From the Westview website:
Daily Schedule:
7:45am-9:35am First exam
9:35am-9:55am Break
9:55am-11:45am Second exam
11:55am Buses Depart
Jan 19 - NO SCHOOL
Jan 20 - Finals 8 & 6
Jan 21 - Finals 7 & 5
Jan 22 - Finals 2 & 4
Jan 23 - Finals 1 & 3
By the looks of this schedule, it appears that our finals period (Period 1) will start at 7:45 on Friday. I will update if this is not so.
Today is inauguration day, and I encourage everyone to find some way to see history take place. Unfortunately for you, it looks like everyone will be in the middle of your 8th period class when the new President in sworn in (at 9 AM PST - the coverage starts on pretty much every channel you can think of at 7 AM PST), but I am sure there will be repeats of the ceremony and the speech throughout the day. A very big historical moment, regardless of who you may have supported in the election.
For those still interested in my friend Ryan, I think that ABC will be airing a small documentary on him sometime between 10 and 11:35 PM tomorrow night (PST). Here is the quote from the ABC Website:
10 p.m. ET: Gibson, Sawyer and Stephanopoulos anchor the ABC News Special "A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama." This news program will take the audience live to inaugural balls and track the president and first lady as they continue their celebration throughout Washington. Also, a team of ABC News correspondents will report on the special significance the day holds for millions of African-Americans; the amazing lengths many Americans are going to just to be in Washington for the inauguration; and world reaction to Obama's promised effort to unite the nation.
The Oregonian wrote an article about Ryan and the inauguration yesterday - there is a great picture of him finally getting a ticket from Rep. Blumenauer on Sunday, which can be found here.
Finally, for those that are still a little confused about what I want from you for Friday, let me try to put it as simply as possible (but please, PLEASE contact me if you are at all confused or need help):
1) Your poster, with the object you are using as a metaphor for genocide in Rwanda/colonialism in the middle, which should be drawn and colored if at all possible. Remember, get creative with this!
2) Connections drawn on the poster (for instance, in my sleeping bag metaphor, I would draw a line from the zipper and write "The zipper represents family and friends, who link you into religion.") for at least five different connections.
3) A typed 2 to 3 paragraph list of why you chose your metaphor and what each connection represents.
4) To study for a short quiz on Rwanda and the Rwandan genocide.
Once again, the visual metaphor assignment is available to download here:
Have a wonderful day and good luck on finals until I see you! Please comment or e-mail me if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks!
mr. Fritz,
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how im supposed to come up with 2-3 paragraghs on how my metaphor relates to Rwanda....??
Randi,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that you can access the blog! For the 2-3 paragraph paper, I basically just want you to explain the connections that you are making in your poster. For you, why did you choose an apple? What does each connection you make mean and relate to the genocide in Rwanda and/or colonialism? You already have some great connections. I just want you to write them out and explain them.
ok that makes more sense... i got some great art for my poster! haha...the art was my favorite part! now a paper...erg... xD
ReplyDeletei sent you my paper. if you don't have time to print it no prob... i'll do it at school in the morning...
ReplyDeleteRandi,
ReplyDeleteI just got it and will print it tonight. Remember to ask me for it tomorrow, so you can staple it to your poster. Thanks for the good work! :-)