Assignments 2015-2016

Term 3, 2016

Thursday 1/14/16

American Literature

Quiz over ALBD 152-186

Read ALBD 187-225, Tomorrow 225-end

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Activity

Holocaust Literature

Intro to Night & Elie Wiesel

Read Night 13-54

Handouts: Vocabulary, Night project Due 1/21/16

Composition

Voc: Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes (Quiz tomorrow)

Read: BTTL: “Imagination or Theft?” Roy Peter Clark 694-696; “Judas Priest: Bob Dylan Slams Plagiarism Accusers,” Marc Hogan 699-701; “Who Owns Dr. Kin’s Words?” 703-706

Read Choice books.

Wednesday 1/13/16

American Literature

Quiz over ALBD 85-151

Movements in American Literature

Colonialism & Puritanism

Read: ALBD 152-186

Holocaust Literature

Introduction to Night, who Elie Wiesel is.

Time to read

Handouts: Vocabulary, project

Composition

Tuesday 1/12/16

American Literature

“Champion of the World” Maya Angelou VAA p 110-113

Discussion

Journal 115 #1

ALBD

Discussion of 12-15

Read ALBD p 118-151

Quiz tomorrow

Holocaust Literature

U.S. & World Response ppt/ Notes

Maus II Part 1 Questions Due today

Read Maus II Chapters 3-6 for tomorrow

Composition

U.S.

Term 2, 2015

Tuesday

Advanced Composition

Lesson 7 Voc Ex. 1 & Greek and Latin Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes

Do Ex. II and IV

Style analysis sheet

Creative Writing

SOAPSTone Analysis Posters

Monday

Advanced Composition Blocks 1 & 2

Vocabulary Lesson 7

Do exercise one tomorrow

SOAPSTone

Create a SOAPSTone poster with your partner/ Due Wednesday, October 28,2015

Creative Writing

Signups

What are five of your personal goals for the class?

Why I Write…

SOAPSTone

Find a piece of poetry or other short piece of literature and create a “poster” that uses SOAPSTone to explain the piece.

Term 1, 2015

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015

Composition Blocks 1 & 2

Vocabulary Ex. IV

VI Correct in class tomorrow for a grade.

Argument Cont.

Ethos, Logos, Pathos Prezi and Notes

Brainstorm topic Ideas.

The list: Select one of these to write an argument essay over. You may choose to either agree or disagree with the following claims.

Cell phones should not be used in classrooms.
Bedrooms do not need to be clean 24/7.
College athletes should be paid.
High school should start at 10:00 a.m.
Extra curricular activities should no longer be offered at schools because they take away from academics.
Handguns should be outlawed.

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Presentation: The Invasion of Poland (1)

I Never Saw Another Butterfly presentations (2)

Sarah’s Key turn in answers

Handed out The Translator

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015

Composition Blocks 1 & 2

DOL Comma’s Cont. Adj, adj noun

Voc go over Ex. 1

Argumentation: the Basics, building an argument house

Holocaust Literature

Sarah’s Key Answer questions in groups

Work on Genocide Research Projects

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015

Composition Blocks 1 & 2

DOL Commas continued. Taglines and quotations

Vocabulary Go over answers to Ex.1 Greek and Latin Roots. (Get notes if absent)

Introduction to Argumentation (Notes)

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Projects:

Discussion of The Sunflower

What responsibility does one generation have to the next?

Intro to: Sarah’s Key

Monday, Sept 21, 2015

Composition Blocks 1 & 2

DOL Commas cont. Abbreviations

Vocabulary Lesson 5

Time to work on Cause and Effect essay over The Crash Reel

HMWK: Voc Ex.1, Finish essay if not finished in class, and read in your novel

Remember you will be doing book journals similar to those for the non-fiction novel.

Due October 2, 2015

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Presentations:

Presentations over I Never Saw Another Butterfly

The Sunflower discussion finish reading Part One

Handout on The Sunflower Due Thursday.

Time to work on Genocide Projects

Friday, Sept. 18, 2015

Composition

Test over Voc Lesson 4

Turn in Exercise 5

Choose one of the following claims to use as your thesis for your cause & effect essay. You may either agree or disagree with the statement. Then use cause and effect to argue your position.

Freestyle snowboarding needs rules to make it safer.
Corporations should insure their athletes, not just when they are competing; but also when they are preparing for competitions.
Athletes in high risk sports understand the risks and take them; therefore, they should not expect compensation when something happens.

Holocaust Literature

History Presentations:

Read to page 79 in The Sunflower

2014-2015

Term 4, 2015

Friday, March 27, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Read in Night

Elie Wiesel on Hope, Compassion, and Youth

Creative Writing

Title poems

SSR

Composition

Finish Rhetorical Appeals

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Night reading schedule through p. 72 for Friday

102 for Monday
119 and 126-133, 148-150, 187-193

Test Wednesday

Projects due Thursday

Work on Research projects

Creative Writing

Advanced Composition

Vocabulary Chapter 1

Rhetorical appeals

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Notes on people, places, Jewish terms and holidays

Read Night 1-36

The Woman in Apartment 6

Exit ticket five things you learned

Creative Writing

Composition

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Maus II part 1 questions due,

Maus II part 2 questions due tomorrow

Presentation Schedule

Dinner for Two 4/1
Creative Writing

Swipe File physical

Three poems for tomorrow/ brief explanation as to why

SSR

Advanced Composition

Rhetorical Appeals Ethos/Logos/Pathos

Handouts

Monday, March 23, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Quiz over U.S. & World Response/ Anti-Jewish Decrees

Maus I Questions 4-6 due

Maus II Questions part one due tomorrow Only answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17 beyond feeling guilty for surviving, 18, 23 Be specific and especially detailed on this one.

Dinner for Two Partners – Select Due April 1, 2015

History of the Holocaust Projects ( sign up/ begin) various due dates.

Creative Writing

Place pieces, working draft due today. Place on Edmodo.

Remind Signup

Swipe files (digital or physical)

SSR/ Book journals

Advanced Comp

Preview of next Week (NeSA-R)

NoRedInk (Two quizzes)

SSR:

Friday, March 20, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Turn in Maus I Preface- 3 Questions

U.S. & World Response ppt. Notes

Anti-Jewish Decrees Notes

Read Maus I 4-6 Questions due Monday

Checked out Maus II

Monday Preview

Begin questions over Maus II for Tuesday

Dinner for Two

History of the Holocaust Projects

Creative Writing

Poetry of place – choose one of your journals/ descriptive writings to transform into a poem about a special place. Rough draft share.

Working Drafts are due Monday.

Time to write/ share/read

Composition

Turn in Voc/ posters

Revise errors on NeSA-R practice

SSR/ Reading Journals

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Quiz History of the Holocaust and World War II

Maus I Preface- 3 Questions due tomorrow

Read Maus I 4-6 Questions due Monday

U.S. & World Response ppt. Notes

Creative Writing

Share outs Modern Places

Poetry of place examples (previous winners)

Ex. Wm. Kloefkorn

Advanced Composition

Rhetorical Situation/ Triangle

SOAPS

“Einstein’s Letter”

“George Bush’s 9/11 Speech”

Vocabulary Posters

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Finish Notes over the Holocaust and World War II

Quiz tomorrow

Maus I Read Preface -3 Complete Questions

Creative Writing

Computers Setting up accounts on Remind, Edmodo, and NoRedInk.

