| STEVE'S ADVISORY STUDY PLAN |
| Complete advisory DCW work during the first 15 minutes of class. This ADVISORY STUDY PLAN and a copy of the daily assignment go in your Advisory Interactive Notebook (INB). Remember to list specific assignments on the goals sheet and check off items as you complete them. Four (4) completed assignments for 1/2 advisory/ DCW credit. |
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| 6-1b * January 15, 2009 * Martin Luther King, Jr. HOLIDAY on Monday! Who was Martin Luther King, Jr? Turn on the speakers or put on headphones and take 3-5 minutes to CHECKOUT his official website. Why do you think we celebrate his birthday? What do you plan to do on this holiday? |
| 6-2b * January 22, 2009 * Religious Freedom Day * Last Friday was National Religious Freedom Day; click, print and paste the letter from former President Clinton in your INB. Do you think it's important to have religious freedom? Why or why not. |
| 6-2a * January 20, 2009 * Inauguration Day * Today, Barak Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States. Take a few minutes to look at the news. Write a paragraph; include your thoughts. |
| 7-1a * January 27, 2009 * Giant TECH PREP Expo 2009! CLICK and view the following sites--homepage, Powerpoint(r) about the competition, photos, and the competitions. 1) What are your thoughts about this competition? Last year Kayla, Valerie, and Mariela participated in the child care storytelling competition. 2) Click on and print the competition information sheet for the one you might like to enter, tape it in your advisory INB and 3) tell why you'd like to participate. |
| 7-1b * January 29, 2009 * Awards Presentation @ PEC! Attend the presentation...then write a couple of paragraphs--1) What did you like? 2) What would you change? |
| 7-2a * February 3, 2009 * Out of Money! The state of California is out of money. Take a look at this website and write in the current amount of money owed by the state: http://gov.ca.gov. What do you think? What should we do to solve the problem? Write a paragraph... |
| 7-2b * February 3, 2009 * Giant Tech Prep!!! Get information sheet and application from Steve. Which competition do you plan to enter? List it and tell why you want to enter this competition. |
| 7-3a * February 10, 2009 * This week--Lincoln's Birthday and Darwin Day!!! February 12th is the day to celebrate! Write a paragraph about one or both. When is your birthday? How would you like to celebrate? Last 30 minutes of class today--Giant Tech Expo preparation. Do you plan to enter the competition--storytelling, applying for a job, or salad-making? |
| 7-3b * February 12, 2009 * Saturday is Valentine's Day!!! Who was St. Valentine? How do you plan to celebrate? Register at Hallmark.com and send an eCard to a friend. To whom did you send an eCard? |
| 7-4a * February 17, 2009 * Speaker With Us Today!!! His name is _______________________________. Write a paragraph about what he told us: |
| 7-4b * February 19, 2009 * Saving Money!!! Schools are costly. Imagine that folks in the CA legislature have decided to save money by shutting down all high schools and ending free and compulsory education at 8th grade. You have to apply for a job tomorrow! Where would you apply? Why? Explain... |
| 8-1a * February 24, 2009 * Today, I am at the Educating for Careers conference in Garden Grove, CA. On Thursday, we will meet to post credit and the Tech Prep group will meet. Exciting Adventures!!! February 21, 1995, Steven Fossett completed his solo venture across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. He set many adventure records. CLICK to take a look at information about him. When was he born? Where did he grow up? Which of his adventures do you like best? Think about a daring adventure you'd like to take; write a paragraph about it. |
| 8-1b * February 26, 2009 * The Educating for Careers conference in Garden Grove, CA was great! One group was Roadtrip Nation. CLICK and create your account. What's your login? __________________________ Write your password in a safe place in your advisory INB. Go to one of the three computers in the lab that DON'T have ThinClient, CLICK HERE and spend 5 minutes watching the video. Write 3-5 sentences describing what you saw & heard in the video clip. |
| 8-2a * March 3, 2009 * Dr. Seuss would have been 105 years old yesterday! Click and spend 3-5 minutes looking at one of his sites: http://www.seussville.com * or http://the cat in the hat.org. I was in elementary school when he wrote The Cat in the Hat. What's your favorite Seuss book? Why? |
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| 8-2b * March 5, 2009 * On this day in 1963, the hula hoop was patented. What's a hula-hoop? Have you ever used one? What's your favorite toy? Why? |
| 8-3a * March 10, 2009 * St. Patrick's Day * We will be on vacation on March 17th--St. Patrick's Day. CLICK for information. Write a paragraph about his life. What do you do on St. Patrick's Day? |
| 8-3b * March 12, 2009 * Vacation & Spring * 9 days of vacation begin on Saturday and SPRING begins on the 21st. Write a paragraph about what you plan to do. Also today, we will create and update a Credit Period Contract for CP #8. |
| 9-1a * March 24, 2009 * Tech Prep 2009 * On Thursday, 5 students will be entering competitions @ the Giant Tech Prep competition in Visalia. Today--you get to interview or be interviewed:-) |
| 9-1b * March 26, 2009 * Job 2009 * Today Karen and I are with 5 Ed Center students at the Giant Tech Prep competition in Visalia. Imagine you could have any job you want, what would it be? Why? Write a paragraph... |
| 9-2a * March 31, 2009 * April Fools' Day! * Jokes, pranks, etc. What do you plan to do? Read about the day and write a paragraph. |
| 9-2b * April 2, 2009 * Halfway through CP 9!! * What happened in your life on April Fools's Day; write a paragraph. Today, let's review your progress--Complete the Progress by Credit Period page for CP9 & meet with Steve. |
| 9-3a * April 7, 2009 * Summer School & Special Week* Today, we'll be talking about Summer School and why this week is special for many people. |
| 9-3b * April 9, 2009 * Special Week and Weekend* Take a look and listen to this online presentation. Is Easter special to you? If so, what do you plan to do to celebrate? |
| 9-4a * April 14, 2009 * TAX DAY TOMORROW * Tomorrow is the last day to file & pay 2008 taxes:-). Talk with your parent(s), guardian(s), spouse 1) What do you think about taxes? 2) How would you change taxing to make it better? |
| 9-4b * April 16, 2009 * DREAM for LIFE * Let's revisit your DREAM for life. What would you like to accomplish while you're alive? Look at this VIDEO, then write a paragraph. Get a DREAMS graphic from Steve and paste it into your INB. |
| 10-1A* April 21, 2009 * SCIENCE TESTING * No assignment today |