Starter: What was your biggest takeaway or Ah-Ha moment from Island and Whales? (have your homework out for me to check during the starter, we’ll have time afterwards to go over confusions and fill in any gaps) Debrief ch. 2 homework
Islands and the Whales Discussion In two groups, discuss at least 5 (if you have time, talk about more!) of the questions listed above. Treat this like a mini seminar! Explore the ideas in depth, give examples, make connections! Bundyville episode #1 Context on Bundy family Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge from Wikipedia: On January 2, 2016, armed militants seized and occupied the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, United States and continued to occupy it until law enforcement made a final arrest on February 11, 2016. Their leader was Ammon Bundy, who participated in the 2014 Bundy standoff at his father's Nevada ranch. Other members of the group were loosely affiliated with non-governmental militias and the sovereign citizen movement. The organizers were seeking an opportunity to advance their view that the United States Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and other agencies are constitutionally required to turn over most of the federal public land they manage to the individual states. In 2015, the militants believed they could do this by protesting the treatment of two area ranchers convicted of federal land arson, even though the men in question, father and son Dwight and Steven Dwight Hammond, did not want their help. The occupation began when Bundy led an armed party to the refuge headquarters following a peaceful public rally in the nearby city of Burns. Listen to Bundyville episode 1 to at least the trial start or through the first few minutes of the trial to minute 35. As students listen:
Podcast Discussion
HOMEWORK: None! Enjoy your weekend. :) Read Aloud: PBS DISCUSSION GUIDE
As you watch, complete the note-taking guide List of Characters to choose from:
Note-Taking Guide As you watch, follow along with 2 different characters or groups from the film. Try to identify at least three different arguments or political stances you hear related to environmental concerns, whale hunting, public health, or cultural traditions. Afterwards, you’ll complete the rest of the handout with what you think that person’s underlying assumptions and values are based on his/her/their comments.
After the film 5 minutes: Complete the rest of your note-taking guide. 10 minutes: Form a group of 4 and share out your notes with each other, helping each other identify assumptions and underlying values that you each may have missed in your own notes. I’ll come around and check y’all’s understanding. HOMEWORK: Finish MIT Chapter 2 Notes. Due: Start of Class, Friday Announcements
Be ready for Bears Ears food and gear planning in advisory this week--it is SUPER important that you attend advisory this week and next week! Review- Advisory Food Planning Process Show them the document and resources, make sure they understand how the process will work.
Starter-- A success story in grassroots sustainable development in Kenya Watch this short video about educating girls in Lwala, Kenya and answer these questions:
Ch 1 and MIT Table Analysis Note Review
Assign Chapter 2 of MIT Book (Due Friday, beginning of class) Read, take notes using this guide. Make a copy of it before you take notes in it! HOMEWORK- Finish MIT Chapter 2 and notes. DUE: Friday at the start of class. Starter: “Can Rewilding Restore Vanishing Ecosystems”? (Podcast about reintroducing Wolves in Yellowstone)
Assign Reading for Wednesday
Work Time (outside!):
HOMEWORK:
Announcements
Be ready for Bears Ears food and gear planning in advisory this week--it is SUPER important that you attend advisory this week and next week! Framing: In the next week, we’re going to do some work fleshing out our understanding of sustainable development. We will revisit some frameworks (3 spheres!), talk about the importance of values, and do some reading to get a firm background in the academic approaches to these problems. Then, next week, we will apply what we are doing this week to the case study of Bears Ears. Starter: Review your notes from Friday!
Intro to Human Element Renowned photographer James Balog (CHASING ICE) uses his camera to reveal how environmental change is affecting the lives of everyday Americans. Following the four classical elements— air, earth, fire and water— to frame his journey, Balog explores wildfires, hurricanes, sea level rise, coal mining, and the changes in the air we breathe. With compassion and heart, THE HUMAN ELEMENT tells an urgent story while giving inspiration for a more balanced relationship between humanity and nature. FILM: Human Element
Human Element Debrief
Reading for Wednesday: Chapter 1 of Age of Sustainable Development
Exit Ticket What is your biggest takeaway about sustainable development based on this film? What is one question you have? Learning Goals:
Announcements
First Half of Class Senior Project Brainstorming: Phase 1 Ashley’s Class: 15 minutes brain break
Second Half of Class
HOMEWORK: Get caught up on any work you are missing! 4th Period
11:10-11:40
11:40-12:00
5th Period 12:45-1:00 Debrief
1:00-1:35 Initial Project Brainstorm World Cafe- have posterboard set up with different types of projects on them
Starter:
Based on what you read last night, how prepared do you think you are as a writer to tackle your senior thesis? What areas are you confident in? Where will you need to grow as a writer this semester to find success in the spring with your thesis? Senior Thesis Examples Get into a group of 3-4 students. Have the thesis you read yesterday pulled up in front of you. Discuss the following:
Debrief discussions, Lori answers questions when possible. Writing Goals Look at the Three Levels of Writing and my Writing Rubric as a resource (honors folks, see the Honors Rubric). Develop three specific writing goals for yourself as a writer based on these documents and my feedback. We're going to be using these goals for the rest of the semester to gauge your growth as a writer, and will use your end of semester writing reflection as a springboard for your senior project paper. As you feel like you achieve your goals, we'll develop new ones! Please try to keep the grammar/punctuation goals to only one of your goals. It’s fine to have one goal of this type, but the others should be broader in scope. This reflection will be worth 30 points, and will go into the "Am I developing as a learner?" category. Write 3 Goal Paragraphs: For each of those three goals, write a paragraph. That paragraph should include:
HOMEWORK:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FOURTH PERIOD Week Overview (5 min)
Senior Project Overview (15 min)
Skills Inventory/Brainstorm (20-30 min)
Paseo (20 min)
FIFTH PERIOD Discussion Groups (45 minutes)
Final Reflection (15 min) Take 10 minutes to write. What are you thinking about senior project right now? What hopes do you have? Ideas? Questions? Emotions? Write the whole time! Now, underline the most interesting line of your reflection, and share it with a partner. HOMEWORK: Read one of the example Senior Theses linked on Lori’s blog and found below. Please have it read before the start of class tomorrow!
These are all the finalists from last year- the best thesis award went to Claire Leffler, but it was a close call!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
College Essay Work Time If you need more time to complete your final revisions, now is the time! You can revise, refine, proofread, conference with me, or do whatever else you need to do to finish up your essay. WHEN YOU FINISH, do the following...before the end of class! College Essay Boot Camp Feedback Complete the Google Form feedback survey on College Essay Bootcamp: SURVEY IS HERE! Exhibit Your Work: DONE TODAY
DP Update: DUE WEDNESDAY, 9/19
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: DUE TUESDAY, 9/18 Read the text I give you, and annotate it. Then, do a quick writing on two of the following questions (about a paragraph each). You can choose one question, but everyone must address the bolded question.
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