Book journals: Explanation

Media Center to select books

Time to read.

Composition

Greek and Latin Vocabulary

Computers Setting up accounts on Remind, Edmodo, and NoRedInk.

Book journals: Explanation

Media Center to select books

Time to read.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Definitions 5-14 (Yesterday’s list)

Notes over History of Holocaust & World War II
Creative Writing

Describe a place from your childhood

Advanced Composition

Daily Oral Grammar (comma usage continued)

NeSA-R Practice test

Monday, March 16, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Class Overview/ Class expectations/

Questions Day one (Turn in)

Why did you take Holocaust Literature?
What do you know about Holocaust Literature?
What do you know about the Holocaust?
What do you hope to learn about the Holocaust?

Personal

What are your favorite pastimes?
What takes up most of your time outside of school?
What is something that you want me to know about you?

How well did you listen?

What is the name of the world leader who is “missing”?
What did I compare my corner of the room to?
What was the country that I mentioned in class (also where an airliner was shot down last year)? What was the name of the terrorist group that I mentioned?
What is chad?
What is a question that you have for me?

Terms

Brown Shirts
collaborator
concentration camp
discrimination

(continuing on tomorrow)

European Jewry
genocide
Gestapo
Gypsy ~ ies
Holocaust
Jehovah’s Witness
Kristallnacht pogrom
Nazi
pogrom
propaganda
Reich
Sho’ah
Sinti-Roma
survivor
United Nations
visual history testimony
victim
bystander
rescuer

Creative Writing / Advanced Comp

Intro to class/ Class expectations/ Materials

Survey

Question: What makes some writing better than others?

Journal/ Discussion

Advanced Composition

NeSA-R Pretest

Monday, March 16, 2015

Holocaust Literature

Class Overview/ Class expectations/

Questions Day one (Turn in)

Why did you take Holocaust Literature?
What do you know about Holocaust Literature?
What do you know about the Holocaust?
What do you hope to learn about the Holocaust?

Personal

What are your favorite pastimes?
What takes up most of your time outside of school?
What is something that you want me to know about you?

How well did you listen?

What is the name of the world leader who is “missing”?
What did I compare my corner of the room to?
What was the country that I mentioned in class (also where an airliner was shot down last year)? What was the name of the terrorist group that I mentioned?
What is chad?
What is a question that you have for me?

Terms

Brown Shirts
collaborator
concentration camp
discrimination

(continuing on tomorrow)

European Jewry
genocide
Gestapo
Gypsy ~ ies
Holocaust
Jehovah’s Witness
Kristallnacht pogrom
Nazi
pogrom
propaganda
Reich

Week of Jan 19-23

Friday, January 23, 2015

Composition

DOG

Lesson 3A/3B

Persuasive Comments from yesterday

Six trait writing – think time- organizing

Elements of persuasion hook, claim, warrant with evidence, impact and call to action (What needs to be changed and how to go about that.)

Creative Writing

The Giver work on creative response to this. Due 1/29

How to enter…

Example of book journals

SSR:

Holocaust Literature

Night final /Essay

“The Berlin Olympics”

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Composition

Lesson 3 voc

3A & 3B for tomorrow

3C & 3D for Monday

Quiz on Tuesday

Persuasive cont.

Purpose and audience

Approaches – ethos, logos, and pathos

Practice with prompts

Journal : In America today, it is easier to be a male/ female. Persuade me to believe whatever it is that you believe. Be sure to have a hook, claim, warrant with evidence, impact and call to action (What needs to be changed and how to go about that.)

Creative Writing

The Giver

Remember Found Poems & Final versions of Narratives are due tonight turn in on Edmodo.

Theme, utopias, dystopias

Holocaust Literature

Elie Wiesel and Oprah Winfrey at Auschwitz

Review over Night

Test tomorrow

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Composition

Voc quiz Lesson 2

Persuasion Notes

Creative Writing

The Giver

Remember Found Poems & Final versions of Narratives are due tonight turn in on Edmodo.

Theme, utopias, dystopias

Holocaust Literature

Discuss Night 55 -90 Key Characters/ Memorable Quotes/ Vocabulary/Events

Response

Read Night 91-119 and Wiesel’s Acceptance Speech and Biographical sketch.

History Projects

Work on research.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Composition

Go over Lesson two exercises Quiz tomorrow

Continuing with Persuasive Writing

Creative Writing

One-to-One conferences

SSR

Holocaust Literature

Discuss Night 13-54 Key Characters/ Memorable Quotes/ Vocabulary/Events

Response to what you have read

Read Night 55-90

History of the Holocaust –

Monday, January 19, 2015

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
No school

Week of January 12-16, 2015

Friday, January 16, 2015

Composition

Lesson 2 Exercise 2B/2C

“The danger of a single story” What is/are her claim, warrants, and impact(s).

Argument/ Persuasion continued: Notes

Creative Writing

Write a found poem. Use twenty titles that are either from songs, books, or movies. Choose one category songs, books, or movies and add additional words to help with the fluency of your poem. Use italics for the titles, but regular font for the additional words. Also use capital letters only as needed. Your poem must be at least fourteen lines long. It doesn’t need to rhyme, but it does need to make sense. Due 1/21 on Edmodo. Be sure to include a key of the titles and authors/ artists.

Holocaust Literature

Turn in Maus II questions 3-6

Turn in Maus II. Read Night 13-54 for Tuesday. Be ready to discuss

Work on research projects

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Composition

DOG Week Three Day one

NeSA – R Pretest

Creative Writing

Read a graphic novel and write three or more paragraphs about what you have read.

Be sure to include the author, title, a brief summary and a response to the book.

Holocaust Literature

Finish Maus II and turn in questions

Set dates for Research projects.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 – School closed due to cold.

Composition

DOG # 3

Use commas to separate items in a list of three or more.
Use commas to separate independent clauses when they are joined by conjunctions.
Use a comma to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause.
Use a comma to separate any word or phrase from the rest of the sentence that is not essential to the sentence’s meaning, or that provides extra information about the subject.
Use a comma to separate quotations from the rest of the sentence. (trailing commas appear inside quotation marks)
Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
Use a comma to separate the names of a city from the name of a state.
Use a comma to separate the day of the week, from the day of the month, and the year.

NoRedInk Quiz and assignments

Creative Writing

Do assignments on Noredink/ quizzes

SSR

Holocaust Literature

Read: Maus II Chapter 3-6

Turn in Dedication -2 tomorrow beginning of class

Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Composition

DOG Wk #2 L 2

Voc Lesson 1 Parts C & D

WGDE Pretest

SSR:

Journal Entry – Where did you start today? Where did you end? Write about one of the characters you read about and summarize what is happening thus far in the book.

If your book is non-fiction and not a narrative—what are you reading about and what is your response to what you have learned?

Creative Writing

A “Swipe File” start the collection

Run ons and fragments.

SSR:

Goodreads

Journal Entry – Where did you start today? Where did you end? Write about one of the characters you read about and summarize what is happening thus far in the book.

If your book is non-fiction and not a narrative—what are you reading about and what is your response to what you have learned?

Holocaust Literature

Vocabulary cont.

Maus II Dedication thru Chapter 2

Answer Questions

Monday, January 12, 2015

Composition

DOG Week Two Lesson 1

Vocabulary Lesson 7, Part B

Revisions of Narrative/ Peer Reviews With Rough drafts turned in

Creative Writing

Journal a tips for writers

What are three take aways? Write them in your journal.

