Daily Participation Recovery List

Topics for Class Participation Points Recovery

Date Absent	Topic – don’t forget to construct a complete answer that leaves the reader no questions. Answer the “why” question completely.
8/17	What 3 words do you think other people are most likely to use to describe you?
8/18	Using the “Interconnections” aspect of your Matrix, explain how a lesson taught in my class could have been approached in each of your other classes.
8/19	What 3 things will you do to make this your best school year ever?
8/20	What would you most like to learn that you haven’t been taught in school?
8/21	Looking at the “Ladder of Critical Thinking” in your Toolbox, where do you think you stand?
8/22	If you became principal tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do to improve PHS?
8/23	When did you cry last, and for what reason?
8/24	What are your greatest talents? What “gifts” do you have that will allow you to make a significant contribution to the world?
8/25	What is one thing that you would really like to be able to do better?
8/26	Using the AHA! part of your Matrix, demonstrate how one of your favorite books or movies illustrates most of those elements.
8/27	If you could go back to any age and restart your life-path, what age would that be, and what would you do differently?
8/28	In the movie “Big Fish”, the narrator says, “The truth is, I didn’t see anything of myself in my father, and I don’t think he saw anything of himself in me.” Both children and parents often see the disconnect between them, but not the commonalities. How about your family?
8/29	Where or when do you feel most peaceful?
8/30	Have you ever "paid it forward?"
8/31	Write an 11-Sentence I-Search paper (format in your Toolbox) on any person mentioned in our PowerPoints.
9/1	Given the choice of one living and one dead person, whom would you most like to have as your dinner guests?
9/2	Would you rather be the member of a world championship team or the champion of an individual sport? Which sport would you choose, and why?
9/3	Find a complex editorial cartoon, and use my “Rules for Analyzing Cartoons” to break it down.
9/4	If you woke up tomorrow, and discovered that you had suddenly gained some new ability (talent) or personal quality (not a super power), what would you want it to be?
9/5	What do you find to be the most appealing physical and nonphysical qualities of the opposite sex?
9/6	What is the best gift you have ever given or received?
9/7	Would you ever undergo hazing in order to join a group?
9/8	“I wish my parents would…”
9/9	Of Gardner’s 8 Intelligences (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
9/10	If you could take back one lie you have told in your life, which one would it be?
9/11	What is it that makes you feel important?
9/12	If you could travel to any place in any time period, where and when would you go?
9/13	What is it that provides the key to the first impression that you get about people?
9/14	Looking at the “Six Intellectual Virtues” (Toolbox), which one do you think is your strongest and which one seems to be the weakest?
9/15	Who was your favorite elementary school teacher?
9/16	“Most people would be happier if they…”
9/17	Of the Higher Order Thinking Skills (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
9/18	If you were only able to see one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be? If you were only allowed to listen to one band forever, who would it be?
9/19	Have you ever experienced or witnessed gender bias?
9/20	What kind of personal superstitions do you have?
9/21	Tell me about a time you held fast to your principle despite the consequences you would have to face.
9/22	Of “The Productive Habits of Mind” (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
9/23	If you could “un-invent” one thing in the world, so that it would no longer exist, what would it be?
9/24	If you could change one incident in US History, so as to expunge it from our records, what would you do away with?
9/25	Analyze an on-line informative article using the “Evaluating Web Resources” element from your Toolbox.
9/26	If you were named principal of PHS tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do to improve the school?
9/27	When and why did you last cry?
9/28	What do you believe to be the characteristics of a good leader?
9/29	Looking at the “Characteristics of Good Leaders” (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
9/30	Who are the people you admire most?
10/1	What is the biggest risk you have ever taken?
10/2	How do you determine who is a good friend?
10/3	Where and when do you feel most peaceful?
10/4	When was the last time you "paid it forward"?
10/5	Use the “Elements of the Hero story” (Toolbox) to analyze one of your favorite books or movies.
10/6	“The best teachers are the ones who…”
10/7	Looking at the “Character Counts” element (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
10/8	How do you want to be remembered?
