This week’s Gaggle assignment.

Download the Chapter 5 Powerpoint, from the Powerpoint tab at the top of this webpage.  Once opened, the answers to these questions can be found between slides 8-35.

Submit (by using Gaggle) your answers to the following questions from Chapter 5.  (Be sure to include in the Subject line, your Period #, Name and the Title of the assignment, “Chapter 5 Questions”.).

1)  Describe how violence affects us.  (Section 1)

2)  State five (5) factors that can lead to conflict.  (Section 1)

3)  Describe why peer mediation has been successful in high schools.  (Section 1)

4)  List five (5) examples of inconsiderate and disrespectful behavior abusive people do.  (Section 2)

5)  List the three phases of the cycle of violence.  (Section 2)

6)  Describe why children and the elderly are especially vulnerable to abuse.  (Section 2)

7)  Describe sexual abuse.  (Section 3)

8)  State five (5) examples of sexual harassment.  (Section 3)

9)  Describe three facts about sexual assault and rape.  (Section 3)

10)  List five (5) things a person should do if he or she has been sexually assaulted.  (Section 3)

If you need help in logging into Gaggle, here are the instructions.

Submit your numbered answers by today by using Gaggle Mail.

Thank you.

Mr. Yamato

Textbook Exploration Assignment

•On a sheet of binder paper that you’ll be turning in:

-Identify 15 unique attributes about your textbook.

 

-These could range from the various topics and lessons to just about anything that is related to your learning.

 

-Include your name, today’s date, period and seat number.

Student Textbooks

Today, each student will be picking up their textbook from the library.  This book will be kept at home for homework purposes and brought to class roughly once per week.

If you were absent and did not get your textbook, it is your responsibility to obtain it on your time either during break, lunch, before/after school.

Homework tonight:  Read pages 102-118.  This should take no more than 30-45 minutes.

We will be discussing Chapter 5 tomorrow in class and prepare for Friday’s quiz.

Mr. Yamato

Week of February 20, 2012.

This week we will explore the topic of Preventing Violence and Abuse (Chapter 5).   We’ll begin with the vocabulary terms on Tuesday, followed by a classroom note session.  Wednesday, we’ll conclude the note-taking session.  This will be followed up with a video and discussion on Thursday and a chapter quiz on Friday.

If you missed any of the vocabulary and notes, they can be found here on the upper tabs of the website.  You are still responsible for these items if you are absent.

Have a great week of positive choice-making!

Mr. Yamato

Week of February 13, 2012.

This week we will explore the topic of Stress and Loss (Chapter 4).   We’ll begin with the vocabulary terms on Tuesday, followed by a classroom note session.  Wednesday, we’ll conclude the note-taking session.  This will be followed up with a video and discussion on Thursday and a chapter quiz on Friday.

If you missed any of the vocabulary and notes, they can be found here on the upper tabs of the website.  You are still responsible for these items if you are absent.

Have a great week of positive choice-making!

Mr. Yamato