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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

04.16 - Polar Opposites: Jobs

We started today with an activity called Polar Opposites. In this activity, I read a statement which was also projected on the SMART board. The corners of the room were labeled "strongly agree", "agree", "disagree", and "strongly disagree". People moved to the corner of the room which reflected their feelings on that statement. People in that corner of the room took a moment to discuss their perspective on the topic and then we went around to hear out from different groups about their perspectives on the statement. When we had heard from everyone, we moved on to the next statement.

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Statements we discussed today were:
The best jobs are the ones where you make the most money.
The easier a job is, the better it is.
It is better to be a boss than an employee.
Hard working people get better jobs.
The less money someone makes, the less important their job is.
You’ll be happiest with your job if you’re the one in charge.
Everyone then had the rest of the period to complete their work with the selection from Working that we began working with yesterday (handouts available below).

Handouts:
Reading questions for Working texts

Flight attendant reading (from Working)
Autoplant worker reading (from Working)
Hockey player reading (from Working)
 
Homework:

If you did not do so in class, finish the reading and questions about the occupation you selected from Working.

Prepare for the set 15 roots and prefixes quiz on Friday.
Set 15 Roots and Prefixes - Word List
Set 15 Roots and Prefixes - Practice

If you have not yet done so, finish section three of your occupations project.
I will be assessing this section and revisions to sections 1 and 2 this weekend.


Occupations material/handouts: 
The research project:
 
Interviews:
 
Outlines:
Using your research:
 
Research and Set Up:
NoodleTools: Getting Started
NoodleTools: Bibliography

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