Monday the students had a journal entry that asked what they were most proud of in their lives.
We went over what was going to be on the test on Tuesday.
Tuesday the students had their Nutrition test. Health articles are due on Friday.
BLOG HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: follow this link http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/a-troubling-trend-discussing-bullying-and-antigay-attitudes/
read the following article : http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/us/04suicide.html
Answer these questions : Questions For discussion and reading comprehension:
1. Eliza Byard, executive director of the gay and lesbian education network, is quoted as saying, “People get enough signals about ‘how wrong it is to be gay’ without anyone in those communities actually having to say so.” What kinds of signals do you think Ms. Byard is referring to?
2. Are you surprised by the statistic that 9 out of 10 gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender teenagers suffered from verbal or physical harassment in 2009?
3. Why do you think some blame for these boys’ deaths has been put on adults, including educators, “hate groups” and religious leaders? Do you think these people played a part in the deaths of these boys?
4. Do you agree or disagree with Dan Savage that there is a connection between “antigay rhetoric” in the culture and bullying at school?
5. The school where one teen took his life held tolerance and antibullying programs. What, if anything, do you think needs to be and can be done to make sure that no more young people take their lives as a result of bullying?
THIS BLOG ASSIGNMENT IS DUE BY FRIDAY THE 22ND!!! NO EXCEPTIONS
