Wednesday, August 29th

Welcome to Humanities 11!

Starter:
Is it ever ok to break the law?  Why or why not?  How do you decide which laws are justified to break? Provide an example.  

Learning Objective:
Get to know each other and Humanities 11 objectives

Agenda:
1. Starter
2. Introductions (You, Me, Humanities 11)
3. Think-Pair-Share Activity
4. Socratic Seminar: What makes a “good” classroom/teacher/school?
5. Closing: Homework assignment + planners + clean-up

Homework:
This week
1. Read and annotate the chapter “Law and Justice” from The Zinn Reader (use the “Annotation Station” document).  Link To Annotated Station Document

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      2. Review syllabus with parents and have them sign it by this Friday.

• • • • 3. Get class materials (see syllabus for a list) by Tuesday, 9/4.
        
        
        Longer-Term

• Gmail Account:  Your assignment by Tuesday, September 4th is to create a gmail account.  The reason for this is three-fold.  First, we want you to have professional email usernames for contacting prospective LINK mentors and college admissions officers.  Secondly, it makes it easier for us to send group emails.  Third, I will be using google documents to assign readings, project work, etc... and expect you to use google documents to submit work.  You cannot access google documents without your own gmail account.   
• Library Card:  You must have a library card by Friday, September 7th.  This will count in as part of your process grade.  We WILL be taking field trips to the library for our research this year and I expect you to use it outside of class time for your research needs. → Use the following format for your gmail account username:  firstname.lastname.14@gmail.com Example:  ashley.carruth.14@gmail.com
• If you intend to enroll in Honors, return the form included at the end of the syllabus by Friday, September 7th.