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Week of 10/26-10/30 Homework

10/26/2020

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1. Justice Monologue #2

Rough draft for peer critiques due Tuesday, 10/27
Final draft is due at 10:00 am on Friday,10/30-- put your youtube link and google doc link on this spreadsheet
By NOON on Friday, 10/30, watch 5 student videos and give them some love!

2. Senior Project Research Phase 2

Did you take this survey after your senior project discussions on Thur. 10/22? If not, please take it ASAP.
See pages 2-3 of the above linked document for Phase 2 guidelines
Sign up for a teacher to conference with sometime BEFORE Thanksgiving break
Email them to schedule the conference!
Make the calendar invitation and send it to the teacher for your conference appointment
Complete the Phase 2 research prior to your conference

3. November Conference with Ashley: Calendar to Sign up and Conference questions

I would like to conference with all of my students at some point before Thanksgiving break, even if you are meeting with another teacher for senior project conferences. Please sign up on the above linked document, follow the instructions listed there and then come prepared with your answers to the conference prep questions listed on page 2 of the conference schedule linked above.

4. HONORS: Windfall plan!

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Week of 10/19-10/24 Homework

10/18/2020

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1. Late: Bears Ears Summit Notes! (turn into google classroom)

2. Terry Tempest Williams’ critique activity: Due by 11:59pm on Monday, 10/19 in google classroom!

3. Justice Monologue #2

Pick a case study and begin outlining by Thursday, 10/22
Rough draft for peer critiques due Tuesday, 10/27
Final draft and delivery: Thursday, 10/29

4. Senior Project brainstorming Phase 1 Due this Thursday, Oct. 22nd (write this in your planner or calendar!)

5. Flex/Sven Schedule

Starting the week of 10/22, we'll be asking those students who are currently not passing Stats of Humanities to stay for Sven until they've made up missing work.

6. Sally Jewell’s prep work: Please consider taking a look at the following two sources. This is a request from Sally herself, who emailed me: “In advance of my participation in your class, there are two items I’d like to strongly encourage all your students to read/watch:”

The Proclamation signed by President Obama, creating Bears Ears National Monument:
A recent film “Public Trust” that has won awards at multiple film festivals over the summer (length – 1:38, so fairly long), and includes multiple references to Bears Ears and its formation.

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Homework for the week of October 12th

10/11/2020

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HONORS ONLY: Due Monday, 10/12 start of class: Honors: “The Land Ethic” by Aldo Leopold

ALL STUDENTS, please NOTE THIS CHANGE: in your reading packets, I assigned a speech by Rachel Carson for Tuesday, 10/13. We'll read this NEXT week instead. Hang onto your reading packets!

Due Friday, 10/16 start of class: Your completed readings and notes for your assigned Bears Ears perspectives for our Bears Ears Monument Stakeholder Summit: Diverse Perspectives on Bears Ears National Monument (readings are available electronically on the linked assignment handout). Turn your completed notes into GOOGLE CLASSROOM on Friday before class.

Due Thursday, 10/22: Senior Project brainstorming Phase 1

COMING UP: Justice Monologue #2 Prompt (not due until Thursday, October 29th)

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Homework for the week of October 6th

10/6/2020

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Have you signed up for an A's and C's of Humanities Conference with me yet? If no, do that now! If yes, make sure you know when you are going and prepare thoroughly ahead of time!

Due Tuesday, 10/6: “Environmental Ethics: An Introduction to Environmental Philosophy” by Joseph Dejardins

Due Thursday, 10/8: Justice Monologue Make-ups

Owen Isenberg, Patrick Thornton, Xavier Tyler, Kandice Marquez, Ainsley Haggart, Sara O'Kane, Chris Piel, Molly Poitras

Due Monday, 10/12: HONORS ONLY-- Read “The Land Ethic” by Aldo Leopold and come to discussion with one passage you would like to discuss as a group, and any questions/confusions you have.

