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Transcript of TOP 10 STRATEGIES TO DIFFERENTIATE INSTRUCTION Jacque Melin [email protected] .
TOP 10 STRATEGIES TO DIFFERENTIATE INSTRUCTION
Jacque Melin
melinjgvsuedu
wwwformativedifferentiatedcom
Thank you for being present today
bull You can expectbull conversationsbull learning
Irsquom counting on you tohellip
bull learn from one anotherbull actively participatebull commit to a partnership in this journey
melinjgvsuedu616-450-0998 (cell)616-331-6209 (office)wwwformativedifferentiatedcom
A Definition of Differentiated Instruction (DI)
bullDiane Ravitch defines differentiating instruction as a form of instruction that seeks to maximize each students growth by recognizing that students have different ways of learning different interests and different ways of responding to instructionrdquo
(continued)
bull In practice it involves offering several different learning experiences in response to students varied needs Educators may vary learning activities and materials by difficulty so as to challenge students at different readiness levels by topic in response to students interests and by students preferred ways of learning or expressing themselves (p 75)
Dr Carol Ann Tomlinsonbull University of Virginia Distinguished Professorbull ASCD and Solution Tree Author
Researcher Theodore Sizer says
ldquohellip while it may be inconvenient that students differ it is an irrefutable fact of life in the classroomrdquo
(Source of slide Cornelius Watts LF GaDOE)
What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructional strategies
bull 10bull 9bull 8bull 7bull 6bull 5bull 4bull 3bull 2bull 1
Pre-assessmentbull Not the least important because it is number 10
bull You cannot differentiate for readiness until you pre-assess
bull Can be formal or informal
bull Use data to plan lessons for diverse readiness levels
Thank you for being present today
bull You can expectbull conversationsbull learning
Irsquom counting on you tohellip
bull learn from one anotherbull actively participatebull commit to a partnership in this journey
melinjgvsuedu616-450-0998 (cell)616-331-6209 (office)wwwformativedifferentiatedcom
A Definition of Differentiated Instruction (DI)
bullDiane Ravitch defines differentiating instruction as a form of instruction that seeks to maximize each students growth by recognizing that students have different ways of learning different interests and different ways of responding to instructionrdquo
(continued)
bull In practice it involves offering several different learning experiences in response to students varied needs Educators may vary learning activities and materials by difficulty so as to challenge students at different readiness levels by topic in response to students interests and by students preferred ways of learning or expressing themselves (p 75)
Dr Carol Ann Tomlinsonbull University of Virginia Distinguished Professorbull ASCD and Solution Tree Author
Researcher Theodore Sizer says
ldquohellip while it may be inconvenient that students differ it is an irrefutable fact of life in the classroomrdquo
(Source of slide Cornelius Watts LF GaDOE)
What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructional strategies
bull 10bull 9bull 8bull 7bull 6bull 5bull 4bull 3bull 2bull 1
Pre-assessmentbull Not the least important because it is number 10
bull You cannot differentiate for readiness until you pre-assess
bull Can be formal or informal
bull Use data to plan lessons for diverse readiness levels
Irsquom counting on you tohellip
bull learn from one anotherbull actively participatebull commit to a partnership in this journey
melinjgvsuedu616-450-0998 (cell)616-331-6209 (office)wwwformativedifferentiatedcom
A Definition of Differentiated Instruction (DI)
bullDiane Ravitch defines differentiating instruction as a form of instruction that seeks to maximize each students growth by recognizing that students have different ways of learning different interests and different ways of responding to instructionrdquo
(continued)
bull In practice it involves offering several different learning experiences in response to students varied needs Educators may vary learning activities and materials by difficulty so as to challenge students at different readiness levels by topic in response to students interests and by students preferred ways of learning or expressing themselves (p 75)
Dr Carol Ann Tomlinsonbull University of Virginia Distinguished Professorbull ASCD and Solution Tree Author
Researcher Theodore Sizer says
ldquohellip while it may be inconvenient that students differ it is an irrefutable fact of life in the classroomrdquo
(Source of slide Cornelius Watts LF GaDOE)
What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructional strategies
bull 10bull 9bull 8bull 7bull 6bull 5bull 4bull 3bull 2bull 1
Pre-assessmentbull Not the least important because it is number 10
bull You cannot differentiate for readiness until you pre-assess
bull Can be formal or informal
bull Use data to plan lessons for diverse readiness levels
A Definition of Differentiated Instruction (DI)
bullDiane Ravitch defines differentiating instruction as a form of instruction that seeks to maximize each students growth by recognizing that students have different ways of learning different interests and different ways of responding to instructionrdquo
(continued)
bull In practice it involves offering several different learning experiences in response to students varied needs Educators may vary learning activities and materials by difficulty so as to challenge students at different readiness levels by topic in response to students interests and by students preferred ways of learning or expressing themselves (p 75)
Dr Carol Ann Tomlinsonbull University of Virginia Distinguished Professorbull ASCD and Solution Tree Author
Researcher Theodore Sizer says
ldquohellip while it may be inconvenient that students differ it is an irrefutable fact of life in the classroomrdquo
(Source of slide Cornelius Watts LF GaDOE)
What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructional strategies
bull 10bull 9bull 8bull 7bull 6bull 5bull 4bull 3bull 2bull 1
Pre-assessmentbull Not the least important because it is number 10
bull You cannot differentiate for readiness until you pre-assess
bull Can be formal or informal
bull Use data to plan lessons for diverse readiness levels
(continued)
bull In practice it involves offering several different learning experiences in response to students varied needs Educators may vary learning activities and materials by difficulty so as to challenge students at different readiness levels by topic in response to students interests and by students preferred ways of learning or expressing themselves (p 75)
Dr Carol Ann Tomlinsonbull University of Virginia Distinguished Professorbull ASCD and Solution Tree Author
Researcher Theodore Sizer says
ldquohellip while it may be inconvenient that students differ it is an irrefutable fact of life in the classroomrdquo
(Source of slide Cornelius Watts LF GaDOE)
What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructional strategies
bull 10bull 9bull 8bull 7bull 6bull 5bull 4bull 3bull 2bull 1
Pre-assessmentbull Not the least important because it is number 10
bull You cannot differentiate for readiness until you pre-assess
bull Can be formal or informal
bull Use data to plan lessons for diverse readiness levels
Dr Carol Ann Tomlinsonbull University of Virginia Distinguished Professorbull ASCD and Solution Tree Author
Researcher Theodore Sizer says
ldquohellip while it may be inconvenient that students differ it is an irrefutable fact of life in the classroomrdquo
(Source of slide Cornelius Watts LF GaDOE)
What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructional strategies
bull 10bull 9bull 8bull 7bull 6bull 5bull 4bull 3bull 2bull 1
Pre-assessmentbull Not the least important because it is number 10
bull You cannot differentiate for readiness until you pre-assess
bull Can be formal or informal
bull Use data to plan lessons for diverse readiness levels
Researcher Theodore Sizer says
ldquohellip while it may be inconvenient that students differ it is an irrefutable fact of life in the classroomrdquo
(Source of slide Cornelius Watts LF GaDOE)
What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructional strategies
bull 10bull 9bull 8bull 7bull 6bull 5bull 4bull 3bull 2bull 1
Pre-assessmentbull Not the least important because it is number 10
bull You cannot differentiate for readiness until you pre-assess
bull Can be formal or informal
bull Use data to plan lessons for diverse readiness levels
What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructional strategies
bull 10bull 9bull 8bull 7bull 6bull 5bull 4bull 3bull 2bull 1
Pre-assessmentbull Not the least important because it is number 10
bull You cannot differentiate for readiness until you pre-assess
bull Can be formal or informal
bull Use data to plan lessons for diverse readiness levels
Pre-assessmentbull Not the least important because it is number 10
bull You cannot differentiate for readiness until you pre-assess
bull Can be formal or informal
bull Use data to plan lessons for diverse readiness levels
Types of informal pre-assessmentsbull Quick Write - might sound very ordinary but as a pre-assessment it can reveal a lot by asking
a lsquobig idearsquo question student answers can uncover what they understand what misconceptions they may have or the reasoning processes they are using They are given only 1-3 minutes to write an answer (thus quick write)Example How do electrical devices work
Graphic Organizer - there are so many - you might want to consider a Venn diagram a wordidea web a causeeffect chart a flow-chart a sequence chart something yoursquove used as a pre-write (KWL is really common so donrsquot use for this assignment please)
Word Splash Activity - content vocabulary is placed on a board chart large paper in a random lsquosplashrsquo Students are asked to use the words in sentences a paragraph captioned drawing or diagram
