Monday, June 10, 2019

Finals, Day 1 - Class Recap


Sunrise over the (muddy) Alvord Desert on Memorial Day Weekend, 2019.

Dear class,

After a year of work together (two, in many of your cases!), we are down to the very last week! Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.
Knowledge LT 22: I can describe the influences, impacts and resolutions of historical conflicts.
Critical Thinking LT 4: I can evaluate information and explanations within a given context and develop a relevant conclusion.
Critical Thinking LT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Research LT 1: I can effectively conduct and apply research.

Soundtrack: "At Last" by Etta James. Selected for today because it is the last week of school! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 6/10/19:
News Brief - Andrew
Presentations

Homework: Read the blog! Next news brief: Idi.

News Brief: Andrew had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: WashingtonPost.com - Morning Mix Another American died in the Dominican Republic. Officials insist the country is safe.. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.

Idi 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):


Presentations: Today was the due date for the final presentation on an assigned conflict in United States history. Here is the assignment:


Here is the PowerPoint that shows who is in what conflict presentation group:


Here is the calendar of what I think we will be doing for the rest of the year in American Studies, to help students plan. That calendar is linked here (and may be updated, so use the link over the paper copy you were given):

Google Drive - American Studies 10 Foreign Policy Calendar 2019

The majority of class was given to presentations and taking notes on them. Any presentations that were left at the end of class will have to go on finals day, later this week - though Mr. Puterbaugh and I also have plenty of other fun/memorable activities planned, as well. We are looking forward to seeing you! One more class to go!

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