Personal and Professional Skills Year 1-Period 6B Assignments

Read the article, complete the quiz, and answer the following question.

How are you coping with the stay at home order? Do you have a pet that is keeping you company? Do you see the rise in adoptions as a positive thing? Why or why not?

Click on the link below to access the PPS Flipgrid. Once on Flipgrid, tap the green plus to open the Flipgrid Camera. Then, record a short video that responds to the questions provided.

Be on your best behavior!!
Tasks:
1) Work independently on Duolingo. You must complete 100 XP on your Duolingo account.
2) Watch the TED Talk, “How to speak so that people want to listen” on Google Classroom and complete the Guided Notes.

Create a slide or poster that explains:
-why you chose ACE
-your favorite aspects of ACE
-Five words (adjectives, verbs, etc.) that describe ACE
Make sure to add images!

AIM: What is a “hostile design” and who is affected by them? Why are hostile designs bad and what has Stuart Semple done to curb them? Should hostile designs be allowed in public places? Private? Who should determine whether a design should be deemed hostile?

Objective: Students will practice close reading and empathy by reading in an assigned role and comparing and contrasting. As you read, view the information as if you had one of the following roles:

Community lawmaker
Local business owner
Skateboarder
Person experiencing homelessness


Directions: As you read, imagine regularly visiting a public park in your community and experiencing hostile designs there. Highlight in YELLOW details in the article and use the annotate tool to provide three of your thoughts, reactions, and feelings related to the detail (in your assigned role).
After the reading, complete the quiz.

Click on the link below to sign in and complete the assigned reading.

1) What is the purpose of the TED Talk? Explain what the speaker hopes to achieve with this speech?
2) List two specific ideas you can take away from this TED Talk.
3) Connect this TED Talk to something from your life.

"Without music, life would be a mistake" ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Nietzsche once wrote,
"Music unites all qualities: it can exalt us, divert us, cheer us up, or break the hardest of hearts with the softest of its melancholy tones. But its principal task is to lead our thoughts to higher things, to elevate, even to make us tremble… The musical art often speaks in sounds more penetrating than the words of poetry, and takes hold of the most hidden crevices of the heart… Song elevates our being and leads us to the good and the true. "

1) Research a song in the language you are studying in Duolingo. Find a YouTube video or recording of the song to share with the class.
2) Create a Google Slides Presentation and include the following:
- the link/video to the song
-genre
-A sample of the lyrics. This can be the chorus or another part of the song. Include the original language and also the english translation.
-How does this song reflect the culture of your language? Compare/contrast to the music that you usually hear in the U.S.

We will play one or two songs per class for the rest of the semester. Listen for your song!!!

How do your experiences help shape you as a person? Explain and provide details from your timeline.

Please create a list of songs on a Google Slideshow that are significant to you, and share a brief explanation of why the song is significant. Each slide will have an audio/video file, an explanation of the significance, and an excerpt from the lyrics. The last slide will be a timeline of your life that includes the song titles and the points in time that the songs made their impressions.. Please make five to seven slides.

AIM: How does is your screentime a reflection of your priorities?

Read the quotes below. Explain how the quotes relate to our current topic: Personal Development and Identity.

1) “What we think, we become.” – Buddha
2)“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” — Will Durant

Directions: Click on the link below to read more about the different learning styles.

1) Click on the second link and take the Learning Style Quiz.
2) Record your results. Make sure to list each percentage.
3) What is your learning style? Describe it in your own words.
4)What are some study/learning suggestions given to you based on your learning style?

"To work well with other people, you need to understand their personalities and they need to understand yours."
~Adam Grant
Reflect on the quote. Do you agree or disagree with the statement above? Do you need to understand a person and their personality in order to work well with someone?

Read the quotes below. Select the one you relate to or identify with. Explain what your quote means and why you chose it.
1) “I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We're made to grow. You either evolve or you disappear.” ― Tupac Shakur
2) “You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” ―Henry David Thoreau
3) “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” ―Ralph Waldo Emerson

AIM: In a group of 5 you will create a video that demonstrates your understanding of the definition and importance of the IB Learner Profile Traits.

08/27/19: Brainstorm and write your script!
08/29/19: Record your script (MUST BE APPROVED by Ms. Renteria!)
08/30/19: Edit the video
09/03/19: Video Viewing Day

Each student must help write the script.

Attach your video by Thursday 09/05/19

Select the IB Trait that best describes you.

All IB Career-related Programme (CP) students are required to maintain and complete a language portfolio. The language portfolio demonstrates ability, engagement, and evidence of language development, a component of the CP core. It is used to chart students’ progress in developing language skills and intercultural experiences while providing an opportunity for students to develop reflective practice.

In language development, objectives are organized into four communicative processes.
1. Oral communication
2. Visual interpretation
3. Reading comprehension
4. Writing
These four objectives are skills-based. The cognitive, linguistic and socio-cultural aspects of communication are intertwined in each of the four objectives. Students are expected to learn how to communicate appropriately, accurately and effectively in an increasing range of social, cultural and academic contexts, and for a variety of purposes.

TASK: In a group of 2-3, design and construct a three-dimensional model of the IB learner profile traits.

Provide an example of what it looks like to be...
1) balanced
2) reflective

*Note: This can be in the real world or in a school setting.

Give an example of a fictional character, historical or modern-day figure that embodies the trait of caring.

1) What questions do you have about IB? (Write at least 2)
2) What topics would you be interested in covering in this class? (Write at least 2)