4/20 - Class Recap

Rafael Nadal, who is a Spanish tennis player. Photo taken in 2010.

Hello everyone,

It was great to spend the last few minutes of the week together! Here's what happened today in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:

Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Explains the process of change and continuity in a society, place or region.

Soundtrack: "Caraluna" by Bacilos. Selected for today because of the Spanish lyrics and the group, which is from Miami. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/20/18:
Check In/Review of Four Agreements & Six Conditions
What Can I Do Today?
Stereotypes and Statistics

Homework: Read the blog!

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Check In/Review of Four Agreements & Six Conditions: Here are the Courageous Conversations Agreements. We will always review this at the beginning of class, as it sets the foundation for how we want class to approach the issues we are studying. We also asked what students were up to outside of class since the last time we checked in.

What Can I Do Today?: We also asked students if there was anything they wanted to add to the "What Can I Do Today?" poster up at the front of the room, in terms of actions outside of class. We also noted that the list is live on the blog here on the upper right corner, with links!

Stereotypes and Statistics: Next, we split up the class back into three smaller groups and went through the rest of this lesson (adapted from a PBS resource connected to the Latino American documentary episode we watched last week):

Google Drive - Latinx Americans: Stereotypes and Statistics Activity

This was on Google Classroom for students to run through (each small group was then further split up into five smaller groups to do the different activities).

We ended class with a discussion about the stereotypes and statistics we identified, as well as students turning in their work for the unit. That was it for the day! Thanks, everyone!

4/18 - Class Recap

My friend Ryan and I, in Bogota, Colombia in 2009.

Dear class,

We are continuing our very timely look at Latinx Americans. Here's what happened today in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:

Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Explains the process of change and continuity in a society, place or region.

Soundtrack: "Es Por Ti" by Juanes. Selected for today because of our continuing unit involving Hispanic and Latin culture. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/18/18:
Check In/Review of Four Agreements & Six Conditions
What Can I Do Today?
Immigrant High
Stereotypes and Statistics

Homework: Read the blog!

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Check In/Review of Four Agreements & Six Conditions: Here are the Courageous Conversations Agreements. We will always review this at the beginning of class, as it sets the foundation for how we want class to approach the issues we are studying. We also asked what students were up to outside of class since the last time we checked in.

During this time, we talked about a recent post on social media and some statistics regarding crime rates and undocumented immigrants. This link helps explain a bit:

PolitiFact.com - Trump leaves out context in claim about immigrants and crime

What Can I Do Today?: We also asked students if there was anything they wanted to add to the "What Can I Do Today?" poster up at the front of the room, in terms of actions outside of class. We also noted that the list is live on the blog here on the upper right corner, with links!

Immigrant High: We finished this shorter (we had about 3 minutes left in class) documentary from PBS called "Immigrant High" about a high school in New York City:

PBS.org - Independent Lens: Immigrant High 

Stereotypes and Statistics: To end class, we split up the class into three smaller groups and went through this lesson (adapted from a PBS resource connected to the Latino American documentary episode we watched last week):

Google Drive - Latinx Americans: Stereotypes and Statistics Activity

This was on Google Classroom for students to run through (each small group was then further split up into five smaller groups to do the different activities).

We ended class with this activity today and will return to it next class! Thanks, everyone!

4/16 - Class Recap

My favorite restaurant in Portland is probably Pambiche, which specializes in Cuban cuisine.

Hello everyone,

We now have six straight full weeks ahead before Memorial Day! We have lots to do in the second half of the semester. Here's what happened today in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:

Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Explains the process of change and continuity in a society, place or region.

Soundtrack: "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin. Selected for today because the documentary we watched in class featured Latin American music. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 4/16/18:
Check In/Review of Four Agreements & Six Conditions
What Can I Do Today?
Peril and Promise
Writing
Short Stories
Immigrant High

Homework: Read the blog!

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Check In/Review of Four Agreements & Six Conditions: Here are the Courageous Conversations Agreements. We will always review this at the beginning of class, as it sets the foundation for how we want class to approach the issues we are studying. We also asked what students were up to outside of class since the last time we checked in.

What Can I Do Today?: We also asked students if there was anything they wanted to add to the "What Can I Do Today?" poster up at the front of the room, in terms of actions outside of class. We also noted that the list is live on the blog here on the upper right corner, with links!

Peril and Promise/Writing: Last class, we continued watching this documentary which is from PBS, called "Latino Americans: Episode 6 - Peril and Promise." It is available to watch here:

Thirteen.org - S1 E6: Episode 6: Peril and Promise

We finished this in class today (we only had 5 minutes left) and then had students do some writing as far as what they had learned from the documentary.

Short Story: Next, we had students read an excerpts from an book about Latin American experiences. The book is here:

Amazon.com - Latinas: Struggles & Protests in 21st Century USA

We read the introduction, called "Latina Activism" in class together.

Immigrant High: At the end of class, we watched this shorter (17 minute - we have about 3 minutes left in class) documentary from PBS called "Immigrant High" about a high school in New York City:

PBS.org - Independent Lens: Immigrant High 

We will pick back up here next class! Thanks, everyone!