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May 10 & 11
Senior Finals
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Week of May 3-7
Monday, 5/3 (Period One)
- I.R.
- Journal 14; #'s 11-14 due w/ self score
- The Hurt Locker to :39
Tuesday, 5/4 (Period Six)
- I.R.
- Journal 14; #'s 11-14 due w/ self score
- The Hurt Locker to :44
Wednesday, 5/5 (Period One)
- I.R. ; IR self-score with explanation on
a half sheet
- The Hurt Locker to 1:40
Thursday, 5/6 (Period Six)
- I.R. ; IR self-score ( /50) with
explanation on a half sheet
- The Hurt Locker to (?)
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Week of April 26 - April 30
Monday, 4/26 (Period One)
- I.R. /
opportunity to complete test from Friday
- Journal 13 (Hamlet, two quotes, suicide)
- Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" reading in class
to p.22
Tuesday, 4/27 (Period Six)
- I.R.
- conclusion of "The Fifteen-Minute Hamlet"
- Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" reading in class
to approx. p.22
Wednesday , 4/28 (First)
- Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" reading /
performance in class to p.64
Thursday , 4/29 (Sixth)
- Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" reading /
performance in class to p. 68
- Friday , 4/30 (both classes)
- Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" reading /
performance in class to end of play
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Week of April 19 - April 23
Monday, 4/19 (Period One)
- I.R.
- Review of Hamlet for test Wednesday (in
groups)
Tuesday, 4/20 (Period Six)
- I.R.
- Review of Hamlet for test
- "The Fifteen-Minute Hamlet"
Wednesday , 4/21 (First)
-I.R.
- Review of Hamlet for test
- "The Fifteen-Minute Hamlet"
Thursday , 4/22 (Sixth)
-I.R.
- Review of Hamlet for test
- Journal 13 (suicide in Hamlet / connections to
two quotes)
Friday, 4/23 (both classes)
- your Hamlet test
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Week of April 12 - April 16
- Monday, 4/12
(1st Period)
- IR
-
Famous Lines Assignment starts Wednesday
-
Quick Quiz on Act Five / end of the play
-
Branagh version Hamlet to end (!)
- Tuesday, 4/13
(6th Period)
- IR
-
Famous Lines Assignment starts Thursday
-
Quick Quiz on Act Five / end of the play
-
Branagh version Hamlet to end (!)
- Wednesday, 4/14
(1st Period) Ms.
Garza was with us for the first hour -
- IR
-
Hamlet Excellent Lines Presentations completed
-
We watched the first few minutes of Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern Are Dead
- Thursday, 4/15
(6th Period)
- IR
-
Hamlet 'Excellent Lines' Presentations are underway
-
We watched the first few minutes of Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern Are Dead
- Friday, 4/16
(1st Period)
- IR
-A
preview of your Hamlet test for those present
(6th Period)
- IR
-
Hamlet 'Excellent Lines' Presentations, cont.
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Week of April 5 - April 9
- Monday, 4/5
(1st Period)
- IR
-
Famous Lines Assignment signup (for a grade)
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to :39 into Disc Two (Act V, Scene I,
line 180)
(6th Period)
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to :39 into Disc Two (Act V, Scene I,
line 180)
-
Famous Lines Assignment signup (for a grade) will be Monday, the 12th
- Homework: finish the play on your own
Tuesday - Friday will be taken up by testing and
parent conferences
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Week of March 29-April 1
- Monday, 3/29 (1st Period)
- IR
-
Famous Lines Assignment handout
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to 2:00 (Act III, Scene II, line 280)
-
Journal 12: Summarize the play so far, in the voices of a.)Hamlet b.)Ophelia
c.)
Claudius
- Tuesday, 3/30 (6th
Period)
- IR
-
Famous Lines Assignment handout
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to 1:41 (Act III, Scene I, line 155)
-
Journal 12: Summarize the play so far, in the voices of a.)Hamlet b.)Ophelia
c.)
Claudius
- Wednesday, 3/31 (1st
Period)
- IR
-
Famous Lines Assignment: come with your lines chosen Monday for signup
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to :21 in disc two (Act IV, Scene 6,
line 75)
-
Homework: finish the play on your own
- Thursday, 4/1 (6th
Period)
- IR
-
Famous Lines Assignment: come with your lines chosen Monday for signup
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to 2:34 in (Act IV, beginning Scene 4)
-
Complete Journal 12 if you have not already
- Friday, 4/2 - Vernal
Holiday
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Week of March 22-26
- Monday, 3/22 (1st Period)
- IR - PowerPoint Presentations, cont.
-
Final versions of Cause and Effect Essays are due
-
Mel Gibson version Hamlet to :27 in.
