Friday, January 10, 2020

Mindset and Resolutions

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Today I will:
-Go over a shortened syllabus
-Rotate through 5 learning stations where I will set goals for myself, reflect on areas of improvement and come up with one word to live by for the year.

Please take out: 
-a pen or pencil
HW: Personality Reflection

Today's Agenda:
1. Syllabus (the short version)
2. New Year's Resolution/Growth mindset leaning stations  (Copies of the 5 articles)

Homework:
None!

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Who am I?

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Today I will:
-Complete a digital challenge to link me to classroom resources
-Take an online personality assessment to help me understand more about who I am.

Please take out: 
-a pen or pencil
-Syllabus
HW: Letter to Mrs. Serban 

Today's Agenda:
1. Turn in letters (glue photos)
2. Syllabus
3. Digital Challenge 
4. Personality Test & reflection

Homework:
Finish Personality reflection

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Welcome to American Studies!

Today I will:
-Investigate Mrs. Serban looking for evidence so I can draw some conclusions about her.
-Take a personality test to gain some insight to who I am.

Please take out: 
-a pen or pencil

Today's Agenda:
1. Find your Chromebook # and get a Chromebook.
2. Then, take a seat somewhere you are comfortable and log in to Google Classroom.
3. 3x5 Cards: 
*Write your first name and last name on the card       (write your first name as you want to be called) 
4. Personality Test & reflection
5. Investigate Mrs. Serban (photos)

Homework:

Monday, December 16, 2019

Civil Rights Speeches


Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries, and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.
Please Take out
-Speech Notes

Today's Agenda:
-Civil Rights Speeches

Homework:
-Practice Speech

Friday, December 6, 2019

LGBTQ+ Rights

Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries, and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.

Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Valentines Day 2013 (X-Ray):  Love Has No Labels
-Annotate What Matters & answer questions
-Writing Practice
-Daily song, reading and reflection questions

Homework:
-Finish the Civil Rights Packet

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Native American Rights

Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries, and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.

Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Annotate "Prayers in a Song" lyrics
-Annotate Article: "Native American Activism: Alcatraz and the Red Power Movement:
-Daily song, reading and reflection questions


Homework:
-Complete pages 28-30 in your packet

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Hispanic, Latino/a, Chicano/a Rights

Today I will: 
  • Analyze poems, essays, letters, transcripts, documentaries, and music in order to understand civil rights and social change in America.
Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Finish Women's Rights
-Annotate Lyrics Yo soy chicano
-Daily song, reading & reflection
questions

Homework:
-None!