Week 8 ( Two weeks till 10 week grades published)

Week 8 English 10

Day	Class work	Homework
Monday Printout syllabus before class Monday for 100 pts ☐ Print our Engrade with parent/guardian signature and Contact PHONE NUMBER 100 Pts ☐ Print out Roman Numeral outline from box.com ☐ Download Cesar Chavez Essay Template Box.com 100 Pts due Monday at beginning of class ☐ Points given 7:30-7:45 or at Lunch only! LACER Tutoring Students Don’t forget to turn in your signed LACER logs to the inbox to receive your 21st century skills points! ☐	Extension for Final Drafts of Compare 2 Political Speeches Essay submission window will be closed at 8 am Sunday. Annotate using all criteria from p. 37 and p Cesar Chavez “what the future holds for Farm Workers and Hispanics ☐ Use the internet or your smart phone to look up geography, definitions, biographies of political leaders, laws, changes in demographics (Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.)  ☐ Review Cesar Chavez Essay Prompt Unit 4 Vocabulary Exam ☐	Vocabulary Unit 5 Definitions ☐ Draft of Cesar Chavez Essay due Wednesday triple spaced typed ☐ Dialectical Journals on Things Fall Apart will be collected on Friday for Ch.1-6 Things Fall Apart ☐
Tuesday P 4-7 Shortened Day	Complete Argument Powerpoints☐ Roman Numeral Outlines	Vocabulary Unit 5 Completing the sentence ☐
Wednesday	Roman Numeral Outline ☐ Peer Review Cesar Chavez essay  using common core argument syllabus ☐	Vocabulary Unit 5 Synonyms and Antonyms   ☐ Submit Essay to turnitin.com before class on Thursday☐ Remember to proofread your essay!  Do not submit without 1.   Reading out loud to catch sentence fragments and run-ons ☐ 2.    Running spell and grammar check ☐ 3.   Check for plagiarism. ☐ Have you put quotation marks around the work of others?  ☐Have you used Block quotes for quotations >3 lines? ☐ Do you have your Works Cited List in MLA format? ☐
Thursday	Political Cartoons Read P. 61 Answer Questions 1-6 ☐ Find a political cartoon, print out and bring to class ☐	Vocabulary Unit 5 Choosing the Right Word and Vocabulary in Context ☐ Find a political cartoon, print out and bring to class ☐
Friday	Discussion of Things Fall Apart ☐ Dialectical Journals due in class with carefully labeled Table of Contents ☐	Vocabulary Unit 5   Study for Unit 5 Exam Monday Use Quizlet.com ☐ Amnesty Weekend Due Monday at beginning of class! Revise an Essay for credit 1.   Submit with essay highlighted on your printed engrade.com 2.   Staple revision to a rough draft and submit essays to appropriate turnitin folder for plagiarism check if you have not already done so! ☐ Proofread! I am using “Carmicle criteria” -3 sloppy errors and I stop reading and you will not receive any credit! ☐ Complete all missing Vocabulary for partial credit ☐

Speech Databank

Collection of Great Speeches- Click on Link to explore collection.

Rhetoric.org Speechbank

Presentation Rubric Now on Box.com

Download or view Presentation Rubric on your Box.com App

This Common Core Presentation Rubric is the system used for evaluating all of your speeches/ presentations in Project Based Learning (PBL)

Compare Two Political Speeches Essay Template Now on Box.com

Download at Library, LACER, College Center or Learning Center if you want to use for Tuesday Timed Essay Exam

