Thursday, May 23, 2019

TKAM 18-20 | Civil Rights Paper Outline

Objective:
  • Jedis will read, annotate and analyze Ch 18-20 of TKAM, using 2 pieces of evidence and 2-3 unit vocabulary per question to support their claims.
  • Jedis will create an Outline Civil Rights Research paper.
  • Jedis will write a 5 paragraph, MLA formatted rough draft of their research paper using 5 credible sources and appropriate unit vocabulary.
In the paraphrased words of Eliza Hamilton in Hamilton:

You and your words should flood my senses,
Your sentences should leave me defenseless.
Build me palaces out of paragraphs,
Build me cathedrals! <3


Homework
  • Read 45
  • Study for Geography Final (all regions)
  • Due Next Class: TKAM 18-20 annotate, answer the questions with evidentiary support.
  • Due Next Class: Vocabulary Flashcards (and when appropriate, use these words in your analysis moving forward)-- We have no more Vocabulary to learn after this weekend. Make sure you are studying these words.
  • Due Next Class: Civil Rights Paper Outline and Rough Draft
1. Meditation
2. Peer Grade Ch 15
3. Peer Grade Ch 16-17
4. Peer Grade MLA Formatted Works Cited
5. Peer Grade Notes Revisions for those who need it.
6. Review How to Write an Outline and Expectations for the Research Paper
7. Work time for Civil Rights Research Project

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

TKAM 16-17 | The Trial & 13th A Documentary

Objective:
  • Jedis will draft an MLA formatted Works Cite page for their Civil Rights Research Project.
  • Jedis will watch the documentary 13th and discuss the concepts of the exception clause and institutional racism as they relate to the book To Kill A Mockingbird and their personal Civil Rights Research Projects.

Homework
  • Read 45
  • Study for Geography Final (all regions)
  • Due Next Class: TKAM 16-17 annotate, answer the questions with evidentiary support.
  • Due Next Class: Vocabulary Flashcards (and when appropriate, use these words in your analysis moving forward)
  • Due Next Class: Typed, MLA Formatted Works Cited
  • Due Next Class: Revised Research if you scored less than a 28 on the rubric.
1. Meditation
2. 13th

  • Note: If your civil rights project is related to the Black community, prison, the war on drugs/crime, or white supremacy/racism-- you will want to finish this film on your own to help you better understand your topic. You my not use the documentary in your paper, but it will help you to see the broader implications of the civil rights issue you are investigating.

Monday, May 20, 2019

TKAM 15 | MLA Format & Works Cited

Objective:
  • Jedis will be peer-grade CRAP tests and Research Note Cards and provided checklist feedback for corrections before submitting work with their final paper.
  • Jedis will be able to read, annotate and analyze Ch 15 of TKAM, using 2 pieces of evidence and 2-3 unit vocabulary per question to support their claims.
  • Jedis will be able to create a Works Cited page that is in proper MLA format.
Homework:
  • Read 45
  • Study for Geography Final (all regions)
  • Due Wed: TKAM Chapter 15: annotate, answer the questions with evidentiary support.
  • Due Wed: Vocabulary Flashcards (and when appropriate, use these words in your analysis moving forward)
  • Due Thurs: Notecards Revisions as needed and typed Works Cited page in proper MLA Format

1. Meditation
2. Peer Grade Ch 13-14
3. Peer Grade CRAP tests and Research Note Cards and give feedback for improvements
4. Review MLA Formatting the Works Cited Page
5. Work time for Civil Rights Research Project