- Tuesday, 3/23 (6th
Period)
- IR / PowerPoint Presentations; PP Scoring Sheets
due
-
Final versions of Cause and Effect Essays are due
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to :39 in (Act I, Scene 5)
- Wednesday, 3/24 (1st
Period)
- IR - PowerPoint Presentations, cont.
-
Cause and Effect Essays returned w/ lecture
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to Act II, Scene 1, Line 80
- Thursday, 3/25 (6th
Period)
- IR
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to Act II, Scene 1, Line 80
- class judging of 2005 Slam Poetry Finals
- Friday, 3/26 (both)
- First Period did IR, Sixth watched the beginning
of the Ethan Hawke version of Hamlet
-
Kenneth Branagh version Hamlet to Act II, Scene 2, Line 390 (1:17 in) __________________________________
Week of March 15-19
Spring Break
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Week of March 8-12
- Monday, 3/8 (1st Period)
- IR - PowerPoint Presentations are due Wednesday.
Format issues are your responsibility to take care of before class. Do a "Save
As" to PowerPoint 2004. This should show as a ".ppt" and not as a ".pptx" file.
-
Exercise in chapter skimming / "The Hero's Adventure" cont.
-
Hamlet Act I to :20 in.
- Tuesday, 3/9 (6th Period)
- Attendance was light due to basketball tourney
in Santa Ana
- IR - PowerPoint Presentations are due Thursday.
Format issues are your responsibility to take care of before class. Do a "Save
As" to PowerPoint 2004. This should show as a ".ppt" and not as a ".pptx" file.
-
A few conferences on C+E Essays.
-The
Mel Gibson version of Hamlet to :55 in.
- Wednesday, 3/10 (1st
Period)
- IR
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Thursday, 3/11 (6th
Period)
- IR
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Friday, 3/12
(both Periods)
- PowerPoint Presentations, cont.
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Week of March 1-5
- Monday, 3/1 (1st Period)
- IR
Bill
Moyers/Joseph Campbell DVD
from where we left off
(Episode
titled “The
Hero’s Adventure” about 15 minutes in)
-
Read and take notes (collected) from the corresponding chapter in
“The
Power of Myth” (p.151-207).
- Tuesday, 3/2 (6th Period)
-
Independent Reading / signup
for PowerPoint presentations
-
Journals returned / Journal Eleven / shareout
-Journal
Eleven (four parts) : 1. Why does the novel The Kite Runner appeal to
readers, in your opinion? 2. How would you explain the character Assef’s
behavior? 3. How does Khaled Hosseini enhance suspense in the novel? Is the
book suspenseful? 4. How successfully does Hosseini deal with American
inexperience with Afghan history in The Kite Runner ?
-Bill
Moyers/Joseph Campbell DVD
to :22
(Episode
titled “The
Hero’s Adventure”)
- Wednesday, 3/3 (1st
Period)
- IR
- We
discussed PowerPoint presentations, which are due Wednesday, the 9th
-
Journals returned / Journal Eleven / shareout -Journal
Eleven (four parts) : 1. Why does the novel The Kite Runner appeal
to readers, in your opinion? 2. How would you explain the character Assef’s
behavior? 3. How does Khaled Hosseini enhance suspense in the novel? Is the
book suspenseful? 4. How successfully does Hosseini deal with American
inexperience with Afghan history in The Kite Runner ?
- Thursday, 3/4 (6th
Period)
-
Independent Reading / requirements for
PowerPoint presentations, which are due for you guys Thursday, the 10th
-
Exercise in chapter skimming / participation grade
- First notes / intro to Shakespeare and Hamlet
- Friday, 3/5
(1st Period)
-
Independent Reading / requirements for
PowerPoint presentations, which are due for you guys Wednesday
- First notes / intro to Shakespeare
-C+E Essays: Revision Assessment. Is this your
final version?
- A quick look at The Hurt Locker
(6th Period)
-
Independent Reading / requirements for
PowerPoint presentations, which are due for you guys Thursday (the 11th)
-C+E Essays: Revision Assessment. Is this your
final version?
- A quick look at The Hurt Locker
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Week of February 22-26
- Monday, 2/22 (1st Period)
- IR
- You should be done w/ The Kite Runner
- Paradise Now (2005) to end
- Homework: review Paradise Now
- Tuesday, 2/23 (6th
Period)
-
Independent Reading for the first 15-20 minutes
-
"Really Revised" Cause and Effect essay drafts due w/ self score for revision
- film Paradise Now (2005) to :43 in
- You should be done with The Kite Runner
- Wednesday, 2/24 (1st
Period)
- IR
- Homework due: review Paradise Now (200
word min.)
