Happy Snow Day :)

Di Croce Basketball Tournament Dispersal Monday Feb 11^th

Dispersed Students	Teacher
Rachel, Karen	Arruda
Michael, Sam, Vernon	Urbani
Evan, Sergio, Bruno	Bertossi
Tran, Nathaniel	Tassone
Emily, Megan, Angela	Ulatowska
Sarah, Hannah	Defina
Concetta, Sofia, Josie	Bucci
James, Daniel, Leala	Aprile
Steven, Marlon	Linowski
Gabriella, Francesca	Addante

Work will be posted on blog Monday morning, following instrumental music.

Tuesday, I will be at a technology workshop.  Mr. Marchetta will be your substitute teacher.  Work will be posted again on blog.

Transformational Geometry Fun:

Try Creating a Kaleidoscope with Geometer's Sketchpad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgxyd0Iveu4

math transformations & homework

questions chapter 8 / health reminder

Where we left off in chapter 7...

-          Review PowerPoint slides to see the plot points

Get into groups of 4 and discuss these questions with your group members. You will then present the answers (from your seat) and we will write them down for everyone to see and post them. As you will be required to provide an answer, please choose people who you can be productive with.

1.       How does Mrs. Weera change the atmosphere and environment of the household? What does she bring? How does Mrs. Weera not fit the traditional ‘female’ stereotype?

Mrs. Weera changes the atmosphere and environment of the household by making a private school for some girls. Mrs. Weera might be teaching a few girls about field hockey because before when they used to go to school Mrs. Weera was a physical education teacher.

Mrs. Weera brings happiness to Parvana and her family. She helps them become lively and encourages them to not be scared. Just like Mrs. Weera she can out run the Taliban’s.

          How does Mrs. Weera not fit the traditional ‘female’ stereotype?

Mrs. Weera doesn’t fit the traditional ‘female’ stereotype because she was previously a harsh physical education teacher, who taught field hockey and other sports resulting her to be a strong, and manly woman.

2.       Parvana sees the soldier cry and she also sees another soldier cry during the letter-reading. She is confused because men are portrayed as brutish and men. And yet they have feelings. Why do you think the author does this?

The author does this because she wanted Parvana to realize no matter what you say or how you act we are all human beings and we all have feelings no matter what side we are on. Even though some people seem and are portrayed to be a certain way, that doesn*t necessarily mean they are like that. Parvana would never expect the Taliban to cry because everyday she sees him beat up other people and act like nothing ever happen. They always act so tough. Also because men are stereotyped a certain way. Some people would think that they have no emotion and never cry, but they are human beings too and they have feelings just like girls do. 

3.       What is important about Parvana embodying the traditional male role and how do you think embodying this role can be empowering for Parvana?

Parvana taking on the male role is important because it gives her confidence and a sense of accomplishment and freedom.  As a boy, Parvana is allowed to walk through the market freely without being yelled at or abused by the Taliban. But if she went out as a girl she would be questioned and beaten. Embodying this role gives Parvana a sense of responsibility.  She has to take care of her family and provide food for them.

4.       What is the message of hope the man at the market tells Parvana? What could have prompted Parvana to ‘imagine’ her father when he was not really there?

That the man said that sometimes they release prisoners and that means they could release her dad. You could have prompted Parvana to ‘imagine’ her father when he is not really there is to think you know everything he does.

1.       Parvana sees another ‘boy’ in the marketplace; what does this say about the sorts of things women must do in order to get by, in order to get around? How do you imagine your own life—whether you are a boy or girl—being limited this way?

This tells us that women are too scared to go outside. Also, they’re worried to show themselves because the Taliban will see them and arrest and beat them. They aren’t used to being seen by people other than their own families. We think that the woman is trying to send her some type of message or clue about something. This proves that Afghanistan is a very cruel and horrid place because their own citizens are afraid to go out in public.

5.       Parvana sees another ‘boy’ in the marketplace; what does this say about the sorts of things women must do in order to get by, in order to get around? How do you imagine your own life—whether you are a boy or girl—being limited this way?

