English 9: Empathy & Advocacy Stations

Thursday and Friday we experienced a series of stations designed to help us empathize to those with struggles and to learn how to advocate for ourselves and others -- how to bring help and ask for help.

This is a continuation of the work we did with Lawrence Hill's "What Are You, Anyway?" the work with growth and fixed mindset, multiple intelligences, and "Who Am I (Right Now)?"

BTW. Next week we have a Roots 2 Quiz on Wednesday and Thursday.  Heads up.  It's over BOTH ROOTS 1 & 2.

Here are the stations and some pics from each.

GO & GET.

BUILD A LEGO SET.

ORGANIZE THE INSPIRATION SHELVES

JENGA THE ROOTS

And one class was able to play JUST KEEP TALKING

We debriefed about what we discovered about our challenges, our successes, advocating for others and ourselves.   All of this is heading toward our first big design challenge next week around need finding, understanding ourselves and more . . . 

Pop Culture: Catching Up & Breathing & Blog Tracking

On Friday, we took time to catch up and breathe and do a little mental reset for our next design challenge which is coming your way next week.

Here is what should be in your Google Drive Pop Culture IN folder:

POP CULTURE LINEAGE PROJECT
Photos/videos of your model/visuals/design
Written or Recorded Explanations

MUSIC ROOTS
Trace an artist back 3 generations
Playlist with examples of the music of each influence
Explanations and visuals

COUNTRY V HIP-HOP
Graphic Organizer and Synthesis Paragraphs

LEGO MY POP CULTURE
Any pictures and explanations of what you created

OREO DESIGN CHALLENGE: ADVERTISE the POP CULTURE YOU LOVE
Any pictures and explanations

DESIGN A BAND  DESIGN CHALLENGE
Album cover
Biography of designed band
Reactions  (See the Design a Band Challenge from last class for a complete description of what should be there)

Here's what should be ON YOUR BLOG.

1. LEGO my POP CULTURE pics and explanation
2. OREO CHALLENGE pics and explanation
3. MUSIC ROOTS playlist, visuals,  and explanations
4. DESIGN A BAND Post One (the band)
5. DESIGN a BAND Post Two (answering the critical thinking questions)

Here's a link the to POP CULTURE FALL 2016 BLOG TRACKER.  You have editing access.  No need to make a copy.

Here's a video to help you post your links to your individual posts on the blog tracker.  The relevant info goes up to minute 13 -- this is from last spring's class.

We ended the day on Friday with looking briefly at why people LISTEN to music and why people MAKE music.   We did some work on post-it notes with this.  More next week . . .