9/30

Agenda:

Finish grading conferences

Finish reading and annotating and reading log for article (see yesterday's post for more info).

Watch the following videos and take notes:

Note-taking questions (write these down in your notes section).

History of slavery in the US:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajn9g5Gsv98
a.  How important was slavery to the US economy?
b.  How might this video support Ta-Nehesi Coates' claim in his article that the American Dream was built on the backs of black bodies?
c.  How did the institution of slavery lead to racist attitudes even among poorer white farmers in the South?
d.  How did people at the time argue that slavery was good for society?
e.  How was dehumanization an essential part of socializing both free and slaves in the South to the slave system?
f.  How did slaves resist attempts to dehumanize them?

Native Americans US History:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E9WU9TGrec
Note-taking questions:
a. How severely did European settlers affect indigenous populations in the Americas?
b.  How have Eurocentric historians failed to give us a full picture of US history?
c.  How did indigenous cultures view property differently than Europeans?
d.  How were gender roles different for indigenous peoples than European settlers?

9/28

HW:  None
Agenda:

Self-grade your 3.5 essay using the class rubric

Write a paragraph explaining
   a.  Where you grew as a writer during this essay
   b.  Where and how you would like to grow in the future as a writer

Read/annotate https://docs.google.com/a/animashighschool.com/document/d/13vzM1EnAI3D_A9HuUxSQ0vNBx6A1e7Y5o4iRkvMoLgk/edit?usp=sharing
1-2 annotations per page

Reading log (see class whiteboard) for the article

Grading conferences with Matt

9/27

HW:  Finish reading https://docs.google.com/a/animashighschool.com/document/d/13vzM1EnAI3D_A9HuUxSQ0vNBx6A1e7Y5o4iRkvMoLgk/edit?usp=sharing

Monday's essential question:
"How do we use race to dehumanize others?"
1.  Mindful Monday
2. Violence in 1800s:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92AmGY8P2po
3.  Journal:  "How do you think the people in the film were socialized to watch and allow this to happen?"
4.  Violence today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfXqYwyzQpM
5. Reading Log:  https://docs.google.com/a/animashighschool.com/document/d/13vzM1EnAI3D_A9HuUxSQ0vNBx6A1e7Y5o4iRkvMoLgk/edit?usp=sharing


Tuesday-Thursday:  "How has race shaped our country's history?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajn9g5Gsv98

http://www.identitytheory.com/eula-biss-relations/

Friday:  "How has race shaped my self-narrative?"

Weekend hw

Your final draft of the 3.5 essay is due at 10pm Sunday on Google classroom

9/23

Agenda:
Vocab games
Writing lesson template--use these to plan your lessons for next week.
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j8ihUkRXyqTIEzZyryAx-uLxPv5SEFPjY9buevgZgEo/edit

Writing conferences.  Final draft of 3.5 essay is due Sunday at 10pm.

9/22

Agenda:
Review Gender reading: https://docs.google.com/a/animashighschool.com/document/d/1WoF_9V0pEij7kcK4V_tvRfDToyMweCchDmn1EmXP77s/edit?usp=sharing

Group quiz of reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NrW6FldirYLVFiG3ST90RxF52_F9jOofiQ6VcFgogd4/edit

Look at the videos from this playlist: Click this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN3kZ8bfmMJN2-EdLyE7_rOZo8o3IpFlv

Choose 1 of the concepts you want to teach the rest of class.  Your lesson needs to be done by Monday.

As you research, begin to think of how you want to present this lesson.  Lesson requirements:

Subject/verb agreement

Comma splices

Sentence fragments

Similes

Semicolon

Parallel Structures

TEA paragraph structure

Formal writing

Combining Sentences

Comma rules

Basic essay structure

9/21

Agenda:
Mindful Monday (Headspace)

Journal: "What does it mean to be a man/woman?"

Whiteboard:  "Man" and "Woman" write-ups and discussion

Starter video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU_T6XB4i1k


Independent work-time/Writing conferences
Absent students--make-up seminar work comes first. See Friday's posting to do those tasks.  

Independent worktime:  Complete the tasks in italics first.

