| Friday, May 2
-We started PowerPoint Projects; we will finish them the day of the Final
(Tuesday). This project combined with a 50-Q. mult. choice test on 'Cuckoo's
Nest' make up your Final Exam. Use the rubric, come prepared, and do your
best work.
Thursday, May 1
-Since one of the main APS servers continues to be down,the Network
component of the Nonconformist Project has been cancelled. Bring your
PowerPoint on a portable USB drive the day you are scheduled. Remember that
the PPoint combined with a 50-Q. mult. choice test on 'Cuckoo's Nest" IS
your Final Exam. Do your best work.
-Part Four 'Cuckoo's Nest' Quiz / Essay
-Film version - end
Tuesday, April 29
-Nonconformist Project (Final Exam) details, due dates, rubric given
-Film version "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (2nd to 1:17, 6th to 1:24)
-Cuckoo's Nest Quiz Thursday the 1st
Friday, April 25
-Quiz, Part Three 'Cuckoo's'
-Detail on Nonconformist Project
-Study Questions Part Four:
1. At the start of this section, Big Nurse renews her attack against
McMurphy. What does she charge? How successful is she?
2. How does McMurphy react to the Chief’s charge that McMurphy is always
winning?
3. Why does McMurphy start the fight in the shower room? Why does the Chief
join him?
4. In the electro-shock episode, Chief Bromden provides the title for the
novel. What does it signify?
5. McMurphy can escape the shock treatment by admitting that he was wrong.
Why doesn’t he?
6. Why do the men plan to help McMurphy escape?
7. What sort of person is Billy? How old is he? How do these things help to
explain his fate?
8. When the other men tell McMurphy they do not blame him for Billy’s fate,
what is his reaction?
9. Why does McMurphy rip Big Nurse’s dress down the front?
10. Why does the Chief smother McMurphy?
Thursday, April 24
-Computer Lab for "Nonconformist" Project: Be sure it is networked AND on a
USB drive. Title format; "Nonconformist David C. p.6(or 2)"
-Quiz Part Three 'Cuckoo's' Friday
Tuesday, April 22
-Be done w/ 'Cuckoo's Nest' by the end of the week
-Part Three Study Questions given
-"Breaking Away" finished
-notecards due Friday (2nd Period's include B.A.'s themes) with your choice
for a lesser-known nonconformist who has had an impact on the world
Friday, April 18
-Quiz on Part Two, 'Cuckoo's Nest'
-onward w/ "Breaking Away"
Thursday, April 17
-'Cuckoo's Nest' to yourself; we'll be done reading next week
-Quiz on Part Two tomorrow
-Journal 30:"The role of education is to prepare students to face complexity
and not freak out."- Dr David Cohen, Professor of Mathematics, Smith College
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s definition of a first-rate intelligence:
“…the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and
still retain the ability to function.” Considering these, compose a letter
to next year's Seniors.
-Journals due
-onward with film "Breaking Away"
Tuesday, April 15
-Cuckoo's Nest on your own; finish reading Part Two for Friday
-Three question Reading Check, 100 wd. min. for Q's 1 and 2
-Signature Slip for film version 'Cuckoo's Nest' due by Friday for a grade
-Part Two Study Questions given - these answers will not be collected, but
you should still know them
Friday, April 11
-Professor Greg Evans spoke and answered questions for the entire block
period
Wednesday, April 9
-IR or 'Cuckoo's Nest' depending
-We will have an English professor from UNM visiting Friday to answer your
questions and talk about college writing expectations.
-Part One 'Cuckoo's Nest' Study Questions due beginning of period
-Last chance for Grammar Mini-Lessons
-Journal 29: genre fiction = literature?
What is your definition of good
writing? Is that different from the definition of literature? What can you
learn about the wider world and the way people interact from genre fiction?
(Handout: "Great Literature? Depends Whodunit")
Friday, April 4
-Grammar mini-lessons
-'Cuckoo's Nest' - Finish Part One (to page 129)for Wednesday; please also
complete all Part One Study Questions
Thursday, April 3
-I.R. or catch up on Cuckoo's Nest
-Journal 28: What’s a nonconformist ? When is a nonconformist’s behavior:-
Good?- Bad?- Justifiable? How is nonconformism manifested in high school? Is
it manifested in high school? What standard / norm / model of behavior is a
nonconformist judged against? Since Cuckoo’s Nest’s publication in 1962,
things have changed, big-time. Are there any shocking behaviors left?
