P2 “We would be in this situation if you didn’t giraffe me crazy.” - Kiki B. Q: What happened when the two giraffes had a race? A: It was neck and neck. - Maddii D. “Being stuck like this is giraffing me crazy.” - Larry K. P5 Really Larry!! You got us into another giraffic jam!! - Vinny C. When you go for the hand shake but they go in for a hug. - Daniel R. What is is called when giraffe’s run into each other? Giraffic Jam - Aaron N. P2
“Yes, now open the fridge and take out the lasagna.” - Reggie C. Should’ve gotten a dog. - Jay C. When you are trying to sneak out and not get caught. - Gio S. P4 My sleep paralysis demon letting me know that we’re out of milk. - Kenden F. When your phone goes off in the middle of the night and you turn to look at it. - CJ H. P5 "That’s right John, the time is right for some lasagna." - Bram C. When your pet owns you. - Julya G. "Where my lasagna, John?" - Clayton K. When you forget to feed the cat... - Helena S.
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The end of the year is rapidly approaching, and there are only five more caption contests left! Enjoy them while you can! P1 "When I said “ lets roll out” this is not what I meant." - Alex H. "Snow White and the skating dwarves." - Johannes O. P2 "I got 99 problems but 7 dwarfs ain’t one." - Danny A. "Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, it’s off to work we roll." - Allison B. "When you’re the tall friend." - Olivia D. "When you post a cute selfie and now all the guys want to glide into your DMs" - Emily M. P3 "Ms. Slama and her students." - Thomas C. P4 "When you post a bomb picture on the gram and now your DMs are flooded." - Royanni C. "Love you 7000." - Eli M. P1 “I’m sorry to inform you, but you have a virus known as the Midas Touch.” - Lance A. "Sir you have been diagnosed with the Midas touch." - Nick B. P2 "It says here you’re “sick of ruling the country”...can you explain your symptoms to me." - Katie G. "You have a highness fever." Pedro J. “I’m worried about my receding ‘heir’ line." - Caden K. Doctor: "I’m a bit concerned with your breathing." King: "Tell me how I’m supposed to breath with no 'heir.'” - Samantha P. "Have you been going out on reigny days without layers?" - Arend V. P3 "Do I really have to take my crown off for my MRI scan?" - Kai H. “When we said we were gonna put a crown on, we didn’t mean on your head.” - Jade J. "It all started when my mattress store closed." - Logan P. P4 "Sir...you have king artheritus." - Gavin H. "How do I not have insurance? I own this island..." - Destiny M. P1 "To find the bird, you must first BE the bird." - Stephen K. "What kind of eggs do you want...scrambled?" - Emily N. "“Just waiting for my mom to bring me some food...” - Lian S. P2 "What are you doing?" "You never pay attention to me." - Olivia D. "On all levels except physical, I am a bird." - Isabella G. "Jim you should really look into investing into one of these nests, they’re dirt 'cheep' and only cost a couple worms." - Arend V. P3 “Hello MTV welcome to my crib.” - Reese J. “This nest is rent controlled.” - Aymen M. “Hey, check it out, I’m a bird!” “Honey please come down, you are embarrassing us.” - Scott M. “Life as a bird, 24 hour challenge NOT CLICKBAIT.” - Josh S. P4 "When you don’t have google maps but you can get that bird’s eye view." - Paige C. “Just trying to watch the Bird's Eye View.” - Christina K. “It’s cheaper than the regular housing in LA.” - Destiny M. Teachers and Counselors senior year: It’s time to spread your wings and fly Me: ... - Sam M. "The guy on the ground feels very...Hawkward." - Andy S. P1 “I really wanted to shake things up with my love life...I hope you don’t mind” - Sammy B. “Girl you got my head spinnin.” - Amanda C. "I just thought we would mix it up a little tonight." - David M. P2 "When I told you to blend in, this is not what I meant." - Katie G. "I hope you are having a s-blend-id time." - Pedro J. P3 "Cheri stop talking, your making my head spin." - Jade J. ”It’s like I can’t tell how you feel anymore, everything just got so mixed up.” - Jack M. P4 "Blender? I hardly know her." - Roz A. "This is a 'sblended' meal.” - Dominic R. "I thought you said blind date, not blend date." - Andy S. P1 "When the temperature hits 59 degrees." - Nick B. "Oh sorry is this not the main lodge?" - Cameron L. “I was