What We Did

Today we handed in our diary entries or finished them up during most of the class. If you were done, you would be put in a group that had random roles in the middle ages in them. The hardest part was trying to figure out the role playing. I mean, how can a page, monk, and minstrel meet up at the same place? The play had to be 5-10 minutes long and everyone has to talk.

Why We Did It

We made the diary entries so we can get a basic understanding on researching and writing. This also helps us become better writers. We were put into groups so that we can work on our group skills and oral skills.

COMMENTS/REFLECTIONS/CONNECTIONS

Many people had incomplete diaries so we had to finish some of it in class. The group part was really hard to do because some roles didn't interact with each other. Instead they would be the complete opposite or exactly the same.

So far my thrity day challenge has been going quite successful. I have excercised everyday for at least an hour. Sometimes I go over a little bit, but it's still OK. My progress is going great but the people who haved helped me achieve this goal would be my parents. They make me go to all my sports and practices even if I don't want to. If I had to change my goal in any way, I would extend my excercise to an hour and a half everyday.




My progress is going good. My feeling of it is good because I know that I can achieve something if I really want to. I don't really now how the progress of my peers are going but I will check Mon.

My 30 day challenge update

So far my thirty day challenge has been going well. I gained a very strong interest in the series, Deltora Quest, and have been reading at least twenty pages everyday. Unfortunately I read at least twenty pages, so often I read ahead of what I am supposed to read. So to make sure I don't do that I wouldn't read ahead (which a did a few times) I made sure I read over what I was supposed to read at that scheduled day. That way I wouldn't tempt myself from reading too far ahead and finishing the series before the 31 days are over. Currently I am reading book four of the series "Shifting Sands."

My progress I going well so far, but if I could improve by not tempting myself to read ahead. My peers, though I haven't checked on my peers progress yet.
Jessica, are you doing practicing piano and flute an hour each every day?
Chase, are you at eating healthy, and exercising?
June, did you pack your lunch?
Justin, did you run on the treadmill yet?

Ms.Lees did you eat chips?

Monday February 20 2012

What we Did


Instead of going to class in the portables like we normally do, we were supposed to meet in the library. Unless you were not in Friday's class, haven't read the learning blogs, or just simply forgot, you would know to go there instead of the portables.


We are doing a project were we have to study a role of a kind of person in the Middle Ages. You could study from being a knight, to a servant, to a priest. To make things more interesting we decided what role we would study by drawing it out of a hat.


Before we did the research about the role we chose, everyone got moved to according what role we chose. Servants would sit in the table with other servants, and merchants would sit in the same table as other merchants.


Then Ms. Lees described using the aid of the smart board to described how to do the bibliography, for the research. We are required to have at least 3 sources. At least one of the sources has to be a book. The requirements for a bibliography varies by the source. To learn more about how to make a bibliography go to the fire hawks library website.


That is only the requirements for the bibliography. For the actual research, you could either take notes in the web format, or outline.


For those who don't know what a web format is, it is when you have to main idea in the center and you have smaller ideas branch out of the main idea. Outlining is when you have the main idea on the top, and you smaller ideas are below it. You make indents to indicate how big or small the information is.


Below is the approximate outline.



Main ideas


Supporting details


details


details


Supporting details


For the rest of the block, we spent the time researching the given roles.




Why we did it


We met in the library because it is very hard to do research in the classroom without computers, or books. Bringing the books to the class would be to troublesome.


Mrs. Lees made us sit in groups of our role's chosen class because that way we can share some information. So the merchants can share the books about their class. We learn how to write a bibliography because it it good to know were information came from, especially if it is not your own.


The reason we only did the web formatting, and paragraph formation for our notes is because we learned them already, and Ms.Lees wants to see how much we progresses in our note making ability. It is also good practice because practice makes perfect!


Connections and Reflections


I found that being seated into the class groups was very helpful because it is easier to find were the books about nobles are instead of searching around the class.


It is good to know the structure of a bibliography because most people will do it wrong. Writing a bibliography is a good skill to learn because in the future you won't have to pay someone to write it for you.


Homework


Chapter 10 questions due on Tuesday
Do some research!


Tips


If you don't have 10- 12 posts then post! Duplicates are allowed!

What we did:

Today in humanities we went to the library to work on our project. Our project is to pick a role from the medieval times and we will get info about that person then write a daily life paragraph of what that person does. Then when we are done we will do a skit.



Why we did this:


We started the project so we could learn more about the people of the medieval times because its important to learn what they do in thier life.



