Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Leap Day

Bell Activity: 3-24
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. What is Success
2. How can you tell if you are successful?
3. What do you need to do to be more successful in this class?

Planner: 
Today 2/29                                         Next Day  3/1
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Listening                                         2. Listening

Homework:   
-If you didn't do your planner check, get on the blog, fill in your planner, and let me see it.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Feb 28



Bell Activity: 3-23
Useing the cartoon, answer the following questions.
1. What do you see?
2. What is the cartoon's message?
3. Do you relate to this kid?

Planner: 
Today 2/28                                         Next Day  2/29
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Cornell Notes                                 2. Listening

Homework:   
-If you didn't do your planner check, get on the blog, fill in your planner, and let me see it.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Feb 27



Bell Activity: 3-22
Use the cartoon to answer the following questions.
1. What do you see?
2. What is the message of the cartoon?
3. How does this affect you?
4. Do you feel you are being asked to do too much?


Planner: 
Today 2/27                                         Next Day  2/28
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Note Taking                                    2. Listening

Homework:   
-If you didn't do your planner check, get on the blog, fill in your planner, and let me see it.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Feb 24

Bell Activity: None
No BA today.
On the next page in your notebook, title the page "Winning Attitude".

Planner: 
Today 2/24                                         Next Day  2/27
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Attitude                                          2. Note Taking

Homework:   
Goal Project due 2/23 (yesterday)

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Feb 23

Bell Activity: 3-21
Read this article and answer the following questions.
1. Summarize both side of the argument in 4-6 sentneces.
2. Which side are you on, why?
3. What is the school's policy on cell phones?

Planner: 
Today 2/23                                         Next Day  2/24
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Goals                                              2. Skills

Homework:   
Goal Project due 2/23 (Today!)

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Feb 21

Bell Activity: none
On a blank sheet of paper, tilte the page Medieval Bazar.

Planner: 
Today 2/22                                         Next Day  2/23
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2.Bazar                                               2. Goals

Homework:   
Goal Project due 2/23

Friday, February 17, 2012

Feb 17

Bell Activity: 3-19
Write a paragraph on your plans after high school.
(college, career, etc)

Planner: 
Today 2/17                                         Next Day  2/21
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2.Grocery Goal Game                        2. Goals

Homework:   
Make sure your planner and notebook are looking good!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Feb 16

Bell Activity: 3-18
Read the article to answer the following questions.
1. Write 4-6 sentences summarizing the article.
2. Which side are you on, why?
3. How often you you send and recive real mail?

Planner: 
Today 2/16                                         Next Day  2/17
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Warp Speed                                   2.Grocery Goal Game

Homework:   
Make sure your planner and notebook are looking good!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Feb 15

Bell Activity: 3-17
We write our own destiny, we become what we do."- Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
1. What does this quote mean?
2. How does it relate to goal setting?

Planner: 
Today 2/15                                         Next Day  2/16
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Smart Goal                                      2.Grocery Goal Game

Homework:   
Make sure your planner and notebook are looking good!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Feb 14

Bell Activity: 3-16
Think of the Lucky Lady Activity we did yesterday to answer the following questions.
1.  What does flipping the penny show you about predicting chance?
2. Why is it unwise to only rely on luck to be successful in life?
3. Why are goals important?

Planner: 
Today 2/14                                         Next Day  2/15
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Personal Goal                                 2.Grocery Goal Game

Homework:   
Make sure your planner and notebook are looking good!

Monday, February 13, 2012

Feb 13

Bell Activity: 3-15
Thinking of the 3-leg Stool of Self-Confidence.....
1. What is something you can do to be more responsible?
2.  Write a plan to develop one skill.
3.  What is something you do to respect yourself or others?


Planner: 
Today 2/13                                         Next Day  2/14
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Lucky Lady                                    2. Personal Goal
3. Goals

Homework:   
Make sure your planner and notebook are looking good!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Feb 10

Bell Activity: 3-14
What are 5 things you can do to blow up your "beach ball"
of self esteem?
Planner: 
Today 2/10                                         Next Day  2/13
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Respecting You                              2. Lucky Lady
3. 3-leg Stool plan                              3. Goals

Homework:   
-Recipe of You- 2/10

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Feb 9

Bell Activity: 3-13
1. List ten skills you are good at.
2. List 5 skills you would like to improve or develop.

Planner: 
Today 2/9                                         Next Day  2/10
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2. Developing a Skill                          2. Respecting others
3. Recipe of You

Homework:   
-Recipe of You- 2/10

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Feb 8

Bell Activity: 3-12
List some positives and negatives from this past weekend and decide if it balanced on the positive or negative.

Planner: 
Today 2/8                                         Next Day  2/9
1. BA                                                  1 . BA
2.Responsibility Sheet                        2. Developing a Skill

Homework:   
-Drop in the Bucket -2/6

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Feb 7

Bell Activity: none
No Ba today

Planner: 
Today 2/7                                         Next Day  2/8
1. No BA -Bucket                                 1 . BA
2. Act Responsible                                2.Responsibility Sheet

Homework:   
-Drop in the Bucket -2/6

Monday, February 6, 2012

Feb 6

Bell Activity: 3-11
Go to 3 people that don't sit by you in class and give them a kind word.  Then, return to your seat and update your planner.

Planner: 
Today 2/6                                          Next Day  2/7
1. BA                                                   1 . BA
2. Drop in the Bucket                          2. Responsibility Sheet

Homework:   
-Drop in the Bucket -2/6

Friday, February 3, 2012

Feb 3

Bell Activity: 3-10
Never underestimate the power of a kind word or deed.
            -H. Jackson Brown, Jr
1.What kind of power can a kind word or deed have?
2. What kind of power can an unkind word or deed have?
3. Write of an example, from this week, where a kind word or deed helped you.


Planner: 
Today 2/3                                          Next Day  2/6
1. BA                                                   1 . BA
2. Attitude                                           2. Drop in the Bucket
3. Drop in the Bucket

Homework:   

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Feb 2

Bell Activity: 3-9
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.
        -Eleanor Roosevelt
1. What is Eleanor Roosevelt saying in this quote?
2. What does this quote mean for your life? (how do you apply it)


Planner: 
Today 2/2                                          Next Day  2/3
1. BA                                                   1 . BA
2. Self Confidence                               2. Responsibility

Homework: