Today we began discussing the eight stages of genocide, something I didn't even know existed until I stumbled upon it when I was browsing information on the web. The document itself is written at a ridiculously high level, so I copied and pasted it and deleted information that I knew would frustrate my kids. We went over text structure and then individually they sorted through each stage and created their own definition and examples of how the stage operates. It was pretty powerful stuff. We were having meaningful conversations and making some great T-W connections. The three they seemed to own the most were classification, symbolization, and dehumanization (I thought they would get this one given the amount of time we spent on it during Sold. Listening and unpacking these stages was so insightful for me, and it reminded me why I love teaching. The lights were going off, and I was able to witness it.
We also did a pretest on different types of sentence, as well as fragments and run on sentences. OH MY. I have a lot of work to do in this area, but at least I have some direction on what we need to work on in small groups. Thankfully, some of them won't need a mini lesson at all, which is great because it means I can spend my time efficiently.
I'm excited about this unit and can't wait to watch it unfold!
P.S I picked a book..If I Should Die before Wake
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