JLCP Leaders

Final Exam 1st Semester 2011-2012

2012-01-03T10:21:00.003-05:00

Final Exam date: January 9, 2012

The date might be moved back but it will not be moved up.

You will need to know all 7 Habits (order and definition), be able to explain how to use certain Habits in situation, and you will have to answer questions based on the Directed Notes (you will be allowed to use your Directed Notes and a Junior Great Book).

Personal Mission Statement

2011-09-28T15:12:00.003-04:00

Refine/Write your Personal Mission Statement. There is no set format, write it however you want.

I am purposely not giving you any guidelines on this assignment. If you need some help you can try this site.

This is due on Thursday 10/6/11.

Habit 2 Exit Sheet

2011-09-28T15:11:00.001-04:00

Here are the questions for the Habit 2 Exit Sheet:1. What cool stuff have you learned in this habit?2. Who will you share this with?3. How can you apply this habit in your life (short term)?4. How can you apply this habit in your life (long term)?It will be checked on Friday 9/30/11. This will be due at the beginning of class.

Curriculum Paper 2011-2012

2011-08-19T12:50:00.001-04:00

Beckstrom Critical Thinking Curriculum Paper 2011-2012

Habit 2 - Exit Sheet - Due 3/1/11

2011-02-25T12:34:00.002-05:00

f your class didn't get to finish the Habit 2 Exit Sheet during class time, it is assigned for homework.

1. What cool stuff have you learned in this habit?
2. Who will you share this with?
3. How can you apply this habit in your life (short term)?
4. How can you apply this habit in your life (long term)?

Personal Mission Statement - Due 3/3/11

2011-02-25T11:59:00.002-05:00

Habit 4 - Exit Sheet

2010-11-15T09:43:00.001-05:00

If your class didn't get to finish the Habit 4 Exit Sheet during class time, it is assigned for homework.

1. What cool stuff have you learned in this habit?
2. Who will you share this with?
3. How can you apply this habit in your life (short term)?
4. How can you apply this habit in your life (long term)?

Vocabulary Assignments Due 11/15 & 11/16

2010-11-09T08:48:00.003-05:00

1. Complete vocabulary list for "Bad Characters" You need every word on your list. This assignment will count for three classwork/homework grades.
2. Vocabulary crossword.

Both assignments will be checked on 11/15 or 11/16.

Habit #2 - Exit Sheet

2010-09-29T14:00:00.001-04:00

1. What cool stuff have you learned in this habit?
2. Who will you share this with?
3. How can you apply this habit in your life (short term)?
4. How can you apply this habit in your life (long term)?

Personal Mission Statement Due 10/5 - 10/6

2010-09-29T07:28:00.001-04:00

7 Habits Homework

2010-09-27T13:04:00.001-04:00

Don't forget to continue studying the 7 Habits.

Evaluative Writing - Due 9/27 or 9/28

2010-09-15T09:09:00.001-04:00

Evaluative Writing
Through the Tunnel

Copy and answer the questions in complete sentences.

1. What does Jerry risk when he devotes his whole vacation to rigorous training?
2. What does Jerry gain when he devotes his whole vacation to rigorous training?
3. What does Jerry risk when he doesn’t tell his mother what he does every day at the rocks?
4. What does Jerry gain when he doesn’t tell his mother what he does every day at the rocks?
5. What does Jerry risk when he swims through the tunnel, instead of waiting until next year?
6. What does Jerry gain when he swims through the tunnel, instead of waiting until next year?
7. What other things does Jerry risk?
8. What other things does Jerry gain?

Now write a 5 paragraph essay that answers the following question:
Do you think that Jerry’s accomplishment of swimming through the tunnel was worth the risk?

Habit #5 Exit Sheet and Homework

2010-05-06T08:58:00.000-04:00

Questions from the Exit Sheet:
1. What cool stuff have you learned in this habit?
2. Who will you share this with?
3. How can you apply this habit in your life (short term)?
4. How can you apply this habit in your life (long term)?

Homework:
Apply Habit #5 (Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood) to your life.

Practice Genuine Listening Try it with your parents!!

