Bears Ears Debrief

Hey all, I got back and my daughter promptly got sick.  Please go to ASHLEY'S ROOM at the start of 5th period for instructions and clarification!

Announcements:

• Honors, start reading Windfall!
• Phase 1 of Senior Project brainstorm due next Thur, 10/18
• I need some volunteers today to write thank you cards for our trip! See this document.  My students, we're doing chaperones!  
• Journals 1-3 due end of class today. Journal 4 due Monday.

Starter: Feedback on the trip!

• What went well?
• What could have been improved?
• What suggestions do you have for ways we  could change or improve the PREP process for the trip? How could we better prepare students or better engage students in the planning process?
• What was your favorite or most memorable moment from the trip?

Small Group Discussion (groups of 4-5 students)-- reviewing trip journals/readings

• Read aloud your favorite line from your journals
• Share out the "cliff notes" version of Journal #3- this is an opportunity to remind each other of the readings and discuss  your reactions to the readings in preparation for the in-class writing.

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Complete the Bears Ears Participation Rubric Self-Assessment  (hard copies are in your folder attached to the readings and journal prompts)

Final Journal/Trip Synthesis
Requirements

1. Minimum of 500 words, typed
2. You must cite (i.e. quote, using parenthetical citations) a minimum of 3 of the assigned readings in this packet
3. Choose question 1 or 2

The Writing Prompts (Choose ONE)

1. Now that we’re back from the trip, what are your thoughts on using the outdoors as a classroom environment, and as a way to enhance both personal and collective well-being and sustainability?
2. What is the significance of the Bears Ears National Monument and to what extent does your understanding of its significance shape your perspective on to what extent the monument should exist?

HOMEWORK

1. Journals 1-3: Turn in by the end of class.  If you were absent, get them to me at the start of class on Monday.
2. Journal 4: Turn in at the start of class on Monday.  Please PRINT it.