Friday, April 27, 2012

April 27, 2012

Journal Entry # 9 
Describe  the last time you stood up to defend  or protect someone who needed your help.   Explain in 1 paragraph.

ClassWork

Journal Share Out
        Thanks to these students for sharing their thinking:
             Laura           Michael              Muktar              Adreanna                 Aiden
             Milton          Natalie                Juan                  Elfeda                      Damien

Review of 4th Quarter
Main Theme?   Perseverence
Focus Questions for Q4: 
     ~How do you find strenth with and keep from giving up?
     ~Why do people risk their lives for others?
     ~How does a significant event affect personal growth?

Anne Frank
Who was she?
    lived in war time                        died in a gas chamber                       
    lived in atticn                            wrote a journal


We are currently involved in two wars
  Iraq and Afganistan

We have had two World Wars.   
World War I                                                                               World War II
1914-1918                                         1929-1937                       1939-1945
 limited US involvement                         $$$$                               1941-1945  USA entered the war
                                                                                                    Hitler & Nazis killed many people
                                                                                                                           thought they were                                                                                                                                 "best/most important
                                                                                                                                      race"



Words that will play a role in our coming conversations.
racism                                                               
prejudice
 stereotype
discrimination
ignorance

         prejudice    vs       discrimination                                                                                              
                                                                                                   







No comments:

Post a Comment