Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend. Here's what's on the agenda for this week:
MONDAY: HOLIDAY! No school.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Short reading quiz. Discuss National Geographic transgender article. Research basics - scholarly sources. On laptops, find and utilize databases and scholarly articles on the PVHS library website and on PVLD. Both of
these locations provide valuable, credible sources for papers while
you're at high school, and you'll definitely be using databases for
papers at the university level and beyond. Begin looking for articles for Gender Debate coming up next week.
Due: Read the following articles articles and instead of paper questions, be
ready for a short quiz on them:
1. How Science is Helping Us Understand Gender
2. Glossary of terms
Homework: Begin working on the Gender Debate Prep worksheet. This will be due on Monday, February 27.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Check in regarding Gender Debate Prep worksheet progress, research articles on laptops for 30 minutes. Gender related current event: gender pay gap. Discussion about the gender pay gap issue, complex variables
involved, and the possible reasons for it. View informational article.
Read blog entry from a young professional about what she wishes she'd
known about negotiating her salary (beneficial for everyone in class,
not just the women). Speaking and listening: Small group activity -
improve the blogger's suggestions for phrases that could be used during
a conversation with a potential employer that are respectful
and effective in negotiations of salary, terms, etc. when accepting a
position. Whole class discussion.
Extension: Click here for a challenging and informative video from the Stanford Business School about negotiation. I learn something new every time I watch the lecture.
Due: n/a
Homework: Finish the Gender Debate Prep Worksheet and have it ready for Monday, February 27. We will debate on Wednesday, March 1.
Have your journal ready for collection for Monday, February 27.
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