bullCloze Writing - fill in the blank using a vocabulary bank
Line Continuum - usually used with 5-10 agreedisagree or truefalse statements about the upcoming topicunit students place themselves on a continuum line about what level of comfort they may have with answering the question for each question there usually is new movement
Graffiti Wall - Use large butcher paper and title it with a theme or big idea or topic from unit (ie Underground Railroad) Students over a certain amount of time (a day-a week) write thoughtsideasopinions that come to mind regarding the title Have them initial each Keep track of what students record The graffiti wall then can be used throughout the unit by adding new information correcting misconceptions categorizing developing vocabulary etcfor you to listen to later
Science
SequencestepscyclesprocessesScientific principlesContent-area vocabulary
Math
Steps in a process
Social Studies
Important eventsturning pointsconflictsElements of civilizationHighlights of an eraContent-area vocabulary
ELA
Characterkey figuresattributesSettingconflictproblems amp solutionsBeginning middle endSymbolsthemes
Types of informal pre-assessmentsbull Quick Write - might sound very ordinary but as a pre-assessment it can reveal a lot by asking
a lsquobig idearsquo question student answers can uncover what they understand what misconceptions they may have or the reasoning processes they are using They are given only 1-3 minutes to write an answer (thus quick write)Example How do electrical devices work
Graphic Organizer - there are so many - you might want to consider a Venn diagram a wordidea web a causeeffect chart a flow-chart a sequence chart something yoursquove used as a pre-write (KWL is really common so donrsquot use for this assessment please)
Word Splash Activity - content vocabulary is placed on a board chart large paper in a random lsquosplashrsquo Students are asked to use the words in sentences a paragraph captioned drawing or diagram
bullCloze Writing - fill in the blank using a vocabulary bank
Line Continuum - usually used with 5-10 agreedisagree or truefalse statements about the upcoming topicunit students place themselves on a continuum line about what level of comfort they may have with answering the question for each question there usually is new movement
Graffiti Wall - Use large butcher paper and title it with a theme or big idea or topic from unit (ie Underground Railroad) Students over a certain amount of time (a day-a week) write thoughtsideasopinions that come to mind regarding the title Have them initial each Keep track of what students record The graffiti wall then can be used throughout the unit by adding new information correcting misconceptions categorizing developing vocabulary etcfor you to listen to later
Underground Railroad
women
FREEDOM
Civil rights
slaveryconductor
segregation
African-American
Types of informal pre-assessmentsbull Quick Write - might sound very ordinary but as a pre-assessment it can reveal a lot by asking
a lsquobig idearsquo question student answers can uncover what they understand what misconceptions they may have or the reasoning processes they are using They are given only 1-3 minutes to write an answer (thus quick write)Example How do electrical devices work
Graphic Organizer - there are so many - you might want to consider a Venn diagram a wordidea web a causeeffect chart a flow-chart a sequence chart something yoursquove used as a pre-write (KWL is really common so donrsquot use for this assignment please)
Word Splash Activity - content vocabulary is placed on a board chart large paper in a random lsquosplashrsquo Students are asked to use the words in sentences a paragraph captioned drawing or diagram
bullCloze Writing - fill in the blank using a vocabulary bank
Line Continuum - usually used with 5-10 agreedisagree or truefalse statements about the upcoming topicunit students place themselves on a continuum line about what level of comfort they may have with answering the question for each question there usually is new movement
Graffiti Wall - Use large butcher paper and title it with a theme or big idea or topic from unit (ie Underground Railroad) Students over a certain amount of time (a day-a week) write thoughtsideasopinions that come to mind regarding the title Have them initial each Keep track of what students record The graffiti wall then can be used throughout the unit by adding new information correcting misconceptions categorizing developing vocabulary etcfor you to listen to later
Other types of pre-assessmentsbull
YesNo Cards - Students make a large index card with Yes (or Got It) on one side No (No clue) on the other side Teachers ask an introductory or review question Students who know the answer hold up the Yes card if they might have the answer they hold the No card Then do a quick ThinkPairShare This short assessment can give a quick look at what the group is ready forunderstandsgets Example Use when introducing vocabulary words that students need as a knowledge base for a specific unit of study
Entrance Cards- As students enter for the day give them a small index card and ask them to respond to a displayed sentence or short paragraph which shares a specific idea that will be taught during the unit displayed in the room They might ask questions or add more information to the displayed statement
Square Offor 4 Corners - Place a card in each corner of the room labeled as No Path Rocky Path Smooth Path and Paved Path Teach them the meaning of the analogy of path in their learning Make a statement or ask a question about the topicunit of study (ie The moon has no gravity) Instruct the students to go to the corner of the room that matches their comfort level with what they are thinking or where they are with the statement As a group those in each corner discuss what they know about the statementquestion Briefly visit each corner to listen to their conversations or they can record the conversations onto an audio tape
iPad Pre-assessment Appsbull Traffic Light
bull Screen Chomp
bull Show Me
Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
bull Socrative
bullRoom 7615
bull Poll Anywhere
Curriculum Compactingbull A three-step process that
bull a) assesses what a student knows about material to be
studied
bull b) plans for learning what is not known
bull c) plans for freed-up time to be spent in enriched or
accelerated study
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Science
SequencestepscyclesprocessesScientific principlesContent-area vocabulary
Math
Steps in a process
Social Studies
Important eventsturning pointsconflictsElements of civilizationHighlights of an eraContent-area vocabulary
ELA
Characterkey figuresattributesSettingconflictproblems amp solutionsBeginning middle endSymbolsthemes
Types of informal pre-assessmentsbull Quick Write - might sound very ordinary but as a pre-assessment it can reveal a lot by asking
a lsquobig idearsquo question student answers can uncover what they understand what misconceptions they may have or the reasoning processes they are using They are given only 1-3 minutes to write an answer (thus quick write)Example How do electrical devices work
Graphic Organizer - there are so many - you might want to consider a Venn diagram a wordidea web a causeeffect chart a flow-chart a sequence chart something yoursquove used as a pre-write (KWL is really common so donrsquot use for this assessment please)
Word Splash Activity - content vocabulary is placed on a board chart large paper in a random lsquosplashrsquo Students are asked to use the words in sentences a paragraph captioned drawing or diagram
bullCloze Writing - fill in the blank using a vocabulary bank
Line Continuum - usually used with 5-10 agreedisagree or truefalse statements about the upcoming topicunit students place themselves on a continuum line about what level of comfort they may have with answering the question for each question there usually is new movement
Graffiti Wall - Use large butcher paper and title it with a theme or big idea or topic from unit (ie Underground Railroad) Students over a certain amount of time (a day-a week) write thoughtsideasopinions that come to mind regarding the title Have them initial each Keep track of what students record The graffiti wall then can be used throughout the unit by adding new information correcting misconceptions categorizing developing vocabulary etcfor you to listen to later
Underground Railroad
women
FREEDOM
Civil rights
slaveryconductor
segregation
African-American
Types of informal pre-assessmentsbull Quick Write - might sound very ordinary but as a pre-assessment it can reveal a lot by asking
a lsquobig idearsquo question student answers can uncover what they understand what misconceptions they may have or the reasoning processes they are using They are given only 1-3 minutes to write an answer (thus quick write)Example How do electrical devices work
Graphic Organizer - there are so many - you might want to consider a Venn diagram a wordidea web a causeeffect chart a flow-chart a sequence chart something yoursquove used as a pre-write (KWL is really common so donrsquot use for this assignment please)
Word Splash Activity - content vocabulary is placed on a board chart large paper in a random lsquosplashrsquo Students are asked to use the words in sentences a paragraph captioned drawing or diagram
bullCloze Writing - fill in the blank using a vocabulary bank
Line Continuum - usually used with 5-10 agreedisagree or truefalse statements about the upcoming topicunit students place themselves on a continuum line about what level of comfort they may have with answering the question for each question there usually is new movement
