ALWG Ch 1

1. Prepare for Quiet Time: Books, Planners. colored pencils, highlighter, writing utensil. 
2. Make Bookmark
3. Review Vocab
4. Ch. 1 of A Long Way Gone

• Read
• Annotate
• Complete questions

Homework:

Chapter 1: Annotate Chapter and complete questions. 3 and 4 require 2 pieces of evidence.
Read--> Book Review Due on May 8. Use the template/follow the example.
Study for Trial 9 (Benchmark = Europe, Asia, and Latin America) on May 15

Review: Five Myths about Diamonds

1. Enter Class: Turn in Reading Log and put phone in the C.O.M.F.Y.
2. Prepare for Quiet time: Take out Planner, Book, and "Five Myths about Diamonds"
3. 5 Min of Quiet Time
4. Write down homework:
1. Read--> Book Review Due on May 8. Use the template/follow the example.
2. Study for Trial 9 (Benchmark = Europe, Asia, and Latin America) on May 15
5. Review answers to CER Questions using Rubric.

Five Myths about Diamonds

Standard: AP Human Geography IV. Political Organization of Space, B. Spatial political patterns reflect ideas of territoriality and power at a variety of scales.

Objective: Jedi will be able to use key vocabulary to explain how the diamond industry has the power to influence territoriality.

1. Get out book, planner, 3 flashcards and a piece of paper. 



Finished before me? You know what to do!

2. Write down Homework. 
• Read
• Study for Benchmark 2 (South America, Asia and Europe)
• CER Questions + Rubric
3. Begin Do Now on your own paper. (You do not have to write the question, just answer it)
• Why do you think Americans purchase diamonds when they get engaged? (3 min)

1. Adam Ruins Everything (5 min)
• How does this video relate to our last unit? 
• How does it relate to our new unit?
2. How does Kanye feel about it?
"Good mornin', this ain't Vietnam still
People lose hands, legs, arms, for real
Little was known of Sierra Leone
And how it connect to the diamonds we own
When I speak of diamonds in this song
I ain't talkin' about the ones that be glowin'
I'm talkin' about Roc-a-Fella, my home
My chain, these ain't conflict diamonds
Is they Jacob? Don't lie to me, man
See, a part of me saying "Keep shining"
How when I know what a blood diamond is?
Though it's thousands of miles away
Sierra Leone connects to what we go through today
Over here it's a drug trade, we die from drugs
Over there they die from what we buy from drugs
The diamonds, the chains, the bracelets, the charmses..."
3. New Vocabulary (15-20 min)
• Power Elite: A political theory that suggests that an elite of corporate leaders, top military officers, and key political leaders make most political decisions.
• Territoriality is the effort to control pieces of the earth's surface for personal, political, or social ends.
• Corporate Social Responsibility: Companies have an obligation to pursue policies, make decisions, and take actions that benefit society.
4. Five Myths about Diamonds Washington Post Op-Ed piece. (15 min)
1. Underline main idea.
2. Star anything you find shocking/surprising
3. Highlight/mark evidence of: 
• power elite
• territoriality
• corporate social responsibility
• Discussion (15-20 min)
• How does the diamond industry use territoriality? 
• What was the purpose of the Kimberley Process? Who does it actually protect?
• By creating artificial scarcity of diamonds, what effect has that had on issues of territoriality in diamond rich areas?
• What assumption can you make about these industries?
• If we really wanted to stop the violence in these areas, how else might we go about it?
5. Exit Slip + Rubric: Explain how the diamond industry has the power to influence territoriality.    (Use all 5 vocab words and SMM—two pieces of evidence to back up your claim.) (10-20 min)
6. Homework: CER Questions + Rubric 
• (Use Vocab words and SMM— two pieces of analyzed evidence from the text)

Thinking Above and Beyond: 

Diamonds suck. Aren't we smarter than our parents? We are independent thinkers! People get that the media is tricking us, right? So, why don’t we just stop buying them?

• Real is Rare ad campaign (5 min)
• How does this video relate to our last unit? 
• How does it relate to our new unit?
• Why does this ad matter?

Conflict Diamonds & The Kimberely Process

Standard: AP Human Geography IV. Political Organization of Space, B. Spatial political patterns reflect ideas of territoriality and power at a variety of scales.


Objective: Jedi will be able to explain what conflict diamonds are and how they lead to the Kimberely Process.

1. Get out book, planner, 2 flashcards.
2. Write down Homework.
• Read
• Study for Benchmark 2 (South America, Asia and Europe)
3. New Vocabulary
1. Conflict diamonds (aka Blood Diamonds):  Diamonds mined in area of state vs. state violence or rebel vs. state violence, that are sold on the "black market", (an underground or shadow economy where illegal transactions take place) in order to finance weapons. These diamonds are sometimes referred to as "blood diamonds." Conflict diamonds do not include other definitions of violence/abuse such as environmental degradation (ruin), child labor, worker abuse and/or state-sanctioned (government-perpetrated) violence. 
2. Kimberley Process: The Kimberley Process started in 2000 when African countries met in Kimberley South Africa. Under pressure from the United Nations, corporations in the diamond industry working with countries and non-governmental organization created a voluntary membership with strict requirements on its members meant to stop the trade in ‘conflict diamonds' that was financing violence. Members of the KP use a strict process to certify shipments of rough diamonds as ‘conflict-free' in order stop conflict diamonds from entering the legal trade and being sold in public jewelry stores. Membership is open to all countries that are willing and able to implement its requirements. The KP currently has 54 participants, representing 81 countries. 

Gender Studies Final

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Changem, Be The: Vote Essay | Peer Edit, Revise, Reflect

Standards:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. 
• AP Human Geography IV. Political Organizations of Space, B. Spatial political patterns reflect ideas of territoriality and political power at a variety of scales)

Objective:

• Jedis will be able to edit and revise their own "Change, be the: Vote" essay. 
• Jedis will be able to support one another in the writing process by editing and revising their peer's essays.

1. Prepare your desk

• Get out "Change be the, Vote" Essay
• Turn in Week 14 Reading Log
• Write down tonight's homework in planner.
• 45 min reading/summary
• Final Draft of "Change be the, Vote" Essay (Due Monday 11/21)
• Stamps

2. A few examples to remind us why editing and revising matters...

3. What is the difference between Editing and Revising? CUPS vs ARMS.

4. Self Edit and Revision

6. Peer Edit and Revision Cycle

7. If we finish with extra time, you may being rewriting your essay.

Clinton vs. Trump Issues

Clinton vs. Trump Issues: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/political-issues/