Connecttions and reflections:


This project will help us in the future because we are taking notes which will help us in future because its good to be able to take good notes. When we act out our parts it will help because we wont be as shy when we do other speaking projects through the year.



Homework:

no homework but you could work on your notes


tips:

work a little on your notes so you are a little ahead.

What We Did

Today the class went to the library to pick our bibliography roles and research them for a while. We had to use at least 3 sources and 1 book. If we used the internet, we would have to put down the exact web address and date. If you used the book, you would have to put down the tittle, publishing city, publishing company, author, and editter. After you got your role, we would have to write down 4-6 topics and research about them. It was very hard to find some information because some of the roles were uncommon or hardly needed.

Why We Did It

We went to the library to research because it was one of the only places in the school that had computers and books. We were given a role because if we didn't, everyone would pick the same thing. The reason why we had to research everything was so we know the information to put on our bibliographies.

COMMENTS/ REFLECTIONS/ CONNECTIONS

The information for my job was not easy to find. Whenever you typed up hangmen a movie would pop up. Some sites had so many ads that you couldn't tell where the information was.

What we did:

Today in humanities, Ms lees told us that when we had the subsitute we wern't actually supposed to do the chapter 2 pathway notes. Most of us were devestated. She told us we were supposed to do handouts, and the worst part of it was we did notetaking for the double block. Then Ms lees said for some people to show thier examples to show what they did for thier note-taking. So we had four examples and Ms lees checked the examples and told us what we could do better in our note-taking, such as dont copy right from the book. Once we were done with our note-taking Ms lees showed us some videos on youtube about the medieval time because we are reading "There will be wolves".

Why we did this:

We checked our notes because we need to be able to take notes now and in the future because some kids when they take notes they copy word for word from the textbook which isn't good. Which is also plagurism. We watched the videos because It would tell us facts about the Crusades and other mediaval things. We watched videos instead of Ms Less telling us the facts and we would write it down because, its a proven fact taht kids remember better if the video is funny or catchy. (I still remember the Knight song).

Connections and reflections:

Note-taking is important because its important to be able to look at a textbook and pick out all the good information instead of copying the textbook word for word.

Homework:

finish chp 9 for wed

quiz for chapters on wed

Tips:

reread each chapter to refresh your brain of the chapters

Finish chapter 9 questions on the weekend so you dont have to do them in the week.

I am posting for friday because I need more posts

Thrusday 16 February 2012

What we did

Today we took notes on chapter two in our Pathways textbooks. Our substitute teacher explained that we could use any form of note taking, want as long as we learned it in Humanities. Some note formats we learned were outline format, mapping/web format, and the Cornell format.

The outline format is when you take the main idea, and support it with details. This way of note taking looks like a paragraph outline.
Mapping/web format is where you put the main idea in the middle, and make the supporting details branch out of the main idea. If there are any sub-details, they will branch out of the details. Cornell is when you make a table, and take down your notes. Afterwards you simplify your notes, and the try to summarize your notes in one sentence.

We took our notes on page forty-nine to fifty-three in the Pathways textbook. The notes were mainly about "Medieval Life and Custom", which explained the lives and living conditions of different classes. It went into detail about how the houses of the serfs, and free holders were small and had no furniture, while the lord of the manor had furniture in every room.

When we were finished with the notes then we made a Venn diagram and wrote down the similarities and differences about the women in the Middle Ages and women today. We didn't have to make a Venn diagram, but we needed to show how women today and women in the Middle Ages are different and alike.

Fortunately we had two whole blocks to finish these notes, and it isn't homework since we can't take out the textbooks. When we were finished we worked on the There Will Be Wolves questions for chapter eight.

Near the end of class we were given back our previous There Will Be Wolves questions from Chapter one to five.

Why we did it

We are learning about the Medieval Life and Custom because by learning about the Middle Ages, we would have some background knowledge about the time period. Therefore we can get more insight about the characters from There Will Be Wolves because now we know how their lives are like.

The reason we are taking notes on the Medieval Life and Custom is to practice taking notes. Most of the time we take notes for the sake of doing it, but some formats are easier for certain people to understand then others. By practicing taking notes, then you begin to understand which type of note formatting suits you best. That way you can take notes you can use, and that can enhance your understanding.

Venn diagrams are very useful especially for picking the differences, and similarities. By using it to compare two different topics we automatically know where the information we want just by looking at it. You don't even need to go through all the tedious details of reading every heading, that you normally do if you were just looking at ordinary notes.

