Today you must come to class prepared to have individual conferences with Cameron about the direction you have chosen for you final project. This includes completing and submitting the Guided Research assignment on Classroom.
After meeting and getting feedback on your plan, begin working. These projects are due just over a week from today so lets make the minutes we have in class count! Homework: Due Today: Guided Research (Classroom) Due Today: Conference with Cameron about your project Tomorrow (2/3): Final Discussion of The Marrow Thieves. You need to have finished the book and to come prepared to do an analysis of themes in the book. Next Friday (2/10): Final Project Due Happy last day of February!!
Today we will continue the guided research and planning portion of your project. Before moving on from research on to project work, you need to conference with Cameron. A checklist for class today can be found on these slides. Homework: Discussion #4 for The Marrow Thieves is Friday 3/3, finish the book! You will be analyzing the themes in the book and discussing the title as well. The Guided Research assignment due Thursday 3/2 start of class Using your freewrite from last week and the application portion of your Civil Disobedience project from earlier in the semester, we will begin formulating a plan for your final product for this project. The goal is to answer the project essential question through words, art, or another medium of your choice. See the link below for the complete project description.
Essential Question: How can the past guide us in creating a strong and just future? Final Project Description Homework: Final Extra Credit Discussion on Friday! This will be the whole rest of the book. Today is a critique of your practice zines! The goal is to refine and submit work you are proud of. To brainstorm for the final project, please also complete the Free-write on Classroom.
Homework: Turn in a refined zine on Monday Complete free-write on Classroom today Extra credit discussion #3 will happen today in 4th hour! Today's goal is to finish your zines! Again, these are practice and are on any topic you are interested in. We will do a critique in class tomorrow to help us understand what we might want in a class zine focused on answering our project essential questions based on what we see in yours that are liked or not. After looking at the slides on Classroom, look at the examples in class or online to see more about this protest style.
Homework: Finish zine before class tomorrow Discussion #3 The Marrow Thieves pg. 130-192 is tomorrow! Bring at least one discussion question for the group as preparation. To culminate our learning on civil disobedience, protest an injustice, we will be looking at other forms of protest starting with the zine. The slides for today and a make your own zine assignment are posted to Classroom.
Homework: Make your own zine due Thursday Discussion #3 Friday for The Marrow Thieves Today we will continue looking closely at a few acts of resistance or civil disobedience related to the context of the southwest and Bears Ears National Monument. Firstly is a dive into Uranium Mining and The Long Walk. Studying these will help us have another example of a cause people believe strongly about and what they did to advocate for their perspective or the change they wanted to see. Analyzing methods of resistance and how to communicate our beliefs around justice is the goal of this project and this will provide another framework for your thinking.
Here are the slides for this section which are accompanied by a Classroom assignment. Homework: Uranium Mining and The Long Walk assignment due Today at midnight (Classroom) The Marrow Thieves pg. 100-130 discussion Thursday during 4th hour. Come prepared with annotations. Today we will begin looking closely at a few acts of resistance or civil disobedience related to the context of the southwest and Bears Ears National Monument. Firstly is a dive into Uranium Mining and The Long Walk. Studying these will help us have another example of a cause people believe strongly about and what they did to advocate for their perspective or the change they wanted to see. Analyzing methods of resistance and how to communicate our beliefs around justice is the goal of this project and this will provide another framework for your thinking.
Here are the slides for this section which are accompanied by a Classroom assignment. Homework: Uranium Mining and The Long Walk assignment due Wednesday at midnight (Classroom) The Marrow Thieves pg. 100-130 discussion Thursday during 4th hour. Come prepared with annotations. Stakeholder Summit Day 2! Please bring your research and sources to class today. These slides will walk you through the format for our debate.
Homework: Due Today!! Stakeholder Research (submit on Classroom) The Marrow Thieves Discussion #2 Thursday 2/16 pg. 100-130 (bring annotations!) Stakeholder Summit Day! Please bring your research and sources to class today. These slides will walk you through the format for our debate.
Homework: Due Today!! Stakeholder Research (submit on Classroom) The Marrow Thieves Discussion #2 Thursday 2/16 pg. 100-130 (bring annotations!) This week we are focusing our time on the Stakeholder Summit research to prepare for a debate on Friday! Use the prep assignment on Classroom to know your stakeholder perspective and to have a list of resources to begin your research. These slides walk you through our daily starters for the week.
Homework: The Marrow Thieves extra credit discussion Thursday February 9 pg 1-100 Stakeholder Summit research due Friday February 10 Today everyone had a chance to give a summary of the event they researched for the Timeline Activity so the whole class can understand the entirety of the timeline. If these are not yet turned in, submit it as soon as possible.
We are beginning to discuss our Stakeholder Summit and assign perspectives for you to dive into. The preparation materials are on Classroom as well as the slides for this week. Homework: Stakeholder Summit Prep Due Fri 2/10 Extra Credit Discussion on The Marrow Thieves pg 1-100 on Thur 2/9 during 4th hour Today we are wrapping up the documentary from yesterday and finishing TEA Paragraphs in response to the film. We will also begin talking about the formation of Bears Ears National Monument through reading the original Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Proposal.
