviet-Style Communism" - video guide will be turned in tomorrow for participation points
Psych
QOTD: Describe the REM stage of sleep.
* Top 10 Dreams
* Dream notes
* WG #53 & 57 (skip 54, 55, 56)
* begin video "The End of Soviet-Style Communism" - video guide will be turned in tomorrow for participation points
Psych
QOTD: Describe the REM stage of sleep.
* Top 10 Dreams
* Dream notes
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
MGI
* WG #50-52
* check homework BOH (Poland and Yugoslavia reading)
* political cartoon analysis
* read "Collapse of the Soviet Union" and answer questions in right side column
Psych
QOTD: Describe your ideal sleeping conditions.
* Sleep notes
* Top 10 Dreams
* Sleep Disorders worksheet due Thursday BOH
* WG #50-52
* check homework BOH (Poland and Yugoslavia reading)
* political cartoon analysis
* read "Collapse of the Soviet Union" and answer questions in right side column
Psych
QOTD: Describe your ideal sleeping conditions.
* Sleep notes
* Top 10 Dreams
* Sleep Disorders worksheet due Thursday BOH
Monday, September 27, 2010
MGI
* WG #47 & 48
* "Poland and Yugoslavia" reading and reading response questions (10) - due tomorrow BOH. If absent, I need to see these ASAP because I recorded partial completion grade on them.
* work on Cold War word search
Psych
QOTD: List four things "buried" in the unconscious.
* recreate Freud's Levels of Consciousness Iceberg (think of and create a drawing representing the iceberg in another way)
* WG #47 & 48
* "Poland and Yugoslavia" reading and reading response questions (10) - due tomorrow BOH. If absent, I need to see these ASAP because I recorded partial completion grade on them.
* work on Cold War word search
Psych
QOTD: List four things "buried" in the unconscious.
* recreate Freud's Levels of Consciousness Iceberg (think of and create a drawing representing the iceberg in another way)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
MGI
* finish Cold War Around the Globe notes - Eastern Europe
* read "The End of Soviet-Style Communism" and answer questions in right-hand side column; we discussed the questions together in class
Psych
QOTD: "Out of sight, out of mind." What are you thoughts about this quote?
* "Consciousness" notes
* self-practice monitoring consciousness - there is a guide for this in your unit 2 packet. Find a quiet place and lay with your eyes closed for 10-15 minutes. Make note of your thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and external sounds and smells. Then, answer the four questions about the activity.
* finish Cold War Around the Globe notes - Eastern Europe
* read "The End of Soviet-Style Communism" and answer questions in right-hand side column; we discussed the questions together in class
Psych
QOTD: "Out of sight, out of mind." What are you thoughts about this quote?
* "Consciousness" notes
* self-practice monitoring consciousness - there is a guide for this in your unit 2 packet. Find a quiet place and lay with your eyes closed for 10-15 minutes. Make note of your thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and external sounds and smells. Then, answer the four questions about the activity.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
MGI
* geography packets due BOH
* geography quiz #1
* watch "Guerilla Warfare: Afghanistan" (14 min.) - complete and discuss the viewing guide
Psych
QOTD: Do you like magic tricks? Why or why not?
* Optical Illusions powerpoint
* homework due tomorrow BOH: "Perception" reading and reading response questions
* geography packets due BOH
* geography quiz #1
* watch "Guerilla Warfare: Afghanistan" (14 min.) - complete and discuss the viewing guide
Psych
QOTD: Do you like magic tricks? Why or why not?
* Optical Illusions powerpoint
* homework due tomorrow BOH: "Perception" reading and reading response questions
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
MGI
* WG #44
* geography packets due tomorrow BOH
* 1st geography quiz tomorrow (20 points)
* Cold War Around the Globe notes on Afghanistan (will have to copy from a classmate)
* work on Cold War word search
Psych
QOTD: What images do your retinas initially see when first looking at something?
* finish Sensation notes (7th hour only)
* Disability Simulations (if absent, you need to try to do part A by rewriting it, but you can't do part B)
* WG #44
* geography packets due tomorrow BOH
* 1st geography quiz tomorrow (20 points)
* Cold War Around the Globe notes on Afghanistan (will have to copy from a classmate)
* work on Cold War word search
Psych
QOTD: What images do your retinas initially see when first looking at something?