We are comparing the roles of women from the Middle Ages, and women today, because with the Venn diagram we can see how much the lives and rights of people, and particularly women have changed.

The purpose of doing all these There Will Be Wolves questions is to see how through and complete you can answer a question. By doing doing these questions you also think more about the story and what the characters motives, and possible thoughts are.

We were given back our previous questions because that way we will know what to improve on and what we are strong at.


Connections and Reflections

Making the notes helped me understand more about the lives of different classes of people in the Middle Ages. Taking notes can be used in other classes, and university too, but you won't be in school forever. Instead you can use these skills to help you summarize, what you need in less time. Like how to make soup. Instead of saying "Boil the water at 375 degrees Celsius, and pour carrots, spinach, and beans in" you can say "Boil at 375 Celsius, add veg." With notes you don't need correct grammar, since they are your notes.

Learning all about the medieval life, and women's rights made me realize how much the human race has progressed. Before we wouldn't have phones, or even the simple light bulb. Now we can fly to the moon. Before women couldn't read or go to school unless they were really rich. Today, even the poor can go to school. Overall we are advancing in quite a rapid rate.

The concept of the Venn diagram can help us make decisions. Where should we go for vacation? Should we go to Florida where there are snakes, or Mexico where you can get Hepatitis B? By comparing the risks, and seeing which are common, you can conclude whether you should go to Florida or Mexico for the holidays.

There Will Be Wolves questions are supposed to short answer questions, but the answers don't look short at all! Each question for me would often take a quarter of the page or more! Mostly that is because I need to back up my answer with reasons. It would be good if you are a lawyer because given the evidence you have to back up your conclusion with proof.

The feedback given from the questions from chapter one to five reminded me of the IDEO shopping cart video, because the members asked for feedback from the customers and clients on what they liked about the cart, and what they think can improve.

Homework

There Will Be Wolves Chapter eight questions due tomorrow
Pathway Notes are not for homework since we can't take home the textbooks.

Tips
Look at the previous There Will Be Wolves Chapter questions, and look through the feedback!

Tuesday, February 14 2012

What we did

Today we Mrs. Lees mentioned that this will be the last week to post on the blog. We are expected to post at least ten to twelve times. Those who don't post will have to make up for it by posting this week. If you already have posted ten to twelve times you don't have to post anymore, unless you are not satisfied with your posts.

Later we went into more depth with the Middle Ages in Pathways textbooks chapter two by learning and taking notes about feudalism and the Feudal contract. The Feudal contract was based on feudalism. Feudalism is a social system based on land it is often interpreted by the three f's, fief, fealty, and loyalty. If you had more land, than you often had more power on the ranking ladder. The Feudal contract is when land was given in exchange for loyalty, often through an oath.

We copied a web, and a pyramid that describes the rankings in the feudal contract.
The Web had five sections:

English Cads- They lost their land because they were defeated at the Battle of Hastings.

William's Knights- They were given land if they fought with William

Nobility (Kings and Barons)- At the top of the ranking pyramid and the feudal contract. Owns the most land, and large estates.

Manor lords- They had the right to profit from their lands.

Serfs and freehold landowners- consists of ninety percent of the population. They had little power over land.

The pyramid is similar to the web. The Monarch was on top. The Barons were below the monarch, but higher than the lesser nobles, and the minor nobles were below the lesser nobles. Knights could be barons, lesser nobles, and minor nobles too. At the bottom of the pyramid were serfs, commoners and freeholders.

We also copied another pyramid, but this time it was for religion. From top being the most important, and the bottom being the least important, the order was like this.

Pope
Cardinals
Archbishops
Bishops
Nuns and Monks
Priests

Afterwards we copied a chart showing each of the rankings' responsibilities, and duties.
The King's duty was to protect and solve the problems of the nobles. All the nobles showed their loyalty to the king. Landholders, commoners, and serfs had few rights, and most of their duties involve labour.

When we were done copying notes we had compare two Oaths of allegiances. We had to compare the Canadian Oath of Citizenships and the Vassal Oath of Allegiance. To do this we had to make a Venn diagram. (A chart to show differences and similarities between two ideas, often in the form of two overlapping circles).

