JOURNAL TOPIC:
How
do you meet people and build relationships? Offline? (Through
school/classes, extracurricular activities, community organizations...)
Online? (Through general social media like Instagram, FB, Snapchat, or
forums of interest, or...)
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab
3. Independent work
POST:
1.
Define and write sentences for your ten favorite vocab words from our list (or create graphics, or a
vid, or post something else to your blog to show you know what they
mean and/or why they're important)-- title: MEET MY NEW VOCABULARY
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Thursday, October 3, 2019
october 4
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Eat the Rich" by Aerosmith]
If you could have dinner with anyone (living or dead, real or fictional), who would you choose? Why? What would you talk about? Describe in detail.
AGENDA:
*Minute of Mindfulness*
1. Journal
2. Freedom Friday: tie up loose ends and finish your posts for the week
POST:
How are you going to start fundraising for your life after high school? (title: INVESTING IN ME)
If you could have dinner with anyone (living or dead, real or fictional), who would you choose? Why? What would you talk about? Describe in detail.
AGENDA:
*Minute of Mindfulness*
1. Journal
2. Freedom Friday: tie up loose ends and finish your posts for the week
POST:
How are you going to start fundraising for your life after high school? (title: INVESTING IN ME)
october 3
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Save it for Later" by The English Beat; "Procrastination" by The Damned]
Why do people procrastinate? How does it affect your life? What can you do about it?
AGENDA:
*Minute of Mindfulness*
1. Journal
2. Reach out to a mentor
3. Writers' conferences (continued)
4. Work on posts
POSTS:
1. (Please see October 1 & 2)
2. Post your letter to a mentor (title: LETTER TO A MENTOR DRAFT 1)
Why do people procrastinate? How does it affect your life? What can you do about it?
AGENDA:
*Minute of Mindfulness*
1. Journal
2. Reach out to a mentor
3. Writers' conferences (continued)
4. Work on posts
POSTS:
1. (Please see October 1 & 2)
2. Post your letter to a mentor (title: LETTER TO A MENTOR DRAFT 1)
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
your isp and search engine
Yesterday we talked about internet browsers and search engines. Down the road, we'll also discuss ISPs. Today I ran across this Q & A with the founder of duckduckgo. You can read the full piece HERE.
october 2
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Words" by the Bee Gees]
Use five of our vocabulary words describe your experience in this class. How are you adapting to a new way of learning? Is it different for you when Dr. Preston isn't here or bugging you about an assignment? How? Why does the teacher, or the internet, or more responsibility matter (or not) to your learning experience?
AGENDA:
*Minute of Mindfulness*
Use five of our vocabulary words describe your experience in this class. How are you adapting to a new way of learning? Is it different for you when Dr. Preston isn't here or bugging you about an assignment? How? Why does the teacher, or the internet, or more responsibility matter (or not) to your learning experience?
AGENDA:
*Minute of Mindfulness*
1. Journal
2. Résumé work
3. Writers' conferences (continued)
4. Work on your posts for the week
POSTS:
1. Please post Literature Analysis #2 by Friday, October 18
3. Writers' conferences (continued)
4. Work on your posts for the week
POSTS:
1. Please post Literature Analysis #2 by Friday, October 18
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