Human Growth & Development

Thurs May 1

What's the progress on your position paper? It's due a week today! We spent some time on APA referencing today. Great work!

Wed April 30

Whether you are involved in the Inside Ride or not, make sure you dedicate some time to researching for your position paper.
To be on track, by Thursday you should:

have created & shared a cloud document
chosen a topic for your paper
located 3 valid research sources*

*since you're already working in the cloud, click:

TOOLS then
RESEARCH for a built-in internet search. Select
SCHOLAR from the drop-down box to eliminate home-made blogs or biased publications from your search :)

Tues April 29

If you were absent for yesterday's test please make sure you make arrangements with Mrs. Burgie ASAP.
Today...

revisit / recap position paper expectations and deadlines (click here for copy)
what makes a good thesis statement?
practice writing a good thesis statement
commit to a topic and start researching!

Mon April 28

Adolescence Unit Test, today!

Have you decided on a topic for your position paper, yet?
Have you set up a document in Halton Cloud, and shared it with me, J Burgie?

Fri April 25

TGIF! You know what that means, right?

As promised, we will spend the period reviewing for Monday's Unit test. Have YOU started studying yet?

Thurs April 24

Yesterday the class voted to focus on position papers BEFORE we proceed with our unit on Adulthood. So...

today we will look at the validity of various internet sources
I'll review the assignment expectations, topic choices, and scheduled due date.

You will need to set up a document within HALTON CLOUD, and share it with me (with editing permissions, please)

Emerging adulthood
What issues are addressed in this comic ?
As we watch the CBC documentary Generation Boomerang,
think: Is 'emerging adulthood' a new stage of lifecycle development?
Consider the evidence before you make a judgement...
:)