Why we did it

We are learning about Feudalism and the feudal contract because this took place in the Middle ages, and it help us know how the Feudal contract and Feudalism affected the people at that time period. Copying the notes about Feudalism and Feudal contract helped us practice our note taking skills, as well as having reference about what we did in class today. Sometimes copying and writing down the notes will help you remember better because if you just listen then you only hear it once as it is, but if you wrote it down and took it in notes then it makes you think about how to abbreviate it and pick out the main ideas.

Connections and Reflections

Personally I think the feudal contract is not moral. The feudal contract is when you exchange loyalty for land. How much do you think you're loyalty is worth? Can you really put a number or price on your loyalty? In other terms you are selling you're loyalty for land that may one day be invaded or taken over. In the Middle Ages, the value or price of loyalty would vary on your ranking. Those with higher ranking would be more valued than those with lower ranking. It makes sense because the high class would have more power and would be able to defend you better than lower class people because of their position. Then the Universal Human Rights didn't existed, so often the times then were pretty desperate. War raged on and having protection and the benefits from the contract was probably better for survival. Now you gain land by working, and paying for it.

When you take notes in general, I find it really helpful for remembering what is important. If I don't write it down then not only will I not have something to look back on, but I wouldn't be thinking about the information as much as writing it down. Simply writing everything what you hear isn't good enough.By knowing how to take proper notes then you won't have to write down all the useless information that you won't need, but you have to think about the main ideas and then write them down. You will also have a neat organized reference to look back on many years later and still understand what the notes are about. Notes aren't only useful in classes, but they are good for summarizing what happened in a book or conversation.

We also made the ranking pyramids based on the Middle Ages for our notes. One was about religion, and the other was in terms of power over land and wealth. The pope would be more powerful than the king because he has the people's loyalty and faith. Loyalty and faith are more valuable than land and wealth. It could also be why the feudal contract was made. Maybe the king tried to buy the nobles' loyalty through land and materials so the nobles would remain loyal to him instead of the pope.

The ranking pyramid is an example of sorting information. It would be very useful for surveys, and collecting data. Like if you had to do a survey about people's favorite food, then the most popular food would be at the top, while the least popular would be at the bottom. The ranking pyramids were really useful for writing notes because the information was very organized and easy to find.

Making a Venn diagram to compare the two Oaths of Allegiances suited the task very much. Like the ranking pyramids it is another way to sort information, but the Venn diagram and the ranking pyramids each have a different purpose. The ranking pyramids are supposed to show which is the highest or best, while the Venn diagram shows differences and similarities.

The two Oaths of Allegiances made me realized how much the expectations of loyalty and exchange have changed. You can tell that the Vassal Oath of Allegiance had a much more significant religious than the Canadian Oath of Citizenship. The Canadian Oath of Citizenship was more likely to be not to be religious now because not everyone believes in god.



Homework

Catch up on There Will Be Wolves questions Chapters one to seven if haven't done so.
If you want to get ahead then you can do Chapter eight, but we will have time on Thursday of Friday.

Tips
Post if you don't have 10-12 posts
Don't forget to write all your questions in blue or black pen

Monday, Feb 13 2012

What we did today:

On Monday, the class spent most of the block watching "The Cathedral- Church Architecture in the Middle Ages". We received a handout based on the movie. There were three questions on the sheet.

1. Why would the people of Chutreaux begin a project that none of them would live to see finished? Can you understand and explain their motivation?

2. Consider the tools that were used in building the cathedral. What machines were used, and how did these increase the power that the workers could exert? How would the same tasks be done today?

3. Can you think of any modern building projects that require the widespread cooperation and dedication in a community that a cathedral did in the past?

The movie was mostly about the history of the cathedrals, particularly the Gothic Cathedrals in France. It showed pictures of different cathedrals, and the people who study or learn about the cathedrals explained how it manages to be in good condition despite it being made a long time ago. Not only were the cathedrals made a long time ago, they also took a really long time to build. It took about sixty to a hundred years to build. Afterwards it showed an animated version about how one of the villages, Chutreaux, began a project for a new cathedral to replace the one that recently burned down.

After watching part of the movie, we discussed the questions in our seating groups. We were given around ten to fifteen minutes when we shared our conclusion to the question.


Why we did it:

We watched the movie "The Cathedral- Church Architecture in the Middle Ages", because we are currently studying about the Crusades, which is highly influenced by religion. Both the crusades, and the cathedrals are made because of religion. The movie, especially the animated part of the movie was supposed to show us how religion influences the people in the Middle Ages.

