CE 1700, American Civilizations s2
Absent Log
CE 1700, American Civilizations
Dates / What we Did / What you Need to DoWednesday, January 17 or Thursday, January 18 / 1. Orange All About You Paper
2. Georgia Tech Clip
3. Ms. Bass artifacts
4. String introductions
5. Ask questions about the class and get the blue disclosure document. / A. Get the orange “All About You” paper from Ms. Bass—complete—submit
B. See Ms. Bass about introducing yourself to the class
C. Get a blue course disclosure from Ms. Bass—read it, and write three questions that you have about the class (bring this with you on Friday or Monday).
Friday, January 19 or Monday, January 22 / 1. Get an index card and answer these questions + turn in: A person whom you consider a hero (anyone in your world) and why you consider that person to be a hero.
#2 Someone from US History whom you consider a hero and why
2. Watch and take notes (turn in) on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHWKYOklCWQ
3. Get a “heroification” article from Bass and see the class calendar for the homework that is due next time for that article
4. Get a pink Current Event requirements paper from Bass, sign up for a current event presentation on the calendar, and get the current event notes that you missed from a classmate. / See the middle column
Tuesday, January 23 or Wednesday, January 24 / 1. Get the current event notes that you missed from a classmate.
2. Get a post it from Bass and write one thing that you like about studying history and one thing that you don’t
3. Watch this clip and write five reasons for studying history from it + turn in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ3pagHPrMY
4. Create a commercial with three reasons for studying US History—record or perform the commercial for Ms. Bass (schedule a time to do this)
5. Interview five classmates about their thoughts on the “Handicapped by History” article—write their responses and turn them it.
6. Turn in your highlighted and annotated “Heroification” article
7. Get the purple instructions for registering for the class from Bass and get registered by next time. / See the middle column
Thursday, January 25 or Friday, January 26 / 1. Get a gold Korean War textbook handout from Bass and complete + turn in
2. Watch and take notes on this video in Log #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1wFrXKanC0
3. Get a blue “Whitewashed History” article from Bass—read it and write your reactions in Log #2
4. Get the current event notes that you missed from a classmate
5. Get an orange Biography of a Woman in US History assignment from Bass / See the middle column
Monday, January 29 or Tuesday, January 30 / 1. Get the current event notes that you missed from a classmate.
2. Interview five people from class about what they learned about Confederate monuments and write + turn in what they say.
3. Ask Ms. Bass about the Women’s History Biography assignment and the brown bag part of the assignment.
4. Get a white t-chart from Bass if you are in 4th, 7th, and 8th periods and Bass will tell you what to do. / See the middle column
Wednesday, January 31 or Thursday, February 1 / 1. Get the current event notes that you missed from a classmate.
2. Get a white t-chart from Bass and the colorful Confederate Monument packet of materials + complete the t-chart and interview five classmates to see what they learned from the debate that you missed. Write what they say and turn it in. / See the middle column
Friday, February 2 or Monday, February 5 / 1. Get the current event notes that you missed from a classmate.
2. Get the notes from a classmate that you missed in Log #3.
3. E-mail Bass for the name of a person for whom you need to plan a monument (get the purple paper from Bass to do this and a piece of butcher paper to draw your monument).
4. Get the pink Credibility chart on two news sources paper from Ms. Bass—this is homework. / See the middle column
Tuesday, February 6 or Wednesday, February 7 / 1. Get the current event notes that you missed from a classmate.
2. Turn in your pink credibility chart from news sources
3. Watch and take notes on this clip: https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2017/05/03/the-honest-truth-about-fake-news-with-lesson-plan/
4. Answer these questions and turn in:
A. What are potential consequences when fake news goes viral?
B. Do you think you could spot fake news or would you be fooled? Why or why not?
C. Are some of these unreliable sources of news more dangerous than others? Why?
D. What happens when mainstream media is labeled fake news by those who see it as threatening to their political agenda?
E. What if the President spreads fake news himself?
5. Get a purple current event/newsworthy reading and orange handout from Bass—complete—submit!
6. Get a yellow advice for avoiding handout from Bass and complete
7. Get a pink copy of the “Red Eyes” article from Bass—annotations are due next time. / See the middle column
Thursday, February 8 or Friday, February 9 / 1. Get the current event notes that you missed from a classmate.
2. Turn in your pink “Red Eyes” annotations
3. Watch and take notes on this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hJFi7SRH7Q
F. Get a Red Eyes Discussion paper from Bass and answer the questions.
G. Get a blue Media Coverage chart from Bass and complete + turn in
4. Get a blue Liberal and Conservative handout from Bass + complete and save for your portfolio. / See the middle column