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Silverton Field Trip Schedule
Spirit Read: "Eulogy to the Animas"
- What perspective? What bias? How does this article relate to some of our driving questions?
Freewrite 9.9: Dear Animas..... OR Just sound off! Speak from the heart and mind! What do YOU want to say to/about the river?
- Volunteers to read?
#perspective
Quick review of two news updates on the #AnimasRiverSpill:
1. "Navajo Nation Says Relief Water Sent by EPA was Toxic"
2. Congressional Hearing on the EPA
Background: Silverton history
For further background on historical context of the mine pollution, read this recent article in Orion Magazine. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READ FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH TIME!
WORK TIME: CRITIQUE, INTERVIEWS, RESEARCH, CONFERENCES
Interview Questions Peer Critique
- Get into groups of 4
- Silverton crew disperse!
- Interviewer share out questions
- Groupies: provide specific, helpful, kind feedback
- Discuss as a group how to refine the questions
- Refine questions!
Interview Logistics
1. What successes are people having? What roadblocks? Let's troubleshoot!
2. Interview planning! (scroll down to yesterday's post to review)
3. HERE IS A LINK TO PROJECT DESCRIPTION IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL INTERVIEWEES
4. Conferences with me! Let's work it out!
5. If people in Silverton want to talk to us, be ready to capture their voices for Storycorps!
6. There is an event at Memorial Park (North side, 29th and 3rd) this weekend, on Saturday from 2:00-4:00. This event might be a great place to look for interviews or meet people who might want to schedule one! ANIMAS RIVER: THE GROUND BENEATH OUR HEARTS
Independent Research
- Research our driving questions on the #AnimasRiverSpill. Continue to develop a claim and look for evidence of that claim.
- For further background on historical context of the mine pollution, read this recent article in Orion Magazine. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READ FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH TIME!
- Another Good Read: Forward-thinking blog series on the river by Barb Horn
Conference with me (2-3 minutes)
- Interview: How is planning? Show me questions!
- Research: Which question/claim/topic are you pursuing with your research?
- Strugs? Feedback?