Humanities Portfolio Rounds Agenda

Here's a sneak peek at the Portfolio Panel Agenda.
We discussed this in class today, remember?

Agenda

Part I: History in Images (38 min.)

Round 1 - Choose One! Look through the images at your table. Choose one that you are drawn to. (3 min.)

Round 2 - Observe It: Describe what you see in the image? What stands out to you? Record your observations in the “See.” column. Students must identify three observations. (5 min.)

Round 3 - Connect It: How does this image connect to something you have learned in Humanities? Does it leave you with any questions? (Silent. Individual. In writing.) Record your connections & questions in the “Connect.” column. (5 min.)

Round 4 - Theme It: Teacher reviews the definition of theme.

What common idea or theme do you see among all the images? Students create their own theme or choose from identified themes printed out on slips of paper.

(Silent. Individual.) (10 min.)

Round 5 - Share It: Share the image you chose and how you connected it to Humanities and to a theme from Rounds 1, 2, & 3. Teacher asks interpretive questions. (15 min.)

Part II: Words to Images (30 min)

Round 1 - Connect It: Review notes about your article. How does your image connect with the text you read? Add any notes related to your image. (Silent. Individual.) (5 min.)

Round 2 - Questions: Teacher asks interpretive questions and facilitates a thematic discussion about the image-text connections. (15 min.)

Round 3 - Theme It: Create or choose a new theme that connects your image to the text you read? Share new theme and rationale with the group. (5 min.)

Round 4 - Reflection: Students share one success and one challenge. (5 min.)

*January Portfolio Panel Readings*

Ladies, welcome to Humanities Portfolio Panels! I promise they won't be so painful. Maybe a bit of work . . . *Sigh*

Here's what you need to do.

1. Choose a text from the 5 below. There are three contemporary issues articles and two poems.
2. Read the text twice. Yes TWICE!
3. Take notes on the text that summarize the ideas of the writer; describe any reactions, connections, and questions you have after reading it. Take these notes on loose leaf or note cards.
4. Bring your notes and the article (if you choose to print it out) to your Portfolio Panel.

10th Grade Humanities Portfolio Panel Readings (CHOOSE ONE!)

“Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes - poem


“From Slavery to the White House” By Rachel L. Swarns & Jodi Kantor in New York Times Upfront Magazine, Vol. 142, February 8, 2010


“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid - narrative poem with audio


“What’s Next for Haiti?” By Patricia Smith in New York Times Upfront Magazine, Vol. 142, March 1, 2010


“Defriending Facebook” By Katie Hafner in New York Times Upfront Magazine, Vol. 142, March 15, 2010

Vocab Quiz Reminder

Vocab quiz on the following words:

• savvy
• intrigue
• purport
• amorous
• natal
  

Essay Revisions

Welcome to the end of your First Semester of 10th Grade!

Here's what you need to do to get your credits! THIS IS DUE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 24 FOR ALL GROUPS! Even if you do not have humanities!

1. Self-Identity Essay Revision

You will hand in the entire packet with a third draft of your essay.

Type the final draft of your revised Persepolis Essay. Your revised final draft should include the following FOUR paragraphs:

Introduction

• Hook
• Thesis
• Transition

Evidence #1

• Topic Sentence
• Evidence (a quote, paraphrase, or detailed summary)

Evidence #2

• Topic Sentence
• Evidence (a quote, paraphrase, or detailed summary)

Evidence #3

• Topic Sentence
• Evidence (a quote, paraphrase, or detailed summary)

REMINDER! Your typed second draft must have the following formatting:

• 1” margins
• 12 point font, NO SCRIPT
• A title centered
• double spacing for the title and the essay ONLY
• A heading in the upper LEFT corner, SINGLE SPACED!

2. Persepolis Essay Revision (a.k.a. Your Final Exam)

You will hand in the entire packet with a third draft of your essay.