Compare Two Political Speeches Essay Template Now on Box.com

Week 7

Week 7 English 10

Day	Class work	Homework
Monday Printout syllabus before class Monday for 100 pts ☐ Print our Engrade with parent/guardian signature and Contact PHONE NUMBER 100 Pts Download Roman Numeral Outline from Box.com  100 points  ☐ Download Compare two Political Speeches Essay template  100 points ☐	Revised Final Drafts of Sojourner Essays tune before class Complete Analysis of I’ve Been to the Mountain Top and remarks to the Convocation ☐ Review Speech Rubric ☐ Unit 3 Vocabulary Exam  ☐	Vocabulary Unit 4  Definitions ☐ Dialectal Journals due on Wednesday for Chapters 1-6 of Chinua Achibe Things Fall Apart  ( Table your Table of Contents carefully)  ☐ Review your Notes for Timed Essay Exam ☐
Tuesday P 1,2, 3	Timed Evaluation of Speech Essay Notes and Outline Only (Grades will be based on Common Core 9th/10th grade Argument rubric and the 9 areas of the template on pp. 39 of the blue PML text)  ☐  ☐	Vocabulary Unit 4  Completing the sentence ☐ Read and Annotate  “ What the Future Holds for Farm Workers and Hispanics” by Cesar Chavez pp. 53-59 (Annotation of Blue books will be checked on Wednesday for identification of the parameters listed on p. 39) ☐
Wednesday 4,6,7	Discussion and completion of  Evaluation of Speech Template “ What the Future Holds for Farm Workers and Hispanics” by Cesar Chavez pp. 53-59☐ Review Roman Numeral Format Outline Instructions  on Box.com ☐	Vocabulary Unit 4 Synonyms and Antonyms   ☐ Outline Evaluation of Cesar Chavez Speech Essay Use Roman Numeral Format ☐ Tip: You should have ~ 10 paragraphs if you “hot all the beats” of the template and write a strong Introduction!
Thursday	Draft Evaluation of Cesar Chavez Speech Essay 1500 words ( Times New Roman 12- Point Font  Double-spaced for Final Draft Remember to triple space your Rough Draft Rough Draft due to Turnitin.com by Sunday 5 PM THIS WILL BE A LOCK-OUT After 5PM ☐	Vocabulary Unit 4 Choosing the Right Word and Vocabulary in Context ☐ Work on Draft of Cesar Chavez 1500-word Essay Make sure it is logically organized and coherent ☐ Remember to proofread your essay!  Do not submit without reading out loud to catch sentence fragments and run-ons, running spell and grammar check, and check for plagiarism. Have you put quotation marks around the work of others? Have you used Block quotes for quotations >3 lines, Do you have your Works Cited List in MLA format?
Friday	P1 and P3 Reading Circles for Things Fall Apart Chapters 1-6 Dialectical Journaling☐	Vocabulary Unit 4   Study for Unit 3 Exam Monday Use Quizlet.com ☐ Cesar Chavez Essay due by 5 PM on Sunday to turnitin.com (Locked out after 5 ☐

Week 6 English 10

Week 6 English 10

Day	Class work	Homework
Monday Printout syllabus before class Monday for 100 pts ☐ Print our Engrade with parent/guardian signature and Contact PHONE NUMBER 100 Pts	Revised Final Drafts of Vietnam Essays due in Inbox Peer Review Sojourner Truth Essay ☐ Unit 2 Vocabulary Exam  ☐	Submit Sojourner Truth Essay to turnitin.com by 10 PM ☐ P 1 and 3 Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Chapters 4-6 pp.25-51 ☐
Tuesday P 1,2, 3	Read Highlight, and Annotate I’ve been to the Mountaintop by Martin Luther King Jr.  and Bill Clinton’s Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of Christ in God pp. 47-52 ☐ Watch Videos of Speeches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpnAJdztWOo ☐ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixfwGLxRJU8   ☐	Vocabulary Unit 3Definitions ☐ Revise Vietnam Essay Submit to turnitin.com before class on Wednesday ☐
Wednesday 4,6,7	Read Highlight, and Annotate I’ve been to the Mountaintop by Martin Luther King Jr.  and Bill Clinton’s Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of Christ in God pp. 47-52☐ Watch Videos of Speeches	Vocabulary Unit 3 Completing the sentence☐
Thursday	Review Speech Rubric ☐ Complete Analysis of I I‘ve been to the Mountaintop and Remarks to the Convocations in reader’ s writer’s Notebooks ☐ Timed Speech Evaluation Essay Next Week You will need your notes!	Vocabulary Unit 3 Synonyms and Antonyms ☐
Friday Shortened day	Outline and Write 1st draft of 3 minute speech and submit to turnitin.com P1 and P3 Reading Circles for Things Fall Apart Dialectical Journaling☐	Vocabulary Unit 3 Choosing the Right Word and Vocabulary in Context ☐ ☐ Study for Unit 3 Exam Monday Use Quizlet.com ☐

Bonus

1. Print out your engrade 

2. Get parent/guardian signature

3. Highlight assignment if you believe grade is incorrect

4. Staple assignment to engrade

5. Turn in correct folder

6. Get 100 points

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New Media Academy: Human Rights Resources to Support Chinua Achebe Novel: Things Fall Apart and World History Classes

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”—Article 1, United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Avalon Project: Declaration of the Rights of Man

United for Human Rights Web Pages


Human Rights Education Resources For Students: UN Human Rights Treaties and Programs

This section for students lists websites and print resources with information regarding UN human rights treaties and educational programs to support a deeper understanding of international human rights.

