Current Event: Marginalization by FORCE

Current Event Directions: Read the following directions below for your section. We are doing this in segments, but ALL classes will have to do this at some point during the term. Pay attention to the due dates.

Find a Current Event: Section E ONLY

Due: MONDAY 12/6

Directions (Section E):

• Research the following websites for local, national and international news. You need to find an article that discusses marginalization of a people/group/etc due to the FORCE OF ANOTHER GROUP/PERSON.
• This article should be within the past month or so.
• In the comments section of this assignment: Cut/paste the link as part of the post
• Cite a least ONE line
• Then, along with the link, answer the following questions
  • What is this about? Where does it take place?
  • Who is being marginalized and how? In what ways are they being marginalized?
  • What is your opinion about this article?

Respond to the current event: SECTION  F ONLY

DUE: Wednesday 12/8 by the start of class

Directions (Section F):

• Choose any article posted by your classmates
• Read the article, quote specific inform from the article AND your peers
• No more than THREE people per post
• You must read the article!
• Read it and respond to it as a “reply”.
  • Do you agree/disagree and why?
  • Use debate language: “You said…., but I disagree because…” or “Good point about…and I agree because…”
  • Totally ok if you fight and argue. I think a discussion back and forth is amazing!!!

Reminders:

• Be sure your name is on your post.
• Cut/paste the link IN your comment, as part of the post in order to get credit.
• Due on the dates above .
• Use appropriate language for debate: “You said…but I think..” or “I understand your point about…but I disagree because…”
• All posts will be screened by me and you will not get credit for inappropriate posts.

Night: Ch. 1 and 2 Passage Analysis

 Directions: as you read Ch 1 and 2, think about passages (the BEST 3 – 5 lines) that show and indicate strong imagery and marginalization. Fill in the chart below.

 

#1: Imagery Passage

Passage: Write the FULL passage, three to five lines. No ellipsis!!
Summary: Summarize and describe the imagery.
Analysis: what does it mean? explain the significance of the imagery (what you think the speaker or character might feel, think, etc). What do you think the author is trying to show you?

 

#2: Marginalization Passage 

Passage: Write the FULL passage, three to five lines. No ellipsis!!
Summary: What is happening? To and from whom? When, etc?
Analysis: explain how the passage exhibits marginalization and speculate outcomes based on this marginalization: what happens to a person both mentally and physically, short and long term.

 

Current Event: Economic Marginalization

Current Event Directions: Read the following directions below for your section. We are doing this in segments, but ALL classes will have to do this at some point during the term. Pay attention to the due dates.

 

Find a Current Event: Section C ONLY

Due: Wednesday 11/24 by start of SCHOOL

 Directions (Section C):

• Research the following websites for local, national and international news. You need to find an article that discusses marginalization of a people/group/etc based on economic reasons.
• This article should be within the past month or so.
• In the comments section of this assignment: Cut/paste the link as part of the post
• Cite a least ONE line
• Then, along with the link, answer the following questions
  • What is this about? Where does it take place?
  • Who is being marginalized and how? In what ways are they being marginalized?
  • What is your opinion about this article?

 

Respond to the current event: SECTION  E ONLY

DUE: Tuesday 11/30 by the start of class

Directions (Section E):

• Choose any article posted by your classmates
• Read the article, quote specific inform from the article AND your peers
• No more than THREE people per post
• You must read the article!
• Read it and respond to it as a “reply”.
  • Do you agree/disagree and why?
  • Use debate language: “You said…., but I disagree because…” or “Good point about…and I agree because…”
  • Totally ok if you fight and argue. I think a discussion back and forth is amazing!!!

 

Reminders:

• Be sure your name is on your post.
• Cut/paste the link IN your comment, as part of the post in order to get credit.
• Due on the dates above .
• Use appropriate language for debate: “You said…but I think..” or “I understand your point about…but I disagree because…”
• All posts will be screened by me and you will not get credit for inappropriate posts.

 

BLA: A Blue Ribbon School

I will crush you!

Dear students,

I wanted to take the time to thank you for all of your hard work. After attending the conference in Washington, DC, I am truly inspired. It is an honor to be able to not only teach you, but to learn from you as well. I enjoy the family we have created in 328 and I hope that you are really learning how to express yourself in your writing and your speech. I hope that you are able to get a deeper understanding of the world around you and a passion to explore it.

Sometimes, a good job and even a great job, goes overlooked. Please don’t think I don’t notice, even though I may not say it. I appreciate the work you do and the respect you give to me and demonstrate to your peers.

I missed all of you (seriously, I did) and am happy to be back! Thank you so much for all of your achievements and it was because of those achievements that I was given the opportunity to go to DC.

