-February articles should be completely written by tomorrow (the ones I have read so far are very interesting!)
-Finish answering TWO of the four open-ended questions from the article we read together in class today (I will mark your best one - due tomorrow, if not finished in class)
Learning Goal: Make sure you can identify which questions are closed and open-ended questions, and make sure you can explain the difference between them
-Also, create two of your own closed questions and one open-ended question for the article
Growth Mindset video from class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN34FNbOKXc
-Feel free to share with family!
Banning Cell
Phones in Middle Schools - Article Questions
1.
Do you think only students that have shown the
ability to act “responsibly” should be allowed to use their cellphones in
class?
2.
Who was consulted before making the decision to
ban cell phones at Earl Grey School?
3.
With evidence from your experiences, at what age
do you feel student responsibly learn to use cell phones?
4.
According to the article, what are the two main
reasons cell phones were banned?
5.
When are cell phones permitted at Earl Grey?
6.
What are the restrictions during this time?
7.
Imagine you were a Principal running an
elementary school. Explain what your cell phone would policy be, and why.
8.
Do you feel the advantages of allowing
cellphones in the classroom outweigh the disadvantages?
Create two of your own closed questions related to content
from this article.
Create one of your own open-ended questions related to this
article.
http://www.680news.com/2017/02/16/east-end-middle-school-announces-cellphone-ban/
Math
-Make sure you understand the table and chairs problem we did together today (how to make the table of values, how to write the pattern rule, how to make an expression that will help solve the number of chairs for ANY number of tables linked together - 4t + 2)
-page 203 #13
-page 384 #1,2, 3, 4, 6, 8
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/index.html?page=lessons&lesson=m6lessonshell08.swf
