tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36969642328989648162024-03-08T17:33:22.885-08:00Ben's DLC7blogtaco monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02164304279279709305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696964232898964816.post-18545819296842350832011-02-17T07:04:00.000-08:002011-02-17T07:10:38.708-08:00The white man's burden response<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">1. Determine w</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">hat Kipling means by "the White Man's Burden."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">I think he considers the "White Man's Burden" to be our job of developing third-world colonies and countries.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">2. Does Kipling justify imperialism? How so?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Yes, He is basically telling us that it is our job to take over third-world places and develop them.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">3. Why might such a justification might be so appealing?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">He perceives it to be our job. Governments see it as a way to get natural resources and money.</span></span></span></div></span>taco monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02164304279279709305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696964232898964816.post-79381778117382121012011-01-26T07:04:00.001-08:002011-01-26T07:06:08.106-08:00Ben Self-Reflection Questions Reconstruction Debate<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; "> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How did I feel during planning this presentation? Why did I feel this way?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I felt very excited that we would be debating again.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How did I feel prior to presenting? Why did I feel this way?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I felt a little nervous because many things were last minute.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How did I feel while I was presenting? Why did I feel this way?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I felt comfortable but felt as if there was not enough time to say everything.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What did I personally do well?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I think I did well with speaking and helping others speak better.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What did not go as desired in this presentation?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>We did have technical difficulties.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">On a scale from 1-10, how well do I think I understood the content? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. 9.5 I think I understood almost all of it except for a couple of things.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">Explain.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How do I think my group members perceived me? Why do I think this?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I think my group members didn’t really think about me much at all. During the debate I was in the background most of the time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How do I think the 8<sup>th</sup> graders perceived me? Why do I think this?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I have no idea how they perceived me. I don’t know any of them very well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">Knowing that I can only control how I act and react, if I could do this presentation again, what would I change about my actions to make it a more ideal experience?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">a. I think I would have tried to go more on the offensive towards the other group.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What are my strengths in groups?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I’m creative and I can do what you need me to do.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:232.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What areas do I need improvement?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:42.0pt 232.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. Orginization<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What is the most important thing I learned about myself? Why is this so important?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I learned about how things can change in life that you can’t control.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">Are there any other things that I need to express?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. not really.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->taco monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02164304279279709305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696964232898964816.post-58939283219019358132011-01-26T07:04:00.000-08:002011-01-26T07:05:56.076-08:00Ben Self-Reflection Questions Reconstruction Debate<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; "> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How did I feel during planning this presentation? Why did I feel this way?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I felt very excited that we would be debating again.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How did I feel prior to presenting? Why did I feel this way?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I felt a little nervous because many things were last minute.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How did I feel while I was presenting? Why did I feel this way?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I felt comfortable but felt as if there was not enough time to say everything.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What did I personally do well?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I think I did well with speaking and helping others speak better.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What did not go as desired in this presentation?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>We did have technical difficulties.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">On a scale from 1-10, how well do I think I understood the content? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. 9.5 I think I understood almost all of it except for a couple of things.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">Explain.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How do I think my group members perceived me? Why do I think this?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I think my group members didn’t really think about me much at all. During the debate I was in the background most of the time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">How do I think the 8<sup>th</sup> graders perceived me? Why do I think this?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I have no idea how they perceived me. I don’t know any of them very well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">Knowing that I can only control how I act and react, if I could do this presentation again, what would I change about my actions to make it a more ideal experience?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">a. I think I would have tried to go more on the offensive towards the other group.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What are my strengths in groups?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I’m creative and I can do what you need me to do.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:232.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What areas do I need improvement?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:42.0pt 232.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. Orginization<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">What is the most important thing I learned about myself? Why is this so important?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. I learned about how things can change in life that you can’t control.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:ArialMT">Are there any other things that I need to express?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:ArialMT"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>a. not really.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->taco monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02164304279279709305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696964232898964816.post-11626717695542059502010-12-17T07:42:00.001-08:002010-12-17T07:42:39.629-08:00Reflection Blog Entry<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">I think the way I’ve grown or changed the most is that I’ve been able to listen better. In previous years I would have trouble listening to teachers and other people because of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) so sometimes I would get in trouble. Now I pay attention in class all the time and control my ADHD.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The thing I’m most proud of is that I handled the workload of middle school without many missing assignments. When I moved from 3<sup>rd</sup> to 4<sup>th</sup> grade I had so many missing assignments. This year I only had a couple.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The most challenging thing for me is to get multiple projects done. I don’t have a problem when it is just 1 project. Although when you have 2 or 3 or 4 projects due by February 30<sup>th</sup> then I have a problem finishing them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I hope that in second semester we will have more Socratic discussions and debates. The Lincoln/Douglas debates were very fun and educational.</p> <!--EndFragment-->taco monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02164304279279709305noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696964232898964816.post-84927514302927567102010-09-17T09:13:00.001-07:002010-09-17T09:13:32.902-07:00helloHi everbodytaco monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02164304279279709305noreply@blogger.com0