10/9	“I get down in the dumps when…”
10/10	What is the most appealing physical and non-physical quality of the opposite sex?
10/11	What is the best gift you have ever given or received?
10/12	Use the “Error Analysis Strategy” page of your Toolbox to evaluate a political or psychological argument from a newspaper or magazine article.
10/13	“I appreciate my parents for…”
10/14	Using the “Decision Trees” element of your Toolbox, analyze a recent, relatively difficult decision that you had to make.
10/15	Would you ever undergo harassment in order to join a group?
10/16	“Most people would be surprised to know that I …”
10/17	If you could go to any place at any point in history, where and when would you go?
10/18	What cues are you looking for when you get a first impression?
10/19	“One thing that our school really needs is…”
10/20	Which of the “Things Creative People Do” (Toolbox) are things that you do?
10/21	What 3 words do you think other people are most likely to use to describe you?
10/22	Using the “Interconnections” aspect of your Matrix, explain how a lesson taught in my class could have been approached in each of your other classes.
10/23	How would you define success?
10/24	Have you ever witnessed or experienced gender bias?
10/25	What are your personal superstitions?
10/26	What would you most like to learn that you haven’t been taught in school?
10/27	Looking at the “Ladder of Critical Thinking” in your Toolbox, where do you think you stand?
10/28	What are your greatest talents? What “gifts” do you have that will allow you to make a significant contribution to the world?
10/29	What is one thing that you would really like to be able to do better?
10/30	Using the AHA! part of your Matrix, demonstrate how one of your favorite books or movies illustrates most of those elements.
10/31	If you were named principal of PHS tomorrow, what would be the first improvement you would make?
11/1	When was the last time you cried?
11/2	In the movie “Big Fish”, the narrator says, “The truth is, I didn’t see anything of myself in my father, and I don’t think he saw anything of himself in me.” Both children and parents often see the disconnect between them, but not the commonalities. How about your family?
11/3	If you could go back to any age and restart your life-path, what age would that be, and what would you do differently?
11/4	Write an 11-Sentence I-Search paper (format in your Toolbox) on any person mentioned in our PowerPoints.
11/5	Given the choice of one living and one dead person, whom would you most like to have as your dinner guests?
11/6	Would you rather be the member of a world championship team or the champion of an individual sport? Which sport would you choose, and why?
11/7	Where and when do you feel most relaxed and at peace?
11/8	Have you ever "paid it forward"?
11/9	Find a complex editorial cartoon, and use my “Rules for Analyzing Cartoons” to break it down.
11/10	If you woke up tomorrow, and discovered that you had suddenly gained some new ability (talent) or personal quality (not a super power), what would you want it to be?
11/12	“I wish my parents would…”
11/13	Of Gardner’s 8 Intelligences (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
11/14	What do you find to be the most appealing physical and non-physical characteristics of the opposite sex?
11/15	What is the best gift you have ever given or received?
11/16	If you could take back one lie you have told in your life, which one would it be?
11/17	What is it that makes you feel important?
11/18	Looking at the “Six Intellectual Virtues” (Toolbox), which one do you think is your strongest and which one seems to be the weakest?
11/19	Who was your favorite elementary school teacher?
11/20	“Most people would be happier if they…”
11/21	Would you ever undergo hazing in order to join a group?
11/22	If you could go to any place at any time in history, when and where would you go?
11/23	What do you look for in order to get a first impression of someone?
11/28	Have you ever witnessed or experienced gender bias?
11/29	What are your personal supersitions?
11/30	Of the Higher Order Thinking Skills (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
12/1	If you were only able to see one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be? If you were only allowed to listen to one band forever, who would it be?
12/2	Tell me about a time you held fast to your principle despite the consequences you would have to face.
12/3	Of “The Productive Habits of Mind” (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
12/4	If you could “un-invent” one thing in the world, so that it would no longer exist, what would it be?
12/5	If you were named principal of PHS tomorrow, what would be your first act to improve the school?
