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Attendance. Silent Read Personal Novels 20 min After group presentations occurred on Monday Sept 28 re: Tech Art -  please provide the following linked mini video to students - extension piece regarding the provision/presentation of an example of public art - click link below for video. Banksy - The Mystery (BBC)  25 min.  Extension questions - if time. Discuss. Do any of the Banksy pieces you saw on the video relate/connect to the assigned art piece you and your group reviewed last Friday? Similar style? Message?  Further - Do you agree with all/some/none of the messages Banky's pieces provide to the public? Why or why not? If time - students to take notes down - in yellow below.  Paragraph Structure & Transition Words: NOTES FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE - there will be a quiz on this information - TBD - Oct 9 FYI. Friday. Mini.  Topic Sentences : A strong topic sentence introduces the main idea of the paragraph, clearly stating what the paragraph will be abou...

Silent Read Personal Novels 20 min. During quiet read time - Mr. C - pls review my Sept 25 blog post - to review what students completed Friday Sept 25 re: Tech Art Review. Today, Friday - Sept 28 - student groups are presenting their group work - from Friday's class post.

  Attendance - located in brown binder - left hand bottom drawer -teacher desk. Silent Read - Students have their own silent read books to review - 20 min. Today’s  Lesson Plan.  1.   Technological Art Review! Lesson Introduction: Exploring Tech Art Objective: Today, we will delve into the intersection of technology and art, examining how artists use digital media to comment on our society and personal experiences. Hook (5 minutes): Visual Stimulus: Begin by projecting a thought-provoking piece of digital art related to technology. (Below image) Prompt: Ask students to take a moment to observe the artwork. Give them a minute of silence to gather their thoughts. Discussion Starter: Pose an open-ended question: “What emotions or thoughts does this artwork evoke for you?” Allow a few students to share their initial reactions to create a sense of engagement. Transition to Questions: Context Setting: Explain that art can be a powerful commentary on our lives, esp...

Task 1 : Silent Read 20 min  Task 2 : Intro to Lit Assessment - Style - Board Notes -  Part 1 : Before, During & After - What can we infer. Part 2 : Answer your questions.  Task 3 : Finish Finnish School Piece - Discussion.  Why Finland has the Best Education by Michael Moore Q: What can we infer?  Definition - a conclusion or educated guess that you form based on evidence, reasoning, and information you already have Q: Purpose of the piece? Main theme? Message?  Brainstorm.  Task 4 : Back to - Last Friday's and this past Monday's work - Happiness Video.  Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S . Pair Work - discussion post video to end of class. What can we infer? - Definition - a conclusion or educated guess that you form based on evidence, reasoning, and information you already have Q: What information stood out to you in the video? Q: Why do you think the film maker/writer created this piece?  Q: Why do you believe the film m...

Silent Read 20 min Pair Work - discussion post video to end of class. Video from Friday. Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S . What can we infer? - Definition - a conclusion or educated guess that you form based on evidence, reasoning, and information you already have Q: What information stood out to you in the video? Q: Why do you think the film maker/writer created this piece?  Q: Why do you believe the film maker compare nordic countries to the US? Q: Do you agree with the 6 categories of Happiness noted? Why or why not?  Q: Should any additional happiness categories be added to the current index?  Q: What does happiness mean for you? In life? In school? In future career? End class- we viewed the first half of the following video: Why Finland has the Best Education by Michael Moore

 Attendance.  Digital Literacy Unit Mini Quiz - TEAMS - 5 Q After your quiz - If You did not finish last day - finalize - Digital Lit Journal Entry Assignment 2 - Teams.  Then - Silent read - 20 min.  Review your Digital Lit Poster Work & Discussion. Lesson - What is Happiness? Class Discussion. 5-10 min What does it take to be happy? Brainstorm. The Nordic countries seem to have it all figured out. Finland and Denmark have consistently topped the United Nations’ most prestigious index, The World Happiness Report, in all six areas of life satisfaction: *Income *Healthy life expectancy *Social support *Freedom *Trust *Generosity. Note: in our upcoming class novel study one of the book characters is from Sweden. Each year, a group of happiness experts from around the globe rank 156 countries based on how “happy” citizens are, and they publish their findings in the World Happiness Report. Happiness might seem like an elusive concept to quantify, but there is a sci...

Silent Read - Personal Novels 20 min. Review Digital Literacy Activity Work - Drawings from last day. Re-Review:  Online Information – Review Info Deleting something you post does NOT mean it’s gone forever . Other people can save, screenshot, copy, or share your posts. Websites and apps may keep their own copies even if you delete something. Even if you ask others to delete it , they don’t have to. Closing your account doesn’t guarantee your info is erased — some sites keep data for a long time (check the Terms of Service). It’s hard to control info collected about you because: Sites collect data from your activity, not just what you post You may not know it’s being tracked Bottom line: Once something is online, you lose control over it. I mportant Terms - NOTES Privacy Policy Explains: What information the site collects about you How they collect it (posts, clicks, searches, location, etc.) Who they share it with (like advertisers) What choices you have to limit sharing Wha...

Attendance  Silent Read Personal Novel 20 min Lesson: How To Deal With Info Online You Would Like To Try To Keep Private (as best as you can)   Review the below information as a class discussion.  You can delete the information you disclose (such as photos you post) but you can't stop other people from sharing them or making copies. Once information is online, it's not easy to control how it's collected by the sites and services you use or by other users You can ask people to delete their copies, but the social network or photo-sharing site may keep its own copies, and other users can use any copies they made however they want . You can close your whole account, but they may keep copies for a while after that (in case you change your mind) or may even keep copies of what you've posted forever -- you have to read the Terms of Service to find out what happens when you close your account. It can be even harder to get information that was collected about you "back in...