Hi everyone! As you all probably know, today was supposed to be Trevor’s day, but his internet is down so I’ll be doing the Learning Log today. Sorry for the late post, I had to go to a friend’s house for a French project then go straight to piano. My apologies.
What We Did Today
When we came in today, the tables were all shifted to the sides of the room and so were the chairs. We moved them back, and listened to hear our names called to make sure that we had all handed in our Geography tests and that we hadn’t gotten them mixed up in another pile as some were lost. We then quieted down to watch a documentary titled “History of the Middle Ages” an intro of sorts to the upcoming Middle Ages/History unit that we will soon be covering in Humanities 8. We took notes throughout the 9 minutes and 39 seconds that we watched, pausing all the while through to give us some extra time to write down the important points that we heard. The narrator was a really fast speaker and covered topics so fast that it took me a while to figure out that we had moved on to the time of the High Middle Ages! We learned all about Charles the Great (a.k.a. Charlemagne), his vast empire, and of his stature. We were just starting on The Crusades when Ms. Lees paused the video and told us to get ready for some Canspell spelling bee practice. We went about halfway around the room when (the imaginary bell rang just like it used to for everything in elementary school) and it was time to leave for fourth block .
Learning Intention(s)
Today we had to put to use our note taking and making skills, jotting down notes as fast as we could, it seems we weren’t fast enough to record them without interrupting the flow of the video J. Remember that we are only supposed to take notes 10-20% of the time and the rest of the 80-90% is solely devoted to using only our ears. Spelling is for our own enrichment, mostly depending if you really want to improve and if you’re fine with where your spelling is at now. You can look back at my previous Learning Log (November 30) for other reasons on this topic. We had to stay focused and on topic, too, otherwise we wouldn’t get the vital information down on our papers.
Reflections and Connections
Today I was feeling in the middle of both muddy and marvy because it was really hard to keep up with the pace of the video and I probably muddled up a few dates too. Oh, well... I felt marvy because I felt like I knew how to distinguish the unimportant information from the important information. Overall I’m leaning more to the marvy side of the scale and with a bit more practice that I’m sure we’ll get, I think I should be okay!
Homework and Tips
-Canspell spelling bee is coming up really soon (Friday December 9th)
-If you haven’t finished your notes from Pathways you have to complete them at FLEX on Thursday at lunch... See you there! ;)
-Make sure that your portfolio is complete with samples of your work and Ms. Lees must-haves
That’s it I think, so I’ll see you all tomorrow at double block if not earlier. Sorry again for the late post.
Fredrick will post for tomorrow's double block... Best of luck Fredrick!
Nice post! I thought the note taking was at a quick but ok speed because all you have to do is jot down the important points and write the details later, after the video.. if you have a good memory.
ReplyDeleteYour great at this!
ReplyDeleteYeah Fredrick, you're right.
ReplyDeleteThanks Shanese! So are you, I look forward to your post for next week! :)