One example would be when the men at the table were discussing the construction of the cathedral, they all agreed that it would be the biggest, and most splendid cathedral in all of France. One of the men added that it would all be for god, and not the pride that the city would have from the cathedral.
Later on when they planned the layout of the cathedral they planned to make it of stone and glass. Pierre was skeptical of the plan, but when everyone agreed he considered that the plan was sent by god. Then the wealthy merchant gave up his entire fortune for the construction of the cathedral, after he claims he saw and angel of god when he was walking in the forest.

The first example shows how the men planning the construction was afraid to be prideful of this project because it was a sin to be prideful. Despite the fact that they really do want a splendid cathedral. The second example shows how Pierre thought that the building layout plans came from god, and not the man who made the plans. Anything good or fortunate would be like a blessing from god. The third example was when the wealthy merchant thought he saw and angel in the forest. Clearly the man didn't think that the angel could of been a hallucination, or a illusion because afterwards he gave up his entire fortune for the construction of the cathedral. This shows that the people in the Middle Ages would go through drastic measures for religion.

Afterwards we discussed the questions on the handout. All of these questions are connected to our working skills, and other projects done in modern times. The first question was connected to the motivated of a project. The next question was about the advancement of technology. The last question was about was about cooperation and dedication in a group. These questions were supposed to reflect on how the our situation and circumstances compared to the people in the Middle Ages.


Connections and Reflections:

The movie seemed to reflect more on the process and the condition of the people while the cathedral was built. It occurs to me that you have to do a lot of planning before the actual constuction because even in the Middle Ages the men who planned the project had to deal with the cost, transportation of materials, and the cost of labour. Today in construction sites, buisnesses, or any kind of project we still have to plan ahead about the cost, transportation of materials and the cost of labour. In a project like building a Cathedral, anything could of gone wrong, some of the members decide to leave, or the time to deliver the materials took too long, or the benefactors stopped funding. Despite all of these problems the Cathedral eventually was completed.

It took many years to build, but the dedication, cooperation, and the motivation of the project kept the people going. I could relate to this because if I choose something I don't like then obiviously I wouldn't want do it. I wouldn't have the motivation to put in the dedication, and cooperation required for sucess. You don't need these skills just to build a cathedral. You can also plan something small like a party. An example of these skill was the Leo club bake sale. For the bake sale our motivation was to raise funds for the SPCA, as well as getting volunteer hours. We put in our dedication by attending meetings on Tuesdays at flex. We used cooperation when we had to deal with some problems like too many people want to sell, and none want to set up. So some people solved the problem by volunteering to set up.

Homework

You should already be finished There Will Be Wolves Chapter six questions.
There Will Be Wolves Chapter seven questions will be due on Tuesday.

Tips
If you lose your questions post on Ms. Lees' blog.
If you have difficulty with the questions go to flex or the homework club.
Ask your parents or siblings to read over the work.

Missing Post

Where is Thursday's Post?

What We Did
Today in humanities Ms. Lees went over the "30 day challenge" that we all posted the night before. Most of the class (including me...sorry) did only a sentence when we were supposed to do a full paragraph. Now everyone eat chips on Thursday for Ms Lees hehe. Then she went over questions 1 and 2 from chapter 5 of there will be wolves and explained what is a good answer and what is a bad answer. She then let us work on the chapter 5 questions for a bit then let us go for the day.

Why We Did It
We did the thirty day challenge reviewing because some were poor and she wanted to make sure we knew what we were doing and to make them almost perfect. She did the reviewing of questions 1 and 2 too show us what a good answer was and what a bad answer was so we could get better at our novel questions. She let us go so we can continue our lives yay.

Connections/Reflections
In real life a connection for the thirty day challenge would be if your lazy and not very active if you could say run every morning for and hour that would get your fitness level up and would get out there and do more stuff like sports. She wanted to make sure we had good questions for our "There Will Be Wolves" so later on in life we wouldn't be doing a half job we want to do the full thing like if your proving to a company that you work hard and do the full job you will get the high paying job.

Homework
Chapter 5 Questions for there will be wolves

Tips
Do chapter 6 questions or even read chapter 6 to get a bit ahead for that 3 day weekend and even mabye no homework before the dance so you can get ready for that special someone.

My thirty day challenge

My thirty day challenge is to practice my intruments for 1 hour each day. (I play the piano and flute so it would be 2 hours a day). I usually only practice for only 10 minutes for each instrument, so this time, I would like to try to satisfy my parents by practicing more.
I would also like to try to sleep by 9:00 pm every night. I usually sleep at around 11h and I don't get much energy the next day, so this time, I would like to sleep early.
My last challenge is to drink 8 cups of water each day and excercise for at least 1 hour so I would stay healthy.
The reason why I want to drink 8 cups of water each day is because I sing and it would help my throat alot if a drink alot of water.

