1/29

HW due Thursday:
1. Come with your signed permission form prepared for our field study to Mercy Corps.
We will be leaving at 9:05.

2. Spoken Word Poetry - HW - In preparation for our spoken word poetry unit with Mic Crenshaw ((http://www.miccrenshaw.com/), watch one spoken word poetry video. Write down 3 words that come to mind right after you are done with the video.

shane koyczan - to this day

Prince Ea - Why I Think This World Should End

Denice Frohman - Accents

Brenden Wellington - America in 4 Minutes

Who Am I? - Life by Sara

Portland Public Schools - Verselandia
(2 hours long presentation from PPS high school students doing spoken word!)
Kobe Bryant - Dear Basketball

Sarah Kay - If I Should Have a Daughter

Mic Crenshaw - Superheroes

Mic Crenshaw - Obvious

Mic Crenshaw - Earthbound

Extra Credit --- write down 3 facts about the Mercy Corps Action Center  - https://www.mercycorps.org/action-center

1/28

HW due Wednesday:

1. Hero's Journey + Change Maker Reading Assignment #1 
a. For the next week, practice "monitoring comprehension" by using sticky notes at the end of each chapter (or another 'stopping point' of your choosing depending on the style of book you have). Write a 1-3 sentence summary of what you think are the most important things going on in your book at the end of each chapter on a sticky note and then leave it in your book.
b. When responding to the "Hero's Journey" question, you can reference this video for support (TED ED - Hero's Journey. You can also adapt the question depending on where you are at in your book to refer to a different moment in the Hero's Journey.

We are headed to Mercy Corps to learn about water issues, access, and equity. Can someone in your family join us for the experience? We need more field study volunteers this winter.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f44afa82fa0fd0-winter1

Winter Easy CBM

Friday AM - Core Class:

Students should be silently and independently engaged during the Easy CBM testing process in the morning.

1. Take Easy CBM WINTER vocabulary and comprehension tests. Click here for the link: https://pps-or.easycbm.com/

2. Michael's teacher name is mjansa.

1/23

HW due Friday:

Term 2 ends tomorrow. All work is due tomorrow! Here are the grades as they stand... Michael's Class Grades - End of Term 2 to Share - 2019-20

1. Term 2 Service Learning Reflection - If you want me to print it, share it with me before 8:30 tomorrow morning.

Service learning reflections should include: 

• Hook (action, thought, dialogue) 
• A minimum of 3 paragraphs of writing
• What?
• SO WHAT? → What did you learn about yourself through this experience? → GIVE SPECIFIC EVIDENCE OF THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• NOW WHAT?!?!
• Connect your service learning experience to a bigger idea
• Share a specific opportunity or organization and what they do that connects to your experience
• Concluding thought
• Creative piece

Consider → use your pink-ish rubric and the organization and conventions editing handout as a guide while you write

Service Learning Reflection Rubric 

Service Learning Reflection - Editing Practice Worksheet

Service Learning Reflections - Student Examples

Be thinking about selecting your "Hero's Journey + Change Maker" novel and getting it into class
Hero's Journey - Book List

Books Students Should Read

1/22

HW due Thursday:

1. We are going on a field study tomorrow to the Columbia Wastewater Treatment Plant. Come prepared to be outside for part of the day and ready to go with a lunch. Extra credit - Write down three facts about where we are going tomorrow and have them when you walk into school tomorrow morning.

2. Service Learning Reflection - Work on your term 2 service learning reflection for 21 minutes. Consider the notes we had projected onto the board today while we were writing.

Service learning reflections should include: 

• Hook (action, thought, dialogue) 
• A minimum of 3 paragraphs of writing
• What?
• SO WHAT? → What did you learn about yourself through this experience? → GIVE SPECIFIC EVIDENCE OF THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• NOW WHAT?!?!
• Connect your service learning experience to a bigger idea
• Share a specific opportunity or organization and what they do that connects to your experience
• Concluding thought
• Creative piece

Consider → use your pink-ish rubric and the organization and conventions editing handout as a guide while you write

Service Learning Reflection Rubric 

Service Learning Reflection - Editing Practice Worksheet 

Service Learning Reflections - Student Examples

Term 2 ends Friday, January 24th

Be thinking about selecting your "Hero's Journey + Change Maker" novel and getting it into class

Hero's Journey - Book List

1/21

HW due Wednesday:

Service Learning Reflection - Editing Practice Worksheet (complete page 1 only)

We will work on your Service Learning reflection in class tomorrow afternoon. A reminder that we won't have Morning Meeting tomorrow and instead will have a presentation from the Portland Water Bureau in Karen's room starting right at 8:45.

Service Learning Reflections - Student Examples

HW due Thursday:

"Hero's Journey + Change Maker" novel selected and in class

Hero's Journey - Book List

Term 2 ends Friday, January 24th

Weekend Updates - 1/17/20

HW due Tuesday: 

***If you have not already done so, share the Community Expectations sheet with your family and bring it back with it signed by an adult in your life.***

1. Term 2 service learning hours (3) complete

HW due Thursday:

"Hero's Journey + Change Maker" novel selected and in class

Hero's Journey - Book List

Term 2 ends Friday, January 24th 

Term 2 - Updated Grades - 1/15/20

MLK Day of Service Learning (DAY ON) Events in Portland: 

https://www.handsonportland.org/

https://www.handsonportland.org/special-event/a0M1H00000VynBZ

https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2020/01/celebration-events-whats-openwhats-closed-for-martin-luther-king-jr-day.html

https://portlandlivingonthecheap.com/mlk-day-portland/