Edge Online Journal

Check off each step or question.

Write your answers to questions in your Edge Online Journal.

Identify each answer by its question number. Example

U1 Q3

I scored Student Model 1 "Take a Stand" as a 1 2 3 4 (select one) because

Unit 1 Choices

Project Tools

__ U1 S1. Use a rubric to evaluate and practice scoring other student narratives. Click to display the Autobiographical Narrative Rubric on Focus and Unity.

__ U1 S2. Click to display Student Model 1 "Take a Stand".

__ U1 Q3. I scored Student Model 1 "Take a Stand" as a 1 2 3 4 (select one) because

__ U1 S4. Scroll down from Student Model 1 to display Student Model 2 "A Change of Plans".

__ U1 Q5. I scored Student Model 2 "A Change of Plans" as a 1 2 3 4 (select one) because

Workshop Tools

Note Page numbers refer to the Edge text.

Page 36 (Workplace: Inside a Law Office).

__ U1 S6. Click to learn more about the legal profession.

__ U1 Q7. One fact I learned about the legal profession is

__ U1 S8. Click to display the Legal Profession Evaluation Form.

__ U1 Q9. I answered YES to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (select one) questions about the legal
profession.

__ U1 Q10. I would/would not (select one) like to work in the legal field because

Extra Credit

__ U1 S11. If you would like to work in the legal field, click to display an interview form.
__ U1 Q12. Extra Credit I have handed in the interview form after conducting an informational interview with a person in the legal field. I decided that I would/would not (circle one) like to work in the legal field because

EQ and Selection Links

Page 3 Unit Launch

__ U1 S13. Click to read biographies of people who have made difficult choices.

__ U1 Q14. I read about _____________ who made the difficult choice to ___________________. I think __________________ about this person because

__ U1 S15. Click to take a personality test to find out what traits and talents might influence your choices.

__ U1 Q15. I have pasted the results of my personality test below. The results show

Extra Credit

__ U1 S16. Click to play a game[RAM1] to explore the effects of different choices.

__ U1 Q17. I played the game and learned that

Page 10 René Saldaña, Jr.

__ U1 S18. Click to read an excerpt from The Jumping Tree.

__ U1 Q19. I read an excerpt from The Jumping Tree. I would/would not (circle one) like to read the book because

Page 35 Good Samaritan Laws

__ U1 S20. Click to read about the The Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.

__ U1 Q21. I do/do not think the act is a good law because

__ U1 S22. Click to learn about Good Samaritan laws on the American Medical Association website.

__ U1 Q23. I do/do not think that there should be a Good Samaritan law because

Page 87 Peers Under Pressure

__ U1 S24.Click to learn more about good and bad peer pressure.

__ U1 Q24. Explain the differences between good and bad peer pressure. Give examples.

__ U1 S25. Peer pressure can turn the best person into a coward and can lead us to do things we would never choose to do on our own. While not all peer pressure is bad, the type of peer pressure that leaves you feeling confused or hurt is never good. When peer pressure is bad, it can be devastating. Do you give into peer pressure too easily? Do you stand back or stand your ground? Take a quiz about how peer pressure affects you. Count how many YES answers you have for this quiz.

1. Y N Have you ever picked on another person in order to go along with the group?

2. Y N Have you ever done something that made you feel bad about yourself just because others were urging you to do it?

3. Y N Have you ever done something that you knew was risky or dangerous just because others were urging you to do it?

4. Y N Have you ever done something that seemed harmless at the time only to learn later that it hurt another person?

5. Y N Have you ever known that what you were doing was wrong or harmful and yet been unable to make yourself stop?

6. Y N Have you ever tried drugs or alcohol just because your friends were doing it?

7. Y N Have you ever tried drugs or alcohol just because your friends were doing it?

8. Y N Have you ever shoplifted while out with a group of friends?

9. Y N Have you ever shoplifted while out with a group of friends?

10. Y N Have you ever lied to your parents so that you could be with friends?

11. Y N Have you ever helped a friend cover up a lie to parents or girl/boyfriend?

12. Y N Have you ever helped a friend cheat at school?

13. Y N Have you ever helped a friend cheat at school?

14. Y N Have you ever signed up for an activity just to be with a friend or friends?

15. Y N Have your friends ever talked you in to committing a crime?

16. Y N Have you ever been part of a bullying incident along with your friends?

17. Y N Have you ever done anything you later regretted to make somebody like you?

This quiz is available on http://teenadvice.about.com/library/teenquiz/25/blpeerpressurequiz.htm

__ U1 Q26. I had ______ YES answers to the peer pressure quiz. Peer pressure affects me by

Unit 2 Art of Expression

Project Tools

p. 107 Unit Project: Demonstration

CLASS
__ U2 S1 Click to display Project Planning Forms.

__ U2 Q2 Type your answers for the form in your Edge Online Journal.

__ U2 S3 Click to display the Project Scheduler.

__ U2 Q4 Type your project schedule in your Edge Online Journal.

__ U2 S5 Click to display the Steps in the Demonstration diagram.

__ U2 Q6 Type your steps in your Edge Online Journal.

__ U2 S7 Click to display the Demonstration Project Rubric.

__ U2 Q8 Rate and type your project in your Edge Online Journal and explain your ratings.
                 1 = Needs work, 2 = Good, 3 = Great

                 Planning/Preparation is rated 1 2 3 (select one) because
                 Content of Project is rated 1 2 3 (select one) because
                 Delivery/Presentation is rated 1 2 3 (select one) because
                 Collaboration is rated 1 2 3 (select one) because

p. 183 Writing Project: Write a Position Paper

__ U2 S9 Click to display the Focus and Unity Writing Rubric.

__ U2 S10 Click to display student position paper Student Model 1 “People to Politicians: Be Quiet”.

__ U2 Q11 I score position paper 1 “People to Politicians: Be Quiet” as 1 2 3 4 (select one) because

__ U2 S12 Scroll down to display Student Model 2 “Don’t Hurry”.

__ U2 Q13 I score position paper 2 “Don’t Hurry” as 1 2 3 4 (select one) because

Workshop Tools

p. 130 Workplace: Inside an Art Museum

Extra Credit Do if you would like to learn about museum jobs.

__ U2 S14 Learn more about museum jobs.

__ U2 S15 Download a form and evaluate whether you would like to work in this field.

__ U2 Q15a I would/would not like to work in the museum field because.

p. 152 Listening and Speaking: Descriptive Presentation

Class

__ U2 S16 Download the rubric.

EQ and Selection Links

p. 107 Unit Launch

__ U2 S17 Read biographies of people who have unique ways to express their creativity.

__ U2 Q17a I have read the biography of ______________. He/she has expressed their creativity by

__ U2 S18 Visit galleries of art, poetry, and music created by teens.

__ U2 Q18a I liked the example of art, poetry, or music with the title _______________________________________________________. I liked it because

Extra Credit

__ U2 S19 Use programs that help you create your own artistic expression.

__ U2 Q19a I use the program _______________________________> It helps me create my own artistic expression by

p. 114 Tony Carrillo

__ U2 S20 See "F Minus" online.

__ U2 S21 Read Tony Carrillo's biography.

__ U2 Q21a After reading Tony Carrillo’s biography, I would/would not like to be a cartoonist because

p. 129 Parts of the Brain

Extra Credit

__ U2 S22 Study the PBS special, The Secret Life of the Brain.

__ U2 S23 Use magazine index databases to find articles about the brain in your local library.

__ U2 23a Write one paragraph to describe three things you learned from your research.