9-28 Happenings

Today we voted for the Packer Contest and discussed the Minnesota Vikings Entrance Exam for Prospective Players. We checked supplies, extra credit, the Dead Poets' Society Permission Slip, the Parent Persuasive Speech Worksheet and Outline. I handed out the LRT Calendar for October and I checked every student's Netvibes page to make sure they had correctly added the Valley Viewer feed. We discussed the Parent Persuasive Speech assignment and I answered questions regarding presenting the speech this weekend. We then switched gears and began the Fear Module. I shared stories about my fear of Guy Smiley and snakes. Students then completed a journal about their own personal fears. I handed out the Fear packet and students completed the Fear Inventory. Students began reading and answering questions from the Fear Case Studies.

Assignment

1. Present your Parent Persuasive Speech. Have your parent/guardian fill out the evaluation form and sign it. Turn in at the beginning of next class. (DUE Tuesday)
   
2. Read all three Fear Case Studies and answer all case study questions. They are labeled Analysis of Story 1, Analysis of Story 2 and Analysis of Story 3. (DUE Tuesday)
3. Read and respond to the blog entry Fewer Male Teachers in the Classroom. (DUE Tuesday)
4. Read and respond to the blog entry 3-2-1 Discussion of the Communication Module. (DUE Tuesday)
5. Answer the poll question, What did you think of the communication module?
   
6. If you have not yet done so, return Dead Poets Society Permission Slip signed by your parent/guardian. (DUE Tuesday)
7. Check the LRT blog daily through Netvibes or at www.mrbuckleyslrtblog.blogspot.com.
8. Bring all supplies including RIF materials.