trying to slide in, I think I took this too literal.” - Bella M. P2 "When you slide into someone’s dms and see them in public." - Jada C. "Oh my god, Susan look." Susan: "*gasp* Is he really wearing last season Gucci sunglasses?" - Isabella G. "Goes to Finland one time..." - Sebastian M. "Ever since Jeff put those ski’s his life has been going down hill." - Arend V. P3 "I think I read the trail map wrong." - Jack M. "Yeah, Franz has been like this since he won the gold medal in Innsbruck." - Ivy N. "Slide into those dms." - Kalan S. P4 "How people from California dress when it’s below 70 degrees." - Paige C. “Maybe we should turn the AC down...” - Alessandra G. Woman: "Why are you here?" Man: "My map says that this is where the coldest people live." - Hannah R. P1 “So... who broke your achey breakey heart this time?” - Amanda C. "I'm afraid I've yee'd my last haw." - Luke H. "I just don’t feel in tune with my emotions." - David M. P2 Guitar: “I just feel like he’s always playing with my emotions.” - Caden K. Therapist:and how does that make you feel Country singer:it makes me wanna roll my windows down and “cruise” - Sam P. Guitar : ugh... i don’t know doc, I just feel like I keep being played :( - Arend V. P3 “I’d rather tune out my emotions.” - Trinice M. "I’ve come to the conclusion that the yee has surfaced from the haw." - Ivy N. P4 “My big green tractor shut down, and my whiskey ran out, and my girl left me for my brother.” “So how does that make you feel?” - Christina K. "It all started when I yee'd my last haw." - Andy S. P1 "When it’s you against the whole world." - Jake L. “Could you please be more Pacific?” - Michael R. Earth: “is it hot in here or is it just me?” Me: "Yeah, just some minor global warming.” - Lian S. P2 "Pitbull’s inauguration speech." - Allison B. "The speaker really knows how to fill up a room." - Leah H. “And how do you feel about your current state?” - Lea J. “I didn’t know this is what you meant by international speaker!!” - Kylie K. "When the world is against you, literally." - Daniel M. P3 "Boy meets world." - Colin D. "My opponent claims that he can give you the world but that’s false." - Christian G. "It’s a small world after all." - Reese J. "I don’t think that’s the solution, but you’re getting warmer." - Ellie S. P4 “Now now guys this is not the real earth, the real earth is flat.” - James F. "Small world huh?" - Arman S. P1
“Uh waiter! I said tomato soup not tornado soup!” - Alan P. "I said I wanted the Tomato Soup, not the Tornado Soup!" - Michael R. “Sir just blow on it a little and you should be fine.” - Lian S. P2 "I swear I wasn’t playing with my food." - Aolani B. "Excuse me, I thought I ordered tomato soup not tornado soup." - Vanessa G. P3 "This soup blew me away!" - Logan P. P4 "Waiter there’s a tornado in my soup." - Gavin H. "This soup is a natural disaster!!" - Isabella J. P1 "I would like you to meet my uncle Larry... He’s one of the best lawyers around." - Shawn G. "No Jan. Blood isn't the only red us mosquitoes like." - Jake L. "I’m having a Bloody Mary." - Emily L. “What is that blood sucker doing at your venue.” “Oh he’s our lawyer.” - Alan P. P2 "So glad you could accommodate me, I know “AB+” is a hard wine request." - Charlie C. "So since I’m being nosy, what’s the tea?" - Jada C. "I ordered the Bloody Mary...extra bloody. *wink*" - Madi H. "When you have that one weird friend but he’s still your homie." - Daniel M. "What you’re drinking there is an aged, type AB positive, red wine, imported from Italy with only the finest of red blood cells." - Arend V. P3 "What’s with the zapper in front of your house Gerald." - Christian G. “I’m feeling a little BUZZED from the drinks.” - Grace H. "Hey! Would you mind not being so nosy?" - Kai H. “Lawyers Getting a Drink After Work” done in pencil - Ivy N. “Are you enjoying the Merlot?” “I actually decided to try the 1985 Hemoglobin Noir.” - Justin O. "Don’t drink and buzz." - Kalan S. P4 “This is my lawyer, Buzz.” - Roz A. "When your friend sets you up on a blind date." - Royanni C. "Bill is a real parasite." - Kimani E. “Ignore him, he likes to suck the fun out of everything.” - Alessandra G. "I wanted a mojito*dun dun cha*" - AnnElise M. “This is a vintage 1743 A positive.” - Kyle M. "This guy seems to really suck the life of the party." - Andy S. "I’m a sucker for