05.25.07

Core 1:

1. How does Mr. Wilkoff learn?
2. The Final Official Blog Post for Discovery: How do you learn best? What are your expectations for your 9th grade English teacher?
3. The Typewriter Yearbook.
4. Take a look at some of the parting blessings.

Core 2:

1. How does Mr. Wilkoff learn?
2. The Final Official Blog Post for Discovery: How do you learn best? What are your expectations for your 9th grade English teacher?
3. The Typewriter Yearbook.
4. Take a look at some of the parting blessings.

Core 3:

1. How do you write a really good yearbook entry?
2. The Typewriter Yearbook.
3. Powerful yearbook entry writing practice.

Core 4:

1. How do you write a really good yearbook entry?
2. The Typewriter Yearbook.
3. Powerful yearbook entry writing practice.
4. Utopia Voting!

05.24.07

Core 1:

1. Work on End of the Year Reflections

Core 2:

1. What would you like your legacy to be at Cresthill?
2. Continue End of the Year Reflections with new questions and continuing conversations.

Core 3:

1. My apology.
2. Introduce and work on End of the Year Reflections.

Core 4:

1. Work on End of the Year Reflections.

05.23.07

Core 1:

1. Finish watching Animal Farm.
2. Questions for analysis:
   • Why did the director change the ending so drastically?
   • Why did the director choose Jesse as the narrator?
   • What has been gained or lost by transferring this book to visual form?
   • How is this story more “American?” than the original?
   • Does the story now take on new symbolism?
3. Start end of the year reflections.

Core 2:

1. What do you think that you will be known for (at your new schools) as the first class of discovery students that have had me for 2 years?
2. Begin further end of the year reflections.

Core 3:

1. Finish watching the Outsiders
2. Questions:
   • How did the characters of Ponyboy and Johnny change from the book to the movie?
   • Take at least one movie quiz. If anyone can answer more than 3/4 of the Difficult quiz I will buy them any kind of candy bar they want.
3. Start end of the year reflections.

Core 4:

1. Finish Animal Farm.
2. Questions:
   • What is the moral of Animal Farm?
   • What is the moral of your Utopia?
   • What is the Allegory of Animal Farm?
   • What is the Allegory of your Utopia?

05.22.07

Core 1:

1. Watch Animal Farm and look for how the animals’ acceptance of napoleon’s leadership changes from novel to movie.
2. Discuss your Utopia with Mr. Wilkoff.

Core 2:

1. Continue discussion of how advertising stereotypes influence your beliefs.
2. Watch The Persuaders and discuss just how much like advertising a movement can truly be.
3. Discuss -Ism with Mr. Wilkoff

Core 3:

1. Watch The Outsiders and find how your meaning changes when put into a more visual form.
   1. How do the skipped parts add to or take away from the meaning of the movie.
2. Discuss your Meaning with Mr. Wilkoff

Core 4:

1. Watch “Animal Farm” and discuss how your utopia will or will not become corrupt like theirs.
2. Discuss your Utopia with Mr. Wilkoff

05.21.07

Core 1:

1. Discuss the “locking” of the wiki.
2. Watch Animal Farm and look for the similarities and differences between the movie and book.
3. Discuss your Utopia with Mr. Wilkoff.

Core 2:

1. Discuss the “locking” of the wiki
2. Watch “The Merchants of Cool” and look for the ways that your -Ism has been influenced and how you can influence others with your -Ism according to what is “cool.”
3. Discuss your -Ism with Mr. Wilkoff

Core 3:

1. Discuss the “locking” of the wiki
2. Watch The Outsiders and find how your meaning changes when put into a more visual form.
3. Discuss your Meaning with Mr. Wilkoff

Core 4:

1. Discuss the “locking” of the wiki
2. Watch “Animal Farm” and if your Utopia would turn out like theirs.
3. Discuss your Utopia with Mr. Wilkoff

05.18.07

Cores 1-4:

1.  Work toward presentation quality of your wiki projects (revise, edit, fix).
2. Encourage others with discussion, debate, and help.
3. Update the progress page.

05.16.07

Core 1:

1. What is the most interesting part of a Utopia  that you saw yesterday in your “trading session?”
2. Work on your Utopia projects (Only Two In Class Days Left!)

Core 2:

1. What was the most compelling discussion that you were a part of yesterday?
2. Work on your -Ism (Only Two In Class Days Left!)

Core 3:

1. Case study volunteers:  Which project do you think has shown your meaning the best?
2. Work on your Meaning (Only Two In Class Days Left!)

Core 4:

1. What is one question that you asked that you think incited the most revision on the part of the Author?
2. Work on your Utopias (Only Two In Class Days Left!)

05.15.07

Cores 1-4:

1. What are Digital Ex-Patriots?
2. Discussion Trading on Wikis: Pick a partner to discuss your wiki project with and ask them to ask you one thoughtful question about your ideas that no one else has asked so far (you may do this in person or on the discussion page).
3. Work on your Wiki with a specific goal in mind.

Core 2:

1. Focus on Debates.

Core 4:

1. Focus on Revision.

05.14.07

Core 1:

1. What can I help you with in order to get your Utopia finished?
2. Work on your Utopias with a specific goal in mind.

Core 2:

1. After the end: The Belief Files, Discussion and Movement.
2. Work on your -Isms with a specific goal in mind.

Core 3:

1. Our First International Hit!
2. What is the My Meaning question that has gotten you to think the most so far? Why?
3. Work on your Meaning, knowing that you will finish at least one section today.

Core 4:

1. This Week: Revision of utopias.
   •  Imagery
   • Writer’s Intention vs. Reader’s Impression
   • A few case study volunteers
2. Work on your Utopia through revision and new writing. If you are finished, please come see me for the next steps.

05.11.07

Cores 1-4:

1. You’re Famous, again.

Core 1:

1. Work on your Utopias for a specific purpose as a substitute Tech Tuesday. I will come around and conference with you to check on your progress.
2. Take a second look at The Persuaders.

Core 2:

1. Reflect upon MAP data: Justify your MAP score based upon what you did/learned this year or based upon the test itself.
2. Work on your -Isms for a specific purpose.

Core 3:

1. Check out some My Meaning goings on.
2. Work on your Meaning with a specific purpose.

Core 4:

1.  Reflect upon MAP data: Justify your MAP score based upon what you did/learned this year or based upon the test itself.
2. Work on your Utopia for a specific purpose.