Last class, we looked at the famous "Somewhere West of Laramie" car advertisement. This is a photo I took of some multicolored cars in Bogota, Colombia in 2009 (the cars happen to be the colors as the flag of the country).
Dear class,
We mostly had a work day on the advertising assignment, as I also went through the Social Studies course offerings for students to think about forecasting for next year. Here's what happened in class today:
We mostly had a work day on the advertising assignment, as I also went through the Social Studies course offerings for students to think about forecasting for next year. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
KNOWLEDGE ALT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.
AGENDA 2/21/19:
News Brief - Johann
Social Studies Forecasting
Advertising
Work Time
News Brief: Johann had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: CNN.com - Coast Guard officer accused of wanting to kill Democrats and journalists was inspired by Norwegian mass shooting, feds say. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Subbu was assigned to do the next news brief.
Today's Black History Month fact is that Malcolm X was killed on February 21, 1965, at the age of 39. We learned about Malcolm X during our civil rights unit and he has obviously had a lasting impact on America.
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):
Subbu was assigned to do the next news brief.
Today's Black History Month fact is that Malcolm X was killed on February 21, 1965, at the age of 39. We learned about Malcolm X during our civil rights unit and he has obviously had a lasting impact on America.
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):
Social Studies Forecasting: Because all 9-11 grade students were given forecasting forms yesterday (which are due next week), I wanted to go over your options for next year's Social Studies classes. Most students will have earned 2 out of the 3 required Social Studies credit for graduating after this year. Here's the presentation that I went through with everyone:
As a part of this, I was happy to answer any questions that came up, to the best of my ability. I was also happy to sign forecasting forms as needed.
Furthermore, I told students to look in their emails for a "Know Your Numbers" document that was sent by me yesterday, which should help in figuring out where you are in your high school journey and what the next steps could be. This document was also sent to your parents/guardians. Let me know if you have any further questions!
Advertising: The activity that I introduced last class related to the Business of America notes is here:
This assignment is based on choosing a product from the last slide from this presentation:
Google Slides - The Business of America in the 1920s PowerPoint
Students were assigned a product in class to create an advertisement for. If you missed class, you can select a product from the last slide to focus on.
Work Time: The rest of class was spent working on the advertising assignment, which is due at the start of next class (Monday). Please let me know if you have any questions - I am looking forward to seeing what you can come up with!
