FINAL EXAM
SOCIAL ISSUES UNIT 1: WHO AM I?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Who am I? What are my goals in life? How do I best realize those goals?
OPENING DAY Wednesday, 8/21 (Letter to 9th graders)
PARTNER/SHARE (5): Introduce yourself to your table group. Then, as a group, come up with 3 things you are looking forward to now that you are starting high school and 3 things you are nervous about.
Thursday, 8/22: Intro to course
PERMISSION LETTER: Show it to parents/guardians, then recycle it.
HW: DUE MONDAY—Signed syllabus (check = 5 points). If your parents/guardians are out of town, let me know now to avoid a zero.
HW: Due Monday. Pick 8. VALUE OBJECT: Bring something to class that you really care about or symbolizes something or someone that you really care about.
Present it to the class in 2-3 minutes. Why did you pick this item? What’s the story behind it?
This is an informal presentation, worth 5 points, and will be graded solely by participation. We will do more formal presentations later.
SOCIAL ISSUES UNIT 1: WHO AM I?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Who am I? What are my goals in life? How do I best realize those goals?
OPENING DAY Wednesday, 8/21 (Letter to 9th graders)
PARTNER/SHARE (5): Introduce yourself to your table group. Then, as a group, come up with 3 things you are looking forward to now that you are starting high school and 3 things you are nervous about.
Thursday, 8/22: Intro to course
PERMISSION LETTER: Show it to parents/guardians, then recycle it.
HW: DUE MONDAY—Signed syllabus (check = 5 points). If your parents/guardians are out of town, let me know now to avoid a zero.
HW: Due Monday. Pick 8. VALUE OBJECT: Bring something to class that you really care about or symbolizes something or someone that you really care about.
Present it to the class in 2-3 minutes. Why did you pick this item? What’s the story behind it?
This is an informal presentation, worth 5 points, and will be graded solely by participation. We will do more formal presentations later.
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Friday, 8/23: Personality Quiz + Start Tech Challenge
VIDEO: How Smartphones Sabotage Your Brain's Ability to Focus
VIDEO: How Smartphones Sabotage Your Brain's Ability to Focus
TECH CHALLENGE:Between now and next Friday, track how much screen time (eyes on the screen, not background use) you’ve logged. This may require you to do it every second day if you are using Iphone battery usage to track. We will do a check in at the start of class Friday to track your use.
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PERSONALITY TEST WORKSHEET
http://www.kisa.ca/personality (you can skip the questions about Macs and PCs to go directly to the results). The analysis of each personality type is a little harsh. You will have the opportunity to push back against its conclusions if you think the test wasn’t accurate.
http://www.kisa.ca/personality (you can skip the questions about Macs and PCs to go directly to the results). The analysis of each personality type is a little harsh. You will have the opportunity to push back against its conclusions if you think the test wasn’t accurate.
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PARTNER/SHARE (10): Share the results with each other. Then, discuss the following question:
HW: Signed syllabus due on Monday.
Monday, 8/26: Value Objects/Roll Out Community Service Project
DUE: Signed syllabus.
VALUE OBJECT PRESENTATIONS: 8 students. PICK THE NEXT 8.
TEAM BUILDING
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
Redwood's web site has some links/phone numbers for volunteer opportunities.
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Go to Google Classroom. If that doesn't work, submit this assignment to [email protected]
Due end of class.
½ page Times New Roman 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing.
OPTION A: Write about a time when you unselfishly helped someone. What did that person/people gain from your help? What, if anything, did you gain?
OPTION B: Which community service option is the most interesting to you? Why?
- Based on your survey results and discussion, on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being great, how well will this group work together?
- What strengths does this group have, based on the results of this survey?
- What (if any) problems may surface in this group’s work and what can you do as a group to solve them before they affect your grades in this class?
HW: Signed syllabus due on Monday.
Monday, 8/26: Value Objects/Roll Out Community Service Project
DUE: Signed syllabus.
VALUE OBJECT PRESENTATIONS: 8 students. PICK THE NEXT 8.
TEAM BUILDING
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
Redwood's web site has some links/phone numbers for volunteer opportunities.
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Go to Google Classroom. If that doesn't work, submit this assignment to [email protected]
Due end of class.
½ page Times New Roman 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing.