-Grammar mini-lessons
-'Cuckoo's Nest' - onward w/
Tuesday, April 1
-I.R.
-Stranger Essays due w/self evaluation
-Reading Check, 'Cuckoo's Nest'
-Grammar Mini-Lessons, cont.
-Cuckoo's Nest Study Q's for Part One
-Read to page 70 for Thursday
Thursday, March 20
Senior Ditch Day
Tuesday, March 18
-Computer Lab if necessary to copy your GG Mini-Lesson
-Stranger Essay Assignment; Due April 1
-Mini-Lesson Grading (scoring for classmates) 20% each for: Preparedness,
Speaking Ability, Quality Examples / Overall Effectiveness, and 2 Quality
Questions. Creativity = bonus points
-Read to page 42 in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" over Break
Friday, March 14
-Grammar Mini-Lessons due Tuesday
When you present be sure you include 2 test questions on your material as
well as your definition, as many examples as you think necessary to get the
material across, and some humor if possible
-'Stranger' Essays will be assigned Tuesday and due Tuesday, April 1
-Bring 'Cuckoo's Nest' Tuesday
-"Breaking Away" (1979)
Thursday, March 13
-Stranger Part Two Study Q's due
-another Stranger Essay possibility: (loose sheet; not a Journal)
Do you consider yourself a moral person? Do you agree that Meursault is " a
monster, a man without morals"? (p.96) Can you see how others might feel
that he is? Does the world need moral order to survive? How are we doing
with that?
-Grammar Mini-Lessons continued in the Computer Lab; PowerPoint versions
-make sure it is saved under your ID with "GG6th"(6th Period)
"GG" (2nd Period) in the title
-Book Room for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Tuesday, March 11
-IR or The Stranger, depending
-Teacher Evaluation
-The Stranger Basic Understanding Quiz (24 Q's)
-Sign up for your Grammatical Terms mini-lesson
*summary from Write for College on notecard
*PowerPoint or Poster
*as though being taught to a 3rd-grader
Grammar Girl's website: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com
Journal 27 (two choices) For either, include two quotes minimum to support
your points w/page #'s. #1: How does this text make the reader question the
accepted definitions of “sane,” “insane,” “sick,” and “healthy”? Is
Meursault insane? Why, or why not? #2: In what ways is Meursault a danger
to society? Think of the conflict of man vs. society - why do we
incarcerate people? Is he a danger to society?
Friday, March 7
-Read to the end of The Stranger by Tuesday
-Study Questions for Part Two of The Stranger given; they're due Tuesday
-Grammar Girl handouts excavated for; bring Tues.
Thursday, March 6
-Essays back
-Handout: UNM Eng 101 and 102 expectations
-Journal 26: Part One:After reading through the handout, give me your
thoughts on the intro writing courses? Do you recognize the terms? How
about the rubric? Do you feel better or worse after reading this?
Part Two: Analyze the passages describing Meursault’s walk down the beach
before he kills the Arab. How does Camus build tension in the passage? How
is it different from the passages preceding it?
Tues. March 4
-The Stranger to end of Part One
Friday, Feb. 29
-Homework (Camus bio., Existentialism definition)
-Part One Stranger Study Q's
-1st Three chapters are homework
**6th Period: Journal 25: What are your expectations for college writing?
What are your specific concerns regarding your writing in college?
-Journals Due.
Monday, February 25 (T-Th Testing)
-Book Room for The Stranger
-2nd Period: Journal 25: What are your expectations for college writing?
What are your specific concerns regarding your writing in college?
100 words only on this entry; 20 points
-Journals Due.
Homework: Research Albert Camus, Existentialism
-6th Period: Journal 24:
Homework: Research Albert Camus, Existentialism
Thursday, February 21
-Shakespeare in Love
2nd Period-Journal 24: How does Shakespeare in Love relate to Shakespeare's
plays? AND
How did Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter transform into
Romeo and Juliet?
6th Period: The contest involves creating the Journal topic. It should
connect Shakespeare In Love and (more generally) the study of Shakespeare.
Entries to be considered Monday.
Tuesday, Feb. 19 (Monday was President's Day)
-last Famous Lines
-Journal 23: Themes in Hamlet: love, corruption, loyalty, family,
soul Choose two characters and two themes
-Participation grade; "Shakespeare in Love"
Friday, Feb. 15
-Essays due w/self-scoring sheet
-50 Question Multiple Choice test on Hamlet
Thursday, Feb. 14
-Gibson version Hamlet, final scene
-Hamlet test preview: 50 Q. Multiple Choice Friday
-Famous Lines Assignment
Tuesday, February 12
-Essay Drafts due. Get a stamp.
