Culture, Day 8 - Class Recap

Camels in front of the entrance to The Treasury in Petra, Jordan. Photo taken July 2014.

Hi everyone,

Today was an in-class work day for the Culture Project assignment, which will be due this Friday for your class. We likely will not have any time in class the rest of this week to be working on this, so I hope you used time effectively today, and do not have much homework to do in regards to the assignment. Here's the recap for the day:

Learning Targets:
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Critical Thinking LT 1: I can explain multiple perspectives and viewpoints.
Knowledge LT 15: I can explain how culture both reflects and shapes society.
Behavior LT 1:  I can manage my responsibilities as a student.

Soundtrack: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson. Selected for today because of the association with Halloween! Also, because the Timbers and Ducks won thrilling last second games last night! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 11/2/15:
News Brief – Zack
Culture Project
Work Time
Extra Stuff?

Homework: Read the blog. Continue working on the Culture Project - due this Friday! Next news brief: Selene.

News Brief: Zack had the news brief today and came in early to find this article with me before class: CNN.com - Russian plane crash in Egypt: Airline blames 'external influence'.  We found Egypt on our world maps and talked a bit about the region as an area of conflict, which may have contributed to this airline flight crashing. Thanks, Zack!

Selene was randomly drawn to bring in the next news brief.

We also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):

BBCNews.com - One-minute World News

At the end of the news brief section, we talked about our weekends and what we were up to. I enjoyed my flights to Long Beach and back on Saturday, to avoid the rain, as well as the Timbers game on Sunday!

Culture Project: The entire rest of class was devoted to work time and continuing to work on the culture project. There are a lot of options of what to do - it could be writing, a visual, a presentation, or something else. Here's the assignment:

Google Drive - Culture Project Assignment

This will be due in class this Friday, so be working on it at home, bring work into class to do, and ask questions if you need help!

Work Time: I went around the class and answered questions about the culture project, or helped brainstorm ideas. Please continue to be working on this at home!