We discussed briefly my use of holiday posters in the classroom and I invited students to share with me the holidays that are important to them. We finished our discussion and note-taking on the "Outline of Popular Details." Select 5 cultures from the outline to write down on your C.Q. page. In groups, collaborate to add E.Q. bullet-point answers to E.Q. #1, and then to E.Q. # 2 based on the info we have on the outline. We then began work on our first case study -- Native Australian cultures. An analytical note page "Rabbit-Proof Fence" was distributed and discussed; we then began viewing the film while taking our notes. 3rd hour got to 2:04, and 5th hour screened to 20:29 -- to be continued in class tomorrow and Monday. (We discussed together what "based on a true story" means and what it doesn't mean and I also alerted kids to a credentialed writer who has, nonetheless, been debunked by scores of reputable history scholars...not to waste time on his writings on research day -- Keith Windschuttle.)
