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=June: Saying Goodbye!=

11 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Went to High School

=October: Know Thyself Some More!=

WKCE: Science and Social Studies: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 Hours 3-4-5
Released Science item and a released Social Studies item

Day of the Dead:
Discovery Channel: Day of the Dead video, 2:07 National Geographic Day of the Dead slide show

National Museum of Mexican Art: Chicago Rito y Recuerdo: Day of the Dead Exhibition: 9/19-12/14/2014

Book of Life directors Jorge Gutierrez and Guillermo del Toro NPR interview/article with director Jorge Gutierrez and producer Guillermo del Toro about the movie Book of Life

Writing Calaveras, some examples, one description and another description Unos ejemplos espanoles, y de los famosos,

=How do you identify yourself: Who are you? Where are you from?= Which is it, Hispanic or Latino? via CNN, Hispanic Houston and Diffen.com Chicano: What Does the Word Mean and Where Does It Come From?

Make an "I AM" poem
How to make an I AM poem or a Portrait Poem, idea frame and sample to draft. Other idea: Where I'm From.

Like Poetry? Check out the Poetry Foundation site.

=Know Thy World=

Geography of Central America: world atlas

PBS Newshour: No country for lost kids 2 large photos of La Bestia Map of the route of La Bestia

Learn more: Article: The origins of the border crisis: close read & response Council on Foreign Relations: How the Street Gangs Took Central America Latino USA: Riding The Beast

Larry Ferlazzo's web site of the day: Carol Dweck "Yet"

The Giver
Signposts

Reading Response Log

Audio files by chapter

September: Know Thyself!
Introductions Begin The Golden Way "Quiz"

You have a lizard brain, and it needs to be controlled! Cloze with video by Paul Durban

You Can Grow Your Intelligence Prezi and begin close read of article

Nonverbal Communication: Improving your Nonverbal Skills and Reading Body Language Read in groups and summarize

Type 1: Non-verbal communication (column one) and why it matters (column two) Type 2: Why does non-verbal communication matter?

Registers of Language (Ruby Payne)

Teens feeling stressed, and many not managing it well. See graphs and article from USA Today.



Brain Tricks: This is how your brain works. Fast thinking versus Slow thinking

Here is the answer key to the number of squares



Medical Daily: 30 minutes of exercise makes your brain more plastic

WebMD: Go to sleep!

Article: Nonverbal Communication

How to Overcome Failure essay: Wall Street Journal

Math Goodies: Teens not getting enough sleep

The 12 Cognitive Biases that Prevent You from Being Rational

= Grow Your Intelligence =

Scientific American: Is it Possible to Use More of Our Brains?

=**Close Reading**= Elements of Close Reading

=Article of the Week= Kelly Gallagher's site

=Notice and Note=

= XBooks = Click here to access the XBooks log in page. You teacher will give you your username and password.

= The Outsiders =

ABC Nightline: Hidden America: Inside Chicago's Gang War

Listen to a read aloud

Watch the actors read parts aloud

Learn about the author

Learn more about the movie

=Send-off to High School:= 11 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Went to High School

El Tri: Los Piedras Rodantes video y letra

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