The bike crew is in Uganda

The Reach the World team is now in Uganda, Africa. Do you know anything about Uganda?

To learn more about the country, click here.

Check out what the crew is saying about there travels in Uganda here. Check out the field notes as well. This area lets you know some really cool facts about Uganda.

In the northern part of Uganda a group called the Lord's Resistance's Army (LRA) started fighting the Ugandan government for control of the land.  This group is know for is brutal murders and the kidnapping of children.  Read about this here.

Watch this video about Ugandan children. You should have reactions to this. Please post them. What do you think? How do you relate to these children or this place? What do you want to happen here? Compare and contrast these children's lives to your life.  Do you have questions for the children affected by this conflict?

Click here to meet Edward and Stephen.  They live in Uganda.  They will give you a first hand account of what life is life on in Uganda.  

Watch the video below about a school for children that were kidnapped by the LRA that were able to escape.  They have the same classes you do, but they also take classes to help them deal with the violence they have gone through.  How do you deal with violence that you see?  

There have been peace talks in Uganda between to LRA and the Ugandan government but just like in the Gaza strip, the violence and kidnapping hasn't stopped.  

Current Events week of 2-23-09

Read about the 3 CPS students that were shot last Friday here.  

Watch video about the 11 year old boy that shot his father's girlfriend here.  

Watch This Week in Rap here

Keep up on this weeks TRUE news by watching Democracy now here.  Remember, this is updated daily.  

Please post comments on any article, or POST A NEW CURRENT EVENT.  

Holla 

Mr Wilson 

This week's plans

From now on, I will start posting weekly plans up here on the blog.  If you are not in class, check here for your assignments

Monday:   

     - Today we will learn about Prisons and continue to watch Redemption 

     - For homework, please answer the following questions:

                 ~ What is redemption?

                 ~ What do you think life in jail is like? 

                 ~ Watch the video below about the jail where Tookie Williams spent 29 years and                            write down if your prediction about jail life was correct

                 ~ Watch the videos below and answer this question: did you learn something new                             about jails. 

Tuesday: We will continue to watch the movie redemption.  Please answer the following questions for Wednesday: 

     1.  Why did Tookie start the Crips?

     2.  How can you shoot, hit, or stab someone that looks just like you?

     3.  Do you think Tookie should have been taken off of death row for his work with youth?   

Wednesday: We will continue to watch Redemption and re-watch the video above on prison statistics.  

     1.  Please watch the video above and write down one facts you learned.  

Thursday:  Today we will be doing current events

     1.  Please read a newspaper article and write about it.  Include all of the 5 W's.  

Friday: Today we will continue to watch redemption.  Check back here for homework.  

Holla back.  

Mr. Wilson 

Current Events week of 2-17-09

I will begin to post current events each week up here.  Check it out. 

To watch a video of what's going on this week, check out This Week In Rap.  Click here to watch the video.  

I'm a big fan of Democracy Now.  We watch this in class sometimes.  It is a TRUE newscast that let's you know what's really good.  It comes on every day.  To watch it click here.  

2/18/09 - President Obama sent 17.000 troops to Afghanistan yesterday.  What was he thinking?  To read and watch about it, click here.  

Genocide in Rwanda

Hey ladies and gentlemen, 

Do you know anything about genocide?  Genocide is when a group of people is killed in order to get rid of all of the people in that group.  For example, if all African Americans were to be killed that would be considered a genocide.  

In 1994, in Rwanda, Africa, over 1 million people were killed in 100 days.  

                             Watch this :

READ THIS: Click on read this 

Crazy stuff right?  If you have anything to say about the video, please click the title now and submit a post.  

After you have some background knowledge about the genocide of Rwanda.  I want you to go to the Reach the World website and read the logbook.  Post a comment if you'd like. 

Also, if you have time, go to the Kigale Memorial Center and learn more about the Rwandan genocide.  

Holla Back 

Mr. Wilson 

Welcome to our Blog :)

This is our new blog spot. Here you can post comments, ask questions, and make your voice heard about important issues we are studying (or not) in social studies. This works just like myspace. First, read what I have posted. Then, go to the link (if there is one). You can also post a comment on the blog by clicking the title.  Try that now.  Click the title and post a comment.  ONLY WRITE YOUR FIRST NAME AND LAST INITIAL.  sign in as a name/url.    

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Mr. Wilson