week 1 Amy Sharony week 1 Amy Sharony

Week 1

Let’s get started! It’s mostly introductions this week, so you’ve got space to ease into your routine — plus Amy’s super-nerdy three-step note-taking process for you to try or mock (or both!). Click to access all the links on one handy page.

Philosophy

  • You can peek ahead if you want to, but you don’t have any official philosophy work this week.


Chemistry

  • Watch Lecture 1: Introduction to Chemistry

  • Set up your chemistry textbook. (You’ll be adding pages to it every week.)



History

  • Watch Lecture 1: U.S. History 1776-1900

  • Make timeline cards for week 1. (Choose at least 10 major events.)



Literature

  • Read and annotate “I heard a fly buzz” in your literature reader

  • Watch Lecture 1: Emily Dickinson: A Quick Introduction

  • HONORS Write and edit a one-paragraph response to one of the discussion questions








Latin

Government

  • Write your first current event summary








    Writing your current events summary

    • You must locate a current news story (not older than 1 month) from a legitimate news source that has some kind of global impact.

    • Your article must demonstrate journalism — in general, avoid editorials, opinion pieces, and minimally reported pieces. Strong journalism is typically well-rounded, including several sides of an issue and quotes from three or more different sources.

    • Try to focus on stories with a political theme (anything relating to government or economics is usually a good bet)

    • Stick to reputable sources — you may get inspired by something you see on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, or other TV source, but you need to track down a real journalistic investigation of the story that inspired you to count it as a current event for this project. (Bonus points if you find the story in two different places and note the differences in reporting.)

    • Read the article and get a feel for the story or issue it is talking about.

    • Complete the write-up of your article using the assigned format








Additional Resources

  • Amy’s 3-Part Note-Taking Method (if you have a method that works for you already, that is the one to use!)

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