7th Grade HS Week 17: The Heart, Natives, War with Mexico and Thoreau

I. Math: Solving Equations (Lessons 8-10, Bonus, Quiz 2)

II.Science: Chapter 10, Lesson 1, The Pulmonary Circulatory System

(Quizlet, Video, Project1, Project 2)

III. Spanish: Lesson 3, Subject Pronouns, Ser, Adj.

(Quizlet)

IV. Writing: Great Writing Book 3 (Unit 4 pg 98-105)

V. Geography: Chapter 16, People and Empires in the Americas,
Unit 1: North America Review (Quizlet, Videos: Khan Academy, Anasazi, Mound Builders, Iroquois Confederation)

VI. US History: Chapter 8, “War With Mexico” (Handout + Quizlet)

VII.Reading:  Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” (Bio, Full-Text pdf)

Learning Question: Is it ever ok to break the law?

Read Civil Disobedience and answer the questions:

1. By putting “civil” in his title, Thoreau may be trying to qualify that any disobedience should be_________.
2. According to Thoreau, what is the very best kind of government?
3. What is the definition of government?
4. If a government is based on a majority, what can it NOT have? 
5. “We should be men first, and subjects afterward. What is Thoreau trying to say here?
6. What is the difference between men and subjects and why is that so important to a well-run government and society?
7. What is the rule/obligation by which Thoreau lives?
8. Why does Thoreau look down on soldiers, captains, generals, etc?
9. What happens to men who live and govern with their consciences?
10. What examples does he cite of conscientious men that were made the enemies of society (but were later vindicated and are now held in high esteem)
11. According to Thoreau, what is the ultimate condition in which you are to break a law?
12. Where is the true place for a just man? Why?
13. Describe Thoreau’s feelings in jail. Is he angry about being there? Happy? Sad?

RESOURCES:

Civil Disobedience Lesson Plan

Prison Studies for Middle School

This week we are finishing our unit on Mental Health and the natural transition was heading our reading into the prison system. Handouts: A Class/B Class, ppt

Introduction Learning Questions:
What is the role of prisons in society?

What are the main issues in Prison Studies?

How is the Taiwanese prison system in relation to other democratic countries?

• Women Behind Bars
• Reintegration
• School to Prison Pipeline

1. Where Mental Illness Meets The Prison System

JAILED: How should governments help people in prison with mental health issues?

	Pros	Cons
Expert counseling
Drugs
Separate prisons
Mentors
Skills training
Alternatives:?

Reading 1: Mental Health Nurses Staff UK Police Stations (A class/ B class)

Videos: Rosalynn Carter explains that jails and prisons are the largest mental health facilities in America.
Dr. Elizabeth Ford examines mental health in the prison system and the toll of incarceration.

II. Prison Escapes and Security

Reading 2: France Asks Google To Blur Internet Maps (A Class/B Class)

IV. Prison Strikes

• Attica Prison Uprising
• Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
• National Prisoners Strike

V. Prison Riots- Brazilian Massacre (Both A and B levels)

Vocabulary:

1. inmate (a prisoner)
2. dismember (cut into pieces)
3. smuggle (bring something without people knowing about it).

0:36

Brazilian Prison Massacre – level 3

VI. Torture and Capital Punishment

1. Secret CIA Torture Prisons (A/B)
2. Pregnant Woman in Laos (A/B)
3. Capital Punishment in Utah (A/B)

VII. Progress

1. Tablets in NY(A/B)
2. Indian Repatriates Prisoners (A/B)
3. Taiwan

Taiwan Prisoner’s Kitchen

Taiwan Prison and Solar Power

RESOURCES:

12 Facts About Incarceration and Reentry, Reentry in Taiwan, Global Prison Trends 2018

PBS Prison to School Pipeline, Lesson on Prison Pipeline

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X12001295

7th Grade HS Week 16: The American Renaissance and Indian Removal

• Math: Solving Equations (Lessons 4-5+ Review)
• Writing: Great Writing Book 3 (Unit 4 pg 92-97)
• Science: Chapter 9, Lesson 2  The Musculoskeletal System and Levers (Quizlet)

Videos: CC AP #20, Ted-Ed,

• Geography: Oceania

Learning Question: How does Taiwan star in Oceanic migration?

(Videos: Evolution of Pacific Island Cultures, Polynesian Migration)

• History: A Young Person’s History Chapter 7,

“As Long as the Grass Grows and the Water Runs” (handout + Quizlet)   
The Trail of Tears: Crash Course #14,

• Spanish: Lesson 2, Articles and Nouns pg.10-14

• Reading

Literature of the American Renaissance

(1830s- American Civil War)

1. Who were the Brahmins? 
2. Who were the Transcendentalists and what did they believe?
3. Who were the other “imaginative writers”?

Reading 1: Tears by Walt Whitman

Reading 2: The Minister’s Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Vocabulary:Quizlet (before reading) /Quizlet (after reading)/

Extra: Vocabulary builder (pdf)

Hawthorne gained the reputation of being the contradiction to the new
Transcendentalist movement taking hold at the time, with his works
often examining the darker side of humanity. This actually kept him
from forming a deeper friendship with his pals, Henry David Thoreau and
Ralph Waldo Emerson. While Transcendentalism focused on the possibilities
of mankind’s potential, Hawthorne’s characters routinely examined the very
real limitations and potential destructiveness of the human spirit.
In particular, “The Minister’s Black Veil” explores the themes of sin, guilt,
secrecy, and isolation, aspects of the human condition that Transcendentalism
tends to ignore or forget.

