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small medium large Friday, May 2 -Started Final Project PowerPoints -Details on written element of Final: (due Tuesday during class/exam time) Typed, 12 pt., Times New Roman font. 400 word minimum. Cite your sources. Should be half research info. and half your opinions. Give a clear title. Choose one of the following three topics: 1. Research the HBO series “The Wire.” “The Wire” was set in inner-city Baltimore. It dealt with the War on Drugs from many different perspectives; it was a complete cross-section of a fairly typical late 20th Century American city. 2. Research the more recent history of the main members of the Manson Family. Please include if and when they were released from prison. Charles Manson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten. 3. Both Manson and the Zodiac were interested in using the media to make themselves more well known. It could be argued that they were ahead of their time in this regard. Compare the two based on their manipulation of the media. Thursday, May 1 -"Zodiac" - end -Linguistic Analysis, Geographic Profiling, Behavioral Profiling Tuesday, April 29 -Final PowerPoint project rubric and due dates given -"Zodiac" (2007) Friday, April 25 -Helter Skelter, pages 630-665 -detail on PowerPoints Thursday, April 24 -Final PowerPoint project assigned and approved -Helter Skelter, pages 525-530 and 562-597 -Five Study Questions- Manson's Testimony and Manson's Girls Tuesday, April 22 -Helter Skelter, pages 292,293 and 302-335 -Five Study Questions - Motives and Manson's philosophy- 1. What was the primary motive Bugliosi was discovering? What was another motive that was being considered? 2.How did Manson “program” his family? 3.Manson’s philosophy came from what four influences? 4.What was Manson’s philosophy about fear? 5. What was Manson’s philosophy about Helter Skelter? Friday, April 18 -10 Question H.S. Vocab. Quiz -2 H.S. Study Questions: -The Family and Manson's charisma- 1. Describe "The Family" and how it formed 2. What things did Manson possess that allowed him to control these people? Thursday, April 17 -"Helter Skelter" vocab. due; Quiz is tomorrow -onward w/ film version "Helter Skelter" Tuesday, April 15 -CLP Pathway Evaluation -"Zodiac" Signature Slip due by Friday -20 Helter Skelter vocab. words due Thursday defined AND used correctly in a sentence. The Quiz on these will be Friday. -Focus on p. 90-97 and 184-199 from Helter Skelter -Journal 25: (100 words, 20 points) - Give a biographical sketch of Charles Manson's life. Friday, April 11 -Professor Greg Evans spoke and answered questions for the entire block period Wednesday, April 9 -Journal 24: Connects to Study Q. #5: Helter Skelter takes place primarily in 1969. How solid are you on this recent period in American history. Being as specific as possible, tell me what you know about this time period. -Helter Skelter Vocab 1-20:Proliferate,Paramour, Paucity, Aspirations, Erroneously, Implicating, Diminutive, Facile, Ingratiate, Alacrity, Infraction,Sporadic,Petulance,Procurer,Revocation,Profusely,Contraband,Peruse ,Subsisting,Singularly -Further into the film version (1:19) Friday, April 4 -Callison screwed up the Helter Skelter packets. Extra credit offered for acquiring your own copy of the book from the public library or...? -Helter Skelter study Q's 1-6 given and due Wednesday, the 9th. Thursday, April 3 -Test on The Oresteia: 20 Q. Mult. Choice, 3 pts. each 4 short essay, 10 pts. each -Helter Skelter reading for Friday: pps. 35-49, 58-64 Tuesday, April 1 Journal 23: What is Crime and Punishment? How do you define it? What did you expect from this class, and how is it different from your expectations? Include specific suggestions for (if there is a) next year's class. -revisiting The Oresteia -Helter Skelter (handout) characters (know these) Jay Sebring, John Doe 85, Sharon Tate Polanski, Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski Thurs. March 20 Senior Ditch Day Tuesday, March 18 -Computer Lab to network 2x3's -Intro: Helter Skelter Friday, March 14 -Continued with Quiz Questions from The Oresteia -Partner Assignment (3x2): Devise two solid multiple choice questions from each of the three sections of The Oresteia. Give page #'s, have only one right answer, and mark the correct answers on your sheet. Thursday, March 13 -We finished "The Oresteia" -Pick a page from The Furies (66-86) and compose a single thoughtful, serious multiple-choice question from it Tuesday, March 11 -Finish those PowerPoints - include Greek ideas of Justice -Libation Bearers Quiz previewed; also be able to answer these q's: How sympathetic a character is Clytemnestra? Why was she so angry? Should we applaud or condemn her husband's murder?