Thursday, February 18, 2010

Review of The Lesson

Please post your review of "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara - you may want to consider some of the following questions to help write your review. Also, please include a review of the discussion itself - giving details describing what you liked or disliked about it?

Sample questions:
1) Who was your favorite character in this short story?
2) What do you think "the lesson" was in this story? What was the teacher trying to teach the kids?
3) Would you recommend this short story to other teenagers? Why or why not?
4) Did you like the way the story ended? Would you have written a different ending?
5) What types of conflict to we see in this story (i.e. person VS. person) ?

Thursday, February 4, 2010

February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month!







Many schools, organizations, and groups are unaware that dating abuse is a crime and affects each one of our students, faculty, family, and communities on many levels; inside and outside the classroom or group facility.

·62% of tweens who have been in a relationship say they know friends who have been verbally abused (called stupid, worthless, ugly, etc.) by a boyfriend/girlfriend.

One in five 13-14 year olds in relationships (20%) say that they know friends and peers who have been struck in anger (kicked, hit, slapped, or punched) by a boyfriend/girlfriend.

Three times as many tweens as parents surveyed admitted that parents know little or nothing about the tweens’ dating relationships (20% of teen vs. 6% of parents).

Research indicates tween relationship behavior may foreshadow a new wave of disturbing abuse among teens in the near future, unless something is done to prevent it.

Assignment: Each student will take one slide from the power point (below) and present it to the rest of the class! Make sure you understand the information on your slide and feel free to add to it and/or clarify any terms that are found on your slide!

You can also check out some of the websites below for more information:

www.loveisrespect.org

www.mystrength.org

www.dosomething.org


TDV Awareness Month Power Point

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Indigenous Claims Against 2010 Olympics!


Now that you have read a couple articles and watched the documentary (links below) on why Native Americans/indigenous peoples in Canada are resisting the 2010 Olympics, contemplate the question below and post your response for bonus credit. Choose one of the terms (below) that you previously didn't know much about and write the definition as you understand it. Also, describe the way in which this term might be used to describe events in your own community.

New terms introduced:
- colonialism
- fascism
- indigenous land
- ecological destruction
- displacement / homelessness
- criminalizing the poor
- human trafficking
- police state
- public debt
- corporate invasion
- gentrification

http://no2010.com/

Monday, February 1, 2010

Setting Academic Goals for the New Term!


1. List at least two specific academic goals you have for the next 10-week academic term. Please make sure to include specific steps describing HOW you're planning to achieve these goals.

2. List at least 1 social/personal goal that you're planning to achieve in the next 10 weeks, also making sure to include steps on the HOW!

3. For those girls who have been attending Lindsay for some time, reflect on the goals you set for yourself last term - did you reach those goals? Why or why not?