Tuesday, October 6, 2009

World War III Caused by Do Now Prompt

Do Now: Define the term American. What is it? Who is it?

Result: IMPLOSION.

Irony: The (almost) fight started because one student wanted another to share her answer. Because she liked it. Thought it was smart. It was just that the second student didn't want to. And so for so many other reasons that have no real relevance to the definition of who or what an American is, school safety was almost called into my classroom.

On the day that Channel 1 was here to film us.

The Best Part: After all the separating and regrouping and my showing my (real) disappointment, they watched the "America" scene in West Side Story and devoured it. Dots connecting and connecting all over the damn place.

Dramatic,Traumatic Learning.




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