1. Tuesday, February 7, 2006 1. Word of the Day: Malicious 1. definition 2. word used in your own sentence 2. Poetry reading 3. Announcements 4. Borders & Boundaries 5. Read “Find the Words to Talk about Race” 6. Writing response

2. Borders & Boundaries 1. Identify places that cliques or self-segregating groups gather. 2. Draw lines between these areas, marking the invisible walls. 3. Identify as many places as possible. Time: 3 minutes

3. Borders & Boundaries ?’s: Question #1 Time: 2 minutes How does a new student learn about these boundaries and invisible walls? How does a new student learn about these boundaries and invisible walls?

4. Question #2 Time: 2 minutes What happens when someone tries to cross one of the invisible walls? Can some students cross the walls more easily than others? Why or why not? What happens when someone tries to cross one of the invisible walls? Can some students cross the walls more easily than others? Why or why not?

5. Question #3 Time: 2 minutes What forces keep the walls in place? What forces, if any, are trying to bring down the walls? What forces keep the walls in place? What forces, if any, are trying to bring down the walls?

6. Question #4 Time: 2 minutes Name all the factors that people use to separate themselves into these groups. Then name as many similarities between these groups as you can. Do people pay more attention to the differences than to the similarities? Why or why not? Name all the factors that people use to separate themselves into these groups. Then name as many similarities between these groups as you can. Do people pay more attention to the differences than to the similarities? Why or why not?

7. Writing Response: Time: 5 minutes Time: 5 minutes Task: Write your views and experiences with cliques in school and suggesting ways in which the school environment could better foster tolerance among different groups of students. Task: Write your views and experiences with cliques in school and suggesting ways in which the school environment could better foster tolerance among different groups of students. FYI: I will be the only one to read the journals. FYI: I will be the only one to read the journals.