Office of High Comissioner for Human Rights

The OHCHR spearheads global efforts to protect and promote human rights. The website has quick links to human rights treaties, issues, education and training, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with which the OHCHR works. A few highlights within this site...

Human Rights by Topic http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Pages/ListOfIssues.aspx 
What are Human Rights http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx

UDHR in 36 languages http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Core Human Rights Treaties http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/index.htm

Human Rights in Action: The United Nations Cyber School Bus

www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/index.asp

The U.N. Cyber School Bus project aims to collect inspiring stories of schools defending and promoting human rights in communities, neighborhoods, and cities. Resources include an interactive UDHR and ready-to-print handouts such as a plain language UDHR, vocabulary list and quotes on human rights.

World Programme for Human Rights Education

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/education/training/programme.htm

As part of the UN High Commission for Human Rights this program promotes a common understanding of the basic principles and methodologies of human rights education provide a framework for action. The website offers concrete strategies and practical ideas for implementing human rights education.

UNICEF

http://www.unicef.org/index.php

UNICEF is the leading international advocate for children’s rights. Their website contains a plethora of resources including photos essays, global statistics on the state of children, Voices of Youth digital diaries, discussion forums for youth, podcasts of young voices from conflict areas, CRC video contest and much more.

Clapham, Andrew. Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. As the title suggests, Clapham offers an introduction to the historical and philosophical origins of human rights. The book also provides a focus on current issues such as Guantanamo Bay and Darfur.

For Students: Human Rights Issues and Advocacy:

This section is intended to assist students in researching human rights issues. Students may also find useful information through local and national news outlets or by interviewing local activists. Many of the following organizations include opportunities for students to get involved in a human rights issue.

Amnesty International USA

http://www.amnestyusa.org/

AI provides extensive background information by region and issue. They also have a dedicated section for young activists with opportunities to take action for human rights. Be sure to take a look at their Activist Toolkit, Music for Human Rights campaign and Protect the Human program.

Free the Children

http://www.freethechildren.com/we/index.php

Started by a 12-year old in 1995, Free the Children is an international development organization that is focused on youth empowerment. FTC is engaged in community-based development in at least a half-dozen countries.

UNICEF: Voices of Youth

http://www.unicef.org/index.php

UNICEF is the leading international advocate for children’s rights. Their website contains a plethora of resources including photos essays, global statistics on the state of children, Voices of Youth digital diaries, discussion forums for youth, podcasts of young voices from conflict areas, CRC video contest and much more.

Human Rights Watch

http://www.hrw.org/

One of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights, HRW focuses international attention where human rights are violated, gives voice to the oppressed, and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. The organization hosts an annual International Human Rights Film Festival. Their website lists human rights issues information by region and topic.

WITNESS

www.witness.org

WITNESS is a nonprofit organization that uses video and online technologies to build global awareness of human rights violations and empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. “The Hub” is their online video community where individuals can upload, share, and watch videos about human rights.

Human Rights First

www.humanrightsfirst.org

A non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization dedicated to protect persons at risk, including human rights advocates. Their focus is on building respect for the rule of law as a tool for protecting human rights. The well-documented reports by issue are extremely useful for research.

US Human Rights Network

http://www.ushrnetwork.org/

The website has a section entitled “Treaties & Declarations,” which lists and summarizes human rights treaties, declarations, and international human rights standards with appropriate links to each document.

Prepared by Sandy Sohcot, Executive Director of the Rex Foundation, Ellen Sebastian Chang, Creative Director and Andrea McEvoy Spero, Curriculum Development Team Member for the Rex Foundation human rights education program The World As It Could Be © September 2009 – September 2011