September 26-30

We shared blog posts this week.

Please do the following on Friday the 30th.

1. Find books (one fiction and one non-fiction) that pertain to your selected topic and send me Amazon links to them.
2. Revise your blog posts on being a target, bystander, or aggressor.
3. Read/Annotatate "Freaks"

September 22

Today we talked about physical, verbal, and relational aggression. We listened to a portion of a This American Life episode called "The Allure of a Mean Friend."

Your homework is to write a piece about yourself and a time when you were a target, a bystander, or an aggressor. The piece should be creative (use sensory details). It can be a poem, a short story, or something really "out of the box." You can even make a video instead. It's up to you.

Good luck! The first draft is due on Monday the 26th.

September 20, 2016

1. Set up, invite, and accept invitations to blogs (via email)

2. We completed a "cross the line" activity today. The questions are below. Please reflect on the activity as a whole in a blog post.

I...

have played sports in school.

have traveled to another country.

have traveled to states outside of New England

am going to go to college

am going to be the first in my family to go to college.

have a step parent.

have been followed around a store when I shopped.

have broken someone’s heart

have raised/or killed food for consumption.

abandoned my faith at some point in my life 

have had someone close to me die 

love someone who has been in or is in jail 

have someone whom I love who is affected by alcoholism 

I (or someone I love) has been on welfare or social services 

I or someone I love has a learning challenge.

have caught myself judging someone before I met them.

have been bullied for something I have no control over.

have a friend or family member who has been sexually assaulted or raped 

have a friend or family member, or I was abused as a child 

Blogs

Adriana

Brooklynn

Cailyn

Deb

Kiara

Lyndsey

River

Rylee

Shannon

Syara

Taylor

Tiffany

September 14 and 16

We looked at and reflected on Post Secret assignments.

We created blogs and shared them with Mrs. Sheldon.

We wrote a blog post doing the following:

1. Reflect on class so far. (structure, personalities, et cetera)
2. List 6 topics you would like to discuss this semester. They may or may not be on this list

• women around the world and in the U.S.
• rape
• sexual harassment
• assault
• domestic violence
• slut shaming
• street harassment
• feminism
• history: women's rights and roles
• birth control
• reproductive rights
• media portrayal
• relationships/dating
• gender stereotypes/roles
• eating disorders
• self harm
• drug/alcohol abuse
• body shaming
• self esteem
• mean girls
• bossy bitch
• lgtbq
• moms/dads/family

September 12

Today we wrote about 8 things that are important in terms of understanding/knowing you (the things that make you YOU).

We shared some of the things we listed with the group.

We also listed 1-6 things people would noticed if they looked at us.

We talked about some things that might happen in a school that would make it so that students did not feel safe, welcome, or respected based on their (or their loved ones'):

Gender
Sexual Orientation
Race
National Origin
Disability
Religion

September 8

1. Today we wrote about 8 things that are important in terms of understanding/knowing you (the things that make you YOU).
2. We looked at the post secret "postcards" in the back of the room and commented on design and personal connections.
Post Secret is a great website to look at.
If it is blocked, then you can do a google image search.
3. We went over classroom policies AND we talked about discussions, privacy, and confidentiality.

Homework:
Create two post secrets of your own.
One should be a sharable secret that you can own (and put your name on the back).
One should be something that you do not need to put your name on.