- Essay revision self-score attached by you to
most recent draft
- Journal Ten: Here are nine
themes that come into play in The Kite Runner: atonement, justice, loss,
child abuse, racism, family, common labor, immigration, affluence. Which of
these nine do you think are most important to the book? Can you rank them?
Discuss your top two at some length. Quotes from the text are always good.
-Journals 6-10 due w/ self-score
- Thursday, 2/25 (6th
Period)
- IR
- Journal Ten: Here are nine
themes that come into play in The Kite Runner: atonement, justice, loss,
child abuse, racism, family, common labor, immigration, affluence. Which of
these nine do you think are most important to the book? Can you rank them?
Discuss your top two at some length. Quotes from the text are always good.
- Journals 6-10 due w/ self-score
- Paradise Now (2005) to 1:14
- Friday, 2/26
1st Period:
-
Independent Reading; signup for PowerPoint presentations
- notecard assignment: "Shakespeare and Me
- Joseph Campbell / "The Hero's Adventure" (10
minute video clip)
6th Period:
- Paradise Now (2005) to end; notes,
questions and (200 word min.) review due
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Week of February 16-19
The grading period ends February 17. No makeup work for this
six-week term will be accepted after that day.
- Monday, 2/15 (President's
Day Holiday)
- Tuesday, 2/16 (6th
Period)
-
Independent Reading for the first 15-20 minutes
-
Cause and Effect Essay final drafts are due a week from today (2/23)
-
Journal # Nine: (taken from the National Geographic article on Alaa Al Aswany)
Choose three or four quotes from the article that you find
interesting and comment on them. Quick share-out.
- Artist's
Journals are due today
- Read to page 344 in The Kite Runner for
Thursday. Be finished with the book by next Tuesday (23rd)
- Wednesday, 2/17 (1st
Period)
-IR
- "Really Revised" versions of C+E Essays are due.
You must have an earlier draft to compare with.
- Artist's
Journals (connected to Journal #8) are due today
- Read to page 344 in The Kite Runner for
Friday. Be finished with the book by next Monday (22nd)
-
Journal # Nine: (taken from the National Geographic article on Alaa Al Aswany)
Choose three or four quotes from the article that you find
interesting and comment on them. No time for a share-out.
- Thursday, 2/18 (6th
Period)
- We had a lockdown drill during IR time
- Reading check, Chapter 23 'KR'
- Be finished with The Kite Runner by
Tuesday
- Really Revised versions of C+E Essays are due
Tuesday. You must have an earlier draft to compare with, and 50% of this grade
is for significant changes.
- Friday, 2/19 (1st Period)
- IR
- Reading check, Chapter 23 'KR' (10-question quiz)
- Be finished with The Kite Runner by Monday
- Share-out on Journal Nine
- Paradise Now (2005) to :33
"In Nablus, on the West Bank, there live two friends who have known each other
for years. Said and Khaled, two young Palestinians, have experienced living
under another nation's rule for their whole lives. They feel oppression,
humiliation and consider themselves prisoners in their own land. As soon as a
friend presents them an opportunity to avenge their way of life, the filmmaker
follows their steps as they prepare themselves for their final act of
resistance, a suicide mission in Tel-Aviv." (imdb.com)
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Week of February 8-12
- Monday, 2/8 (1st Period)
-
Independent Reading for the first 15-20 minutes
-
Cause and Effect Essays are on hold until Wednesday
-
Journal # Eight: In your own words, describe the differences between
Afghanistan and the U.S. that Baba and Amir discover.
Be
original, be creative. Start
thinking about how you would show some of these differences in a drawing.
-
Read to page 258 in The Kite Runner
for Wednesday (that’s to the end of Chapter 20).
- Tuesday, 2/9 (6th Period)
-
Independent Reading for the first 15-20 minutes
-
Typed drafts of Cause and Effect Essays are due
-
Journal # Eight: In your own words, describe the differences between
Afghanistan and the U.S. that Baba and Amir discover.
Be
original, be creative. Start
thinking about how you would show some of these differences in a drawing.
-
Read to page 258 in The Kite Runner
for Thursday (that’s to the end of Chapter 20).
-Wednesday, 2/10 and Thursday,
2/11 (1st / 6th)
-
Independent Reading
- Quick Quiz on Chapters 19 and 20 in The
Kite Runner
-
Classmate Assist on Cause and Effect Essay:
Cause and Effect Essay Revision
-
In one sentence can you say what the subject of the paper is (the thesis)?
-
Would you describe the cause and effect relationship as clear?
-
Did the writer support their points with outside sources?
Are the sources cited?
-
What did they do well / what did you like?
-
What would make their paper stronger?
-
Read to page 292 in The Kite Runner
for Friday (that’s to the end of Chapter 22).
