The American Dream: Revisited, Day 4 - Class Recap

Serena Williams in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open tennis tournament in New York City (see today's Black History Month fact). Photo taken in 2011.

Hi everyone,

It was a shorter than usual Wednesday today, as there was early release and extended Community for forecasting for next year. I was out of the building at another 9th grade success meeting, so this is what I hope happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Critical Thinking LT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.

AGENDA 2/6/19:
News Brief - Joseph
The Line
Debrief

Homework: Read the blog! Next news brief: selected in class!

News Brief: Joseph had the news brief today and selected a news story to talk about.

Someone else was assigned to do the next news brief.

Today's Black History Month fact is that on February 6th, 1993 (26 years ago today), Arthur Ashe (the first African-American winner of the Wimbledon tennis tournament) died. He was a pioneer in tennis and the biggest tennis stadium in the world (at the US Open in New York City) is named after him.

The Line: Next, the class watched a short documentary called "The Line" about the poverty line. As we wrap up our revisiting the American Dream unit, I wanted to show them just how difficult it is to rise out of poverty, even with a lot of hard work and determination. Here's the worksheet passed out in class:

Google Drive - "The Line" Documentary Questions

Here is the documentary itself:

Debrief: Next class, on Friday, we will begin by debriefing both the Socratic Seminar and the documentary, before we move on to another unit. Please be sure to bring your completed worksheets from today to turn in! Thanks, everyone!