Nature vs. Nurture

Use the following definitions to help you fill out the Genetic and Environmental Influences on Behavior worksheet.

·         Nature—an inherent or innate characteristic of an organism.

·         Nurture—a characteristic that is acquired through the process of fostering or raising.

·         Genetics—the study of innately acquired characteristics, characteristics that one is born with.

·         Environment—the surroundings which may influence an organism (including, but not limited to: people, such as parents and teachers, and places, such as one’s home, neighborhood, or country).

·         Genetic—a trait that is carried by a gene through inheritance or mutation.

·         Inherited—a trait passed from parent to offspring.

In Parts A & B of Handout 25, you are using your best guess or opinion.  You may disagree with your classmates whether a trait is genetic or environmental.

In Part A, examples of traits may look like this:

            Physical                                   Mental                         Emotional                   

Tall, G                                     Funny, E                     Sensitive, E

If you cannot think of five for each, that is OK.  Think of at least five physical traits and five traits total for mental and emotional.

Read the directions carefully for Part B.

Part C may require some research on your part.  Try your best, and we will review answers as a class tomorrow.

Learning Disability

What Is a Learning Disability?

Typically, students with learning disabilities have an average intelligence but they will require more specific instructional strategies, program modifications or accommodations. A learning disability does not include a disability resulting from vision, hearing impaired, physical or behavior. Although, many behavior disabled students often have learning difficulties. Discrepancies between academic performance and actual intellectual ability will occur. Diagnosis of a learning disability usually occurs after the child has had a WISC R performed which is the standardized test and is done by a psychologist - usually. Definitions of learning disabilities will often vary from district to district but do tend to convey a common meaning.

Here's a comprehensive list of characteristics of learning disabled students by their specific category:

Visual Perceptual

Auditory Perceptual

Body and Spatial Relationships

Conceptual Deficits

Memory Deficits

Behavior Deficits

Directions:  For the disability that you are in charge of, find examples of the types of issues faced and also find some specific interventions or strategies that may help someone with this disability.  Create a flyer that includes all this information and some sort of graphic or visual that illustrates this issue.

Perception

Do you see an old woman or a young woman?

Do you see a duck or a rabbit?





1920s Movie Options

On a piece of paper or as a comment below, list your top three choices of these movies to watch in class.  You must rank three choices for your vote to count.

Bullets over Broadway

Chaplin

Chicago

The Cotton Club

Miller's Crossing 

The Untouchables

Memory

Memory Essay

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
 The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
 Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
 Each prayer accepted, and each wish resigned."

                        -Alexander Pope

"Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders."

                                                                        -Friedrich Nietzsche

DIRECTIONS: Choose one of the two above quotations that Mary uses in the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.  In 200 words or more,

·         explain what the quotation means.

·         Then, write if you agree or disagree with it. 

·         Use examples from the movie (was this quotation true for Joel and Clementine or Mary, Dr. Howard, and Stan or Patrick and Clementine?)

·         as well as from your own life/observations to back up your point. 

·         You should also consider how and when (specifics are good) memory can help us and hurt us in your essay.

·         Lastly, discuss some strategies you can use if you need to remember something (examples are good here).

Anthem Vocabulary, Part 1

Copy the definitions of the following words into the "MEANS" box.  Copy the synonyms into the "is kind of like" box.  Then, draw pictures for five of the words in the "looks like" box.

Vocation MEANS a career or calling

            is kind of like Job, occupation, talent

Sin MEANS doing something wrong

            is kind of like Evil, wickedness, crime, transgression

Equality MEANS to be the same level, equal

            is kind of like Sameness, similarity, likeness

Transgression MEANS crime, doing something wrong

            is kind of like Sin, offense, disobedience

Council MEANS a group of people who give advice or make decisions

            is kind of like Assembly, committee, board

Preference MEANS personal choice, liking one thing more than another

            is kind of like Choice, favorite, liking

Mandate MEANS a rule/law or making a rule/law

            is kind of like Order, command, authorization

Scholar MEANS an educated person or student

            is kind of like Academic, researcher, intellectual

Unmentionable MEANS can’t be talked about

            is kind of like Taboo, forbidden, restricted

Traitor MEANS a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.

            is kind of like Betrayer, conspirator, backstabber

Liberty MEANS freedom from outsiders

                is kind of like self-determination, autonomy

Eugenics MEANS controlled reproduction

                is kind of like genetics, heredity

Multiple Intelligences

Psychology: Multiple Intelligences

GO TO: Literacy Work's Multiple Intelligences Assessment, take the survey and answer the following reflection questions.

According to your results, what were your top three intelligences?  (If you don’t know what some of these terms mean, please look them up on dictionary.com)

Do any of the other intelligences sound more like you?  If so, click on them to learn about them.

How do you think you learn best?

Catcher in the Rye Project Options

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger: Project Ideas

Choose one of the following projects to complete for J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye after reading.  You will be graded on accuracy and depth of information as well as creativity and the way that you present the information.

• Create a board game based on the novel.  Incorporate multiple characters, setting details, and key aspects of plot.  Must include all pieces needed for play and a written set of directions.  (Cite websites used for pictures, etc.)
• Research J.D. Salinger’s life.  With your information, create one of the following: a written report, a 10+ slide PowerPoint, a 10+ page children’s book, or an informational brochure.  You must include information about his parents, childhood, young adult life, writing career, private adult life, public life, important quotations/writings, and other interesting and relevant information.  You must also include a bibliography in MLA format for any information found.  Additionally, include a website citation for any pictures used.
• Write a comic strip that summarizes the novel.  You must include main characters & characterization as well as at least six major plot points.  Pictures are important and if they are borrowed, they must be cited! 
• Create a soundtrack for The Catcher in the Rye.  You must include at least seven songs, and each song should have an explanation about its significance to the book (setting, characters, plot, theme, etc.).  You should also include a CD jacket with a relevant design or illustration.  Please include an explanation of your jacket design as well.
• Create a social network profile page (in the style of Facebook or MySpace but done on Microsoft Word, Power Point, or Publisher) for four characters.  Include things like: a picture, personal info, interests, tastes in music/movies, and at least 3 wall posts on each profile from “friends.”  (Cite websites used for pictures, etc.)
• Pretend that you are Holden’s psychiatrist.  Gather evidence that suggests possible mental disease(s).  Then, conduct research to analyze his symptoms with a possible diagnosis (or diagnoses).  Once you have diagnosed patient Caulfield, you must research treatment options and suggest treatment for him.  Create a PowerPoint that reflects the following: 1) the patient’s diagnoses, 2) evidence from the book with page number citations that show Holden exhibiting specific symptoms of your diagnosis/diagnoses, 3) suggested treatment(s) & explanations of your treatments.  Bibliography of sources used for research.  The following is a list of diseases and disorders from which patient Caulfield may be suffering (feel free to expand upon this list):  Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Grief, Antisocial personality disorder, Paranoid personality disorder, Schizoid personality disorder, Schizotypal personality disorder, Dissociative identity disorder, Tourette syndrome, Impulse control disorders, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, and/or Substance abuse.  For research, use credible sources.  The following sites will help you get started:  http://www.webmd.com/, http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml, http://www.medicinenet.com, http://mayoclinic.com/