Vocabulary words for "Bad Characters"

2010-04-15T12:07:00.002-04:00

1. Ardent (88)
2. Indignation (88)
3. Vilely (88)
4. Pious (88)
5. Prim (88)
6. Irrevocable (88)
7. Slander (88)
8. Invective (88)
9. Alienated (89)
10. Glaze (89)
11. Famine (89)
12. Loathed (89)
13. Bullwhack (89)
14. Scabbards (89)
15. Chloroform (89)
16. Polecat (89)
17. Mania (89)
18. Foolhardy (90)
19. Bootlegger (90)
20. Euphemism (90)
21. Aghast (90)
22. Sanitariums (91)
23. Conspicuous (91)
24. Pasty (91)
25. Terrarium (91)
26. Contrary (91)
27. Geraniums (91)
28. Confronted (91)
29. Prodigious (92)
30. Sidelong (92)
31. Flagrance (92)
32. Consoled (92)
33. Towhead (92)
34. Parcheesi (92)
35. Bureau (93)
36. Lavender (93)
37. Gauze (93)
38. Chamois (93)
39. Linen (93)
40. Filmy (93)
41. Fascinator (93)
42. Bygone (93)
43. Mosaic (93)
44. Camisoles (93)
45. Transformation (93)
46. Racily (93)
47. Bobbed (93)
48. Cloisonné (93)
49. Flask (93)
50. Perplexed (93)
51. Parlor (93)
52. Pier glass (93)
53. Jackstones (93)
54. Ramshackle (94)
55. Pathos (94)
56. Boastfulness (94)
57. Patronized (94)
58. Dago red (94)
59. Tapioca (95)
60. Gaudy (95)
61. Cynical (95)
62. Lank (96)
63. Nits (96)
64. Amiable (96)
65. Hootnanny (96)
66. Appraising (96)
67. Alter (96)
68. Severe (96)
69. Contempt (97)
70. Agitation (97)
71. Misconduct (98)
72. Vary (98)
73. Monotony (98)
74. Aspen (98)
75. Garters (98)
76. Trolley (98)
77. Whirled (98)
78. Snappish (99)
79. Weltschmerzlich (99)
80. Proposition (100)
81. Monomania (100)
82. Conscience (100)
83. Trinket (100)
84. Sentimental (100)
85. Pinochle (101)
86. Intimidating (101)
87. Haberdashery (101)
88. Piping (101)
89. Bespoke (101)
90. Aura (101)
91. Infamous (101)
92. Ransack (101)
93. Protruded (102)
94. Hotfooted (102)
95. Pilfers (102)
96. Cross-stitch (102)
97. Runner (102)
98. Interminable (102)
99. Shaming (102)
100. Legend (102)
101. Mite (102)
102. Middy (102)
103. Abortive (103)
104. Hullabaloo (103)
105. Subsided (103)
106. Hemorrhage (103)
107. Boudoir (104)
108. Mesmerized (105)
109. Lily-livered (105)
110. Galoshes (105)
111. Waistcoat (105)
112. Appliqued (106)
113. Cowcatcher (106)
114. Stucco (106)
115. Gazebo (106)
116. Aborigines (106)
117. Insouciant (107)
118. Repository (107)
119. Unsettling (107)
120. Larceny (108)
121. Emboldened (109)
122. Swaggering (109)
123. Tinsel (109)
124. Poinsettias (109)
125. Deliberative (110)
126. Asbestos (110)
127. Floorwalker (110)
128. Harried (110)
129. Mottled (110)
130. Vexation (110)
131. Pandemonium (110)
132. Gaiety (110)
133. Baffled (110)
134. Vermilion (110)
135. Bedlam (110)
136. Giddy (110)
137. Seedy (111)
138. Mucilage (111)
139. Vaguely (111)
140. Condescending (111)
141. Accomplice (112)
142. Cornucopia (112)
143. Idiosyncrasy (112)
144. Preliminaries (112)
145. Crucial (112)
146. Astonished (113)
147. Clamor (113)
148. Crockery (113)
149. Array (113)
150. Bewilderment (113)
151. Scurvy (113)
152. Dumb (113)
153. Decamped (114)
154. Afflicted (114)
155. Fraudulent (114)
156. Curmudgeon (115)
157. Nurtured (115)
158. Prig (115)
159. Stigma (115)
160. Arose (115)
161. Hemlocks (116)
162. Grandiloquent (88)

Habit #3

2010-03-25T07:19:00.001-04:00

Don't forget to write your "Big Rocks" in your planner.

