Learning objectives:
* to develop personal working definitions (responsibility, courage)
* to make judgments using salient details about the meaning of political cartoon
* to develop a criteria-based definition for courage in order to determine to what extent an act is courageous
Honors Homework
1. Due 2/19 – 2 + 2: Watch 2 videos (Tavis Smiley interviews Rebecca Skloot + Wes Moore speaking at Brooklyn Public Library) & write responses in Writer’s Notebook, at least 1 page each (see viewing questions). Videos are posted on the "Dangerous Voices" unit main page, also linked below.
2. Due 2/19 – Argument of Definition Response to scenario (Choose Courage Scenario - Superman or any 1 of the 6) - at least 1 page in Writer’s Notebook)
3. Due 2/19: Reading Group Responsibility Assignment + questions + vocabulary
These are the reading goals + annotations + vocabulary you and your group determined last week.
4. Due 2/23 - Argument of Definition Practice Essay #1: Courage or Responsibility (Choose courage or responsibility. Develop a criteria-based definition—at least 4 criteria. Locate a newspaper article and cite evidence.
Rebecca Skloot discusses her book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks with Tavis Smiley. Follow this link to watch it streaming from PBS online. http://video.pbs.org/video/1884236443/
Wes Moore discusses his book The Other Wes Moore at the Brooklyn Public Library .
* to develop personal working definitions (responsibility, courage)
* to make judgments using salient details about the meaning of political cartoon
* to develop a criteria-based definition for courage in order to determine to what extent an act is courageous
Honors Homework
1. Due 2/19 – 2 + 2: Watch 2 videos (Tavis Smiley interviews Rebecca Skloot + Wes Moore speaking at Brooklyn Public Library) & write responses in Writer’s Notebook, at least 1 page each (see viewing questions). Videos are posted on the "Dangerous Voices" unit main page, also linked below.
2. Due 2/19 – Argument of Definition Response to scenario (Choose Courage Scenario - Superman or any 1 of the 6) - at least 1 page in Writer’s Notebook)
3. Due 2/19: Reading Group Responsibility Assignment + questions + vocabulary
These are the reading goals + annotations + vocabulary you and your group determined last week.
4. Due 2/23 - Argument of Definition Practice Essay #1: Courage or Responsibility (Choose courage or responsibility. Develop a criteria-based definition—at least 4 criteria. Locate a newspaper article and cite evidence.
Rebecca Skloot discusses her book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks with Tavis Smiley. Follow this link to watch it streaming from PBS online. http://video.pbs.org/video/1884236443/
Wes Moore discusses his book The Other Wes Moore at the Brooklyn Public Library .