* finish Sensation notes (7th hour only)
* Disability Simulations (if absent, you need to try to do part A by rewriting it, but you can't do part B)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
MGI
* WG #44 (finish the packet)
* Thursday 9/23 - 1st geography packet is due BOH and you will have your 1st geography quiz over N. America
* Cold War - Korea and Vietnam notes (will have to get from a classmate)
Psych
QOTD: "Seeing is believing." Do you believe this? Explain.
* Sensation and Perception video
* WG #44 (finish the packet)
* Thursday 9/23 - 1st geography packet is due BOH and you will have your 1st geography quiz over N. America
* Cold War - Korea and Vietnam notes (will have to get from a classmate)
Psych
QOTD: "Seeing is believing." Do you believe this? Explain.
* Sensation and Perception video
Monday, September 20, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
MGI
* WG # 41 & 43
* "Tiananmen Square Massacre" reading response questions due BOH
* watch "The Chinese Revolution" and complete viewing guide
Psych
QOTD: none
* Sensation lab - complete debriefing questions on the back of your recording sheet
* WG # 41 & 43
* "Tiananmen Square Massacre" reading response questions due BOH
* watch "The Chinese Revolution" and complete viewing guide
Psych
QOTD: none
* Sensation lab - complete debriefing questions on the back of your recording sheet
Friday, September 17, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
MGI
* WG #39 & 40
* Tiananmen Square Incident reading response questions due Monday BOH (students worked on this in class today)
* work on Post-WWII crossword puzzle in the back of the unit 2 packet
Psych
QOTD: What is your favorite food and why?
* finish Sensation notes
* work on crossword puzzle in unit 2 packet
* WG #39 & 40
* Tiananmen Square Incident reading response questions due Monday BOH (students worked on this in class today)
* work on Post-WWII crossword puzzle in the back of the unit 2 packet
Psych
QOTD: What is your favorite food and why?
* finish Sensation notes
* work on crossword puzzle in unit 2 packet
Thursday, September 16, 2010
MGI
* WG # 37-38
* finish Communist China notes
* Tiananmen Square Incident reading response questions due Monday BOH
Psych
QOTD: What is the absolute threshold of vision? Hearing?
* listen to Mosquito Ringtones (how damaged is your hearing?)
* continue Sensation notes
* WG # 37-38
* finish Communist China notes
* Tiananmen Square Incident reading response questions due Monday BOH
Psych
QOTD: What is the absolute threshold of vision? Hearing?
* listen to Mosquito Ringtones (how damaged is your hearing?)
* continue Sensation notes
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
MGI
* WG # 35-36
* check "Cold War Alliance Systems" response questions for completion grade
* begin Communist China notes
Psych
QOTD: When the 4th high school opens (in 2017 or 2018) what should the school colors be and why?
* begin Senses notes (thresholds, vision, and hearing)
* WG # 35-36
* check "Cold War Alliance Systems" response questions for completion grade
* begin Communist China notes
Psych
QOTD: When the 4th high school opens (in 2017 or 2018) what should the school colors be and why?
* begin Senses notes (thresholds, vision, and hearing)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
MGI
* WG # 33 & 34
* in your unit 2 packets, work on and complete "Cold War Alliance Systems" - both the maps and the six response questions; I am taking the questions as a completion grade tomorrow.
Psych
QOTD: If you could enhance any of your 5 senses, what would it be and why?
* pass out unit 2 packets
* complete "The Senses" graphic organizer
* read "Color Psychology" and complete the assignment on the back (observe things in your life, note the colors, and explain why you think it was made that color)
* WG # 33 & 34
* in your unit 2 packets, work on and complete "Cold War Alliance Systems" - both the maps and the six response questions; I am taking the questions as a completion grade tomorrow.
Psych
QOTD: If you could enhance any of your 5 senses, what would it be and why?
