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Dining with legends

Dining with legends . Language Arts- Holocaust Unit . Overview. Our class will be holding a dinner party next Thursday, January 19, 2012. Each student will have a specific role: Dinner Participants – Famous Leaders Researchers- Introducers

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Dining with legends

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  1. Dining with legends Language Arts- Holocaust Unit

  2. Overview • Our class will be holding a dinner party next Thursday, January 19, 2012. • Each student will have a specific role: • Dinner Participants – Famous Leaders • Researchers- Introducers • Chefs/Set design- will choose symbolic food and appropriate décor for table/room. • Reporters- will take notes on the discussion and key points made

  3. Overarching Question… • Objective/Purpose for conductingthe Dinner Party: leaders will discuss, analyze, and evaluate the following question: • Reflecting on the world’s history, what is your idea of equality within society?

  4. Roles • Each student needs to take his/her role very seriously!! • You have a specific job and need to take pride in what role you are given. Each one is needed for the entire dinner to run smoothly. • You will have time on Wednesday, 1.18.2012 to meet with others/to work on your part for Thursday, 1.19.2012. • You all need to DRESS the part on Wednesday… props are also encouraged!! • This will vary based on your role…

  5. Dinner Participants- Leaders • As a leader, you will take on the role of a famous leader from either the present or the past: • You will have a variety of leaders to choose from – you need to pick one to become for the dinner party. • Your role will be primarily verbal and will be to be the most convincing leader to the reporters viewing the dinner party. • There must be ONE ‘mystery leader’ that the class will not know the name of… • They will guess this leader’s name at the end! • Dress the part 

  6. Leaders: + - • Abraham Lincoln • Martin Luther King JR. • Mother Teresa or Ghandi • Hillary Clinton • Oprah Winfrey or Angelina Jolie • Bill Gates • Adolf Hitler • Kim Jong-Il • Osama Bin Laden • Saddam Hussein • Omar al-Bashir/Fidel Castro • Mystery Leader

  7. Researchers = Introducers  Use reliable research… Have a script ready!! • You have a VERY important role… • You will have the honor of introducing one of the leaders as they enter the dinner party. • After diligently researching your leader, you will prepare a ¾ - one page write-up about that leader. • Legacy, personal life, achievements • Include intriguing information about the leader and make sure the audience is very informed about significant information regarding the leader before the dinner party begins!! • Dress professionally! • Make sure you are loud, clear, and have rehearsed your speech before Thursday, 1.19.2012!!

  8. Your role is to create the menu for the dinner party. • You need to symbolically choose food that would be served… • You will dress up as a waiter/waitress and will serve/explain what food you and the other chefs chose for the dinner party. • You are also in charge of the set design- what should be present in the room during the dinner party… Chefs/Set design Be creative and thorough – make sure your group is organized!!

  9. Reporters -- all students observing the dinner party! • If you are not a leader, you will be a reporter as you view the Dinner with Legends • Reporter Choices: • New York Times Journalist/Reporter • Professional Blogger • Fox News Charlotte Journalist/Reporter • Sketch Artists- with captions • Textbook writer • You need to take thorough notes/need to be completing your task while you watch the dinner party.

  10. Culminating Task: * 1 page minimum! • Reporters: Who was the most effective leader at the table? Which speaker was the most convincing, why? • Give a rationale in an argumentative response. Make sure you have a thesis! • Leaders: Write an argumentative response supporting who you think was the most effective leader at the table and why? Was it yourself? Or was another leader more influential? • Be honest and support your opinion in an argumentative rationale.

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