Assignment Sheets

Blog assignment 

Global Voices

Assignment Sheet          Week 15

 

Tuesday 5/14

• Discuss reading to page 174
• Share empathy research ideas.
• Work on common approaches

HW- Do your research and/or write the blog with your findings.  Draw conclusions about the 'needs' of your interview/research subjects.  What motivates their clothing purchases?  What do they know/understand about the issue?  What might affect their future purchases?

Wednesday 5/15

• Gather needs, identify insights & craft 'how might we' statement.
• Brainstorming

HW- Read to page 196 in The Fountain at the Center of the World.
 

Thursday 5/16

• Discuss Chano's speech to the conference.
• View Yes Men WTO video
• Project final decision & planning

HW-  Either, read to page 227 in Fountain, OR work on aspect of project assigned.  This hw will be adjusted as needed.  See the project planning tab and get to work!


Global Voices

Assignment Sheet          Week 14

Monday 5/6

• Reading quiz
• key passage discussion
• Read new blog post/discuss

HW- Read to page 140 in The Fountain at the Center of the World.
 

Tuesday 5/7

• Research for blog post- find, read, and record at least two good websites.

HW- Continue research and start a blogpost draft that shares your information and your ideas.   

Wednesday 5/8

• Start designing final project

HW- Read to page 165 in The Fountain at the Center of the World.
 

Thursday 5/9

• Continue designing project
• Discuss reading

HW- Read to page 174 in The Fountain at the Center of the World. *** Note, I've cut 206 pages here.  There will be a quiz on Monday.   

You also need to start researching AND writing for the empathy phase of our project, which is to impact the way SPA buys clothing. This could include:

*fb polls, survey monkey surveys, interviews of students/parents, 
*interviews of SPA community folks (Brownie, Monty, captains, or coaches).
*interviews of suppliers like the company that operates the spirit store or reps    for American Apparel, or other gear companies through SPA or other organizations.
 *doing research @ school with hypothetical purchases
*researching other schools (maybe independent schools) about their purchases policies and writing case studies
* researching costs of ethical vs 'other' clothing choices.

I WANT CLEAR, WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF PROGRESS ON MONDAY INCLUDING EITHER DRAFT SURVEYS OR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS, OR EMAILS REQUESTING MEETING TIMES, OR LINKS TO SOURCES OF INFORMATION.  This is a real deadline.  



Week 13

4/29

• Discuss the week schedule, speaker & finals for seniors/juniors
• Turn in essay
• Read Fountain blog posts

Read to pages 3-29 in The Fountain at the Center of the World.  Bring a quote for the board.

Tuesday 4/30

• Discuss reading-  plot, characters & themes.  What makes this novel engaging?  What overlap do you see with other novels?

Read to page 59 in Fountain

Wednesday 5/1

• Reading day-

Keep reading!!!!!  no quiz tomorrow


Thusday 5/2

•  Senior exam presentation- 7th period.  Go to class if you can't make it then.

Read to page 115 in Fountain & bring a passage to read and discuss.  Bring two discussion questions based on this passage- one should be open ended.