Geography, Day 1 - Class Recap

It's always nice to be back in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, which is where I was Saturday night!

Dear class,

We had a shorter lesson today due to the bus evacuation drill and Community schedule, so we didn't make it through all that I wanted to, but that's okay! We learned more about what is going on in the world at the end of the class. I also loved seeing your photos and having them put up on the walls!

Learning Targets Addressed: 

Behavior LT 3: I can communicate and work effectively within a team or group.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Knowledge LT 7: I can demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of locations and regions.

Soundtrack: "Comin' From Where I'm From" by Anthony Hamilton. Because today, we talked about where we are from and how we got to be at Westview, via our family background. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 9/13/16:
News Brief - Peter
Photos/Finish Fear
Class Unity Activity
The Summer

Homework: Read the blog and post a comment (if you have not already). Bring a photo if you have not already! The next news brief is assigned to: Justus.

News Brief: Today's news brief was brought in by Peter, who selected an article about this story: CNN.com - South Korea prepares for 'worst case scenario' with North Korea. We talked about the nuclear test that North Korea conducted, as well as China being caught in the middle with their response. I also asked about the weekend and if anyone did anything particularly fun or interesting. I like checking in and giving the opportunity to see what students are up to!

Justus volunteered to do the next news brief.

As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):

BBCNews.com - One-minute World News

Photos/Finish Fear: After the news, we heard from students who remembered to do their homework and bring in a photo from a place they have been, a place they want to go, or a picture of their family. I really enjoyed this, and it was so cool to see everyone's photos and hear stories! If you did not bring in a picture, please do so next class.

We then shared a bit about the "fear" stories I had the class write last time, because I talked about how the U.S. felt a lot of fear after September 11th. It was interesting to hear the stories that were shared out!

Class Unity Activity: We did not have time to do this in class today, so we will do so next class!

The Summer: At the end of the class, I asked students to get back into the groups from analyzing the pictures from last class and then asked what happened in the world over the summer. We made a good list as a class and will talk more about this next time, before really beginning to work on geography big time. See you then!