March 27/28: Finding a good moment in history...

Today we will be discussing and starting to look for good moments in human history...

Your task -- to pick a good moment in history, learn about it and present what you discover to the class.  You will give a 5-minute presentation on your selected "good moment in history" and the positive impact it has had on the world. 

Helpful Links for today's class:

• "Presenting the Good Moments in History" - Formative Taking Action Presentation (Google Slides)
• Formative Taking Action - Task steps, rubric, FAQs, etc. (Google Doc)
• Link to Submit selected "Moment in History" (remember first person to request gets their pick)
• Check your WH Drop folder for Formative document -- it contains a link to your class' scheduled presentations and list of topics students have selected. This will be updated as students make their selection of presentation topics.

HW: Pick your moment in history - once selected, begin researching... 

• Pick a moment in history (individual or group that identified a problem -- local, regional or global and took action to try to solve it -- this action is the "GOOD moment" in history.  
• Link to submit choice of “GOOD moment” in history ​(your choice but first come, first serve on the historical moment). In submitting your choice, you will need to have identified the person (or group involved and name the action they took, i.e. "Rosa Parks refusing to sit in the back of the bus on Dec. 1, 1955"). Be sure to have a 2nd option in case your option #1 is already taken.  You can find a link to your class' scheduled presentations and topics already taken on the copy of the formative task document placed in your WH Drop folder .