Review: Puritan New World

Hawthorne held quite a bit of guilt over his family lineage, which included the
infamous Judge John Hathorne, who presided over the Salem Witch Trials.
Here are some of the tenets of Puritanism which Hawthorne’s ancestors believed
guided their lives:

1. God is the sovereign being of the universe, and controls all things.
2. Certain people had already been chosen by God to go to Heaven, known as "predestination", and there was nothing they could do to change His choice.
3. The only way for a Predestined to get into Heaven was to combine their good fortune with hard work.
4. Humanity is born naturally depraved because of Original Sin, and it is people’s duty to work hard to overcome their innate sin
5. Anything unnatural (famine, disease, deformities, etc.) are attributed to the Devil or witches, who are agents of the Devil.

Original Sin

Puritans (and modern Christian) believe that no one is born perfect, and that
everyone sins. This concept is essential to understanding the allegory of the veil
in this Nathaniel Hawthorne short story, "The Minister’s Black Veil".

Essential Questions for “The Minister’s Black Veil”

1. What is sin?
2. What are secrets people hide from the world?
3. What are some reasons why people keep secrets?
4. Why do people gossip about others?
5. How can guilt separate a person from others?

Explain the Plot of The Minister’s Black Veil:
Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.

Explain the symbolism of: the black veil, moring funeral, afternoon wedding

Extra: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson,

RESOURCES:

https://www.storyboardthat.com/lesson-plans/the-ministers-black-veil-by-nathaniel-hawthorne

https://www.elacommoncorelessonplans.com/literature-reading-standards/exemplars-g-9-10/poetry-teacher-guides-lesson-plans/teaching-the-poems-of-walt-whitman.html

ESL Unit 5: Writing in the Present Progressive

After the Lunar New Year, week one was a little hard to get everyone back into the grind. Week one of the second semester, my A-Classes are wrapping up Great Writing Book 1's Unit 4's timed writing, while my B level class has just started Unit 4. Next week, my A classes will start Unit 5.

February-March 2019

WEEK 1 The Present Progressive Tense: Machu Picchu and Writing from Pictures
Class 1: pg. 130-133
Class 2 pg. 134-137

WEEK 2 Writing From Pictures + Complex Sentences Review
Class 1:pg. 138-141
Class 2: pg.142-145

WEEK 3 Editing and Vocabulary Building
Class 1: pg. 146-149
Class 2 pg. review and quiz

WEEK 4 Orignal Student Writing
Class 1 and 2: pg. 149-151

Wrapping Up Mental Health Unit: Self Care, Gaming or Hip-Hop?

Before the CNY break, some of the higher level (faster) classes were able to do a group role-play activity on bullying and class debate. Regardless, all the classes will end our theme on Mental Health with talking about Self-Care and readings on Gaming Disorder and Hip-Hop. Both readings are on the easier side for both A and B levels, as we all are coming back from holiday. (Handouts: A Class/ B Class)

I will introduce self-care and mental health by showing them the B level bilingual article, "The Importance of Mental Health Days" and then brainstorm ways they can cultivate self-care in their personal lives. I anticipate a third or more will say playing games on their phones or computers is one way they "take a break" which is an interesting transition into addiction and moderation.

I will introduce Gaming Disorder by showing them all this A level bilingual article from the Taipei Times as well as these videos:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNvQKxObRAo
   NTDV
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmAMNHWWx_s
3. Chinese News: Gaming disorder  1/10 teenagers 電玩成癮青少年人數多
4. Chinese News: 電玩成癮是一種病 WHO Shekhar Saxena strong accent
   
   
5. English with English subtitle:Demystifying Gaming Disorder Q&A

Therapy or Addiction? How serious are these habits? How can we treat them? Complete this table with your partner.

	How Dangerous?	How Can We Treat the Addiction?
Gaming
Internet
Smartphone
Chocolate/Sugar/Junk Food
Shopping
Gambling

Reading 1: Too Much Gaming is a Mental Health Issue (A class/ B Class)
All of these vocabulary words are a review from previous readings, an easy start to the new semester.

B Class Vocabulary:

1. disorder
2. WHO 
3. addiction 
4. list

A Class Vocabulary:

1. problem
2. condition
3. happen
4. insist
5. consequences
6. aware
7. circumstances
8. hooked
9. functioning
10. worth

Reading 2: Hip-Hop Can Help Mental Illness (A Class/ B Class)
The emphasis in the reading is about hip-hop as a means to vocalize hurts about social injustices and a message of hope, not misogyny and violence. In 2014, Cambridge University combined Psychiatry and Hip-Hop to form the initiative Hip-Hop Psyche, which was published in the Lancet. I know half of the students are interested in this genre of music and have told me they are pretty knowledgeable about this kind of music. This reading is a means to teach them the origins of Hip-Hop from socio-economic deprivation and racial injustice, something they probably can't relate to, but I hope they can relate to the message of breaking free using positive visual imagery.

Their reading refers to legends such as Grandmaster Flash(閃耀大師) and Notorious B.I.G(聲名狼藉先生). I will introduce them Kendrick Lamar(肯德里克·拉馬爾).


Then, to conclude this unit and lesson they will make a Self-Care Plan that targets Mental, Emotional, and Physical well being.

Review/Quiz

RESOURCES

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hip-hop-psych-initiative-aims-to-tackle-mental-health-issues-through-hip-hop

Interview on Mental Health and self care by Hip-Hop Artist, Charlamagne tha God

The breakdown of the vocabulary and readings are at the end of the Mental Health ppt.