Can classifying ourselves give us power? Daily Plans: Thursday, 4 February

Happy Thursday AVID Team!
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Homework: Optional Assignment: Show your family your pie chart, ask a question, get your sheet signed!

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Big Idea: Powerful choices require knowledge

Essential Question: Can classifying ourselves give us power?

Objectives: I can...

...describe who gains and loses power in current events.
...evaluate how people classify themselves and others.
...identify how money is spent on me.

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1) Warm Up: Who currently has power? (20 min)
You will analyze a current event to determine who has power and who is losing power:

1. Choose an event.

1. Iowa caucuses
2. Flint, MI toxic water  
3. Changes in high school diplomas
4. Farm subsidies
5. How artists go platinum
2. Read about the event.
3. Write the title and author of your article in the middle of your diagram.
4. Answer the following questions (answers can be bullet points/non-sentences):
1. What is the event?
2. Where is the event occurring?
3. How did the event start?
4. Who in the event has power? How do you know?
5. Who in the event has lost/will lose power? How do you know?
5. Share what you learned!
1. Stand Up-Hand Up-Pair Up and talk to others!
2. As you learn about more issues, record two details you learn from each person under your organizer.
6. Summarize what you have learned by answering the Assignment Question and by citing evidence from your article and what other people told you.

2) Lesson Plan: Can classifying ourselves give us power? Tasks 3-4 (45)

**Were you absent for the MBTI test? Use the link here for a short one!**

1. Open your copy of the document here.
2. Break into mixed color groups.
3. Complete Task 3 in 12 minutes.
4. Work through Part 4 ending with Philosophical Chairs and a reflection: Do we gain or lose power by classifying ourselves and others?
5. Share this document with me.

3) Success Workshop: Planning a Financial Conversation (15 min)
An important thing to do early in high school is to plan how you will afford college. Being able to ask your parents/guardians questions about money, financial aid, scholarships, loans, etc is important. And, usually not our favorite thing. To prepare, today you will look at how much money your parents/guardians might spend on you. You will bring a pie chart home to show them and see if they think it is accurate. 

1. Before you read, predict how much money your parents will spend raising you.
2. While you read the blog post here, think about how your life might compare and contrast with the generalized life described in the article.
3. After you read: Sketch a pie chart based on the expense categories listed in the article. Make revisions if you think there are parts that are not accurate for the way your family spends money.
1. Title your pie chart "How Money is Spent on Me".
2. Include labels or a key showing each category and percent.
3. Underneath, write the range of money families spend on their children.
4. Write one question you will ask your parents/guardians. (Examples: Is this pie chart accurate? Are there missing categories? How could we spend less on ____ part?)
4. Homework for an extra grade (basically, this can help you but won't hurt you if you don't do it):
1. Have your parents answer the question you wrote.
2. Write the answer.
3. Ask a parent/guardian to sign your paper.

5) Exit Ticket: Google To Do List

1. Add upcoming due dates to your Google Calendar.
2. List what you will do tonight.

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