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Rob_Hugo@PortNW.
Rob_Hugo@PortNWIn thinking about this assignment, I wanted to look at web resources that were going to be useful to me in the future, not simply something to write about now. The site is organized in a very user-friendly manner. It contains a navigation toolbar with links to lesson plans across K-12, global issues, and different ways to get involved with economic, environmental, and political issues.
Immediately, I went to the links regarding secondary lesson plans. I browsed the three or so pages of lesson plan ideas, and one stood out to me. It was called "Thoreau, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr.", dealing with the civil rights movement across time and geographic location. The entire focus sophomore year in English class is the element of persuasion. Students are called on to listen to and read the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Old Major from the novel Animal Farm to compare persuasive techniques and use of rhetorical devices. I got to thinking what a great lesson could come from expanding an already existing unit on persuasive speeches, tapping into speakers and philosophers from Asia and other countries not touched on before. Some ideas could be Gandhi, Thoreau, King, but also discussing the lack of leaders in the region on Asia who focus on the issues of human rights considering that The Asian Human Rights Commission was not formed until 1986.
It would be a great segway into reading the primary sources and propaganda that we study during the Russian Revolution and WWII.
There are also numerous pages of links on how classes and/or entire schools can get involved and partner with schools across the world on issues dealing with education, conservation, politics, etc. It seems like an easy way to create an online community of learners who are eager to share ideas and become better teachers and students.
The tab for students has games and various articles and stories that would be relevant to students and their interests. What a great way to keep students informed on current events, but also allow them to have some fun exploring another region's culture and art.