Assignments

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28 Life is Beautiful Reflection Paper- due by 11:59 pm Sunday on turnitin.com 11:59 PM	29 Read the article, "Yes, No, Okay, But..." annotate it- be prepared to do something with the reading 11:59 PM	30	1 Complete outline for essay- with the intro page completed and all main ideas and quotes- evidence only- Quotes should be only 1-3 sentences in length- conclusion graphic organizer completed as well 11:59 PM	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9 Read and annotate article- use the article to generate at least one question for Socratic Seminar- When South Pasadena was for Whites Only 11:59 PM Night Essay- completed essay- 3-5 pages is due 11:59 PM Socratic Seminar- Crips and Bloods: Made In America - create 3-5 thought provoking, open ended questions to ask- answer your own questions as if they were posed to you- questions will be submitted in class after the conversation- print out your questions and answers 11:59 PM Read and annotate article- use the article to generate at least one question for Socratic Seminar- When South Pasadena was for Whites Only 11:59 PM	10	11
12	13 Research- find one meaningful, credible and relevant article on each topic- restrictive housing covenants in CA, what is life like in ghettos in LA today, what is being done today to help people's lives living in ghettos in LA today?- remember to put in your specific criteria and then the plus sign and articles - read and annotate them 11:59 PM	14	15 Research topic two- After researching two additional genocides besides the Holocaust, what are similar causes you have noted? Pick two additional genocides from today or the past- link to Genocide: Worse Than War documentary is below-- we watched the first 28 min and we took notes on similar causes as notes in the Holocaust. 1. write out all causes of the Holocaust 2. watch the documentary clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMe7QvqpaU 3. Take notes on similar causes as seen in the Holocaust Pick 2 other genocides to research- find 2 credible, relevant articles on the other two genocides- 4 in total. Either print out the articles and annotate them or have links and notes on a google doc 11:59 PM	16	17 Today's Assignments- 1. Share info found with a neighbor- discuss similarities that you found in your research to the causes we listed and discussed in class for the Holocaust Are there any other pieces of info you are missing and need? If so, find one more for each genocide studying- read and annotate Develop 3-5 open ended, meaningful questions to ask on this research topic for Socratic Seminar- answer your own questions- Socratic seminar will be Friday, May 17th 11:59 PM	18
19	20	21 Genocide Topic- find two relevant- credible articles- read and annotate- What is the world and the U.S. doing to prevent genocide? What needs to be done? 11:59 PM	22	23 Research Paper Outline- Due- Bring in the hard copy to class 11:59 PM Death Penalty Packet- read and annotate articles and do activities assigned with graphic organizers - be prepared to decide on the issue for now- leaning toward pro or con at this point 11:59 PM	24	25
26	27 Night Essay- Make sure your Night essay is on a google doc- submit it here 11:59 PM	28 Death Penalty Debate Prep- find 2 additional substantial articles on the death penalty to help you understand the issue more deeply- some possible topics, pro, con, which states use it and why? Ca- what's our state's position? Lethal injection, etc...- print them out, annotate them- all articles MUST be printed along with any notes for the final- you will not be able to use the computer 11:59 PM	29	30	31	1