Journals
Every week you are required to write three journals about your class period with your peer. I expect each journal entry to be 2-3 paragraphs long with proper grammar and spelling. The purpose of your journal entries is to give me eyes into the classroom. I want to know what you and your peer are working on, and problems that you may run across or your successes! This is also an opportunity for you to ask any questions that you might have about your peer or your job as a LINK.
Your journals are to be "turned in" every Wednesday. You will be writing your journals in Google Docs through your school email account. Title the journal for which week we are in and share it with me before class on Wednesday. See the "Google Docs" page on this website for a link to your school email account.
Your journals are to be "turned in" every Wednesday. You will be writing your journals in Google Docs through your school email account. Title the journal for which week we are in and share it with me before class on Wednesday. See the "Google Docs" page on this website for a link to your school email account.
Weekly Homework
(This portion will be updated every week with your homework assignments.)
Week 16:
Week 15:
Week 14:
Week 13:
Week 12:
Week 11:
Week 10:
Week 9:
Week 7:
Week 6:
Week 5:
Week 4:
Week 3:
Week 2:
Week 1:
Week 16:
- No journals!
- No blog assignments!
- Turn in your final projects! (Write "final" on anything turned in via Google)
- Treats for Wednesday if you want a little party
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 5/18-5/22).
Week 15:
- "Journal 15"- Three days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 15" and shared with me. Remember that your journals need to be 2-3 paragraphs long PER DAY.
- "OAC Questions"- Come up with 3 questions to ask when we are at OAC on the 26th.
- Final Project- Work on your final project. I will be checking your progress on Wednesday during our meeting.
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 5/12-5/15).
Week 14:
- "Journal 14"- Three days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 14" and shared with me. Remember that your journals need to be 2-3 paragraphs long PER DAY.
- Temple Grandin Review- Watch the video linked in the blog. In a Google Doc titled "Temple Grandin Review", answer this question: "I believe Temple Grandin has made an impact on the autism community because/by..." Allow your answers to be thoughtful and a paragraph long.
- Final Project- Choose and begin planning for your final project. I will be hearing your plan and viewing your progress for points on Wednesday.
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet-Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 5/4-5/8).
Week 13:
- "Journal 13"- Three days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 13" and shared with me. Remember that your journals need to be 2-3 paragraphs long PER DAY.
- Temple Grandin- Read the article attached in the blog (look for the blue word!). In a Google Doc titled "Temple Grandin", write one paragraph telling me what you think about her so far. You must write something to prove to me that you actually read the article!
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet-Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 4/27-5/1).
Week 12:
- "Journal 12"- TWO days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 12" and shared with me. Remember that your journals need to be 2-3 paragraphs long PER DAY.
- Blog Comment 12- Post a comment on the blog telling me what you think about the video :-)
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet-Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 4/20-4/24).
Week 11:
- "Journal 11"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 11" and shared with me. Remember that your journals need to be 2-3 paragraphs long PER DAY.
- Employment Article Summary- Complete the article summary handed out in class. The articles have been shared with you via Google Docs. See the blog for more information if you missed this in class on Friday.
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet-Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 4/13-4/17).
Week 10:
- "Journal 10"- Write a journal for 1 day! Put it into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 10" and shared with me. Remember that your journals need to be 2-3 paragraphs long PER DAY.
- "R-Word"- Go to www.r-word.org and look around. Watch a few videos or read a few articles. In a document labeled "R-Word", list out 3 things you enjoyed from the website.
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 3/30-4/2).
Week 9:
- "Journal 9"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 9" and shared with me. Remember that your journals need to be 2-3 paragraphs long PER DAY.
- Give AAW Speech, make poster, sell water/bracelets and recruit for LINKS next year!
- Blog Comment 9- Comment on the blog post
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 3/23-3/27).
- "Journal 8"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 8" and shared with me. Remember that your journals need to be 2-3 paragraphs long PER DAY. If you need more information on what I am looking for in your journals, look at the "Journals" section above. You can also see an example of previous journals in the "Google Docs" tab of this website.
- "AWW Speech"- Start a Google Doc with your fellow class hour LINKS and me. In the Google Doc put together a small presentation about Autism and LINKS for the 7th grade classes. Consider telling them interesting facts about autism, specific information about the boys, all about the LINKS class (win them over!) and how LINKS has affected you.
