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Our Recent Questions!

Feel free to comment on our discussions, our questions, etc.!

How To Make Forum Posts

The basics of posting to the chisnell.com forums.

How to Post to the Forums

Videos and pics to show how to use the Chisnell.com Forums.

Alice: And Cancel Culture

Mr. Chisnell wonders aloud whether Alice in Wonderland should represent the ideals of our culture.

Alice: Nonsense and Incoherence

How do we make sense of nonsense? This reading just seems so dumb!

Alice: Intro to the Reading

Some opening thoughts on how we might read Alice in Wonderland and why that how is so important.

Good-bye!

I wish you all the best of luck as you move forward with ToK. This site will stay up through the end of June. Contact Ms. Barnett if you have future questions about Theory of Knowledge.

“First Love” by Clare

EAH digs at Clare’s work: A simple love poem?

HofD: An Offer of Tobacco

Jack, Adam, Gwen, and Natalie consider a “minor interaction” with the Russian.

Bogan: “Man Alone”

The EAH crew reflect on mirrors and introspection in Louise Bogan’s work.

My Closure Question

With what methods should History make Knowledge Claims about Spring 2020?

1984 and Social Breakdown

What lessons for the present does Orwell have? A range of questions!

“Since Feeling Is First” by cummings

EAH considers the last enigmatic line. . .

Vaughan: “The Retreat”

The EAH crew investigate Vaughan’s “The Retreat.”

HofD: “This, also, has been one of the dark places. . . . “

Jack, Adam, and Natalie dig into Marlow’s first words.

Poetry: “The Truth the Dead Know” by Sexton

The EAH crew tackle this complex meditation on the death of two parents.

Blake: “Little Boy Lost” & “Little Boy Found”

Natalie, Adam, and Jack consider the juxtaposition of these two short works.

Poetry: “Mediocrity in Love Rejected” by Carew

The Cavalier Poetry of Thomas Carew, as understood by EAH: Anja, Mia, Sophia, Ian, and Alex

TofS: An Ending

Adam and Natalie consider the value of the novel’s resolution.

TofS: Love Story

Zoe, Hannah, and Saffron ask the disquieting question.

Poetry: “A Conch in Sicily” by Corn

Some concrete poetry for the EAH readers.

TofS: Obfuscation

Jack, Gwen, Natalie, and Adam clarify a few things.

Poetry: “The Owl” by Thomas

Jack, Adam, Gwen, and Natalie go bird-watching.

TofS: First Encounter

Mia, Alex, and Sophia discuss the first meeting with Quint.

Poetry: “In An Artist’s Studio” by Rossetti

The EAH group step into Rossetti’s mind….

IM: Return of Norton

Adam, Jack, Gwen, and Natalie relish the full circle meeting with Mr. Norton.

Blake: “Garden of Love”

Mia and Ian stroll in to discover Blake’s happiness.

IM: Ras and Politics

Adam, Jack, Gwen, and Natalie consider Ras’s identity politics.

Poetry: “The Poison Tree” by Blake

Anja, Mia, Alex, and Ian rethink revenge.

IM: Is Ras Blind?

Adam, Jack, and Natalie challenge Ras’s politics.

IM: Electricity Motif

Sophia, Grace, Meredith, and Olivia pursue the power underlying the novel.

Poetry: “We Wear the Mask” by Dunbar

The EAH crew take on Dunbar’s classic challenge!

IM: Tod Clifton

Adam, Gwen, and Natalie examine the fate of Tod Clifton.

Fairy Tales and Troubling Messages

What happens when we tear apart a favorite childhood narrative?

IM Ch22: Jack’s Eye

Adam, Jack, Gwen, and Natalie pick up the pieces of Jack’s missing eye.

Poetry: “Mutability” by Shelley

The EAH Crew unpack one of Shelley’s classics.

Highlights from Royal Oak Schools MYP Assessment Policy

In our Middle Years Programme, meaningful assessment of learning answers the questions:

--What do we want to learn?
--How will we know if we've learned?
--What will we do if we haven't learned?

Purposes of assessment:

--Support and encourage learning and progress toward meeting district goals, IB/MYP criteria and certificate, and state of Michigan Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for graduation and college/career readiness.
--Provide feedback to students, parents, and teachers on student progress in learning
--Promote critical and higher-order thinking skills, deep and authentic understanding of content, inquiry into real-world contexts, and positive attitudes toward lifelong learning.
--Reflect international-mindedness
--Support development of the whole student

Methods of Assessment:

ELA9 will use formative (practice), summative (mastery of standards), and common assessments (across all classrooms). Assessments may include, but are not limited to:

--Projects, Presentations, and Performances (both live and/or incorporating digital media)
--Essays, Compositions, Lab Reports
--Portfolios,Process Journals, Writers Notebooks
--Tests, Quizzes, Exams
--Group or Panel Discussions, Online Forums, Socratic Seminars

MYP and DP Grade Equivalency

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6 → A = 95%
5 → A- = 92%

4 → B+ = 88%
3 → B = 85%
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1 → C- = 70%
0 → E = 0%
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4 → B+ = 88%
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0 → E = 0%
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AP Literature Grade Equivalency

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7 → 92%
6 → 90%
5 → 85%

4 → 80%
3 → 75%
2 → 65%
1 → 50%
0 → 0%
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8 → 95%
7 → 90%
6 → 85%
5 → 80%

4 → 75%
3 → 60%
2 → 50%
1 → 40%
0 → 0%
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8 → 95%
7 → 90%
6 → 80%
5 → 70%

4 → 60%
3 → 55%
2 → 40%
1 → 25%
0 → 0%
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