Michelle's 30 day challenge

There are many things I would want to do and try, but that is also the problem.
I tend to forget or not bother to finish what I did, mostly because I find something else more interesting. A very good example would be when I was in grade five. My current interest then was to make a marvelous coin collection. The coin collection didn't get very far because after a few months, I gained a new interest in origami.
So for the next thirty days, I will choose and finish a novel series that I haven't read before. Some series I am currently interested are the "Inheritance Cycle", and "Lord of the Rings". To complete this goal, I will set myself a limit of pages per day, and to set a deadline for each book in the series. If there are four books in the series each having three hundred pages, I would read around fourty-two pages to complete one of the books in a week. That way I would balance my time for reading, and doing other activities.
I'm doing this challenge for the next thirty days because I wanted to read these series. Only I would of gave up before opening the book because it looked too long.
By doing this challenge, I hope to become more focused in my tasks, and therefore actually completely them efficiently. It would contribute to my patience because normally I would spoil the ending on wikipedia, but for this task I won't spoil the ending. This goal will also help with my planning, for in the goal I would have to plan the amount of pages I read a day, and when I should read more, or less. At the end of this challenge I hope my focus, and planning would improve.

Have fun with your thirty day challenges!

My thirty day challenge

My challenge is to exersice everyday for just 1 hour and eat healthy. I wont eat junk food like chips or chocolate.
I am going to reach this goal by going outside and playing sports or just going for a run once a day and limit the amount of junk food I eat.
I chose this goal because I believe that its important to exersice and eat healthy for your personal health.

My 30 day challenge is to be less of a pessimist and be more positive. I will reach this goal by not using bad language such as "shut up" or "get lost".

My Thirty-Day Challenge

My thirty day challenge is too walk or run for an hour n half on the treadmill. The reason I want to do that challenge is because I do not run or walk enough (other than soccer on mon. and wed.) so to get more active. I would like to run on the treadmill for the thirty day challenge.

What we did:

Today in humantities ms Lees checked over our chapter 1 to 4 questions. some of us didnt have it done so those people had to work on it. Then we got into pairs and each of us critiqued each others questions.


Why we did this:

We did this because ms Lees wanted us to critique each others questions so each of us wouldnt make mistakes like starting with I think or grammer mistakes. Ms Lees wants us to be able to not make all these mistakes by the time we get farther ahead in the semester.


Connections and reflections:

These skills will help us in the futur because we will be able to respond questions without making any mistakes in our question anwsering. This will also help us because if you want to be a writer or anything to do with writing you need the skill of responding.


Homework:

You dont have to do chp 5 questions
look over your other questions because we are checking them on monday.

Feb, 2nd/2012

February, 2nd/2012

WHAT WE DID

On the first block of Humanities, we worked on our oral communication and conversation skills. We did this by going into groups of 3-4 to add and discuss to our There Will Be Wolves chapter 1 and 2 questions. To prevent us from adding on to everyone's answer, we each got 3 poker chips. Whenever we wanted to add on to someone's answer, we would have to use 1 poker chip. In the end, it was mandatory that we had to use all our chips. There were some problems with this such as wasting too much time on 1 question, arguing over who's right and who's wrong, spending our chips too fast, and going off topic. Other than these, it went really well. In fact, we did this so well that Ms. Lees gave us a whole block to work on our chapter questions for There Will Be Wolves chapters 3 and 4.

WHY WE DID IT

We discussed our answers to practice working in groups and to help us become better at working in groups. We got poker chips so it prevents us from talking forever. The reason we did all this is so we can do the same thing with further chapters in the book. The reason we worked on our chapter questions early is so we can have less homework and so we can finish our work for tomorrow.

REFLECTIONS/COMMENTS/CONNECTIONS

The group i worked in were off topic every question we talked about. It started off with a lot of arguing, then we got into "other topics". We even wasted all our chips on one question arguing so much. When we were working on our chapter 3 and 4 questions, most of us weren't even doing the questions. Instead we were tapping our pencils, talking about non task related stuff, hitting each other with badminton rackets, and other disturbing things. In my opinion, it should have been silent work time.

HOMEWORK

Chapters 3 and 4 questions

I'll post friday because i cant post today