Monday, February 14th

No school - Lincoln's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

Friday, February 11th

1. Community Activism Project 

     ***Continue research and work on the project

Objective: Students will continue their research and build their community activism project.

Wednesday, February 9th/ Thursday, February 10th

1. Mrs. Dexter - Cuesta College
    ***Application information
    ***Cuesta Promise steps and requirements

2. Community Activism Project 

    ***Continue research and work on the project

Objective: Students will understand the requirements for completing the Cuesta Promise.

Tuesday, February 8th

1. "Schools now letting students stay home sick for mental-health days" article

    ***Article Reflection Paragraph

Objective: Students will read about and reflect on the article above.

Monday, February 7th

1. Check updated grades

    ***Progress report grading period ends on Friday

2. Community Activism Project 

     ***Continue research and work on the project

Objective: Students will continue their research and build their community activism project.

Friday, February 4th

1.  Community Activism - Four Corner Debate

Objective: Students will share their views about debatable topics using strong evidence and reliable sources for support.

Wednesday, February 2nd/ Thursday, February 3rd

1. Work on Community Activism - Four Corner Debate

    ***Debate will take place on Friday in class

2. Work on Community Activism Project

Objective: Students will use reliable sources to prepare responses to and collect evidence for a Four Corner Debate.

Tuesday, February 1st

1. Introduce Community Activism - Four Corner Debate

2. Community Activism Project
    ***Begin research and work on the project

Objective: Students will begin research and begin to build their community activism project.

Monday, January 31st

1. Community Activism Project

    ***Finish Project Pitches and begin projects

Objective: Students will prepare to share their views about debatable topics using strong evidence and reliable sources for support.

Friday, January 28th

1. Community Activism Projects
    ***Present project pitch and action plans to the class

Objective: Students will receive feedback on their ideas for their Community Activism Projects.

Wednesday, January 26th / Thursday, January 27th

1. Local Scholarship Presentation - Ms. Laird (15 minutes)

2. "Stepping Up"

3. Community Activism Project
    ***Finalize project pitch and Action Plan

Objective: Students will see and respond to the impact that teens have had on social issues in the past.

Tuesday, January 25th

1. TEDTalk - "A Practical Way to Help the Homeless Find Work”
    ***T-graph and reflection questions

2. Work on Community Activism Project
 ***Finish brainstorm, form groups, begin project pitch and Action Plan

 ***Project Pitches will take place in class on Friday.

Objective: Students will reflect on ways that community members have taken action and made a positive difference.

Monday, January 24th

1. Community Activism Project continued
    ***Finish brainstorm, form groups, begin project pitch and Action Plan

    ***Project Pitches will take place in class on Friday.

Objective: Students will plan out their ideas for their Community Activism Project and will prepare a short pitch to receive feedback from their peers.

Friday, January 21st

1. Introduce Community Activism Project
    ***Review assignment and begin to brainstorm social issue ideas

Objective: Students will begin brainstorming for their community activism projects.

Wednesday, January 19th/ Thursday, January 20th

1. Journal #2 - Taking Action

2. "Living on One Dollar" - Amazon
    ***Discussion Questions

Objective: Students will reflect on and discuss an issue that would drive them to become a social activist.

Tuesday, January 18th

1. "Pilot Explores Food Security at Three Spokane Schools"
    ***Read, discuss, and reflect

    ***Complete and submit the assignment in Classroom

Objective: Students will connect kairos with the article and the call to action to help with food security.

Monday, January 17th

 No school - Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Friday, January 14th

1. Journal #1 - Tupac

2. "The Undercover Parent" article
    ***Discussion Questions

Objective: Students will be able to apply the concept of kairos to today's society and current events.

Wednesday, January 12th/ Thursday, January 13th

1. "Choosing the Right Words at the Right Time"
    ***Read, discuss, and analyze the article

2. Update digital portfolios
    ***Add Hamlet and other
    ***"Where I am..." chart (add Hamlet essay)

Objective: Students will be able to understand and apply the concept of kairos.

Tuesday, January 11th

1. Teacher introductions / Student roll + introduction

2. Course syllabus / Classroom / "Daily Agenda Blog"

3. "Choosing the Right Words at the Right Time"
    ***Discuss the article's objective

    ***Complete task #1 - defining vocabulary words

Objective: Students will be able to understand and apply the concept of kairos.