Journal – Where do you get your inspiration from for writing? Art, music, nature, movies, games, experience? List at least 10 -15 sources and then elaborate more on three or more of them.

Revisions of Narrative/ Turn in Peer Reviews and Rough Drafts.

Revised Narrative into Edmodo.

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Quiz (Open note)

Select History projects

Time to research projects

Turn in questions Maus I Chapter 4-6

Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Composition

DOG Wk #2 L 2

Voc Lesson 1 Parts C & D

WGDE Pretest

SSR:

Journal Entry – Where did you start today? Where did you end? Write about one of the characters you read about and summarize what is happening thus far in the book.

If your book is non-fiction and not a narrative—what are you reading about and what is your response to what you have learned?

Creative Writing

A “Swipe File” start the collection

Run ons and fragments.

SSR:

Goodreads

Journal Entry – Where did you start today? Where did you end? Write about one of the characters you read about and summarize what is happening thus far in the book.

If your book is non-fiction and not a narrative—what are you reading about and what is your response to what you have learned?

Holocaust Literature

Vocabulary cont.

Maus II Dedication thru Chapter 2

Answer Questions

Monday, January 12, 2015

Composition

DOG Week Two Lesson 1

Vocabulary Lesson 7, Part B

Revisions of Narrative/ Peer Reviews With Rough drafts turned in

Creative Writing

Journal a tips for writers

What are three take aways? Write them in your journal.

Journal – Where do you get your inspiration from for writing? Art, music, nature, movies, games, experience? List at least 10 -15 sources and then elaborate more on three or more of them.

Revisions of Narrative/ Turn in Peer Reviews and Rough Drafts.

Revised Narrative into Edmodo.

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Quiz (Open note)

Select History projects

Time to research projects

Turn in questions Maus I Chapter 4-6

Week of January 5-9, 2015

Friday, January 9, 2015 (Class meetings)

Composition

DOG Day #3

Vocabulary Lesson 1 Answers// Answer Part B for Monday

Narrative Example #2

Peer Reviews

SSR: Answer the following: 1) Title and Author, 2) Genre, 3) Total number of pages,

4) Where you started today, 5) Where you ended, 6) A paragraph summary of what has happened thus far in your book.

Creative Writing

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/09/top-10-tips-for-writers-to-stay-focused/

Peer Reviews of Narratives

SSR: Answer the following: 1) Title and Author, 2) Genre, 3) Total number of pages

4) Where you started today 5) Where you ended 6) A paragraph summary of what has happened thus far in your book.

Holocaust Literature

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Composition

DOG Day #2

Edmodo

No Red Ink

Remind 101

Start work on Narratives

Vocabulary Week 1

Creative Writing

Edmodo

No Red Ink

Remind 101

Start work on Narratives

Holocaust Literature

Sign into Edmodo, Remind 101

Three things I need to know about you…
Three activities that take up most of your time/energy (Exclude sleep and make all school appropriate, please.)

History of the Holocaust Projects sheet to look over, we’ll decide on Monday.

Maus 1 Read and answer questions over 1-3

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 – School closed due to cold.

Composition

Creative Writing

Holocaust Literature

Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Composition

DOG

“Thank you, Ma’am”

Narrative Worksheets

What are some stories from your past that you tell others to help them understand who you are and the events that have shaped you? Happy, sad, funny, embarrassing, and meaningful.

Media Center to check out book

Creative Writing

DOG

Narrative (3^rd person limited or omniscient.)

“Thank you, Ma’am”

Media Center to check out books

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust ppt/ Notes.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Composition

Rules/ Expectations

Letter

Review of Parts of Speech

Creative Writing

Rules/Expectations

Letter

Key in on these questions. Why did you decide to take this class? What do you want to learn while you are in this class? What do you already know about Creative Writing? What forms of writing would you like to explore? Write three specific goals for this class.

Holocaust Literature

Rules/Expectations

Why did you decide to take this class? What do you want to learn while you are in this class? What do you already know about the Holocaust? Write three specific goals for this class.

What is the nature of man? Is he good or evil?

Term 2, 2014

Friday, December 12, 2014

Holocaust Literature

The Book Thief and questions

American Literature

Catcher in the Rye Continue reading 25-26

Questions due Tuesday.

42 and questions

Creative Writing

Fan fiction

Mitty

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Holocaust Literature

The Book Thief and questions log into Edmodo for questions if absent

American Literature

Continue reading 22-24

Questions due Monday

42 and Questions log into Edmodo for questions if absent

Creative Writing

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

Fan fiction

Mitty

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Information on various genocides/ discussion

American Literature

Catcher in the Rye

Continue reading 19-21

Videos regarding Catcher in the Rye

Creative Writing

Work on and turn in Slam Poems

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Holocaust Literature

The Devil Came on Horseback Discussion

Why hasn’t the world done more about the genocide in Darfur?

American Literature

Catcher in the Rye

Continue reading 16-18

Creative Writing

Work on assignments

Monday, December 8, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Genocide Presentations Darfur and Rwanda

The Translator Part 3 Due tomorrow.

The Translator Read 8-17 Answer questions

American Literature

Catcher in the Rye Discussion 1-12

Continue reading 13 – 15 and answer questions

Creative Writing

Create a greeting card

Continue working on Slam Poem

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Work on The Translator Chap 4-7 Due Tomorrow

Presentation Bosnian Genocide

American Literature

Fences View Act One, Scene Three,

Read Act One Scene Four

Work on Author Study Due Tomorrow

Read Catcher in the Rye 1-26

Creative Writing

Louder Than A Bomb,

Continue working on assignments

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Holocaust Literature

The Translator Read Chapters 4-7

Genocide Presentation – Human Trafficking

American Literature

Fences Review of yesterday viewing of Denzel Washington in Fences on Broadway.

Act One Scene Two and Three

Link to Fences play if you need to get caught up.

Media Computer Lab Continue working on Sherman Alexie paper

Creative Writing

Louder Than a Bomb

Work on assignments

Monday, December 1, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Genocide definition

Genocide Presentations

Start The Translator

American Literature

Introduction to Fences Act One, Scene One

Media Computer Lab Continue working on Sherman Alexie paper

Creative Writing

Work on assignments

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Questions over The Sunflower

Worktime: The Sunflower response paper/ Genocide Projects

American Literature

Quiz Vocabulary Lesson 8

Flight chapters 1-10 quiz

Read Day six tonight p. 139-172

Creative Writing

Continue working on assignments

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Watch and respond to this video

(Use the form from class.) Then make a bumper sticker that uses a quote from the movie that you found especially meaningful.

History of the Holocaust presentation

Turn in The Pianist questions

Read day two of The Sunflower

American Literature

Watch and respond to this video

(Use the form from class.) Then make a bumper sticker that uses a quote from the movie that you found especially meaningful.

Read Day Three of Flight

Creative Writing

Watch and respond to this video

(Use the form from class.) Then make a bumper sticker that uses a quote from the movie that you found especially meaningful.

