Stress
What is adrenaline and what does it do?
Adrenaline is a hormone that causes our heart rate to increase as well as our blood pressure.
What does the S and M stand for in SMART?
How many sentences (at minimum) is one supposed to write in response to a Journal Prompt?
Students should write at least five sentences per Journal Prompt.
What is the best way to contact Mr. Holland
About how many short-term memories can we store at any given time?
Between 4 and 7 bits of information at one time before the memories are either transferred to long-term or forgotten.
Where does stress actually begin in the body?
Stress begins in the adrenal glands, which produces hormones that then travel throughout the rest of our bodies.
What is the SMART Goal missing?
"My SMART Goal is to give out two high-fives each day."
This goal is not Timely, in that there is no date or timeframe as to when or for how long this person will be giving out high-fives.
What does your ideal weekend look like?
When or what periods does Mr. Holland has prep time?
3rd and 8th period, from roughly 11-12 pm, Tuesday - Thursday
How long can we store memories in our short term memory?
30 seconds
Why do we crave comfort food when we're stressed?
We crave comfort food when we're stressed because our bodies believe that we are in danger and that we need to resupply our energy storage in order to fight or flight.
What are synonyms for the words Measurable and relevant?
Measurable: countable
Relevant: related to
What was Journal Prompt #3 and Journal Prompt #5? You have 15 seconds to answer, your time starts NOW!
JP #3: What is your favorite way to destress and relax?
JP #5: Do you think it’s important to be tested? Why or why not?
How many times can you re-take a test and how much are summative assessments weighted?
Students can re-take a test as many times as they'd like, and tests are weighted as 60% of ones overall grade.
What are two things one can do to make sure they study effectively?
Make notecards, spread out studying over longer periods of time, mix up subjects when studying, test oneself, use cornell notes to quiz oneself, etc.
What is one way to combat stress that was talked about in the Ted-Ed video?
To combat stress, focus on how you respond to situations. View threats as challenges to overcome, or in other words, have a growth mindset.
"My goal is to wake up early so I can get to class on time."
My SMART Goal for the rest of the school year is to wake up at 6AM on school days so I can make it to class on time.
What are the benefits in responding to Journal Prompts? As in, why do we write in our notebooks and respond to the questions?
In responding to Journal Prompts, we are practicing our writing skills. Not only that but at the end of the school year, we will have a collection of journal entries that we can look back and respond to. The nice thing about having a collection of journal responses is that if we choose to hold onto our notebooks, we will have a little time capsule of middle school and how we thought/felt about various aspects of life.
What are we going to be focused on in this class, and what does WICOR stand for?
This academic support class offers assistance in helping students do well in other classes, teaching them life skills that will benefit them inside and outside the classroom. WICOR stands for Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading
What three ways are we able to access stored memories?
Recall, recognition, and relearning
Summarize how stress can affect our bodies long-term and give two examples of how it can phycially affect ones body.
Come up with a SMART Goal that relates to academics.
Answers may vary, let's hear what ya'll got!
What does it mean to procrastinate? Come up with a clear example of how procrastination might negatively affect you in your own life/
Procrastinate: the action of delaying or postponing something. One example might be putting off taking out the trash... if you don't empty it when you're supposed to, it will eventually overflow and become smelly and gross.
Describe in detail how one would find a journal prompt they missed without asking Mr. Holland or a classmate.
Log into Schoology, click on whichever class period you have Enrichment/AVID, go to "Materials," find the link to Microsoft OneDrive, then open the file titled Quarter 1 Example Notebook." Alternatively, find the slideshow that has the Journal Prompt that you're missing in the "slideshow" folder.
________ processing is when we remember something based on the actual meaning associated with the word
Deep Processing