Reading, Writing & Making (sense)
U School Humanities
Unit 0 "This Is My Body" Past Due
The culminating performance task for this unit is to write an argumentative poem that will require you to present a claim about what your body brings to our space this year.
Your poem must include (1) a clear and concise claim about what you bring to our classroom/school/world with your body (2) specific reasons why you believe this is what your body brings (3) counterclaim responding to stereotypes placed on your body (4) follow poetic shape, with stanzas and line breaks.
Written: 150-500 words, 20 - 50 lines, 4 - 10 stanzas
Inspiration and muse can come from We Shall Not Be
Moved: Synopsis, Timeline and selected texts from the student guide.
Here is the Google Code for this unit ateb5q
Class Dojo Pizza and Wing Party
Welcome Students and families to our Class Dojo Community. We will use Class Dojo to explore and design an exciting approach to learning. We have the ability to communicate with students and parents about positive interactions in the classroom ( check-ins, mini-lessons, tune ups and conferences)
This positive program is going to improve how the Student get our work done.
Parents and students are encouraged to sign up. The first class that gets 12 parents signed up on Class Dojo will win a Pizza and Wings party.
To learn more about Class Dojo check out this link: https://www.classdojo.com/ideaboard/#parents
Unit 1.0 "Express Yourself" Start With the End In Mind
The final performance task for this unit will require you to create an infographic display (digital or physical) that will inform your audience about two African cultural traditions of expression. Your infographic/exhibit must include:
A comparison between one African civilization discussed in the unit with one you have chosen.
Three important facts about your chosen civilization
Three examples of how your chosen civilization develops their unique mode of expression.
One example of how your chosen civilization’s mode of expression is seen in modern-day society.
The Deadline for this Unit is October 20th.
Awesome Sauce
Awesome Sauce & Kudos to Give Yourself a Shout Out if you completed Unit 0 on time!.
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