Starter 16: Please complete below. Research Notes, Part 2 Time to start researching! Make sure that you have read CAREFULLY through the directions for part 2 of the research notes.
Then, to the internet with you! Conference with me if you get stuck, need help, or find that you need to revise your questions! HOMEWORK None! Thank you for working so hard today! IF YOU WERE ABSENT...you should try to get research notes done for at least 2 sources to make sure that you are caught up with where you need to be.
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Starter 15:
1) Review this handout 2) Please make at least two annotations per page. 3) How does this change your understanding of a what a research question should look like? 1) Research -Finish Part 1 and print it out. -Conference with Stephen. -Start Part 2. Turn in Jihad vs. McWorld Poster and Paragraph
Starter 14 As of right now, what might you be interested in researching for your project? Why is this interesting? What questions do you have about it? Research Note Overview Read over the Part 1 section carefully- we will be working part 1 today and tomorrow in class. Work Time Work on research notes, part 1. Spend some time exploring the internet, and deciding what topic you are interested in, and how you might narrow your research. HOMEWORK: Work on Research Notes Part 1 for 30 minutes. DUE: Start of class, Friday NO STARTER
SOCRATIC SEMINAR TODAY. Use the hour that you are not in Seminar to work on your Globalization Poster. Starter 13 1) Watch the TED talk of "Jihad vs. McWorld" author, Benjamin Barber, on why Mayors should rule the world... 2) Complete the form embedded below. WORK TIME
-Seminar Pre-Write. DUE TOMORROW. -Jihad vs. McWorld Poster. DUE WEDNESDAY. MAKE IT A GREAT DAY, OSPREYS! Starter 12
1) Read the handout (I don't have digital copies) titled "10 Arguments Against the WTO" 2 ) Which 2 problems explained in this article do you think are most important? Why? 3) Read the Silences: What is NOT talked about in this document? Why might this thing be important? Jihad McWorld Pros and Cons /Last Section Walkthrough 1) Create a 4 column chart, and fill it out with at least 3 bullet points per column. 2) The columns should be: Jihad Pros, Jihad Cons, McWorld Pros, and McWorld Cons. HINT: Look at the section title "The Darkening Future of Democracy." Seminar Prewrite: Due TUESDAY 1) Choose TWO of the following questions to answer! You need to answer each question with a paragraph. A. What do you think is more important: peace and stability or identity and community? B. What line from this article do you most agree OR disagree with? Explain what the sentence means, and why you agree/disagree. C. Which of these forces is dominant in your life? Explain how you see the pros and cons in your own life. Jihad vs. McWorld Poster: Due WEDNESDAY See the handout linked above for instructions and grading information. HOMEWORK None! If you anticipate a busy week next week, you could start working on your Seminar Pre-Write or Poster/Paragraph for an hour or two. Plan your work, work your plan. Starter 11: Benefits of the WTO
Coach Section 2 of this document, using the same process we used last week. Skip the "Big Picture" part, and go right to the paragraph by paragraph analysis. Jihad vs. McWorld: Document Review and Last Section Review as a class, clear up any final confusions. Take notes on setup for the last section. Read and annotate to the end of the document. Jihad vs. McWorld: Formative Assessment Take the digital assessment linked above. This will be a homework grade, and we'll go over the results tomorrow! HOMEWORK: Read and annotate to the end of Jihad vs. McWorld. DUE: Start of class, Friday. Starter 10: Free Trade Dilemmas
See the handout linked above for your Friday starter! Jihad vs. McWorld Coaching See document linked above for instructions. If you were absent, you will want to get coaching notes from one of your group members when you come back. Jihad vs. McWorld: Reading Section 2 Read and annotate pages 5, 6, 7, and the top of page 8.
Starter: 9
1) Visit "Multiple Intelligence Test" 2) Complete the test. 3) In your starter, list your intelligences from strongest to weakest. Jihad vs. McWorld -Read through the top of page 5. If you finish during class today, keep going! -Find and label the thesis (this time it is on the first page!) -At least TWO annotations PER PAGE. Remember, these must be substantive! See yesterdays post for suggestions about what you can do in your annotations if you're stuck. HOMEWORK: Finish reading and annotating Jihad vs. McWorld through the top of page 5. DUE: Start of class, Wednesday. Starter 8: 1. What are the three ways this video argues that sweatshops pull people out of poverty? List them.
2. How convincing is this argument? Why? 3. What questions would you want answered in order to make a more informed judgment on the real impact of sweatshops? List at least 3. NAFTA Sharing In groups, discuss questions about NAFTA based on your paragraph and cartoon. Too Dumb For Complex Texts? The article linked above makes the argument that many students in the US are unprepared for college because they lack the strategies to read difficult texts effectively. If you were absent, you should choose one of the following sections to read:
Now discuss/think about:
Jihad vs. McWorld Okay, here it is. Possibly the hardest text you'll read all year! For the first chunk of reading use the reading strategies we talked about the Jihad vs. McWorld Vocabulary list. Read and annotate to the top of page 5. Stop when you get to the section about Jihad. For your annotations, you need to:
HOMEWORK: None! Take the night off. You will have most of class tomorrow to finish reading this first section. |
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