* pass out unit 2 packets
* complete "The Senses" graphic organizer
* read "Color Psychology" and complete the assignment on the back (observe things in your life, note the colors, and explain why you think it was made that color)
Monday, September 13, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
MGI
* WG #31 & 32
* "Two Superpowers" homework due BOH
* watch "ABC NEWS: The Cold War Begins" video and complete video guide (we traded and graded these; if you were absent, please copy the correct answers from a peer and write "ABSENT" on your paper)
Psych
QOTD: none
* watch "Law & Order: SVU" episode about nature vs. nurture and discuss
* WG #31 & 32
* "Two Superpowers" homework due BOH
* watch "ABC NEWS: The Cold War Begins" video and complete video guide (we traded and graded these; if you were absent, please copy the correct answers from a peer and write "ABSENT" on your paper)
Psych
QOTD: none
* watch "Law & Order: SVU" episode about nature vs. nurture and discuss
Friday, September 10, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
MGI
* WG #30
* "Two Superpowers" reading and cause/effect worksheet due Monday BOH
* watch real footage documentary about 9/11/01 - "102 Minutes That Changed America"
Psych
QOTD: none
* unit 1 packets due BOH
* unit 1 test
* WG #30
* "Two Superpowers" reading and cause/effect worksheet due Monday BOH
* watch real footage documentary about 9/11/01 - "102 Minutes That Changed America"
Psych
QOTD: none
* unit 1 packets due BOH
* unit 1 test
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
MGI
* WG # 27 & 28
* pass out unit 2 packets (blue)
* Cold War vocab
* The Origins of the Cold War word bank notes
Psych
QOTD: none
* Jeopardy! review game
* unit 1 test and packets due tomorrow BOH
* WG # 27 & 28
* pass out unit 2 packets (blue)
* Cold War vocab
* The Origins of the Cold War word bank notes
Psych
QOTD: none
* Jeopardy! review game
* unit 1 test and packets due tomorrow BOH
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
MGI
* unit 1 packets due BOH
* unit 1 test
Psych
QOTD: Do you think that obesity is genetic or learned behavior? Explain.
* work on test reviews
* unit 1 packets due and test on Friday 9/10
* unit 1 packets due BOH
* unit 1 test
Psych
QOTD: Do you think that obesity is genetic or learned behavior? Explain.
* work on test reviews
* unit 1 packets due and test on Friday 9/10
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
MGI
* WG #24 & 25
* work on test reviews
* play Jeopardy!
* unit 1 test and packets due tomorrow BOH
Psych
QOTD: List four traits you possess and explain if you like them or not.
* Principles of Heredity discussion
* unit 1 test and packets due Friday BOH
* WG #24 & 25
* work on test reviews
* play Jeopardy!
* unit 1 test and packets due tomorrow BOH
Psych
QOTD: List four traits you possess and explain if you like them or not.
* Principles of Heredity discussion
* unit 1 test and packets due Friday BOH
Friday, September 3, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
MGI
* WG #22
* finish "Is Walmart Good for America?"
* work on test reviews
* unit 1 test and packets due Wed. 9/8/10
Psych
QOTD: none
* "Amazing Teen Brain" reading guide due Tuesday 9/7 BOH (15-20 pts.)
* watch "The Secret Life of the Teenaged Brain" and discuss
* WG #22
* finish "Is Walmart Good for America?"
* work on test reviews
* unit 1 test and packets due Wed. 9/8/10
Psych
QOTD: none
* "Amazing Teen Brain" reading guide due Tuesday 9/7 BOH (15-20 pts.)
* watch "The Secret Life of the Teenaged Brain" and discuss
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
MGI
* WG # 20 & 21
* watch "Is Walmart Good for America?" and discuss pros and cons
* work on test reviews
* unit 1 test and packets due Wed. 9/8/10
Psych
QOTD: Do you think brain injuries can truly change a personality? Explain.
* trade, grade, and discuss "Phineas Gage"
* "The Amazing Teen Brain" reading guide due Tuesday 9/7 BOH
* WG # 20 & 21
* watch "Is Walmart Good for America?" and discuss pros and cons
* work on test reviews
* unit 1 test and packets due Wed. 9/8/10
Psych
QOTD: Do you think brain injuries can truly change a personality? Explain.
* trade, grade, and discuss "Phineas Gage"
* "The Amazing Teen Brain" reading guide due Tuesday 9/7 BOH
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
MGI
* WG # 19
* pass out economic terms worksheet and discuss unfamiliar terms
* complete "Me-conomics" in your unit 1 packets
* unit 1 test and packets due Wednesday, 9/8/10
Psych
QOTD: In your own words, describe what it means to be a "left-brained" person.
* complete Damage to Brain Structures
* read Phineas Gage and answer 10 questions - due tomorrow BOH for class discussion and grading
* WG # 19
* pass out economic terms worksheet and discuss unfamiliar terms
* complete "Me-conomics" in your unit 1 packets
* unit 1 test and packets due Wednesday, 9/8/10
Psych
QOTD: In your own words, describe what it means to be a "left-brained" person.
* complete Damage to Brain Structures
* read Phineas Gage and answer 10 questions - due tomorrow BOH for class discussion and grading
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