Midterm Socratic Seminar

We will be having a Socratic Seminar discussing the legal minimum wage. You will have the opportunity to share your opinion on whether you feel the minimum wage we have in the United States is adequate, should be changed or abolished. To meet this criteria you need to demonstrate thorough knowledge of the topic. Remember that merely making a statement which is not backed up by any hard facts will not be enough. You need to have a well planned out and supported position. To prepare yourself for the seminar, complete the following steps: Step 1: Read the texts that I have provided for you in class. This can be the articles I have attached here, our book we are currently reading, US Dept of Labor stats, etc. Look for quotations that catch your interest. Step 2: Write down any lines, quotes, excerpts, or phrases you found interesting, important, or just caught your attention. Summarize what they mean and what argument they support. Step 3: Create open-ended questions to share with your classmates regarding information on min. wage. Here are some handy dandy articles for you to use to help your position (make sure you note the source) **use these and feel free to research on your own-more info to back up your stance the better! http://articles.cnn.com/2008-07-25/us/minimum.wage.workers_1_minimum-wage-minimum-wage-teenagers-or-part?_s=PM:US Article about minimum wage workers http://www.dol.gov/whd/flsa/index.htm Overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm Dept of Labor Stats on min. wage by state http://www.balancedpolitics.org/minimum_wage.htm Yes and No arguments of min. wage http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2010/06/30/minimum-national-wage/ Arguments on min. wage http://www.dol.gov/whd/about/whdabout.htm Dept of Labor info on Wage by Hour http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1648055,00.html Interesting jobs in US Here are some sample questions to serve as the key question or interpret the text questions: What is the main idea or underlying value in the text? What is the author’s purpose or perspective? What does (a particular phrase) mean? What might be a good title for the text? What is the most important word/sentence/paragraph? Sample questions to move the discussion along: Who has a different perspective? Who has not yet had a chance to speak? Where do you find evidence for that in the text? Can you clarify what you mean by that? How does that relate to what (someone else) said? Is there something in the text that is unclear to you? Has anyone changed their mind? Sample questions to bring the discussion back to students in closing: How do the ideas in the text relate to our lives? What do they mean for us personally? Why is this material important? Is it right that….? Do you agree with the author? Sample debriefing questions: Do you feel like you understand the text at a deeper level? How was the process for us? Did we adhere to our norms? Did you achieve your goals to participate? What was one thing you noticed about the seminar?

Finished with toondoo? Now what?

Follow the directions below to learn how to post/email your toon! Due date: Tues. 3/15 @ midnight.

By lashley | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon

Hello class! The next step is to share your toon! When you are complete you need to make sure that you have made your toon "public". Look for the <> symbol. Click this and it will copy your toon in code form.Then log in to your google account to comment on the BLOG. Paste your code from your toondoo into the comment space. Make sure to put your name under code so people know its your toon! When you click submit...your toon should appear!
If the toon does not appear, go back to toondoo and click the envelope that reads"email this toondoo to friends". Email this to me @ leah.ashley@nhcs.net

Due dates

Your toondoo and popsicle sticks needs to be completed by Tuesday! Duh...! Be ready!

March 10th Thursday

Hey class! I am sad I am not in class with you all. I am at UNCW presenting and learning how to be a better teacher! YAY for me! And remember...just because I am not there doesn't give you the right to act like a middle school student. How you act when I am absent reflects upon me.

Here is your agenda:
1st half of class- Tutorials (this is your time to get help from and with your peers...use it!)
2nd half- You are going to create a cartoon about the first chapter of Nickel and Dimed.

Directions:

• go to http://www.toondoo.com
• Set up an account. Click the RED button in the top right corner that says "SIGN UP FOR TOONDOO"
• Make your username easy to remember, like firstinitial and last name (rsmith)
• Make your password easy to remember (duh)
• Use your gmail as your email-- you can access it here at school!
• Then play with the site, get familiar with it, watch the tutorials!

Now, create your own cartoon! Directions:

• You are going to create a cartoon based on the first chapter of our text
• In the cartoon must be at least one person, a background and of course, words!
• In the cartoon you must incorporate 3 of the vocab words!
• The words must be used CORRECTLY for fill credit.
• Have fun with this!
• Make it silly but accurate! :)
• Save your cartoon as N and D Chp1

More SAT fun!

This a great site for SAT help. It is up to you how you want to navigate the site. There is a blue and red drop down menu with different topics you can choose from. This is a good starting place!
http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/chapter3.rhtml
Makes sure you click: "continue to the next section" at the end of each page to continue reading! It is this color!
It will give you hints on how to Beat the essay portion , beat the identifying sentences section, beat numbers and operations AND MORE! So check this site often!

Now, go to the NY Times site: http://www.nytimes.com/
You going to read an article of your choice.
Print out the worksheet below and start it! You will find words that you don't know, write what you think they mean and then look up the actual definition.
http://www.bethpage.ws/bhs/dmalossi/SATPREP/NEW%20YORK%20TIMES%20ARTICLE%20VOCAB%20ACTIVITY.doc

Next you will give me a summary of your article on the back of your worksheet. Make sure to cover the following: The 5 W's (who, what, where, when and why).