Franco,+Ana

**__AMERICAN HISTORY X__**

 * The Film is one of the best I´ve ever seen. It is a very real story that actually affects a lot of places. This is told in a rather direct and original way and the messages that the film sends us are interpreted quite clearly.**
 * This film is not just about racial or social prejudices, behind this are related all the problems that the society carries and takes to those prejudices. Moreover, the story is set in the southern United States, one of the places where racial conflicts exist, and certainly one of the sites where this problem occurs and where its consequences are worse.**
 * As for the actors, each represents one thing. Derek lives shattered by the influence of his loved ones, Danny finding reflected the popularity of his brother, the father´s influence on his children, mother´s helplessness before a family that falls apart, Cameron´s interest and manipulation to others to carry out his plans, the laundry of the prison a great example to follow (as it considers most important to the person himself that his race or religion), Derek´s girlfriend´s little personality and interest when he was popular.**
 * In the film we can draw a conclusion that the hatred of others, that after all they are just like us, is useless, but helps destroying lives and creating unnecessary problems. And most of that violence only begets violence and in some cases, unfortunately, excessively.**
 * The story keeps itself registered a paradox as the principal of Danny and Derek is a black man and its main benefactor and has always watched over them even if they are racists.**
 * Derek even got out early from jail because, as you shall know 3 years of condemnation… are nothing for a double homicide.**
 * Thanks to a black guy Derek will come out alive from jail because he will not get killed by the black side and either the white side. It is ironic to know that the race that he has hated is his benefactress.**
 * Finally there is another irony in the film print, and is the end of it that shows that what you sow is what you pick.**

=== Module #2 V iolence - Prediction, Prevention and Intervention - Myth vs Reality - Write 5 Sentences about your reaction to the statistical data showing the trend below. (Remember your initial estimate on violence in the last 30 Years.) crimeStats.tiff ===

3. Implementing various activities to enable them to find the essence of what they are, to begin their full development.

 * Module #4 **
 * Do the Personality Prototype test with another person. Discuss what the results mean. **
 * When you Teach you learn. Tell us on this site what you learned by sharing PP Results with another person. **

===At work (he has his own advertising business) he likes that all the persons that he works with cooperate, come with options, give solutions and the best enjoy what they do. Every time he promises something he is always willing to fulfill it.===

===I like the way he is, even if I´m linear… We match pretty well. He doesn´t have a plan… I do (I´m a Practical Manager), he loves risk… I prefer calm! He has great ideas… Me too! He likes his way… I have almost everything planned.===

This test was fun to do, to know with specific words how we are… we had fun discovering ourselves!

 * Module #5 **
 * Moral Dilemma - Develop a MD for use in your teaching practice. Outline it here. Use any lesson plan style or outline that you might have for your class / subject / or grade level. Describe your audience, age, demographic and what you will do. **

 **__MORAL DILEMMA: __**** Every weekend you go with your family and some friends to your farm. You have fun in the car, laughing and telling jokes. **  **This weekend, you are talking about what you have learn this unit about animals: how do animals help us, how should people treat them, why are animals important, how to take care of them. You really love animals; actually there are many kinds in your farm (dogs, horses, goats, hens). On the way, close to your farm, something appeared from the bushes and your dad didn´t had time to brake. ** **There was a ** **dreadful ****shriek ** **… When you came out of the car there was, landing on the road, Cinderella, your loving dog. She´s full of blood but steel alive, her ** **hind legs ****seem ****broken and she is pregnant. **  **Cinderella looks very bad, her eyes show pain and she is suffering. The vet says that he can save her but not the puppies or the puppies but not her, but not both. There are 5 puppies on the way… ** **What should you do? Save 5 new puppies or your Cinderella that is with you since you´re a baby? ** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3; text-align: justify;"> **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-CO;">WHAT I WILL DO: __****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-CO;"> This issue will be worked as a Tribe activity. The kids will need to take the decision by tribes (1 decision per study group); they will ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en; msobidifontweight: normal;">draw the ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en; msobidifontweight: normal;"> agreement reached and write the feelings ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-CO;">experienced: Step into the shoes of another. And then share the results. **   **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">“I” MESSAGES __** **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">POSITIVE: __** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">- **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">Hank when you taught me about “I” messages, I learn to manage my relationships with others and I feel GREAT! ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">- **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">Samuel when you are sitting down paying attention to the instruction given, you know what to do and I feel pleased. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">When you give a positive “I” message the words you use will take the person to a mental attitude that admits into the mind thoughts, words and images that are conductive to growth, expansion and success. The positive words anticipate happiness, joy, health and successful results. ** **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">CORRECTIVE: __** **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">We are a group ** **<span class="hps" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">of friends who meet on some weekends to share and celebrate special occasions. We were eating pizza, invited by the hosts of the house and one person in the group began to make jokes about the taste of the pizza and laughed <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">(and others were laughing too). Isabel, the host heard, and without thinking it twice raised her voice and offended started the claim in front of all the other guests .** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">- **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">Isabel when you ** **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">raised your voice ** **<span class="hps" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">to Andres in front of everyone in the room <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">, the atmosphere was <span class="hps" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">tense and I felt bad <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">. **
 * Module #6 **
 * 1. Post 2 "I" messages - (positive) comment on the reactions of the people that you used for the "I" message. Remember it MUST have Behavior, Consequence of the Behavior, and a feeling. **
 * 2. Post 1 "I" Message (negative or corrective) This does not need to be delivered but you must share the circumstances that lead up to the "I" message. **
 * Module #7 **

