Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Hong Kong Protests

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zy-BVPgOPQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwLIjw_fjCo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Cs5P7oP80

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q919bQOThvM

1. What do the protesters want?
2. Who are they fighting against?
3. Will they get what they want?
4. Any similarities to the Sunflower Movement?
    Any differences?
5. What is China afraid of?
6. What could be the consequences of this protest?

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Journals

Hello, ladies!

Your journals are finished. They are on my desk in the Homeroom Teachers' Office on the 3F.
This will be the new location for them.
Look for them there from now on.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Presentation Grading Criteria

Presentation       Criteria:

A+
-        Thoroughly covers the material
-        Excellent visual images/ppt
-        Asks class thought-provoking questions
-        Helps class understand the topic much better
-        Natural speaking with confidence
A
-        Covers all the important points
-        Good visual images/ppt
-        Asks some questions for the class to discuss
-        Helps class understand the topic  better
-        Not much reading from notes/ppt
B+
-        Covers most of the key points
-        Pretty good visual images/ppt
-        Some reading from notes/ppt
-        Helps class to understand the topic
B

-        Misses a few key points, but okay overall
-        Not very good images or ppt
-        Mostly just reading from notes or ppt
-        Doesn’t prepare any good questions
C (or lower)
L
-        Misses the main point of the presentation topic
-        Insufficient images or ppt (or not at all)
-        Always reading from paper/ppt
-        No questions
-        Not at all prepared

First Presentation Schedule

9/16 – Lillian Group, Angel Group
9/23 – Raining Group
S2

Rainy, Judy, Claire
IS – Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic Sultanate
April, Angel, Lucy, Shelley, Tina
Ebola Outbreak
Lillian, Leona, Angel
Hong Kong Democracy Protests