One on One Conferencing
Anyone not conferencing should be working on something for a class or reading quietly.
10:50 - Lunch
11:30 - Advisory 11:40 - Leave for the Arts Center 12:00 - Watch the performance 1:30 ish - Walk back to school 2:00 Release from school Grade Tracker Goal Setting
Gathering: Stuffed Toy Toss Share something you need to accomplish this week.
Extended Gathering:
Choose a picture that represents something interesting that happened over break. Choose a second picture that represents something you look forward to. One on One Conferencing
Quick Jot: As you enter, please jot down on a notecard a response to the following prompts…
Circle Up: We will go around the circle and have each person share one thought they wrote in response to the do now. Whole Group Discussion: Today we are going to view an Indie Lens Film called Writing with Fire. Here is a brief synopsis of the film from the filmmaker: Link for the Discussion Guide In the midst of a crowded news landscape dominated by men, the reporters with Khabar Lahariya—India’s only all-female news network—are taking it upon themselves to uncover their country’s inequities with intrepid determination. Armed with smartphones, tenacity, and wit, these fearless journalists work in regions that still see no women reporters. Writing With Fire follows this ambitious group of Dalit (‘low-caste’) women, led by their chief reporter, Meera Devi, as the team pivots from print to digital in order to expand their reach. They harness the power of YouTube and other online media platforms to reach audiences far beyond the confines of the team’s social standing in order to become the voice of those rendered voiceless. Their awe-inspiring efforts, be it on the front lines of India’s biggest issues or within the confines of their homes, are redefining traditional notions of power. Independent: The information below can help provide context for the Indie Lens we are about to watch. Read through the following pieces of information and do a connect, extend, challenge protocol about what you find important. *print copies for advisees* On your own piece of paper, please read these passages and do the Connect, Extend, Challenge thinking routine as you read.
India’s caste system is an ancient hierarchical social structure that ranks people into social classifications. Outlined about 3,000 years ago in legal texts about how society should run, the caste system has been used by various political powers in India, including the Colonial British, to divide and discriminate. At the top of the Indian caste system with the most privileges are the Brahmins (priests and teachers), followed by the Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), then the Vaisyas (traders, farmers, merchants, artisans), and at the bottom, the Sudras (laborers). Another group of people, the Dalit, are considered “untouchables,” so impure that they are not included in the caste system. “Untouchability” has officially been outlawed by the Indian constitution, yet it still shapes the everyday lives of Indian people, especially in rural India. Source: Thapar, R. (2004), Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300, University of California Press. Women, girls, and other non-male genders who are born into a low caste have to navigate multiple systems of oppression to live their daily lives. Multiple forms of discrimination can intersect, compounding the negative effects on an individual’s rights and opportunities. This concept is commonly referred to as “intersectionality.” For example, all Indian women face discrimination for their gender, and all Dalit people face discrimination for their caste. However, Dalit women experience some of the most restrictive and violent discrimination, more so than Dalit men or Brahmin women. Source: womankind.org.uk/intersectionality-101-what-is-it-and-why-is-itimportant Whole Group: I will call on different people to share out portions of their connect, extend, challenge. Now that we have a little more information on the film, we are going to watch the Indie Lens! If you have questions throughout, please jot them down as there will be a talk back after the film.
Extended Gathering Day
Let's continue to get to know each other better. We will platy "Anybody Who..." One on One Conferencing
Gathering Prompt: Share a success you have had this week! Grade Tracking/GWT: Since we did not have advisory Tuesday and grades were updated this week, start by completing your grade tracker by looking at Skyward and highlighting up to your current grades in your planner. When you are done, please work on missing/current work or reading. Conferencing: I will be checking in on next steps from PoLs with a few students during conferencing today! Please be ready to chat if I stop by your spot. Ticket Out: Share what you accomplished and next steps! |
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Peel the Fruit: PoLs on June 5th & 6th. To prepare, we will be running a Peel the Fruit session in each discipline on different days this week and next. Monday May 1 = ELA Friday May 5 = Seminars Tuesday May 9 = Science Wednesday May 10 = SS Thursday May 11= Math Omnikin Tournament: May 5th is Semifinals Game 2. Freshmen vs. Staff Service Day: May 12th, we will be volunteering at locations around town, and enjoying a potluck lunch as a school. Blood Drive: May 12th. Sign up to donate blood, or volunteer to help run the process. Morp: Our final school dance ("Prom" spelled backwards) is on May 20th at Paradigm from 6:00-9:00pm. Tickets available soon. Exhibitions of Learning: EoLs are coming up next month on May 23 & 25. Presentations of Learning: June 5 (full day, no school) and June 6th (half day) Last Day of School Picnic: On June 7th, we will be celebrating the end of the school year with a picnic at Kings Park. Arrive at school, but be ready for a park with a beach. Graduation: June 10 @ Vollrath Park Archives
May 2023
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