Wednesday, October 26 Conferences Tomorrow

Wednesday, October 26 Reminders Interview questions revisited Goal After Complete interview before Friday MLA interviews

Next Step Based on the information you gather from the interview: Select a country/culture to research Select TWO topics/areas you would like to know more about concerning your country/culture Begin researching the above topics Be sure to MLA cite each source (2-4 sources beyond interviews)

SAMPLE Wahlstrom, Catherine. Phone interview. 25 October 2016. I interviewed my grandma. She spoke a lot about her mother’s German roots. She also enjoyed talking about the many German customs she saw her parents and grandparents celebrate. She also spoke about the many times she baked with her mom and grandma Wahlstrom, Catherine. Phone interview. 25 October 2016. Therefore I will focus on Germany Therefore I plan to research the history behind the custom of Octoberfest. Therefore I plan to research schnitzel and other German sweets.

Final product: Presentation that includes: Visuals Text detailing Person you interviewed Three things learned from the person What you decided to research What you learned from research A conclusion about what you now better understand about your family and culture How this conclusion helps you better understand what it means to be an American One “American” quality or characteristics that you culture demonstrates

Dates Friday – Lab to research Tuesday – Lab to create presentation Wednesday – Lab to create presentation Thursday – Present Friday - Present

Nonfiction Article 2 Read Annotate ? Questions ? ! Strong point ! _____Significant statements Circle unknown words * Interesting idea * Write thoughts, reactions, ideas in margins Write a reaction to the article as a whole – do you agree with his actions, yes? No? why? Write about the possible positive impacts and the possible negative impacts of his actions. Make a CLAIM Give text SUPPORT Give additional EXPLANATION

Thursday, October 27

Journal for 10.27 STORIES. Think about the stories you grew up with, both the ones possibly read to you or you read yourself, and the ones you have heard from family and friends. Perhaps select one favorite story. Journal about the stories and what have you learned from these stories about life? About yourself? Explain why you think stories do or do not matter.

Thursday Reminders Grades Conferences tonight Interview at least started so research can begin tomorrow Lab tomorrow Presenting Thursday & Friday Grades Received papers yesterday, will be in skyward before the weekend.

Today’s plan Complete Colin Kaepernick article Write additional response – turn in to basket Watch Ted Talk to help prep your story telling portion of your presentation

Article Discuss thoughts in your groups Draw a line at end of initial work and answer: Can one action make an individual a “good/loyal” American or a “bad/treacherous” American? Explain with a CLAIM and EXPLANATION

Watch an informational Ted Talk about story telling – how to tell a good story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbV3b-l1sZs Take notes After viewing, summarize main points Determine what you could use in your own presentation Discuss in groups Be ready to share main points and ideas

Friday, October 28 LAB DAY - Research

Goals Today your goal is to gather as much information as possible about your TWO selected topics/areas of interest. To do this you need to know your place or origin or culture that you desire to learn more about Make sure to MLA document ALL of your sources. Remember the eleven items we learned about yesterday in the TED Talk and be thinking about how you can apply some of those in your informative portion of your presentation. KEEP IN MIND THEME! WHEN YOU LEAVE TODAY – you should have collected enough information so you can explain your two selected topics to your classmates.