GHSGT STUDY
SKILLS
Week 12
MONDAY, APRIL 11TH
 Read
pp. 32 – 43
 Discuss
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to information to
chart
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011
The
Curious
Incident of
the Dog in
the Nighttime
By
Mark
Haddon
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Journal #2: What
characteristics or
qualities equip
Christopher to be a
good narrator: Do any
of his qualities hinder
his story telling?
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Read pp. 43 – 53
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Discuss TE 9 # 2, 3
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Add to chart
A-LEVEL EXAMS
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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.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13TH
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Read pp. 53 – 65
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Discuss
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Author Mark Haddon
Add information to
chart
View Making of
Temple Grandin
THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH
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1.
2.
“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
Journal #3: Choose one
topic to write about:
When it comes to
navigating life’s
problems, I tend to be
more logical…..
When it comes to
navigating life’s
problems, I tend to be
more intuitive…..
Watch “Temple Grandin”
FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH
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Complete viewing
“Temple Grandin”
Project # 3: Sketch 2
Choose a section to
quote, cite, analyze,
sketch, and color
 Complete sketch #1
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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.
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Turn in Sketches # 1
and 2 complete