Graffiti Wall - Use large butcher paper and title it with a theme or big idea or topic from unit (ie Underground Railroad) Students over a certain amount of time (a day-a week) write thoughtsideasopinions that come to mind regarding the title Have them initial each Keep track of what students record The graffiti wall then can be used throughout the unit by adding new information correcting misconceptions categorizing developing vocabulary etcfor you to listen to later
Other types of pre-assessmentsbull
YesNo Cards - Students make a large index card with Yes (or Got It) on one side No (No clue) on the other side Teachers ask an introductory or review question Students who know the answer hold up the Yes card if they might have the answer they hold the No card Then do a quick ThinkPairShare This short assessment can give a quick look at what the group is ready forunderstandsgets Example Use when introducing vocabulary words that students need as a knowledge base for a specific unit of study
Entrance Cards- As students enter for the day give them a small index card and ask them to respond to a displayed sentence or short paragraph which shares a specific idea that will be taught during the unit displayed in the room They might ask questions or add more information to the displayed statement
Square Offor 4 Corners - Place a card in each corner of the room labeled as No Path Rocky Path Smooth Path and Paved Path Teach them the meaning of the analogy of path in their learning Make a statement or ask a question about the topicunit of study (ie The moon has no gravity) Instruct the students to go to the corner of the room that matches their comfort level with what they are thinking or where they are with the statement As a group those in each corner discuss what they know about the statementquestion Briefly visit each corner to listen to their conversations or they can record the conversations onto an audio tape
iPad Pre-assessment Appsbull Traffic Light
bull Screen Chomp
bull Show Me
Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
bull Socrative
bullRoom 7615
bull Poll Anywhere
Curriculum Compactingbull A three-step process that
bull a) assesses what a student knows about material to be
studied
bull b) plans for learning what is not known
bull c) plans for freed-up time to be spent in enriched or
accelerated study
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Types of informal pre-assessmentsbull Quick Write - might sound very ordinary but as a pre-assessment it can reveal a lot by asking
a lsquobig idearsquo question student answers can uncover what they understand what misconceptions they may have or the reasoning processes they are using They are given only 1-3 minutes to write an answer (thus quick write)Example How do electrical devices work
Graphic Organizer - there are so many - you might want to consider a Venn diagram a wordidea web a causeeffect chart a flow-chart a sequence chart something yoursquove used as a pre-write (KWL is really common so donrsquot use for this assessment please)
Word Splash Activity - content vocabulary is placed on a board chart large paper in a random lsquosplashrsquo Students are asked to use the words in sentences a paragraph captioned drawing or diagram
bullCloze Writing - fill in the blank using a vocabulary bank
Line Continuum - usually used with 5-10 agreedisagree or truefalse statements about the upcoming topicunit students place themselves on a continuum line about what level of comfort they may have with answering the question for each question there usually is new movement
Graffiti Wall - Use large butcher paper and title it with a theme or big idea or topic from unit (ie Underground Railroad) Students over a certain amount of time (a day-a week) write thoughtsideasopinions that come to mind regarding the title Have them initial each Keep track of what students record The graffiti wall then can be used throughout the unit by adding new information correcting misconceptions categorizing developing vocabulary etcfor you to listen to later
Underground Railroad
women
FREEDOM
Civil rights
slaveryconductor
segregation
African-American
Types of informal pre-assessmentsbull Quick Write - might sound very ordinary but as a pre-assessment it can reveal a lot by asking
a lsquobig idearsquo question student answers can uncover what they understand what misconceptions they may have or the reasoning processes they are using They are given only 1-3 minutes to write an answer (thus quick write)Example How do electrical devices work
Graphic Organizer - there are so many - you might want to consider a Venn diagram a wordidea web a causeeffect chart a flow-chart a sequence chart something yoursquove used as a pre-write (KWL is really common so donrsquot use for this assignment please)
Word Splash Activity - content vocabulary is placed on a board chart large paper in a random lsquosplashrsquo Students are asked to use the words in sentences a paragraph captioned drawing or diagram
bullCloze Writing - fill in the blank using a vocabulary bank
Line Continuum - usually used with 5-10 agreedisagree or truefalse statements about the upcoming topicunit students place themselves on a continuum line about what level of comfort they may have with answering the question for each question there usually is new movement
Graffiti Wall - Use large butcher paper and title it with a theme or big idea or topic from unit (ie Underground Railroad) Students over a certain amount of time (a day-a week) write thoughtsideasopinions that come to mind regarding the title Have them initial each Keep track of what students record The graffiti wall then can be used throughout the unit by adding new information correcting misconceptions categorizing developing vocabulary etcfor you to listen to later
Other types of pre-assessmentsbull
YesNo Cards - Students make a large index card with Yes (or Got It) on one side No (No clue) on the other side Teachers ask an introductory or review question Students who know the answer hold up the Yes card if they might have the answer they hold the No card Then do a quick ThinkPairShare This short assessment can give a quick look at what the group is ready forunderstandsgets Example Use when introducing vocabulary words that students need as a knowledge base for a specific unit of study
Entrance Cards- As students enter for the day give them a small index card and ask them to respond to a displayed sentence or short paragraph which shares a specific idea that will be taught during the unit displayed in the room They might ask questions or add more information to the displayed statement
Square Offor 4 Corners - Place a card in each corner of the room labeled as No Path Rocky Path Smooth Path and Paved Path Teach them the meaning of the analogy of path in their learning Make a statement or ask a question about the topicunit of study (ie The moon has no gravity) Instruct the students to go to the corner of the room that matches their comfort level with what they are thinking or where they are with the statement As a group those in each corner discuss what they know about the statementquestion Briefly visit each corner to listen to their conversations or they can record the conversations onto an audio tape
iPad Pre-assessment Appsbull Traffic Light
bull Screen Chomp
bull Show Me
Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
bull Socrative
bullRoom 7615
bull Poll Anywhere
Curriculum Compactingbull A three-step process that
bull a) assesses what a student knows about material to be
studied
bull b) plans for learning what is not known
bull c) plans for freed-up time to be spent in enriched or
accelerated study
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Underground Railroad
women
FREEDOM
Civil rights
slaveryconductor
segregation
African-American
Types of informal pre-assessmentsbull Quick Write - might sound very ordinary but as a pre-assessment it can reveal a lot by asking
a lsquobig idearsquo question student answers can uncover what they understand what misconceptions they may have or the reasoning processes they are using They are given only 1-3 minutes to write an answer (thus quick write)Example How do electrical devices work
Graphic Organizer - there are so many - you might want to consider a Venn diagram a wordidea web a causeeffect chart a flow-chart a sequence chart something yoursquove used as a pre-write (KWL is really common so donrsquot use for this assignment please)
Word Splash Activity - content vocabulary is placed on a board chart large paper in a random lsquosplashrsquo Students are asked to use the words in sentences a paragraph captioned drawing or diagram
bullCloze Writing - fill in the blank using a vocabulary bank
Line Continuum - usually used with 5-10 agreedisagree or truefalse statements about the upcoming topicunit students place themselves on a continuum line about what level of comfort they may have with answering the question for each question there usually is new movement
Graffiti Wall - Use large butcher paper and title it with a theme or big idea or topic from unit (ie Underground Railroad) Students over a certain amount of time (a day-a week) write thoughtsideasopinions that come to mind regarding the title Have them initial each Keep track of what students record The graffiti wall then can be used throughout the unit by adding new information correcting misconceptions categorizing developing vocabulary etcfor you to listen to later
Other types of pre-assessmentsbull
YesNo Cards - Students make a large index card with Yes (or Got It) on one side No (No clue) on the other side Teachers ask an introductory or review question Students who know the answer hold up the Yes card if they might have the answer they hold the No card Then do a quick ThinkPairShare This short assessment can give a quick look at what the group is ready forunderstandsgets Example Use when introducing vocabulary words that students need as a knowledge base for a specific unit of study
