Welcome back! I am eager to jump into this next semester with you. We will be starting off with a project focused on answering the question: What is the significance of satire?
Individual assignments and due dates will be posted on Google Classroom and the project overview can be seen either there or on the home page here. If absent, check the posted slides on Classroom and complete the work we did during class that day. Let's have a great second semester! Welcome to your first whole-class project work day! You all will set a goal based on the Project Checklist from Classroom which will be reflected on at the end of class. Choose something doable for the time we have today based on where you're at in the project currently. Expectations for work time are found on the weekly slides.
Tomorrow will be Sexual and Relational Health class with Erin S.! Homework: Essay Outline Due 11/14 Finish Mexican Whiteboy Due 11/17 Today's class will be split between Exhibition Brainstorming and Project Work time! We will go over expectations for work time as this will be the first of many chances to have that open work time.
Homework: Essay Outline Due 11/14 Mexican Whiteboy reading Finish 11/17 Hopefully everyone is ready to start class with a critique session on your thesis statements! We will spend the first half of class getting feedback before learning how to break that statement into paragraphs for an essay in order to begin an outline.
Homework: Essay Outline Due 11/14 Mexican Whiteboy reading Finish 11/17 Today we will begin working on your Socialization Essay. This will include looking at examples, learning about thesis statements and brainstorming your personal thesis. Slides to walk through this information if you are absent are on Google Classroom.
Today you need to turn in your Mask design and material list as well as the Mean Girls Paragraph. Homework: Thesis Statement Due Tue 11/7 Mexican Whiteboy reading Finish book 11/17 Class begins today with a critique on your mask designs. In partners you will follow this format to give one another feedback.
The second half of class will consist of a lesson around paragraph writing to set you up for finishing the assessment on Mean Girls using your notes from Tuesday's film watch day. This lesson can be found on the weekly slides posted on Classroom. Tomorrow will be your next Sexual and Relational Health course with Erin during Humanities. Homework: Updated Mask Design Due Mon 11/6 KWLA Chart Due Today Mask Material List Due Mon 11/6 Mean Girls Paragraph Due Mon 11/6 We will continue with the brainstorming session today! The goal is to end class with a full idea for your mask design. The paper to help with ideation can be found on Classroom if you were absent from class today. Your drawn out design is due for class tomorrow to ensure you get feedback through the peer critique.
Homework: Complete your drawn mask design Due Thurs 11/2 Finish Mexican Whiteboy Due Fri 11/17 KWLA Chart Due Thurs 11/2 There are a lot of topics we will cover in class today. To start, we will break down your conversations with Erin from Friday to wrap up your thinking on the identity category of sexuality. We then will discuss the category of age through making a timeline as a class of how experiences and attitudes of age change over time. This assignment is outlined on Classroom.
The second half of class will focus on developing a design for your mask and brainstorming a lot of options for how you might decorate it. Homework: Continue reading Mexican Whiteboy Mask Brainstorm Due Wed 11/1 We are opening class today by wrapping up yesterday's conversation on gender. You will also be completing a freewrite on your personal socialization in this identity category. If you are absent, see the freewrite prompt on Classroom and share it with me to make up for class.
The second half of class is dedicated to our novel discussion! Discussion questions are on Classroom, respond to 4 if you are absent, also to be shared with me. Remember to reference the book in your answers! Tomorrow is Sexual and Relational Health with Erin S.! Homework: Continue reading Mexican Whiteboy The identity category of gender will be the focus of class today. We will be looking into gender stereotypes, norms and history of different fights for gender equality. Slides with this information is found on Classroom.
Come to class tomorrow prepared for discussing the first half of Mexican Whiteboy! Homework Read sections 1-6 in Mexican Whiteboy Due Tomorrow 10/26 Get ready for a more relaxed class period today. With the discussion on the first half of Mexican Whiteboy coming up on Thursday, today's class will be dedicated to reading. Before beginning on the novel, all students will complete a reading comprehension check to better help us understand your current reading skills and help you build from there.
Homework: Continue reading Mexican Whiteboy Sections 1-6 Due Thursday 10/26 In today's class we will be studying the identity category of religion through case studies. Students will work in groups to put together a mini, informal presentation sharing about a topic related to the question: How can religion shape perspective?
If you are absent, please choose one of the 5 topics, found in the Week 6 Slides on Classroom to research and form a slide on. If you have questions, please email. Homework: Continue reading Mexican Whiteboy Sections 1-6 Due Thursday 10/26 Today's class will include a simulation/activity to understand privilege that comes with economic class.
