The full moon on Wednesday should induce great energy for students' presentations of their slide shows! In doing this work, they have addressed the Common Core standards of analyzing and synthesizing informational text, writing in different formats and with accurate mechanics, using technology, and presentation and listening skills. Challenged to "sell" their book to the class, they are aiming to inspire others to read the book they chose.
Just as we might anticipate the full moon and the warm light it sheds on a winter's night, so do we anticipate our upcoming Diversity Day events scheduled for Friday of this week. Following a morning of assembly and forum activities, the team will be viewing popular films that tie in to the theme of diversity. I am planning to extend this theme in ELA classes by listening to a TED talk about "The Danger of a Single Story". This hopefully will shed light on some broad ideas about implicit biases in both authors and readers. We will follow this up by reading authors and characters of color, including retellings of classic fairy tales by a Mexican author and poetry ranging from Maya Angelou to Tupac Shakur.
Homework:
Monday: work on slideshow
Tuesday: finish up slideshow; submit to SCHOOLOGY; practice for presentation
Wednesday: practice for presentation if you haven't gone yet!
Thursday: nonfiction book cover: due Monday.
Friday: nonfiction book cover due Monday.
Nonfiction Book Cover