Work time on writing

Monday, November 17, 2014

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Presentations:

The Pianist Last day discussions

Questions due tomorrow

Time to work on questions/ Genocide presentations

American Literature

Vocabulary 8 Worksheet

Research on Sherman Alexie/ Faux Facebook page

Questions over reading

Creative Writing

Finish On Writing

Work on Writing/ revisions

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Discussion The Pianist days 1&2

Read day 3 thru 85

History project presentations tomorrow

American Literature

Cont. of Sherman Alexie author study
“The Place Where Ghosts of Salmon Jump” p. 1325

“Father and Farther “ 1326

“Interview with Sherman Alexie” 1350-1356

Creative Writing

On Writing 159-188

Work on Photo Story One

Bring rough draft tomorrow

Monday, November 10, 2014

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Presentations:

The Pianist Day 1 Discussions

Read Day 2

American Literature

Start of “Sherman Alexie: Listening for Stories” 1319-1323

Take notes over Alexie’s life, his educational background, his major awards and accomplishments, genres and titles of his work, major themes, images and symbols in his pieces.

Read “Superman and Me” 4-6

Creative Writing

Read On Writing 275-297

Lab revise/ edit Monster stories, Option One, and Found Poems.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Sign out The Pianist Read Day 1 assignment

Present your projects on I Never Saw Another Butterfly

History of the Holocaust project 1936 Berlin Olympics

American Literature

Snow Falling on Cedars

Discussion/ Connections/ Journey

Creative Writing

On Writing: “Toolbox” What information do you find most helpful?

Read 135- 159

Lab Time to work on assignments: Gossip Pet Peeve, humor piece or photo story 2, photo story 1

Select one of the images from this site and use it as inspiration for a story. Be sure to add the photo to your story so that I know where your story started.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Presentations:

Groups: I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Share the three items you selected/ record as a group (take turns)/ Top three in each group/ Share outs

Project due tomorrow

Night presentations

Turn in Night books

Check out The Pianist / Reading Schedule roughly 34 pages/day for 7 days

Questions over book/ Consider doing them as you go.

Projects due tomorrow: Be sure to include a paragraph about what you did and what it symbolized.

American Literature

Voc. Exercises Lesson 7

Info sheet Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars cont.

Creative Writing

Prompt 7: The last thing you remember hearing before your friend thrusts you out of the plane is: “Don’t forget your parachute!” That would be nice, though, instead of falling, you immediately begin hurtling upwards. With the stratosphere slowly approaching and your air running out, what do you do?

Work time revise/ create

Read

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Night Project presentations

History Project presentations: Reichstag Fire and Nazi Propaganda

Work time: complete the comma quizzes on No Red Ink by Friday, and finish the others by Monday.

I Never Saw Another Butterfly project and paragraph explanation due Friday.

American Literature

Vocabulary Lesson 7

Work time: complete the quizzes on No Red Ink by Friday

Get all missing work turned in!

Creative Writing

Prompt 6: Write five things you have read so far from Stephen King’s On Writing that have impacted you.

Revise your “Monster Story “ and resubmit

Turn in “Found Poem” due tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Results of yesterday’s test over night

Night essays due today

Night project/ paper due tomorrow

American Literature

Vocabulary Unit 6

Snow Falling on Cedars

Creative Writing

Write for five minutes using stream of consciousness.

Share outs

Humor piece

SSR

Monday, November 3, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Night Test

Take Home Test Due tomorrow

Project Due Wednesday

Presentations: Treaty of Versailles – TL, Rise of Hitler – JG, Nazi Party – TN

American Literature

Finish Essay Questions Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

No Red Ink do quizzes on commas, and sentences

Creative Writing

SSR: Choice books

Use of the comma FANBOYS, No Red Ink due quizzes there. Finish by the end of the week.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Student Vote

Work on History Projects

Night p. 91-119, 187-193 for tomorrow.

Test on Monday(?)

American Literature

Vocabulary Lesson 6 Worksheet/ Challenge words

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet finish 208-285 Quiz is due tomorrow

Creative Writing

Journal Four

What are your pet peeves?

Pair Shares

SSR

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Discussion/ Vocabulary/ Characters Chapters 1-4 Night

Work on History Projects: Begin presentations 11/3

Night project some examples

American Literature

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet quiz 3 due today

Read 241-285 Quiz by Friday

Work on Internment Camp projects for those not finished.

Creative Writing

Work on story/ poem

Read On Writing to “Toolbox” ((109)(99) depending on version)

SSR:

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Holocaust Literature

In small groups

Select and record 15 key events happened so far in the book
Select five key characters
Select five key quotes

Read Night p. 38 – 72 for tomorrow.

American Literature

Lesson 6 vocabulary/ Do unique sentences with a partner

Discussion of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Read 179-207 for tomorrow

Work on Quiz 149-207 Due tomorrow

Creative Writing

Write a poem using at least 15 titles. The titles may be from only one genre: songs, movies, books, plays, or band names. Whichever type of title you decide to use, you must continue to use it for the entirety of your poem. Your poem must also have a title as well.

Your poem must be at least fourteen lines long and make sense.

You need to place your titles in italics. You may use other words, in regular font, to help with the fluency and meaning of your poem.

If you choose to do songs, please also make a list of song titles with bands.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Night Read p 13-37

Keep notes of words you don’t know/ Questions you have.

Turn in Maus II

American Literature

Quiz Over 75-148

Read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet p 149-179

Creative Writing

“What if…” Challenge

Read On Writing

SSR: Choice books

Friday, October 24, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Finish Tests, Finish Maus II

Dinner for Two due Monday

Maus II Take home test due Monday

American Literature

Finish tests, Japanese Internment Projects

Read 147 -178 Camp Harmony – Steps

Creative Writing

Monster stories are Due

Read Stephen King’s On Writing p 3-25

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Discuss Maus II Preface -2

Quiz over notes American and World Response

Read Maus II 3-6

Select Topic for History projects

American Literature

Discuss HotBNS 110 – 149

Work on Projects

Quiz tomorrow

Creative Writing

Work on Monster Story

Journal 3:

Write down the first seven words that you think of when you think of fall.

Now write a poem that is at least 14 lines long, that uses punctuation to help the reader and things like sensory language, figurative language, rhythm, and if you so choose rhyme.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Go over quiz Maus I 1-3

Quiz Maus I 4-6

Maus II Read Foreword – Two

American Literature

Discuss 75-109

Read 110-146

Work on Japanese Internment Project

Lib Guide

Creative Writing

Journal 3 Write the “true story” of what has really happened to KN.

SSR

Work on Monster stories.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Discuss Maus I 4-6

Notes over American and World Response

“Dinner for Two” due October 27, 2014

American Literature

Discussion of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Quiz Over 3-75

Read 75-109

Creative Writing

Small group sharing/ revise

SSR:

Monday, October 20, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Journal Two: Is man basically good or evil? Support your answer.

Questions over 1-3

Quiz Over Maus I 1-3

HMWK: Finish Maus I 4-6

Be ready for a quiz tomorrow.

American Literature

Journal Two: What do you know about Japanese Internment?

Characters 3-33

WMWK: Day Two: Read 34-75

Quiz tomorrow 3-75

Creative Writing

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates on p 75-88 Work on your Monster story

Share with a partner

SSR: Choice books

Friday, October 17, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Quiz (open notes) over History of the Holocaust notes

NoRedInk Do the assignments that you have not done and the quiz.

Read Chapters 1-3 Maus I Be ready for a quiz on Monday.

American Literature

Finish “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison and “A&P” by John Updike

How are these stories that are journeys? What is discovered along the way?

