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-Got name writing skills? Mission Statement Refinement Continue to refine your mission statement and those of your classmates. -Ask yourself: "What do I like about this mission statement?" "What would make this mission statement stronger?" "What would make this mission statement more ___________ (positive attribute: "powerful," "vivid," "clear," etc.?" Get Stephen to Approve Your Mission Statement Mission Statement Art Time Project Roll Out on Tuesdasy! (Hopefully!)
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1. Who has the most influence on the values you choose? Why? 2. What are your 4 core values? Which one is the most important to you? Why? 3. Do you believe that values can be universal? What do you think those might be? Why? Circle Up What are your values? Are values universal? If so what would those values be? Mission Statement Let's craft your values into a mission statement! Use this handout to help guide you. Tomorrow, we will finalize these mission statements and put them on 8.5x11 paper with some bright, vibrant, exciting art! Starter 14 1) What did you think of the talk today? (If you were absent, just write "absent" for number 1.) 2) Do you agree or disagree with the statement that “Money is God?” 3) What was the most interesting thing you heard in the video? Why?
4) When was the last time you made a mistake? Did you feel “safe” making the mistake? Four Corners Discussion Do you agree with the following statements? Why or why not? 1) Money is God. 2) Money is Power. Growth Mindset Discussion I highly encourage all of you to check out the plethora of links linked in the title. What is a growth mindset? What is a fixed mindset? Which mindset do you have in Humanities most often? Math? Science? School in general? What about your family relationships? Sports? Failure, Ta-Da! If you were absent today, you really missed out on this awesome game! Ask a friend what it's all about when you get back! Homework 1) Make sure your Globalization and Values packet is filled out and completely annotated. Seminar Reflection Assessment
-Print out your Seminar Reflection. -Get a copy of the Rubric. -Assign a Color (map pencil, highlighter, pens work best) to the following rubric categories: Organization (Topic Sentence), Careful Thinking (Analysis), Evidence, and Sentence Craft. -Go through your Seminar Reflection and underline/highlight where you executed each one of the 4 color-coded rubric categories. -Assign a numerical grade to each rubric category (1-10) -On the back of the rubric, choose two categories you need to grow in. Write 2-3 sentences about how you will refine your strategies for each of these rubric categories. For example, "EVIDENCE: I need to include evidence in my paragraphs. Next time, I will try to cite the seminar text. If I can't find a good quote to use, then I will use a personal anecdote or example." -Staple your rubric and seminar reflection together and turn in to the basket. Values -What are values? What is a value? Seriously, look it up. -Look at this list of 377 values. -Mark/highlight/circle each value that is personally important to you. This might take a few minutes! It's a very thorough, although not exhaustive, list of values. -Why are we doing this? Without a doubt, studying values and talking about character is a critical part of 21st century education. Know what you stand for. Additionally, our project will inevitably require you to reflect and incorporate your values in an authentic way in order for you to be successful. If you blow this important introspection off, your chances of succeeding on the project become very slim. Globalization and Values -Read and annotate this interview with Tony Blair--What Can Values Do For Globalization? How much should you annotate? A fair amount--show me the evidence that you read this piece. -Complete these two worksheets on your values. #1, and #2 Homework 1) Finish your reading and annotating . Due Wednesday, start of class. 2) Finish the value worksheets. Due Wednesday, start of class. Starter 13 Meet Former Primer Minister of Britain, Tony Blair! Let's critically consider his perspective on Globalization. Warning: We spent about thirty minutes alone just WRITING for this starter. If you're making this up--Go slow; go deep. 1) Do you agree with Tony Blair that Globalization is inevitable? 2) In your estimation, why do things like slavery, starvation, and worker abuse still take place in the 21st century? 3) What are the most urgent global issues for our planet to solve? 4) What ideas did you come up with for a project that we could do on Globalization? Briefly list them. Whole Class Discussion We discussed in small groups, and eventually as a whole class, questions 1 through 3. This took us until the end of the first period together. What Are Our Ideas For A Project? After break, we discussed project ideas for our Globalization Unit. I am committed to providing you a project that will allow you to do authentic, complex, and beautiful work. Because of numerous logistic issues, however, we will need to choose a project that both classes can do. That being said, I appreciate you providing feedback for what kind of project you would like to do. My goal is to incorporate as many of your ideas as possible into rigorous, deep-diving project. Morning Section -simulation -design product that makes global impact -create a documentary where each group/pair answers an essential question and then they are all put together -Globalization Puzzle Piece/Collage -3D visual display. Showing symbolism and write about the diffe.rent symbol and how they relate to globalization -Baord game with set requirement and you must learn something from playing (like Monopoly.) -Pick a globalized company and pick a factory within that compan then make a presentation representing that factory -Build an object that could be on a global market Afternoon Section -1st world farmer simulation -art piece/sculpture -presentation -mask/socialization about globalization in our lives -board games -videos/art -video about durango's corporation and their opinions of how they are fueling globalization -create a large hallway covering painting that everyone paints on that shows all our own ideas about globalization -A box with products I will work very hard this week to design this project now that I have your feedback. Plan on starting the project on Tuesday, February 7th. Homework:
If you were absent on Friday you need to complete the 1) Seminar Makeup and 2) The Seminar Reflection. DUE WEDNESDAY. If you were absent today, you need to complete the starter writing. Standardized Test Survey
Click here! Global Village Coaching Take 20 minutes and coach with your table by completing the following direction. If you need still need to read, break away and do that seperately.
