Humanity and Claims Period 4 English 9 Humanity and Claims Period 4

Do Now: Find the desk with your name on it Materials/set-up notebooks Essential Question/Focus

Making claims about humanity What impacted people to act or not? Why do some walk by? Why do some people stop?

Do Now: Brainstorm SYNONYMS for the verb “WANT”

Video 2: Vandalism What impacted people to act or not? Why do some walk by? Why do some people stop?

Do Now: “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching”~ John Wooden Do you agree or disagree with the statement above? Explain. How does this apply/relate to the videos we watched? How does this apply/relate to your own life?

Homework: Go onto my website and complete a student survey- due Monday Your student survey MUST be submitted via email- due Monday Print lyrics of a song you like- Friday

Claim: the point you will argue Claims MUST be: Interesting (not obvious) Specific (pick a stance- no wishy washy argument) ONE complete sentence Strong word choice Create a claim about human behavior based on either video we watched.

Do Now: Brainstorm SYNONYMS for the verb “LIKE” Complete a vocab wheel

Reminder . . . Turn in printed song lyrics to Mrs. Crowe Complete your student survey and submit via email by the end of the day Monday

Media and Human Behavior Brainstorm what you saw in the video . . .

Media: Video 2 Brainstorm what you saw in the video . . .

Media: Video 3 Brainstorm what you saw in the video . . .

Exit Ticket Put your name on the top of your card Create a claim about humanity and how people are portrayed in media

Create a claim about human values based on how media portrays people.

Homework: Due TOMORROW Print out lyrics from a song

Do Now: Brainstorm SYNONYMS for the verb “FEEL” Complete a vocab wheel

Choose 2-3 photos that stand out to you. ​ Describe it. Do you know what scene its showing? ​ What do you notice about the people’s faces? Do they look happy, sad, confused, etc.?​ What part of the image stands out the most?​ Do you know what the historical context is? Can you guess?​ What do you think the photographer was thinking when he or she took the photo? How do you think the photographer wanted you to feel in response to the photo? Why?​ What observation about human nature is being made?

Do Now: Put your name on the card Select & record 1 claim about humans and their behavior as it relates to an image or the lyrics you viewed yesterday

Claim Sort Partner up with someone- your choice Discuss the claim statement and sort them from best to worst (each person will have his/her own sort to complete) Once you have decided on your rankings, glue into your composition books (don’t forget to label table of contents) In the margins, give reasons for your rankings