OPTION A: Write about a time when you unselfishly helped someone. What did that person/people gain from your help? What, if anything, did you gain?
OPTION B: Which community service option is the most interesting to you? Why?
| community_service_form.doc |
| community_service_project.doc |
Tuesday, 8/27: Visit to CCC
HW: Pick 8 more students for Value Objects + Keep Up With Tech Log
Block 8/28-8/29: Value Objects + Who am I politically?
PRESENTATIONS: Pick 8 more.
ICE BREAKER:
Discuss with each other your answers to 2 questions from the screen. (5)
Pick one of the questions from your table group to present to the class. (5)
If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
If you HAD to give up one of your senses (hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling,
tasting) which would it be and why?
What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?
BOARD ACTIVITY:
1. Discuss with your group.
- What do most Republicans believe? Identify at least 3 things.
- What do most Democrats believe? Identify at least 3 things.
3. Sign your name next to the statement.
4. No repeats.
POLL #1 (15): https://www.isidewith.com/
IMPORTANT: When finished, DO NOT close the survey. Use the answers it generated to answer Poll #2.
You can click “find out more” if you don’t understand the question. OK to skip the parts about CA elections at the end.
POLL #2 (2): Anonymously poll students to show the beliefs of students taking this class: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3XBLF88
VIDEO: The Electoral College
DEBRIEF:
WRITING (DUE AT END OF CLASS): Write a chubalicious paragraph or two answering these questions:
1. Did this online test describe your political views accurately? Why or why not?
2. Is the Electoral College system a good way to elect the president? Why or why not?
Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing.
HW: Value Objects + Keep Up With Tech Log
Friday, 8/30: Value Objects + What’s in a Name?
TECH CHALLENGE CHECK IN:
- Update your screen time tracker.
- Average your screen time.
- Not counting background use like music, does your screen time average to less than 2 hours a day in the 7 days since we started this challenge?
This will help you with the writing assignment at the end of the challenge.
NEXT STAGE OF THE CHALLENGE:
- Disable notifications for all of your social media apps. You can still use these apps as many times as you want.
- If you’re worried about appearing rude, tell your friends about the tech challenge and to expect slower and fewer responses from you for the next couple of weeks.
- Keep logging your screen time.
- We’ll do a Check In next Friday to see if anything has changed.
VALUE OBJECTS PRESENTATIONS:
PICK THE LAST PRESENTATIONS
ICE BREAKER
HW: “What’s in a Name?” Go over it. Interview parents/guardians over the holiday weekend, even if you think you know the “whole story”.
HW: Value Object Presentations for Tuesday
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MONDAY 9/2 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
TUESDAY, 9/3: Who am I Technologically?
FINISH VALUE OBJECTS PRESENTATIONS (15)
PARTNER/SHARE (5): Overall, does technology do more to bring me closer to people or separate me from them? Give at least 3 specific examples.
VIDEO (5): Jean Twenge used studies of teenagers since the 1960s with 11 million teens surveyed overall.
TUESDAY, 9/3: Who am I Technologically?
FINISH VALUE OBJECTS PRESENTATIONS (15)
PARTNER/SHARE (5): Overall, does technology do more to bring me closer to people or separate me from them? Give at least 3 specific examples.
VIDEO (5): Jean Twenge used studies of teenagers since the 1960s with 11 million teens surveyed overall.
Deeper Dive for your research paper if you want to write about this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA8kZZS_bzc
WSJ article “Is Screen Time Bad for Children’s Mental Health?”
WSJ article “Is Screen Time Bad for Children’s Mental Health?”
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READING (25): Examine your placard. 6 groups.
HW: Don’t forget, “What’s in a Name?” is due on block day and requires at least one conversation (if possible) with your parents or guardians.
Block Day, 9/4-9/5: Students Debrief Readings
DUE: “What’s in a Name?”
PLACARDS
STUDENTS DEBRIEF CLASS
QUICK POSTER:
1. Possible topics (you can add your own, if you want):
3. You’re creating parts of a “poster” that you will show in a gallery walk on Friday.
4. Each poster piece must have 3-5 facts and 3-5 illustrations. Do some research and cite your sources on the bottom (URL’s are OK).
HW: Keep Track of Screen Time Log
Friday, 9/6: Gallery Walk of Posters + Technology Wellness
TECH CHALLENGE CHECK IN:
POLL: Did disabling notifications change your amount of screen time? If so, why?