Homework assigned 2/23/10

2010-02-23T12:18:00.002-05:00

1. Refine/Write your Personal Mission Statement. There is no set format, write it however you want. I am purposely not giving you any guidelines on this assignment. If you need some help you can try this site.

2. Finish your story.

3. Complete the exit sheet questions for Habit #2.
Questions from the Exit Sheet:
1. What cool stuff have you learned in this habit?
2. Who will you share this with?
3. How can you apply this habit in your life (short term)?
4. How can you apply this habit in your life (long term)?

Habit #1 Homework

2010-02-09T10:10:00.003-05:00

Practice Pause, Think, Do

When presented with a situation:
Pause - stop, don't react immediately
Think - about solutions
Do - the most proactive thing

Homework for 1/25

2010-01-25T13:11:00.000-05:00

Answer the question, "What's a habit?"

Final Exam

2010-01-14T13:28:00.001-05:00

The Final exam will be Friday 1/15 for A day and Tuesday 1/19 for B day.

The exam will have questions about the 7 Habits and the Directed Notes from each of the stories.

Coming soon.....Final Exam

2010-01-05T19:50:00.003-05:00

Study the Seven Habits. You should be able to list them in order and explain what each one is all about.

You need to organize your Directed Notes. Some of the questions on the exam will be based on the directed notes from the stories we studied this semester.

I will post the date of the exam as soon as I can.

Biggest question of the year...

2009-12-23T10:57:00.001-05:00

For those of you that kept on asking.....It's a boy.

Extra Credit "Bad Characters"

2009-12-09T10:32:00.004-05:00

You will receive 15 points extra credit if you define all of the following vocabulary words from the story "Bad Characters". The definitions must be dictionary-style. The definitions must fit the context of the story. I prefer that your list be typed but it is not required.

The last day to turn in this list is January 6, 2010. You may email your list to me.

