We have quite the next couple of weeks ahead of us. Not only have we started our new math unit on integers but we have started looking into Angelique and her story. We came up with a number of great questions to frame our inquiry and we'll be working up to our elbows in primary documents from the time period.
I'm definitely excited for this unit -- reading through Angelique's story will give us the opportunity to hone our reading skills (determining important information, comprehension, identifying bias and perspective and finally, inferring, i.e., reading between the lines). While at the same time, dealing with such difficult readings has given us the opportunity to appreciate the need for good writing (editing skills, knowing your audience...etc).
As always, I appreciate the effort each and every one of you gives in class and look forward to exploring this unit together!
-Mr. Charalambous
