2/7

HW due Thursday:

1. Field Study to Reed College Cooley Art Gallery
a. Write down 3 facts about the exhibit based off the information you gather on their website (http://www.reed.edu/gallery/) and this interview with the makers of the exhibit (http://www.berlinartlink.com/2018/01/23/truth-reframing-perspectives-an-interview-with-thomson-craighead/) ... The interview is complicated and complex and is ok if you don't read the entire thing, but check out the images and captions to get a sense of what to expect tomorrow
b. We will be eating lunch at the Reed College Cafeteria. If you choose, you can purchase food at the cafeteria (but absolutely no more than $9).

2/6

Sorry for the late blog post, we have staff meetings that go until 5:30ish every Tuesday.

HW due Wednesday:

1. Mic Crenshaw Spoken Word Unit Reflection

2. Human Rights Vocabulary Round 2:

Pick any of the following vocabulary words that you have not already defined and write a definition in your own words with a quick image to go with it:

Refugee, Migrant, Internally Displaced Person, Immigrant, Host Country, Asylum, Asylum Seeker, United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Stateless Person, counter-storytelling, climate refugee, stateless person, resiliency, persecution,

Field Study to Reed College Cooley Art Gallery this Thursday!!!

2/5

HW due Tuesday:

1. NO HW DUE TUESDAY!!! READ your Human Rights Novel for 20-30 minutes tonight. Please come to school with your Human Rights Novel tomorrow.

***Big shout out to those who shared their spoken word poem this afternoon! If anyone else wants to share their writing, we are going to hold space tomorrow morning to hear other pieces***

Field Study to Reed College Cooley Art Gallery this Thursday!!!

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HW due Monday:

1. Monday is our last day with Mic Crenshaw! We will write all morning (Who am I? Who are we? What are the stories we carry in our backpack?) and then work with Mic in the afternoon.

2. Human Rights Reading Assignment #1

READ DAILY!!!

2/1

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMET BOLLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HW due Friday:

We will be working with Mic in the afternoon. Come prepared to rock some spoken word and explore the idea of What stories do I carry in my backpack?

1. Human Rights Vocabulary Card

...Using your assigned vocabulary word, create a vocabulary card with the word, image, and definition in your own words.

1. Refugee 2. Migrant 3. Internally Displaced Person 4. Host Country
5. Asylum 6. Asylum Seeker
7. United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) 8. Stateless Person

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HW due Thursday:

1. We are not going on a field study tomorrow. We will be at school all day. Make sure you have your Human Rights Novel with you in class!

2. Read your assigned section from the Making It Home book you took home from school today (I will give you a copy of this at school if you were absent today)

1. Kosovo
2. Bosnia
3. Afghanistan
4. Iraq
5. Congo
6. Liberia
7. Sudan
8. Burundi

Complete the corresponding Making It Home note-taking sheet once you have read your section all the way through.

1/30 - Michael Sub Plans + HW Due Wednesday

Hi all. Sorry I am not able to be in school today. Happy birthday Samson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

During the afternoon when you have your chromebooks read the NewsELA article about the refugee Olympian (https://newsela.com/read/elem-olympic-refugee-runner/id/39629).

When done, make sure you have completed the Mapping One Refugee's Journey handout based off the article you were assigned by Bonnie this morning.

If you finish everything early, spend some time on the United Nations of Human Rights website participating in a portrayal of the refugee experience through Against All Odds simulation .

HW due Wednesday
In preparation for our work with Mic Crenshaw Wednesday afternoon, your homework due Wednesday is to write 4 bars about either your weekend, your day today, or your thoughts so far on the essential question “Who is a refugee?”