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Day of Tears Book Poster By Ms. Casassa by scasassa
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Civil Rights-"A Time For Justice"

"THERE LIVED … A PEOPLE WHO HAD THE MORAL COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND THEREBY THEY INJECTED A NEW MEANING INTO THE VEINS OF HISTORY AND OF CIVILIZATION."

—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

As we begin our unit on Civil Rights, you will identify some major events on a timeline.  As we watch the documentary "A Time for Justice" you will learn about these events in more detail.  Please prepare for our discussion of the video by answering the questions in this link.

We will watch the documentary "A Time for Justice" as a class.  Then watch the video on your own to take notes on the important events discussed.  (You may use your notebook or type them on Google Classroom)

Argument Topic

Think about an issue you feel strongly about or want to learn more about. You may look at Pro/Con site to get ideas.  Begin learning about the topic and decide where you stand.
Pro/Con.org
Argument Writing Text Sets
50 Argument Writing Topics
401 Argument Writing Topics 

Some tips for Formulating and Writing an Argument
Argument Writing Online Template 

Links to Resources

Gun Control
Gun Control 
Pro/Con Gun Control 
The Pros and Cons of Gun Control-Odyssey

Death Penalty Resources
Death Penalty Facts 
CNN Fast Facts
Amnesty International Gun Control 

Video Games and Youth Violence
Pro/Con on Video Game Use 
What Research Says about Children and Video games NPR Interview
Can Video Games Cause Violence? 
Do Video games Lead to mass Shooting? NYT article
How Playing Violent Video Games May Change the brain TIME
Video Games make Us More Violent

Cell Phones
Cell Phones and Radiation

Ted Talk Tuesday: Everyday Leadership

The Cay-6th Grade Novel Study

The Cay, by Theodore Taylor, takes place during World War II on the island of Curacao.  When Phillip is stranded on an cay with only Timothy, his way of seeing his world is challenged.

Click here to read The Cay online
Click here to listen to The Cay

Online resources for The Cay Packet
Reader's Factsheet

Primary and Secondary Sources

Click here to access the primary source

In honor of the Martin Luther King holiday

Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin

We have finished reading Always to Remember:  The Vision of Maya Ying Lin now we are going to learn a little about the Vietnam Memorial and Maya Ying Lin. 

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Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin

You have finished reading Always to Remember:  The Vision of Maya Ying Lin. View this Mentor Mob below to learn even more  about the Vietnam Memorial and Maya Ying Lin.   As you look at the images of the Memorial, listen to the videos complete the third column, what you have learned in your KWL chart in your Reading Notebook.

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Grade 1 Tech: Learning about Martin Luther King Jr.

On Monday we remember Martin Luther King Jr, today we are going to watch a Brain Pop Junior biography to learn more about this important American hero. Click here to watch the Brain Pop video.  Log in using barnard1/brainpop

In Plain English US History