Sophomore Pre-AP English students in the Magnet read Malcom Gladwell’s book Outliers, in which he explores the hidden factors that play into achievement and success. For our study of the book, students are assigned sections of the book to teach the class. They design lessons tied to the Common Core standards, develop learning targets and …
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Nov 26
Caesar Videos!
Sophomore Magnet students worked to interpret scenes from Julius Caesar and update it with a new theme while retaining basic plot and tone. In the process they learned about storyboarding, screen play writing, and working with a team to make/edit a video: Bill and Ted’s Gotham Problem / Inception Caesar , High School Musical Caesar, and Hunger Games …
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Nov 13
“Table Reading” of Julius Caesar Video Project Script!
Sophomore magnet students use Chromebooks to do a table reading of a draft of a shared screenplay they’ve written together for the Julius Caesar video assignment. As they read through the document, they digitally dialogue and make edits via the shared Drive document they’ve created.
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Mar 12
Outliers
Magnet students attempt to pick up with chopsticks as many jelly beans as possible in 30 seconds to unpack Malcolm Gladwell’s ideas about practice and opportunity in his chapter on The 10000 Hour Rule. Student designed and taught lesson.
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Mar 07
Samsung Tablets
Sophomore magnet students study for a grammar quiz using the new CHS Samsung Galaxy Tab cart.
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