Bloody Marys." - Analeise T. P1 “I guess you're just gonna use me to get to the top huh” - Nick B. “Don’t worry. I’ve been a stepping stone for other girls many times before.” - Jake L. P2 “When you try to avoid your ex but you see him everywhere” - Aolani B. "When you said I needed to be your rock I didn’t think this is what you meant.." - Olivia D. "Look rob, it’s over, you have to stop showing up like this." - Isabella G. “I’m sorry our relationship was a little rocky, can we start over?” - Emily M. P3 "When she says she needs someone who is more supportive in her life." - Thomas C. "This does not rock." Kai H. "All I’m asking for is a little support." - Ellie S. P4 "Welcome to Mount Rushmore." - Justin D. "Me stepping over my ex and becoming a bad bih." - Elshaday G. P1 "Why did we get stranded on a desert island while we could’ve gotten stranded on a dessert island." - Jake E. "Man, we gotta lay off that seaweed bruh." - Hayden J. P2 "What it feels like celebrating Christmas on a diet." - Allison B. "Getting there should be a piece of cake!" - Chase W. P3 "I think you wished for the wrong 'desert.'" - Jonny F. “I told you to buy a dessert island, not a deserted island.” - Grace H. “We may be dying and all, but if those are not gluten free cupcakes, I am NOT going over there.” - August P. P4 "Yeah that island is pretty desserted." - Justin D. "You think if we swim across to get to Candy Land we would be eaten by Swedish Fish?" - Antonio L. "Just our luck bro." - AnnElise M. P1 “My chest has been feeling pretty tight recently doc.” - Lindsay A. "My body feels a little bit constricted doctor." - Megan C. “So for how long have your arteries been constricted?” - Michael R. P2 "No one: Steve Irwin:" - Isabelle G. "So it says here that you think your chest is a bit constricted, so I’ll be looking at that today." - Lea J. P3 "We will have to “prey” that you have a speedy recovery." - Thomas C. “Sorry sir, but this was a listed side effect.” - Jack M. "It was for the 'gram." - Mauricio V. P4 "So you don’t have a snake in your boot..." - Destini C. "Your vitals show some constriction in your organs." - Alessandra G. P1
"I’ve just been trying to lose this weight and it won’t go away.” - Alejandro G. "I’m not sure why, but I get the feeling something is weighing on you." - Stephen K. "I’m feeling insecure about my body, I think I’ve been gaining weight." - David M. P2 "I can see you’ve been under a lot of pressure lately." - Maddie H. “So what do you think is weighing you down?” “Well, to start, there’s a lot on my chest right now.” - Lea H. "When your mans cheated on you so now you have to keep him on check." - Emily M. "I don’t know doc, I feel like my thoughts just weigh me down sometimes. You know what I mean?" - Thanh V. P3 "Doctor, I just feel like something is holding me down down from moving forward with my life." - Jade J. “So, what’s been weighing on you recently?” - Jack M. “Sometimes it just feels like the weight of the world is resting on me, and I can’t do anything about it.” - Logan P. "You seem to be putting on some weight lately." - Ellie S. “I been wanting to get this weight off my chest.” - Luke T-K. P4 “There’s just so much pressure on me.” - Roz A. "Bob saw a different psychiatrist each week, but not one knew how to help with the weight on his chest." - Kimani E. “It feels like I’m carrying all the weight in the relationship.” - James F. “I need to get something off my chest, Doc.” - Kyle M. "When the teacher says the weight of your final is 75% of your grade." - Madeleine N. Therapist: So how does that make you feel Giles: More Weight -Andy S. During our Revolutionary Literature unit, we focused on the ideals of a post-Revolution America and how those ideals have evolved over the course of our country's history. We examined documents from the Revolution, including the Declaration of Independence and Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer, and then we also compared and contrasted "My Shot" from Hamilton and the "My Shot (Remix)" from The Hamilton Mixtape. After Revolutionary Literature, we jumped right in to Romanticism for our first short stories! We also examined a few satirical works, which led up to our final project for the semester. In the style of SNL or The Daily Show, students are creating their own satires about an issue they