Entrance Cards- As students enter for the day give them a small index card and ask them to respond to a displayed sentence or short paragraph which shares a specific idea that will be taught during the unit displayed in the room They might ask questions or add more information to the displayed statement
Square Offor 4 Corners - Place a card in each corner of the room labeled as No Path Rocky Path Smooth Path and Paved Path Teach them the meaning of the analogy of path in their learning Make a statement or ask a question about the topicunit of study (ie The moon has no gravity) Instruct the students to go to the corner of the room that matches their comfort level with what they are thinking or where they are with the statement As a group those in each corner discuss what they know about the statementquestion Briefly visit each corner to listen to their conversations or they can record the conversations onto an audio tape
iPad Pre-assessment Appsbull Traffic Light
bull Screen Chomp
bull Show Me
Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
bull Socrative
bullRoom 7615
bull Poll Anywhere
Curriculum Compactingbull A three-step process that
bull a) assesses what a student knows about material to be
studied
bull b) plans for learning what is not known
bull c) plans for freed-up time to be spent in enriched or
accelerated study
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Types of informal pre-assessmentsbull Quick Write - might sound very ordinary but as a pre-assessment it can reveal a lot by asking
a lsquobig idearsquo question student answers can uncover what they understand what misconceptions they may have or the reasoning processes they are using They are given only 1-3 minutes to write an answer (thus quick write)Example How do electrical devices work
Graphic Organizer - there are so many - you might want to consider a Venn diagram a wordidea web a causeeffect chart a flow-chart a sequence chart something yoursquove used as a pre-write (KWL is really common so donrsquot use for this assignment please)
Word Splash Activity - content vocabulary is placed on a board chart large paper in a random lsquosplashrsquo Students are asked to use the words in sentences a paragraph captioned drawing or diagram
bullCloze Writing - fill in the blank using a vocabulary bank
Line Continuum - usually used with 5-10 agreedisagree or truefalse statements about the upcoming topicunit students place themselves on a continuum line about what level of comfort they may have with answering the question for each question there usually is new movement
Graffiti Wall - Use large butcher paper and title it with a theme or big idea or topic from unit (ie Underground Railroad) Students over a certain amount of time (a day-a week) write thoughtsideasopinions that come to mind regarding the title Have them initial each Keep track of what students record The graffiti wall then can be used throughout the unit by adding new information correcting misconceptions categorizing developing vocabulary etcfor you to listen to later
Other types of pre-assessmentsbull
YesNo Cards - Students make a large index card with Yes (or Got It) on one side No (No clue) on the other side Teachers ask an introductory or review question Students who know the answer hold up the Yes card if they might have the answer they hold the No card Then do a quick ThinkPairShare This short assessment can give a quick look at what the group is ready forunderstandsgets Example Use when introducing vocabulary words that students need as a knowledge base for a specific unit of study
Entrance Cards- As students enter for the day give them a small index card and ask them to respond to a displayed sentence or short paragraph which shares a specific idea that will be taught during the unit displayed in the room They might ask questions or add more information to the displayed statement
Square Offor 4 Corners - Place a card in each corner of the room labeled as No Path Rocky Path Smooth Path and Paved Path Teach them the meaning of the analogy of path in their learning Make a statement or ask a question about the topicunit of study (ie The moon has no gravity) Instruct the students to go to the corner of the room that matches their comfort level with what they are thinking or where they are with the statement As a group those in each corner discuss what they know about the statementquestion Briefly visit each corner to listen to their conversations or they can record the conversations onto an audio tape
iPad Pre-assessment Appsbull Traffic Light
bull Screen Chomp
bull Show Me
Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
bull Socrative
bullRoom 7615
bull Poll Anywhere
Curriculum Compactingbull A three-step process that
bull a) assesses what a student knows about material to be
studied
bull b) plans for learning what is not known
bull c) plans for freed-up time to be spent in enriched or
accelerated study
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Other types of pre-assessmentsbull
YesNo Cards - Students make a large index card with Yes (or Got It) on one side No (No clue) on the other side Teachers ask an introductory or review question Students who know the answer hold up the Yes card if they might have the answer they hold the No card Then do a quick ThinkPairShare This short assessment can give a quick look at what the group is ready forunderstandsgets Example Use when introducing vocabulary words that students need as a knowledge base for a specific unit of study
Entrance Cards- As students enter for the day give them a small index card and ask them to respond to a displayed sentence or short paragraph which shares a specific idea that will be taught during the unit displayed in the room They might ask questions or add more information to the displayed statement
Square Offor 4 Corners - Place a card in each corner of the room labeled as No Path Rocky Path Smooth Path and Paved Path Teach them the meaning of the analogy of path in their learning Make a statement or ask a question about the topicunit of study (ie The moon has no gravity) Instruct the students to go to the corner of the room that matches their comfort level with what they are thinking or where they are with the statement As a group those in each corner discuss what they know about the statementquestion Briefly visit each corner to listen to their conversations or they can record the conversations onto an audio tape
iPad Pre-assessment Appsbull Traffic Light
bull Screen Chomp
bull Show Me
Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
bull Socrative
bullRoom 7615
bull Poll Anywhere
Curriculum Compactingbull A three-step process that
bull a) assesses what a student knows about material to be
studied
bull b) plans for learning what is not known
bull c) plans for freed-up time to be spent in enriched or
accelerated study
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
iPad Pre-assessment Appsbull Traffic Light
bull Screen Chomp
bull Show Me
Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
bull Socrative
bullRoom 7615
bull Poll Anywhere
Curriculum Compactingbull A three-step process that
bull a) assesses what a student knows about material to be
studied
bull b) plans for learning what is not known
bull c) plans for freed-up time to be spent in enriched or
accelerated study
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
bull Socrative
bullRoom 7615
bull Poll Anywhere
Curriculum Compactingbull A three-step process that
bull a) assesses what a student knows about material to be
studied
bull b) plans for learning what is not known
bull c) plans for freed-up time to be spent in enriched or
accelerated study
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Curriculum Compactingbull A three-step process that
bull a) assesses what a student knows about material to be
studied
bull b) plans for learning what is not known
bull c) plans for freed-up time to be spent in enriched or
accelerated study
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Learning Contractsbull Written agreements between students and teachers that grant the
student certain freedomschoices about completing tasks yet require the student to meet certain specifications
bull They outline what the students will learn how they will learn it how
long they will have to learn it and how they will be graded or evaluated
bull Often times contain ldquoworking conditionsrdquo or rules to be followed
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Learning Contract 2To demonstrate what I have learned about ____________________ I want
to _ Write a report_ Put on a demonstration_ Set up an experiment_ Develop a computer presentation_ Build a model
_ Design a mural_ Write a song_ Make a movie (Podcast)_ Create a graphic organizer or diagram_ Other
This will be a good way to demonstrate understanding of this concept because______________________________________________________________
To do this project I will need help with______________________________________________________________
My Action Plan is________________________________________________
The criteriarubric which will be used to assess my final product is _______________________________________________________________________
My project will be completed by this date _____________________________
Student signature ________________________________ Date ______Teacher signature ________________________________ Date ______
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Most Difficult Firstbull Used for skill-based subjects (like math)
bull If student shows mastery move on to independent work
bull Give credit for the assignment
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Flexible Groupingbull Based on
bull Readiness
bull Interest
bull Learning Profile
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Grouping Methods
bullTAPSbullTeacher AssignedbullStudent SelectedbullRandom
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Questioningbull Rigor and Relevance
bull Plan ahead
