Today, we are going to take that a step further. Take a few moments to examine the following photos:
This week in the Hive, scholars developed deeper understandings of a poem by examining it closely and then pairing the poem with a photograph. We learned that poetry and art can have different meanings for different people! Today, we are going to take that a step further. Take a few moments to examine the following photos: After scholars choose the photo that they most connect with, they will receive a coordinating expository text with social justice themes. But that's not all...we're guessing that these images and expository texts might inspire something else. Think: poetry!
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Today, the scholars will be exploring the article "Deportation and Family Separation" written by 11-year-old author Eleanor Hedges Duroy. In the article, Duroy discusses the issues relating to immigration reform, as well as the impact that it has on families across the U.S. Like many of the expository texts we have read in the past, Duroy's article provides many features that provide additional information. What information can you find? Today, the scholars & poets (& artists) of the hive will be using their critical thinking skills to analyze poetic themes and then connect the poem to photographic images from National Geographic. Just another day in the lives of college-bound scholars....
Poem: Days Billy Collins Each one is a gift, no doubt, mysteriously placed in your waking hand or set upon your forehead moments before you open your eyes. Today begins cold and bright, the ground heavy with snow and the thick masonry of ice, the sun glinting off the turrets of clouds. Through the calm eye of the window everything is in its place but so precariously this day might be resting somehow on the one before it, all the days of the past stacked high like the impossible tower of dishes entertainers used to build on stage. No wonder you find yourself perched on the top of a tall ladder hoping to add one more. Just another Wednesday you whisper, then holding your breath, place this cup on yesterday’s saucer without the slightest clink. Photographs: *Official photo credits will later be added so that the titles won't influence scholars' decisions. Last year, Region 13 approached the Hive for a "Teaching Innovations" series and the footage is finally ready! They loved the Hive so much that they filmed not one but TWO videos. Check out the Class of 2021's epic class initiatives on film: It's finally time. Time for HIVExRADIO to take a giant leap further into the world of public radio! Today we're going to begin an in-depth study of the iconic show, This American Life, to help our brainstorming process. We'll be listening to an episode called Batman while we critically analyze and discuss the structure and content of the show. Stop at 22 minutes...but pause and talk a few times before, too! Today, we will be sifting through a variety of Civil Rights texts from different perspectives...all of which used persuasive tactics and language. Some of the texts have shocking perspectives on equal rights, but it's important to understand the severity of differences when looking at history. It's also important to think about how these perspectives have evolved over time when looking at social justice issues in today's society.
Time For Kids Article: Sitting Down to Take a Stand Time For Kids: Interactive Timeline Rise & Fall of Jim Crow: the KKK Today we are going to look at an amazing article written by 11-year-old Sophia Rothman. This piece is an in-depth perspective on a growing problem in America: Youth Homelessness. Read, discuss, and analyze using the below google doc. |
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