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Springfield/St. Louis Meeting Links and Information
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History Fair - Thank you!
History Fair has come to a close. Thank you so much for your support at home. Enjoy the student projects @https://2022coonleyvirtualhistoryfair.weebly.com/
Important Upcoming Dates:
2/21/22 - President's Day - No School
3/12/22 - Chicago History Day @ Chicago History Museum In-Person for advancing projects
3/18-25/22 - Chicago History Day Virtual Fair for advancing project
3/23/22 - Graduation Picture Day
3/28/22 - Chicago History Day Virtual Celebration
Academics
Advisory/SEL - We will continue our Rainbow Revolutionaries reading/research this month. StoryCorps has some outstanding interviews @https://storycorps.org/black-history-month/ that we'll be exploring this month.
ELA - We will continue reading our memoir - Night by Elie Wiesel. We continue looking at the following essential questions as we read and analyze the text: How do you keep hope alive when your rights are taken from you? What does it mean to be a minority and how does this impact our identity? How would living through a war change your childhood? Students are defining new vocabulary and completing discussion questions as we read.
Writing - We have started our poetry unit and students will be writing in 6 different styles (odes, ekphrasis, non-sense poetry, sonnets, sestinas, and free choice). Students shared their "Ugly Odes" focused on celebrating something that is unappreciated, ugly or not valued. Students were introduced to Ekphrasis which is poetry that engages in a conversation with a work of art. The Music Starry, Starry Night by Don McLean is an example of ekphrasis. Students have selected an artwork to inspire their poetry. We will also explore Non-Sense Poetry with Errata by Kevin Young.
Civics - We will be finishing up Unit 2 in Civics exploring Activism and the Influence of the Courts.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me at [email protected].