1. Ardent (88)
2. Indignation (88)
3. Vilely (88)
4. Pious (88)
5. Prim (88)
6. Irrevocable (88)
7. Slander (88)
8. Invective (88)
9. Alienated (89)
10. Glaze (89)
11. Famine (89)
12. Loathed (89)
13. Bullwhack (89)
14. Scabbards (89)
15. Chloroform (89)
16. Polecat (89)
17. Mania (89)
18. Foolhardy (90)
19. Bootlegger (90)
20. Euphemism (90)
21. Aghast (90)
22. Sanitariums (91)
23. Conspicuous (91)
24. Pasty (91)
25. Terrarium (91)
26. Contrary (91)
27. Geraniums (91)
28. Confronted (91)
29. Prodigious (89)
30. Sidelong (92)
31. Flagrance (92)
32. Consoled (92)
33. Towhead (92)
34. Parcheesi (92)
35. Bureau (93)
36. Lavender (93)
37. Gauze (93)
38. Chamois (93)
39. Linen (93)
40. Filmy (93)
41. Fascinator (93)
42. Bygone (93)
43. Mosaic (93)
44. Camisoles (93)
45. Transformation (93)
46. Racily (93)
47. Bobbed (93)
48. Cloisonné (93)
49. Flask (93)
50. Perplexed (93)
51. Parlor (93)
52. Pier (93)
53. Jackstones (93)
54. Ramshackle (94)
55. Pathos (94)
56. Boastfulness (94)
57. Patronized (94)
58. Dago red (94)
59. Tapioca (95)
60. Gaudy (95)
61. Cynical (95)
62. Lank (96)
63. Nits (96)
64. Amiable (96)
65. Hootnanny (96)
66. Appraising (96)
67. Alter (96)
68. Severe (96)
69. Contempt (97)
70. Agitation (97)
71. Misconduct (98)
72. Vary (98)
73. Monotony (98)
74. Aspen (98)
75. Garters (98)
76. Trolley (98)
77. Whirled (98)
78. Snappish (99)
79. Weltschmerzlich (99)
80. Proposition (100)
81. Monomania (100)
82. Conscience (100)
83. Trinket (100)
84. Sentimental (100)
85. Pinochle (101)
86. Intimidating (101)
87. Haberdashery (101)
88. Piping (101)
89. Bespoke (101)
90. Aura (101)
91. Infamous (101)
92. Ransack (101)
93. Protruded (102)
94. Hotfooted (102)
95. Pilfers (102)
96. Cross-stitch (102)
97. Runner (102)
98. Interminable (102)
99. Shaming (102)
100. Legend (102)
101. Mite (102)
102. Middy (102)
103. Abortive (103)
104. Hullabaloo (103)
105. Subsided (103)
106. Hemorrhage (103)
107. Boudoir (104)
108. Mesmerized (105)
109. Lily-livered (105)
110. Galoshes (105)
111. Waistcoat (105)
112. Appliqued (106)
113. Cowcatcher (106)
114. Stucco (106)
115. Gazebo (106)
116. Aborigines (106)
117. Insouciant (107)
118. Repository (107)
119. Unsettling (107)
120. Larceny (108)
121. Emboldened (109)
122. Swaggering (109)
123. Tinsel (109)
124. Poinsettias (109)
125. Deliberative (110)
126. Asbestos (110)
127. Floorwalker (110)
128. Harried (110)
129. Mottled (110)
130. Vexation (110)
131. Pandemonium (110)
132. Gaiety (110)
133. Baffled (110)
134. Vermilion (110)
135. Bedlam (110)
136. Giddy (110)
137. Seedy (111)
138. Mucilage (111)
139. Vaguely (111)
140. Condescending (111)
141. Accomplice (112)
142. Cornucopia (112)
143. Idiosyncrasy (112)
144. Preliminaries (112)
145. Crucial (112)
146. Astonished (113)
147. Clamor (113)
148. Crockery (113)
149. Array (113)
150. Bewilderment (113)
151. Scurvy (113)
152. Dumb (113)
153. Decamped (114)
154. Afflicted (114)
155. Fraudulent (114)
156. Curmudgeon (115)
157. Nurtured (115)
158. Prig (115)
159. Stigma (115)
160. Arose (115)
161. Hemlocks (116)
162. Grandiloquent (88)

Habit #5 Video

2009-11-20T14:37:00.002-05:00

Habit #5 Homework

2009-11-20T14:22:00.001-05:00

Apply Habit #5 (Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood) to your life.

Practice Genuine Listening Try it with your parents!!

Homework assigned 11/4 and 11/5

2009-11-04T15:20:00.001-05:00

Work on one of your Relationship Bank Accounts.

Questions from the Exit Sheet:
1. What cool stuff have you learned in this habit?
2. Who will you share this with?
3. How can you apply this habit in your life (short term)?
4. How can you apply this habit in your life (long term)?

Don't forget to continue planning.

Quadrant 2 Commercial

2009-10-22T09:35:00.004-04:00

This is the much requested commercial we watched in class while talking about Habit #3 - Put First Things First.

Ongoing Homework

2009-10-21T11:01:00.001-04:00

Keep up your planning in your agenda.....Prioritize.....Put First Things First

Homework and Thank you

2009-10-14T07:36:00.003-04:00

Remember if I don't post anything, you probably don't have any homework you will need to turn in. (If I give you an assignment in class and don't post it on my blog, you are still responsible for completing it.)

Your ongoing homework assignment is to keep up your planning in your agenda. Remember your "big rocks" and your "small rocks".

THANK YOU to all of my classes for being so well-behaved for the substitute teachers. You made me proud.

Habit #3 Homework 10/8 and 10/9

2009-10-09T16:08:00.002-04:00

Habit #3 - Continue planning in your agenda. Be sure to include your "big rocks" and some of your "small rocks".

Personal Mission Statement

2009-10-02T08:29:00.002-04:00

I'm giving everybody more time to finish their personal mission statements. They will be checked on Tuesday (10/6) and Wednesday (10/7).