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Open Ended Tasksbull Require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skillbull Students can learn from answering the questions teachers
can learn about the studentsbull May be several acceptable answers
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Project Based Learning (PBL)bull The Buck Institute for Education wwwbieorg
bull West Virginia Department of Education httpwvdestatewvusteach21pblhtml
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
From ldquoGoogle-ablerdquo to open-ended
What were the major developments in the Renaissance
Was the Renaissance a rebirth or a whole new baby
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
From ldquotoo bigrdquo to answerable
How have humans changed the environment
How has our (state city etc) changed
in the past 50 years
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
From too general to more concrete and challenging
How do architects use geometry
How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of
seats
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
From too abstract to more relevant and engaging
What is a hero
Who are the heroes in my life
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
From too general to more concrete and localized
What are the characteristics of healthy soil
Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
From ldquosounds like a teacherrdquo to student-friendly
How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her
childhood and community
How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Partner Sharing Time
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Tieringbull Based on readiness levelbull -Different work not simply more or less work
bull -Equally active
bull -Equally interesting and engaging
bull -Fair in terms of work expectations and time needed
bull -Require the use of key concepts skills or ideas
bull -Are used as practice or formative work NOT as an assessment task to be
graded
bull -Learn from each other ndash share work
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
THINKDOTS OR CUBING
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Choice Boardsbull Help to manage a differentiated classroom
bull Independent work
bull Used to extend and refine learning targets
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Motivation to Learn
bull Students cannot learn when they are unmotivated by things far too difficult or things far too easy
bull Students learn more enthusiastically when they are motivated by those things that connect to their interests
--Tomlinson The Differentiated Classroom
GaDOE
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
TIC TAC TOE BOARDS
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
B C B
C C C
B C B
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanizationbull The learning targets for this assignmentbull bull Students will be able tohellipbull Identify individuals who played a major role in expanding industrybull Identify individuals who responded to the growth of industry
through the organization of workersbull Identify the reasons why the United States was able to turn into a
major industrial power during this erabull Identify the reasons why there was a growth in labor unions
during this time periodbull Identify historical themes that are found throughout a historical
erabull Identify the cause and effect relationship of historical events
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
(1) News StoryYou are a journalist during the Gilded Age and have been asked by your boss to write a front-page article about either the booming steel industry in Pittsburg PA or the growth of oil You must interview Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller as well as a steel mill worker or oil refinery work Other than these requirements you are free to write what you want
(2) ObituaryA well-known industrial baron or union leader has passed away Choose which figure you want to write an obituary about from the list below Be sure to cover the impact that individual had on society as well as hisher accomplishments and failures
-A Carnegie -J Rockefeller-C Vanderbilt -E Debs
-S Gompers -T Powderly
(3) Cause and Effect ChartCreate a cause and effect chart for two of the following events Be sure to identify and explain each of your chosen events and then identify and explain 3 impacts-Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad-Bessemer Process-Electricity-Big Business
(4) Primary Source AnalyzerFind a primary source that dates to the Gilded Age specifically the growth of big business and complete the APART handout Be sure to answer each part of the acronym
(5) Recruiter AdvertisementHenry Fisk of Carnegie Steel Co has hired you to create an advertisement flyer to recruit new employees for the steel mill in Homestead PA He fears that a strike may be coming and wants to be able to recruit new employees if the current ones stop working
(6) PoemRapSongWrite a poemrapsong about the Gilded Age It can be general about the era or you can select a specific part of the era Either way it must be 5-6 stanzas in length with each stanza have 4-5 lines of more than 8 words
(7) One PagerComplete a one-pager documenting one of the historical themes (BAGPIPE) from US History seen in the Gilded Age Find the one-pager instructions for more information or see me for an example
(8) TimelineCreate a timeline on either a poster-board or on the website wwwtimetoastcom Select what you believe to be the TOP 10 events of the Gilded Age For each provide a description and then explain why you chose it as a top 10 event from the era
(9) Schematic DrawingModelYou are an architect and your firm has just been hired to develop a new factory town outside of Chicago A rival firm just complete George Pullmanrsquos complex and the people who hired you want a similar design Create either a detail schematic drawing or a 3 dimensional model of what your factory will look like and include
INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBANIZATION TIC-TAC-TOE CHOICE BOARD
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Rhyme Time
(musical)
Make a rhyme or chant to help you and others remember the formula to the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down
Think-Aloud(verballinguistic amp
logicalmathematical)
Create three story problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem As you write and solve each problem write a think-aloud including your reasons as to why you chose the problems and numbers that you chose
Poster(visualspatial amp
logicalmathematical)
Create a poster for the class that shows examples of how to solve for the missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem You may take pictures draw pictures or use the internet
Game Time
(interpersonal)
With a partner create a game about the Pythagorean Theorem Agree on and write down directions so that you can explain the game to the class
Review Time
Free Space
You will find a creative way to review for the test Make sure your review includes at least two items from each section that wersquove covered in our unit
Photo Book(naturalist amp visualspatial)
Take photos of right triangles at home or around the classroom Put the photos together to create a book about the Pythagorean Theorem Then identify the legs hypotenuse and the right angle on the triangles
Family Time(interpersonal amp visualspatial amp
verballinguistic)
Interview a family member or friend to see if they know how they use the Pythagorean Theorem If heshe does not know how to use the Pythagorean Theorem teach it to himher on a piece of paper If heshe does know the Pythagorean Theorem have himher teach it to you on a piece of paper
Formula Diagram
(logicalmathematical amp visualspatial)
Draw a diagram to support the formula of the Pythagorean Theorem the sum of the area of the two squares on the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square of the hypotenuse
Dance Time
(bodykinesthetic amp musical)
Make up a rap or a dance that explains the Pythagorean Theorem Write it down and be prepared to teach the class
Tic Tac Toe Board The Pythagorean Theorem
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
1 Letter HomeYou are a ldquolaunchierdquo Write a letter to a family member back on earth Explain what your new life is like in battle school by describing two activities the cadets do for training Also write about an encounter you had with one of the characters in the book Ender Petra Bean Bonzo etc This should give insight into their personality
2 In The News
Pretend you are a writer for the ldquoVidsrdquo Write a half page news report praising or condemning Enderrsquos zenocide This news report should give reasons why the world should treat Ender like a savior or a mass murderer
3 LockeDemosthenes Research
Jump on a computer and research who Locke and Demosthenes were in real life Create some kind of report (power point poster short paper etc) explaining who they were and why their names were chosen by Peter
4 Design a Battle Arena
Sketch out a battle arena ldquostarrdquo plan After sketching write a brief explanation why the stars were placed where you placed them What sort of strategy do you hope the cadets will come up with in your arena (best way to win)
5 Continue the Series
Choose to follow either Ender with Ender in Flight or Speaker of the Dead Bean with Enderrsquos Shadow or back track to a young Mazer Rackham with Earth Unaware by reading the first chapter in any of those books Write a brief response describing how it connects with an event in Enderrsquos Game
6 PosterIt is your chance to make a cheat sheet for your classroom Design and make a poster that includes the important plot points characters and concepts from Enderrsquos Game If all of your information is accurate and professional looking I may or may not allow this up as a cheat sheet (I suggest a divide and conquer approach Find what other classmates are doing and choose something differenthellipmaybe all of the test info will be on the walls)
