Inside Ellis Island, where many immigrants came to the United States for the first time. Photo taken in 2011.
Dear class,
Welcome to your Winter Break! We ended 2017 by finishing up a mini-unit on citizenship. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
Soundtrack: "Reelin' In The Years" by Steely Dan. Selected for today because the next time I see everyone will be in 2018! Lyrics here.
AGENDA 12/19/17:
News Brief – Trinity
Citizen USA
Citizenship Paper
Break!
Homework: Read the blog. Turn in your citizenship paper if you did not in class on Google Classroom! Next news brief: Mr. Fritz.
News Brief: Trinity had the news brief today and talked about this recent story: OregonLive.com - Jeff Merkley says someone impersonated him to weigh in against net neutrality. Obviously, students are really interested in this story, which I am glad to see. Thanks for your comments here! I will have the next news brief, as it is quite the wait until the next one.
Citizen USA: This was a short documentary (available streaming on HBO GO - if you do not have it, do not worry, as I will only put a grade in for students that are able to watch it). Here are the questions I had students answer as we watched the documentary:
This is another opportunity with LT 1 in class. Here is a list of dates for citizenship/naturalization ceremonies in Portland, if you are interested in attending one, after having seen them in the documentary! There is one this Thursday, the day that break starts!
Citizen USA: This was a short documentary (available streaming on HBO GO - if you do not have it, do not worry, as I will only put a grade in for students that are able to watch it). Here are the questions I had students answer as we watched the documentary:
This is another opportunity with LT 1 in class. Here is a list of dates for citizenship/naturalization ceremonies in Portland, if you are interested in attending one, after having seen them in the documentary! There is one this Thursday, the day that break starts!
Citizenship Paper: At the end of class, I gave a few more minutes for students to send me their citizenship paper on Google Classroom. Here's the assignment (which is due as homework if you did not finish in class):
That was it for the day! Have a wonderful Winter Break and see you in 2018! :-)
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