Friday, October 26, 2018

92 minutes

Learning Targets:

I can read and understand an academic argument

I can analyze cartoons for their underlying messages

I can discuss my ideas and listen to my classmates’ ideas

     1.   SSR 

     2.   Get into groups and jigsaw articles about  Pocahontas:

“The Myths of Pocahontas, Dispelled”

“Disney Exec: ‘She has to be sexy’ Historical Inaccuracies of Disney’s Pocahontas”

“Reservations about Films: Disney’s Pocahontas” *

“Revisiting Pocahontas at 20” *

“The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths versus Sad Reality”

Various excerpts about the life of Pocahontas  

     3.   Share out from your table groups with the whole class

     4.   In your groups, create at least one sentence strip that captures any of the themes we have seen in our viewing of cartoon clips focused on masculinity and Pocahontas. Share out with the class and then post your sentence strip on the wall 

     5.   Prepare for a Socratic Seminar by preparing questions and creating a belief statement using this packet: Socratic Seminar Instructions  

HOMEWORK: Create 3 questions and a belief statement for the  Socratic Seminar on Wednesday, October 31. (See page 2 of the Socratic Seminar Instructions . Read for at least 30 minutes from your SSR book