Week of January 29-Feb 2
Tuesday 1/30 Work day to finish Novel Keynote **Reminder: Use the keynote checklist to make sure you included everything! *Keynote Evaluation information Thursday 2/1 Peer evaluations of novel keynote Previous Weeks' Assignments Week of January 22-26 Monday 1/22 Reading day for Global Lit novel Post at QuickTopic at end of class Click here for link to Keynote Project (outline & rubric) Click here for link to Keynote Slides **************************************************************** Wednesday 1/24 Show me first THREE slides of Keynote today! (See template! Title slide, Map slide and Author slide) **************************************************************** Friday 1/26 Show me 3 more slides >AT LEAST 5 customs & traditions with photos >AT LEAST 5 vocab words unique to the country or culture with photos >AT LEAST 2 movies or documentaries about your country with short blurb and image **Reminder: Use the keynote checklist to make sure you included everything! *Keynote Evaluation information **************************************************************** Week of January 16-19, 2018 Thursday 1/18 Reading day for Global Lit novel. Post at QuickTopic at end of class. **************************************************************** Tuesday 1/16 Today's Assignment was to Find and present a Current Event from the country in which your book is set. Use the first 20 minutes of class to prepare. EVERYONE be ready to present. You will open and share the article with the class JUST as a visual aid. Your ONE to TWO minute presentation must include a simple WHO/WHAT/WHERE/WHEN/WHY explanation of an event that happened VERY recently and WHY we should care!! Do NOT read the article to us. Here is the RUBRIC for this presentation **************************************************************** January 11, 2018 Introduction to class: What is World Lit? Video Notes--fill this in as you watch! Since this is your first and possibly your last class dedicated SOLELY to literature, watch for the three key ideas in Why is Literature Important to Us? View Why World Lit? View Key Themes in World Lit View Themes in Literature Top 100 World Lit Titles Intro to Global Lit Project: Adolescent Lives in Times of War and Conflict Watch video to introduce project! Watch 2nd video to introduce project! Check out Child Labor site View Child Labor video View Modern Slavery video Modern Day Slavery in Ghana Go to Library to select book for project. Record name, book title, and country of origin See Reading Calendar for Jan/Feb. Assignment for next Wednesday: Find and present a Current Event from the country in which your book is set. EVERYONE be ready to present. You will open and share the article with the class JUST as a visual aid. Your ONE to TWO minute presentation must include a simple WHO/WHAT/WHERE/WHEN/WHY explanation of an event that happened VERY recently and WHY we should care!! Do NOT read the article to us. Here is the RUBRIC for this presentation Site of Interest: World Literature Today For current event about your country: Now considered three of best sources for news of the world: Al Jazeera and BBC News and The Guardian or go to Kenya News Kenya Today Sierra Leone Read this! Sudan (Darfur is in the western part of Sudan) Yemen Iraq Afghanistan India Read about Jharia coal fires! Nepal Click on the link to Latest Issue on the right **Directory for Online Newspapers of the World |