Homework assigned 9/30 and 10/1

2009-09-30T09:17:00.002-04:00

9/24 & 9/25

2009-09-24T13:52:00.001-04:00

No Homework but remember that your story or essay is due by the end of the day Friday. It is your responsibility to turn it in.

Progress Reports

2009-09-23T08:01:00.002-04:00

There was a problem with the original progress reports. The grades for Critical Thinking probably did not appear on the progress reports. The school will issue new progress reports this afternoon. Today, I will start giving progress reports to all of my students listing all of their grades in my class.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Homework for 9/21, 9/22 and 9/23

2009-09-21T14:35:00.002-04:00

Continue practicing Pause, Think, Do.....

We are going to start a new story on Tuesday and Wednesday. You will also get some time to finish your story. (If you don't finish your story in class you may take it home to finish it. You must turn it in no later than Friday 9/25.)

=o) B-day students.

2009-09-18T07:15:00.002-04:00

I appreciate that the vast majority of you were very well behaved for the substitute on Thursday. If the majority of students need time to finish the writing assignment, I will give you some time on Wednesday to finish it.

Homework assigned 9/16 and 9/17

2009-09-16T14:26:00.002-04:00

Continue practicing Pause, Think, Do

B-Day classes,
Unfortunately I have to attend a training on Thursday (9/17). I found out about my training right after Open House was over. So, we won't be able to have our Shared Inquiry Discussion until Monday. Remember to be leaders while I'm not here.

Homework assigned 9/14 and 9/15

2009-09-14T10:14:00.005-04:00

All Classes!
Practice Pause, Think, Do

Class 1A only!
Don't forget to answer the following questions:
1. What cool stuff have you learned in this habit?
2. Who will you share this with?
3. How will you apply it to your life?
4. What can you do in the next week to make this habit part of your life?

Cool fortune cookie quotes

2009-09-10T08:35:00.001-04:00

“The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page”

“I would rather attempt something great and fail than attempt to do nothing and succeed.”

Homework due 9/14 A-day and 9/15 B-day

2009-09-10T08:28:00.003-04:00

Write two paragraphs detailing what you do over the weekend to replace your bad habit with a good habit. (We might share these in class, so be prepared.)

Homework for 9/1 A-Day and 9/2 B-Day

2009-09-02T12:07:00.002-04:00

No Homework

Sorry for being out for a couple of days. Thank you for behaving for the substitute.

Homework for 8/28 A-day and 8/31 B-day

2009-08-28T16:30:00.002-04:00

No Homework!!! (Everybody say Woo Hoo!!)

Thank you to my A-day classes for being so well-behaved for the substitute on Friday. B-Day classes, I'll be out on Monday as well so the substitute will have your assignments for you.

Remember to be good leaders!!!

Homework for 8/26 and 8/27

2009-08-27T07:07:00.002-04:00

This is not a written assignment so I didn't put a due date in the title of the post.
Your homework is to think about all of the good habits you already have. Focus on the good habits, don't worry about the bad habits now (we'll talk about those later).

Supplies

2009-08-27T07:05:00.003-04:00

Here is a list of the supplies the students need to bring to class each day:

Paper
Pencil or pen (not green)
Folder (it doesn't matter what type of folder as long as it has prongs and pockets)
Planner
Student ID
Independent reading book

Homework due 8/26 A-day and 8/27 B-day

2009-08-24T16:41:00.000-04:00

Answer this question: What's a habit?

I don't expect a long answer. If you can answer the question in one or two sentences, that will be fine.

Junior Great Books

2009-08-23T18:43:00.000-04:00

If you are interested in finding out more about the Junior Great Books and Shared Inquiry you should look at the Great Books Foundation website. Click Here

Mr. Beckstrom Critical Thinking Curriculum Paper

2009-08-21T18:02:00.000-04:00

Beckstrom Critical Thinking Curriculum Paper

Sean Covey

2009-08-21T15:30:00.001-04:00

This is a link to a video interview with Sean Covey about his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Cick Here

Welcome to JLCP!

2009-08-21T15:29:00.001-04:00

This is Mr. Beckstrom's blog for Critical Thinking. In this class we are going to learn about the seven habits of highly effective teens and learn about critical thinking through the Junior Great Books. We are going to have a great year!!