Homework: Complete KWLA chart for economic class Continue reading Mexican Whiteboy Today marks our transition to a new identity category: Ability Status. We will begin by considering intersectionality and then look into the history of the Disability Rights Movement before moving on to consider Camp Jened and invisible disability. Material from today's class are located on the slides (Google Classroom).
Homework: Complete the KWLA chart for ability status Due Fri 10/20 Continue reading Mexican Whiteboy Thank you all for your great participation in yesterday's seminar! I appreciate you digging into the content and sharing your thoughts. Today we will go over SLC format for tomorrow night, having time to write your seminar reflections (Google Classroom) and transition to the identity category of ability status through discussing intersectionality. Slides and assignments are linked to Google Classroom.
Homework: Seminar Reflection Due Today 10/18 Read Mexican Whiteboy SLC Tomorrow Night! Please email with any remaining questions Happy Seminar Day! We will be using these questions as the base for our seminar. Remember the Seminar Norms and Conversation Movers while we engage in it (these can be found on the Resources tab of my DP). Everyone should be coming to class having prepared responses to the questions and be ready to go. Part of your grade today will be verbal participation and the rest will be based on your seminar reflection. Slides for this week are on Google Classroom
Homework: Read Mexican Whiteboy Complete Seminar Reflection (on Classroom) Due Wednesday 10/18 Complete KWLA chart for Race (on Classroom) Due Wednesday 10/18 Today in class you have a sub, the same expectations still stand however!
You are continuing with the case study today by shifting to researching organizations who are working to make positive change in the systems of oppression you investigated on Tuesday and Wednesday. The assignment to guide you through the process is on Google Classroom. When finished, use the time to prepare for Tuesday's seminar on the material. The seminar questions are posted on Classroom and should be answered with a few sentences or notes as preparation. The remainder of class can be dedicated to making progress with your reading of Mexican Whiteboy. Please remember to take notes/make annotations on the Classroom assignment as you go to keep track of your thinking. Homework: Case Study Notes Due Wednesday Directions for Change (on Classroom) Due Today 10/13 Seminar Prep Due Tuesday 11/17 Continue Reading Mexican Whiteboy Novel Throughout the first two days of this week we will be engaging in a case study around systems of racism to understand how privilege and systems intertwine with oppression and socialization for people in our country. We will do this by focusing on four main systems: Healthcare, Justice, Environment and Education. You will be moving through articles in each area to develop a more well rounded understanding of the issues.
Resources for all topics can be found on Google Classroom in addition to this week's slides with starters to make up if you are absent. Homework: Sections 1-3 in Mexican Whiteboy Due Friday 10/13 Case Study Notes Due Wednesday 10/11 On the agenda for today is a conversation about the novel we will be reading as a class. Reading information and guidelines can be found here.
Following this, we are engaging in a conversation around privilege through doing an optional activity called the Privilege Walk. Tomorrow is plaster day! Please wear something that can get a little messy and come ready to dive in. Homework: None! The first half of class will be dedicated to finishing the posters you began yesterday. We will then be taking time to look at the Cycle of Liberation and how to break out of harmful socialization.
Homework Cycle of Socialization Poster Due Today Happy Monday students! As a reminder, the weekend coming up will be a 4 day weekend for a Fall Break. Enjoy your time off!
Today we are continuing to make our study of the Cycle of Socialization more tangible through personal connections and making a poster. You will be self-assessing through a rubric in class before submitting your work. Slides Homework: Grade Check Due Today Cycle of Socialization Poster Due Tuesday 10/3 Our schedule is a bit different today because we are lucky enough to have a guest speaker coming for Biology class during 2nd hour!
We will have one hour together still and will use the time to continue understanding the Cycle of Socialization through making a poster. You will also have time for this during class on Monday. The Cycle of Socialization!! We will be doing an activity to introduce us to this concept and to break down this cornerstone reading a bit more. It is a super important text for this project so you will be asked to read it multiple times, practice your skills of annotation and have a lot of conversations on the content over the next few days.
It is our last day doing preloading of terminology to help us understand sociology before diving into more work around categories of identity and the cycle of socialization. We will wrap up by considering positive and negative ways we are socialized as well as agents of socialization.
Slides Homework: Looking-Glass Self Meme Due Today Today you are introduced to the concept of the "Looking-Glass Self" and will be making a meme to represent your own looking-glass self.
Slides Homework: Nature v. Nurture Reading Annotations and Reading Guide Due Today Looking-Glass Self Meme Due Wednesday 9/27 (tomorrow) |