Dear class,
I am sorry that I was not at Westview today (Wednesday 12/20, the last day before break), as I have had a family emergency. We will talk after break about how class went today (I expect that you came close to finishing Hotel Rwanda, but not the whole way, so we will do that next class). I regret that I was not able to wish you all a wonderful and safe Winter Break, but please know you are in my thoughts and I hope you are able to enjoy this time with your family. See you in 2018.
- Luke Fritz
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Monday, December 18, 2017
Genocide in Rwanda, Day 7 - Class Recap
The United Nations negotiating table between South and North Korea. We watched Hotel Rwanda in class today, which also has the United Nations involved. Photo taken in January 2014.
Welcome back to a short week, as we start Winter Break on Thursday! Today, we started watching Hotel Rwanda. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets:
Knowledge LT 20: I can identify the critical components of imperialism.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Behavior LT 3: I can communicate and work effectively within a team or group.
Soundtrack: “Tarihinda” by Cécile Kayirebwa. Selected for today because Ms. Kayirebwa is one of the most famous singers in Rwanda. The song is about mothers. Listen again to it here.
AGENDA 12/18/17:
Wildcat News Brief - Jalen
Speech Debrief
Hotel Rwanda
Homework: Read the blog. Work on any late or incomplete work - especially turning in your individual Rwanda speech online if you have not already. Next news brief: Gabe.
News Brief: Jalen selected this story for the news brief: CNN.com - US air base in UK on alert after car attempts to ram checkpoint. We found the United Kingdom in our world maps and noted we did a news brief there, before moving on to talk about what we were up to outside of class.
I also talked about this story: NYTimes.com - Rwanda Accuses France of Complicity in 1994 Genocide. The reason I chose this should not be a surprise: there are lots of references to Rwanda in this story. I talked about the ongoing legacy of the genocide in Rwanda and why it continues to be an issue today.
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
Finally, we watched Wildcat News, as well. If you missed class or wanted to see it again, here it is:
Speech Debrief: Before we started watching Hotel Rwanda, I asked for some thoughts about the Rwanda speeches. Thanks for the feedback given! I really enjoy that activity, and as I said in class, I'm always so proud of my classes. Never a doubt in my mind that you would impress the administration in the room!
Hotel Rwanda: The rest of class was spent watching the movie Hotel Rwanda (2004). I normally do not show entire movies in class, but this one is SO good and relevant to the Rwanda unit. Here is the worksheet of questions to answer as we watched:
We watched about 61 minutes in class, and will hopefully get to finish next class.
At the end of class, I asked again for any revised copies of the individual Rwanda speech (which I will be grading soon). If you are needing it to work on it, here it is again:
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Genocide in Rwanda, Day 6 - Class Recap
A look at the view from the podium for the United Nations speeches about Rwanda!
You all did such an amazing job today! I am so proud of you and your effort in these speeches! It was an inspiration to be able to see how well you communicated about the genocide and the learning targets for the unit. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets:
Knowledge LT 20: I can identify the critical components of imperialism.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Behavior LT 3: I can communicate and work effectively within a team or group.
Soundtrack: "Heroes" by David Bowie. Selected for today because you got to be heroes for the people of Rwanda. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 12/14/17:
News Brief - Anita
Setting the Stage
United Nations Speeches
Debrief
News Brief: Anita had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to bring in: NYTimes.com - Palestinians Clash With Israeli Troops to Protest Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration. We talked quickly about this, before moving on.
Jalen was selected to do the next news brief. We did not watch BBC World News today, due to the time with speeches, but here it is to watch, if you want to.
Setting the Stage: Right after the news brief, I went over exactly how the speeches would work in class and gave about 10-15 minutes for groups to get ready and organized, then we started.
United Nations Speeches: I LOVED these! Again, the vast majority of students did such a good job with this! The basic set up was to have a group come up and line up behind the podium, do their speech in order, then listen as the panel at the front (for your class, it was Spanish teacher Ben Lyman and your counselor Dr. Megan Wright, along with myself) gave positive feedback about how your speeches went.
I really appreciated your effort and willingness to speak up about Rwanda! I know that the panel was impressed. I also wanted to make sure and publicly thank Mr. Lyman and Dr. Wright for being willing to give their time to come see you speak. What a cool community we have at Westview!
At the end of class, I had everyone (who had not already done so) turn in their individual speeches (five paragraphs) with the rubric attached.
Here's the assignment sheet again, if you are needing it to find the rubrics to turn in with your revised paper:
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