1/17

HW due Thursday:

1. Read your Human Rights Novel
...Add 2 sticky notes from a part of your book that you want to discuss with your reading group tomorrow. It can be a part from your book that was confusing, interesting, hilarious, thought-provoking, etc...
...Add 2 sticky notes monitoring your comprehension as you read. For example, at the end of a chapter write out the big ideas of that chapter in 3 sentences or less on the sticky note

Term 2 Service Hours due Monday, January 22nd. We will work on the reflection on the 22nd together in class.

1/16

HW due Wednesday:

***Tomorrow is a LATE OPENING!!!! School starts at 10:45. We will begin the day with a class meeting***

1. Mercy Corps Field Study Assignment
...We had 30 minutes to work on this in class this afternoon. How much did you get done? Did you take ownership of that time to work? You will get 15 minutes to finish this in the morning. That means you should have pretty much all, except maybe one question complete tonight. Use the rubric on the second page of the assignment to make sure you are meeting all field study assignment expectations.
... Please bring in $5 to help pay for our field study to Mercy Corps today if you did not do so today

1/12

No School Monday, January 15th - MLK Day of Service
http://www.oregonvolunteers.org/volunteer/mlk/
https://www.hrc.org/events/mlk-day-of-service-in-portland

HW due Tuesday, January 16th

***We are going on a special field study on Tuesday that I forgot to mention!!! We are going to the Mercy Corps Action Center in downtown Portland. https://www.mercycorps.org/action-center... We have to leave SES at 9:00AM (!!!) and we will be back at noon. You can either bring your lunch or get one from the cafeteria. We will eat our lunch as soon as we are back at school at noon.***

1. Oregon Jewish Museum Field Study Assignment
... Use the R.A.C.E. rubric + connections/examples when responding to the essential question
... Don't forget to add assignment question #4 --> What was one idea from this exhibit that directly connects to things happening in your life today?

2. READ DAILY!!!
...Because you are going to meet as a novel group for the first time next week don't get past page 100 in your Human Rights Novel

***Consider how you are contributing to our experience in PE and what you can do to have a more positive impact in that space... We will be writing about and discussing this on Tuesday in class***

1/11

HW due Friday:

1. Essential Concepts Vocabulary Card

The following are Essential Concepts in our Human Rights Unit. Focus on the concept you were assigned and create a vocabulary card for that concept, including the concept, a definition in your own words, and an image.

A.Experience Discomfort
B. Speak Your Truth
C. Stay Engaged
D. Expect/Accept Non-Closure
E. Counter-storytelling
F .Resiliency
G. Strength-Based models of thinking (not deficit)
H. Privilege

Easy CBM Instructions

1. Go to:  pps.or.easycbm.com
2. On student side, click on "click here"
3. In teacher login type: mjansa
4. Find your name on the drop down menu
5. Select test 1: WINTER reading comprehension
6. Select test 2: WINTER vocabulary
7. When done, smile and put away your chromebook and come check in with Michael to get your Human Rights Novel

1/10

HW due Thursday:

1. Field Study to Oregon Jewish Museum
a. Our field study will be from 10:00 - 2:00. Come prepared with a lunch and appropriate clothing.
b. Find out three facts about the Oregon Jewish Museum from their website http://www.ojmche.org/

Extra Credit:
Find an awesome, engaging, and meaningful video about resiliency and share it with me before 8:30 AM  

Wednesday AM To Do

What is Resilience Article

My Resilience Quiz

Becoming More Resilient Article

Michael's Class Survey - 2017 Reflection + 2018 Check In