-Friday, 2/12
(1st Period)
-IR
- Revised (really revised) drafts of C+E Essays
are due Wednesday the 17th
- Started artwork connected to Journal # 8
(6th Period)
- Started artwork connected to Journal # 8
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Week of February 1-5
- Monday, 2/1 (1st Period)
- IR
- Discussion, 'KR' Chapter 13. Be
through Ch. 14, minimum for Weds.
- More work on Cause and Effect
Essays: organizing your support Chronologically, In Order of Importance, or by
Category
-Tuesday, 2/2 (6th Period)
- IR
- Discussion, 'KR' Chapter 13. Be
through Ch. 14 (p. 195), minimum for Thurs.
- Cause and Effect Essays:
organizing your support Chronologically, In Order of Importance, or by
Category (Handout)
- Wednesday, 2/3 (1st
Period)
- IR
- Be through Ch. 17 in Kite Runner
for Friday
- Bring a typed draft of your
Cause and Effect Essay for Friday
-Thursday, 2/4 (6th Period)
- IR
- We worked on drafts of Cause and
Effect Essays; more tomorrow
-Friday, 2/5
(1st Period)
- IR
- Typed draft Cause and Effect
Essay due w/ self assessment. You can only get credit for your draft with an
excused absence.
- No additional 'KR'
reading assigned
(6th Period)
- Work on drafts of Cause and
Effect Essays continues; typed draft is due Tuesday
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Week of January 25-29
- Monday, 1/25 (1st Period)
and
- Tuesday, 1/26 (6th
Period): Callison was out. Both classes had IR time and watched "Persepolis."
-Wednesday, 1/27 (1st
Period)
- I.R.
- Persepolis wrap-up
- Journal Seven: Compare Marjane
and Amir (not contrast).
-5-Question Quiz on Chapter 11 in The
Kite Runner
- Cause and Effect Essay Ideas on
a notecard
- Finish Chapter 12 in The Kite
Runner for Friday
-Thursday, 1/28 (6th
Period)
- finish Persepolis
- Journal Seven: Compare Marjane
and Amir (not contrast).
- Cause and Effect Essay Ideas on
a notecard
- Finish Chapter 12 in The Kite
Runner for Friday
-Friday, 1/29 (both
classes) 34-minute periods:
- notecard assignment: define
"poetry"
- slam poetry: two by Anis Mojgani
- Finish Chapters 13 and 14 in The
Kite Runner for first class next week
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Week of January 19-22
Monday, 1/18 was the Martin
Luther King holiday
Tuesday, 1/19 (6th Period)
- 10-Question Research / Homework due
- I.R.
"The War in Pashtunistan" Jigsaw exercise. Working
with non-fiction, in this case from The New York Times. Work was collected;
presentations not given yet
- Quiz on Chapters 1-10 in The Kite Runner
will be Thursday
Wednesday, 1/20 (1st
Period)
- 10-Question Take-Home Quiz / Homework due
- I.R.
- 30- Question Quiz on Chapters 1-10 in The
Kite Runner given
- "The War in Pashtunistan" Jigsaw exercise.
Working with non-fiction, in this case from The New York Times. Work was
collected; presentations not given yet.
Thursday, 1/21 (6th Period)
- I.R.
- 30- Question Quiz on Chapters 1-10 in The
Kite Runner given
- "The War in Pashtunistan" Jigsaw exercise
presentations given
Friday, 1/22 (1st Period)
- I.R.
- 30- Question Quiz on Chapters 1-10 in The
Kite Runner given
- "The War in Pashtunistan" Jigsaw exercise
presentations given
- film version of Persepolis started; got :26 in
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Week of January 11-15
Monday, 1/11 (1st Period)
IR
Reading Strategies at a glance
The Kite Runner to page 45
Homework: read to page 80 for
Weds.
Tuesday, 1/12 (6th Period)
IR
Reading Strategies at a glance
The Kite Runner to page 25
Homework: read to page 40 for
Thurs.
Wednesday, 1/13 (1st
Period)
- IR
- The Kite Runner to page
95 in class
- large notecard: Amir as a
character / questions, terms, confusion?
- Homework: finish Chapter 10 for
a quiz Friday
Thursday, 1/14 (6th Period)
- - IR
- The Kite Runner to page
73 in class
- Homework: finish Chapter 7 for
tomorrow.
What happens to Hassan?
Friday, 1/15 (1st Period)
Take-Home quiz assigned; ten
student-generated questions
Handout: "The War in Pashtunistan"
to be read over weekend
(6th Period)
-Quick Quiz taken
-
homework:
Read through Chapter 10 (to page 125) for Tuesday ;
ten
student-generated questions also to be answered
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Week of January 5-8
(Monday, the 4th
was an In-Service day)
Tuesday, 1/5 (6th Period)
- I.R.
