Wednesday, December 2

Students will be able to: Collect ideas, thoughts and opinions after listening to Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture.

Class Materials:

• http://www.thelastlecture.com/index.htm
• Microsoft Word

Class Procedure:

1. Review thoughts, opinions and feelings on this speech
2. Look through the website that was dedicated to Randy pertaining to his wonderful life and what he chose to do with his remaining days.
3. Begin writing your paper (papers are due on Friday)

Homework:

1. Papers due Friday  (If you had one last lecture, what would you chose to talk about?)

The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

 

1. Knowing that this would be his last speech, how do you view him before you hear him speak
2. If you could give one last lecture to give, what would it be about?
3. How do you feel about Randy Pausch’s attitude?
4. How did you feel about “what we’re not talking about slide”?  Does this contribute to his attitude?
5. Why does he go back to his childhood dreams as the root of his lecture?
6. Why has Randy chosen to show historical events (example:  man landing on the moon)
7. What were your childhood dreams?
8. Why is it important to have specific to dreams?

Monday- Friday, November 16-20

Monday: Students will be able to review outlines and write 10 points down from “Whats happening in the world today?”

Tuesday: Students will hand in their outlines to be checked.  Thanks to Dom V. we were able to learn about these study.  Thank you!  Raising Cain:  http://www.pbs.org/parents/raisingboys/index.html Students will be writing a one paged critique (or more) on one of the links inside of this website.  (size 12 font, 1.5 spacing, times new roman)  This will be handed in and graded at the end of the period.

Thursday: Cultural Day

Friday: Test

November 9th-13th

Monday: Whats going on in the world today

Tuesday: Class lecture, chapter 9, notes, group discussion

Wednesday: Class lecture, notes, chapter 9

Thursday: Outline for the test (next week on the 24th)

Friday: Class lecture, notes, chapter 9

Monday-Friday, October 12-16

Topics Discussed this week:

Monday: —-

Tuesday: What’s going on in the world today

Wednesday: PSAT Testing Day

Thursday: Human Sexual behaviors

Friday:  Current Event: The Balloon Boy and social perspective on this particular case

Monday-Presentations

Students will be able to: Complete all drafts and learn how to add a cover page and bibliography

Class Materials: Internet, rough drafts

Class Procedure:

1.  Add a cover page

2.  Page numbers

3.  Bibliography

Homework:

• All papers are due on Wednesday
• PROJECTS DUE ON Wednesday (even if you are not assigned to a specific day
• Failure to bring in any of this on Wednesday will result in one letter grade off.
  

SIGN UPS: Wednesday

Friday, October 2

Students will continue to work on their projects!

1.  Complete Research  Method and print out any surveys necessary

2.  Continue to work on poster and print out any necessary pictures or text

3.  I would like a new draft for your paper today.

Thursday, October 1

Students will be able to:

At the end of the period you must hand in:

1. Whatever research Method you are using, I would like a more detailed draft of how you will be getting your information.

• If you are doing a case study, what are the facts you are looking for (at least 10)

• If you are doing a survey,  I want to see ALL of the questions (at least 10) I also want to know who your target audience(s) is?  Why did you chose these audiences?

• If you are doing an experiment, what is it and how will you be conducting it. (I want details!)

• If you are doing a Field Study, how are you going to do this and what will you be looking for?  (I want details!)

2.  If you are doing a poster, you must print out information for your poster today in class.  You do not need pictures today, maybe just words.  Please talk to one another while you are printing so that you are not jamming the printer up.

If you are doing a powerpoint, DO NOT SAVE IT ON THE DESKTOP!  Make sure you save it to home directory OR your flash drive.  I would like to see what each title slide is going to look like.

3.  I would like for you to elaborate more on the bullet points for your draft.  Separate them more into paragraph form.  Start elaborating more on it.

SOME TIPS:

• If you focus on your thought in writing the paper, this will guide you as a beginning point.  What do you want the main point of this paper to be?  Select a theme and go from there.

• If you focus on your thought process in choosing the research method, why you chose this method and what you found out in the process?  What your judgments were prior too the facts, how your thoughts were altered?  How did you feel on others reactions?  Did your feelings or judgments change after this project?

Wednesday, September 30

Students will be able to: Come up with their very own survey questions and create a draft of their survey, poster and paper for the end of the period.  This will be handed in at the end of the period.

At the end of the period you must hand in:

1. Come up with the method of research that you will be doing.

Example:  case study, survey, experiments, field studies

You need to hand in a draft of what you are going to include for these methods (refer to the handout I gave you first day)

2.  Mock design of your poster/power point= visual aid

3.  Hand in the draft bullet points of what your paper is going to consist of (thought process in writing the paper, thought process in choosing the research method, what your judgments were prior too the facts, how your thoughts were altered)

Some help:

1. EXAMPLE SURVEY QUESTIONS
2. How to create an effective Poster

Homework: PROJECTS and PAPERS are due next Wednesday!

http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/surveyquest/index.htm