Continue researching information about the issue/activity/group for your project!

You should be adding what you find onto your group's google doc AND putting your name under what you contribute so you get credit for the work you are doing.

HW#13

Choose two possible "ouside of the box" learning activities from the class's list (see it here) and for each one:

1) Research more about the organization or activity--look for specific information about how we might get involved / help / learn from them.

2) Explain why you think our class should do this activity.

HW#13 (702):

Write pen-pal letter to a child at Chipakata Children's Academy. To learn some more about the school before writing, visit the website www.14plusfoundation.org/chipakata and this website.

Suggested topics

Description / stories about your life in NYC
Questions about their lives in Zambia

HW#12

What are some ways that our class could get engaged in activities in the outside world to promote justice / make the world a better place? Think of both general types of activities / trips, but also specific activities, organizations, places in NYC that you know of that you think would be worthwhile for us to take part in.

HW#11

"A Letter Home from a SNCC Volunteer" handout:

Imagine you are a SNCC volunteer preparing to go down to Mississippi to work on the Mississippi Summer Project (“Freedom Summer”) and you are writing your last letter to your parents or another family member before you and your fellow activists drive south. What are your motivations for going? What are your hopes for Mississippi, for yourself, for America? What are your fears (if you would admit them)? How would you explain why you are taking these risks? What arguments might they make against you going, and how would you answer those arguments?

HW#10 (702 only)

How do some people in the documentary "Freedom Summer: Mississippi 1964" use education / learning / teaching as a force for positive change? How do some people use education / learning / teaching as a force for oppression / injustice? 1 page minimum. Make sure you are thinking of "education" not just in the traditional school sense, but in all ways that humans teach each other things and learn from each other.

HW#9

701: due Monday, March 6
702: due after we watch "The Children's March" documentary

1. Open-ended response: What are your reactions / thoughts about the documentary "The Children's March"? How did you feel and what did you think about while you watching it and/or while we were discussing it in class?

2. How can young people make a difference in 2017? Are their lessons from the Birmingham campaign that can be applied today? Why or why not?

HW#8

701: Complete page 9-10 in Animal Farm/ Soviet history packet.

702: Complete pages 11-13 in Animal Farm/Soviet history packet.

HW#7

701: Complete pages 1-8 in Animal Farm/Soviet history packet, including the explanation of the connection between the characters/events and the historical groups, figures, or developments.

702: Complete pages 1-10 in Animal Farm/Soviet history packet, including the explanation of the connection between the characters/events and the historical groups, figures, or developments.