Ms. Groeller Grade 9 Humanities

This week, students chose partners and started preparing arguments around this debate topic: Using independent research and details from our film study of The Pursuit of Happiness, pairs have been challenged to prepare speeches based on two main pillars/arguments. To make it even more challenging, students have been asked to prepare to debate BOTH sides; they don't find out which side they are going to debate until the morning of the debate,  this upcoming Monday, January 28. Next, we will embark on an inquiry into consumerism, which will include a field trip (February 4) and a participatory final task. Students can start preparing for this final task now by looking through their belongings and deciding which things they own "spark joy" for them, and which ones they are ready to thank and get rid of by bringing them to our swap meet on February 5.

Discussion Prompts: issues for Canadians;  The Pursuit of Happyness (film) ; economics; mixed, market, planned economy; government intervention; consumerism Economics *understand, apply, analyze, evaluate After finishing up viewing the film  The Pursuit of Happyness  in class, students used the collaborative notes they took to complete a quick summary/refection showing me if they were able to make connections between the big ideas using details from the film. Some examples of this are below: This collaborative reflection after our film study helps students summarize learning while helping me identify where to go next (clarity, dig in, etc.). Best part of this one: the actions students say the film inspired them to take. @connectcharter pic.twitter.com/r0j0ixmvU4 — Jaime Groeller (@missg_teaches) January 10, 2019 We also used this film as a text to apply our ELA knowledge, specifically analyzing the film for symbolism and juxtaposition, an