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4/2 Summative Road to Democracy test on Thursday/Friday

On Monday 4/2, we will have completed our Road to Democracy lessons.  Thursday and Friday you will be taking an extended responses type of test for the four different forms of government.  You may begin practicing now.  The test is … Continue reading

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3/27 What is due this week?

The Malala autobiography book should be returned on Thursday, with the completed worksheet.  Today and tomorrow I will be answering questions about the worksheet.  See blog 3/9 for details. The Newsela Write informed opinion is due on Friday.  I will … Continue reading

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3/5 Exemplars of Free Verse – Advocating for Human Rights

There were a variety of submissions, with different themes, different styles and lengths.   Some I needed to reread and think about, and others stood out immediately.  Here are some examples: It’s time for victims to be the change we … Continue reading

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3/9 Formative values assessment

Students will be assessed at the end of the semester for their performance as Emerging Hawaiian Leaders and Learners.  The values we have been focusing on are Aloha, Kuleana, and Ho’omau.  Students have been keeping informal records of evidence that … Continue reading

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3/9 Exemplar work for Human Rights 1-15

Human Right # and Description Violation Scenario Advocacy #1 We are all born free and equal. When I was eating lunch with my friends, a boy wanted to sit by us, but my friends said he wasn’t smart enough to … Continue reading

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3/9 Malala due 3/29

The autobiography “I am Malala” was distributed on 2/20, with the worksheet.  We have reviewed the worksheet 3 times.  The last time was 3/7, which was the last day I had social studies classes.  Students took out their planners and … Continue reading

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2/27 Free Verse Poem due tomorrow

Today students began their free verse human rights advocacy poems, using text from the three speeches they have studied in English and in Social Studies.  Some chose a partner, others chose to work alone.  Students should continue their work at … Continue reading

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2/26 Important deadlines to plan for

We are very close to the end of the quarter.  As last week I was on travel, I left the students with daily class time to work on their long term project, HR 1-15.  I understand that some, but not … Continue reading

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2/12 Hiroshima sequence map

This is  a example of a 8/8 sequence map. Context – WWII, Mid 40s, Germany has surrendered, Japan has not surrendered, America has a secret weapon Beginning Issue – Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, causing the U.S. to enter … Continue reading

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2/15 General Presentation Rubric

http://blogs.ksbe.edu/pekono/files/2018/02/General-Presentation-Rubric-2018-rev.docx   Remember : Don’t be silly in the beginning and in the end Don’t quit, and remember to encourage others who want to quit Don’t play with things Expressions are important, no deadpan Keep still Vary your levels and … Continue reading

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