Due Friday, 10/9: Read Indigenous Cultures, Indigenous Places by Jacqueline Keeler and reply to the two questions I posted on our GOOGLE CLASSROOM stream!

You'll need to "download" and then re-open this document and then you can rotate it to view it horizontally. I'll also print hard copies and hand those out on Thursday, 10/8 in class.

Due Friday, 10/16: Bears Ears National Monument Stakeholder Summit

Due Thursday, 10/22: Senior Project brainstorming Phase 1

Come up with at least one idea by THIS Thursday, 10/8

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Homework for the week of 9/28-10/2

9/28/2020

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Due Monday, 9/28: The Dalai Lama’s “Compassion as Justice”

Due Friday, 10/2: Justice Monologue

Due Tuesday, 10/6: “Environmental Ethics: An Introduction to Environmental Philosophy” by Joseph Dejardins

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Weeks 4 and 5: 9/21-10/2

9/21/2020

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Deadlines for the weeks of 9/21 and 9/28

Due MONDAY, 9/21: Academic Mindsets seminar reflection, turned into google classroom

Due TUESDAY, 9/22: Read one of the senior thesis papers listed on Monday's daily lesson page and come prepared to discuss your impressions/questions.

Due Thursday, 9/24: Howard Zinn’s “Law and Justice” from the Zinn Reader

Background information and discussion questions (for your reference, we’ll discuss these in class on Thursday)
Essay: (~27 pages total, REQUIRED pages include 397-414, 419-427, 434-435)

HONORS ONLY, OTHERS OPTIONAL--> Due Monday, 9/28:“Equality and American Democracy”: This is now optional for non-honors but required for honors. We'll discuss it at the end of online class on Monday, 9/29 from approximately 11:15-12:00.

Due Monday, 9/28: The Dalai Lama’s “Compassion as Justice”

Due Friday, 10/2: “Environmental Ethics: An Introduction to Environmental Philosophy” by Joseph Dejardins

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Week 3: 9/14-9/18

9/12/2020

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This Week's Homework

Due Monday, 9/14: College Essay final draft (submitted to google classroom)
Due Tuesday, 9/15: Connecting the Dots: Covid-19 and Climate Justice (assigned in google classroom)
Due Thursday, 9/17: Academic Mindsets reading (linked HERE and assigned in google classroom)
Due Monday, 9/21: Academic Mindsets seminar reflection (assigned in google classroom)

This Week's Announcements

Sven this week: We will have Sven time this Thursday, 9/14 as a time to introduce you all to Senior Project. So plan on being there!!
Outside class! Thur/Fri- weather permitting- Class will be held outside! Ashley’s amphitheater: Bring a notebook, pen/pencil, cushion/blanket, sunglasses, and layers to be comfortable!

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Week 2: 9/8-9/11

9/7/2020

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Class Business and Week’s Deadlines

Conference schedule for the week (if you haven’t signed up, please do)
Janae will be here 9/10 for those of you who need LINK help
No required SVEN this week unless you are signed up for a conference with me or Jess on your college essay
Draft of College Essay for Peer Critique:
- Due Thursday for the “vets”
- Due Friday for those of you who just started last week!
Final College Essay due on Monday, 9/14 by the start of class (turn it into google classroom)
Signed Syllabus: Due Thursday, start of class
Honors Application (which you can find in google classroom): Due Friday, start of class
LATE: Letter to your teachers. Turn in to google classroom ASAP.
Opt Out Policy: I have developed a formalized “opt out” policy that pertains to your College Essay. This would enable you, in cases, to opt out of the peer editing workshops and/or the exhibition of final work. Please read the “College Essay Opt Out Policy” document on my DP Docs page and follow the instructions if relevant to you.

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Week 1: 9/1-9/2

9/3/2020

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Thanks for tuning in to hear the scoop for the first week of school! If you aren't able to come to class, please watch my weekly update (see below) on what we're covering and what you need to do to stay caught up. I'll also be dropping some reminders on upcoming deadlines here. You'll need to go to google classroom for the assignment itself.

Deadlines