May 12, 2014

Today's quote: The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. -Socrates

Today's journal: Name one celebrity who best represents his/her celebrity group (sports team, Hollywood, music industry, etc) and describe how this is done.

Lesson: Today, we will finish speeches.

HW:

Reminders: Last journal p/u next Tuesday (5/20) with the quotes being collected for two test grades.

May 9, 2014

Today's quote: I am peace with God; my conflict is with man. -Charlie Chaplin

Today's journal entry: What is the "greatest speech" you have ever given that later turned into regret?

Lesson:   Today, you will work as a class using smart phones and tablets. Please make sure you are 
doing the activity of which you have been tasked.

Researching on teams of three, you have to have one speaker, one scribe, and one task/timekeeper. There should be a total of 6 teams is everyone is present.

In your team, you are to research the top 18 speeches of all time. You can do this by researching the 
most popular speeches of all time and finding the 18 that are in common on the list.

Once that has been done, you will need to find the most popular quotes that came from those speeches. These should be quotes that most everyone would recognize because of the popularity of the speech. 
You cannot use the one from the quote today.

After that has been determined, the scribe will write down those 18 quotes and from what speech they came.

You will turn in the papers at the end of the period with everyone's name from the team.

HW: 

Reminders: Make-up speeches will be done Tuesday after school.
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May 8, 2014

Today's quote: Shared joy is double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. -Swedish Proverb

Today's journal entry: Tell me what this means: Being Self-Motivated earns you the right to lead others.

Lesson:   Speeches on "A Relationship That is Important to me and Why and the Emotional Intelligence Qualities He/She Has"

In addition, journals to be collected today.

HW: 

Reminders: Make-up speeches will be done Tuesday after school.

May 5, 2014

Today's quote: Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human need. - Margaret Mead

Today's journal entry: Why would you want a friend who has Interpersonal Skills?

Lesson: We will finish Self-Motivation with notes in section 1. Speech topics to be given. Must mention at least one of the Emotional Intelligence scale the person has. This is for a test grade. We will start on Thursday.

HW: As for the speech...

one notecard written on one side with only the three major points

one minute thirty seconds

topic: An Important Relationship to Me, Why, and the EI Qualities He/She Possesses

Make sure to mention the specific quality

Start strong and end strong with links to and from the body

forms 15% of the grade

one support chair

I will look at the following:

eye contact

confidence/competence

pacing

tone of voice/word selection

facial expressions

energy level

I POSSESS

•Interpersonal Skills = This scale combines empathy and social skills.

•Persistence = The ability to stick with something

•Optimism = The ability to be positive in the face of adversity

•Self-Awareness = The ability to understand who you really are

•Self-Control = The ability to control your impulses or urges to do something

•Empathy = The ability to feel what others feel

•Social Skills = The ability to interact with others in a positive, successful way

•Self-Motivation = The ability to tell yourself what to do, rather than having to have someone else tell you what to do

Reminders: If you do not do your speech by Thursday the make-up must be done after school on Tuesday. Journals due Thursday.

HTL: 

May 2, 2014

Today's quote: Arguing with a fool proves there are two. -Doris M. Smith

Today's journal entry: What kind of person do you want to meet in the FUTURE to be your rest of your life?

Lesson: You will do Chapter 6 in the Success for Teens book. You know what to do.

Reminders: Journal p/u Tuesday. 

STAAR next week.

May 1, 2014

Today's quote: Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Today's journal entry: What are some ways you can improve your self-motivation?

Lesson: We will cover Interpersonal Skills. Afterwards, we will move onto Self-Motivation.

HW: None

Reminders: Journals due 5/6:)

HTL:

April 30, 2014

Today's quote: Clothes and manners do not make the man; but,  when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. -Henry Ward Beecher

Today's journal entry: What kind of Social Skills would make you notice someone in a positive way?

Lesson: Social Skill wrap-up with practice:)

HW: 

Reminders: Journals next Tuesday.