12/6	When and why did you cry last?
12/7	If you could change one incident in US History, so as to expunge it from our records, what would you do away with?
12/8	Analyze an on-line informative article using the “Evaluating Web Resources” element from your Toolbox.
12/9	What do you believe to be the characteristics of a good leader?
12/10	Looking at the “Characteristics of Good Leaders” (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
12/11	Who are the people you admire most?
12/12	When and where do you feel most peaceful?
12/13	When was the last time you "paid it forward"?
12/14	What is the biggest risk you have ever taken?
12/15	How do you determine who is a good friend?
12/16	Use the “Elements of the Hero story” (Toolbox) to analyze one of your favorite books or movies.
12/17	“The best teachers are the ones who…”
12/18	Looking at the “Character Counts” element (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
12/19	What do you find to be the most appealing physical and nonphysical characteristics of the opposite sex?
12/20	What is the best gift you have ever given or received?
12/21	How do you want to be remembered?
12/22	“I get down in the dumps when…”
12/23	Would you ever undergo hazing in order to join a group?
1/2	If you could go to any place and time in history, what would that time and place be?
1/3	What do you look for in making your first impression of someone?
1/4	Use the “Error Analysis Strategy” page of your Toolbox to evaluate a political or psychological argument from a newspaper or magazine article.
1/5	“I appreciate my parents for…”
1/6	Using the “Decision Trees” element of your Toolbox, analyze a recent, relatively difficult decision that you had to make.
1/7	“Most people would be surprised to know that I …”
1/8	“One thing that our school really needs is…”
1/9	Have you ever experienced or witnessed gender bias?
1/10	What are your personal supersitions?
1/11	Which of the “Things Creative People Do” (Toolbox) are things that you do?
1/12	What 3 words do you think other people are most likely to use to describe you?
1/13	Using the “Interconnections” aspect of your Matrix, explain how a lesson taught in my class could have been approached in each of your other classes.
1/14	How would you define success?
1/15	What would you most like to learn that you haven’t been taught in school?
1/16	Tell me about a time when your first impression of someone turned out to be wrong.
1/17	If you became principal tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do to improve PHS?
1/18	Where or when do you feel most peaceful?
1/19	Looking at the “Ladder of Critical Thinking” in your Toolbox, where do you think you stand?
1/20	What are your greatest talents? What “gifts” do you have that will allow you to make a significant contribution to the world?
1/21	What is one thing that you would really like to be able to do better?
1/22	Using the AHA! part of your Matrix, demonstrate how one of your favorite books or movies illustrates most of those elements.
1/23	What do you find to be the most appealing physical and nonphysical qualities of the opposite sex?
1/24	Would you ever undergo hazing in order to join a group?
1/25	In the movie “Big Fish”, the narrator says, “The truth is, I didn’t see anything of myself in my father, and I don’t think he saw anything of himself in me.” Both children and parents often see the disconnect between them, but not the commonalities. How about your family?
1/26	If you could go back to any age and restart your life-path, what age would that be, and what would you do differently?
1/27	Write an 11-Sentence I-Search paper (format in your Toolbox) on any person mentioned in our PowerPoints.
1/28	Given the choice of one living and one dead person, whom would you most like to have as your dinner guests?
1/29	Would you rather be the member of a world championship team or the champion of an individual sport? Which sport would you choose, and why?
1/30	What is it that provides the key to the first impression that you get about people?
1/31	What kind of personal superstitions do you have?
2/1	Find a complex editorial cartoon, and use my “Rules for Analyzing Cartoons” to break it down.
2/2	If you woke up tomorrow, and discovered that you had suddenly gained some new ability (talent) or personal quality (not a super power), what would you want it to be?
2/3	“I wish my parents would…”
2/4	Of Gardner’s 8 Intelligences (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
2/5	If you could take back one lie you have told in your life, which one would it be?
2/6	When did you cry last, and for what reason?
2/7	Have you ever "paid it forward?"
2/8	What is it that makes you feel important?
