Class is cancelled on Thursday June 26: pls read post for new information

Hello,  I have to cancel class on Thursday, June 26. Because of this, here is what we are going to do.

1. Pls email your first draft to me by Thursday night.  mcsean10@hotmail.com  will work.

I will read the essay and send back advice asap.

2. We are going to make the final paper due on Next Wednesday, July 2nd. soooo, that means we will do an in-class draft day, next Tuesday...pls bring 2 copies of your draft on Tuesday...

hope this makes sense! pls email with any questions...

PS, the Passion and Purpose class is still happening    ...Zac is running things....

Our book: 1A Reading assignment for "Where Am I Eating?-----

Hey there, as you start to get into your first essay, we also need to start reading our first book, Where Am I Eating?

By Tuesday, June 24, please read chapters 1 and 2 and 3 in the book. (You can go further if you want.) That will take you up to pg 43 in the book.

Here are some questions to consider:

What are 3 things that surprise you most in the first two chapters?
Why do you think Timmerman wrote this book? What does it seem like he is trying to find out?


You don't need to write paragraphs right now for these questions, but you should make notes, so you can have ideas for when we talk in class.

Paper #1—“The Timeline”—McFarland—Summer--2014

Paper #1—“The Timeline”—McFarland—Summer--2014

(Please read ALL of this post. It has a LOT of information about the paper, including home work for Tuesday, June 24th.)

Below is a set of questions that came up as a result of the class discussions on Thursday. You don’t need to answer them all, and you may even want to explore a few of your own questions. The goal is to explore 3-4 questions and do Rule of 3 for each question. That will give you 9-12 body paragraphs. (Introduction paragraphs will also be added in later.) Link to Rule of 3 guidelines. 

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY, June 24th: Please pick 2 of the questions below and answer them. You will do Rule of 3, which means you will generate 3 Paragraphs for each question. SO, you will be bringing 6 (SIX) typed paras on Tuesday. 
(Please see the other post to find out about the Reading homework for Where Am I Eating book.)

Here are the questions:

Where are you on the Passion timeline? (Passion Timeline is at the bottom of this post.)

How do you feel about where you are?
What, if anything, keeps you from moving further along the timeline?

What strategies do you have for moving further down the timeline?

How do we stay on the Passion Timeline?

Why do we sometimes fall off?

What’s the relationship between education, passion and your own story? (this question might be a bit tricky to do....)

How important is it to keep passion in your life?

What role, if any, should education play in helping students explore their passion?

Why do you think the Passion and Purpose Project at Chabot has students creating a garden, doing initiatives, transforming a classroom?

You must integrate “The Passion Project” into this paper; quotes from the movie need to be included in your paper, as well as a consideration of concepts that are found in it.
Here is link to Passion and Purpose written transcript.

Another source for you to draw from is Krishnamurti’s “The Function of Education.” You should link to it and read it a couple times.

You must average a minimum of 1-2 short quotes per paragraph. You should include more than one quote per paragraph whenever possible. Quote length in a paper of this length should be no more than 1-2 lines. Remember that the video prompts you have watched are a great source of quote support. Link to Paragraph Template.

The essay’s page minimum is 6 full pages…(BNDJTM…)

Paragraph topic sentences should start with concepts. Paragraph topic sentences should also feature KEYWORDS, which are taken from the questions/prompts that you have been exploring.

The paper is due Tuesday, July 1^st. Peer Review Draft day  Thursday, June 26^th.  On Peer Review Draft day  you should bring 2 copies of your paper.

Best of Luck!!

Passion Timeline:

I didnt know I could have a passion.

My passion is a secret.

People tell me what to do--I'm lost.

I'm afraid to explore my passion.

I am exploring several different passions.

I am afraid my passion won't make me money.

School is getting in the way of my passion.

School is helping me get to my passion.

I know what my passion  is, but don't know how to get it.

I know what passion is, and I know how to get it. 

I am living my passion everyday.

I am taking my passion out to the community.

First HW for summer 1A--due thurs the 19th

http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/

 link to Passion project:

look in the February posts: Passion Project full transcript…

HW:

How does the movie speak to you? (try Rule of 3 in your response—that just means, see if you can come up with 3 different ideas/responses….do a para for each—sooo, 3 paras total of writing…print it and bring it…

With the WalkandTalk, the goal will be to eventually craft a group response –or extension—to the movie… take the argument further…..what is your group’s manifesto about these issues…