Keep up the great work!

<3,

Ms. G

Holocaust Research Assignment: Notes

Directions: Use this sheet to help you stay organized. I will collect this along with your final draft of your research paper. Be sure to evaluate the sources you are using so you make sure the information is not jkjkjlolzbieber. And, be sure to keep track of your source information. I will also post this form on the homepage so you can do everything electronically. Cut and past it from the homepage and into a word document so you can type everything if you want to.

Fact:

Summary/analysis/explanation/etc:

Source info:

Claification: GDP and The United States

Sorry, I am not a statistician…I was off with my figures. Although the United States donates the most money and the lowest percent, it is NOT .01% but a shockingly higer number of .1%

The truth is few countries give more than 1 percent of their annual Gross Domestic Product to development aid. And while many Americans are under the completely erroneous impression that the U.S. devotes as much as 20 percent of its annual budget to foreign aid, the reality is that succeeding presidential administrations have historically committed about 1 percent of their budgets to aid. In 2003, U.S. foreign aid came to just .14 percent of the country’s GDP.

U.S. aid(ODA)  in terms of percentage of U.S. GDP is already the lowest of any industrialized nation in the world, though paradoxically in the last three years, its dollar amount has been the highest. And while U.S. aid has increased dramatically in recent years, much of the new disbursements have been related to the war on terror and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Israel and Egypt continue to make their annual claims to the lion’s share of U.S. overseas aid.

Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 2000 to 2003
Select a linked column heading to change sort order
		ODA in U.S. Dollars (Millions)				ODA as GNP Percentage
	Country	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003
1.	Norway	1,264	1,346	1,746	2,043	0.8	0.83	0.91	0.92
2.	Denmark	1,664	1,599	1,632	1,747	1.06	1.01	0.96	0.84
3.	Netherlands	3,075	3,155	3,377	4,059	0.82	0.82	0.82	0.81
4.	Luxembourg	116	142	143	189	0.7	0.8	0.78	0.8
5.	Sweden	1,813	1,576	1,754	2,100	0.81	0.76	0.74	0.7
6.	Belgium	812	866	1,061	1,887	0.36	0.37	0.42	0.61
7.	Ireland	239	285	397	510	0.3	0.33	0.41	0.41
8.	France	4,221	4,293	5,182	7,337	0.33	0.34	0.36	0.41
9.	Switzerland	888	908	933	1,297	0.34	0.34	0.32	0.38
10.	United Kingdom	4,458	4,659	4,749	6,166	0.31	0.32	0.3	0.34
11.	Finland	371	389	466	556	0.31	0.33	0.35	0.34
12.	Germany	5,034	4,879	5,359	6,694	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.28
13.	Canada	1,722	1,572	2,013	2,209	0.25	0.23	0.28	0.26
14.	Spain	1,321	1,748	1,608	2,030	0.24	0.3	0.25	0.25
15.	Australia	995	852	962	1,237	0.27	0.25	0.25	0.25
16.	New Zealand	116	111	124	169	0.26	0.25	0.23	0.23
17.	Portugal	261	267	282	298	0.26	0.25	0.24	0.21
18.	Greece	216	194	295	356	0.19	0.19	0.22	0.21
19.	Japan	13,062	9,678	9,220	8,911	0.27	0.23	0.23	0.2
20.	Austria	461	457	475	503	0.25	0.25	0.23	0.2
21.	Italy	1,368	1,493	2,313	2,393	0.13	0.14	0.2	0.16
22.	United States	9,581	10,884	12,900	15,791	0.1	0.11	0.12	0.14
Source: OECD Web site Note: The U.N. ODA agreed target is 0.7 percent of GNP. Most nations do not meet that target.

Holocaust Research Assignment

Directions: You will be researching one fact related to/about the Holocaust ON YOUR OWN. In addition to your minimum 700 – 1000 word research report (Does not include Work Cited page), you will be creating a presentation to the class. A topic will be assigned to you in class. IF you are absent, you will take what is left.

 

Written Requirements:

• Research one topic assigned to you
• Type a MLA formatted research report, 700 word minimum (not including a works cited page)
• MLA Work cited page
• At least FOUR sources.
  • These need to be scholarly sources: databases, online encyclopedias, actual books (JKJKJLOZ)
  • NOT: Wikipedia, myblog.com, facebook, or some other teenage disaster.
  • Use your resources: Hapgood Library, BPL, handouts on MLA format, etc.
• At least four citations, properly cited.
• Uploaded to turnitin by the start of class J

 

Presentation Requirements:

