Encounters 7
1st 9 Weeks
ThinkTANK (part of ThinkCERCA)
The information that follows is here to give you an overview. To access your assignments and ThinkCERCA, always use ClassLink to access Google Classroom and ThinkCERCA. (Remember, even though the class has "ThinkTANK" in the name, it uses the ThinkCERCA program.
1. What is CERCA?
2. Writing a Claim/ Thesis.
3. Supporting claims with evidence
4. Reasoning
5. Counterargument
Acts of Kindness: "How can acts of kindness change the world?"
"Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
Family and Influence: "How do our families help shape the people we become?"
"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
Bullying: "How does bullying affect everyone involved: the victim, the bully, and the bystander?"
"The Real Problem"
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Self Awareness
Empathy
Information past this point is subject to change.
2nd 9 Weeks
ThinkTANK
Social Media: What are the benefits and drawbacks of using social media?
"How Girls Are Seeking (And Subverting) Approval Online" by Caroline Knorr
Student Free Speech: To what extent should students be allowed to exercise free speech?
"Civil Liberties Groups Think This Tennessee School District's Tech Policy Is Unconstitutional" by Andrea Peterson
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Communication
Relationship Building
Self Management
3rd 9 Weeks
ThinkTANK
Risk-taking: How do you know when a risk is worth taking?
"The Teenage Brain" by Amanda Leigh Mascarelli
Perseverance: How do we overcome challenges in our country, our communities, and our lives?
"Zhan Haite and the Case for Change" by Katherine Majewski
21st Century Learning: What is the best way to learn in the 21st century?
"Smartphones Aren’t a Smart Choice in Middle School" by Delaney Ruston
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Growth Mindset
Endurance
Responsible Decision Making
4th 9 Weeks
ThinkTANK
Kid Inventors: What impact have young people’s inventions had on the world?
"Cellphone Medical Test Wins NPR's 'Big Idea' Contest" by Joe Palca
Modern Protest: What is the most effective way to organize a protest?
"Iraq's Empty Boots" by Gwenyth Swain
Conflict & Dominance: How do conflict and the struggle for dominance affect the human spirit?
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Social Awareness
Conflict Resolution
Challenge of the Mind
Project
You will be researching people
whose inventions or companies
were named after them.
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Adolph Dassler
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William Barnes and Clifford Noble
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Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins
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S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker
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William Boeing
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John Cadbury
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Joseph A. Campbell
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Louis Chevrolet
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Walter Chrysler
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William Colgate
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Horace and John Dodge
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Antonio Cavalieri Ducati
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Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
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Enzo Ferrari
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George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.
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Domingo Ghirardelli
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Orville Gibson
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King C. Gillette
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William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson
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Henry J. Heinz
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Milton S. Hershey
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Bill Hewlett and David Packard
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Soichiro Honda
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Robert Wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson
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John Pierpont Morgan Sr.
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John Harvey Kellogg
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James L. Kraft
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Bernard Kroger
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Herman Lay
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William and James Lever
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Levi Strauss
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Franklin Clarence Mars
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Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler
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Oscar F. Mayer
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Richard and Maurice McDonald
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Henri Nestlé
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James Cash Penney
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William Proctor and James Gamble
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E. Irvin and Clarence Scott
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Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck
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Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson
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A. G. Spalding
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Michio Suzuki
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Earl Tupper
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Charles Rudolph Walgreen
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Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner.
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Noah Webster and George and Charles Merriam
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William Wrigley Jr.
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Torakusu Yamaha
Project Links and Important Information
1. 1,250 words (five typed pages)
2. Questions that need to be answered in your research:
3. Suggested Sub-topics
4. Research Poem (guidelines)
5. Student Biography (example)
- 200-300 words (30 pts)
- Grammar, Punctuation, etc (10 pts)
- Voice (10 pts)
- 3rd person POV (10 pts)
- Personal History (10 pts)
- Recent Accomplishments (10 pts)
- Goals (10 pts)
- Hobbies, Interests, and Talents (10 pts)