What a great first day back at school! I'm honored and excited to be teaching 8th grade Language Arts again this year. I saw so many smiling (though still a bit sleepy) faces today--and I can tell that everyone is eager to have an amazing final school year at Harvest Middle School.
This week students will be introduced to the idea of "What does it mean to be an 8th Grader at HMS?" and we'll be discussing / making goals for this year leading into high school. We listened to and analyzed the lyrics to "Graduation Song" by Vitamin C to jump start our reflection. Students were asked to complete a short answer assignment regarding the song and their plans for the 2013-14 school year. The possibilities are endless!
Here is a link to the worksheet we used to analyze and reflect upon the song.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxfH6yRi4pG6U1ZrckNCaDhQSE0/edit?usp=sharing
See link the original MTV music video below.
We'll also be building our classroom expectations for this year. Start thinking of what it means to be SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE in our classroom...
Lastly, this week we will start contemplating what it means for Harvest Middle School to be an International Baccalaureate school and what it takes for all of us to strive to fit the IB Learner Profile. See a quick intro video below to preview the Learner Profile traits.
Start thinking about your strengths and limitations related to the Learner Profile traits and the following questions: Who are you now? and Who can you become this year?
This week students will be introduced to the idea of "What does it mean to be an 8th Grader at HMS?" and we'll be discussing / making goals for this year leading into high school. We listened to and analyzed the lyrics to "Graduation Song" by Vitamin C to jump start our reflection. Students were asked to complete a short answer assignment regarding the song and their plans for the 2013-14 school year. The possibilities are endless!
Here is a link to the worksheet we used to analyze and reflect upon the song.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxfH6yRi4pG6U1ZrckNCaDhQSE0/edit?usp=sharing
See link the original MTV music video below.
We'll also be building our classroom expectations for this year. Start thinking of what it means to be SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE in our classroom...
Lastly, this week we will start contemplating what it means for Harvest Middle School to be an International Baccalaureate school and what it takes for all of us to strive to fit the IB Learner Profile. See a quick intro video below to preview the Learner Profile traits.
Start thinking about your strengths and limitations related to the Learner Profile traits and the following questions: Who are you now? and Who can you become this year?
The words under the kids in the IB video looks like that might be one of their traits. Or what they are like.
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ReplyDeleteThanks. The IB video was really clear in explaining the program.
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ReplyDeletethe IB video gave me an understanding of what we are going to do this year. It will not only help us become risk takers and principuled people, but also give us an understanding of who have the same intrests as us all around this earth
ReplyDeleteThe IB video helped me understand what it means to be in a IB school
ReplyDeleteThe IB video gave a more better understanding of what a IB school is and its IB learner profile.
ReplyDeleteThe IB video gave me a better understanding of what IB and it's learner profile is.
ReplyDeleteNow I fully understand what the IB program is.
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ReplyDeleteIB is a little different than what we had but this video helped me understand what IB is
ReplyDeleteThis video helped me learn of what IB is.
ReplyDeletethank you now i officialy understand the meaning of ib
ReplyDeleteI fully understand the IB program now.
ReplyDeleteThanks now I really understand this progam.
ReplyDeleteI AM GONNA BE A RISK TAKER
ReplyDeletethis video made me understand what IB is
ReplyDeletethanks now i fully understand the program
ReplyDeletethis video helped me understand what a IB learner really is
ReplyDeleteThis video helped me understand what the IB program is
ReplyDeleteI liked the video because it helped me understand more about what IB is about
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