NoRedInk Do the assignments that you have not done and the quiz.

Reading Schedule Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Read Day one 3-33

Creative Writing

Share your ideas for your monster stories/

Start crafting your stories.

NoRedInk Do the assignments that you have not done and the quiz.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Holocaust Literature

History of World War II/ The Holocaust ppt/ Notes

Handed out Maus I books

American Literature

Finish Reading “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates p 75 -88

Journal Two: How is this a story about a journey?

Read: “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison p 237-248

Creative Writing

Monsters: Discussion: Traits of monsters

Craft a description of a monster. What is it that the monster represents? Our first assignment will be to write the story of your monster. It must be at least three typed pages long.

Media Center to select choice books

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Holocaust Literature

Introductions

Class Expectations/ Sign into Edmodo/ Remind 101/ NoRedInk

(Get the pass code/ class codes from me.)

Journal One

Why take Holocaust Literature?

What do you hope to gain from this class?

Three things I need to know about you…

Three activities that take up most of your time/energy (Exclude sleep and make all school appropriate, please.)

Five things you already know about the Holocaust…

American Literature

Introductions

Class Expectations/Sign Into Edmodo/Remind 101/ NoRedInk

How does literature help us to define who we are/ aren’t?
What is the purpose of a journey? How is it different from a trip?
What are some stories that you have read that are stories that are journeys?

Creative Writing

Introductions

Class Expectations / Sign into Edmodo/ NoRedInk

Goals

Letter to Mrs. Nakagawa

Journal one

What is your favorite type of writing to do and why?
What is your favorite book? Why?
What is your favorite movie or TV show? Why?
What are your top five songs on your playlist?
What is something that makes you feel confident about your writing?

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Voc Lesson 5 Quiz

11-17 Relationships Handout

Read 18 & 19 Focus in on chapter 18. Consider the metaphor/symbolism in this chapter.

Block 3 Creative Writing

Slam poems/ work time

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Due today The Sunflower paper

The Translator Intro -3 Answer all questions 1-8 except number 2

Due tomorrow.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

View The Tempest

Voc Quiz Lesson 5 Tomorrow.

Block 3 Creative Writing

View more examples of Slam Poetry

Work Time

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Work Time

Tomorrow The Sunflower paper is due

Thursday: Genocide Projects are due

The Translator

Answer questions Preface –Ch 3 (all except 3) for Wednesday

Answer questions 4-7 1,2, 3, 6,9, 11, 12, 14 for Thursday

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Exercise Voc Lesson 5

Their Eyes Were Watching God Audio

Audio Individual Files

Metaphor in Chapter 6/ Finish questions from yesterday

Block 3 Creative Writing

Continue working on story

SSR

Return On Writing books.

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Read The Pianist/ Questions Due today

Work time on Genocide projects

The Sunflower

Tuesday September 23, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Quiz Their Eyes Were Watching God Preface – Chapter 2

Small Group Activity/ Questions Their Eyes Were Watching God Preface – Chapter 2

Block 3 Creative Writing

Group activity/ Writing

Banned Books Activity

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Auschwitz presentation

Work on Genocide projects

Monday, September 22, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Voc Lesson 4 Quiz

Their Eyes Were Watching God reading schedule

Intro

Overview

Navigating

Block 3 Creative Writing

Work on Pastiche

SSR

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Auschwitz,

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,

The Nuremberg Trials

The “Displaced Persons” Camps

Rescuers & Non-Jewish Resistance pt. 2

The Pianist Discussion

Work time for projects (Genocide)

Use the lib guide

Friday, September 19, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Death of a Saleman test

Finish reading “ The Lesson” discussion

Read “The Red Convertible,” “Everyday Use” Be ready to discuss these on Monday.

Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 4

Block 3 Creative Writing

Work time start on Pastiche assignment.

SSR

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

The Fall of Nazi Germany

Projects due over I Never Saw Another Butterfly;
Share

The Short Life of Anne Frank

Read The Pianist

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Finish reading Death of a Salesman, discuss

Vocabulary Lesson 4 Exercises

“The Lesson”

Block 3 Creative Writing

Work on Sonnets due tomorrow.

Finish reading On Writing

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

“Rescuers and Non-Jewish Resistance”

Reading time Choice books/ The Pianist

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Parent Teacher Conferences /WGDE

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Death of a Salesman Notes/ Discussion

Read Act 2

Vocabulary Exercise Lesson 4

Block 3 Creative Writing

Share sonnets with classmates

Turn in “Frame Stories”

Work on sonnets

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Nazi Doctors

“The Final Solution”

Read: Day 1 The Pianist

Answer questions

Reminders I Never Saw Another Butterfly Project due Friday

Choice Book project due Monday

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Vocabulary Lesson 3 Quiz

Death of a Salesman Act 1/ Discussion

Vocabulary Lesson 4.

Block 3 Creative Writing

The Sonnet Approaching Literature p. 520

Notes and forms

Create your own sonnet Due Friday Sept. 19

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

The Warsaw Ghetto

Death Camps

Auschwitz

“The Final Solution”

Handout the Pianist and reading schedules/ questions

Day 1 Tomorrow

Monday, September 15, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Death of a Salesman Act 1/ Discussion

Review Vocabulary Lesson 3

Last day in computer labs for Gatsby Magazine Project

Block 3 Creative Writing

Work day/ Read

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Einsatzgruppen

The Lodz Ghetto

Concentration Camp System

Friday, September 12, 2014

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Night Test: Turn in books

I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Share visuals

History Projects Nazi Party Eh

Evian Conference

The Anschluss

Friday, September 5, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Lab time to work on magazine articles.

Quiz First half of The Great Gatsby

Exit Ticket questions:

If you were to be friends with a character from Gatsby who would it be? Why?
What is your group’s magazine topic?
What are your topics about?
On a scale of 1-10 (10 is well), how well do you think your group is working together?
When is your project due?
What questions/ concerns do you have?

Block 3 Creative Writing

Work on Character story

Read On Writing

Choice books.

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Night Projects due/ sharing

Discussion of Night/

Take home test questions.

Test Monday on Night

Reading over Anti-semitism

Thursday September 4, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Lab time to work on Magazine articles.

The Great Gatsby Discussion: Chap 4 -5 p. 65 -102 Why is the backstory so important?

Read: Chap 6 p. 103-118 Quiz up to here. Tomorrow

Lab time to work on Magazine articles.

Block 3 Creative Writing

Write a story that uses the character that you have been writing about. Create a story where your character is the protagonist.

Continue reading On Writing. Journal is due tomorrow.

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

History Projects: The Hitler Youth and BDM FL

The Berlin Olympics JP

Winfrey and Wiesel at Auschwitz

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Vocabulary Practice Sheet (quiz on Friday)

The Great Gatsby Discuss Chap 2-3 p27-64 Again Setting, characters, vocabulary, relationships

Read: Day 3 Chap 4 -6 Why is the backstory so important?

Introduction to Magazine project. Work time. Project Due September 17, 2014.

Block 3 Creative Writing

Cont. of character sketch

On Writing Read “What is Writing,” and “Toolbox”

Reflect on three or more pieces of advice/ ideas that seem useful to you.

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

History Projects: The Nazi Party EH

The Nuremberg Laws,

Nazi Propaganda SP

Continue discussion of Night

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

The New Challenge (youtube) Journal: How is this a response to “What is a man? Do you agree with this man’s claims? Why/Why not?