-Two-sided assignment: Front: Peer Critique, Back: Act 5 Reading Check
-Act Five, Gibson version Hamlet
-Famous Lines Assignment
Friday, February 8
-Hamlet Famous Lines assignment; your choice
-Read Act Five for Tuesday
-Essay of Evaluation: Drafts due Tuesday the 12th, Final Versions due
Friday, the 15th. 700 word minimum.
Thursday, February 7
-Five Question Reading Check on Act IV
-Essay of Evaluation: Drafts due Tuesday the 12th, Final Versions due
Friday, the 15th. 700 word minimum.
-Gibson version Hamlet, Act IV
-Alternate assignment given Friday if you missed Act III group work or the
Hamlet 2000 critique
Tuesday, February 5
-I.R.; Reading Logs Due. (self-scored, honor system)
-Journal 22: In your own words, describe Ophelia, Gertrude and Hamlet. Who
are they, and why are they behaving the way they are so far in the play?
-Hamlet 2000 movie version critique due
-Act IV is homework if you haven't gotten to it. Be prepared
-Essay of Evaluation beginnings: Examples start in section 216 of Writing
for College. Rough drafts will be due Friday, the Eighth.
Friday, February 1
-Creative Pieces for Lit. Mag. due
-Scene Presentations from Act 3
Weds. Jan. 30 (Tues was a snow day)
-View Hamlet, Act III
-signature slips - remember
-Act III by scene, in competitive teams:
Include: characters, their motivation. the action, results of action,
and an overview at minimum
-Typed, proofed pieces for the Lit Mag are due Friday the 1st
Thursday, January 24
-No IR today
-article: "Revisiting the Canon Wars"
-Journal 21: Half summary and half reaction to the 'Canon' article. How did
American college reading lists change in the 1970's and 1980's?
-Typed, proofread submissions to the Valley Literature Magazine are due next
Thursday, the 31st.
-Act Two Branagh version of Hamlet
Tuesday, January 22
-reading check on Act 2
-partner study questions on Act 1
-a look at the Kenneth Branagh version
Friday, January 18
-a few Shakespeare notes from PPoint
-Act 1, Hamlet
-Act 1 from 1990 film version
-Homework: read Act 2
Tuesday, Jan.15
Thursday, January 10
-Book Room for Hamlet
-due on a notecard: your thoughts on Wm. Shakespeare, def poet
-early drafts of your submission to the Valley Literature Magazine
-Homework: know the cast of characters in Hamlet, research biographical info
on Shakespeare
Tuesday, January 8
Welcome Back!
-Dylan Thomas, "A Child's Christmas in Wales"
-intro to slam poetry
Friday, December 21
6th Period's Final, 9:45am
WHAT'S ON THE FINAL:
1. Revised version of your College Application Essay; bring your corrected
draft with it (25%)
2. Multiple Choice: 25 Root Words and 20 questions from the texts listed
below (25%)
3. In-class Essay(s): Prompts taken from The Things They Carried and Platoon
(50%)
-We will also take care of Journal 20 in class; Journals 16-20 will be due
Thursday, December 20
2nd Period's Final, 7:40am
WHAT'S ON THE FINAL:
1. Revised version of your College Application Essay; bring your corrected
draft with it (25%)
2. Multiple Choice: 25 Root Words and 20 questions from the texts listed
below (25%)
3. In-class Essay(s): Prompts taken from The Things They Carried and
Platoon (50%)
-We will also take care of Journal #20 in class; Journals 16-20 will be due
Tuesday, December 18
-finished Platoon
-Journal 19 (three parts)
1.) Your impressions of Platoon:
-what you expected?
-excessive?
-Hollywood b.s.?
2.)By O'Brian's standards is Platoon a "true war story"?
3. Similarities and differences between Platoon and The Things They Carried
Friday, Dec. 14
-Platoon
Thursday, December 13
-Signature Slips for Platoon due
-Study Questions 23-29 due
-Journal 18: A letter to Mr. C. about your IR book. Include: Why you like
it / why you chose it. Two quotes that illustrate your points.
