What We Learned Today...January 11th

The scene outside our classroom for our Dystopian Unit!

ELA:  Today we discussed what a "Utopian Society" was and the students brainstormed what a perfect society would look like. We then learned about "Dystopia" (the opposite of a Utopian Society) by looking at clips from the 1999 movie The Matrix. This movie is an excellent example of a Dystopian movie and it really helps to paint a picture of what a exactly a Dystopian Society looks like. If you would like to view the lesson plan feel free to click here to follow along with what we are learning!

Career Ed: We officially launched our Career Ed unit this morning by learning about what "Credentials" are and how they are important when applying for a job.

Religion: After lunch we reviewed the format as well as the different types of prayers that Mr. Meyers taught us about last week before the students were tasked with writing an impromptu prayer, on sports.

Math: The students spent the entire period working on the 7.2 assignment from pg. 256 in their textbook.  I was very impressed with how hard they worked today! This was by far the best Math class we have had this year.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

7.1 Handout is overdue

Pg. 256 - Due on Wednesday, January 13th

a) 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 

b) 5ab, 7ab, 8, ab, 9, 11-15

c)5, 7, 11, 12, 15-24

Religion:

New Years Resolution assignment is overdue

Genius Hour:

Final Reflection Blog Posts are due on Wednesday, January 13th

Reminders:

-Girls basketball practice is tomorrow at 8:00

-First girls basketball game is January 13th at St. Peter