Showing posts with label Thoreau. Show all posts
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Friday, February 22, 2019

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


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:

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Civil Disobedience

This is just a simple outline. I have a very detailed ppt with many photographs (that's still a work in progress). The worksheets are found here (A class/B class).


When is it ok to break the law? How does big social change happen?

I. Introduction

Activity: Calculated Acts


A. Thoreau 

1. Vocabulary: Chinese/English
Extra:  Civil Disobedience (in Mandarin and English)






II. Gandhi

A. Reading
Extra: Video in Chinese

III. American Civil Rights Movement

A. Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Jr was influenced by the teachings of Jesus (The Golden Rule and Loving your Enemies) as well as Gandhi's success with Satyagraha. 
  1. Readings A Class/ B Class
  2. We Shall Overcome (lyrics with translation/ video)
B. Rosa Parks
  1. A Class/B Class
Vocabulary Review:  Crossword

GROUP PRESENTATIONS: DISCRIMINATION IN TAIWAN

IV. Nelson Mandela

Introduction:
  1. Apartheid
  2. Ubuntu
 ( Readings: A Class/B Class)

V. The Asian Experience

A. Self-Immolation (Vietnam, S. Korea and Tibet)
B. Asian-Americans
C. Taiwan
D. Assessment/Project
  1. Bumper Sticker 保險杆貼紙 Design a bumper sticker with a catchy slogan.
  2. Wanted Poster 通緝 Make a wanted poster for a person.
  3. Comic Strip 連環漫畫 Draw a comic strip that shows examples of figurative language.

VI. Environmental Justice and Civil Disobedience

  1. Ken Ward
  2. South Dakota Pipeline (A Class/ B Class)


Resources:
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/famouspeople/martin-luther-king/martin-luther-king-reading.html
http://www.henry4school.fr/USA/history/mlk/mlk.htm
http://www.elcivics.com/king-holiday-lesson.html
http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=10170
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/classroom/civil-disobedience-and-social-change/civil-disobedience-and-social-change-lesson-activities/
http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_beginning.php?id=7336
A Nation in Search of Heroes
10 Examples of AAPI's Rich History of Resistance
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/asias-civil-disobedience-how-protests-in-thailand-taiwan-and-hong-kong-unfolded
Tibetan Monk 18 Dies After Self-Immolation Protesting Chinese Rule (English/Chinese)