- Book Room for The Kite Runner
- Final discussion on The Things They Carried / review
of Final Exam Essay
Wednesday, 1/6 (1st Period)
- I.R.
- Journal Six: reactions to three quotes
- Book Room for The Kite Runner
- notecard on Afghanistan
Thursday, 1/7 (6th Period)
- I.R.
The Kite Runner to page 10
- Journal Six: reactions to three quotes
Friday, 1/6 (1st Period)
- I.R.
The Kite Runner to page 25
- Homework: define Pashtun, Hazara, Sunni, Shia
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Semester Two
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Week of December 14 -
December 18
Monday, 12/14 and Tuesday, 12/15
Handout: Six Stories from The
Things They Carried - study questions
Your
Final Exam consists of four parts:
-
Portfolio conference with me; choose a short section of your writing to talk
about. Four major essays with drafts must be included in your Portfolio.
-
A couple of mini-essays (in-class) connected to The Things They Carried
-
In-class writing connecting Girl, Interrupted or Twelve Monkeys
to One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
-
Quiz matching your Nonconformists with his or her quote
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Week of December 7 - December 11
Monday, 12/7 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Projects
-Read the title story in "The
Things They Carried" before our next class
Tuesday, 12/8 (Sixth Period) snow
day/late start
- Nonconformist Projects
- Read the title story in "The
Things They Carried" before our next class
Wednesday, 12/9 (First Period) AND
Thursday, 12/10 (Sixth Period)
- I.R. ; IR effort, self-graded
- Nonconformist Projects, fin
- Heroic Qualities partner
assignment (handout)
-Read the title story in "The
Things They Carried" and "On the Rainy River" before our next class
BOTH
CLASSES:
For full credit on your Final Exam, do these three things:
1.
Watch either Girl, Interrupted OR Twelve Monkeys by Wednesday,
the 16th
2. Make
sure your Portfolio contains all of your essays (This I Believe, 2-11 and
College Admissions). Finished work and all earlier drafts must be included.
3. Be
sure you complete all the reading in The Things They Carried (six
stories): The title story, "On the Rainy River" "How To Tell A True War Story"
"The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" "Notes" and "Speaking of Courage"
Friday, 12/11 (both classes)
intro to Tim O'Brien and The Things They Carried (see
reading assignment above)
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Week of November 30 - December 4
Monday, 11/30 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Projects start
today; an additional letter grade given if you're ready to go today
Notes taken on Presentations; Quiz
will be on connecting individuals with their given quotes.
- Double-sided assignment: First
side, differences between the book and the movie AND who won, Ratched or
McMurphy? Second side, preview your Nonconformist Project for me.
- Aristotole's Definition of a
Tragic Hero(Goodness, Superiority, Tragic Flaw, Tragic Realization) Applied to
McMurphy. Not collected yet.
Tuesday, 12/1 (Sixth Period)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Projects start
today; an additional letter grade given if you're ready to go today
- 'Cuckoo's Nest' film version to
end
- Double-sided assignment: First
side, differences between the book and the movie AND who won, Ratched or
McMurphy? Second side, preview your Nonconformist Project for me.
Wednesday, 12/2 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Book Room for The Things They
Carried
- Nonconformist Projects
officially due today: leave an electronic copy with Callison
Thursday, 12/3 (Sixth Period)
- I.R.
- Book Room for The Things They
Carried
- Nonconformist Projects
officially due today: leave an electronic copy with Callison
Friday - both classes
Watch
Girl, Interrupted or Twelve Monkeys on your own by Monday, Dec.
14
- Nonconformist Projects,
continued
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November 23 and 24 (25-27 is
Thanksgiving Break)
Monday, 11/23 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Projects start
Monday the 30th; an addtional letter grade given if you're ready to go Monday
- 'Cuckoo's Nest' film version to
end
- Double-sided assignment: First
side, differences between the book and the movie AND who won, Ratched or
McMurphy? Second side, preview your Nonconformist Project for me.
Tuesday, 11/24 (Sixth Period)
- Nonconformist Projects start
Tuesday the 1st; an addtional letter grade given if you're ready to go Tuesday
- 'Cuckoo's Nest' film version to
two minutes from the end (oops). Think about the differences between the movie
and the book - and we'll watch the end on Tuesday.
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Week of November 16 - November 20
- Monday November 16 (1st Period) and
Tuesday, 17th (Sixth)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Project signup
- 'Cuckoo's Nest' Signature Slips due
- Journal Five: 1. How does the
author make the reader question the accepted definitions of “sane,” “insane,”
“sick” and “healthy”? Start with what you think the accepted definitions
are. 2. In what way does McMurphy fit his role as a Christ figure? 3. Is he
a conventional hero?