The Great Gatsby Preface – Chap 1 Setting, Characters, Relationships

Read: Day 2 Chap 2-3 p27-64 Again focus on setting, characters, vocabulary, relationships

Vocabulary Lesson 2 (Test on Friday)

Block 3 Creative Writing

What are three things/stories from On Writing that resonate with you? Why?

Revise Black and White Poems/ Other work

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Projects:

Dachau SA

The Night of the Long Knives EJ

Night discussion 13- 37 & 38-54

Read 90-119

Monday, September 1, 2014

LABOR DAY No classes

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Block 3 Creative Writing

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Friday, August 29, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Small group discussion/ large group discussion:

In what ways are A Lesson Before Dying and The Help stories that deal with issues of race, gender, and social economic status?
What similar techniques do both authors use? How do they differ?
Decide on three key passage from each story. (These do not have to be exact, but approximations.) Why are they significant?
How are these stories about relationships, hope, and the American Dream?
What would the authors’ give to the question, “Is the American Dream equally attainable to all Americans?

Start reading in The Great Gatsby Read Preface – Chapter 1 p. vii- p 26 Pay special attention to setting, characters and relationships.

Block 3 Creative Writing

Create a character

Read in Stephen King’s On Writing until the second section. The page number will depend on the edition that you have.

Read in your choice novel

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

History Projects: The Rise of the Nazi Party, Book Burnings and Bannings

More background Weimar Republic and Nazi laws, Kristalnacht

Key terms: victims, bystanders, perpetrators, beadle, Kristalnacht, Torah, Talmud

Continue reading in Night 72 -90

Tuesday History Projects

The Nazi Party EH

Dachau SA

Night of the Long Knives EJ

Thursday August 28, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Discussion: The Help How is this story about issues of race, gender, and social economic status? How are Minnie and Hillary foils for each other? How is this also a story about the struggle between generations? What is today’s big issue?

Block 3 Creative Writing

Class discussion goals

Discussion of On Writing

Turn in Found Poems

SSR

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Adolph Hitler Appointed Chancellor/ Rise of Hitler SH

Night Read 55-72

Work time History projects

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Vocabulary Practice Sheet (quiz on Friday)

The Help pay particular attention to connections with A Lesson Before Dying

How is this story about issues of race, gender, and social economic status?

Block 3 Creative Writing

Continue working on “Found Piece”

SSR: King/ Choice book

Computer Time

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Work Time History Projects

Night Read 38 -54

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Block 1 Plan (Senior photo)

Block 2 American Literature

Vocabulary

The Help

Block 3 Creative Writing

Found Piece Use at least 14 titles of either songs, books, or movies to create at least a 14 line poem. You must use the same genre for the entire piece. Be sure to make an additional document that identifies the authors or artists of the pieces.

Stephen King On Writing read to page 39 (50) depending on the edition of the book by Thursday

SSR

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Continuation of the Pyramid Activity

The Treaty of Versailles/ The Weimar Republic ppt. Notes

Introduction to Night Read 13-37

Monday, August 25, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Discuss ALBD to end of book

Quiz over ALBD

Journal: Which character learns the most in this story? Who are the people that “teach” the character and what is it that the character learns? (2-3 robust paragraphs, perhaps more.)

Block 3 Creative Writing

SSR/ Dialogue work time

Computers (media Lab) Submit Dialogue Assignment today

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Dinner for Two assignment due today

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs/ Pyramid of Hate activity/ discussion

Work time History projects

Friday, August 22, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

The issue of discrimination is the basis of most of our issues with others. Agree or disagree; support your reasoning.

Take home quiz ALBD 15-24 Due Monday.

Class meetings.

Finish ALBD for Monday

Exit ticket:

Three things that went well/that you learned these first two weeks ( in class or otherwise.)
One thing you would like to change/improve
Best “moment” so far in American Lit

Block 3 Creative Writing

Work on dialogue Piece

Use materials on how to write dialogue to help you

Establish criteria for assignment SSR

Exit ticket:

Three things that went well/that you learned these first two weeks ( in class or otherwise.)
One thing you would like to change/improve
Best “moment” so far in Creative Writing

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Discuss Maus II

Quiz over Maus II

Exit ticket:

Three things that went well/that you learned these first two weeks ( in class or otherwise.)
One thing you would like to change/improve
Best “moment” so far in Holocaust Lit

Dinner for Two Due Monday

Thursday August 21, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

“Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou

Journal: Describe a time when you felt discriminated against. Give a brief description of what occurred and how you dealt with it. Have you ever discriminated against someone else? Give a brief description of what occurred and how the other person responded.

Sharing and Discussion of experiences and connections to A Lesson Before Dying.

Continue your reading.

Block 3 Creative Writing

Continue with dialogue activity.

Draft a dialogue that would follow our model by Hemmingway

SSR:

Journal: What is happening thus far in your book? What page are you on? Describe the protagonist. Is this someone that you would like to be friends with?

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Holocaust Timeline ppt

European Antisemitism before the Holocaust

Book Talk: Anne Frank: Her Life in Words and Pictures from the archives of The Anne Frank House by Menno Metselaar and Ruud van der Pol Translated by Arnold J Pomerans

Reminder: Dinner for Two is due on Monday, August 25, 2014

Wednesday August 20, 2014

Block 1 Plan
Block 2 American Literature
Vocabulary
Notes on characters/ discussion Chapters 9-13
Quiz selected questions
Sign up for Edmodo
Bio-poems due

Block 3 Creative Writing
Dialogue activity
Black and White poem draft due today in Edmodo
Begin working on dialogue piece

Block 4 Holocaust Literature
Go over answers Dedication – 2 Maus II
History/People/ Key events
Sign up for History projects
Dinner for Two due next Monday, August 25, 2014

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Block 1    Plan
Block 2    American Literature
Notes on characters
Questions on chapters 5-9
Reminders on quizzes (summative)
Quiz 5-9
Journal Question: What is a “man”? How does one teach another to be a man?
Read Day 4 Be ready to discuss Day 3

Block 3   Creative Writing
Principles of Poetry/ Poetry terminology
Work shop black and white Poems
Dialogue activity

Block 4    Holocaust Literature
Journal Question: How was burning Anja’s diaries like murdering her?
Small groups Questions from Maus II Dedication -2

Monday, August 18, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Quiz over 1-32

Biography poem group activity (Do part 1 on your own, part 2 today in class.)

Discussion 33-79

Read Day 3 p 75-109

Block 3 Creative Writing

Black and White project art work finished.

Bring poem drafts tomorrow to workshop/ Final Draft due on Wednesday at midnight.

How to write dialogue: A professional example.

“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway (Click here for a pdf of the story.) Discuss.

For students absent, see also Shmoop

Start thinking about a story that uses primarily dialogue to tell the story and has a subtext. Create dialogue with no more than three people (Two is easier.) Make sure that the dialogue is vibrant, realistic and propels the story. Rough draft due on Thursday, bring a hard copy to share/ mark up on.

SSR: Choice book

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Does fiction have a place in Holocaust Literature? Why or why not? Support your position.
What are five things about the Holocaust that you would like to learn more about?

