I love Mondays!
What a great day! Students did a decent job with the article we worked with that was chalk full of contradictions to what they knew to be correct. By and large students got it with some prodding although only 50% picked it out right away. The point of this was authentic literacy! We spent a little time on mill and the importance of free speech. We will be dividing the week between history and philosophy as we lay the foundations of the first civilizations.
7th Grade- We watched Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at the UN and discussed what the purpose of the UN is and whether or not a person should be able to make the statements he made. As we look at the UN and begin our study of Geography through it, I am hoping students begin to explore basic human rights and form opinions as to how they should be upheld.
Great day!
Sidenote: Papers are being graded, I just took a break to play some mario kart with my daughter and am currently doing a victory dance... life is good!
ReplyDeletealso, these "ID Paragraphs" I cant call them that anymore ARE AMAZING!!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha WIN!!! Will we get them back tomorrow by any chance?? I can't wait!!!
ReplyDeleteYay for beating your daughter! (wait... child abuse? Juuuuuust kidding!)
Can someone say de ja vu? I could have sworn I read the same post somewhere... haha
If I get all 80 done by tomorrow I am definitely getting myself a cookie... lets hope so!
ReplyDeletecookies, the ultimate persuasion. and reward!
ReplyDeleteIf you got them all graded, you should bring cookies for the whole 7-8 pd. class!! (It'll be our little secret!)... shh
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