Harriet Tubman/Slavery

SOURCES USED: 

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/what-is-the-underground-railroad.htm

http://www.pbs.org/mercy-street/blogs/mercy-street-revealed/songs-of-survival-and-songs-of-freedom-during-slavery/

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/underground-railroad#section_3

GOALS (WEEKLY UPDATE)

MY GOALS FOR WEEK 4 :
1) Stay calm before test
2) Not to over think
3) Be resilient

UPDATE:
I wasn't shaking before doing the test but instead i stayed calm and had a positive mindset. I was also trying hard so I can finish the work before the due date.

MY GOALS FOR WEEK 5 :
1) Take class seriously
2) Ask questions to further understanding
3) Get on with my work before its due date

UPDATE:
I asked questions to make sure I understood and I got most of my work done before its due date.

MY GOALS FOR WEEK 6 :
1) Stay on task
2) Do my homework if needed
3) Time Management

MY GOALS FOR WEEK 9 :
1) Have a positive attitude
2) Catch up on work that ive missed
3) Ask for feedback to improve my work

Slave Trade Triangle

Link to the map

INTRODUCTION

CRITICAL LITERACY - Find your focus #1

WHAT IS CRITICAL LITERACY? 
Critical literacy is when you apply critical thinking to a literacy topic. It is when you question how and why a text was made.

VOCABULARY
Bias - Favouring something over another thing.
Reliable - Something you can rely/trust on.
Manipulate - Controlling.
Source - Something where you can get information from.
Authority - Someone who has power over you.
Agenda - A plan to do something.
Credible - able to believe/able to back up something.
Perspective - The way you view things or an opinion

HUMAN RIGHTS

In social studies our class is learning about Human rights. One of our tasks was to make a poster containing information about Human rights. Here is a poster that I have made.

SELF DIRECTED LEARNING MATRIX

• How do I know what I’ve learned? When i´m able to explain it to someone else confidently
• Can I explain what I’ve learnt to someone else? Yes
• Can I apply what I’ve learned when creating my work.Yes