7 You tell me
Free box if you can think of anything else run it past me with point values and we will try to make it happen
8 Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that illustrates your favorite scene in Enderrsquos Game Be sure to use illustrations and captions
9 Movie Night
Watch the movie Enderrsquos Game Complete a Venn Diagram that illustrates the similarities (5) and differences (10) between the book and movie Write 1 paragraph explaining which you like better
Novel Study
Enderrsquos Game
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
LEARNING MENUS
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
The Pythagorean Theorem Choice Menu
Main Dish (complete all)bullCreate and write down a real-world two-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
bullCreate and write down a real-world three-dimensional problem to solve by using the Pythagorean Theorem Make sure to create an answer key and show your work on how to solve it Then have a friend solve it
Side Dish (choose two)bullCreate a rap or song about the Pythagorean Theorem Please try to incorporate as many of the eight vocabulary words as possible (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs)
Create a game to remember and practice the spelling of the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Write instructions so other classmates can play it
bullUse a large piece of paper to write the letters pythagorean theorem Use these letters to create new words by rearranging the letters You do not need to use all of the letters For example the word ldquogotrdquo and ldquopythonrdquo could be two possible words See how many words you can make Challenge your friends
Dessert (optional and can only be completed after the other two courses)bullUse the puzzlemakercom website to create a crossword puzzle for the eight vocabulary words (Pythagorean Theorem Pythagorean Theorem Converse proof right angle right triangle square root hypotenuse and legs) Then you or a friend can solve it
Use the computer to create a brochure using Publisher or create a PowerPoint presentation You should explain the steps on how to solve for a missing side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Pizza Builder Choice Board
Orchestra
Task Build a lsquoPizzarsquo that represents a genre or style of music that is interesting to you
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
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Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Pizza Builder
Crust Choices (Select one)bull Thin Crust A solo work for an unaccompanied
instrument or voicebull Hand Tossed Crust A work for a chamber ensemble of
2-15 performersbull Deep Dish Crust A work for large ensemble over 16
performersbull Gluten Free Crust A work for mechanical or computer
based sound generators
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Pizza BuilderSauce Choices (Select one) bull Red Sauce represents music created for no specific occasion but simply as entertainment
bull White Sauce represents uplifting music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Pesto Sauce represents somber music created for a specific purpose or cultural event
bull Barbeque Sauce represents music created for a festive occasion or cultural event
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Pizza Builderbull Toppings (Select your favorite) bull The Middle Ages A delicious pizza topped with the sounds of singing Monks recorders shawms and citterns Note peasants will be served on traditional wooden utensils nobles will be served on gold plates
bull The Renaissance A very festive pizza topped with the sounds of crumhorns hurdy-gurdies lutes and essence of sackbut Note some toppings have been aged to preserve their potency
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite) bull The Baroque More refined than the Renaissance this
pizza includes the sounds of the viol family and the harpsichord Depending on your sauce you may detect a note of certain brass instruments Note This pizza served by a celebrity impersonator dressed as J S Bach
bull The Classical Very formal in design this square pizza features the sounds of strings and woodwinds with percussion and occasional brass instruments You must wear a powdered wig when ordering this pizza
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Pizza Builderbull Toppings ndash Conrsquot (Select your favorite)
bull The Romantic A house favorite this super-sized pizza features your traditional orchestral instrument family ndash but in twice the proportion Earplugs recommended
bull The Modern an unusual pizza this pie pushes forms and shapes to an extreme Order it with any combination of toppings Note crust will be asymmetrical
bull The Jazz you may order the lsquobig bandrsquo or lsquocomborsquo version of this pizza Each features excellent rhythm and improvised solos Note this pizza may not be available if the chef is between sets
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Pizza Builderbull Bake and Deliver Your Pizza bull You may use the media center as your information lsquoOvenrsquo Use the media sources available to you to find a piece of music that represents the pizza you have created You will be preparing your pizza for consumption by the class When you lsquoServersquo your pizza be prepared to play either an audio or video with audio clip of the music
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Pizza Builderbull Assessment Rubricbull Meets or exceeds expectations
bull Crust sauce and toppings well thought out to produce a representative piece of music with an example that includes the ingredients Pizza well baked and arrives hot
bull Some expectations metbull Crust sauce and toppings do not combine in a completely logical
way ndash representative music difficult to categorize and ingredients not well represented Pizza may have been baked for too short a time
bull Expectations not met bull Pizza was missing a major ingredient or was not baked sufficiently
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
RAFTS
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
News Reporter TV Audience Script Give the audience directions on how to
find the distance between two points
in a coordinate system
Newspaper Writer Newspaper Reader Advice Column Explain the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Then
explain the proof of the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
Yourself Absent Friend In Class
Instructions Explain how to create a right triangle on a coordinate grid
given two points
Teacher Student Instructions Explain how to solve a real-world mathematical problem using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in a right triangle in three-dimensions
RAFT WritingPythagorean Theorem
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
Robber Baron
Your businessrsquoshareholders
Report
You are the head of a major industry and need to keep your shareholders happy by explaining to them how you are going to continue to make money You need to outline your plan to them
Member of Congress
Other members of Congress
Legislation
You and many of your colleagues are shareholders of several big companies making large profits You want to make sure this continues Draft a bill that will guarantee support for big business
Immigrant
Worker
Family in Homeland
Letter
Explain what your life in America is like to your loved ones back home Focus on your job and opportunities for work
Populist Reformer
Immigrants
Invitation
You are beginning to see how immigrants are being taken advantage of in the work place as a source of cheap labor You want to learn more about their situation in the factories Invite them to a dinner to discuss their status as laborers
Inventor
Your employees
Inspirational Speech
There is quick money to be made with every new invention that is created Inspire your company workers to invent the next big one
INDUSTRIALIZATION ERA RAFT
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Role Audience Format Topic
Paintbrush Peers Cartoon The World is full of Color
Emotional Colors Elementary Students
Childrenrsquos Book Cover
Weather
Warm or cool colors
The Public Warning Ad Warning Donrsquothelliphelliphellip
Analogous Color Scheme
Dole amp Gabbana Paper People Wardrobe
What to wear for the new fall design
Role ndash What is your role as the artistAudience ndash Who will be looking at your artFormat ndash What is the best way to present your artTopic ndash Who or what is the subject of the artwork
Directions Choose a role Consider the audience Complete the assignment in your sketchbook using the format and topic for that role You may use colored pencil for this project Use the checklist on the next page to make sure you are doing your best work
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Spanish RAFT
TARGET
I can use Spanish words and sentences to tell where things are located in the classroom
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
RAFT Assignment Theme Classroom ndash Use classroom objects present conjugation of activities done in class and prepositions of a location to talk about where things are located LanguageLevel Spanish 1 Honors
Role Audience Format Topic 1 Student
Exchange Student coming to RHS next semester
Describe the class what time it is what we do in the class Also describe what the class looks like and where things are located
2 Chair
A Desk
Admission of jealousy (tener cellos ndash to be jealous)
Explain what the students do with the desk Explain where everything is located in the classroom and why the desk is lucky (tener suerte ndash to be lucky) to be a part of it all
3 Sra Frye
Another teacher
Phone call for help
Sra Frye is sick and needs another teacher to teach her class Explain how the class is where everything is located and what we do on a regular basis
4 Student
8th grade students
Love SongPoem