Intro to Gender reading: Click on the link below
https://docs.google.com/a/animashighschool.com/document/d/1WoF_9V0pEij7kcK4V_tvRfDToyMweCchDmn1EmXP77s/edit?usp=sharing

Take quiz of reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NrW6FldirYLVFiG3ST90RxF52_F9jOofiQ6VcFgogd4/edit

Watch the film, "Dylan" on your own and write down five notes from the reading in your 'notes section'.

http://www.dylanmovie.com/

Look at the videos from this playlist: Click this link

Choose 1 of the concepts you want to teach the rest of class.  Your lesson needs to be done by Friday.  

Once you have chosen it, write it up on the whiteboard.  No lesson can be taught twice.  You may work alone, or in pairs.

As you research, begin to think of how you want to present this lesson.  We will begin learning how to teach these lessons on Tuesday.

Subject/verb agreement

Comma splices

Sentence fragments

Similes

Semicolon

Parallel Structures

TEA paragraph structure

Formal writing

Combining Sentences

Comma rules

Basic essay structure

9/18

HW:
Finish your seminar self-assessment and the written reflection on the back, handed out in-class today.

Agenda:

Finish pre-write

Small group warm up discussions

Discuss two questions, choose top 3 to 5 questions

Seminar and Independent worktime

9/17

HW:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ow2ckokn16C5AP8MD0a43jghubHHLrcGezq80iyFYtE/edit
Agenda:

1.  Sentence fragments and Vocab lesson

Vocab: Definitions of "Ideology" and "Remorseful"

Sentence Fragments:  Remember that every sentence needs...
a. A subject (person, place, thing)
b.  A verb (action)
c.  A complete idea.

Examples of sentence fragments to avoid:

"Therefore, the worst." (missing a subject).
"I like." (missing the complete idea)
"School, a place of socialization" (need a verb).
"World war II, a terrible war" (needs a verb).

2.  Seminar observation of junior classes

3.  Seminar question generation and pre-writing:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ow2ckokn16C5AP8MD0a43jghubHHLrcGezq80iyFYtE/edit

9/16

HW for Wednesday:  Retake the quiz if needed. I've made it shorter and fixed some issues around navigation, so you are now able to go back and forth between the reading and the questions.

https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=mtizndkxnwp66e

Agenda:
Learning Target:  "I can prepare a text for use in a Socratic Seminar through effective annotation and pre-writing, in order to contribute valuable thoughts to collective understanding."

Check powerschool for grades. Turn in posters or show Matt which poster/wallfolder is yours.

Review Socratic Seminar agenda:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Et7SSIUggaicpv3KZ9t7SvA3ODaz35liI0TZdqxB34Y/edit?usp=sharing

Review chapter 4 of sociology Textbook.

Watch film on Hitler Youth and take notes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2O9WB8MRMc

Read "The Sunflower"-- click here for link.  The Sunflower

9/15

Agenda:
Watch this clip: Click here

Turn in your essay on googledocs; click the submit button.: Click here

Journal #3:  "You are an author writing the first lines of a novel based off of this clip.  Tell me what happens."  10 minutes

Wall Poster ceremony

Independent worktime--complete the following, in order:

a.  Sociology quiz--open note.  Unlimited time to complete, until end of class.  Graded.
Click HERE

b.Read and annotate Chapter 4 of sociology and write your responses to the reflection questions.

c.  Reading time.

9/8

HW due 9/8:
*Finish wall-folder
*Read chapter 1 of sociology textbook: Sociology Textbook
*Turn in essay if not done ASAP.  See this link on google classroom if you need to review: Essay link

Learning Target:  "I can use words and images to convey an understanding of the manifest and latent functions of a social institution."

Agenda:
Journal--"Why does this ceremony exist?"
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGIZ-zUvotM
Share with partner

Journal:  "Why are Raiders fans so aggressive?"
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oXk-afLvEI
Share with group

Manifest vs Latent Lecture and example poster/directions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UKFVdqbOi6Mh3ulod7uv5Q6El5h-IgZjpolfCdWkEPQ/edit?usp=sharing

Key take-away:  Manifest functions are the widely understood/accepted functions that an institution plays in society.
                          Latent functions are the hidden, unacknowledged functions that an institution plays in society.

Break

Work on creating your own poster, and writing conferences with Matt.