Georges Learning Plan First Trimester September November 2014

Exhibition Requirements
During my Exhibition I
will show if I learned

My Work
This is the description of how I learned
the
Big Picture competencies
Learning Targets
These are the Learning Targets I
must hit in order to show Mastery

Products
This is what I will create to show
my learning
Anticipated Credits
These are the credits I should
receive for my work
Professional
Development

Real World Learning:
I will be responsible for developing my
professional demeanor, both in the
written and physical form

Communicate
Argue
Publish and Present
Resume
Cover Letter
Form Letter Emails
My Pitch!
0.5 ELA

Empirical Reasoning


Big History Course:
Big History is a framework for all
knowledge. From the Big Bang to the
modern day and to what may lie
ahead, Big History considers the great
questions about our Universe, our
planet, life, and humanity.

Analyze
Communicate
Argue
Publish and Present

Unit One:
Diagnostic
I Come From poem
Origin Story
Big Bang Video Tasks
Unit 1 Test
First Trimester Big History
Survey
1 Science

Social Reasoning

1 Global History
Communication 0.5 ELA

Quantitative Reasoning

Geometry
On Kahn Academy


Make sense of problems and
persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and
quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments
and critique the reasoning of
others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools
strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of
structure.
Look for and express regularity
in repeated reasoning.
I will achieve 3, 4 or Mastery
on each section in the
following units:

Introduction to Euclidean
geometry
Angles and Intersecting lines
Congruence
1 Math
Personal Qualities
Project
In this project, I will:
Demonstrate respect
Responsibility
Organization
Leadership
Reflect on your abilities
Strive for improvement
Self Reflection
Self Awareness
Goal Setting
What project do you want to create in order to demonstrate the PQ
in the second column?

I want to create a winning basketball team. I will do this by calling
my teammates up to make sure they will come to practice on
Tuesdays and Fridays. On Saturday or Sunday, I will host practice 2-
3 times a month. Lastly, I will make a Hoop Mix Tape for the
basketball team.

I will document this by making a one minute video to upload on my
BIO page on the class website.

Internship Project

I am interning at Bronx Compass High
School with the Dean, Al Sylvia,
working to incorporate a Restorative
Justice program.



Communication
Argue
Publish and Present
Self Reflection
Problem Solve
System Thinking

Background Essay on
Restorative Justice
Creation of Bronx Compass
Toolkit for Teachers Unite
Website - The No Excuses
Mediation (NO XQZz)
process
I will complete Weekly
Journal Entries due every
Friday

1 Credit

Independent Project

My independent project is about
Happiness, what it is, where it comes
from, and how we experience it and
obtain it.

Essential Question:

What is happiness?
How do we experience happiness?
How do I obtain happiness?

Product 1 Research Paper
FQ: How do other
cultures/communities/belief
systems define happiness?

Product 2 Prezi
FQ: What if someone could
never experience
happiness?

Product 3 Essay
FQ: How do people acquire
happiness?

1 Credit
MAJOR

Music

Pertaining to course

Song lyrics
Song production
Mastered
Performed
1 Credit pertaining to course

Regents Prep

Global
US History


Practice test in each subject
area
Index flash card set for each
test
Comprehensive notes
created during each prep
period
Passing the Regents!
Exhibition Date:_________ Pass / Fail Credits Earned____