see in our society today. Looking forward to see what they come up with! I'm also very behind on posting caption contests, so here they are from the past five (oops) weeks. P1 "Postmates?" - Kendrick A. "Spare syrup? Spare syrup, ma’am?" - Gisselle G. P2 “When you see samples at Costco.” - Danny A. "When you’re at Costco and someone offers you your 26th sample." - Allison B. "If nobody sees you eating then the calories don’t exist." - Maddie H. P3 "Psst, our pancakes are so good, they’re illegal. Buy them while you can." - Jonny F. "Temptation Alley" - Josh S. P4 "Man: Finally alone at last sweet cakes. Woman: Excuse me? Man: What? I wasn’t talking to you." - Hannah R. P1 "You guys ready? This next one is going to knock you off your feet." - Nick B. "Float like a butterfly. Play like Beethoven." - Jake E. "Mayweather tonight at the MGM Grand Piano." - Johannes O. P2 "And for my next piece... left uppercut in G major." - Charlie C. "This concert is going to be a real “knockout.”" - Maddie H. "If I hit the keys hard enough, they’ll B flat." - Arend V. P3 "Creed 3: The Musical" - Thomas C. "I’m about to hit you with this E minor." - Christian G. "This is not the kind of beat I wanted." - Jade J. P4 “Yo Adrian! I can play the piano!” - Aleks N. "Ladies and gentlemen...Rocky vs. his own theme songgggggggg!" - Hannah R. P1 “Yo this MTV Cribs come on in.” - Kendrick A. "You’ve heard of mini golf, now get ready for MEGA golf." - Stephen K. "This next property will blow you away!" - Jake L. "It has an amazing AC unit." - David M. P2 "You know, hole 11 is an up-and-coming neighborhood." - Charlie C. "Nice catching up. Wind mill I see you again???" - Kylie K. "Sorry I can’t hear you over this clean energy." Robby P. P3 "Honey, this is not what I meant when I said I wanted to be right on the golf course..." - Colette H. P4 "It’s a bit mini but well take it." - Justin D. “Yes, we’re looking for a home that will blow us away!” Elshaday G. P1 "I think one of us is at the wrong ski resort." - Luis B. Water skier: Hey! This is my turf! Other skier: this was my turf. - Jake E. P2 "Would you by any chance know how to get inland?" - Charlie C. "This might be a bad time..... but..... Can I get your number?" - Chase W. P3 "When you support bae and everything she does." - Colin D. "Global warming really ruined my trip." - Ivy N. P4 “When it’s winter break and it doesn’t snow in Cali.” - Dominic R. P1
"When Donald Trump sees the Constitution." - Emily N. P2 "Hillary Clinton with her emails." - Allison B. "Trump getting rid of his tax returns." - Sebastian M. P3 "And for my next act of office tasks I will staple some documents!" - Kai H. P4 "Where our tax dollars go." - Gavin H. After Thanksgiving break, we wrapped up The Crucible and had a debate about who should be held responsible for the hysteria. Our judges in each class did a great job moderating the debate, and solid evidence was presented for many of the characters. At the end of the day, the general consensus was that Abigail is to blame. Ms. Slama has her own thoughts, but the tribe has spoken :) Plus, now that we've seen what happens when people start blaming others, do we have any right to do so? The students also listened to an excerpt from This American Life about how after McCarthyism, Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan both defended their actions during the trials through their art. Where Proctor, who refused to implicate others, reflects Miller and his refusal to jump on the accusation bandwagon, Kazan defended his choice to rat out others through the protagonist of his film On the Waterfront. Listen here! Now that "to all intents and purposes, the power of theocracy in Massachusetts was broken" (Miller 146), we'll be moving on to the rational thought of the Enlightenment and Revolutionary period! Who's ready for some Hamilton?? P1 “Me when my parents say ‘Either change your attitude or leave.’” - Royanni C. “I’m playing cat and mouse.” - Colin M. “Work smarter not harder.” - Don R. P2 “When you get your first check and buy random things.” - Aolani B. “Omg is that a Cat-illac?” - Allison B. “Yea she's pretty fast. She goes 0-60 in like 5 minutes.” - Caden K. P3 “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” - Jack M. “One small step for cat, one giant leap for mouse-kind.” - August P. P4 “Leaving for thanksgiving break like…” - Madeleine N. P1
