Middle Ages

Middle Ages

Key concept - Change (cause and affect)
Related concept - Caution

Global context - Orientation in space

Internal and external factors cause actions and conditions that have various consequences and often lead to profound change within a society.

Example: Political

Internal Factors = Serbia it self, Vucic

External Factors = International countries outside of Serbia, Russia, EU. USA

ATL Critical Thinking

Unit Equation: What are the major causes for social changes?

MYP I&S: ASSESSMENT

The criteria shows good detailed explains of how to get maximum level of achievement. All the way down on the table it explains the different attachment levels awarded. It is a very good criteria and think that it is much better than the previous ones.

Diary of Part Time Indian - Discussion Director

We had to read the whole book in one lesson of "Diary of a Part Time Indian" as a group. My job was Discussion Director and I have to ask questions to my group. They did not do as well as I would have liked but not bad. There was a lot to memorize. The story is about an Indian who is poor and starts to rebel and goes to an all white.

Who is the main character and why did he rebel?

The main character is Arnold Spirit and he is rebelling because he does not want a meaningless life. He wants to go somewhere in life unlike other Indians so he goes to an all-white school.

Why was Rowdy so mad?

Because his best friend, Arnold, left him to go to a different school. Later in the book, Rowdy gave Arnold a concussion.

What was the new school Arnold went to called?

The new "all-white" school was called Reardan.

What was the girl in the school named?

Her name was Penelope and Arnold had an immense crush on her.

What were two main deaths that affected Arnold?

Arnold's sister died which left Arnold distraught because she was his role model. And Arnold's grandmother died because she was run over by a truck.

Connector

Anthony ran way from his town. This reminded me of the time that I ran away from home after I had a fight with my brother and was sick of fighting. At that time I slept in the parking lot for a few minutes and then ran back in to greet my angry father

Sherman Alexie and The Absolute Diary of a Part-Time Indian – Vocabulary Enricher

Chapter one:

1.      Novocain – This is another term for procaine. Procaine is a synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry.

Sentence: His mouth felt full of novocaine, his tongue, merely stirred in his numb lips.

2.      Lisp – A speech defect that affects the pronunciation of certain letters, such as when saying s it is pronounced th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this.

Sentence: Having a lisp is more common than you might expect.

3.      Susceptible – especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, or agency. Capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable. Yielding readily or capable of.

Sentence:  I haven’t had a seizure in seven years, but the doctors tell me that I am “susceptible of seizure activity.”

Chapter four:

4.      Decrepit – Worn, broken down, or ruined because of hard use, neglect, or age. Or, a person that is elderly and infirm.

Sentence: A row of decrepit houses.

Chapter seven:

5.      Flinched – A quick or nervous moment of the face and body as an instinctive reaction to fear or pain.

Sentence: She flinched as he approached her with his hand high

Chapter twelve:

6.      Articulate – having or showing the ability of speaking fluently and coherently

Sentence: She articulated each word with great precision

Illustrator - The Chocolate War (Vishesh)

This is what I thought represented the chocolate war. There is a war in the book, hence the boy holding the sphere. The boy looks mad because he is a bully which played a huge part in the story. He is holding a chocolate bar with $$ signs on the wrapper which stands for the money which is received by selling the chocolates. There is a ball and the goal which is used for american football which was a major sport mentioned in the story. This was the summary of all the main part of the Chocolate War. 

Conector

Connector

My job is to find connections between the book my group is reading. This means connecting what we read with our own life. This was the second time we did this job and I'm really happy with my connections.

Finally, all the chocolates have been sold.

This reminded me of a moment in second grade when we had a chocolate Monday and we had to sell chocolate so we could plant a tree and that tree would represent teamwork. I also wanted to show this connection because the book had a lot to do with chocolate and how the main character sells it.

Emile also likes to insult kids in public, telling them they have bad breath, or asking them if they just farted.

Obie drank his milkshake.

This scene helped me remember the time when I was drinking one of the best milkshakes in the world. There is a place in New York that is called blake tap and the line is five hours long. I also made this connection because the main characters favorite drink is the milkshake.

The novel ends with Archie and Obie walking home together in the dark.

This reminded me of a moment when I had one of the most important basketball games ever. I unfortunately lost but what reminded me was that after the game I was so sad that I didn't want to go home with anyone. I also made this connection because it was some sort of the same in the book.