Homework: Submit TEA paragraph responding to the questions from the documentary on Classroom Due Today 2/3 Finish reading and annotating Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Proposal Due Monday 2/6 If participating in the extra credit, a discussion of The Marrow Thieves pages 1-100 is moved to Thursday 2/9 during 4th hour Today you are watching the documentary Battle Over Bears Ears. You will take notes as you watch in order to be prepared to respond to a Question TEA paragraph on Google Classroom during 4th hour.
Class today uses these slides. Reminders: Turn in Timeline Posters today The first Extra Credit Discussion on The Marrow Thieves will be next Thursday on pg. 1-100 TEA Paragraph Question response is due tomorrow- please use your class time wisely so you don't have to do it for homework Today we will have the class introduction to our unit on Bears Ears National Monument. We start by looking at this Powerpoint to get a basic overview before beginning to read and annotate the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Proposal. There is a copy of this reading on Classroom if needed.
Homework: Due Tomorrow 2/1: Timeline Activity Due Thursday 2/2: Read and Annotate Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Proposal Happy Monday! Today your Civil Disobedience mini projects are DUE on Classroom and you will be presenting them in small groups. Follow along with this slideshow for the starter and other directions.
Homework: DUE TODAY 1/30: Civil Disobedience mini project Due Wednesday 2/1: Timeline Activity Reminders: You must have a book with you to read when you are finished in a class (my extra credit novel is an option) We are about to transition into talking about Bears Ears National Monument, come to class ready to absorb new information Homework:
Schedule a time with Cameron to make up the TNTSJ Seminar if you were absent or your participation lacked last week Continue working on the Civil Disobedience Mini Project due Fri 1/27 Mini Project Peer Critique due Fri 1/27 Begin extra credit assignment if you would like to opt in to it We are doing a mini project this week to piggy-back off of our studies about Thoreau and Civil Disobedience. When you finish this, we will be doing a peer critique to refine your project and make it as good as it can be - keep in mind our ideas about beautiful work. The assignment you must fill out to give your partner feedback is on Google Classroom. There is an optional extension/extra credit opportunity which will take you to the end of our project. Should you choose, there is a wonderful sci-fi, dystopian novel that pairs well with some of the themes we are discussing through this project. The book is called The Marrow Thieves and if you choose to read this, you will participate in periodic discussions with others reading the book and turn in material to demonstrate your thinking as you read. These are the discussion questions you will be responsible for answering. Homework:
Submit Self Evaluation on Classroom today if you have not Schedule a time with Cameron to make up the TNTSJ Seminar if you were absent or your participation lacked yesterday We are beginning a mini project today to piggy-back off of our studies about Thoreau and Civil Disobedience. We will walk through it together in class today and I will give you time to begin thinking about it with your assigned group. This project will be due in a week and I hope it will be a chance for you to get creative while considering how these concepts apply to you as a person in our society! I can't wait to see what you come up with. Today I am also introducing an optional extension/extra credit opportunity which will take you to the end of our project. Should you choose, there is a wonderful sci-fi, dystopian novel that pairs well with some of the themes we are discussing through this project. The book is called The Marrow Thieves and if you choose to read this, you will participate in periodic discussions with others reading the book and turn in material to demonstrate your thinking as you read. These are the discussion questions you will be responsible for answering. Today is TNTSJ Seminar Day!! Please make sure you have your prep material turned in before class today.
We will use these questions that you generated for our seminar today. The norms and grading for your participation are the same as they were last semester and we will go over them as a class before beginning today. If you miss today's discussion or feel like your participation was lacking, please talk to me to set up a time to make it up. Before you leave, check back in your TNTSJ book. Today is the final day of in-class seminar prep! You will be working in a group to develop questions about our readings and ensure your understanding of the texts as well. Please complete the Group TNTSJ Seminar Prep on Classroom with your assigned group.
Turn in today: TEA paragraph question response (Google Classroom) Finish and print by Tuesday: Individual Seminar Prep and Group Seminar Prep Submit Today: Group questions on Google Classroom Survey We will begin prepping for our seminar today! The Individual TNTSJ seminar prep document is on Classroom to guide your thinking and reflections on our play.
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Finish Reading TNTSJ by Tomorrow Wed 1/11 Friday 1/13 TEA Paragraph on history content due (Google Classroom) We will continue to act out the play during class today! The purpose behind this is rooted in the fact that plays are meant to be performed and it will greatly help with our understanding of it. If you are having questions as you work through the material for our class, please do not hesitate to reach out. Slides #10-15 Slideshow Slides #1-5
Homework: Read to page 84 by TODAY Monday 1/9 Finish Book by Wednesday 1/11 TEA Response to class history lectures Due Friday 1/13 (Google Classroom) *If you complete the reading guide with the play, you will receive extra credit. It is no longer a requirement for everyone* Slideshow Slides #36-40
Homework: Read to page 84 by Monday 1/9 Finish Book by Wednesday 1/11 TEA Response to class history lectures Due Friday 1/13 (Google Classroom) *If you complete the reading guide with the play, you will receive extra credit. It is no longer a requirement for everyone* |