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Week 21: January 22-26

Welcome: 

It was unbelievable how quickly this week seemed to fly by! The students and I were commenting that finally having a "normal" uninterrupted week was nice and seemed to make things go so quickly. As a reminder, the students have to finish their course selection in Skyward by January 30. 

A full & normal week also meant a full class period on Friday and the chance to show another video. This week I showed the students a 3-minute video of Jay Shetty. It's a great video about the importance of being true to yourself and who you really are. 



All Classes 

This Past Week

  • Course Selection: The first two days of the week were focused on high school course selection. We watched two videos all about graduation requirements and course selection directions. The students will need to finalize their course selections for next year by January 30, 2024. 
  • ✅ #01-Quarter Three Timeline: The students spent time investigating some key events from the two Industrial Revolutions in America. The timelines were due on Friday, January 26, 2024. 
  • Quarter Two Podcasts (ACCELERATED ONLY): The students in my accelerated classes (periods 3 and 8) finished their quarter 2 podcasts and submitted them on Wednesday of this week. 

Next Week: 

  • Lyddie: We are actually going to take some class time this week to watch a movie. I'll admit, the movie is a bit cheesy, but that's kind of the draw. This work of historical fiction does a tremendous job of showing the struggles faced by many working-class Americans (especially young women) in the industrializing nation during the early 19th century. 
  • Industrialization Drawing Activity: Throughout the week the students will also be creating a drawing of a fictional town to help them understand how the processes of industrialization and urbanization are related. 


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