2/9	Looking at the “Six Intellectual Virtues” (Toolbox), which one do you think is your strongest and which one seems to be the weakest?
2/10	Who was your favorite elementary school teacher?
2/11	“Most people would be happier if they…”
2/12	Of the Higher Order Thinking Skills (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
2/13	What is the best gift you have ever given or received?
2/14	If you could travel to any place in any time period, where and when would you go?
2/15	If you were only able to see one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be? If you were only allowed to listen to one band forever, who would it be?
2/16	Tell me about a time you held fast to your principle despite the consequences you would have to face.
2/17	Of “The Productive Habits of Mind” (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
2/18	If you could “un-invent” one thing in the world, so that it would no longer exist, what would it be?
2/19	If you could change one incident in US History, so as to expunge it from our records, what would you do away with?
2/20	If you became principal tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do to improve PHS?
2/21	Have you ever experienced or witnessed gender bias?
2/22	Analyze an on-line informative article using the “Evaluating Web Resources” element from your Toolbox.
2/23	What do you believe to be the characteristics of a good leader?
2/24	Looking at the “Characteristics of Good Leaders” (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
2/25	Who are the people you admire most?
2/26	What is the biggest risk you have ever taken?
2/27	If you became principal tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do to improve PHS?
2/28	When did you cry last, and for what reason?
2/29	How do you determine who is a good friend?
3/1	Use the “Elements of the Hero story” (Toolbox) to analyze one of your favorite books or movies.
3/2	“The best teachers are the ones who…”
3/3	Looking at the “Character Counts” element (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
3/4	How do you want to be remembered?
3/5	Where or when do you feel most peaceful?
3/6	When did you cry last, and for what reason?
3/7	“I get down in the dumps when…”
3/8	Use the “Error Analysis Strategy” page of your Toolbox to evaluate a political or psychological argument from a newspaper or magazine article.
3/9	“I appreciate my parents for…”
3/10	Using the “Decision Trees” element of your Toolbox, analyze a recent, relatively difficult decision that you had to make.
3/11	“Most people would be surprised to know that I …”
3/12	What do you find to be the most appealing physical and nonphysical qualities of the opposite sex?
3/13	If you could travel to any place in any time period, where and when would you go?
3/14	“One thing that our school really needs is…”
3/15	Which of the “Things Creative People Do” (Toolbox) are things that you do?
3/16	What 3 words do you think other people are most likely to use to describe you?
3/17	Using the “Interconnections” aspect of your Matrix, explain how a lesson taught in my class could have been approached in each of your other classes.
3/18	How would you define success?
3/19	Would you ever undergo hazing in order to join a group?
3/20	Have you ever experienced or witnessed gender bias?
3/21	What would you most like to learn that you haven’t been taught in school?
3/22	Looking at the “Ladder of Critical Thinking” in your Toolbox, where do you think you stand?
3/23	What are your greatest talents? What “gifts” do you have that will allow you to make a significant contribution to the world?
3/24	What is one thing that you would really like to be able to do better?
3/25	When did you cry last, and for what reason?
3/26	What is it that provides the key to the first impression that you get about people?
3/27	If you became principal tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do to improve PHS?
3/28	What kind of personal superstitions do you have?
3/29	What do you find to be the most appealing physical and nonphysical characteristics of the opposite sex?
3/30	Using the AHA! part of your Matrix, demonstrate how one of your favorite books or movies illustrates most of those elements.
3/31	In the movie “Big Fish”, the narrator says, “The truth is, I didn’t see anything of myself in my father, and I don’t think he saw anything of himself in me.” Both children and parents often see the disconnect between them, but not the commonalities. How about your family?
4/1	If you could go back to any age and restart your life-path, what age would that be, and what would you do differently?
4/2	When did you cry last, and for what reason?
4/3	If you could travel to any place in any time period, where and when would you go?
4/4	Write an 11-Sentence I-Search paper (format in your Toolbox) on any person mentioned in our PowerPoints.
