Reading, Writing & Making (sense)
U School Humanities
U School SLAM Poetry Team Debut
You missed it! Jamira R. rocked the stage at the 2016 Philly Youth Poetry Slam KICKOFF event on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Freedom Theater.
The Philly Youth Poetry Movement (PYPM) provides a safe space for Philadelphia teens to discover the power of their voices through spoken word and literary expression.
PYPM offers literary arts education programming for youth ages 13-19 that promotes creative expression, critical literacy, life skills, and civic engagement.
U School's PYPM SLAM poetry team meets on Tues. and Thursday during lunch. See Mr Reed, Ms Date or Jamira for more details.
Remember Our Core Value for the month of February is Responsibility - the opportunity or ability to act independently and make decisions without authorization.
Students should make sure you are responsible with your time. Use time wisely during check-ins, tune-ups, mini-lessons, and on demand assessments to prepare for greatness.
Below is important news you can use.
Wrapping Narratives (Myths) - Moving On To Argumentative Writing
Students should be wrapping up all the amazing myths and stories.
MEGA shout-out to Diamond T, whose narrative (myth)is up for consideration for the Scholastic Art and Writing Contest..
You can read other narratives here.
Students should be moving on to writing awesome argumentative essays about Fate Vs Free Will. Are we the captain of our own ships? What can we learn about fate and free will, by reading the epic poem, the odyssey or from reading about other religious and philosophical values? We can't read your essays.
Mid Year Progress Conferences
On February 23rd, and 24th progress conferences will be held with students and families!
During progress conferences families can view students' progress dashboards, and determine if students are on track for earning high school credits.
On February 29th students will start new innovation labs and placed in groups that match students' learning styles and needs.
Value your time! It is one of the most important things of value that you control at the U School. Don't forgot to complete your DAP.
By the Way Happy Valentine Day. Check out this crazy love song by kid president.
Odyssey Fate Vs Free Will Unit
Students you who are on track are doing a close reading of of the Epic Poem the Odyssey and preparing to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of viewing the film versus the text version of the Odyssey. For tips on analyzing film check out this video link.
Students who are ahead in their work are working on a World Religion Timeline and Religious Perspective of Fate vs Free Will HOT Tasks.
To Learn more about this unit, check out the Student Facing Unit Guide (SFUG)
Fate Vs Free Will 1.02 Argumentative Writing Unit Guide Here
Shout Outs
Shout out yourself if you completed your Habits of Success Performance task.
We learned so much from students who shared how they overcome challenges inside and outside of school.
U School NCTE - African American Read-In
On Friday, February 19th, U School students, teachers and staff will host an, NCTE African American Read-In. The U School is a new innovative Philadelphia Public School located in North Philadelphia whose core operating principles are #LoveDreamDo.
The U School community will Join over a million readers as part of the Twenty-Seventh National African American Read-In in February 2016! Stay tuned in your classes for more information to sign to attend a workshop, read a book, and/or share your own writing or art.
Friday, Feb 19, 2016, 10:00 AM
2000 N Franklin St, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Kid President Sings about Love
Happy Valentine Days!
Humanties Team- Check Us Out: Then & Now
Samuel Reed Then & Now
I teach my students at the U School to read write and make -sense of the world-. My passions include arts in education, media literacy and understanding youth culture. I blog for the ‘Philadelphia Public School Notebook’ and published an article titled, ‘Connected Learning and the Rules of Engagement’ for ‘Heinemann’s Digital Campus’. I organize Boys.Write.Now and Girls.On.Fire, Art and Writing Workshops, and I organized a 2013 Cardboard Challenge in Philadelphia. I have been fortunate to live and travel abroad to such places as Botswana, Kenya and Russia.
Charles McGeehan Then & Now
I've been teaching in Philadelphia since 2010, and I have worked at 5 different schools, both charter and public. I am so excited to be at a place like The U School, where I see myself working for many years to come.
I grew up in Media, Pennsylvania, about 15 miles from our school. Both of my parents were teachers for many years - but I didn't always know I would follow in their footsteps. I grew up loving sports, and going to lots of high school, college, and professional games with my Dad. I went to UNC-Chapel Hill, and spent a lot of my time going to basketball games.
Rebecca Coven Then & Now
Ms Coven was assigned to another high school as a part of her student teaching responsibilities at the University of Pennsylvania .
Join me us in thanking her for her dedication and time spent at the U School. She wrote each and every 10th grader a special good bye card.
Ms Coven please keep in touch with us.
We are going to miss you!
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