Daily Warm-Up CNN STUDENT News http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/index.html Quiz today!!!

*Media Literacy Question of the Day CNN Quiz 1. What strait did Iran threaten to close, which could affect oil shipments from the region? 2. Who replaced Kim Jong Il as leader of North Korea? 3. What state held the first political contest of the 2012 U.S. presidential election? *Media Literacy Question of the Day *4. How much of a responsibility does the news media have to cover issues like slavery and human trafficking?

Objectives SS 7.C&G.1.4 Compare the sources of power and governmental authority in various societies (e.g. monarchs, dictators, elected officials, anti-governmental groups and religious, political factions). 7.C.1.1 Explain how culture unites and divides modern societies and regions (e.g. enslavement of various peoples, caste system, religious conflict and Social Darwinism). ELA 2.02 comparing, contrasting, and evaluating information from different sources about the same topic.

Essential Question How does apartheid compare and contrast with the American civil rights movement of the 1960’s?

Fundamentals Today we are starting the basis for our project: comparing and contrasting Apartheid to the American Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s

Comparing and Contrasting Martin Luther King jr. to Nelson Mandela

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Put notes from yesterday into your defining maps We will also re-watch the two biographies if we need to.

Lets talk about the similarities

Lets talk about the differences

Put this in your defining map The Nobel Peace Prize 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. Youngest man in history at the time to win Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. Youngest man in history at the time to win Nobel Peace Prize

Describing maps Use words to describe both Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King jr. Courageous ect. Use adjectives