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ted talk initial research
ted talk initial research
This is the document we used to decide what topic we're gonna research for our TED Talks. I decided to choose rise of disability rights because I have a family member who is disabled and is wheelchair bound most of the time, and I wanted to find out what discrimination these people face.
just mercy reader's log
just mercy reader's log
Every time we read a chapter of the book Just Mercy, we recorded what happened and an injustice in the chapter here. We have read the entire book, and we will get to watch the movie that was made after the book. I got an exceeds on the reading portion and the readers log portion as well, so I am very happy with this assignment.
Voter suppression article
Voter suppression article
We read this article to understand what voter suppression is, and how black people are the main people being suppressed. this is because ever since they were freed of slavery, we have done everything in our power to diminish their rights because we still think they are not our equal, which is seriously crazy and messed up.
TEd talk overall project reflection
TEd talk overall project reflection
This is the first project we've done in humanities, which was all about inequality in the US. Each student got to choose which category of inequality they wanted to study. I chose to do the rise of disability rights because my uncle has MS. Each student not only had to individually research their topic, but also create a slideshow presentation to go along with their talk. Finally, we had to make note cards with jot dots of points we wanted to highlight in our talk. The whole project took about a month and a half. I got an exceeds on my slides and presentation. I'm so proud of myself; I put in so much effort, and I'm glad to see that it paid off. I aim to get an exceeds on my next project, which is about Kit Carson and westward expansion.
Blood and thunder reader's log
Blood and thunder reader's log
Every chapter of Blood and Thunder we read, we are expected to write an entry here, in our readers log. We had one for Just Mercy, too. To start, we give a summary of the chapter we read in 1-2 sentences. Then, we pull a quote from that chapter about the injustices toward Native Americans, or maybe lack thereof. Finally, we explain why we picked that quote, and with that final step done, we finish our reader's log entry.
mock trial reflection
mock trial reflection
This exhibition was about the expansion into the southwestern part of the US. There were many people who played a part in this expansion, including mountain man and solider Kit Carson. This unit was mainly about his life and adventures as a mountain man. I was really into this unit because I love history, and it was a lot of fun to learn more about the US and how we became a country. I learned a lot about the law due to the mock trial of Kit Carson. I learned about objections that you can make in court, such as hearsay, which is when the witness uses an out of court statement from somebody unrelated to the case. I can use this in the future if I actually go to court for witnessing a crime or as an expert witness. If I know what to avoid, I won't get objected. I would give myself either a meets + or an exceeds on this exhibition because not only did I give the land acknowledgement to my courtroom, I did a really good job with my direct and cross examinations. In our final unit, I want to end the year on a good note and earn an exceeds on my humanities class.
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