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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Book Clubs Time for Everyone to Get Started
Book Clubs Time for Everyone to Get Started
Book Clubs...something that becomes a favorite of many students in 3B. Well, we have two groups already rolling in book club discussions and now it is time for everyone to get started. Yahoo!!!
Book clubs focus on building and understanding of reading by tracking thoughts and strategies and then sharing these thoughts in relaxed discussions focusing to build a deeper understanding of what was read. Groups select their book of choice from various titles and will be making lots of decisions throughout the process: how much to read, when to meet next, etc. Most of the reading is done at home although this week we will be practicing sharing our thoughts and starting our book clubs in the classroom.
A great way to record thoughts while reading silently is to track your thinking using post-it notes. Many students find this helpful in remembering what they have read and it gives them more confidence to share their thoughts. The tracks that the students have been practicing using are as follows:
Students will be involved in book clubs throughout 6th grade, maybe higher. Stay tuned for pictures showing students engaged in deep discussions while enjoying their book club with classmates!
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Monday, April 10, 2017
BREAKING Judge Brady overturns Albert Woodfoxs conviction for a third time!
BREAKING Judge Brady overturns Albert Woodfoxs conviction for a third time!
NEWS COVERAGE: Democracy Now interviews Robert King and Mwalimu Johnson (featured by the Havana Times) II Amy Goodmans Truthdig column II The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) II The Root (Katti Gray)
On February 26, District Court Judge Brady released a 34-page ruling that granted habeas to Albert on the issue of racial discrimination in the selection of the grand jury foreperson for his 1998 retrial. This decision now overturns Albert’s conviction for a third time (view/download a PDF of Judge Bradys ruling here).
In the 34-page ruling, Judge Brady reviews the arguments of both sides and concludes that Alberts team used the correct baseline for comparison, and that using that baseline, the discrimination is statistically significant no matter which tests are used. It was the States burden in these proceedings to prove that there was a race neutral procedure in place for selecting forepersons. Judge Brady agreed with Albert that the State failed to do this.
Just as when Judge Brady overturned Albert’s conviction in 2008, and the State successfully appealed to the Fifth Circuit to reverse Bradys ruling, the State has announced it will again seek to reverse Bradys decision on appeal. Therefore, nothing is certain except that the legal team and A3 supporters will not stop fighting until this ruling is affirmed by the 5th Circuit and Albert is finally a free man.
This is an important victory, thanks in no small part to the efforts of our supporters!
As we learn more, we will post updates here, so please check back for more information about Albert’s case. For more background, this is our report from the evidentiary hearing that preceded todays ruling. Also, to help us with outreach at this critical time, you can download an updated A3 flyer here.
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