Quiz 4-6

Dinner for Two d

Turn in Maus 1 check out Maus II

Friday, August 15, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Evacuation Drill (fire) time changed

Block 2 American Literature

Computers: Sign into Edmodo, Synergy, my home page

Turn in: Goal Sheets

Bio- Poems

Monday Quiz A Lesson Before Dying 3-32

Read 33-74

Block 3 Creative Writing

Computers: Sign into Edmodo, Synergy, my home page

Work on Black & White Assignment

Art work, First Draft is due on Monday,

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Computers: Sign into Edmodo, Synergy, my home page

Quiz over chap 1-3

Read Chapters 4-6

Be prepared for a quiz on Monday.

Thursday August 14, 2014

Block 1 Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Kid President

Goal Sheets

American Literature Periods

Journal: Is the American Dream equally accessible to all Americans? Support your position with evidence/ examples.

Introduction A Lesson Before Dying

Read 3-33 (Reading Schedule)

Block 3 Creative Writing

Kid President

Journal two

In your small groups list as many things and associations with the word white as you can.
Next list as many things and associations as you can with the word black.
Finally, list as many words/ associations as you
Now think of images and a topic that you can use to create a piece of writing to share publicly. Both the image and the writing need to be originals.

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Kid President

Humans are basically good. Agree or disagree and support your position.

Discussion

Read Chapters 1-3 Maus I Be prepared for a quiz.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

PLC/PEP RALLY Schedule

Plan

Block 2 American Literature

Introductions

Class Expectations

Goals

Letter to Mrs. Nakagawa

Block 3 Creative Writing

Introductions

Class Expectations

Goals

Letter to Mrs. Nakagawa

Journal One

What is your favorite type of writing to do and why?
What is your favorite book? Why?
What is your favorite movie or TV show? Why?
What are your top five songs on your playlist?
What is something that makes you feel confident about your writing?

Block 4 Holocaust Literature

Introductions

Class Expectations

Journal One

Why take Holocaust Literature?

What do you hope to gain from this class?

Three things I need to know about you…

Three activities that take up most of your time/energy (Exclude sleep and make all school appropriate, please.)

Five things you already know about the Holocaust…

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Assignments 2013-2014

SSR:

Key Vocabulary for Short Stories

Plot, characters, point of view, theme, setting, symbols, style, tone, irony, exposition, rising action, complication, conflict, crisis, climax, resolution, antagonist, protagonist, archetype, atmosphere,

March 18, 2014

Tuesday

PLC Schedule & Pep Rally

Composition Blocks 1&4

Impromptu Quiz Parts of Speech/ Nouns

Books for Non-Fiction/ Fiction/ Research

They Say, I Say Chapter 1

Creative Writing

Share News Story small groups/ large group

March 17, 2014

Composition Blocks 1&4

Class Expectations/ Class Overview

Paper Protocols

Grammar 101

Name Game

Creative Writing

Class Expectations/ Class Overview

Paper Protocols

Prompt: News Story

Recently Malaysian Airline Flight 370 has been in the news, and there has been a whirlwind of varied accounts as to what happened. Using what you know and what you might imagine could be a possibility, either real or imaginary, write a story about what has happened. You may chose to write this from the first person perspective, as a pilot, passenger, airline official, government official, alien, hijacker or from the third person. Have some fun with this. Bring a rough draft tomorrow to share.

Term 3

February 26, 2014

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

Grammar Exercises

Quizlet

January 31. 2014

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 3

Notes Vocabulary word Lesson 4

Lesson 4 words on Quizlet

RD of Process Analysis due/ Peer review/ (Graded from here on out)

SSR: Fiction book reports will be due on 2/17 Be sure to mark quotes as you read.

January 27, 2014

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

Link for Quizlet

Time to complete/ proofread / turn in final copy “Defined Narration”

SSR:

Work on “Non-Fiction Essay”

Creative Writing Block 3

Work on short pieces for the magazine, poetry, short stories, scenes from plays, lyrics, flash fiction.

These are due on Monday.

Creative Writing Block 3

Time to craft and revise “Pair Pieces” due today.

January 16, 2014

January 15, 2014

Wednesday

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

“How to Write an Esssay” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyFKUFCQno

“How to Write an Essay” and “How to Write a Conclusion” ala Shmoop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lzGy5gizKg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L7aeO9fBzE

Vocabulary Sentences

Quiz on Friday be ready!

“Women are Better Drivers” Phyllis McGinley

“Drugs” Gore Vidal

SSR

Tomorrow: Practice for NeSA-W

Creative Writing Block 3

Share Sample Writing

8 Tips for Better Dialogue

Discussion of Dialogue from John Green The Fault in Our Stars

SSR

January 14, 2014

Tuesday

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

Voc. Lesson 1 words/ Make note cards or paper

/ Sentences in class on Wednesday

Know how to use the words

“Football’s Devastating Harvest”

Answer questions over it.

Creative Writing Block 3

Dialogue/Subtext punctuating it

“Hills Like White Elephants”

Create a piece of dialogue that has subtext

Read in your choice books

January 13, 2014

Monday

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

Watch video on Intros – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6IOSMviS4

Handouts: Typical 5 paragraph Essay Structure,

Rubric for NeSA-W

Divide into pairs have them write intro, thesis, and outline for rest of paper (body and conclusion) Types these into Google Docs and Share then submit to Edmodo. Be sure to have both people’s name on the paper.

Thursday practice like real one. (Sort of)

Creative Writing Block 3

Prompt: Develop a character and describe them.

Discussion: What type of peer response helps you most?

Share Sample Papers with partners/ Partner review

SSR

January 10, 2014

Friday

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

Persuasive Essays presentations & notes

Paper Due on Non-Fiction Book 1/29

Take the total number of pages in your book and divide by 20. You need to read at least that many pages every day so that you can be finished and turn in your paper over your book on January 29. As you read, use sticky notes to mark interesting passages and questions that you have regarding your book.

SSR; Get started on reading your books and read them every day.

Creative Writing Block 3

Work on thumbprint writing.

SSR:

January 9, 2014

Thursday

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

Describe your writing process. Do you outline? Prefer to use a computer, etc.

What are some things that help you to get started? What kind of feedback is most valuable to you? Etc. How helpful are rubrics? Teacher comments

B- Media Center to check out & read non-fiction

Bring books to class tomorrow

Creative Writing Block 3

Show me what you can do. Beginning sample.

B-Media Center to check out & read choice books

Bring books to class tomorrow

January 8 , 2014

Wednesday

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

WGDE Multiple choice assessment

Parts of Speech Review

Persuasive Essays 1

Creative Writing Block 3

Activity cont. Share-alouds

Thumbprint start

Activity

January 7, 2014

Composition Blocks 2 & 4

Introductions

Expectations/ Course Description

Goals

Letter to Mrs. Nakagawa

Creative Writing

Introductions

Expectations/ Course Description

Goals

Letter to Mrs. Nakagawa

January 6, 2014

Monday School Closed Due to weather.

January 3, 2014

Friday

For all classes it is highly recommended that you have a separate notebook, a folder to keep work in, a writing utensil, some sticky notes/ note cards and a flash drive. I am looking forward to seeing you on Monday.