“You know, I don’t think this is going to help me sleep.” Nick B. “Honey.. please rush home. We have a baaaa-d situation.” - Amanda C. “Larry had a little lamb, little lamb.” - Dylan I. “Hey doctor I tried counting sheep like you said but I still can’t fall asleep. So…what do I do with all these sheep?” - Alan P. P2 “Let’s have a sheep-over.” - Akayla B. “Hi, yeah, Little Bo Peep? I found your sheep…” - Isabella G. “When Mary asks you to house sit.” - Sebastian M. “When you just start making up excuses why you can’t go out with your friends.” - Sam T. “McDonald! Your sheep are here again!” - T. Vo P3 “Yes sir, you heard me right. Twenty bales of hay and a medium pizza please.” - August P. “When you watch the PETA commercial once.” - Kalan S. P4 “Operator, I lost my count of sheep.” - Destiny M. “Sorry babe, you can’t come over right now. I think ewe know why.” - Amelie W. We fell a few weeks behind on the blog, but we're back with the winners of the last three caption contests. Enjoy! In class, we're about halfway through The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Once the students got past the "1600s-ness" of it, they're really invested in the hysteria that is playing out. Even though it's about the Salem Witch Trials, the characters are dealing with issues we still face today, and we're applying the allegory beyond McCarthyism. Plus, when you break down the text, it reads like a soap opera, and who doesn't love that drama? Elizabeth Proctor has just been arrested, and we'll see what happens when she is put on trial next week! P1 "Conceptual art at its finest." - Dexter K. “The president would also like his shed power-washed.” - Emily L. P2 “Now this is real art.” - Leah H. "Can you please stop staring at me and leaf me alone?" - Caden K. “I can’t rake this anymore.” - Kylie K. "And here we see the average Joe." - Sebastian M. P3 “I’m your bodygardener.” - Grace H. P4 "Rake it up, bag it up." - Yo Gardeny - Sam M. "I swear man if one more leaf falls I’m gonna lose it." - Madeleine N. "How my parents be when they know I won’t clean." - Jasmine P. P2 “What happens when the battery dies?” - Michelle C. “My pants are fly, literally.” - Robbie P. P3 “The first few prototypes involved an awful lot of a wedgies but I think I’ve worked out the kinks.” - Justin O. P4 “This isn’t what I meant when I said I wanted to play I Spy.” - Hannah R. P1
“Ok one of us is going to have to change.” - Nick B. “Wait this isn’t how the story goes.” - Denny V. P2 “Let’s see how you like it.” - Olivia D. “Wait, this isn’t how the story goes.” - Emily M. Actor: Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down.... your......hair..........wait what Narrators: This is NOT how the scene goes! Rapunzel: Well I wanted to shake things up this time! Actor: NO.... NOOO.. please let’s get back to how the story goes! - Chase W. P3 “What product do you use?” - Kai H. “Ummmmmm, I think we did this wrong.” - Logan P. “I’m not letting down my hair in 2k18.” - Lian S. P4 “Geez look at these split ends.” - Jasmine C. After spending a week reviewing and revising our Georgetown argumentative essays, the students submitted their final drafts this week. We'll be moving on to our next unit starting next week—can't wait to get started on The Crucible! We'll ease into Puritan Lit with "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards (fun fact: he is the grandfather of Aaron Burr, the "fire and brimstone preacher" he sings about in Hamilton). The week felt a little disjointed because of department-wide assessments, so we're excited to get back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Here are the caption contest winners from the past two weeks! P1 "Date knight." - Gisselle G. "When he says he’s really old-fashioned." - Alejandro G. "Man, you really take Round Table pizza seriously." - Alex H. "I guess chivalry isn’t dead after all." - Stephen K. P2 "So Sharon…I heard you like Beowulf." - Allison B. "Chivalry isn’t dead after all." - Charles C. "So like...are you a morning person or knight person?" - Arend V. P3 "I thought we were going to Medieval Times." - Christian G. "Sorry if I’m a little rusty. I don’t usually do the whole dating thing." - Justin O. "Just like old times." - Ellie S. P4 "I know you wanted to go to Medieval Times, but this was the best I could do." - Roz A. "Your picture seemed a little different in your profile…" - AnnElise M. "So how is your knights so far?" - Aleks N. P1