** Post a copy of your mission Statement on your wiki page. **
**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">Ana´s mission at a family level is to be able to live her love, joy and spontaneity to achieve union between her loved ones. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">At a labor level is to focus her passion toward work, using it as a mean to fulfill her dreams and achieve success; and also to provide her students tools to achieve the proposed objectives. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">At a personal level, live life being herself, exploring that essence that will reflect her love for life, respect for others and the tireless desire to always give more. ** **Module #8** **Select any one additional chapter to read. (Not Time Management) Describe the Chapter you read and your reaction to the chapter. Pick one activity from the book and describe how you will use this for Conflict Resolution.**

**__ Chapter Five: __**

** Effective communications: Did you hear what I said? **

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">Communication is the process of sharing information, thoughts and feelings between people through speaking, writing or body language. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">When ** **<span class="hps" style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">communicationisinfluenced by many factorssuch as good posture <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">, attitude, words and <span class="hps" style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">the right tone <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">, <span class="hps" style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">no matterthe circumstance <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">, place <span class="hps" style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;">or person <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18px;"> you are dealing with. **

**<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;">Effective communication extends the concept to require that transmitted content is received and understood by someone in the way it was intended: ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en; msobidifontweight: normal;">Step into the shoes ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en; msobidifontweight: normal;">of ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en; msobidifontweight: normal;">another **. **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;">The goals of effective communication include creating a common perception, changing behaviors and acquiring information. ** ** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Active Listening: __ ****<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;"> Effective communication is a reciprocal process that includes listening. Successful listening requires eye contact, objective processing and feedback to the speaker. Active listening may involve asking clarifying questions or restating what was heard to assure that the intent of the message sent was correctly received. Active listening becomes particularly important when the communication includes emotional content. ** ** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Body Language: __ ****<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;"> Also called nonverbal communication, body language includes posture, position of hands and arms, eye contact and facial expression. Children learn to read body language as a way to enhance understanding of the speaker's intent. Body language that is consonant with the verbal content improves understanding. ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;">Body language that is inconsistent with content creates a question in the mind of the listener about the real message. ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;">Effective communication requires that content and body language give the same message. ** ** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Interference: __ ****<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;"> Emotions can interfere with effective communication. Be aware depending on the message you want to send, if there is a relation between your body language and your words. Considering emotions, language and conceptual barriers is essential to effective communication. ** ** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Assertive communication: __ ****<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en; msobidifontweight: normal;"> This type of communication can strengthen your relationships, reducing stress from conflict and providing you with social support when facing difficult times. A polite but assertive ‘no’ to excessive requests from others will enable you to avoid overloading your schedule and promote balance in your life. Assertive communication can also help you handle difficult family, friends and co-workers more easily, reducing drama and stress. ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en; msobidifontweight: normal;">At this moment, when you have many things in mind, lots of work to do and no time, you forget about the importance of others. Everyone has something to say and to express and you have the tools to handle an assertive communication, use them and let the others know they are important. ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;">Activity Sound Ball Group ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;">Goal: To improve communication and to encourage participation in a discussion or activity without feeling silly or overly inhibited, to improve eye contact and teach and improve non-verbal communications skills. ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; msoansilanguage: en-us; msobidifontweight: normal;">Conflict Resolution: To acquire more vocabulary for their writing activities, to talk in public, for concentration, fluency and memory. **


 * Module #9 **

Post two new resources for conflict resolution on our Wiki site under Video / other resources. Give your self credit.


 * Module #10 **
 * [|www.conflictresolutionk4f.weebly.com] **

Hello Hank, I´m done :) and I am so HAPPY!!! Thank you for all the knowledge and the experiences shared, thanks also for the confidence in my work. All this has given me tools that have allowed me to grow as a teacher.

**Ana**