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Course Activities for Fall 1999
Weeks 1-7 "A Journey into Self"
Week 1 (September 2-3) Welcome
"Break the Ice" - Course Overview - "My Name Is Me and I Am It " - Response Groups
Week 2 (September 6-10) Labor Day on Monday (no school) - Friday early dismissal for Rosh Hashana
Start Weekly Journals - Grading Philosophy and Six-Week Rubric - Culture Bags
Week 3 (September 13-17)
Graphic Organizers - River of Words
Week 4 (September 20-24) Yom Kippur on Monday (no school) - Late start on Tuesday
Continue River of Words - Show Not Tell (Figurative Language Examples)
Week 5 (September 27-October 1)
Continue River of Words - Analytical Essay on Myths
Week 6 (October 4-8)
Continue River of Words - Analytical Essay on Myths
Week 7 (October 11-15) First Progress Report
Wisdom of Faith questionnaire
Weeks 8-13 "Filling the Well"
Week 8 (October 18-22)
Set Six-Week Goals - Work on Meeting Goals - Continue River of Words
Week 9 (October 25-29)
Work on Meeting Goals - Continue River of Words
Week 10 (November 1-5)
Work on Meeting Goals - Continue River of Words
Week 11 (November 8-12)
River of Words/Watershed Trip (8th-9th) - Work on Meeting Goals
Week 12 (November 15-19)
Work on Meeting Goals
Week 13 (November 22-26) Early dismissal on 24th - Thanksgiving 25-26
Work on Meeting Goals
Weeks 14-20 "Story of Self"
Week 14 (November 29-December 3) Second Progress Report
Present Progress on Goals (live and on-line) - Setting Goals - Six-Week Goals
Week 15 (December 6-10)
Week 16 (December 13-17)
Portfolio Nuts and Bolts - Semester Portfolio Rubric - Work on Goals -
Week 17 (December 20- 31) Winter Break
Work on Portfolio and Goals
Week 18 (January 3-7)
Work on Portfolio and Goals
Week 19 (January 10-14)
Work on Portfolio and Goals
Week 20 (January 17-21) Martin Luther King Day on Monday (no school)
Present Showcase Portfolios to Community - Work on Portfolio and Goals - Present Showcase Portfolios to Mama, Doug, and peers
Week 19 (January 24-28) End of First Semester
Present Showcase Portfolios to Mama, Doug, and peers
Site Map | WD Syllabus Spring 99 - Fall 98 | WriteDesign | WriteDesign Philosophy | Background | On-Line Resources | Graphic Organizers | Rules of Thumb | Glossary | Quotes | WordList | Grades | Favorite Sites | Co-Teachers - Doug and Melissa | Gallery
E-Mail Doug at mrdoug@aznet.net or Melissa at mjmckinstry@earthlink.net
