We also began thinking about our independent homework. Here is the outline for the homework.
Why I’m offering
self-directed learning as homework:
Two reasons:
ONE: The best way to learn is to choose a topic that
interests you.
TWO: The quickest way to kill an interest in learning is to
be forced to learn about things that have no interest to you.
What I’m expecting
from you:
- I’m
expecting you to figure out what things you want to learn about (with
optional help from me)
- I’m
expecting you to develop a plan for learning about these things that you
can present to me (with optional help from me).
- I’m
expecting you to start working on this immediately, continue working on it
throughout the quarter, and finish one week before the quarter ends.
- What
are you interested in? Focus on
things you CHOOSE to do outside the classroom.
- What
would you like to learn/read/write about?
- Are
you already in a group that discusses any topic?
- What
do you see yourself doing after high school?
- What
Language Arts skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) will you need
to be successful in whatever you choose to do after high school?
Already know what
you’re doing? Great! Come see me before school, after school, or during lunch,
and we’ll get you going.
Don’t know what
you’re doing? No problem. I’ve got lots of ideas. Bring this worksheet in to me
before school, after school, during lunch, or during lunch and we’ll figure it
out together.
Some ideas of what to do for
the Independent Homework
Generally speaking,
you will have to pick two of these- I figure you’ll spend anywhere from two to
three hours PER WEEK on your project.
Projects that have been done in the past by other students:
- Journaling
- Build a Little Library
- Read a book
- Read a magazine
- Develop a website
- Act/participate in a play
or musical
- Go to a play or musical
- Write a letter to the
newspaper
- Participate in a club
- Write an article about:
- A sporting event
- A restaurant
- A movie
- A topic of your choice
- Research a hero and write
a paper on it
- Research any topic of your
choice
- Present information that
has been researched to the class
- Present information that
has been researched to the rest of the student body
- Start a petition and get
students to sign it
- Write the script for a
short film
- Act and shoot a short film
- Do a music video
- Pen pal
- WRITE
o
Write poetry
o
Write fiction
o
Write non-fiction
No
matter what you choose, make sure to clear it with Schachter within two weeks
of the start of each quarter.
*I also have some worksheets that you can choose to do if
you are having a hard time figuring out what you want to work on.
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