GHSGT STUDY SKILLS

Week 13April 18 - 22

MONDAY, APRIL 18

Journal #4: Compare/contrast Temple Grandin to Christopher from our novel.

Read and discuss pp. 66 - 79

Chart notes

Share squeeze machine, next slide

SCHEMATIC DETAIL OF SQUEEZE MACHINE

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

Discuss photo

Read pp. 79 – 90

Discuss and chart notesDr. 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.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 Read pp. 90 – 115

Discuss and chart notes

THURSDAY, APRIL 21

Read pp. 115 – 124

Discuss and chart notes

Complete sketch #1 and begin sketch #2 taking turns with the two computers.

PROJECT # 2: DIARY: LAB 421

Choose a character from the novel for the diary. Go to Microsoft Word on desktop Type in your heading with name/project number/author

of diary. Diary should include events from before, during, or

after the book’s events. Diary should be consistent with the character, ie.

Christopher would number the pages using prime nubmers. Minimum of three entries with ten sentences each. Go beyond plot to include secret thoughts, why the

character does what he does, etc. Include three quotes (cited with page number), one

for each entry, to support your writing. Check the rubric to make sure you have included all required components.