(Argue both sides) -We read to bottom of page 68 in The Oresteia Friday, March 7 Journal 22: reaction to UNM writing expectations (Handout) -Agamemnon background, preview of Libation Bearers Quiz _PowerPoints won't be graded until Tuesday the 11th -Grammar Girl Handouts searched for Thursday, March 6 -Agamemnon/Libation Bearers out loud (particip. grade) -Computer Lab for PPoint 4x4 Tuesday, March 4 -Agamemnon out loud (particip. grade) -Computer Lab for PPoint 4x4 Friday, Feb. 29 -Essays back -Partner 4 X 4 assignment: 4 slides for each of the (four) topics below (function of the chorus, etc.) -Oresteia questions on a notecard Monday, February 25 (T-Th Testing) -Journal 21: Your impressions of the Appeals Court- include overall atomosphere, the judges, the attorneys, and the decision -Intro to Aeschylus, "The Oresteia" (handout) Research 1.The function of the Greek dramatic chorus 2. Anthropomorphism of the Gods 3. Gods / Titans 4. Ideas of Fate / Justice in this time period (500 B.C.E.) Homework: Read Act I Thursday, Feb. 21 -Judge Vigil's Appeals Court Tuesday, Feb. 19 12 Angry Men - completion Read-through, then film version -Due: Five Questions on Twelve Angry Men; your thoughts on appropriate behavior/attire for our court session Friday, Feb. 15 -Stranger Essays due w/self-scoring sheet -12 Angry Men Thursday, Feb. 14 -UNM Law Appeals Court training during Advisory (for a grade) -Stranger Essay Peer Critique due; Final versions due tomorrow -first :40 of film version 12 Angry Men Tuesday, Feb. 12 -Appeals Court info given; court date is next Weds. the 20th. Training (Advisory, this Thurs.) is mandatory. -Jigsaw for Appeals Briefs; notes due -Essay Drafts due. Get a stamp. - did not get to Peer Critique, 5 categories Friday, February 8 -finish Act 1, 12 Angry Men -Stranger Essays: Drafts due Tuesday, Final Version due Friday the 15th (600-800 words) -Appeals Court Info: Training during Advisory the 14th, our case will be 5th Period,Weds. Feb. 20 -Journal 20(Four Parts) :1. Can you think of any good reason why this jury should be all male? Do you feel an all male jury in any case is proper? 2. What are the basic facts of the case, including the testimony of two witnesses, against the nineteen-year-old boy? 3. What are some of Juror Eight’s reasons for his uncertainty about the defendant’s guilt? 4. How would criminal trials be different if defendants were considered guilty until proven innocent? -Journals Due Thursday, February 7 -Essay on The Stranger assigned: Drafts due Tuesday, Final Version due Friday the 15th -First Act run-through of 12 Angry Men Tuesday, February 5 -short HT vocab list -finished The Handmaid's Tale -Journal 19: Three Parts: 1)Who, if anyone, has rights and liberties in the film? 2)Are the women in the film inferior to men? 3)Atwood (the author) has argued that the potential exists for the type of society pictured in the novel. Do you agree? Handout: "12 Angry Men" read to the page marked 78 Friday, February 1 -Creative Pieces due -Journal 18: What is the ultimate message of The Stranger , in your opinion? How does the fact that he renounced hope and “…opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.” (p.122) make Meursault realize that he both had been happy, and is still happy? Why does he hope that on his execution day he will be greeted with hate by the crowd? -Film version "The Handmaid's Tale" (1990) comparison with "1984" Sci-fi, dystopia, totalitarianism Weds, January 30 (Tues. was a snow day) -24 Question Quiz on The Stranger -Part Two, Chapter Three together -Journal 17: Describe Meursault's character: is he a monster? Why would a person with Meursault's worldview obey the law? -Typed, proofed pieces for the Lit Mag are due Friday the 1st -A paragraph from the perspective of either the defending or the prosecuting attorney in Meursault's trial describing the action in Part Two, Chapter 3. Thursday, January 24 -Reading time - be finished with The Stranger by Tues. the 29th -Absurdism / Sisyphus Tuesday, January 22 -15-question reading check on The Stranger -Journal 16: You need a stamp to get credit for this Journal Entry We see characters in the book only through Meursault’s eyes, but Meursault typically tells us very little. Using the information that Meursault provides (use at least two appropriate quotes to support your points) analyze the characters Marie and Raymond. Who are they, and what do we learn about them? -Read to Part Two, Chapter Four for Thursday (p.98) Friday, January 18 -quiet reading of "The Stranger" -character list -Homework: read to Part Two, (page 60 minimum) -Study Questions 1-17 given -Scruples: your real-world ethical choices Tuesday, January 15 Thursday, January 10 -Book Room for "The Stranger" -due: Thin Blue Line recap / summary -some slam poetry -Lit Mag submissions - beginnings -Homework: 1. A definition in your own words of existentialism 2. Research biographical info on Albert Camus 3. Understand the time and geographical setting of The Stranger Tuesday, January 8 Welcome Back! "The Thin Blue Line" Wednesday, December 19 -Our Final Exam, 9:45am 3 Parts: -Bring your revised College Admissions Essay and your last (corrected)draft -Multiple Choice: 25 Roots, Clockwork Orange, and Night -Journals / In-class Essay Journal 15; Journals due Tuesday, December 18 -Finish reading Maus in class -Last section Maus Study Questions (23-30): 23. Who are the Jewish police? Why is Art surprised to hear about the Jewish police? 24. What happens to Vladek’s sister Fela? Why does Vladek’s father join her? Explain his thinking. 25.On page 93, Mala says that Vladek is more attached to things than people. Why might Mala say this? Do you believe this is true? 26. What is “Prisoner on the Hell Planet”? How is this comic different from Maus? How is it similar? 27. Why does Art worry about the way he’s portraying his father, Vladek in the book? Should Art worry about this? Explain. 28. What happens to Anja’s diaries? Why does this upset Art? Why does Art call his father a “murderer”? Explain his response. 29. In Maus, Art interviews Vladek about the Holocaust. How reliable do you think Vladek’s memory is? Why? 30.What happens to people who live under a terror regime for a long period of time? Should people adapt to a terror regime? Explain. -Journal 15 (connects to handout titled "Dangerous Minds")- in class tomorrow -Journals Due tomorrow after the Final Friday, Dec. 14 -Complete Maus Study Questions 1-13 -Questions 14-22 assigned; due Tuesday -Read Chapter Four of Maus for Tues. Thursday, December 13 -Component breakdown of Final Exam -Score Roots Quiz for other class -Journal 14: Describe Oskar Schindler’s character as portrayed in the film. What motivated him? Did his motivation change in the course of the film? Why did he take the risks that he did? At the end, he describes himself as a criminal – do you think he was? -Maus study questions 1-13 from PowerPoint Tuesday, December 11 -Night Quiz -Schindler's List - fin -Read through Chapter 3 of Maus for Thursday Friday, December 7 -Roots Quiz -Genocide research due -Brief review for "Night" quiz, which is Tuesday -Book Room for copies of "Maus"; Read the first two chapters by Tuesday -Schindler's List, cont. Wednesday, December 5 (Tuesday was Next Step Day) -Roots Quiz Friday -K-12 Essays due w/completed rubric -3 Questions added to "A Survivor Remembers": In what ways do you see persecution happening in today’s world? What groups do you see being targeted? What can be done to work against prejudice and intolerance? -started Schindler's List Friday, November 30 -Signature Slips -finish the article "Dangerous Minds" on your own -short film: "One Survivor Remembers" -Homework: define "Genocide" - Research and provide examples other than the Holocaust for Wednesday -"My K-12" final version also due Weds. the 5th Thursday, November 29 -Signature Slips -Group-generated questions for Night chapters 7-9 -Grammar Girl #70 * -Handout: "Dangerous Minds" (did not quite finish reading) Tuesday, Nov. 27 -"My K-12" grades given today for having your paper typed and on time, and for proofreading a classmate's essay -Journal 13: (Four Parts) What internal conflict plagues Elie Wiesel after his father grows ill? Why do you think the German workman throws the crust of bread to the prisoners? Is it significant that he is German? Why do you think Elie fails to go to his father when his father calls his son’s name at the end? Did reading Night add to your knowledge of this period of history? What information was new, and what did it add to your perspective? -next Root Words -Handout: Permission Slip for Schindler's List Tuesday, November 20 -Study Q's 5-8 turned in -Second (typed) draft of "My K-12" due Tuesday * Be done with Night by Tuesday the 27th* -Class-generated Study Questions for Chapters 5+6, along with the three subjects on the back of the 1st Study Q's Friday, November 16 -Study Q's 1-4 turned in -Handout: Rubric for "My K-12" Next draft due Tuesday the 27th -Quiet reading of Night Thursday, November 15 -Sherman Alexie's "Indian Education" -Essay: "My K-12" 1st version due, graded on effort -Night: for tomorrow have Study