Fist Stick Knife Gun

STATION #1: HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE

STATION #2 : Harlem

GO TO THIS LINK TO PLAY VIDEO!!!
http://player.theplatform.com/p/BCY3OC/baseline/select/A9R8m8tSKxhQ

Two Girls Make It Their Agenda To Combat Gun Violence In Harlem from Rhonesha Byng on Vimeo.

STATION 3: Gun Control

STATION 4: Violence in Schools

Directions:  Go the link, and scroll down the article until you see "Listen to audio."  Or you can read the text version to read the article.

"LOST BOYS"

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/12/01/lost-boys-secondhand-violence-permanently-changes-its-victims/

"Violence at Berkeley High"

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/03/26/law-enforcement-offer-solutions-to-quell-violence-at-berkeley-high/

STATION 5: Geoffrey Canada

Directions:  Read the article to answer the questions!

Wednesday 2/19/14

AIM:

     We will articulate what commentary is and why it is important in writing

We will add commentary to their writing to strengthen their claims

We will be looking at the following video for our Do Now. 

Thursday 2/6/14: Harlem Renaissance

AIM:

We will identify reasons why the Harlem Renaissance was important for African Americans. 

SURVEY: Take this survey before doing the Do Now!

Survey

DO NOW:  Watch the Harlem Renaissance video below and answer the questions.  We will watch the music videos as a whole class.   

Harlem Renaissance video

The music of the Harlem Renaissance:

Louis Armstrong

Dizzie Gillepsie

Tuesday 2/4/14: Understanding Civil Rights

AIM: 

We will be able to define what civil rights are and analyze the significance of the Civil Rights movement. 

Directions:  Watch the two videos below and answer the questions on your Do Now 

Video 1;

After you complete the DO NOW, you  may watch any of the following videos on this website to learn more about the idea of segregated schools.

Videos about Brown vs. Board of Education

Monday 2/3/14: Meet Lorraine Hansberry

AIM:  

We will use annotations to identify important details and information about Lorraine Hansberry in order to understand what influenced her to write A Raisin in the Sun. 

Do Now:  First, read the "Synopsis" of A Raisin in the Sun and answer the questions.  Then, watch the video below and answer the questions on page 3 of your handout.

Lorraine Hansberry video

Friday 1/30/14: Career Project

Next week, we will begin our new text, A Raisin in the Sun.  A big focus and theme in this play revolves around dreams.  Today, we are going to think about our own dreams by researching our future careers and how we can work to achieve these dreams.  

AIM:

We will research our future job and career field in order to understand what steps we need to take to obtain this job in the future.  

DO NOW:  Take the career quiz using the link below.  You will have 5 MINUTES to complete the quiz.

Career Quiz

Classwork: You will be researching the job that you are interested in pursuing. You will be responsible for finding information about this job and answering the questions on your handout.  You will use the websites below and may not use any other website unless you have permission from Ms. LaKroix.

Websites for research:

Career Kids

National Career Development Association

Junior Achievement

Kids Gov

My Future

Career Center

Career Aisle
Career One Stop
Occupational Outlook

Tuesday, 1/28/14: Unit 4 Assessment Review

AIM:

We will compare a non-fiction article and a historical fiction passage about Sudan  to compare and contrast how two authors write about the same historical event.  

Directions: Read the two passages about Sudan and listen to the audio.  Complete your Do Now worksheet as you listen.  

Monday 1/27/14: Assessment Review

AIM:

We will compare and contrast how two author write about the same topic (school lunches).

Directions: Read the two passages about school lunches as you listen to the audio and answer the Do Now questions.  

1/24/13: Review for Assessment

Today we will be reading a nonfiction article about the Galapagos Islands to prepare for our next assessment on Wednesday.  

AIM:

We will be able to identify textual evidence that best support the author's claims about the historical and scientific importance of the Galapagos Islands.  

Article

Tuesday 1/21/14: "The Effort Effect"

AIMS:

We will be able to identify the author's claims about growth mindsets.

We will be able to use textual evidence to explain how a growth mindset helps people succeed.  

Directions: Read the article "The Effort Effect" and listen to the audio as you read.

Part 1 of article Part 2 of article

Friday 1/16/14: "Witnesses, Secret or Not" (pgs. 211-223)

Today we are finishing up the book! I hope you enjoyed it.  After we read, we will be doing a Gallery Walk to reflect on the different themes and issues that we explored in this unit.  

Part 1 Part 2

Thursday 1/16/14: "Family Portrait" (pgs. 181-190)

AIM:

We will be able to use textual evidence to compare and contrast Junior and his family's different versions of memories and explain how this reveals the theme of the story.  

Part 1 Part 2

Tuesday 1/14/14: Group Projects

AIM:

We will use textual evidence to compare and contrast one nonfiction text and one fiction text on reservations to determine how authors write about the same issue and theme in different ways. 

Read the article, "Obama's Indian Problem"

Article-Part 1 Article-Part 2