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Classroom rules

Treat each other with respect and courtesy

  • No talking during presentations
  • No interrupting
  • Refrain from distracting behavior

Come to class prepared

  • Have your assignment, paper, pen, Core L folder, and your notebook.
  • Be on time; be in dress code.
  • I will review your folder periodically to see that you have the appropriate handouts.

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Foundations in Core L

  • How is information collected and made accessible?
  • How is information classified?
  • How can we find what we want on the Internet? Is everything on the Internet?
  • Foundations for research—how do I structure my approach to problem solving?
  • How do I cite my sources?
  • Foundations of writing—how do you construct a sentence? a paragraph? an essay?
  • What makes a good summary (abstract)?

Connections in Core L

  • Family History—connections within our family: who am I descended from and/or connected to?
  • Artifacts—what connects me to my past? to my future?
  • Connections between the past and present—where do I come from?
  • Lyddie—making a connection with immigration and early industrialization in America
  • The Industrial Revolution in America—connecting the past to the present

Insights and Discoveries in Core L

  • Who Am I? (nurture vs. nature)
  • Gender Roles--inherent or the result of socialization?
  • Media and advertising--do they shape us or reflect us?
  • Decision Making
  • Statistics--Creating Surveys, Collecting Data, and Publishing Findings
  • Values

 

Feel free to contact me by e-mail:
slux@lasalle-academy.org

You may also leave a mesage for me anytime at the PEGASUS Office:
401-351-7750 x148