“Don’t mind me, I’m just waiting for someone to fall.” - Lance A. “Who’s the new guy.” - David M. “I used to sit up here too.....” - Denny V. P2 “Aye, you got the pizza or nachos Lunchables?” - Danny A. “When you have been working overtime for a month straight.” - Danny M. Worker: “This job is so boring I’d rather die” Death: “Just say the word” - Sam T. P3 “Hey um... death, were kinda on our lunch break. Could you do your job after?” - Grace H. “Killer view up here. Would be a shame if one of you were to... fall.” - Ivy N. “Mind cutting the crust off my PB and J?” - Justin O. P4 “Grim working conditions.” - Kimani E. “Don’t mind me, just waiting for Phil.” - Russell K. “Please tell me it’s gonna be John.” - Aleks N. The next section of our Colonial Lit unit gave us a different perspective. We dove in to an excerpt by Olaudah Equiano about his experience as a slave after he was kidnapped from Nigeria and sent to Barbados as part of the Atlantic Slave Trade. We examined his text for ethos, pathos, and logos as he sought to persuade his audience of "nominal Christians" that their actions did not align with their beliefs. Even though the slave trade ended in 1809, the lasting effects of slavery can still be felt. We read "My Sojourn in the Lands of My Ancestors" by Maya Angelou as she detailed her trip to a small town called Dunkwa in Ghana. Unsure whether she would be accepted by the Ghanaians and other Africans, on her trip she proved that despite the intervening years of forced separation and cruelty, she could still return home and be not only recognized, but accepted. Finally, we brought it all the way to present day and listened to a few news stories from NPR about Georgetown University ("Starting School at the University that Enslaved Her Ancestors") ("Georgetown University to Offer Slave Descendants Preferential Admissions"). In 1838, the nascent university was struggling financially, so two Jesuit priests in the administration sold 272 men, women, and children to keep the university afloat. Today, they are acknowledging their tarnished history and attempting to make reparations for their past actions by offering preferential admission to the descendants of those 272 people. There are many differing opinions about this solution, including among the descendants themselves. After some additional research, the students will be arguing whether this is sufficient restitution. Read the NY Times article here! Let's see what the students think! Featured Student Work!A few weeks ago, the students wrote their own creation myths and trickster tales. Take a look at some of the stories, along with a comic drawn by Christie W. to complement her story!
And here are last week's Caption Contest winners! P1
“Wait, can you go back? I wanted mustard.” - Sammy B. “Add this to our collection of worldwide hotdogs.” - Jake E. “These hot dogs are on point.” - Emily N. ”Where’s my drink?” - Michael R. P2 “Top dogs.” - Cavin K. “When your manager says its time to take the business to a higher level.” - Sam T. P3 “When traveling, we only eat food from the top of the food pyramid.” - Grace H. “Yeah. I don’t think Chad would’ve climbed up there just for you.” - August P. “And here I thought they weren’t going to make me work for food.” - Kalan S. P4 “Nothing stands between me and food.” - Jasmine C. “Bob, I said I wanted mustard.” - Christina R. Women: “At what angle must I go up to get a hotdog?” Man: “Not sure but you’re most certainly an acute angle.” *women walks away* - Destiny M.
Moving right along in our First Encounters and Colonial Literature unit, we continued to explore the writings of the early explorers and colonists. When I was at UCLA, a comedy group did a sketch about William Bradford, so naturally we had to watch it before reading an excerpt from Of Plymouth Plantation. I think it's hilarious--the students described it as "cringe-y"--but that won't stop me from continuing to show it every year. In addition to annotating Bradford's documentation of Plymouth Colony, the students extrapolated and made inferences to step into someone else's shoes rewrite the piece from the perspective of the Native Americans.