-O'Brien: "Good Form" "Field Trip" and "The Lives of the Dead"
-Score Roots for another class
Tuesday, December 11
-Signature Slips for Platoon. 20 pts. if returned Thursday
-What's on the Final? see below
-6 + 2 Essential Questions due
-Journal 17: “The Man I Killed” is the only story that focuses primarily on
a Vietnamese character. (4 parts) - Why does this shift in focus occur in
this particular story? - In your opinion, why are Vietnamese characters
largely absent from the rest of the text? - What are your impressions of
this story? - What effect do you think the author was trying to create?
-"The Man I Killed" "Ambush" "Style" and "Speaking of Courage" from TTTC in
class; "Notes" and Study Questions 23-29 are homework
WHAT'S ON THE FINAL:
1. Revised version of your College Application Essay (25%)
2. Multiple Choice: 25 Root Words and questions from the texts listed below
(25%)
3. In-class Essays: Prompts taken from Siddhartha, The Lone Ranger and Tonto
Fistfight in Heaven, The Things They Carried, and Platoon (50%)
Friday, December 7
-Roots Quiz
-Computer Lab partner assignment: Paragraphs that take both sides of 2nd's
questions 7,10,12 and 6th's questions 2,3,and 8. Single-side paragraphs for
2nd's #4 and 6th's #5. One paper for each group due Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 5
(Tuesday was a Next Step Day)
-Roots Quiz is Friday
-Mr. Carrillo's Vietnam presentation
Friday, November 30
-Answer all Essential Questions for Wednesday
-finish "The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong"
-Journal 16: Why do governments wage war if popular opinion is against
military action? Possible useful examples for comparison:- World War II
(the “Good War”), Vietnam, Our current engagement in Iraq
-Grammar Girl handout
Thursday, November 29
-I.R.
-Study Q's 13-18 due
-last of the Root Words for the semester; Quiz will be Friday 12/7
-"The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong"
-no homework
Tuesday, November 27
-Reading Logs due
-Essays w/ Rubrics due, self-scored
-Grammar Girl, #'s 10 and 79 in back of Journal
-next Root Words
-Study Questions 6-12 due
-Handout: Essential Questions on Vietnam
-"How To Tell a True War Story"
-Homework: Study Questions 13-18
Tuesday, November 20
-Be sure to have a copy of The Things They Carried w/you every day
-I.R.; Reading Logs will be due Tues. 11/27
-O'Brien Study Questions 1-5 due beginning of class
-"My K-12" grades given today for having your paper typed and on time, and
for proofreading a classmate's essay
-Final Draft due Tues. 11/27
-Homework: Read "On the Rainy River" and answer Study Questions 6-12
completely
Friday, Nov. 16
-Two Handouts (O'Brien, K-12 Rubric)
-The Things They Carried, title story - finish on your own.
Read up to p. 39, and answer Study Questions 1-5 for Tues.
-"My K-12" second draft due Tuesday, the 20th
Thursday, November 15
-Alexie wrap-up (2nd:pps.191-210 and 219-223)(6th:199-210)
-Journal 15: Your collected Alexie quotes and commentary
- Journals Due
-context for Vietnam:
-a timeline of the war
-causes / reasons for the conflict
-# of dead, both Vietnamese and American
-Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried
-Grammar Girl, if time allows
Tuesday, Nov. 13
-Book Rooom for The Things They Carried
-Journal 14: Discuss the use of humor in ‘Lone Ranger and Tonto.’ What
purpose does humor serve in these stories? What makes certain passages
funny? How does Alexie use humor to comment on being an Indian?
-Typed version of "My K-12" due Tuesday, the 20th
2nd had no input on grading criteria
-Homework: What do you know about the Vietnam War?
You need:
-a timeline of the war
-causes / reasons for the conflict
-# of dead, both Vietnamese and American
Thursday, November 8
-Alexie, p.154-180
-Papers back, portfolios
-Creative Piece based on Alexie's "Indian Education" - title it "My 1-12"
Tuesday, Nov. 6
-Score Roots Quiz
-Essays back / portfolios
-Onward with 'The Lone Ranger': 2nd to p.154, 6th to 171
-Journal 13: The book and the film both discuss the complicated issue of
Indian identity. Compare and contrast Alexie’s ideas about Indian identity
with stereotypes about Indians. The scene in Smoke Signals in which Thomas
says that the two boys are more like "Tonto and Tonto" is a good example.
How does Alexie twist (or turn upside down) common ideas about being an
Indian?