TECH CHALLENGE-- THE FINAL STAGE:
The purpose of this challenge is for you to reduce screen time and instead work into your life more face to face personal interactions with the people that you love. It is not intended to leave you hungry and stranded or to get in the way of your school work and activities. So there are some exceptions:
VIDEO (3): “5 Crazy Ways Social Media is Rewiring Your Brain”
You’re going to be asked to identify 5 of the effects of social media on your brain, so pay attention so we can debrief it.
DEBRIEF
GALLERY WALK (30): Visit at least 3 tables to find out what they learned. This information will help you with next week’s writing assignment on this topic.
Monday, 9/9: Who am I morally?
- 15 minutes of silent reading. Read the article, underlining or highlighting main ideas and important facts/stats.
- Prepare. Make sure everybody in your group is ready to debrief the article’s main ideas for the class.
- Discuss. Check what you’ve read against the reality of your group’s experience. For example, a student might say, “My older sister can’t wait to drive.” BE SPECIFIC AND DETAILED.
HW: Don’t forget, “What’s in a Name?” is due on block day and requires at least one conversation (if possible) with your parents or guardians.
Block Day, 9/4-9/5: Students Debrief Readings
DUE: “What’s in a Name?”
PLACARDS
STUDENTS DEBRIEF CLASS
QUICK POSTER:
1. Possible topics (you can add your own, if you want):
- Impacts on mental health.
- Are we more or less safe thanks to smartphones?
- Are we more or less connected with the people we love?
- Are phones actually addictive or is that media exaggeration?
- Are phones good or bad for dating?
- Any other topic you care to explore? Get it approved by Mr. B first.
3. You’re creating parts of a “poster” that you will show in a gallery walk on Friday.
4. Each poster piece must have 3-5 facts and 3-5 illustrations. Do some research and cite your sources on the bottom (URL’s are OK).
HW: Keep Track of Screen Time Log
Friday, 9/6: Gallery Walk of Posters + Technology Wellness
TECH CHALLENGE CHECK IN:
- Update your screen time tracker.
- Average your screen time.
- Did your screen time average less than 2 hours a day in the last 7 days?
POLL: Did disabling notifications change your amount of screen time? If so, why?
TECH CHALLENGE-- THE FINAL STAGE:
- Keep your non-essential notifications off.
- Limit yourself to one hour a day of screen time.
- If you fail this challenge, don’t give up, just record the failure on the graphic organizer with a * and try again. See if you can last longer the next time without “falling off the bike.”
The purpose of this challenge is for you to reduce screen time and instead work into your life more face to face personal interactions with the people that you love. It is not intended to leave you hungry and stranded or to get in the way of your school work and activities. So there are some exceptions:
- Emergencies.
- Coordinating with people (“Pick me up at 8.” or “Let’s meet here for lunch.”)
- Work.
VIDEO (3): “5 Crazy Ways Social Media is Rewiring Your Brain”
You’re going to be asked to identify 5 of the effects of social media on your brain, so pay attention so we can debrief it.
DEBRIEF
GALLERY WALK (30): Visit at least 3 tables to find out what they learned. This information will help you with next week’s writing assignment on this topic.
Monday, 9/9: Who am I morally?
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DEBRIEF:
VIDEO (21): “Brain Games: Morality”
Tuesday 9/10: Who am I culturally?
CULTURAL IDENTITY HANDOUT
SHARE OUT: Volunteers?
HW: Finish Cultural Identity handout. DUE WEDNESDAY
VIDEO (21): “Brain Games: Morality”
Tuesday 9/10: Who am I culturally?
CULTURAL IDENTITY HANDOUT
SHARE OUT: Volunteers?
HW: Finish Cultural Identity handout. DUE WEDNESDAY
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Block Day, 9/11-9/12:
DUE: Cultural Identity Handout.
PARTNER/SHARE—What are your top 3 on the cultural identity handout?
On a scale of 1-10, how important is your culture to you?
LECTURE: “Sleep Questions” Three Partner/Shares.
VIDEO:
“60 minutes, The Science of Sleep.”
SLEEP SIMILE:
Friday, 9/13: MINIMUM DAY 35 MINUTES: Tech Challenge Final Check In
TECH CHALLENGE CHECK IN:
Average your screen time. BE HONEST.