- Journals due, self-scored
- Nine-Question Quiz on Part Four,
'Cuckoo's Nest'
- Wednesday November 18 (1st Period)
- I.R.
- Film version of 'Cuckoo's Nest' to :51
Thursday, 19th (Sixth)
- I.R.
- Time to complete Part Four Quiz
- Intro to "The Wire"
- Film version of 'Cuckoo's Nest'
to :10
- A grade for having made a
Nonconformist Project choice will be given Friday
- Friday November 20 (1st Period)
-
I.R.
- Film version of 'Cuckoo's Nest'
to 1:20
- A grade for having made a
Nonconformist Project choice was given
-Sixth Period
Film version of 'Cuckoo's Nest' to
:47
- A grade for having made a
Nonconformist Project choice was given
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Week of November 9 - November 13
November 11 is Veteran's Day
-Monday November 9 (1st Period)
- I.R.
- Final drafts of "2-11" Essays
are due
- Last Share Outs from 2-11's
- Study Q's for Part Three given
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to end Part Three for next class
-Tuesday November 10 (6th)
- I.R
- Final drafts of "2-11" Essays
are due
- Last Share Outs from 2-11's
- Study Q's for Part Three given
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to page 200 for next class
-Wednesday November 11 - holiday
Thursday November 12 (6th Period)
- I.R.
- Signature Slips for film version of
'Cuckoo's Nest' handed out
- notecards for your questions
- We read together to page 216; please
finish the book for the next time we meet (Tues.)
-Friday November 13 (1st Period)
- I.R.
- Signature Slips for film version of
'Cuckoo's Nest' handed out
- notecards for your questions
- We created our rubric for our
"Nonconformist" PowerPoint project and looked at some examples
- Finish reading 'Cuckoo's Nest' for Monday
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Week of November2 - November 6
November
4 is the end of the grading period
-Monday November 2 (1st Period) and
Tuesday November 3 (6th)
- I.R.
- Typed, full-length drafts of
"2-11" Essays are due
- Notecard definition of
"iconoclast" with discussion and student examples
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to page 157 for next class; there will be a Reading Check
-Wednesday November 4 (1st Period) and
Thursday November 5 (6th Period)
- I.R. (IR Logs due Friday)
- Peer revision of '2-11' - your
comments to be handed in. Revised 2-11's due Monday, 9th
(1st Period) and Tuesday, 10th
(6th Period)
-Read to page 157 in 'Cuckoo's
Nest' for Friday; there will be a Reading Check
- Share Out Loud a half-page from
your "2-11" Essay
-Friday November 6 (both classes)
- I.R.; IR Logs due. 50 pages = 15
points, total score out of 60.
- Reading Check on first half Part
Two 'Cuckoo's Nest'
-Final version 2-11's due Monday,
9th (1st Period) and Tuesday, 10th (6th Period)
-Read to page 174 (end Part Two)
in 'Cuckoo's Nest' for first class meeting next week
- Share Out Loud a half-page from
your "2-11" Essay (cont.)
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Week of October 26 - October 30
-Monday October 26 (1st) and Tuesday
October 27 (6th)
- I.R.
- Typed, full-length drafts of
"2-11" Essays are due Monday, Nov.2(1st), Nov. 3 (6th). Rubrics were handed
out: emphasis on this one should be on creativity and storytelling
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to page 85 for next class
- Wednesday
October 28 (First Period)
- I.R.
_ "A Letter To Mr. C. About My
I.R."
- Reading Check Part One (up to
page 85) in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (these went on the back of
IR Letters).
- Answered your notecard questions
on 'Cuckoo's Nest'
-Thursday October 29 (Sixth Period)
- I.R.
_ "A Letter To Mr. C. About My
I.R."
- Two study questions from our Part One
list (Ratched, Group Therapy)
-Friday October 30 (both classes)
- Typed, full-length drafts of
"2-11" Essays are due Monday, Nov.2(1st Period), and Tuesday, Nov. 3 (6th
Period).
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to page 128 for next class
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Week of October 19 - October 23
-Monday October 19 (First
Period)
- I.R.
-
Final versions of College Admissions Essays are due Wednesday (21st)
- We did a share-out of short
sections of "2-11" essays
- Intro to One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest ; we read to mid page 17 together. Ideas to be considering:
Hero / Anti-hero (Is Randall P.
MacMurphy a hero?)
Non-conformism
Be familiar with author Ken
Kesey's biography
-Tuesday October 20 (Sixth
Period)
- I.R.
