My view of Mt. Hood and Lost Lake on final approach into Portland International Airport on Sunday, coming back from Phoenix.
Dear class,
Welcome back from your long Memorial Day weekend! I hope you are rested up and ready to finish the year strong. Here's what we did today in class:
Welcome back from your long Memorial Day weekend! I hope you are rested up and ready to finish the year strong. Here's what we did today in class:
Learning Targets:
Communication LT 2: I can use language and style that is appropriate to the content area.
Critical Thinking LT 2: I can explain connections between events, issues, problems and concepts.
Knowledge LT 10: I can explain demographic changes in the world and their effects.
Knowledge LT 20: I can explain the impacts of nationalism and revolutionary movements. Knowledge LT 22: I can explain how religious ideas impact the shaping of societies.
Communication LT 2: I can use language and style that is appropriate to the content area.
Critical Thinking LT 2: I can explain connections between events, issues, problems and concepts.
Knowledge LT 10: I can explain demographic changes in the world and their effects.
Knowledge LT 20: I can explain the impacts of nationalism and revolutionary movements. Knowledge LT 22: I can explain how religious ideas impact the shaping of societies.
Soundtrack: "Memories Live" by Talib Kweli and Hi Tek. Selected for today because of the long Memorial Day weekend, and making sure we keep memories alive.
AGENDA 5/26/15:
News Brief – Christian
FIFA
Promises
FIFA
Promises
Homework: Read the blog! Know your grade (updated on StudentVUE and on by ID number on the wall) and how to improve it, if possible. Keep working on your final project for the year (overview here). Next news brief: Olivia.
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News Brief: Christian had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: CNN.com - Heat wave kills more than 700 in India. When I clicked on the story, it was updated to say that over 1,118 people were now dead. Just awful - heat of 117 degrees is really hard to fathom.
We also watched VICE News for the day (which had a segment on the India heat wave) and talked about the weekend before moving on.
The next news brief was assigned to Olivia.
The link to Wildcat News was sent out much later than usual, so I did not get it in time to show in class. Here it is if you want to catch up on the news for today:
FIFA: Speaking of the news, I showed this recent article, about how soccer is being used as a political tool:
Basically, Israel is being accused by Palestine of not letting their players train, and blocking access to their national team. I wanted to point out that something like soccer, which many people in the class like playing, is also a part of the conflict.
Promises: Next, we watched the first part of the Promises (2001) documentary, about Israeli and Palestinian children. Here's a link to the note taking guide we are filling out as we watch:
Yes, it is old (about the time you were born)! It is also an incredibly well done look at life for the children in the region and really helps people understand what is going on. We will finish watching this next class.
For homework, you need to be continuing to work on your final project on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Here is the information you need for that:
Let me know if you have any questions about what you need to do! Not long now until the end of the year!
We also watched VICE News for the day (which had a segment on the India heat wave) and talked about the weekend before moving on.
The next news brief was assigned to Olivia.
The link to Wildcat News was sent out much later than usual, so I did not get it in time to show in class. Here it is if you want to catch up on the news for today:
Basically, Israel is being accused by Palestine of not letting their players train, and blocking access to their national team. I wanted to point out that something like soccer, which many people in the class like playing, is also a part of the conflict.
Promises: Next, we watched the first part of the Promises (2001) documentary, about Israeli and Palestinian children. Here's a link to the note taking guide we are filling out as we watch:
Yes, it is old (about the time you were born)! It is also an incredibly well done look at life for the children in the region and really helps people understand what is going on. We will finish watching this next class.
For homework, you need to be continuing to work on your final project on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Here is the information you need for that:
Here is the overview of what the roles are:
Another resource is this timeline of the conflict:
Let me know if you have any questions about what you need to do! Not long now until the end of the year!
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