The cover of my (Mr. Fritz's) old United States passport.
Dear class,
We started winding down our unit on Race today in class. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
I can explain the process of change and continuity in a society, place, or region.
Soundtrack: "Bodak Yellow (Clean)" by Cardi B. Selected for today by Ms. Labossiere because she was feeling like it.
AGENDA 10/23/17:
Check In/Review Agreements
Grades
Vocabulary
Current Events
Reflection
Homework: Read the blog!
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Check In/Review Agreements: At the beginning of class, we went over the Courageous Conversations Agreements, as always, to begin our work together for the day. After checking in, we talked for a bit about what is happening in the world outside of class. We also checked in about the weekend and what people were up to, before moving on.
Grades: We wanted students to know about what is happening with grades in the class and what they can do to improve by the end of the progress report grading period by next week. Basically, get your Where I'm From poem and Racial Autobiography in!
Vocabulary: This was a return to the big packet of vocabulary terms we want students to be familiar with, so we gave about 15 minutes in class for students to find partners to give their definitions on terms related to race, as we are at the end of the unit. We will continue to go through this (and give answers about the concrete definition) later in the semester. For those that missed class or needed the guide again, here it is:
Current Events: We are finally giving control of current events over to students! Here is the form we went over in class today - next class, we will have students sign up for dates to facilitate the discussions.
We are looking forward to having more student led activities!
Reflection: At the end of class, we wanted students to write a reflection on the Race unit in class. This was a timed write, and we wanted students to submit their reflection on Google Classroom if they did not hand write it. The prompts for the assignment are here:
If you did not finish this in class, please get it to us ASAP, as we are definitely curious about your responses. See you on Wednesday!
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