-
Final versions of College Admissions Essays are due Friday (23rd)
- We did a share-out of short
sections of "2-11" essays
- Intro to One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest ; we read to mid page 17 together. Ideas to be considering:
Hero / Anti-hero (Is Randall P.
MacMurphy a hero?)
Non-conformism
Be familiar with author Ken
Kesey's biography
- Wednesday
October 21 (First Period)
- Admissions Essays collected with
self-scored rubric
- We went over Study Questions for
Part One of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Homework: Read to page 60 in
'Cuckoo's Nest' for Friday
-Thursday October 22 (Sixth Period)
- Admissions Essays due with
self-scored rubric tomorrow
- We went over Study Questions for
Part One of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Homework: Read to page 45 in
'Cuckoo's Nest' for tomorrow
-Friday October 23 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Journal Four: (Two
parts) #1 What do you think of McMurphy? Do you like him? Why do you think
he behaves the way he does?
#2 Describe the hospital. Is anything
good happening there? In what ways is it a scary place?
-Friday October 23 (Sixth Period)
-College Admissions Essays due
- Journal Four: (Two
parts) #1 What do you think of McMurphy? Do you like him? Why do you think
he behaves the way he does?
#2 Describe the hospital. Is anything
good happening there? In what ways is it a scary place?
- Homework: Read to page 60 in
'Cuckoo's Nest' for Tuesday
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Week of October 12 - October 16 (14th and 15th:
no class)
-Monday and Tuesday October 12 and 13
both classes:
- I.R.
- Admissions Essays assigned:
typed draft due Friday, the 16th
- Ist Period
read "Somebody Kept Saying Powwow"(p. 199) and "Witnesses, Secret and
Not"(211) in 'The Lone Ranger...'
- Sixth read "Somebody Kept Saying
Powwow"(p. 199)
-Friday October 16
both classes:
-Drafts of Admission Essays
stamped (credit for being on time)
- Classmate Assist: Full page following
rubric format is due
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Week of October 5 - October 8 (9th is Fall
Break)
-Monday and Tuesday October 5 and 6
both classes:
- I.R.
- Progress on Admissions Essays
for credit
- Peer Comments on AE for equal
credit
- Sherman Alexie, "Superman and
Me" out loud
-Wednesday and Thursday October 7 and
8
- I.R.
-'The Lone Ranger and Tonto...'
out loud, popcorn reading. We read the title story (p. 181) and "Family
Portrait" (p. 191). Sixth Period also read (listened to and read along)
"Witnesses, Secret and Not" and "Superman and Me."
- Notecard assignment based on
Alexie quote; your definition of a hero compared with Alexie's
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Week of September 28 - October 2
-Monday and Tuesday September
28 and 29
First Period/Monday:
-
I.R.
- We went to the College Fair as a class
- Journal Two: Discuss the use of language
in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven; read the stories "The
Fun House" (p. 76) and "All I Wanted To Do Was Dance" on your own.
Sixth Period/Tuesday:
- -
I.R.
- Journal Two: Discuss the use of language
in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven
- Read the stories "The Fun House" (p. 76) and
"All I Wanted To Do Was Dance"
First Period/Wednesday:
-
I.R.
- A page of brainstorming
for college admissions essays, and a look at the text Writing For College. One
side is thoughts on Special Talents, Skills, Awards, Academic Record,
Educational Goals, Career Goals and Community Activities. The other side is
your Top 5 from section 546 in 'WFC' - the section titled "If Only I Had
Known..."
- We read Alexie's "Indian Education" (p. 171) as
a group
- Journal Three (just started) will be your
version of Sherman Alexie's story "Indian Education." It is to be about your
school memories, and titled "My 2-11."
Sixth Period/Thursday:
-
I.R.
- A page of brainstorming
for college admissions essays, and a look at the text Writing For College. One
side is thoughts on Special Talents, Skills, Awards, Academic Record,
Educational Goals, Career Goals and Community Activities. The other side is
your Top 5 from section 546 in 'WFC' - the section titled "If Only I Had
Known..."
- We read Alexie's "Indian Education" (p. 171) as
a group
- Journal Three (just started) will be your
version of Sherman Alexie's story "Indian Education." It is to be about your
school memories, and titled "My 2-11."
- both classes - Friday,
October 2
- I.R.
- Journal Three: "My 2-11" continued
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Week of September 21 - September 25
-Monday and Tuesday September
21 and 22
First Period/Monday:
-
I.R.
- Peer comments on "This I Believe" Essay due
- Smoke Signals to end
- Notecard assignment (not turned in) Thoughts on
strengths and weaknesses of SS
Sixth Period/Tuesday:
- I.R.
