Wednesday, January 17, 2018

1/17 - Class Recap


Another quote from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Hello everyone,

Welcome back to your last Early Release Wednesday in DSJ! Shorter classes are always difficult to pack everything we want to do in. Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
I can communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
I can apply understanding of ideas and concepts to a new context or problem.
I can demonstrate an understanding of the role of governments in current issues.
I can effectively conduct and apply research.

Soundtrack: "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga. Selected for today because you are so close to the end of the semester! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 1/17/18:
Check-In
Current Event
Final Project Drafts
Lift Ev'ry Voice

Homework: Read the blog! Continue working on your final project!
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Check In: At the beginning of class, we asked students what they were up to outside of class over the weekend and if there was anything they wanted to share with everyone before we started with the day. Thanks for your participation, as always!

Current Event: The last current event of the semester was today! We had Auriel, Alyssa, and Jay share their current event. The presentation they went through can be found here:


We are resolved to change the structure of current events around for next semester, but we enjoyed what students brought in to talk about during this first semester! Thank you for your effort, everyone!

Final Project Drafts: As a reminder, here is the final assignment:


Today, we wanted to see whatever you had done on your project so far. The turn in link is on Google Classroom, with the prompt of: Submit a rough draft of what you have for your final project work as a check in. What have you created so far? Have your goals been met? What will you need to do in order to finish and present your findings by January 29? How will you be presenting your findings?

Please continue working on this outside of class. See you on Friday!




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