Questions 1-4 answered completely. Be original. Tuesday, November 13 -The Rainmaker to conclusion -Journal 12: There are two storylines running through The Rainmaker - what are they? If you were from another planet and knew nothing about the American judicial system and practice of law, what would you get from this film? -Night; read at least to Chapter Three for Thursday -Supplemental reading: Maus I and II by Art Spiegelman Thursday, November 8 -Quiz on Root Words 31-45 + 5 vocab. -Homework Question + 2 Essential Questions of your own regarding the Holocaust due -The Rainmaker up to 1:37 point Tuesday, November 6 -Book Room for "Night" -Roots practice -What do we know about the Holocaust? -The Rainmaker, cont. to 52 minute point -Be able to answer this question on Thursday: "What I don't understand is how Hitler was given all this power to continue what he was doing." Friday, November 2 -Essays due -The Rainmaker Thursday, November 1 Handout: "Death and Justice" Fishbowl / Participation grade arguing capital punishment Tuesday, October 30 -Root Words 31-45 (+4) assigned; Test Thurs the 8th -Journals back; Journal 11: (two parts) 1.)"It's funny how the colours of the like real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen." (p.103) Your reaction? 2.) The film version of A Clockwork Orange glamorizes violence. Do you agree, disagree, or a combination of the two? -Pristine version of Argumentative Essay due Friday the 2nd Friday, October 26 -Two Grades (50 points ea.) today: 1. A thoughtful full-page critique of a classmate's essay 2. Getting a stamp on your on-time, typed draft -No papers will be accepted on unexcused absences Thursday, Oct. 25 -Journals 6 - 10 due -Typed draft of Essay of Argumentation is due tomorrow -Movie version, A Clockwork Orange, beginning Tuesday, October 23 -A Malenky Clockwork Orange Test - multiple choice -Essay of Argumentation Rubric - Handout Typed draft of Essay is due Friday, the 26th -Journal 10: A Clockwork Orange was published in the U.S. without its 21st Chapter. Looking at the end of the version we have and comparing, which ending do you prefer? Using a quotation or two as evidence, explain how the two endings are different, and why the 20-Chapter version may have been published. Friday, October 19 -2 handouts: "On the Trail of Digital Secrets" and "Tell-All PCs and Phones Transforming Divorce" -Participation grade for weighing in on privacy rights (notecard) Thursday, October 18 -Score other class's Roots Quiz -Journal 9: Outline your Essay of Argumentation, followed by three short paragraphs: (the idea, why you chose it, a counter-argument) -Get a stamp on your entry for full credit -Clockwork Orange: finish the book on your own by Tuesday the 23rd. -'Singin' in the Rain'- a couple of scenes as a point of comparison Tuesday, Oct. 16 -Signature Slips for extra credit -Journal #8 The importance of evil as well as good in human nature is a fundamental theme of A Clockwork Orange. Alex is despicable because he gives free rein to his violent impulses, but that sense of freedom is also what makes him human. Unlike so many of the adult characters in the book, he, at least, seems exuberantly alive. Discuss this. Do you agree, disagree, or some combination? -College Fair Thursday, Oct. 11 -Partner scoring of both sections of "The Bet" questions -Quiz on Roots 16-30 -Try out 3 topics for your Essay of Argumentation -Blackwater still in the news - laws that apply are unclear -Handout: Permission slip for R-Rated Viddying - bring back signed for extra credit Tuesday -Read to p. 146 in 'Orange' for Tuesday Tuesday, Oct. 9 -LPSS survey -Roots 16-30 review for quiz Thurs. -"The Bet" continued; Q's 9-17 -onward with Clockwork Orange- read up to p. 122 for Thursday the 11th Friday, Oct. 5 -Handout: short story by Anton Chekhov, "The Bet" -Eight questions about the story to answer during class Thursday, Oct. 4 -Journal #7: Your thoughts on 'Breaker' Morant. Connect as many of the terms from the PowerPoint to the movie as you can. Answer these four questions:1) Are all wars popular? Give examples to support your answer 2)Should a soldier ever be accused of murder when following orders and in combat? If so, when? 3) Why do you think the British government convicted Morant and Hancock? Yes, they were scapegoats, but what does that mean in this case? 4)Can you draw any parallels between the movie and our current situation in Iraq? (To Share) -Blackwater incident of Sept. 16 in Iraq -With a partner, create three solid quiz questions and a summary from Chapter 8 of Clockwork Orange -Homework: read through page 105 in 'Orange' Tuesday, Oct. 2 -Next 15 Root Words -'Orange' Quiz Chapters 6 + 7 -notes from PowerPoint: Imperialism, Empire-building, penal colonies, etc. -finished Breaker Morant -Homework - read through Ch. 8 for Thurs. Friday, Sept. 28 -Read through Chapter 7 in Clockwork Orange for Tuesday -'Breaker' Morant, continued Thursday, Sept. 27 -LotF wrap-up; last tests back -Clockwork Orange - Chapter 5 together -Chapter Six is homework -notes off PowerPoint; intro to the film Breaker Morant -'Breaker' Morant (1980)- 1st 20 minutes only Tuesday, Sept. 25 -Grammar Girl: Run-on sentences -Your ideas on discussion topics (on a notecard / participation grade) -Be up to Page 47 in Clockwork Orange -Essay conferences -Fire Drill Friday, September 21 -Highlight most-used words in C.O. Glossary -Read up to Chapter Four (p.35) in Clockwork Orange -L o t F participation rubric -Score Roots Quiz -Journal 6: Your take on C Orange so far; a short pce of writing incorporating 10 Nadsat terms Wednesday, Sept.19 (Tuesday was an in-service) -Journals back -Lord of the Flies comprehension test (4 questions, 1/2 page ea.) -Intro to A Clockwork Orange; up to p.11 -Handout: Glossary of terms for A Clockwork Orange Friday, September 14 -Essay packets are due -finish up Lord of the Flies 7 Questions -Root Words first 15 quiz -Simpsons 'Flies' Thursday, September 13 -Book Room for A Clockwork Orange -Chapter Groups 11 + 12 present -Group Work: 7 Questions sheet -The Simpson's version of L O T F (first part) Tuesday, September 11 -Parent Letter signatures are due -Quiz on first 15 Root Words moved to Friday -Revised College Admissions Essays due Thursday, include 1st drafts, classmate's comments, and your revision plan -Journal 5: How do we personify evil today? What persons or things do you associate with evil or regard as symbols of evil? What characteristics of the person or thing cause you to associate it with evil? -Journals due -'Flies' Chapter Groups 9 and 10 presented to the class Thursday, Sept. 6 -Parent Letters - signature = grade -Essay Scoring: your critique of a classmate's essay for a grade -Root Words practice quiz (Quiz is Tuesday) -'Flies' Chapter Groups 7 and 8 present Tuesday, Sept. 4 -Reading check: What attributes of the adult world do Piggy and Ralph miss in their world of children? What does each of the following symbolize: Piggy? Ralph? the conch? the spectacles? -Chapter groups 5 and 6 presented; 7 and 8 present Thursday, 9 and 10 present 9/11, and 11 and 12 go Thurs. 9/13 -Journal 4: 2 parts - 100 word summaries of "Lord of the Campus" (283) and "The Meaning of it All"(197) taken from the readings at the back of the novel Friday, August 31 -Printouts of this page due -Chapter 4 Group to present -Root words 11-20 -Rubric for Admissions Essay, which is due Thursday the 4th -Root Word Quiz Monday, Sept. 10 Thursday, August 30 Be up to Chapter 8 in 'Flies' by Tuesday the 4th - Quiet reading time - Chapter Group 3 presented their Vocab., Quiz Questions and Essay Q. - Chapter Groups 5 and 6 need to be ready to present on Tuesday, 7 and 8 on Thursday the 6th - "Crimes and Misdemeanors" notes were collected Homework: Find your way to my site and print this page for Friday Tuesday August 28 -substitute teacher- -Read through Chapter 4 in 'Flies' for Thursday; Chapter groups 3 and 4 need to have their projects ready -DVD of "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989) Friday, August 24 -Handouts ('Flies' Group Project, Website info) -"Lord of the Flies" -Group work, continued Thursday, August 23 -5 Vocab and 10 Root words given -Journal 3: first thoughts on a college admissions essay (200 words) -Chapter Groups formed for the remainder of 'Flies', Chapters 1 and 2 used for practice Tuesday, August 21 - 'Face of Evil' essays due - critique a classmate's paper for a separate grade - Book Room for copies of "Lord of the Flies"; read through Chapter 2 for Thursday, also the Introduction on p. 207 by E.M. Forster - Journal #2: Society is the barrier to evil - what happens when you remove the barrier? If you have read 'Flies' before, answer through that lens. These are first thoughts on the concept of man's 'heart of darkness.' Thursday, August 16 - small cards: work and school schedules - The Name Game - Journal 1: Why have laws? And does our prison system work? - Finish "The Face of Evil" (Handout) Paper on it due on Tuesday the 21st: 1/2 summary, 1/2 your reaction, 600 words total, preferably typed Tuesday, August 14 WELCOME! - Info Cards - Your suggestions for a smooth-running class - A letter to your future self - "The Face of Evil" up to page 5
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