- Peer comments
on "This I Believe" Essay due
- Final Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is
due Thursday
- Smoke Signals to end
- Notecard assignment: One side- your impressions
of Smoke Signals
Other side: Alexie's use of language in 'The Lone
Ranger' (not collected)
First Period/Wednesday, 23rd
- I.R.
- Reading Logs are due w/ a Post-It explanation.
Self-scored: 200 pages = 60 points
- Final Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is
due w/ drafts and completed rubric
- "This I Believe" Essays out loud for an
additional grade
Sixth Period/Thursday, 24th
- I.R.
- Reading Logs are due w/ a Post-It explanation.
Self-scored: 200 pages = 60 points
- Final Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is
due w/ drafts and completed rubric
- "This I Believe" Essays out loud for an
additional grade
- both classes - Friday, September 25
- My Website and Email assignment is due by Monday
AM
- "This I Believe" Essays out loud for an
additional grade, cont.
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Week of September 14 - September 18
-Monday and Tuesday September
14 and 15
First Period/Monday:
- I.R.
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is due
-Notecard assignment: One side -
"Reading in class." The other side is your observations on reservation life in
the Alexie story "The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn't Flash Red
Anymore."
Sixth Period/Tuesday:
- I.R.
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is due Thursday
-Notecard assignment: One side -
"Josh and Elvia" Other side: score your TIB essay using our rubric
First Period/Wednesday:
- I.R.
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is overdue
- We read in the Alexie book to
page 75 ("This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona") and watched the
first 14 minutes of Smoke Signals
Sixth Period/Thursday:
- I.R.
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is due
- We read in the Alexie book to
page 75 ("This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona") and watched the
first 29 minutes of Smoke Signals
- both classes - Friday, September
18
- Revised "This I Believe Essays"
are due the next time we meet. If (and only if) you got a thumbs-up stamp on
your draft, no revision is necessary at this time.
- Smoke Signals, cont.
First Period got to the :53 mark, and Sixth got to the 1:08 point.
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Week of September 8 - September 11
Tuesday and Wednesday September
8 and 9 (Monday was Labor Day)
- I.R.
-
We listened to examples of "This I Believe" Essays from National Public Radio,
and brainstormed some of
our own ideas. 6th Period worked in groups of three, and 1st Period did not.
Thursday and Friday September
10 and 11 :
- I.R.
- Work on "This I Believe" Essays
continued; First Period has a typed draft due Monday
-First Period resumed reading from The
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven, and got to page 49. Sixth
Period has not gotten back to the book yet; also has not gotten handout with
IR expectations.
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Week of August 31 - September 4
Monday and Tuesday, August 31
and September 1:
- I.R.
- Luis Rodriguez quotes, continued
- Sherman Alexie intro
Journal Expectations:
- In ink
- Legible
- 200 words minimum, word count at
the top
Journal #1: From Sherman Alexie's
"Every Little Hurricane" - Choose two quotes (include page numbers) one that
you like and one you are mystified by.
Wednesday and Thursday,
September 2 and 3:
- I.R.
- Sherman Alexie quotes / Journal
One, continued. Explain why you chose the sections of Alexie's writing that
you did. Use as many of the quotes you pulled as you want (or need) in order
to reach your word count (200 words, minimum). You need two quotes from each
of the first three stories.
- 6th
Period did a notecard assignment on The Star Spangled Banner and Jimi Hendrix
- Friday, September 4
- 1st Period did a notecard
assignment on The Star Spangled Banner and Jimi Hendrix and a short Journal
share-out
- 6th Period started work on their
"This I Believe" essays
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Week of August 24 - 28
Monday and Tuesday, August 24 and 25
Letter to Parents / Suggestions
for Success (Handout, signed slip due next class)
Independent
Reading Expectations, credit for having your book choice
Biographical Essay Assignment -
typed version due next class: (Uniqueness, Hopes and Expectations, Ideal
English Class) 250 word minimum, Times Roman typeface, 12 pt. font, double or
1 1/2 spacing. Save on your USB drive.
Letter to your future self. You
seal it in an envelope, I'll hold on to them until May.
Wednesday and Thursday, August 26 and 27
-Biographical Essay Assignment -
typed version due today
-Independent Reading Expectations,
credit given for having your book choice w/ you
-IR Share-out: Tell us the title
and author, how you picked it, and WHY you like it
-Letter to Parents / Suggestions
for Success: signed slip due today
-I read the Preface to Luis
Rodriguez' "Always Running" out loud
Friday, August 28
IR
Notecard assignment on Luis
Rodriguez quotes including discussion
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First two days of school - Thursday and
Friday, August 20 and 21
Introductions
Biographical Pre-Writing
(Uniqueness, Hopes and Expectations, Ideal English Class)
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