Humanities 7 – Homework – Sept 19

Today in class, students had the opportunity to brainstorm their own personal mission statements, and were introduced to the My Life Context Map mini-project.

 My Life Context Map Instructions

Homework - p. 8 - Draft your Life Context Map (on the backside of the instructions).

The FINAL copy of your Life Context Map is due on Thursday September 21st.

Humanities 7 – Homework – Sept 18

Today in class, students distinguished between a "community" and a "group" by defining the term "community" and identifying what makes our classroom a community. We also completed an activity called "Broken Squares" that taught students the importance of cooperation, communication, teamwork, and selflessness in order to reach a common team goal.

 What Is A Community Classwork

Homework - p. 6 - Complete the My Community Handout

Reminder: You have a quiz on Friday 9/22 on pages H-K of your notebook!

Humanities 7 – Homework – Sept 15

Today in class, we read an article and watched a film to understand the concept of "delayed gratification" and what it means for students' lives. We watched a video on the "Marshmallow Experiment," then discussed how it applied to our lives. If you missed the video, you can watch it by clicking here.

 Marshmallow Reading + Questions

Homework - p. 5 - Read and annotate the reading on the Marshmallow Experiment, then answer the questions (on the last page) about the reading and the concept of "delayed gratification."

Reminder: You have a quiz on Friday 9/22 on pages H-K of your notebook!

Humanities 7 – Homework – Sept 14

Today in class we learned about Mr. V's philosophy about what a supportive classroom should look like, sound like, and feel like. We discussed the concept of ubuntu - a word that has no English translation, but roughly means "A person is a person through other persons."

 All About Ubuntu

Homework - p. 2 - Complete the Ubuntu Poster - an illustration, drawing, word, sentence, or phrase that you believe in your own words describes what ubuntu means and how it applies to our Humanities classroom this year. At the bottom, write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) explaining what YOU can do, as well as your classmates and Mr. V, to make this classroom a supportive community. Make sure that your poster is NEAT and COLORFUL for full credit!

Humanities 7 – Homework – Sept 13

Today in class, students organized themselves for Humanities 7 class this term by setting up their Interactive Notebooks. If you missed class you can download the following handouts below:

  Classroom Procedures Handout (page H)

  Humanities 7 Syllabus 2017-18 (page I)

 Notebook Guidelines (page J)

  Grading Policy (page K)

Homework - Get your Syllabus signed by your parent/guardian tonight, finish numbering your notebook pages 2-75, and read the information on pages H-K. You will be quizzed on this next week!