Put your heads down for an anonymous poll. I will track the numbers on the board by period.
Raise your hands if you stuck to the challenge the entire time, not counting the exceptions.
One * (failure)? Two, etc. More than___. Anybody who hasn’t raised their hands, use your fingers to estimate the number of times you “fell off the bike”.
TECH CHALLENGE DEBRIEF
BOARD ACTIVITY: If you cut your screen time in half, what else can you do with that time?
Put a rating from 1-10 under what you right to rate how important it is to you.
RESOLUTIONS: Looking at the non-screen time activities on the board, what resolution can your table agree to attempt between now and the end of the year? Discuss what is truly valuable to you. Be ready to share with the class.
DUE: Cultural Identity Handout.
PARTNER/SHARE—What are your top 3 on the cultural identity handout?
On a scale of 1-10, how important is your culture to you?
LECTURE: “Sleep Questions” Three Partner/Shares.
VIDEO:
“60 minutes, The Science of Sleep.”
SLEEP SIMILE:
- Think about what we’ve learned about the topic of sleep and what lack of sleep does to our bodies. Possible concepts include: Leptin and obesity, micro-sleep, sleep and memory (hippocampus), sleep and emotional instability (the amygdala and its connection to the pre-frontal cortex), how deep sleep heals our bodies.
- Come up with a simile for the concept. Example, Leptin is like beach time, because once I have enough of it, I know it’s time to go inside and drink some water.
- Illustrate your simile.
- Be ready to present it to the class with a brief written explanation. For example: "It's great to go to the beach, but after a few hours in the sun, I feel the need to get indoors. If I didn't feel that, I would stay there all day and possibly get sunburned or dehydrated. That's just like leptin and how it signals the body that you have consumed enough food to last until the next meal time."
Friday, 9/13: MINIMUM DAY 35 MINUTES: Tech Challenge Final Check In
TECH CHALLENGE CHECK IN:
Average your screen time. BE HONEST.
Put your heads down for an anonymous poll. I will track the numbers on the board by period.
Raise your hands if you stuck to the challenge the entire time, not counting the exceptions.
One * (failure)? Two, etc. More than___. Anybody who hasn’t raised their hands, use your fingers to estimate the number of times you “fell off the bike”.
TECH CHALLENGE DEBRIEF
BOARD ACTIVITY: If you cut your screen time in half, what else can you do with that time?
Put a rating from 1-10 under what you right to rate how important it is to you.
RESOLUTIONS: Looking at the non-screen time activities on the board, what resolution can your table agree to attempt between now and the end of the year? Discuss what is truly valuable to you. Be ready to share with the class.
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Monday, 9/16: Photo Essay Work Day
HW: Work on Photo Essay. DUE FRIDAY
Tuesday, 9/17: Photo Essay Work Day
HW: Work on Photo Essay. DUE FRIDAY.
Block, 9/18-9/19: Photo Essay Work Day
Friday, 9/20: Photo Essay Gallery Walk + “Bark” stress graphic
DO NOW: Open your photo essay on a computer and go over in your mind what you will say to your gallery visitors.GALLERY WALK (30): Front ½ visits back ½ for 15 mins each.1.Identify the two people in the room that you know the least about and pick them first. There will be time for you to go to your friends and see their presentations.2.Be ready to share with the class at least two things that you learned about a classmate that are new.3.Switchevich!
DEBRIEF
STRESS GRAPHICs:
HW: Work on Photo Essay. DUE FRIDAY
Tuesday, 9/17: Photo Essay Work Day
HW: Work on Photo Essay. DUE FRIDAY.
Block, 9/18-9/19: Photo Essay Work Day
Friday, 9/20: Photo Essay Gallery Walk + “Bark” stress graphic
DO NOW: Open your photo essay on a computer and go over in your mind what you will say to your gallery visitors.GALLERY WALK (30): Front ½ visits back ½ for 15 mins each.1.Identify the two people in the room that you know the least about and pick them first. There will be time for you to go to your friends and see their presentations.2.Be ready to share with the class at least two things that you learned about a classmate that are new.3.Switchevich!
DEBRIEF
STRESS GRAPHICs:
- Look for patterns. Which groups are more stressed out than others?
- WHY?
- What are some more healthful ways we can deal with stress?
