Civics: today we worked on a lesson that dealt with the principles of government using a technique referred to as TEXT IN THE MIDDLE. In that activity, you were able to get in touch with the text so that you can better process the material. We will continue with the activity tomorrow in class. Tonight you are to reread text pages 19-22...it applies to what you did today. Also, your short essay is DUE TOMORROW. Be sure you adhere to the rubric.
Focus: Continue with blog post 3. Remember, we only have tomorrow and next Monday and Tuesday for this strand. :(.
Seminar: Resumes today. We are building your portfolio
World: We debriefed the American Culture Patriarchy chart. It's easy to be critical of the Chinese but taking a closer look at American culture, we do some pretty radical things due to patriarchy. At the end of class we read together the poem of Mulan. For this evening, you are to write the interpretations of the poem and answer the questions related to the poem. We will continue with the poem Mulan tomorrow. Remember, we are considering the big ideas related to fall of empire... Patriarchy, Confucianism and of course the internal and external factors related to fall of empire.
