Sept. 8-14, 2014.



Learning Goals
Learning Tasks
Resources
 Monday
Understanding perspectives and bias

 (RLV.04)
Minds-on: Perspective & share Research on Asperger

Mindset Activity: Logical & Linguistic

Discuss & Writer’s Notebook: Mind-set

Diamond Nine: Challenging Perspectives  (finish Conferences)

Prediction for Novel: impact of unique perspective

First impressions (p.1-6)

Hmk: Reading to chapter 59 (p.28)

Toothpicks / Riddles
Tuesday
Understand how I read and try to do it better.

 (RLV.04)
Minds-on: Self-Assessing Effort

Sign-posts (Handout): Apply these to Curious Incident (focus on Contrast)

Writer’s Notebook: What seems to make Christopher happy? Compare to self.

Hmk: Reading to chapter 101 (p.61)
Post-it Notes

Sign-post Handout
Wednesday
Understand how I read and try to do it better.

 (RLV.04)
Minds-On: Focus on AHA Moment (modelling)

“Ask Marilyn Challenges” & Assess Effort

Sign-posts (Handout): Apply these to Curious Incident (focus on AHA)

Reading to chapter 151 (p.100)
Sign-post Handout
Thursday
Understand how I read and try to do it better.

 (RLV.04)
Minds-On: Focus on Tough Questions (modelling)

What is Happiness? (Article): Asking Tough Questions

Sign-posts (Handout): Apply these to Curious Incident (focus on Tough Questions)

Hmk: Reading to chapter 181 (p.140)
Sign-post Handout

Friday
Understand how I read and try to do it better.

 (RLV.04)
Minds-On: Focus on Word of the Wiser (modelling)

Sign-posts (Handout): Apply these to Curious Incident (focus on Word of the Wiser)

Hmk: Reading to chapter 223 (p.177)
Sign-post Handout