Friday, September 16, 2011

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Wed., 9/21: Field trip to visit Anne Griffin's beehive in Florence and scout examples of Roman architecture along the way. We are leaving around 10:30 am and should be back by 2:30 pm. We will make arrangements for Blue House lunches, but otherwise make sure that you have food that doesn't require heating up.

Humanities:

• Due Mon., 9/12:
  • All: Finish the three thinking maps to prepare for the test. One on John Locke, one on Rome, and one on Montesquieu.
  • Lord of the Flies: Read Ch. 7 and complete reading log.
  • Girl Who Owned a City: Read Ch. 11 and complete reading log.
  • Come prepared to discuss.

Math:

• Due Mon., 9/12: Complete Math's Mate 1.2 (photocopy), according to following protocol:
  • No calculators (unless you have an accomodation to use one - you know who you are)
  • Show work for problems marked with * on separate paper, along with work for other problems as you see fit. Make sure work is labeled with the number of the question, and staple work to the back of the sheet.
  • Work independently.
  • Complete any attached N/A problems from last week. You may need access to last week's sheet for diagrams.

Music:

• Due Tuesday, 9/20:Write a prose and a verse for the words "Community" and "Individuality". They should be about the relationship between the words.

Moment of Zen:

I guess that's one way of looking at it

Ingrid Dabringer sees something more looking at maps. Like some looking at clouds, she sees shapes in the land formations, and then adds to the maps to bring out her visions. Mostly, Dabringer sees people and faces in the land, often in motion. Click above to see more of her map art.