Bridge Project

We are spending two blocks per week in our advisory classes, completing our schoolwide project focused on bridge design and construction.

With a partner, students have:
--Researched various bridge types
--Begun a Power Point slide presentation for the project
--Designed a bridge using West Point Bridge Design software
--Brainstormed possible interview questions for a professional involved with bridge design, engineering, or construction (some have contacted possible interviewees already)
--Begun scaling their bridge design according to project guidelines

This week, students will:
--Complete scaling their bridge design
--Sketch their bridge design on graph paper

Next week, students will:
--Begin constructing their bridge out of toothpicks

Our first Trade Tech presentation night is scheduled for December 8th

Current Classwork and Assignments

English 9:
Culture/Values Essay
--Planning sheet
--Essay draft (typed in class)
--MLA format

English 10:
WWI Project (Approx. due date 11/05)
--Primary Sources/Propaganda
--Art/Music/Poetry
--Identification Forms
--Compare/Contrast Worksheets
HW: Project signature page

English 11:
Early American Literature textbook readings
--Choose from four pairs of reading selections
--SOAPSTone
--Say/Mean/Matter
Next week: Author research
HW: SOAPSTone commercial (past due)