Welcome to Humanities!

Introduction to Humanities

• Units– Introductory Unit– Latin America– Africa– Asia

• Skills– Reading– Writing– Speaking– Listening– Geography– Technology

Reading

• Students will read:– Of Mice and Men and

To Kill a Mockingbird as a class

– Two other books that they choose from a list of 30 titles

– Hot Topic Articles about issues in each region

– Short Stories and Poetry from each region

Writing

• Four Process Essays

• Three Timed Writings

• Quick writes• Analysis

Questions

The Paragraph Dance

Formal Speaking

• Three Formal Oral Presentations– Latin America

Issue Webpage– Africa

Newscast– Asia Travel

Plan

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Technology

• Web Page• PowerPoint• Excel

Spreadsheet• Word Documents• Internet Research

School Values

Take care of yourself

Take care of each other

• Take care of this place

School Expectations

• Be Accountable• Be Engaged• Be Prepared• Be Appropriate

Thank You

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