Friday April 27, 2018

ENTRANCE TICKET

Syria News: Check out what going on

Administrivia
Pass out folders

Circle:
Circle Question: What is one thing you would have to know before you sent troops into Syria?
Target Practice
The Day: Stressing the notes process; Micro vs. Macro view

Unit Overview: Should we send soldiers to Syria?
Learning Target: I can integrate and evaluate diverse media in an examination of substantive issues.
--Students can defend their  position of should we go to war with Syria and address all sides with evidence  and present their position in both written and oral argument.
Essential Question: What should we understand before we go to war?
Description: This unit will be broken down into a series sources that will help you form a well-reasoned opinion. You will be researching and answering questions that will help you decide whether going to war in Syria is the right thing to do.
Unit Procedures to Support Skills:
--We will ask contextual questions before each segment of the unit to help you think about the issue from a clean frame of reference.
--We will have gallery walks on notes after each section of the unit.
--We will be writing paragraphs as we go.


Transitioning from Macro to Micro
Now that we understand the "big" picture, we now need to look at things from a micro perspective:  whenever we go to way, people are affected, and we need to understand what they experience.  We will look at three different media to figure that out:
1) Literature -- stories from The Things They Carried A) Finish reading first story in The Things They Carried.  B) Sticky important details  C) Get into Lit Circle  D) Each person should have at least three questions that start with, "Why did the author put the scene/person/item/etc. in the book where..." E) Please use the "Save the last word format" in the circle.  F) Once back at tables, share what you found and get ready to share out to the class what you found.

Learning Target: After reading this book, you will be able to explain the meaning of the text that is not explicit.
2) Documentary --  Start watching Restrepo and taking notes.

3) Video Games -- Call of Duty


Activity: Watch and take notes
Vice News on The Government's Position
Wall Street Journal: Syria -- A Brief History
1) While watching, identify information you think helpful for the task.
2) Take notes
3) Identify what questions you have
4) Answer questions

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