Explain why Spanish 1 Honors is the best class to take your freshman year Explain what cool thingspeople are in the classroom and where they are located Sing about what we do
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
TRI-MIND OR TRIARCHIC
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Linear ndash Schoolhouse Smart - SequentialANALYTICALThinking About the Sternberg Intelligences
Show the parts of _________ and how they workExplain why _______ works the way it doesDiagram how __________ affects __________________Identify the key parts of _____________________Present a step-by-step approach to _________________
Streetsmart ndash Contextual ndash Focus on UsePRACTICAL
Demonstrate how someone uses ________ in their life or workShow how we could apply _____ to solve this real life problem ____Based on your own experience explain how _____ can be usedHerersquos a problem at school ________ Using your knowledge of ______________ develop a plan to address the problem
CREATIVE Innovator ndash Outside the Box ndash What If - Improver
Find a new way to show _____________Use unusual materials to explain ________________Use humor to show ____________________Explain (show) a new and better way to ____________Make connections between _____ and _____ to help us understand ____________Become a ____ and use your ldquonewrdquo perspectives to help us think about ____________
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Art and Color(Triarchic Intelligences)
Target
I can analyze the use of color in painting
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
AnalyticalAfter you have looked at Monetrsquos Paintings 624 and 625 in your book Select one painting and write a paragraph describing and analyzing itrsquos tone Tone is associated with the feeling that Monet has about the scene how he conveys the feeling to the viewer and how he encourages the viewer to respond with emotions to the scene First make a list of adjectives for the colors and forms in the painting Then begin a paragraph using your list of words and make specific references to the painting
Practical Make a painting or a collage that focuses on major events in your life Use color to indicate the emotional connection you have with the specific event
Creative Poets use color in their poetry sometimes to describe objects but also as metaphors of feelings moods or scenes Look in Bartlettrsquos Familiar Quotations for literary references to each color You will find under red a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelleyrsquos ldquoOde to the West Windrdquo Find a copy of the poem and locate his description of autumn leaves Write your own color metaphors
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Physical Education
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can communicate cooperate be a member of a team and enjoy participating in physical activity
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Analytical Analyze the task you have ahead of you What will you need to succeed What obstacles are you likely to encounter What is the best way to go about this task so that everyone participateseveryone exploits his or her strengthsyou meet the lesson goals Complete the task Critique your performance ndash focus on team performance rather than individual Compare this activity to other team endeavors What this task a good way to learn about teamwork Why or why not
Practical Perform this task in a way which takes the least physical effort moderate physical effort highest level of physical effort relies on each member equally relies on each memberrsquos special strengths uses the leastmost equipment expenses etcDiscuss When might you need to use each approach What are the +- of each How can this exercise help you in real life
Creative Complete the task to the best of your ability Change the rules and try it again repeat (make sure the task stays safe) Design another such task that encourages cooperation and communication in a different way ndash perhaps nonverbal communication What if you didnrsquot have the equipment you were given How could you accomplish the task What equipment is necessary Nice to have Unnecessary
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Immigration
(Triarchic Intelligences)
TARGET
I can explain the meaning of ldquomelting potrdquo ldquomosaicrdquo and ldquosalad bowlrdquo as they relate to immigration in America
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Analytic Analyze how and why the US population has shifted from a melting pot to a salad bowl or mosaic as it has assimilated new immigrants Show your analysis in a diagram
Practical Think of the population of Grand Rapids and Kent County Is it better for Grand Rapids to assimilate new people to this area like a melting pot or a salad bowl Defend your position in a Podcast
Creative Create a different pair of metaphors to characterize how immigrants assimilated in the past and how they assimilate today Write an explanation for each or create a visual to depict them
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
SHOW AND TELL
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Show-And-Tell Boards
All students have the same TASK but have a choice of SHOW AND TELL
Top row ndash what they could show
Bottom row ndash what they could tell
Need 1 SHOW amp 1 TELL
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
SHOW Charts and graphs
Timeline of incidents related to the event
Illustrations photographs graphics or artifacts
TELL Newspaper article
Video news interview
Speech
TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil rights movementTASK Describe a significant event that occurred during the civil rights movement
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
THE ldquoPROFILERrdquo
httpwwwniehsnihgovkidsmusichtmindex
What is your preferred Learning Profile
bullWritebullDrawbullActbullSingbullBuild
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
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Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Learning Preference Tasks
Artist Create a poster that could be placed on the door of the union office at your job site The goal of the poster is to communicate what workers wantmdashhigher pay and better conditions at the job site The poster must be on an 11X14 piece of paper See me once you complete a rough draft
Builder You have been asked by the union leader to build a model replica of your work site and to use it in a presentation at the next community meeting The goal is to show others in the community what life in your work site is like and to rally public support for the union Draw out what your model will look like and then itrsquoll have to be completed at home
Tour Guide A member of Congress is coming to your work site to examine the conditions You have been selected to give the member of Congress a tour Put together a tour itinerary of the places you want to show him (for this choice assume you are working in a steel mill dealing with hot molten iron-ore and other equipment) Make it your goal that this member of Congress goes back to Washington DC to fight for new legislation to help workers
Musician Life in the factory can get pretty boring and one of the things workers do to pass time is sing Write a catchy song that you and your co-workers can sing that describes your working conditions and what improves you want as a laborer
Writer You have been contacted by a local newspaper and been asked to write a opinion piece in the Sunday paper about working conditions at your job site Write a 750-800 work article about the conditions and what improvements you want to see
Response to Big Business ndash Rise of Labor Unions
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Artist
Draw a picture that explains the relationship of the areas of the squares on the sides of a right triangle for the Pythagorean Theorem
Announcer Announce the words and definitions of the Pythagorean Theorem right triangle right angle legs a amp b hypotenuse square root proof and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse like if you were announcing players at a professional basketball game Write down what you would say
Writer
Write out the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem Converse Then write down similarities and differences between the two proofs
Actor
Act out what a right triangle is composed of and then create a rap about the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem Profiler
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Role Level 1 On or Below Grade Level Level 2 On or Above Grade Level
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include the opinions of fashion experts
Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from fashion experts Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet
SingerSongwriter
Write and perform a song or poem describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger
Online Ad Writer
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores
Actor Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists
Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from journalists Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Artist Draw or design an advertisement with descriptions of various clothing items include opinions from
fashion experts Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement They also want to feature fashion expert opinions in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a fantastic artist with an eye for detail Please draw or design an advertisement with various clothing items with opinions from fashion experts
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Draw or design pictures of the 10 items clothing including patterns and colors (can be done freehand or on the computer)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Design an appealing way to give a fashion expertrsquos opinion of the clothing items
Write the expert opinion and place in the advertisement by the proper clothing item
