1. Watch CNN Student News from today.
2. Pick one story and do more research on your own.
3. Tell me 5 facts that were NOT mentioned in the CNN story.
Do this on a Google doc and share with me.
When you are finished:
EDUCATIONAL GAMES!
Monday, May 23, 2016
Friday, May 20, 2016
Friday's assignment
In a Google Doc, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Also tell me what page or pages you found your answers. When you are finished, share with me (eroth@irvingisd.net)
1. Why does Cole’s mother say she needs to take Cole to live with his father?
2. Why did Cole stop going to school?
3. What options did the principal give Cole?
4. How does Mama go about leaving Cole with his father?
5. What color hat does Jamaica Bob wear? What does this color hat represent in cowboy stories?
6. What is Cole’s full name? His father’s?
7. What does Cole see inside his father’s home?
8. What falls on the picture of Cole and his mother? Where did it come from?
9. Why does Cole take twenty dollars out of the envelope?
10. Why is Cole told not to leave this block of Chester Avenue alone?
1. Why does Cole’s mother say she needs to take Cole to live with his father?
2. Why did Cole stop going to school?
3. What options did the principal give Cole?
4. How does Mama go about leaving Cole with his father?
5. What color hat does Jamaica Bob wear? What does this color hat represent in cowboy stories?
6. What is Cole’s full name? His father’s?
7. What does Cole see inside his father’s home?
8. What falls on the picture of Cole and his mother? Where did it come from?
9. Why does Cole take twenty dollars out of the envelope?
10. Why is Cole told not to leave this block of Chester Avenue alone?
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Ghetto Cowboy - Our End of Year Novel
THIS DOCUMENT IS TWO PAGES LONG. MAKE SURE YOU MAKE IT TO THE END!
Because you are such a fantastic student, you have the chance to extend your learning today!
First, did you know that the ONLY Cowboys of Color Museum in the United States is in Fort Worth, Texas? Check this out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWjMsRZhp7c
It is estimated that after the Civil War, close to 50% of the cowboys were African-Americans. These hard-working individuals helped to shape our country, and we celebrate them today as heroes.
I want you to learn more about two influential cowboys mentioned in our novel. I would like you to take notes as you read. Pretend I know nothing about these individuals. Teach me!
- Were their parents slaves, or were they born free?
- Where did they live?
- I want to know what they did that was so unusual. Why do we still study them today?
- How did they die?
- Give me at least 5 more facts about each person that you found interesting.
Learn more about stagecoach Mary Fields:
Learn more about Bill Pickett: (HINT: Bulldogging means steer wrestling!)
Now watch him in action! This is actual historic footage of him in 1921. (HINT: no sound on these)
Here he is in 1922:
Now I want you to see and hear the author of our novel. He is going to be answering some reader questions about Ghetto Cowboy. Really think about what he’s saying. This interview will put you in his mind, and help you understand where this novel came from.
In our novel, Tex tells Cole a little bit about the history of the black cowboy. Learn more here. Pay special attention to the cowboy biography at the end, because he is mentioned in our novel.
Now that you have some background, I want you to learn more about how being a cowboy has evolved in the African-American culture. Look at this video clip: African-American Cowboys: Forgotten Men of the West
Part 2: How has the American Rodeo changed over the last fifty years for Black Cowboys?
We have read about the Fletcher Street Stables, but you haven’t really seen them. Check this out:
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