6/22-6/23 Final Thoughts!

Below is the link to the form where you can leave your final thoughts as mentioned in my email. You have no other work for us Monday and Tuesday.

Please know how much I have enjoyed teaching you all this year. This was a great class and I loved hearing your discussions and seeing the effort you put into you work. You were faced with so many challenges this year and you rose to the occasion. I hated not being able to spend these last few months with you in the classroom. I thank you for your hard work and can't wait to see your final projects.I wish you all an amazing summer and I hope you will stop by our office and say hi next year and share your college plans.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Santos

Final Thoughts Google Form

6/15/20-6/19/20

This week you will be working on one final project. Details and requirements are in the PPT below. This is due no later than Friday June 19th at 10pm. This is an integrated assignment that will go in both gradebooks. You have 50 minutes each day to work on this, but should not spend more than the 250 minutes for the whole week working on this.

Submission instructions: You will submit this to Tii. In order for that to work you will need to save a copy of your PPT as a pdf. Choose Save As, then under where you give it a name is a drop down menu. Choose Save As .pdf from that menu. You will upload this to Tii. Remember this will not show animations so make sure everything is always visible.

If you have any questions, please email us or attend the Zoom session on Thursday at 1:00pm. This is part of the class essential learnings, so not completing it by Friday could result in earning an incomplete for the course. 

Final Decades Project

Zoom invite 

Password is finished

Meeting ID if needed is 830 6091 5010

We are also no longer accepting any late or missing work unless you have made a previous arrangement with us. 

In addition, below you will find a PowerPoint on Nixon. This is something we didn't get to but I know a lot of you are interested in. This details his presidency as well as what happened in the Watergate scandal. Feel free to look it over if you would like more information on this topic.

Nixon PPT

6/12/20

Enjoy the graduation festivities today! Be sure to submit your Socratic prep sheet if you have not already done so.

6/11/20

Today is Socratic Seminar day. You should have received a Zoom invite from Mrs. Santos or Mrs. Cossano. Please contact us immediately if you do not have one by 8am Thursday morning.

Make sure you submit your prep sheet to Tii.

6/10/20

Today you have time to prepare for your Socratic Seminar. Please let us know if you have questions.

Socratic instructions

Socratic Sign up

6/9/20

Today you will work on your assessment for The Things They Carried with Mrs. Cossano.

6/8/20

Today you will have 50 minutes to work on your Vietnam War Exam. You can keep your answers simple as long as you make sure to answer the whole question. I will keep an eye on my email so ask questions if you have them. Submit to Tii when finished.

**Please note on the test it says it is due Tuesday evening. This is an error. It is due tonight by 10pm. You of course always have flexibility if needed, just email me if this is the case.

Vietnam War Exam

Because We Should

Below you will find a link to a list of anti-racism resources put together by one of our wonderful humanities teachers. There are books, movies, articles. We can all be better and should all be more educated about the injustices in this country. I hope some of you will find these helpful. I have seen and read some of them myself and they are wonderful. If you want some easier but great ones to start, I recommend reading Malcolm X and watching Selma.

Anti-Racism Resources

Here are some other resources that are really great. You are welcome to look over some of these before our Zoom meeting on Thursday.


'Riots,' 'violence,' 'looting': Words matter when talking about race and unrest, experts say

‘Looting’ Comment From Trump Dates Back to Racial Unrest of the 1960s

Like Trump, JFK faced riots. Here’s what he did to stop the violence in Birmingham in 1963.

The lessons of Robert Kennedy’s moral leadership on race relations

7 Ways We Know Systemic Racism Is Real 

And for those that find music to be a healing connection, a teacher brought these two great songs to my attention. They were popular in the 70's but are so applicable and may help you wrap your head around how long this fight has been going on.

Marvin Gaye's "What'sGoing On"  And  "Inner City Blues." 

6/5/20

If you did not finish the video lecture from yesterday, make sure you do so today. Once finished, you can review your notes for the assessment next week. Make sure you also sign up for the Socratic Seminar if you have not done so.

Socratic instructions

Socratic Sign up

6/4/20

Today we will discuss the end of the Vietnam War and its lasting effects. This will all be in one video. You can watch part today and part tomorrow. You can also watch all today and just have tomorrow to prepare for your assessments next week. The video is not a full 50 minutes so there is some extra time. With note taking it will probably run around 30-35 minutes total (only 25 if you don't have to pause).

Vietnam pulling out video lecture

Vietnam pulling out PPT

6/3/20

Today you will work on The Things They Carried with Mrs. Cossano.

Below are the instructions and sign-up for next week's Socratic Seminar on June 11th and 12th. Please plan ahead for this and do all you can to attend on one of these times. Remember if your whole group agrees, a time can be changed.

Socratic instructions

Socratic Sign up

6/2/20

Today you will work on The Things They Carried with Mrs. Cossano.

Below are the instructions and sign-up for next week's Socratic Seminar on June 11th and 12th. Please plan ahead for this and do all you can to attend on one of these times. Remember if your whole group agrees, a time can be changed.

Socratic instructions

Socratic Sign up

6/1/20

Today we will discuss the events of 1968 and growing opposition to the Vietnam War.

1968 and Opposition video lecture

1968 and Opposition ppt

Check this out!

Hi students. Some of our Skyline Juniors have created an anonymous survey to collect student voices on the school closure. They have launched this statewide and plan to submit it to OSPI (the office of the state superintendent). They are using this to document what the closure is like and get student voices heard in upcoming plans.

This is incredibly fantastic and I hope you will take a few minutes to participate. They need to hear from you!

Article about the survey in the Seattle times

Survey link

Please also remember to answer the live lecture survey I emailed. If I do not hear from at least 2/3 of the class I will not do it. It has to be something I feel will be liked and accessible to most of the class or I will continue with video lectures.

5/29/20

Today you will participate in a small group discussion via Zoom. You should have received an email from Mrs. Santos yesterday afternoon with your group's invite (unless a group member is coordinating a separate time).

5/28/20

Today you need to read the article below on the My Lai Massacre. As you read, consider the questions below. You will be participating in a discussion on this event tomorrow so be prepared with these questions.

My Lai Reading

• What is something that stood out to you in the reading?
• Why did My Lai happen?
• What does the story of My Lai tell us about the nature of the Vietnam War? (Think tactical, logistical, psychological)
• How do you think this will affect the war effort/support for the war in Vietnam?
• How will this affect public perception of the war at home?
• What do you think will be the lasting effect on the soldiers involved?
• Who is responsible for what happened?

To help with your thoughts on the last question, watch this short 3 minute video that interviews survivors and soldiers from Charlie Company. It is just a short overview as the full episode is no longer available. If you can find the full episode I highly recommend it.

My Lai video

Below is the sign-up sheet for Friday's required small group discussion. You need to sign up for a group no later than today at 2:00 pm. There are instructions in the sign-up if the times don't work for you or your group would like to coordinate something different.

My Lai Discussion Sign-up

5/27/20

Today you will work on The Things They Carried with Mrs. Cossano.

Below is the sign-up sheet for Friday's required small group discussion. You need to sign up for a group no later than Thursday at 2:00 pm. There are instructions in the sign-up if the times don't work for you or your group would like to coordinate something different.

My Lai Discussion Sign-up

5/26/20

Today you will work on The Things They Carried with Mrs. Cossano.

Below is the sign-up sheet for Friday's required small group discussion. You need to sign up for a group no later than Thursday at 2:00 pm. There are instructions in the sign-up if the times don't work for you or your group would like to coordinate something different.

My Lai Discussion Sign-up