After Bradford, we read two primary documents, both written by John Smith, detailing his first encounter with the Native Americans. Each account tells a very different story, so the students compiled evidence and debated which one they believed to be the "true" story. The students did a phenomenal job acknowledging the opposing side of the argument and clearly presenting evidence in support of their claim. Periods 1 & 2 both believed Document B told the real story, whereas the majority in periods 3 & 4 believed Document A. Overall, it was a pretty even split.
Here are this week's caption contest winners!
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"You ruined our fun so now we’ll ruin yours." - Don R. “Sorry Jimmy this one is for 40 year olds and older.” - Denny V. P2 "The movie theater during the opening of Incredibles 2 like" - Allison B. "Wait your turn kid, we haven’t had fun like this in a while." - Lea J. "Take your parents to recess day." - Sebastian M. P3 "Hey Johnny can you catch me at the bottom?" - Kai H. “Wait your turn like the rest of us, kid.” - Jack M. “Run along now Timmy, the adults are play— working, the adults are working.” - Justin O. "Leave me alone, I’m working." - Mauricio V. P4 "The annual 'Bring Your Parent to Play’ day." - Kimani E. “Sorry son, I have business to attend to.” - Edgar F. "We need this more than you do." - Alessandra G. "Sorry kid, this is an adults only meeting." - Gavin H. "Please son, just let me have this." - Russell K. To kick off our next unit, which includes First Encounters, Colonial Literature, and Puritan Literature, we naturally read a sci-fi short story by Terry Bisson called "They're Made Out of Meat" (Listen Here!). Now, you may find yourself asking, "How does a story from 1990 fit into a unit on First Encounters?" Well, this satire provides a commentary on how people react to encountering something new for the first time--and how they often project their own prejudices and biases onto what or who they've found. Although the story is entertaining, it brought up the more serious discussion of cultural assimilation vs. accommodation, which provided a great foundation to discuss journals from the early explorers about their first encounters with the Native Americans. We talked about the dangers of stereotypes and what you miss out on learning when you try to fit something new into an existing box when it deserves a brand new box of its own. Just because something is weird or new or different, that doesn't mean it's wrong! Now for captions! I really dropped the ball last week and failed to post the top captions (and got called out), so here are the winners from this week AND last week. Also, after reminding the students it actually is a contest, they really brought their A-game. Enjoy! P1 “It’s my first time to Italy, I just want to make sure I’m prepared.” - Sammy B. “...and using this technique you get a nice fluffy crust.” - Stephen K. P2 “The Flying High Pie” - Danny A. “Airplane food got nothing on me.” - Madison H. “When you realize how bad the airplane food is…” - Sam T. “So uh, what do you do for fun?” - Thanh V. "Talk about airplane food am I right?" - Thomas C. "I am preparing a gift so the people of Italy accept me as one of their own." - Jonny F. "Did someone order delivery?" - Luke T-K. P4 "Airplane food tastes horrible, so I brought my own." - Roz A. "“I don’t like airplane food." - Alessandra G. "A new meaning for taking it to go." - Russell K. P1
“Bert. For the last time, you can not display your dolls in the suspect room!” - Sammy B. “When you’re taking a multiple choice test and you don’t know which answer to choose.” - Royanni C. “When your boss finds out about your family history.” - Jake E. P2 “When all your siblings get in trouble…” - Aolani B. “Tim you’ve been working double shifts for two weeks now, are you sure you’re ok?” - Allison B. “Really made them in your image, didn’t you?” - Charles C. “I swear it’s not what it looks like.” - Madison H. “I think this that profiling thing the captain was talking about.” - Sebastian M. P3 “These cases just keep getting deeper.” - Jonny F. “The Russian Investigation” - Grace H. “Intelligence says this may be a copycat crime.” - Kai H. “Ma’am every single one matches the witness’ description.” - Jack M. “Their smug expressions. They’re so full of themselves.” - Ivy N. P4 “This case goes much deeper than we thought.” - Kimani E. “Copycat Killer.” - AnnElise M. “Uhhhhhhhh, it’s not what it looks like.” - Arman S. |
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