We finished the Ladakh documentary in class last time, in which we learned that many of the people there are Buddhist. This is a famous Buddhist temple (Swayambhunath) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo taken in 2015.
Today was our last day of preparation for the semester final, which will be the next time I see you. I think we are generally in a good place and ready to take it! Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets:
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Critical Thinking LT 1: I can explain multiple perspectives and viewpoints.
Knowledge LT 10: I can demonstrate an understanding of the connection between the physical and human systems.
Knowledge LT 15: I can explain how culture both reflects and shapes society.
Knowledge LT 17: I can explain how and why world societies organize themselves and how power is established and maintained.
AGENDA 1/26/18:
News Brief – Jaden S.
Class Feedback
Finals Prep
Surveys
News Brief: Jaden S. selected an article about this story for the news brief today: TheGuardian.com - Paris zoo shut after 50 baboons escape. We found France in our world map packet and discussed this story together, before moving on. We also checked in about the weekend and what students are up to outside of class.
Shaylee was selected to do the next news brief.
We also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
BBCNews.com - One-minute World News
Class Feedback: In the spirit of assessment, I asked students to provide me with some feedback about how class has been going this year so far, and what can be improved. The four questions that I asked students to anonymously answer were:
What do you like about this class? What do you think you as students are good at doing in this class?
What does this class (you, as students) need to improve at doing? What could you do better at with class?
What do you like about Mr. Fritz as a teacher? What is Mr. Fritz good at as a teacher?
What does Mr. Fritz need to improve at as a teacher? What could be better about this class?
I will show everyone the combined results from this after finals, so we can learn about what is working and what could be improved. Thanks for participating in this!
Finals Prep: As I have been explaining in class, your final will be based on a case study of what happened in Ladakh, which is an region in India. Students will be asked to write short responses (about a paragraph each) about many different aspects of the Ladakh, using almost all of the learning targets we have been through this semester.
Here is the reading packet I passed out in class to study from. Students were taking notes on the back page during the documentary:
We watched this famous documentary the past two classes, looking at traditional Ladakh. Students are analyzing how it has changed, and how geography, culture, and structures of power play a role in the society.
This is an old movie, for sure (I remember watching it when I was in high school), and also so good at going over the themes we have been talking about all semester.
Please finish your notes on the different learning targets and how they relate to the case study of the Ladakh by reviewing the reading material! Let me know if you are confused about how to prepare.
As part of preparing for finals, I had students fill out this form to help think about what is coming up next week:
As a heads up, the top of the worksheet is incorrect - Friday is your Period 7 final and Monday is Period 8. Here is the actual schedule for finals this semester:
Good luck on all of your finals, everyone!
Surveys: At the end of class, it was study time (students should have been able to finish their notes on the Ladakh handout in class), as well as helping some of my Diversity and Social Justice students out by taking some of their surveys for their final project. Here are the surveys:
Here is the reading packet I passed out in class to study from. Students were taking notes on the back page during the documentary:
We watched this famous documentary the past two classes, looking at traditional Ladakh. Students are analyzing how it has changed, and how geography, culture, and structures of power play a role in the society.
This is an old movie, for sure (I remember watching it when I was in high school), and also so good at going over the themes we have been talking about all semester.
Please finish your notes on the different learning targets and how they relate to the case study of the Ladakh by reviewing the reading material! Let me know if you are confused about how to prepare.
As part of preparing for finals, I had students fill out this form to help think about what is coming up next week:
As a heads up, the top of the worksheet is incorrect - Friday is your Period 7 final and Monday is Period 8. Here is the actual schedule for finals this semester:
Good luck on all of your finals, everyone!
Surveys: At the end of class, it was study time (students should have been able to finish their notes on the Ladakh handout in class), as well as helping some of my Diversity and Social Justice students out by taking some of their surveys for their final project. Here are the surveys:
Google Forms - Jay's Survey
Google Forms - Katelyn's Survey
Google Forms - Katelyn's Survey
Thank you for your hard work, everyone! See you next class, for our last one of the semester!