Type the final draft of your revised Persepolis Essay. Your revised final draft should include the following FOUR paragraphs:

Introduction

• Hook
• Thesis
• Transition

Evidence #1

• Topic Sentence
• Evidence (a quote, paraphrase, or detailed summary)

Evidence #2

• Topic Sentence
• Evidence (a quote, paraphrase, or detailed summary)

Evidence #3

• Topic Sentence
• Evidence (a quote, paraphrase, or detailed summary)

REMINDER! Your typed second draft must have the following formatting:

• 1” margins
• 12 point font, NO SCRIPT
• A title centered
• double spacing for the title and the essay ONLY
• A heading in the upper LEFT corner, SINGLE SPACED!

Good luck!

Vocabulary: Wednesday, January 19, 2011

natal (adj.)
* related to someone's birth

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Antonyms

Vocabulary: Tuesday, January 18, 2011

to intrigue (v.)

• to arouse curiosity or interest in something/someone
• to cause mystery or desire for something

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Antonyms

Vocabulary: Friday, January 21, 2011

amorous (adj.)

• showing or expressing love
• being or feeling in love

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Antonyms

Vocabulary: Thursday, January 13, 2011

savvy (adj.)

• well-informed about something
• extremely capable of doing something
• having a lot of common sense about something
  

Vocabulary: Wednesday, January 12, 2011

to purport (v.)

• to profess or claim something, often falsely
• to appear (falsely) to be something
  

Vocabulary: Monday, January 10, 2011

erudite (adj.)

• educated, wise, knowledgeable

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Antonyms

Revising Thesis Statements

This week we spent every class revising thesis statements for one essay. I feel confident that everyone who participated in our Collaborative Team Revisions now has Effective Thesis Statements. Here's the scoop:

1. Thesis Revision Process (You need a Finding Your Thesis Brain Organizer!)

   1. Read the task using the Keyword Strategy, then the In My Own Words Strategy. Note them on your Organizer.

   2. Brainstorm or Freewrite on the question, topic, or theme. Use the Keyword Strategy on your writing. Note keywords on your Organizer.

   3. Write the original thesis in the bottom box. Read it aloud at least TWICE.

   4. Rearrange, substitute, or omit words with the keywords. How can we say the same thing in a new way? How can we say it with the keywords?

5. Double check that your new thesis meets all the criteria for and Effective Thesis.

1. • Does it have an Opinion about the topic/theme with Analysis (WHY???)?
   • Does it include keywords from the task description?
   • Does it include Keywords from your prior knowledge or research (from your freewrite)?
   • Does it introduce how the evidence presented relates to the writer’s opinion?

NOW revise your introduction paragraph with your new thesis statement. You should have three elements in an introduction:

1. A hook
2. You thesis
3. A transition to your first piece of evidence.

Have fun! DUE MONDAY, January 10, 2011.

Vocabulary: Thursday, January 6, 2011

obstinate (adj.)

Definition

• stubbornly sticking to one's purpose or opinion
• difficult to influence

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Vocabulary: Wednesday, January 5, 2011

livid (adj.)

Definition

• extremely angry
• furious
• vehemently angry

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Vocabulary: Tuesday, January 4, 2011

ambivalent (adj.)
ambivalence (n.)

• (adj.) having both positive & negative feelings about something
• (n.) mixed feelings

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Antonyms

Vocabulary: Monday, January 3, 2011

to hone (v.)

Definition

• to strengthen or refine something, as a skill or object
• to improve something

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Antonym

Waaaake UP!

Are you ready? Are you pumped? Are you aching . . . to get back to school???

No, me neither. Alas, here we are, on the eve of the end of our vacation. As I have been planning some new exciting classes for our New Year, I wanted to remind you all of a few things.

1. 1. Persepolis Essay is due TOMORROW!
2. 2. Reading Journals are due TOMORROW!
   
3. 3. If you have any other essays from class that you haven't handed in, BRING THEM. They include: Self-Identity Essay, Adolescence paragraph, and the French Revolution essay.
4. We will be referencing our Social Location Portfolios, too.
   
5. If you have a memory stick or a USB flash drive, BRING IT all month!
6. Make sure you have all your humanities materials: reading journal, humanities notebook, binder or folder, pens.

See you in the morning!