Friday, November 2
-Roots Quiz (31-45)
-Finished Smoke Signals
Thursday, November 1
-Alexie, pages 110-138 to yourself
-Notecard input: a.) Two questions for Sherman Alexie (other side)
b.)It has been suggested that Alexie is too hard on Native Americans. Do
you think this is true? Explain.
-Smoke Signals, cont.
Tuesday, October 30
-Quiz on Root Words 31-45 will be Friday
-Is your quotations page underway?
-Alexie, pages 76-93
-Journal 12: Discuss the use of language in ‘Lone Ranger and Tonto.’ What
purpose does colloquial language serve in the stories? In this text, the
author’s use of "raw" language is a central part of how the stories are
told. Consider Alexie's use of slang or curse words – how would the stories
be different without them?
-Smoke Signals - 2nd up to 15 min. point
Friday, October 26
-Journal 11, cont.
-Quotations from Alexie
-"This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona"
Thursday, October 25
-Journal 11: Discuss one of the problems of reservation life that is
portrayed in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Discuss the
causes of this problem by using the text to support your argument.
Suggestions: Here are some of the problems that Alexie discusses in the
text: alcoholism/drug abuse, illness and problems related to illness,
poverty, hunger, violence (homicide/suicide, fighting, etc.), lack of job
opportunities, educational inequality or problems in the educational system,
problems with the government (including HUD, the BIA, etc.), and so on. Use
several passages from the text to explore one problem.
-Next group of Root Words (31-45)
-Score Argumentative Essays w/ Rubric and explanations
-'The Lone Ranger' through p.63
Tuesday. October 23
-I.R.
-Journals, papers back
-Sherman Alexie, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, up to page 43
-Alexie is at UNM tomorrow evening
-Final drafts of essays are due Thursday
Friday, Oct. 19
-Typed drafts of Argumentative Essay due for checking
-50 pt. Proofreading Assignment
-Alexie cont. if time allows
Thursday, Oct. 18
-Typed drafts of Argumentative Essay due tomorrow, Friday
-Scored Roots Quizzes
-Siddhartha Test; Multiple Choice
-Intro. to Sherman Alexie and "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"
-Encouragement to come hear Alexie live at UNM next Weds. the 24th
Tuesday, Oct. 16
-I.R.
-Reading Logs due, self-scored (200 pages = 40 points)
-Chapter 9,11,12 Study Q's due
-Finished and copied Argumentative Essay rubric: typed draft due Friday (16)
-Journal 10: Siddhartha renounces Gotama as a teacher, believing that true
enlightenment can’t be taught. Who or what are Siddhartha’s true teachers,
and what does he learn from them? Explain the role of teachers in
Siddhartha.
-Journals due
-Review for objective Siddhartha test
Thursday, Oct. 11
-I.R.
-Quiz on Root Words 16-30
-Siddhartha two handouts -
- Partner Work On Quiz Questions on Chapters 9,11,12 - 5 half-page answers.
Open Book, partners OK. Due Tuesday the 16th.
Tuesday, Oct. 9
-Journal #9: Siddhartha as Quest / Heroes Journey * How does Siddhartha fit
the circle/Hero diagram? Examples of circles/cycles in the book - find two
quotes that illustrate this (give page #'s).
-finish Little Buddha
-Myanmar - What Makes A Monk Mad
Friday, Oct. 5
-Little Buddha, cont.
Thursday, Oct.4
-Score Siddhartha Quizzes
-Create rubric for Argumentation Essay
-Begin "Little Buddha"
-revisit the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path
-Finish reading Siddhartha by Tuesday
Tues. Oct. 2
-continued work on Journal 8: outline your Essay of Argumentation, followed
by three short paragraphs (the idea, why you chose it, a counter-argument)
-Two-question Siddhartha Quiz
-next 15 Root Words assigned; test is Thursday the 11th
-Read through Chapter 8 ("By the River") for Thursday
Friday, Sept. 28
-Essay topics for Essay of Argumentation (due)
-Read through Chapter 7 ("Samsara") for Tuesday
Thursday, September 27
-I.R.
-Siddhartha 3 Question Quiz on Chapters 2,3,4
-2nd Period read Chapter 5, "Kamala" together
-Read Chapter 6, "With the Child People" on your own
Tuesday, September 25
-I.R.
-Poems due
-Siddhartha to page 25 by Thursday
*6th did Essay conferences and portfolios*
Friday, September 21
-I.R.
