A look at the view from the podium for the United Nations speeches about Rwanda!
You all did such an amazing job today! I am so proud of you and your effort in these speeches! It was an inspiration to be able to see how well you communicated about the genocide and the learning targets for the unit. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets:
Knowledge LT 20: I can identify the critical components of imperialism.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Behavior LT 3: I can communicate and work effectively within a team or group.
Soundtrack: "Heroes" by David Bowie. Selected for today because you got to be heroes for the people of Rwanda. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 12/15/17:
News Brief - Ella
Setting the Stage
United Nations Speeches
Debrief
News Brief: Ella had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to bring in: NYTimes.com - Rwanda Accuses France of Complicity in 1994 Genocide. Wow! What a relevant and interesting article! I encourage everyone to check it out! Thanks, Ella.
Clayton was selected to do the next news brief. We did not watch BBC World News today, due to the time with speeches, but here it is to watch, if you want to.
Setting the Stage: Right after the news brief, I went over exactly how the speeches would work in class and gave about 10-15 minutes for groups to get ready and organized, then we started.
United Nations Speeches: I LOVED these! Again, the vast majority of students did such a good job with this! The basic set up was to have a group come up and line up behind the podium, do their speech in order, then listen as the panel at the front (for your class, it was fellow Westview Principal Dr. Jon Franco, Westview Dean of Students, Jeannie Seamone, your counselor, Dr. Megan Wright, along with myself) gave positive feedback about how your speeches went.
I really appreciated your effort and willingness to speak up about Rwanda! I know that the panel was impressed. I also wanted to make sure and publicly thank Dr. Franco, Ms. Seamone, and Dr. Wright for being willing to give their time to come see you speak. What a cool community we have at Westview!
At the end of class, I had everyone (who had not already done so) turn in their individual speeches (five paragraphs) with the rubric attached.
Here's the assignment sheet again, if you are needing it to find the rubrics to turn in with your revised paper:
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