One of the quotes at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. Photo taken in 2011.
Thank you for your efforts today in class and this semester as a whole! Next week is finals week (even though we do have one more A day on Tuesday, before finals for this class). Here's what we did today in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Behavior LT 3: I can work effectively within a team or group.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Knowledge LT 16: I can explain the process of change and continuity in a society, place, or region.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Knowledge LT 16: I can explain the process of change and continuity in a society, place, or region.
Soundtrack: "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2. Selected for today because of the song's connection to Martin Luther King Jr, who we honor on Monday with a day of service (and no school). Lyrics here.
AGENDA 1/17/19:
News Brief –
MLK Day of Service
Final Project
Work Time
News Brief: Faith M. had the news brief today, but was not in class, so I filled in and selected an article about this story to talk about: CNN.com - An American CEO who survived 9/11 died in the terror attack on a Kenya hotel. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Bailey was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Finally, I shared this article about common misconceptions about immigrants to the United States, as well:
I want to continue to be clear about what the facts are as we continue this unit!
MLK Day of Service: There is no school on Monday, to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who would have turned 90 this year and we talked about during our Civil Rights unit this year. I always encourage students to see this day as a day of service, not a day off. In light off that, here is a great list of local events that are happening in our area:
Let me know if you are planning of doing anything or end up serving the community in some way over the weekend!
Final Project: Last week, I introduced what the final project will look like for this semester (a group presentation due on finals day, or before, if the group wants to get it done with):
Groups were formed last week and immigrant groups were selected. Here is the list of groups:
Work Time: The rest of class was devoted to work time in researching the immigrant group the team selected, and continuing to create and practice the presentations. On Tuesday, when we next meet, I will ask for volunteers to present (if anyone wants to), and then we will watch a documentary about the citizenship process in the United States, to prepare for finals later in the week!
Work Time: The rest of class was devoted to work time in researching the immigrant group the team selected, and continuing to create and practice the presentations. On Tuesday, when we next meet, I will ask for volunteers to present (if anyone wants to), and then we will watch a documentary about the citizenship process in the United States, to prepare for finals later in the week!
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