FRI: Hella hEAlthy #3 @ THE SPOT

The Spot is a collaborative youth center in Oakland Chinatown that supports comprehensive positive youth development to prevent violence and foster healthy transitions into adulthood. 

The Spot offers programs and activities that build young people’s competence in multiple areas, as well as develop their confidence, connection to people and institutions, character, and compassion. The theme of the youth center is “Ready for the Future” and The Spot’s culturally attuned activities will include tiered mentorship, leadership roles, and internships for youth to gain knowledge and skills in health and wellness, history and culture, job training/college readiness, and leadership. Instead of merely being a space with co-located services, The Spot will be coordinated to provide a web of support and opportunities for youth and young adults. This web of support requires both a strong infrastructure for administrative as well as program coordination plus anchor partners with youth development expertise in program provision in the content areas.

299 13th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 | (510) 879 7492 | info@thespotoakland.org

WED/THU: Social Credit and Performative Virtue

Do Now: 

• Click here and answer these questions!
• When finished answering the questions above click HERE and read this article

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can READ and INTERPRET a VIDEO TEXT
• I can discuss social commentary in the form of popular culture

Announcements: 

• Make sure you don't get your phone taken away - you will need it for the Photo Unit
• Yearbook FINAL 5% November Discount

Homework 

• READ
• Look at pretty, pretty pictures...

Resources 

•  TBR for Photo Unit

Agenda [100]

• Warm-Up: Questions & Reading [10+/-]
• CBS News: China's social credit system keeps a critical eye on everyday behavior [03]
• Response: Question Set #2 [10 +/-]
• Context:  Social MIRRORing & the phony "Instagram lifestyle"* [05]
• Black Mirror S04E01 Nosedive:  [63]
•  Understanding the Mirror: Popular culture and social commentary [09 +/-]

*For a deeper dive into the psychology of Black Mirror and this episode, in particular, see this podcast & transcript: Nosedive: Social MIRRORing & the phony "Instagram lifestyle"

For a perspective on the racial aspects of this story see this article: Black Mirror’s 'Nosedive’ isn’t just about social media, it’s about race

TUES: John Is sick, long live John

 No headphones!!! 

THREE ReadingPlus Boxes

2 Reading + 1 other 

(vocab, or reading if you have time)

You may do readings even if you are done with your boxes - they still count for leveling-up

Type when done for the rest of the period

 No headphones!!! 

 No headphones!!! 

Do a minimum of TWO READING LESSON 

 PLUS one OTHER Lesson  assigned to you 

 If there is time to do another READING, 

 otherwise, do a VOCABULARY lesson

Move on to Typing.com after finishing

 No headphones!!! 

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can continue to work towards my personal reading goals by completing at least two of my Reading+ assignments

Announcements: 

• Make sure you don't get your phone taken away - you will need it for the Photo Unit
• Yearbook FINAL 5% November Discount

Homework 

• READ
• Look at pretty, pretty pictures...

Resources 

•  TBR for Photo Unit

Agenda [60]

• Classwork: Reading+ [60+/-]
• If Time: Typing.com [??]

MON: Hella hEAlthy #2 @ THE SPOT

The Spot is a collaborative youth center in Oakland Chinatown that supports comprehensive positive youth development to prevent violence and foster healthy transitions into adulthood. 

The Spot offers programs and activities that build young people’s competence in multiple areas, as well as develop their confidence, connection to people and institutions, character, and compassion. The theme of the youth center is “Ready for the Future” and The Spot’s culturally attuned activities will include tiered mentorship, leadership roles, and internships for youth to gain knowledge and skills in health and wellness, history and culture, job training/college readiness, and leadership. Instead of merely being a space with co-located services, The Spot will be coordinated to provide a web of support and opportunities for youth and young adults. This web of support requires both a strong infrastructure for administrative as well as program coordination plus anchor partners with youth development expertise in program provision in the content areas.

299 13th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 | (510) 879 7492 | info@thespotoakland.org

WED/THU: Sophomore Monologues

NO Computers NO Computers 

Today we are going to get a glimpse into the 10th grade Life Story Monologues project by being the audience for their public performance

NO Computers NO Computers 

In theatre, a monologue is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their mental thoughts aloud. It is the 10th-grade version of the Why Am I Keynote project. Look for similarities in the process.

Do NOW:

• Take a worksheet and complete the top THREE questions - the ones in the "Pre-performance" section
• What are your predictions about what you’re going to see today?
• If you had to write a monologue, what might you choose to write about?
• What are some things you can do (or NOT do!) as an audience member to make sure you’re supporting our performers today?

TUE: Back to "normal" for a day

 No headphones!!! [R+ videos ONLY] 

Do a minimum of 1 READING LESSON 

 PLUS one OTHER Lesson  assigned to you 

 If there are 15 minutes or more left do a second READING, 

 otherwise, do a VOCABULARY lesson

Move on to Typing.com after finishing

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can continue to work towards my personal reading goals by completing at least two of my Reading+ assignments
• I can complete the optional paperwork for the Spot

Announcements: 

• Make sure you don't get your phone taken away - you will need it for the Photo Unit
• Yearbook FINAL 5% November Discount

Homework 

• READ
• Look at pretty, pretty pictures...

Resources 

•  TBR for Photo Unit

Agenda [60]

• Warm-Up: Reading+ [30+/-]
• FINISH Paperwork:  [30+/-]
• Complete the preregistration paperwork so that you are eligible to receive counseling & other services @ the SPOT 
• If you do not want to preregister you may do quiet homework,more Reading+, or Typing.Com
•  If Time: Progress Reports
  

FRI: Hella hEAlthy #1 @ THE SPOT

The Spot is a collaborative youth center in Oakland Chinatown that supports comprehensive positive youth development to prevent violence and foster healthy transitions into adulthood. 

The Spot offers programs and activities that build young people’s competence in multiple areas, as well as develop their confidence, connection to people and institutions, character, and compassion. The theme of the youth center is “Ready for the Future” and The Spot’s culturally attuned activities will include tiered mentorship, leadership roles, and internships for youth to gain knowledge and skills in health and wellness, history and culture, job training/college readiness, and leadership. Instead of merely being a space with co-located services, The Spot will be coordinated to provide a web of support and opportunities for youth and young adults. This web of support requires both a strong infrastructure for administrative as well as program coordination plus anchor partners with youth development expertise in program provision in the content areas.

299 13th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 | (510) 879 7492 | info@thespotoakland.org

WED/THU: Keynote Aftermath [In-Class Presentations]

In-Class presentations will continue until completed.

Volunteers will receive a bonus in their score

Everyone must present their Keynote

• Hella hEAlthy [...]
• 5 Fridays & 1 Monday between now and the end of the year - Details on the class calendar 
• SPOT Staff are teachers and will be respected as such
• Ask every serious question you have and none of the jokey ones
• We walk one route, and one route only, and we never enter any other building
  

MON/TUE: Keynote Aftermath [In-Class Presentations]

In-Class presentations will continue until completed.

Volunteers will receive a bonus in their score

Everyone must present their Keynote

FRI: Keynote Aftermath