climate change Inflation homeless shelters animal shelters
Should we normalize men showing their feelings of sadness? Should we normalize men crying?
Should we normalize standing up for people who are the victims of racism?
Should we provide everyone, regardless of their status, with free health care.
Should Curie provide all sports teams with the same amount of financial support?
Should the city of Chicago pick up the homeless and give them jobs?
MONDAY
ACTIVITY: Each student will receive a student profile questionnaire. After students have completed the questions, they will turn to one classmate and introduce themselves by going over the profile. Students will interview one classmate using the student profile. Students will choose three things their partner can share with the class. Students will introduce their partner to the class. Activity: Students will introduce their partners to the class.
TUESDAY
ACTIVITY: Students will work on a journal about the most impactful events of their lives. Students will begin their My Life Timeline.
Students will work on the My Life timeline.
Brainstorm 10 events they want to include on their timeline.
Draw the time line and start plotting out their events. For each event add a picture or symbol.
WEDNESDAY
NoRedInk Contractions. Students catch up on the My Life Timeline and the journals.
THURSDAY
Substitute: Students will work on Animal Farm Pre-reading guide pages 1-2.
FRIDAY
Quick Write 1: Prompt
If you could create a soundtrack for your life, what songs would you include and why? Discuss at least two songs and explain why you picked them. Students will do this on a slideshow.
Present your timeline to the class.
My Life timeline presentations.
No School for Students
NoRedInk
Journal
Article on Propaganda
Animal Farm Chapter 4 Annotations
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OBJECTIVE
Students will analyze the lyrics of a song of their choice.
ACTIVITY
Students work on house rules
Students will read an excerpt from California Passes Cell Phone Restrictions
OBJECTIVE: Reading comprehension. Identify the main claim and evidence to support that claim.
ACTIVITY
Students will watch a short video on the gang prisons in El Salvador.
Students will work on annotation of "The High Price of Safety." We will complete this together these first few weeks. Eventually students will be completing these independently.
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THURSDAY
Students will examine the new proposed curfew for students in the downtown area.
In groups, students will identify pros and cons of ...
Monday
Counselors are pushing in.
Reach Assessment
Substitute Plans Animal Farm Puzzle
Students wrote a journal and completed capitalization on No Red Ink.
Students will read the story "Reunion" and will work in groups to make connections.
Film: Touching the Void
Students will complete the Pros and Cons of their job.
Students will work on webpage.