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Weekly Assignments

 

Throughout the course of the semester, check this page for reminders about reading assignments, projects, and other class activities! The semester runs for 15 weeks and is split into different sections!

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Introduction and Climate Facts
Weeks 1-3

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Week 1:

Monday: Introduction, Coming-To Story Intro (What is your history?)

 

Wednesday: What is Climate Change? What are the facts? 

  1. General breakdown of climate change timeline

  2. Student search for climate related catastrophes

 

Week 2:

Monday: Coming-To Stories 

  1. Share out in small groups (maybe full?)

How do we relate to climate change? What do we want to accomplish as a group?

 

Wednesday: Group brainstorming on potential causes/ entry points to care about

 

Week 3: 

Monday: Group decision on climate action project

  1. What is the project?

  2. How can members of the class get involved?

  3. What are some potential outcomes?

 

Wednesday: Introduction to The Marrow Thieves

  1. What is the history of Native American persecution?

  2. Alternate forms of storytelling

  3. What unique perspective does a native lens add to the conversation on climate change?

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The Marrow Thieves  And Native Storytelling
Weeks 4-6

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Week 4

Monday: Novel part 1: Up to Page 117

  1. Context of Part 1

  2. What does this new world look like? 

  3. What kind of structure does this story feature?

 

Wednesday: Novel Part 1: Up to Page 117

  1. Character map

    1. Coming to stories, present events, relationship web

  2. Socratic discussion on events of first half

 

Week 5

Monday: Novel Part 2: 118-End

  1. Context of Part 2

  2. What connections can be made to modern climate activism?

 

Wednesday: Novel part 2: 118-End

  1. Native Storytelling

  2. Return to Coming To

  3. Project Time on Action Project

 

Week 6

Monday: Group Projects on Element Within Story

  1. Decide on topic area of interest

  2. Group roles/responsibilities

  3. Work time

 

Wednesday: Group Projects

  1. Work Time

  2. Finalize Project by midnight

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Feed & Technology Consumption
Weeks 7-9

 

Week 7

Monday: Novel Part 1 


 

Week 8

Monday: Novel Part 2


 

Week 9

Monday: Connections Between Novels

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Action Project Work Week
Week 10

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Week 10

Monday: Action Project


Wednesday: Action Project

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Afterglow & Student Led Work
Weeks 11-13

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Week 11

Monday:  Introduction and Assignment

  1. Decide on groups

  2. Decide on Story selection (first come first serve)

  3. Work Time

 

Wednesday: Presentation Work

  1. Work time

 

Week 12

Monday: Presentation Work

  1. Work Time

 

Wednesday: Presentations

  1. Randomly Selected

 

Week 13

Monday: Presentations

  1. Randomly Selected

 

Wednesday: Presentations

  1. Randomly Selected

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Action Project & End of Semester
Weeks 14-15

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Week 14

Monday: Action Project

  1. Work Time

 

Wednesday: Action Project

  1. Work Time

 

Week 15

Monday: Action Project

  1. Work Time

 

Wednesday: Action Project

  1. End of Semester Celebration

  2. Presentation of Action Project

  3. Self Evaluation

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