This I Believe

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HOW TO WRITE YOUR TIB BIO (Click on the link!!!) How to record your TIB and bio from home if you have GarageBand

This spring we will be thinking about belief in many different ways: through established religions, but also by looking at, reading, and listening to essays about people's personal beliefs. You will eventually write about what you believe in. Before that, each student will choose an essay to present to the class.

"This I Believe is based on a 1950s radio program of the same name, hosted by acclaimed journalist Edward R. Murrow. Each day, Americans gathered by their radios to hear compelling essays from the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Robinson, Helen Keller, and Harry Truman as well as corporate leaders, cab drivers, scientists, and secretaries—anyone able to distill into a few minutes the guiding principles by which they lived. These essayists’ words brought comfort and inspiration to a country worried about the Cold War, McCarthyism, and racial division." [http://thisibelieve.org/]

This I Believe Presentation Prep

Make sure to connect the discussion back to the essay!

Due: The Day You Present!

This I Believe Presentation Schedule

Below you will find a calendar of our classwork and homework on this project. The most recent work will be at the top.

Due Monday 5/9
1) Read over the suggestions, questions, and comments given by your editor. You do not have to follow all of them, but please consider them and make edits.

2) Then (after you edit!) complete the Backwards Outline Self Editing. Double-sided sheets were handed out in class but you can download the document if you need extra or want to work on the computer.

Note: You MUST turn in your first draft, the peer editing sheet, your backwards outline sheets and your newest draft. If you do not turn in all of these pieces, your work will be considered incomplete and you will be in study hall.

Thursday 5/5: Peer Editing

Tuesday 5/3: Writing! Finally! Read the instructions below:

Today in class you will start working on your TIB essay. We have done a lot of brainstorming, thinking, and sharing about possible topics and ideas. You might write a draft, you might write several attempts at a draft, you might write a draft and revise it. It's up to you what steps you need to take (you can talk to me if you need help), but you need to work on this for the whole period!

You should have a draft ready for peer editing on Thursday, May 5th. Your finished product will be between 400 and 500 words, which is about four to six paragraphs.

Here are some guidelines to remember when you begin writing your essay. These may be different than what you usually are asked to do in school assignments, but this is a different kind of essay.

1. It’s all about you: Write about you and your thoughts. Tell us your

story in the first person, and try to avoid sentences like “We feel this

way.”

2. Keep it personal: Don’t try to use words or phrases you wouldn’t

normally say. Remember, if you wouldn’t be comfortable saying the

words out loud, or if you can't define the words without a dictionary, it is probably too formal.

3. Timing is everything: Make sure that you read your finished essay out

loud. It shouldn’t be more than three minutes long when read at a

normal speaking rate.

4. Say what you do believe, not what you don’t: Write about what you

think, but not at the expense of others. Keep the focus on you, and what

you believe, not what you disagree with.

5. Have fun! How many times are you allowed to be 100% free with your

choice of topic, and what you want to say about it? This is your chance

to write about your personal philosophy of life, so don’t be shy—let it out!

Due Monday 5/2: Topic Brainstorm

Wednesday, April 27, 2011: Backwards Outlining
Today in class we listened to and read a TIB essay together. We then deconstructed the essay by creating a backwards outline together as a class. Then you created backwards outlines of other essays. If you did not finish this work in class, please do so for homework.
Free Minds and Hearts at Work - Jackie Robinson

TIB #32: Backwards Outline
Due: Thursday 4/28

Tuesday, April 26, 2011: Topics
TIB #31: Today in class you looked through the TIB essays we've studied as a class and pulled out the main topic of each essay. For homework you will do the same, but this time it will be with student essays. Please look at last year's TIB website. For homework, write down the name of each student in last year's 407 (you will have to click on the 407 link), then a colon (:), then the topic. Please include 407 teachers! Example: Student XYZ: Topic ABC

Due: Wednesday 4/27

Monday, April 25, 2011
TIB #30: What I Love and Why (in class writing)
HW: Read your writing out loud to yourself. With a colored pencil, underline areas that need revision (capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sense, word order, etc). Do NOT make the changes, just note them.

Friday, April 15, 2011: Exploring Values

TIB #29: Important Moments
Please type your work and write at least one page, double spaced, 12 point font.
Due: Monday, April 25 (this is different from what it says on the sheet!)

Tuesday, April 12, 2011: Defining Values

Values can be defined as a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.

TIB #28 (Due: Thursday 4/14)

Monday, April 11, 2011: Identity

In class we wrote about our own identities, and discussed what the term "identity" means, and from where people get their identities.

I Am Still the Greatest - Muhammad Ali

TIB 27 (in class)

Thursday, April 7, 2011: Full Group Presentations by Mick and Casey

I Believe in Graffiti - Presented by Mick
In Giving I Connect with Others - Presented by Casey

TIB 25-26 (in class)

Wednesday, April 6, 2011: Full Group Presentations by Patrick, Eleanor, and Eric
Community in Action - Presented by Patrick
The Mile - Presented by Eleanor

A List for Living - Presented by Eric

TIB 22-23-24 (in class)

Tuesday, April 5, 2011: Half Group Presentations by Eli and Eliza

The Importance of Jury Duty - Presented by Eli

I Will Take My Voice Back - Presented by Eliza

TIB 20-21 (in class)

Monday, April 4, 2011: Half Group Presentations by Emily, Nola, Nina, and Adrian

Seeing with the Heart - Presented by Emily
I Believe in Laughter - Presented by Nola

Pennies from Heaven - Presented by Nina

There is No Such Thing as Too Much Barbecue - Presented by Adrian

TIB 16-17-18-19 (in class)

Friday, April 1, 2011: Full Group Presentations by Sabine, Hazel, and Jenna

The Beatles Live On - Presented by Sabine

From Hip Hop Comes Hope - Presented by Hazel

This I Believe - Presented by Jenna

TIB 13-14-15 (in class)

Thursday, March 30, 2011: Full Group Presentations by Bryan, Aly, and Francesca

A New Birth of Freedom - Presented by Bryan

The Power of Comedy - Presented by Aly

Do What You Love - Presented by Francesca

TIB 10-11-12 (in class)

Tuesday, March 29, 2011: Half Group Presentations by Bobby, Donnie, Rebecca, and Kerem

Finding the Flexibility to Survive - Presented by Bobby

I Believe in Swagger - Presented by Donnie

Creating Our Own Happiness - Presented by Rebecca

I Believe in Karma - Presented by Kerem

TIB 6-7-8-9 (in class)

Monday, March 28: Edward R. Murrow & Warren Christopher

Today in class we discussed the purpose of the This I Believe program.

We also spent some time creating practice lesson/presentations and shared those ideas.

In class: Introduction to the Original This I Believe
In class: A Shared Moment of Trust

TIB #4 & 5 Assignment (completed in class)

Thursday, March 24: Introduction to Project

This morning we discussed what it means to believe or to believe in something, and what causes belief. Below are two images of the information we collected (sorry they are blurry!). Classwork and homework are posted below.