Today we are taking the Unit 2 Common Assessment! If you are absent, you will need to schedule a time to make this up. Good luck!
1st block - We discussed stereotypes and single stories, then watched two episodes of the ABC News show "What Would You Do?" After some reflective writing and dicsussion on that, we worked on a persuasive claim and paragraph related to the issue of discrimination. *Please see last week's post for the PPT and notes on this lesson.*
2nd and 4th block - After completing a notebook review, you get some Amnesty Time to catch up on missing work, do some enrichment work for extra credit, or work on your project REMINDER: PART 2 OF YOUR PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY!!! ALSO YOU NEED THE BOOK BY MONDAY!
Monday: OPTIC Warm-up, then to the media center for guidance lessons, then a short vocab quiz. Tuesday: Journal Warm-up, then we will read and annotate Ch. 3 of Enrique's Journey - which will help you better understand what it's like to journey on top of a train and try to survive that trip many migrants make. Wednesday and Thursday: We're doing OPTICS and watching the documentary film "Which Way Home." You'll complete a graphic organizer while watching and some documentary film analysis questions after. Friday: 1st block - You'll be in the media center to work on your PBL with World History and Art. 2nd and 4th: We'll be doing an activity about immigrant stereotypes and watching the show "What Would You Do?" From this, you will practice writing a persuasive claim statement.
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