Monet's Garden in Giverney, France. I will be heading to France again over Winter Break, to spend time with my wife's family!
Welcome to your Winter Break from Westview and the end of the Civil Rights unit in class! 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.
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: "Alors on danse" by Stromae. Selected for today because it has been a popular song in France (it translates to: "so we dance", and I am going over Winter Break with my wife! Lyrics (in French) here.
AGENDA 12/20/19:
News Brief – Kate
Gallery Walk
Unfinished Business
Next Steps
News Brief: Kate had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: NYTimes.com - Congress Approves Raising Age to 21 for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Sales.
After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class over Winter Break (and students asked me a million questions).
We also (obviously) talked about this story, and the next steps going forward with impeachment:
NYTimes.com - Impeachment Results: How Democrats and Republicans Voted.
I will have the next news brief, as it is after break.
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):
Gallery Walk: Next, students showcased their Activism Projects by putting them on their desks as the class walked around and looked at them. Here's the assignment sheet for the project, which was due today:
I am always so impressed by the thought and effort put into these! It is inspiring to see how students are wanting to change the world through action. I look forward to grading these and getting them back to everyone!
Unfinished Business: Of course, our unit on Civil Rights could not end without taking a hard look at what is going on today. As such, I wanted to showcase a few stories from our country in the past few years. Here's the presentation that we went through as a class:
The articles that we went through (the first three intentionally withheld information about dates and places) are here:
Finally, I passed out a class set of readings about social media fueling hate to talk about together:
Thank you for the discussion and conversations here!
Unfinished Business: Of course, our unit on Civil Rights could not end without taking a hard look at what is going on today. As such, I wanted to showcase a few stories from our country in the past few years. Here's the presentation that we went through as a class:
The articles that we went through (the first three intentionally withheld information about dates and places) are here:
Finally, I passed out a class set of readings about social media fueling hate to talk about together:
Thank you for the discussion and conversations here!
Next Steps: At the end of class, I showed students a list of what my Diversity and Social Justice students brainstormed (a few years ago) for ways they could impact our community and world right now. That list is here:
Write a Letter/Email/Call (List of Elected Officials)
Write a Letter/Email/Call (List of Elected Officials)
Talk with Family and Friends
Register to Vote (if you are 16 or older and eligible)
Call it Out: Be a Consistent Ally
Read the News (know biased sources)
Identify Actions to Take
Contribute to Charities
Be Educated and Help Educate Others
Write About Your Own Experience/Read Books/Articles
Contribute to the Dia Nelson Memorial Scholarship
Contribute to the Adi Staub Transgender Leadership Fund
Stay Woke (Don't Close Your Eyes)
Love Your Peers With Reason (Don't Go To The Sunken Place)
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I hope that throughout this unit, students have learned that change is possible and that there are plenty of means to do so available. Thank you for all of your hard work in 2019! When we come back in January, we will do a shorter unit on Immigration in the lead up to finals. Take care and see you next year, everyone!
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I hope that throughout this unit, students have learned that change is possible and that there are plenty of means to do so available. Thank you for all of your hard work in 2019! When we come back in January, we will do a shorter unit on Immigration in the lead up to finals. Take care and see you next year, everyone!
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