- Blog Comment 8- Finish reading the article from class as well as the article posted in the blog. Now consider these questions in a blog comment: 1) How would you, personally, struggle the most with the addition of a sibling to autism to your family. 2) How do you think the addition would affect your parents? 3) Do you think you would be a sibling that would struggle or rise above? 4) Anything else you would like to add.
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 3/16-3/20).
Week 7:
- "Journal 7"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 7" and shared with me.
- "NPR: Autism Sibling"- Write a letter to Marissa. Give her encouragement as she deals with tough situations. Also try to give her advice. You may talk to her about some of the situations she mentioned in the NPR piece and you may talk about some tricky situations you have been in while in LINKS. This letter should be one page long. Size 14 font, double spaced in a Google Doc. Don't forget to share it with me!
- Blog Comment 7- Write a comment on the blog about the triathlon brother's video. What did you think of this?
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 3/9-3/13).
Week 6:
- "Journal 6"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 6" and shared with me.
- "Stages of Grief"- In a Google Doc, explain to me what the 5 stages of grief are and how they would relate to a parent of a child with autism. Give me examples of each stage as you see it. The link for the 5 stages is in the blog. (5 bullet points).
- "Bill Davis"- Tell me how you feel about Bill Davis and his wife. What challenges did they face? How did they overcome them? Remember back to the video that you saw last week with him and Chris. How has your impression of him changed after reading this article? (2 paragraphs).
- Weekly Attendance- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 3/2-3/6)
Week 5:
- "Journal 5"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 5" and shared with me. Remember that your journals need to be 2-3 paragraphs long PER DAY. If you need more information on what I am looking for in your journals, look at the "Journals" section above. You can also see an example of previous journals in the "Google Docs" tab of this website.
- “Dog Therapy”- Using the article linked on the blog, write a follow-up giving the pros and cons of using dog therapy. Think beyond the article! Please put in a Google Doc with the title “Dog Therapy”. This paper should be 4 paragraphs long (Intro, Pros, Cons, Conclusion).
- Blog Comment- Comment on the "Holland" video, poem and "Bill Davis" video. What are your thoughts on how children with autism affect their parents?
- Weekly Attendance Sheet- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 2/23-2/27).
Week 4:
- "Journal 4"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 3" and shared with me.
- "Therapies" -Watch all of the video clips about the different therapies and treatments from the blog. In a Google Doc labeled "Therapies" write a brief response about each topic area that you are seeing. My main question that I want you to answer about each type of therapy is "How do you see this benefiting a child with autism". (Comment on 1. OT 2. Behavioral Therapy 3. Music Therapy 4. Vision Therapy 5. Food Therapy 6. Hippotherapy 7. Art Therapy)
- Weekly Attendance- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet (for the week of 2/9-2/13 and 2/16-2/20)
Week 3:
- "Journal 3"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 3" and shared with me.
- "Basics of Autism"- Tell me 5 basics that you notice in the boys we work with (bullet points). Share with me via Google Docs.
- Blog Comment 3- Answer the questions given you to on the blog after watching the "Rosie" video.
- Weekly Attendance- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet dated 2/2 (Snow Day!)-2/6.
Week 2:
- "Journal 2"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 2" and shared with me.
- "Autism Speaks"- Go to the website Autism Speaks (<- click here!). Do some investigating around the website. In a Google Doc (titled "Autism Speaks"), list 5 things you learned/found interesting from the website.
- "Prevalence"- In a Google Doc (titled "Prevalence") write me a one paragraph response to my blog post about the growing prevalence in autism.
- Weekly Attendance- Turn in your signed weekly attendance sheet dated 1/26-1/30.
Week 1:
- "5 Questions"-in a Google Doc list 5 questions. Theses can be about the class, the boys or about autism. Title this document "5 Questions". Share with me!
- "Journals 1"- 3 days worth of journals put into a Google Doc, titled "Journal 1" and shared with me.
- Signed Syllabus Sheet- Look over the syllabus with your parents. Both of you need to sign the back page and turn it back into me.
- "Blog Comment 1"- Read the blog and answer the questions that I have posted in the "comments" section.
- Signed Weekly Attendance Sheet (1/19-1/23)