GHSGT S TUDY S KILLS Week 12

M ONDAY, A PRIL 11 TH Read pp. 32 – 43 Discuss Add to information to chart

T UESDAY, A PRIL 12, 2011 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- time By Mark Haddon Journal #2: What characteristics or qualities equip Christopher to be a good narrator: Do any of his qualities hinder his story telling? Read pp. 43 – 53 Discuss TE 9 # 2, 3 Add to chart

A-L EVEL E XAMS Under the British education system, children attend primary school until age 11 and then go on to attend five years of secondary school. At age 16, all students take a selection of exams (General Certificates of Secondary Education) at Ordinary Level, known as O-Level exams. (our GHSGT) The results of the exams will influence future studies. Compulsory education ends at this point and students choose to either continue education or enter the work force. If they choose education, they will study for two more years before taking the GCSE at Advanced Level or A-Level (SAT, ACT) Students will take tests in 3 or 4 subjects related to a particular area: arts, science, etc. A-Level grades determine university placements, with top grades allowing students to attend prestigious universities. Since they are usually taken at 18, Christopher is quite advanced to be taking his A-Level exams at age 15.

W EDNESDAY, A PRIL 13 TH Read pp. 53 – 65 Discuss Add information to chart View Making of Temple Grandin Making of Temple Grandin Author Mark Haddon

T HURSDAY, A PRIL 14 TH Journal #3: Choose one topic to write about: 1. When it comes to navigating life’s problems, I tend to be more logical….. 2. When it comes to navigating life’s problems, I tend to be more intuitive….. Watch “Temple Grandin” “Many people with autism are visual thinkers. I think in pictures. I do not think in language. All my thoughts are like videotapes running in my imagination.” Temple Grandin

F RIDAY, A PRIL 15 TH Complete viewing “Temple Grandin” Project # 3: Sketch 2 Choose a section to quote, cite, analyze, sketch, and color Complete sketch #1 Turn in Sketches # 1 and 2 complete Dr. Grandin is a designer of livestock handling facilities and a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Facilities she has designed are located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. In North America, almost half of the cattle are handled in a center track restrainer system that she designed for meat plants. Curved chute and race systems she has designed for cattle are used worldwide and her writings on the flight zone and other principles of grazing animal behavior have helped many people to reduce stress on their animals during handling.