This is one of my favorite pieces of art that has been on display in a local gallery in downtown Portland. I love it, but not enough to spend $5,000 on buying it! Photo taken in March 2017.
Dear class,
Most of today was devoted to a discussion about the American Dream and if it is a possible reality for everyone. Here's what happened in class today:
Most of today was devoted to a discussion about the American Dream and if it is a possible reality for everyone. Here's what 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 2/3/20:
News Brief - Moises
Black History Month
Socratic Seminar
Debrief
Homework: Read the blog! If you missed class and/or did not participate in the discussion today, I would like you to write a page summary about your thoughts on if the American Dream is attainable for everyone. Next news brief: Kamil.
News Brief: Moises had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: FiveThirtyEight.com - How Iowa’s Three Different Votes Could Affect Who ‘Wins’. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Kamil 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):
Kamil 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):
BBCNews.com - One-minute World News
Black History Month: Because the month of February is designated as Black History Month, I will be seeking to incorporate some ways of recognizing it in class. The soundtrack will be one aspect, and another will be to share a fact or two relating to Black history surrounding the day our class meets. Since today is February 3, the fact is the Negro Baseball League was founded on this day in 1920 - exactly 100 years ago. In the past, I have had students volunteer to share in class about important figures in Black history - let me know if you would be up for doing this!
Socratic Seminar: Next, we had a Socratic Seminar discussion on the question: "Is the American Dream attainable by everyone?" We prepared for this last week, by going through this packet with readings with opinions about the status of the American Dream:
The packet was be turned in and assessed for a Critical Thinking grade, in combination with the Communication grade from the Seminar.
The second page of the packet asks students for their thoughts on if the American Dream is attainable by everyone, and for some higher level questions. This formed the basis of the conversation today in class, as we circled up and had two different groups have a conversation.
Debrief: After the discussion, I asked students to complete this self-assessment form (which was available on Google Classroom as an electronic copy):
The packet was be turned in and assessed for a Critical Thinking grade, in combination with the Communication grade from the Seminar.
The second page of the packet asks students for their thoughts on if the American Dream is attainable by everyone, and for some higher level questions. This formed the basis of the conversation today in class, as we circled up and had two different groups have a conversation.
Debrief: After the discussion, I asked students to complete this self-assessment form (which was available on Google Classroom as an electronic copy):
Thank you for your participation and the interesting conversation today, everyone! I enjoyed hearing your thoughts! We will wrap up this mini-unit next class, and then move on to the next one.
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