This tells us that women are too scared to go outside. Also, they’re worried to show themselves because the Taliban will see them and arrest and beat them. They aren’t used to being seen by people other than their own families. We think that the woman is trying to send her some type of message or clue about something. This proves that Afghanistan is a very cruel and horrid place because their own citizens are afraid to go out in public. 

6.       What is the author trying to say by showing that Parvana—with so little experience--is almost just as good as her father at selling at the marketplace?

What the author is trying to say is that, just because Parvana is a girl, doesn’t mean that she is less successful than a guy. The author also means that the time Parvana spent with her father she picked up his selling skills & learning abilities, so she may take care of her family.

FINISH YOUR HEALTH. TOMORROW YOU WILL BE PRESENTING

PLOT POINTS POWERPOINT ch. 8 'Breadwinner'

PLOT POINT FROM CHAPTER 7

Rotations about a point & origin using Geometer's Sketchpad

Our Task:

Plot and label any shape on a coordinate plane using either Geometer's Sketchpad or regular graph paper.

Rotate the shape about a fixed point any number of degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.  Plot & label its new coordinates.

Rotate the shape about the origin (0,0) any number of degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.  Plot & label its new coordinates.  

Our Work Samples:

2

rotation 180 degrees counter-clockwise about the origin:

Health: Active Living Sample Video

Click link for active living video sample to inspire your project:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2CFhtoKd_0&feature=youtu.be

Team Task: Exploring Transformational Geometry

U7 Transformational Geometry Investigation

 

          

Goal: To explore translations (slides), reflections (flips), rotations (turns) and dilations (enlargements/reductions) on a coordinate plane.

Task 1

·       Plot and label anywhere on the coordinate plane a rectangle of any size; label the coordinates ABCD.

·       Translate (slide) it anywhere 2 different ways.

·       Plot and label the new coordinates of the first translated rectangle as A¹B¹C¹D¹ and the second translated rectangle as A²B²C²D².

Task 2

·       Plot and label anywhere on the coordinate plane a triangle (isosceles, equilateral, right angle or scalene) of any size; label the coordinates ABC.

·       Reflect (flip) it in the y-axis; plot and label the new coordinates of this reflected triangle as A¹B¹C¹.

·       Reflect (flip) the starting triangle in the x-axis; plot and label the new coordinates of this reflected triangle as A²B²C².

Task 3

·       Plot and label any irregular shape (i.e. a letter, an arrow) of your choice anywhere on the coordinate plane; label the coordinates ABCD…

·       Rotate (turn) it clockwise 90° about any one of its points (hold down that specific coordinate and turn – use a manipulative); plot and label the new coordinates of this rotation A¹B¹C¹…

·       Rotate (turn) the starting irregular shape counter-clockwise 180°; plot and label the new coordinates of this rotation A²B²C²…

Task 4

·       Plot and label a trapezoid anywhere on the coordinate plane; label it ABCD.

·       Dilate (enlarge or reduce) it; plot and label its new coordinates A¹B¹C¹D¹

Reflections

What part of this investigation challenged you?

What part of this investigation did you excel in?

Can you connect transformational geometry to its use in any real-life examples?

Our Reflections:

• Rotations on an anchored point were challenging but easier by creating a  manipulative
• Rotations about the origin, spaced equally from the x/y-axis proved to be challenging
• Dialations in a given spot proved challenging when shrinking or enlarging
• Plotting coordinates in an (x,y) formation sometimes proved challenging
• Translations and reflections were very manageable
• We connected transformational geometry to a variety of real-life applications including:

      -smartphone/tablet touch screen enlargement/reductions of text/pics
      -rotations of pictures on camera or in picture gallery

      -fashion textile prints

      -architectural design/decor, bridges

      -graphic design (logo, emblems)
      -class artwork involving rotations and dilations

      -car design (headlights/tail lights, wheels)

Our Work Samples:

being andy warhol & weekend reminders

Our interpretations of popular 2013 culture:

A reminder to continue working on your Health task for Ms. Dziuba (1 of the 3 options available to you) as well as The Breadwinner task if it hasn't been already completed for Ms. Dziuba.