It was amazing though, seeing the sheer joy the girls had whenever Obama came into video view, and conversely, the loud boos that ensued whenever Bush came into view.
My lesson today built on what Obama had said in the past, along with some of Dr. King's most memorable words from his "I have a dream" speech.
(Again, amazing how many students knew specific quotes from Dr. King's speech)
Here's how it worked:
Their Do Now entry asked them what their mathematical portfolio goals were for the week. I then showed them pictures of the University of Chicago, and explained how I had gone to the same school Obama had once taught at as a professor.
We discussed the quotes in the above slide and I had them do a quick Turn and Talk:
Amazingly enough, every single class, students were able to come up with the idea of goals, which was a nice segue right into my lesson for the day, which basically had them outlining what they were planning on doing for the week.Here's the Goals Worksheet (at least a part of it)
All in all, the lesson went really well. There was still some talking/complaining/etc, but by and large I think I will give myself a pat on the head today.
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