(Make up a new clothing item that is not invented yet)
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
S ingerS ongwriter Write and perform a song describing modern day clothing which includes public opinion of the clothing
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with their first advertisement jingle They also want to include positive opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented musician with a ton of creativity and potential Please write a song with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an advertisement jingle describing clothing (can be done using a popular tune)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors of the clothing
material it is made of
patterns of the clothing
Design an appealing way to give opinions of the clothing items (you can use celebrity endorsement)
(Include a comparison to clothing worn when you were younger)
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Writer ndash Online Advertiser Write an ldquoonlinerdquo advertisement for clothes with descriptions and customer reviews
Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population with on-line advertisement They also want to include positive customer opinions of their products in their ad to make it more meaningful They heard you were a talented writer with a ton of creativity and can describe things really well Please write an on-line advertisement with various clothing items and positive opinions
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write an on-line advertisement (can include pictures)
Write appealing descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write the customer reviews below the on-line advertisement (you can include pictures and the ldquostarrdquo system to make it more authentic)
(Include a respectful comparison to clothing from other stores)
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
ActorActress Act out a fashion show which includes a complete description of the modelsrsquo clothing and critiques from
journalists Corte Ingleacutes a Spanish department store is hoping to expand to the United States They want to appeal to the younger Spanish-speaking population by kicking off their ad campaign with an huge fashion show They heard you were a quite the actormodel and would like you to use those skills to walk the runway in their clothing They would also like you to express your positive opinions of the other clothing you see in the fashion show Please write a script with descriptions of various clothing items what you will be wearing and positive opinions of your clothing items and the clothing items of others also in the show
Pick 10 items of clothing from our clothing list on Page 161 of your text book
Write a script to include ten items that will be worn in the fashion show
Write vivid descriptions for each item of clothing Be sure to include
demonstrative adjectives
colors available
material it is made of
patterns available
Write your opinions of each of the clothing items in the fashion show
(Include a comparison of the modelsrsquo clothing to the previous model)
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Independent Projectsbull Ultimate in autonomous learning
bull Huge student buy in
bull Even the unexpected will help you and the student learn
something
bull Fun and Learning Nothing beats that
Genius Hour
Daretodifferentiate
bullhttpdaretodifferentiatewikispacescom
As a team of educators
Discuss with your peers the differentiated
instructional ideas and strategies that you
recommend for implementation in your
unit
- Top 10 Strategies to differentiate instruction
- Thank you for being present today
- Irsquom counting on you tohellip
- A Definition of Differentiated Instruction (DI)
- (continued)
- Dr Carol Ann Tomlinson
- Researcher Theodore Sizer says
- Slide 8
- What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructi
- Slide 10
- Types of informal pre-assessments
- Slide 13
- Types of informal pre-assessments (2)
- Slide 15
- Types of informal pre-assessments (3)
- Slide 17
- Other types of pre-assessments
- iPad Pre-assessment Apps
- Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
- Slide 21
- (2)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
- Slide 29
- Slide 30
- Slide 31
- Slide 32
- Slide 33
- (3)
- Slide 35
- (4)
- Grouping Methods
- Slide 38
- (5)
- Slide 40
- Slide 41
- Slide 42
- (6)
- Project Based Learning (PBL)
- Slide 45
- Slide 46
- Slide 47
- Slide 48
- Slide 49
- Slide 50
- Partner Sharing Time
- Slide 52
- (7)
- Motivation to Learn
- Thinkdots or cubing
- Slide 56
- Slide 57
- Slide 58
- Slide 59
- Slide 60
- (8)
- Motivation to Learn (2)
- Tic tac toe boards
- One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
- Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanization
- Slide 66
- Slide 67
- Slide 68
- Learning menus
- Slide 70
- Slide 71
- Pizza Builder
- Pizza Builder
- Pizza Builder (2)
- Pizza Builder (3)
- Pizza Builder (4)
- Pizza Builder (5)
- Pizza Builder (6)
- RAFTS
- Slide 80
- Slide 81
- Slide 82
- Slide 83
- Slide 84
- Tri-Mind or Triarchic
- Slide 86
- Art and Color (Triarchic Intelligences)
- Slide 88
- Slide 89
- Slide 90
- Slide 91
- Slide 92
- Show and Tell
- Slide 94
- TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil ri
- Slide 96
- The ldquoProfilerrdquo
- What is your preferred Learning Profile
- Slide 99
- Slide 100
- Slide 101
- Slide 102
- Slide 103
- Slide 104
- Slide 105
- Slide 106
- Slide 107
- Slide 108
- Slide 109
- Slide 110
- Slide 111
- (9)
- Genius Hour
- Daretodifferentiate
- Slide 115
-
Daretodifferentiate
bullhttpdaretodifferentiatewikispacescom
As a team of educators
Discuss with your peers the differentiated
instructional ideas and strategies that you
recommend for implementation in your
unit
- Top 10 Strategies to differentiate instruction
- Thank you for being present today
- Irsquom counting on you tohellip
- A Definition of Differentiated Instruction (DI)
- (continued)
- Dr Carol Ann Tomlinson
- Researcher Theodore Sizer says
- Slide 8
- What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructi
- Slide 10
- Types of informal pre-assessments
- Slide 13
- Types of informal pre-assessments (2)
- Slide 15
- Types of informal pre-assessments (3)
- Slide 17
- Other types of pre-assessments
- iPad Pre-assessment Apps
- Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
- Slide 21
- (2)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
- Slide 29
- Slide 30
- Slide 31
- Slide 32
- Slide 33
- (3)
- Slide 35
- (4)
- Grouping Methods
- Slide 38
- (5)
- Slide 40
- Slide 41
- Slide 42
- (6)
- Project Based Learning (PBL)
- Slide 45
- Slide 46
- Slide 47
- Slide 48
- Slide 49
- Slide 50
- Partner Sharing Time
- Slide 52
- (7)
- Motivation to Learn
- Thinkdots or cubing
- Slide 56
- Slide 57
- Slide 58
- Slide 59
- Slide 60
- (8)
- Motivation to Learn (2)
- Tic tac toe boards
- One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
- Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanization
- Slide 66
- Slide 67
- Slide 68
- Learning menus
- Slide 70
- Slide 71
- Pizza Builder
- Pizza Builder
- Pizza Builder (2)
- Pizza Builder (3)
- Pizza Builder (4)
- Pizza Builder (5)
- Pizza Builder (6)
- RAFTS
- Slide 80
- Slide 81
- Slide 82
- Slide 83
- Slide 84
- Tri-Mind or Triarchic
- Slide 86
- Art and Color (Triarchic Intelligences)
- Slide 88
- Slide 89
- Slide 90
- Slide 91
- Slide 92
- Show and Tell
- Slide 94
- TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil ri
- Slide 96
- The ldquoProfilerrdquo
- What is your preferred Learning Profile
- Slide 99
- Slide 100
- Slide 101
- Slide 102
- Slide 103
- Slide 104
- Slide 105
- Slide 106
- Slide 107
- Slide 108
- Slide 109
- Slide 110
- Slide 111
- (9)
- Genius Hour
- Daretodifferentiate
- Slide 115
-
As a team of educators
Discuss with your peers the differentiated
instructional ideas and strategies that you
recommend for implementation in your
unit
- Top 10 Strategies to differentiate instruction
- Thank you for being present today
- Irsquom counting on you tohellip
- A Definition of Differentiated Instruction (DI)
- (continued)
- Dr Carol Ann Tomlinson
- Researcher Theodore Sizer says
- Slide 8
- What do you predict will be the top 10 differentiated instructi
- Slide 10
- Types of informal pre-assessments
- Slide 13
- Types of informal pre-assessments (2)
- Slide 15
- Types of informal pre-assessments (3)
- Slide 17
- Other types of pre-assessments
- iPad Pre-assessment Apps
- Other technology tools for Pre-assessments
- Slide 21
- (2)
- Slide 23
- Slide 24
- Slide 26
- Slide 27
- Slide 28
- Slide 29
- Slide 30
- Slide 31
- Slide 32
- Slide 33
- (3)
- Slide 35
- (4)
- Grouping Methods
- Slide 38
- (5)
- Slide 40
- Slide 41
- Slide 42
- (6)
- Project Based Learning (PBL)
- Slide 45
- Slide 46
- Slide 47
- Slide 48
- Slide 49
- Slide 50
- Partner Sharing Time
- Slide 52
- (7)
- Motivation to Learn
- Thinkdots or cubing
- Slide 56
- Slide 57
- Slide 58
- Slide 59
- Slide 60
- (8)
- Motivation to Learn (2)
- Tic tac toe boards
- One way to design a TTT board in a ldquouniversal designrdquo manner
- Learning Targets ndash Industrialization and Urbanization
- Slide 66
- Slide 67
- Slide 68
- Learning menus
- Slide 70
- Slide 71
- Pizza Builder
- Pizza Builder
- Pizza Builder (2)
- Pizza Builder (3)
- Pizza Builder (4)
- Pizza Builder (5)
- Pizza Builder (6)
- RAFTS
- Slide 80
- Slide 81
- Slide 82
- Slide 83
- Slide 84
- Tri-Mind or Triarchic
- Slide 86
- Art and Color (Triarchic Intelligences)
- Slide 88
- Slide 89
- Slide 90
- Slide 91
- Slide 92
- Show and Tell
- Slide 94
- TARGET I can describe events that occurred during the civil ri
- Slide 96
- The ldquoProfilerrdquo
- What is your preferred Learning Profile
- Slide 99
- Slide 100
- Slide 101
- Slide 102
- Slide 103
- Slide 104
- Slide 105
- Slide 106
- Slide 107
- Slide 108
- Slide 109
- Slide 110
- Slide 111
- (9)
- Genius Hour
- Daretodifferentiate
- Slide 115
-
