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6/9 2021

     New groups were formed to discuss what we planned in the previous class. Other teams included debates and reports to write at the end of the unit, which had a similar purpose to the presentations that we included in our schedule. It was interesting to hear all the different ways of coming up with the order. Some groups divided lessons by separating big and small topics. From this discussion, I was able to understand what each group valued the most regarding the way they teach. Our group finally decided that the five filters would be introduced to students by showing examples, in the span of 3 weeks. After that, we made groups for our website. In this lesson, we talked about our common interests and possible news to write. As for right now, some members will write about current sports, Olympic-related articles, and health/lifestyle news. 

    We shared documents, created a team on canva, and proceeded to make our website. I was interested in the news about men identifying themselves as women to participate in women's sports. New Zealand weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard born as a male, transitioned to female in her 30s and is participating in the upcoming Olympic game. Despite, supporters of Laurel, many disagree with the fact that she used to compete in men's weightlifting. Therefore, new rules may need to be discussed to prevent further controversy. In addition to this news, controversial supplements, and medical treatments could also be topics we could write about. Our website theme is mainly, sports, health, lifestyle news, and we aim to inform readers with trustworthy facts. In the next lesson, we will be working on coming up with a team name, logo, and designing our website. 

notes:

blog posts

longterm interactive learning (participating team research)

separating big and small topics 

matrix of propaganda, in the beginning, and going into examples. 

landing page: team name logo and color scheme and target.

website page

journalist page, bio statement 

each person has their own section to focus on.  





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