Thursday, January 26, 2012

Reading Reflection #2

Prompt
Read Teaching in Secondary Schools (Baldwin, Keating, Bachman) pages 164-179 and pages 315-326. Complete activities 7.1 and 7.2 on pages 172 and 173.

Activity 7.1
Potential ITU Theme and Use in Social Studies
Heroism - Within the discpline of social studies I, the insturctior, will present students with information on various histroical figures who fit into the desciription of a hero. These figures will be based on vairous demographics, many of which are represented in the school's community.
- Typical Heroes (Alexander, JFK)
- Black Heroes (MLK, Tubman)
- Women Heroes (Anthony, Joan of Arc)
- Hispanic Heroes (Chavez, Clemente)
- LGBT (Milk)

Activity 7.2
Essential Questions for ITU
- What makes a person a hero or shero?
- How has the idea of heroes and sheroes changed throughout history?
- When does a postive personality trait become a tragic flaw?
- How is a hero or shero rewarded?
- How can I be a hero or shero?

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