This is one of my favorite ever photos I have taken, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Dear students,
It was so great to see you all today, as we continue our unit on Civil Rights! Here's what we did today in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Behavior LT 2: I can manage my responsibilities as a student.
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.
Knowledge LT 19: I can explain the role and impacts of social hierarchies.
Soundtrack: "You Are My Sunshine" by Ray Charles. Selected for today because of sunny days starting to go away, but of you bringing the sunshine to class. Lyrics here.
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.
Knowledge LT 19: I can explain the role and impacts of social hierarchies.
Soundtrack: "You Are My Sunshine" by Ray Charles. Selected for today because of sunny days starting to go away, but of you bringing the sunshine to class. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 11/18/19:
News Brief - Aiden
Narrative Writing/Peer Review
Work Time
Submit Final Draft
The next news brief is assigned to: Vinny.
We also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class over the weekend.
Vinny was selected 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):
Narrative Writing/Peer Review: Last week, we did an activity of identifying the roles of Ally, Bystander, Perpetrator, and Victim in a narrative story that had something to do with the idea of justice. The stories that we analyzed are here:
The first page in the linked document is what students were filling out as we read the stories and thought about times in their own lives that they had been one of the roles in the stories. Here was the assignment that students had due today (this is also posted in Google Classroom):
Today in class, we continued working on this narrative writing by looking at a check list that Mr. Puterbaugh has students work with, found here:
I wanted students to see ways to revise their Writing for Justice assignment and had students have their narrative peer reviewed with a partner or group. Please remember that these stories are sometimes challenging to tell and hear, and so confidentiality is very important.
Work Time: The rest of class was devoted to working on revising the Writing for Justice narratives with peers. I must say that I have *really* enjoyed reading these first drafts and I am so proud of the work students have already put into these.
Submit Final Draft: If students were finished revising in class, I asked that they submit a final copy of the Writing for Justice narrative. Next class, I will provide an opportunity for these to be shared, if students want to, before moving on with the rest of our unit. Thanks, everyone! See you next time!
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