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This rubric will be used to assess written responses posted by students. Criteria will assess if student answered the prompt, used question stem in response, constructed full sentences, edited their response prior to posting, clearly communicated their response, the relevance of response, connections to learning, presence of evidence to support response and posting etiquette.

Students choose a famous person from their era of study and conduct research and complete a biography research paper of the person's life.

Students choose a famous philosopher and conduct research and complete a biography research paper of the person's life using the given template. A presentation to the class will follow.

Research your famous person. Pretend you are that person. Dress as that person would dress, speak as they person would speak. BECOME that person. Speak only in Spanish.

Students will spend three days learning and self-reflecting on the meaning of stereotypes, their personal experiences, and how they effect our school, community, and world. They will discover these things by participating in class discussions, physically moving around the room exploring other people’s opinions, answering introspective questions, working with their peers in collaborative groups, and writing a short paper about personal experiences with bias.