Hey team,
Today in social studies, please follow these steps:
1) Complete your graphic design statement. Download this link. Once it's downloaded, open the file from within Pages. If you click it and Microsoft Word opens, please reread these instructions.
2) Print your graphic design statement and place in my basket.
3) Pick a NEWSELA article to read. Select an article that interests you. Read the article. Answer the questions and respond to the writing prompt.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Class #28 - Peer Critique, Revisions and Graphic Design Statement
Once we've completed our peer critique and revisions, we will write a graphic design statement about our poster.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TtCOTNGIRXd19WemVFMWZ4aVU/view?usp=sharing
Monday, December 5, 2016
Class #27 - Finalizing Your Poster Design
LT: I can utilize elements of graphic design to create a poster.
Today's Agenda!
Rules to Live By - Placeholder Text for Poster
We define ourselves through helping others. Throughout our expedition, Rules to Live By, this rule has helped me succeed. My research of the union organizer, Dolores Huerta, a service-learning experience at Reiche Elementary and an interview with my grandmother, helped me discover the truth of this rule to live by.
Dolores Huerta, a union organizer, defined herself as a caring and empathetic person through her work with farm workers.In the 1960s and 70s, she helped them achieve improved working conditions by organizing unions like the Community Services Organization (CSO) and the United Farm Workers UFW. These unions helped negotiate better contracts for workers and reduce the use of poisonous chemicals in crops. Growing up, Dolores had first hand experience with the poverty and racism experienced by farmworkers. This inspired her to improve their situation. This work eventually earned her great awards like the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian award in the United States, in 2012.
Recently, I visited Reiche Elementary School for our service-learning experience. This outing helped me discover the joy of helping others. My classmates and I read books to third graders and played with them at recess. I was paired with two boys, Abdi and Oscar. These boys struggled to read. I did my best to help them understand their books. Hopefully, my time with them helped get them closer to achieving their goal of becoming stronger readers. Volunteering at Reiche made me realize how fun and rewarding it is to help others.
When my classmates and I interviewed the Seadog’s VP of operations, Chris Jenkins, I learned that sometimes you can help others in small ways, yet make a huge difference. Jenkins started in the concession stands and now he’s VP of operations. He talked about the importance of doing your best at your job. Jenkins was known as the best helper in his department. His helpful nature in concessions, helped him become known as a “go-getter” or someone who “gets the job done.” This eventually opened doors for his position as VP of operations.
Dolores Huerta, a union organizer, defined herself as a caring and empathetic person through her work with farm workers.In the 1960s and 70s, she helped them achieve improved working conditions by organizing unions like the Community Services Organization (CSO) and the United Farm Workers UFW. These unions helped negotiate better contracts for workers and reduce the use of poisonous chemicals in crops. Growing up, Dolores had first hand experience with the poverty and racism experienced by farmworkers. This inspired her to improve their situation. This work eventually earned her great awards like the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian award in the United States, in 2012.
Recently, I visited Reiche Elementary School for our service-learning experience. This outing helped me discover the joy of helping others. My classmates and I read books to third graders and played with them at recess. I was paired with two boys, Abdi and Oscar. These boys struggled to read. I did my best to help them understand their books. Hopefully, my time with them helped get them closer to achieving their goal of becoming stronger readers. Volunteering at Reiche made me realize how fun and rewarding it is to help others.
When my classmates and I interviewed the Seadog’s VP of operations, Chris Jenkins, I learned that sometimes you can help others in small ways, yet make a huge difference. Jenkins started in the concession stands and now he’s VP of operations. He talked about the importance of doing your best at your job. Jenkins was known as the best helper in his department. His helpful nature in concessions, helped him become known as a “go-getter” or someone who “gets the job done.” This eventually opened doors for his position as VP of operations.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
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