-Shareout
-Revised poems are due Tuesday the 25th
-Score Roots Quiz for the other class
-Siddhartha intro - 2nd P. made it to the Four Noble Truths
-2nd Per. did a different Journal 7: Contrast the Oates story with Teenage
Wasteland with particulary focus on the writing style. Why did she use this
form? does it work?
Wednesday, Sept.19 (Tuesday was an in-service)
-Reading Logs returned
-I.R.
-Essay conferences for A-M in 2nd Period
-Revised versions of "Where I'm From" are due Tuesday the 25th
-2nd started portfolios
-Joyce Carol Oates "How I Contemplated the World From the Detroit House of
Corrections..."
-6th did Journal #7: Compare this story with Teengage Wasteland - What makes
it work? Does it work as a story? Use direct quotations to support your
points.
Friday, September 14
-I.R., Reading Logs scored and collected
-Final Version Admissions Essays due as a packet
-Quiz on Root Words 1-15
-"Where I'm From" returned, typed version due Friday the 21st
Thursday, September 13
-Book Room for copies of Siddhartha
-I.R.
-Essay due date pushed back to tomorrow
-Journal 6: 4 parts
1. Apply the circular hero diagram to Beowulf
2. Summarize the movie article about the various Beowulf versions
3. Explain how the poem, by keeping Beowulf's memory alive, keeps a
culture's values alive
4. Identify an example from the epic in which the memory of Beowulf's deeds
inspires someone
Tuesday, September 11
-I.R., Reading Logs due Friday
-Beowulf summations due
-Parent Letter signatures are due
-Quiz on first 15 Root Words today (Friday for 2nd Period)
-Revised College Admissions Essays due Thursday
-
Thursday, September 6
-I.R.
-Parent Letters - signature = grade
-Essay Scoring: your crtique of a classmate's essay for a grade
-Root Words practice quiz (Quiz is Tuesday)
-Beowulf summation / recap
Tuesday, Sept. 4
-I.R.
-poetry exercise "Where I'm From"
-Beowulf audio to end of pce., writing exercises:
a.) What dangers and fears do people contend with today?
b.) How successful have our heroes been in defeating them?
Friday, August 31
-I.R.
-Journals 1-5 due for 2nd Period
-Root Words 11-15
-Rubrics for Personal Essays, which are due Thurs.
-6th Period worked on the poetry exercise "Where I'm From" - they're due
Tuesday.
Thursday, August 30
- I.R.; Handout: I.R. Expectations
- Word counts are mandatory on Journal entries
- We continued with Joseph Campbell and "The Hero's Adventure"
-Journal #5 is notes on both the print and video version of the
Campbell piece
- Journals are due Tuesday the 4th for 6th Period
- College Application Essays are due Thursday the 6th of Sept. for both
classes. Make sure you have a rubric
- 6th Period needs to print this page for Friday. 6th also listened to the
podcast of John Cheever's "The Reunion"
Tuesday, August 28
-I.R.
-Journal entry #4: What is your definition of a hero? Give one personal
example of someone more well known. How is your definition different from
that of a classic hero?
-Read up to "The Last Battle" (p.54) in Beowulf
-DVD section on The Hero's Journey from Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Friday, August 24
-I.R.
-College Application Essays, cont.
-"Beowulf", cont.
Thursday, August 23
-I.R.
-Textbook check for a grade
-1st 10 on Root Words list
-Journal 3: 1st thoughts / first draft of College Application Essay
-Intro Beowulf / heroes (p. 37 in text)
Tuesday, August 21
- Have your Independent Reading choice with you for a grade
- Bring your textbook Thursday, and until further notice
- Seating chart in progress
- Journal #2: Tell me about your career goals, as of this morning. What
kind of writing is done regularly in this field of endeavor?
- College application essay ideas (6th started outlining, and still needs to
discuss the assembly debacle).
Thursday, August 16
- I.R. intro; bring your selection on Tuesday
- Finished "Teenage Wasteland"; 6th Period read "Intitiation" and "I Go
Along" also
Journal #1- 2 parts:
Part One: Are you sympathetic to Donny?
Part Two: 100 Words in Cal's (Pd. 2) or Daisy's (Pd. 6) voice
- The Name Game
- small cards: work / school schedule info
Tuesday, August 14
WELCOME!
- Info Cards
- Your suggestions for a smooth-running class
- A letter to your future self
- Short story from Coming of Age: "Teenage Wasteland"
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