Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Blocks one and two: We watched a film entitled Ike, about the decisions of Eisenhower leading up to the D-Day Invasion. Students are to list the critical elements and timing needed to make the landing a success.
Blocks three, six and seven: Earlier, we had taped the political campaigns designed by the students. Today, we critiqued our own and voted on the campaigns of the other classes.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Today, we finished The Murder of Mary Phagan. Afterward, students got into groups of 2 or 3 to try to "defend" Leo Frank as if it were 1914. Their notes on witnesses and hard evidence will be used to strike up a defense. Is there enough evidence to refute the witnesses? When finished, we discussed it as a class.
Monday, May 18, 2009
We continued to watch The Murder of Mary Phagan. Students are taking notes about hard evidence as against hearsay. Discussion will follow when the movie is over.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Today in class, we collected textbooks. Any student who didn't turn in his/her textbook today should bring it in on Monday.
We continued to watch The Murder of Mary Phagan, a film about anti-Semitism in Georgia. Students are writing as notes one column of evidence and one column of testimony. When the film ends, we will study the circumstantial nature of this conviction, and how the hard evidence was not really considered.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Today, we continued to view The Murder of Mary Phagan. Students need to be recording the divergence of hard evidence with what the witnesses actually said. How could the justice system so totally disregard the hard evidence?
Tomorrow is the final exam. I will also collect the completed study guide from each student (assigned last Friday.)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Today in class, we began the video The Murder of Mary Phagan, which is the story of Leo Frank and his eventual lynching in Marietta. Students are to become the "jury", by listing actual hard evidence in relation to what was just hearsay. What happened to the real evidence? Why did everyone just choose to listen to witnesses and disregard the hard evidence. How does mob violence play into life? How can we guard against it?
After today, no late work or extra credit will be taken.
Monday, May 11,2009
Blocks one and two: students work in partners to complete the study guide for their final exam
Blocks three, six and seven: students completed their political campaigns and started work on the study guide
Thursday, May 14: social studies final exam - study!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Blocks one and two: we started out with a video on the Holocaust and discussed what hate can do. We then continued work on the political cartoons.
Blocks three, six and seven: We started the campaigns today. Everyone MUST be ready to present by tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
We finished viewing The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittmann today. Students wrote ten things they didn't want to happen to them from the movie and then wrote a paragraph about the worst thing and how they would have felt.
Blocks one and two: began work on a political cartoon.
Blocks three, six and seven: worked on campaigns. Campaigns are due tomorrow and Friday.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Today, in all classes, we continue to view The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittmann. Students are to list 10 things from the movie they would NOT like to happen to themselves. When the movie finishes tomorrow, students will choose one of the ten things and write a paragraph stating how that chosen event would have impacted them and they will state their feelings relating towards it.
Blocks 3, 6 and 7: Be ready with your political campaigns by Thursday and Friday. Don't forget the power point presentation of your political platform.
There is no homework for blocks one and two.
