Friday, March 4. 2011

Today's schedule is C-D-B-A

C - Geography 12 - Today we're back in room 604 to continue our research on the Orting high school case study. Should the town of Orting, Washington, build a new high school to attract people to their community or not? What will the impact of increased population be on the tiny town that sits in the shadows of Mt. Rainier? The assignment is in your week 5 package and was posted on this blogsite yesterday. A reminder that you'll need to work on this project outside of class time because Monday is the last day for you to work on it in class. If you need help, however, feel free to ask in class over the next few days. On Tuesday we'll watch Mega Disasters: American Volcano (this is a good video that shows what happened at Mount Saint Helens and applies the same principles to Mount Rainier...hmmm I wonder if it is related to your project in any way). I'll push the due date for your project back to next Thursday and your unit final will be next Friday (March 11th).

D & A - Criminology 12 - Today we will finish our look at the causes for sexual assault. We'll look at evolutionary and biological factors (remember Sigmund Freud's Thantos and Eros or instinctual drives that allowed species to be successful?) We'll look at modern male socialization (boys are taught to be aggressive, forceful, tough, and dominating...think about how boys play when they're young). We'll look at hypermasculinity (where some men have callous sexual attitudes and believe that violence is "manly"). We'll look at violent experiences (remember that those boys who were exposed to violence in the household are more likely to commit violent acts when they grow older) and we'll look at Sexual motivation (social, cultural, and psychological forces...think about the messages hidden in Axe body spray commercials). We'll watch a Criminal Minds episode today "The Aftermath". The BAU (Behavioural Analysis Unit) investigates a serial rapist who had been attacking young women at religious schools and stopped for six weeks. He has resumed his attacks, but is now targeting a different demographic of women. We'll try to understand what type of sexual assaulter the unsub is and unpack his motives.

B - Earth & Space Science 11 - You're back in the library today for your fourth day to work on the major project for the year. Don't forget that it is your responsibility to create a review of the Earth & Space Science curriculum for a student in grade 7 (12 to 13 years old). I would like you to confirm with me your project format by no later than Today. Your unit final for rocks, minerals, geologic time, and mining will a week from Monday (March 14th)

Pau Hana Ohana.