Advisory+9

Information about Mr. Morton's Advisory

August 11, 2010 First Day
 * Schedules and class locations
 * ID cards usage
 * Handbook Scavenger Hunt
 * Purpose of Advisory with Mr. Morton
 * Time usage
 * Reflection
 * Dialogue about your grades (or other items) in private


 * What advisory is not about
 * Sleeping
 * Gaming
 * Facebook
 * Socializing
 * Me giving you busy work


 * Video Log
 * You will be keeping a video log of your experience of your first year of High School. High school is a strange time in your life and it will enhance your learning (not just academic but of yourselves as well) if you could take time to reflect upon it and ultimately be able to watch it again. This will be between just me and you so it will not be available to your closest friends (or not so close) unless you choose. Each entry is simply an entry and you do not need to do any editing--we want an unedited and authentic look at what is going on with you. You will in May, edit together some of the video that will give you a snap shot of your entire year.
 * Day 1 (first day or first week of school)
 * Some of you may be new so this is an even bigger change, but many of you have been here for years so even though it's not as big of change, it is still a big deal. I'd like you to discuss a few of the following:
 * How did you feel last week looking ahead to this day?
 * How did you feel this morning as you woke up or last night as you went to bed?
 * Did you put a lot of thought into what you wore today? Why do you think you did that (or didn't do that)?
 * What's been the main thing on your mind about High School or the first day or KIS in general?
 * What's been a nice experience about today (a conversation, a fact, a person, etc)?
 * What's been a crappy thing about today? (be honest)
 * What's something you're looking forward to?
 * What's something that you're dreading?
 * Name your file just like this (but with your name): Craig M-Advisory 9-Entry 1 and put it into my dropbox. I will be saving all of these and I"m the only one with access to this so don't worry.

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