What an inspiring two days it has been reading about Jackie Robinson and Malcolm X. They have taught us some valuable life lessons: the power of education, and the power of words, and the importance of being peaceful. And both of these prolific figures have had to overcome great prejudice to do what they do. But the one thing they have in common is that they are both men. What were the women of this era doing at the time? What prejudice and suffering were they going through? Today we are going to take a look at the female perspective of prejudice through the eyes of one very famous woman: Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt is arguably one of the most influential women in history. We are going to read a expert from her biography today, and compare her experience to that of Malcolm X and Jackie Robinson. Can we find any similarities? What are the differences between their experience?
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The first short day, Thursday after Spring Break! Today is your last chance for library day to get a book selection for your non-fiction book for Independent Reading. We're going to do some fun activities up there while we are checking out as well, courtesy of the lovely, and talented Ms. Paganis. And, the most exciting of activities we do on Thursdays, we are going to also do some PARCC practice. Today we are going to do some practice in the lab. There is a chance we may be using the computer lab to take the test, and although we have been practicing on the laptops, getting on a desktop computer will be a good experience to see the difference between the two computers. Don't worry! It will be painless.
After reading about all the amazing things Jackie Robinson sacrificed for the greater good, I felt inspired and motivated to try to be more like him. Standing up to adversity without retaliating yourself is a hard thing to do. As Dr. Martin Luther King once said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate can not drive out hate; only love can do that." Jackie Robinson used compassion, understanding, and will power to create change in major league baseball. There are many other activists out there as well. Today, we are going to look at Malcolm X, another great leader of the civil rights movement. When we talked about prejudice, and what kinds of people are victims of prejudice, both race and religion were easiest to pick out. Malcolm X is one of those that lives in both of these categories. We will discover his story, and what he believed in today. What is the power of language? What is the power of words? How important is education? What does education provide for you?
Welcome back to school, everyone! Are we excited to be back? Refreshed and rejuvenated? Ready to tackle our last quarter as seventh graders? We're going to start out with our second last (!) spelling unit for the year. This unit focuses on the "co-" prefix. Spelling is due Friday. Last week we talked a little about prejudice, and what that word means. We talked about kinds of prejudice, and where it comes from. We talked about the effects it can have on people. With this knowledge, we are going to read a story about someone who had to overcome all of these things. Jackie Robinson. Below is the text "The Noble Experiment." We will be reading through this in class, and talking about how prejudice has affected not only Jackie Robinson, but also our everyday lives. |
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February 2017
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