Teaching =
60% Students 40% Teacher
Spanish - Students will work together to write a business letter and poster to lace around schools. Each group will divided jobs up. Business letter: 1) introduction 2) Body 3) closing 5&6) poster. Each person is responsible for completing their task, at the beginning the students will turn in a job list (each persons job) and at the end they will turn in an evaluation of each other (who contributed and didn't).
History - Students will start class by taking turn sharing and discussing their search results and why they choose certain facts to tweet about. Next, the students will arrange the classroom so as there can be a proper debate atmosphere. After the class is split in half the students will take turns bring up points for why their participants in the riots (Minorities v Military) acted in self-defense. The teacher will be there to moderate the two sides of the debate as well as to mark off who did the research and who is participating. Class will end with teacher reiterate to the students, the seriousness of war and how individuals can act when they get together in a group.
English -
Students will participate and lead a socratic seminar based on the play "Zoot Suit" Students will be given the facts pertaining to the case in the play, and discuss their reactions to the trail, the evidence, and the charter traits and or stereo types found in the play. By doing so, students will actively engage in their own learning, gaining mastery from their peers.
History - Students will start class by taking turn sharing and discussing their search results and why they choose certain facts to tweet about. Next, the students will arrange the classroom so as there can be a proper debate atmosphere. After the class is split in half the students will take turns bring up points for why their participants in the riots (Minorities v Military) acted in self-defense. The teacher will be there to moderate the two sides of the debate as well as to mark off who did the research and who is participating. Class will end with teacher reiterate to the students, the seriousness of war and how individuals can act when they get together in a group.
English -
Students will participate and lead a socratic seminar based on the play "Zoot Suit" Students will be given the facts pertaining to the case in the play, and discuss their reactions to the trail, the evidence, and the charter traits and or stereo types found in the play. By doing so, students will actively engage in their own learning, gaining mastery from their peers.