• You will have 3 – 5 minutes to ENGAGE the class on your topic.
• You will have to present the interesting facts to the class concerning your research.
• You need to have supplementary materials: Handouts/poster. You will NOT be allowed to use a power-point.
  • Should be brief
  • Have the topic clearly displayed
  • Include just the facts
  • NOT cut/paste from website J
• Use your presentation skills and the do’s/don’ts from your Shakespeare Presentation.
  • Eye contact, speak clearly/loudly, animated, entertaining, speak with the class not AT them
  • You are allowed ONE note-card, but DO NOT read off of your note cards

Rubric:

 

Requirements	Total points (4 points each)
Focus: one topic is researched thoroughly but focused and concise. Word count is 700 – 1000, information is relevant and accurate.
MLA Format: proper font, margins, heading, etc
Citations: At least four citations, properly cited
Works Cited Page: at least 4 properly formatted, scholarly sources.
Turnitin/Final Copy read: uploaded successfully by the start of class, rubric attached ON TOP of your report.
Effectiveness of presentation: Covers just the facts, information is relevant and interesting, class in engaged and entertained.
Time: uses time wisely and is between 3  – 5 minutes
Supplementary materials: Uses a handout and/or poster visual. Either one (or both) is clear, legible, easy to read and understand, is relevant to the facts, indicates effort.
Presentation skills: speaks with the class, engages the audience, speaks clearly/loudly, makes eye contact and uses the note card allowed as a guide, not reading off of it. Shows preparation and indicates time spent practicing.
Total Score/Comments	______/36

 

Current Event: Marginalization and Religion

Current Event Directions: Read the following directions below for your section. Make sure your article focuses on the topic asked of you. And don’t worry, we are doing this in segments, but ALL classes will have to do this at some point during the term. Pay attention to the due dates.

 Find a Current Event: Section A ONLY                 Due: Monday 11/15

 

Respond to the Current Event: Section C Only    Due: Thursday 11/18

 

Directions (Section A):

• Research the following websites for local, national and international news. You need to find an article that discusses marginalization of a people/group/etc based on religious reasons.
• This article should be within the past month or so.
• In the comments section of this assignment: Cut/paste the link
• Then, along with the link, answer the following questions
  • What is this about? Where does it take place?
  • Who is being marginalized and how? In what ways are they being marginalized?
  • What is your opinion about this article?

 

Directions (Section C):

• Choose any article posted by your classmates
• Read it and respond to it as a “reply”.
  • Do you agree/disagree and why?
  • Totally ok if you fight and argue. I want you to banter with eachother!! I think a discussion back and forth is amazing!!

 Reminders:

• Be sure your name is on your post.
• Due on the dates above BY START OF YOUR CLASS.
• Use appropriate language for debate: “You said…but I think..” or “I understand your point about…but I disagree because…”
• All posts will be screened by me and you will not get credit for inappropriate posts.

Helpful websites: It is interesting to see news bias, different newspapers view the same events.

CNN       FOX News      The BBC       African News       Asia News Network        India Times

Trip to India?

I am so so so so happy that many of you are inspired by this documentary and I completely agree that we should help. But, going we will make more of a difference if we go there instead of sending money. So, Anyone in my classes  interested in planning a school trip, there will be a meeting after school on Wednesday 11/10 after school in my room. This is only open to my students in grade 10.

Things to bring with you:

• Do some reserach: how much to things cost, websites, other schools who have done this.
• Post any information in this comments section for me, or interested students to look at
• Think of what you want to do there, how we can be effective and actually make a difference there.
• Brainstorm how we can raise money, criteria for coming, etc
• Think of how we can get this trip approved by the school and BPS.

Get your passports ready!!!

PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ANY ONE BEFORE SPEAKING/SHARING THE INFORMATION WITH ME.

CHECK THIS OUT: here are some updates about the Bitb Children. CLICK HERE.

BitB: Response

Directions: Respond to the Documentary, your response can take its own shape, this is just getting your ideas down on paper, but try to think about the following questions. These are questions that guide your thinking, to jumpstart your brain, but you need to respond how you see fit.

 

• What is your opinion of the situation?
• What did you learn (this isn’t facts, but something that is “between the lines,’ you are making an assessment of the lifestyle, etc. Not, “Avijit’s mother died. NO kidding. Tell me something I don’t know, the implied meaning, ANALYZE).
• How would you feel if you were those children and how would you feel if that was your life?
• Whose fault is this, who do you blame for this marginalization (you have to think big picture)? What do you think can be done about it?

Requirements:

• Typed
• MLA format (I will not accept it if it is handwritten)
• 800 word minimum.
• DO NOT EMAIL UNLESS YOU ARE ABSENT. However, if you are absent, I need a hard copy upon your return.
• No late essays: you have had plenty of time to do this
• Quiz Grade

DUE: Monday 11/8