Seminar Pre-Write Take 10 minutes and write three questions on an index card.
Socratic Seminar Seminar Questions
IF YOU WERE ABSENT FOR SEMINAR... If you were absent for seminar, you need to complete a seminar makeup. To do this, you need to choose 3 of the seminar questions listed above. Answer each question with a fully developed TEA paragraph that uses evidence from the text (set up your quotes!!!) to support your opinions. You will need to complete the seminar reflection, as well. DUE TUESDAY, START OF CLASS. Seminar Reflection Below is a list of Essential Questions for our study of globalization. The questions in bold need to be answered for your seminar reflection. 1) What is globalization? 2) What responsibilities do individuals have to society? 3) What responsibilities do corporations have to society? Whose responsibility is it to fight for those who are being exploited by someone or something more powerful? What version of globalization do you want to see in the future? What factors might motivate you to fight for a cause? What does it mean to be empowered? 4) What version of globalization do you want to see in the future? What are the values that are important to you in deciding this? Homework 1) Type, proofread, and polish your reflection. Please use my formatting guide and title this "Global Village Seminar Reflection." DUE MONDAY, start or class. EMAIL TO ME! NO PAPER COPIES! ----- 2) Review the handout "Attributes of High-Quality Student Work." 3) Check out High Tech High Projects and Buck Institute Projects here for inspiration! Use the filters to reduce the results. 4) Send me an email or a comment below on this BLOG entry with an idea for a Globalization Project that would answer some or all of our essential questions! Starter
How about playing 3rd World Farmer for another 15 minutes? You're welcome : ) Review Yesterday's Lesson/ Answer Questions -Yesterday we talked about where your coffee and fruits/vegetables come from. -Globalization (and Free Trade) are very complex issues. -We should not reduce it to a bad thing or a good thing. That's too simplistic! -Perhaps we should frame it in terms of "bad outcomes" and "good outcomes." -NAFTA has had bad outcomes and good outcomes. -What are the good outcomes? Too many too count. -What are the bad outcomes? Too many to count. -We watched a video about displaced Mexican farmers and talked about this bad outcome in depth. -We watched a video about migrant farmworkers in the United States and why risking their lives to work in Mexiico this is an attractive option for them. Diving Deeper Into Supply Chains Question: Knowing what you know about coffee production now, wow do you think a T-Shirt come to you? What are the steps and processes? Discuss with your table! Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt Watch all 5 videos and read all 5 articles. Fill out this worksheet as you do this. Global Village Reading 1. Read and annotate. At least 9 total annotations 2. Find and label the thesis. 3. We are having a seminar tomorrow on this text. We will complete a pre-write tomorrow in class together. If you are absent tomorrow you will have to complete the Seminar Make-Up. Homework: 1) Finish reading/annotating-labeling thesis for Global Village if you don't finish this in class! Advisory Email Home
Nuts and Bolts: • A greeting (i.e. "Dear Mom and Dad,") • A brief summary statement about academics in which you mention how they are going overall and where you have the most room for academic growth (details such as grades and missing work will be reflected in your Grade Check Action Plan). • A closing (i.e. Love and thanks for caring about my AHS experience! - Becca) This email must be sent by the end of advisory. Please CC your advisor on this email in addition to your parents Grade Check Action Plan Name: Date: My current grades are: Humanities: Math: Science: Spanish: Digital Media: I am missing the following assignments: Humanities: Math: Science: Spanish: Digital Media: One class or project about which I am concerned right now is: In this class, I need help with: Thank you! Your Name Starter 12
1) Your Coffee Dollar Click here and follow the instructions! 2) Define these terms using a dictionary. Type the definitions out--don't use copy and paste. : )
4) List what we could do as consumers to help improve the quality of life of foreign farmers and factory workers. 3rd World Farmer OMG LOLLLZZZ 1) Watch the Tutorial if you like. 2) Play the Game Today's Globalization Mini-Film Festival 1) Watch this video that captures the perspective of people affected by NAFTA in Chiapas, Mexico After NAFTA So, what happens to all of the farmers whose lives were shattered by NAFTA? Well, some of them head north. 2) Morgan Spurlock's Inside Man. Season 1, Episode 3 Immigration episode clip WTO: Benefits and Problems
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NAFTA TIMED WRITING Make this the most quality TEA paragraph you've ever written. Answer the question: Would you vote for NAFTA? GALLERY WALK Political Cartoons and NAFTA paragraphs. Globalization...Who Cares...You Do? -Short Film -Discussion No Homework! |
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