Today we were up and moving a lot more, which was great, and we had a lot of talking and getting to know each other. We've also been utilizing some small journals for quick writing responses, and that is working quite well.
The part of today's lesson really came from my research focus, though I had to speed through it a little bit. I showcased a few Storymaps about the refugee situation worldwide, resettlement in Indiana, and two different takes on the Syrian refugee crisis. If this was a full length course, I think I might do more with this technique. I shared the work of one of my favorite public artists, JR. I wanted to share his work because he works with the people from where he's working, and really tries to bring attention to issues of inequality and conflict by bringing out voices you don't normally hear. Hopefully this will inspire them in bringing light to Syrian refugee stories through art.
We started out thinking toward children's books and collections of short stories or poems. Some of the groups are onto the themes we though of, but a lot of the students are interested in doing collages or photo essays. I'm very excited to see what they come up with!
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