Today, scholars will be choosing from a collection of NewsELA articles and analyzing the data with a keen eye and new perspective. Down, set, hut!
A few years back, Rolling Stone posted a controversial article entitled, "This is Your Brain on Football." While the findings weren't new, they were definitely noticed. Every year, more and more football players are experiencing minor, to major, injuries caused by the game of football...injuries that sometimes can't even be seen.
Today, scholars will be choosing from a collection of NewsELA articles and analyzing the data with a keen eye and new perspective. Down, set, hut!
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It's time to begin our exploration into the beautiful world of poetry and expository texts. Some may not describe expository texts as beautiful, but they are the platforms in which lifelong learners seek and find information to fill their growing brains. That's pretty beautiful. Today we'll be analyzing excerpts from My Name is Jorge, and a themed NewsELA article of choice. Like all lifelong learners we will have more questions and wonderings...this journey will be continued in the following weeks as we curate our own Storify collections.
Lit Circles rock...and they're going to rock even more now that we're beginning to link our books to something much bigger: SOCIAL JUSTICE! Today, scholars will be thinking deeply about their literature circle books and how they connect to today's world. Through discussion and this google form, we're going to launch the thought process for our social justice initiatives. Ready, set, change the world...
Today, scholars will be analyzing a photographic essay entitled By Land or By Sea that has captured the many faces of migrants on their journeys to seek peace, safety, and freedom. These migrants are from North Africa, the Balkans, and Syria (which we gained schema on this past Friday). Scholars will be analyzing these photographs and then thinking about photography and photographic essays as a means to explore social justice. Sometimes unique points of view can change our perception of people, places, and ideas....
Yesterday, an image of a drowned Syrian boy who washed ashore went viral. Like many Syrians, the boy (Aylan Kurdi) was trying to flee the war-torn country with his family. While the Syrian Civil War has been escalating for almost 3 years, many Americans are unaware of the horrific conflict that takes place on a daily basis. Today we will take a closer look at the war through some of the cartoon tributes for Aylan Kurdi and an article from NewsELA about a Syrian refugee camp. Just because this is happening overseas doesn't mean our empathy isn't wide enough to cross the ocean.
The awesome scholars of the Hive have started a GoFundMe page to raise money for our non-profit radio station. We're determined to purchase staff shirts, more recording equipment, and build a soundproof booth! Find more out about our endeavor and think about donating funds: http://www.gofundme.com/ev369nj8
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