30 Days_Jail

In this 30 day episode we got to experience watching a man go through 25 days of jail. I was very interested in this film. To be able to see the people that want to change that are in jail, and those who dont care. I never expected to see the change in people. Morgan, the man who went to jail, got to see how jail was. Being able to see inmates and their stories helped him to see their lives and trials differently. Instead of just punks that are dumb and deserve to be in jail, they were able to see each story.
I was very sad to see that the people Morgan got to know that wanted to change ended up back in jail. Seeing them I thought they wanted to change and their stories ended differently then I expected. To see each prisoner interested me and allowed me to see each side of the story. I got to see that, they are addicted to drugs, addicted to theft and other crimes. I hope that they see a change in themselves and find a way to get released and turn their lives around.

Assembly

I did not attend the assembly today because I was at Seminary.

Info on Sea Turtles

Sea turtles are reptiles that live in a marine or brackish environment. The flippers of sea turtles are long and paddle-like, making them excellent for swimming but poor for walking on land.http://marinelife.about.com/od/marinelife101/p/seaturtles.htm
*****I found this information very applicable to our project. I never knew that turtles had a hard time walking, I thought they just had too big of a shell for their body. This information is allowing me to learn interesting new info.

Doing this project we have decided to focus on certain turtles and their characteristics. Comparing different species of turtles will allow us to see different characteristics of each. 

12-1-10

Today is my first day back from being sick. I was gone two days and I am working on catching up with the work I missed. I was able to get caught up on a few things on the posts. I still have a little work to do but I will be able to catch up soon enough.

Comment Respond

We would like to resource about, the environment, how they survive,how many species, and why they are becoming an endangered species. In the time period that we have, as a group we would like to learn all we can about our specific topics. Starting with the topic that we think is the most important about sea turtles. Learning in a quiet environment helps me concentrate. While working with a partner helps me learn more because we can combined all of our ideas, and brain storm better. This has been proven so far in our research. We have worked well together and both came up with different ideas that came together. We can possibly improve by combining our thoughts a little bit better.

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely

SMART Goals Worksheet

Draft Goal:

 Our goal is to learn more about the species of sea turtles.

                                                                         Answers at time of development                           6 Month Update

Specific What is the desired result? (who, what, when, why, how)	Who: To learn about Sea Turtles What: Sea Turtles when: By the period that this project is due, preferably earlier than the due date. Why: To learn about why the turtles are going extinct as well as their everyday life. How:By the Internet and books
Measurable How can you quantify (numerically or descriptively) completion? How can you measure progress?	Completing this project will probably take us the time period of  6 weeks. We can measure progress by collecting all of our data and looking over it everyday.
Achievable What skills are needed? What resources are necessary? How does the environment impact goal achievement? Does the goal require the right amount of effort?	Skills: Patience and computer knowledge Resources: Computers, and books Environment: We must be in a learning environment. Goal: Yes
Relevant Is the goal in alignment with the overall mission or strategy?	Yes it is because it is a cool subject and I want to learn about it.
Time-bound What is the deadline? Is the deadline realistic?	Deadline: Is in about 6 weeks Yes it is because its not too long or too short and gives us enough time to work.

Final Goal:

To learn and to give us experience on new subjects and goal setting.

Sea Turtles

1. What is it that you want to learn?

***Sea Turtles
2. Why do you want to learn about this topic?

***They are endangered species
3. What language arts skills can you work on when learning about this topic?

***In depth Learning about topic we are interested in
4. How are you going to learn about it?

***Websites and Books
5. How will you know whether you learned it or not?

***I will gain a better knowledge and understand turtles more
6. What role should I play in helping you learn?
***Giving us a lot of time to research