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Note-taking and Study Skills

5/21/2018

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MIND-MAPPING Harriet Beecher Stowe and the historical context for Uncle Tom's Cabin (pages 1-2 in your U.T.C. journals) 

How to create a mind map PDF - CLICK HERE
or Go to www.mindmapping.com/

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Your final Digital Portfolio Check + Google Organization Check

5/16/2018

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Academic Discourse (post-discussion) - Please use the following texts...

5/10/2018

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What is the American Dream and how is it shaped by the world we live in? 

How do writers, authors, poets, and people who have a voice use their platform to explore the idea of the American Dream? 

What does the American Dream mean to you? 

Socratic Seminar texts:
Any of the texts that we read throughout this unit are fine to use.
Non-fiction articles that should be used as textual evidence to support your discussion:
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/07/what-is-the-american-dream-anyway/59271/
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/12/equality-of-opportunity/510227/
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/08/american-dreams-jim-cullen-larry-samuels-james-baldwin/401318/
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/upshot/the-transformation-of-the-american-dream.html
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/opinion/the-american-dream-quantified-at-last.html
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/opinion/sunday/american-dream-or-mirage.html
  • https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2017/09/inequality-opportunity ​

You can also use:
- MLK Speech Packet + Analysis 
- Any of the 10 poems in your This American Life Poetry List 
- Current events/news (yes, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye, etc... are okay as long as you use textual evidence, sources, and do not use foul language) 
- Your own research 

When composing your 3-5 questions in preparation for tomorrow's discussion, be sure to write Level 1 AND Level 2 Questions! 

Level 1: Identification, comprehension, recall (these can include the questions I asked you for your first read on the MLK packet) 
Level 2: Analysis (To What extent, contribution, ethics, impact, multiple perspectives, paradoxes, parallels - what movements create parallels or impact the idea of the American dream?, changes over time - what changes this dream over time?) - You may discuss racial injustice and hope, as many of the Harlem Renaissance poets and MLK did. Remember, they were conscious of despair, but they held fervently onto HOPE that there would be a brighter future. 

Be sure to incorporate TEXTUAL EVIDENCE in your 3-5 questions! You may write them on paper or bring them electronically on a google doc. You may use your Chromebooks during the discussion. Textual Evidence is always the foundation of our Academic Discourse conversations! They will help you earn (+) points! Let's do this, 8th graders! See you tomorrow for yet another epic Academic Discourse session! 

Period 1-2 students, if you come early (7:45 am) to help move the tables into a giant circle, Ms. Park will give you a chocolate/candy treat! =)  

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Spruce up your digital portfolios!

5/9/2018

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I have a dream!

4/27/2018

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As you work through the MLK Speech analysis packet with the class and contribute to class discussions, it may be difficult transition back and forth between your digital workbook and your analysis. You can access the PDF of the speech here. 
i_have_a_dream.pdf


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Poetry Portfolio (due on Thursday, April 26th, 2018)

4/23/2018

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Important due dates (EDITED on April 23rd, 2018)

4/18/2018

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Fill in your poetry packet with literary analysis!

4/17/2018

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Did your peers go through their presentation too quickly? You can access their slides and annotations by clicking on the google folder below. Don't just rely on the annotations of one group. Check out the presentations from other groups in different class periods as well! You must be signed into your sausdlearns.net account to view all presentations. 

CLICK ON THE GOOGLE FOLDER TO ACCESS THE SLIDES: 

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April 13th, 2018

4/13/2018

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Where can I find artworks: 
Whitney Museum of American Art 
LACMA www.lacma.org/

African American Museum 
The Getty Center
 
Metropolitan Museum Museum of Modern Art
National Gallery of Art Smithsonian Institution
The Guggenheim Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art
Broad Art Museum
The Hammer Museum
California African American Museum
Annenberg Space for Photography
Museum of Latin American Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Dallas Museum of Art
Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center
Norton Simon Museum

EXAMPLE FOR PART III: 

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Poetic Device Advertisement mini-poster

3/26/2018

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