4/5	Given the choice of one living and one dead person, whom would you most like to have as your dinner guests?
4/6	Would you rather be the member of a world championship team or the champion of an individual sport? Which sport would you choose, and why?
4/7	Find a complex editorial cartoon, and use my “Rules for Analyzing Cartoons” to break it down.
4/8	If you woke up tomorrow, and discovered that you had suddenly gained some new ability (talent) or personal quality (not a super power), what would you want it to be?
4/9	Have you ever "paid it forward?"
4/10	What is the best gift you have ever given or received?
4/11	“I wish my parents would…”
4/12	Of Gardner’s 8 Intelligences (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
4/13	If you could take back one lie you have told in your life, which one would it be?
4/14	What is it that makes you feel important?
4/15	Looking at the “Six Intellectual Virtues” (Toolbox), which one do you think is your strongest and which one seems to be the weakest?
4/16	Where or when do you feel most peaceful?
4/17	What do you find to be the most appealing physical and nonphysical qualities of the opposite sex?
4/18	Who was your favorite elementary school teacher?
4/19	“Most people would be happier if they…”
4/20	Of the Higher Order Thinking Skills (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
4/21	If you were only able to see one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be? If you were only allowed to listen to one band forever, who would it be?
4/22	Tell me about a time you held fast to your principle despite the consequences you would have to face.
4/23	What is the best gift you have ever given or received?
4/24
4/25	Of “The Productive Habits of Mind” (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
4/26	If you could “un-invent” one thing in the world, so that it would no longer exist, what would it be?
4/27	If you could change one incident in US History, so as to expunge it from our records, what would you do away with?
4/28	Analyze an on-line informative article using the “Evaluating Web Resources” element from your Toolbox.
4/29	What do you believe to be the characteristics of a good leader?
4/30	If you could travel to any place in any time period, where and when would you go?
5/1	If you became principal tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do to improve PHS?
5/2	Looking at the “Characteristics of Good Leaders” (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
5/3	Who are the people you admire most?
5/4	What is the biggest risk you have ever taken?
5/5	How do you determine who is a good friend?
5/6	Use the “Elements of the Hero story” (Toolbox) to analyze one of your favorite books or movies.
5/7	Would you ever undergo hazing in order to join a group?
5/8	When did you cry last, and for what reason?
5/9	“The best teachers are the ones who…”
5/10	What do you find to be the most appealing physical and nonphysical characteristics of the opposite sex?
5/11	Looking at the “Character Counts” element (Toolbox), which 2 do you think are your strengths and which 2 seem to be weaknesses?
5/12	How do you want to be remembered?
5/13	“I get down in the dumps when…”
5/14	What is it that provides the key to the first impression that you get about people?
5/15	What kind of personal superstitions do you have?
5/16	Use the “Error Analysis Strategy” page of your Toolbox to evaluate a political or psychological argument from a newspaper or magazine article.
5/17	“I appreciate my parents for…”
5/18	Using the “Decision Trees” element of your Toolbox, analyze a recent, relatively difficult decision that you had to make.
5/19	“Most people would be surprised to know that I …”
5/20	“One thing that our school really needs is…”
5/21	Have you ever experienced or witnessed gender bias?
5/22	What is the best gift you have ever given or received?
5/23	Which of the “Things Creative People Do” (Toolbox) are things that you do?
5/24	Using the “Interconnections” aspect of your Matrix, explain how a lesson taught in my class could have been approached in each of your other classes.
5/25	Looking at the “Ladder of Critical Thinking” in your Toolbox, where do you think you stand?
5/26	Using the AHA! part of your Matrix, demonstrate how one of your favorite books or movies illustrates most of those elements.
5/27	Write an 11-Sentence I-Search paper (format in your Toolbox) on any person mentioned in our PowerPoints.
5/28	Where or when do you feel most peaceful?
5/29	If you could travel to any place in any time period, where and when would you go?
5/30	What do you find to be the most appealing physical and nonphysical qualities of the opposite sex?
5/31	When did you cry last, and for what reason?