November 20, 2013

Wednesday (PLAN Testing special schedule)

November 19, 2013

Tuesday

Advanced Composition

Finding Forrester

Take notes

SSR: Fiction books

American Literature

Discuss p 1-34 LFA

Characters from the book

Robert Frost’s “Stopping in the Woods on a Snowy Evening”

Time to work on projects

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: Spiritual and Forceful Resistance, The Death Camps, Auschwitz

The Cage final due Thursday

The Sunflower paper due Friday

November 18, 2013

Monday

Advanced Composition

‘You’ve got to find what you love,’–Commencement address given by Steve Jobs-YouTube

“Blue-Collar Brilliance” essay-Mike Rose-They Say, I Say

“The Importance of College: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy—Daniel Indiviglio—The Atlantic

Time to start work on definition essay

Non-fiction book report due.

American Literature

Introduction to Looking for Alaska

How are teens portrayed in the media? How true is that to what they are really like?

Read p 1-34 focus on characters and what we learn about them/ their situation.

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: Lodz Ghettos, Wannassee Conference

The Cage part 3 is due. Part 4 for The Cage is due tomorrow.

The Sunflower essay due Friday.

November 15, 2013

Friday

November 14, 2013

Thursday

Advanced Composition

Vision Across America E.B. White p 276-279 w questions

Amnesty Day on any missing summative work

Work on Non-Fiction Book Essay due Monday Nov. 18

Note Card Check Lesson Two

American Literature

Read: Flight finish

Brainstorming for Author Study

Due on 11/19

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: None

Discussion: The Cage Chap1-10 Read 11-20 and answer questions for tomorrow

Sarah’s Key Questions due on Monday

November 13, 2013

Wednesday

Advanced Composition

Read Chapter 8 They Say/I Say

Greek and Latin Cards Lesson One due tomorrow

Share rough drafts. Remember these need to be printed out and ready for class.

Things to look for: Title, Purpose, Does it answer the prompt, What have you learned about the person and their aspirations?

SSR: Non-Fiction books to p. 235 or finished.

Books must be finished by Nov. 18^th

American Literature

Read: Flight p 139-178

Work on Author Study over Sherman Alexie.

Holocaust Literature

Take Night test, part II (the essay) is due tomorrow on Edmodo.

Read Connections do according to instructions on Edmodo. Due Friday

Remember Night project & response paper are due on Friday, too.

November 12, 2013

Tuesday

Advanced Composition

Quiz Greek and Latin Suffixes and Prefixes

Handout: Greek and Latin Words Lesson Two Cards by Thursday

Visions Across America read “Homemade Education”

Answer questions 1&2 p. 244

Answer questions 1-4 p 246, 1-4 p. 247 and 1&2 247

American Literature

Take Quiz over Chapters 1-10 Flight

Read: Flight p. 98-138

Work on Sherman Alexie Author Study

Holocaust Literature

Presentation: None today

Sarah’s Key

Start questions over Sarah’s Key

Presentations tomorrow: Raeann, Matt S, Claire, Makaria

Thursday: Ghettos: Lodz & Warsaw

Friday Wannsee

November 11, 2013

Monday

Advanced Composition

Question/ Journal

What does it mean to be educated? What are some of the different types of education? How does one get an “education”?

American Literature

Read: Flight Chap 4-10

Quiz tomorrow

Author’s Study Assignment

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Presentations: Einsatzgrupen

November 8, 2013

Friday

Advanced Composition

SSR: Non-fiction books

Vocabulary words review

American Literature

Sherman Alexie author study cont. AL p1350-1356

Read: Flight Chapters 1-3 (1-35)

Holocaust Literature

The Voyage of the St. Louis (1938)

The Warsaw Ghettos (View documentary)

Turn in Response papers and Night projects

November 7, 2013

Thursday

Advanced Composition

College Entrance Essay Revise

Greek and Latin Lesson One words

Conferences

American Literature

Finish Smoke Signals

From Approaching Literature in the 21^st Century “So This is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”

Excerpts from Smoke Signal screenplay

Holocaust Literature

Presentations:

The Hitler Youth and BDM

The Berlin Olympics (1936)

Kristalnacht

Take home Final is due.

Be sure project and paper turned in for tomorrow

November 6, 2013

Wednesday

Advanced Composition

Read Chapter 8 They Say/I Say

Greek and Latin Cards Lesson One due tomorrow

Share rough drafts. Remember these need to be printed out and ready for class.

Things to look for: Title, Purpose, Does it answer the prompt, What have you learned about the person and their aspirations?

SSR: Non-Fiction books to p. 235 or finished.

Books must be finished by Nov. 18^th

American Literature

Alexie Author study cont.

Smoke Signals: take notes over themes, relationships/ stereotypes/ symbols/ motifs//

Which character most resembles Alexie?

Any missing work needs to be in/ made up by Friday November 9, 2013

Holocaust Literature

Take Night test, part II (the essay) is due tomorrow on Edmodo.

Read Connections do according to instructions on Edmodo. Due Friday

Remember Night project & response paper are due on Friday, too.

Any missing work needs to be in/ made up by Friday November 9, 2013

November 5, 2013

Tuesday

Advanced Composition

Quiz Greek and Latin Suffixes and Prefixes Intro

Lesson 1 Greek and Latin words (quiz next Tuesday)

Read They Say/ I Say Chapter 7

American Literature

Read: Sherman Alexie Author Study

21^st Century Literature p 1319 –

Holocaust Literature

Presentation: None today

Oprah and Elie Wiesel Visit Auschwitz

Assignment for connection readings (See Edmodo for assignment)

November 4, 2013

Monday

Advanced Composition

Preparation: Need to be better prepared, not give up “Saturday’s Hail Mary play”

College Admission essay Choose option 1-5

Work Time Opportunity to work on essay. Have rough draft ready to share on Wednesday

Quiz over Greek and Latin Prefixes and Suffixes

American Literature

Quiz over 208-285 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Presentations: Nuremberg Laws and Propaganda

Discussion of Night vocabulary and book

Prepare for Test

Night Project Due November 8, 2013

November 1, 2013

Friday

Advanced Composition

They Say/ I Say Chapter 6 with notes for 4-6

College Essays blue sheet from #3 down

HMWK: Select one of the prompts # 1-5 and start drafting a response to it

Greek/ Latin roots have flash cards on Monday to show/ Quiz on Tuesday

Read Non-fiction books should be at least to page 200 by Monday

American Literature

Read: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Finish reading book

Test on Monday

Vocabulary Quiz

Holocaust Literature

Presentations Dachau

Weimar Republic and Rise of Nazi Party

Question Share out

Night p. 73-102

Be ready to discuss

Night project sheets handed out Due Nov 8.

Night test Wednesday Nov. 6, take home essay due Nov. 7.

October 31, 2013

Thursday

Advanced Composition

College Essays “ The Job I Should Have Quit” Read and analyze essay 2 &3

Greek/ Latin roots

College Essay topics

Read Non-fiction books by Monday to page 200

American Literature

Read: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Test

Read for Friday p. 178-208

Vocabulary Quiz and vocabulary for part 3

Holocaust Literature

Presentations Dachau

Weimar Republic and Rise of Nazi Party

Pairs then Group Discussion

October 30, 2013

Wednesday

Advanced Composition

Read They Say/ I Say Chapter 5

College Essay “Goth”

Paper #2 Due today!!!

Greek/ Latin roots

American Literature

Read: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Discussion 147-207

Quiz tomorrow

Read for Friday p. 178-208 Finish book by Monday

Vocabulary Quiz and vocabulary for part 3

Holocaust Literature

Reichstag Fire

Book Burnings and Boycott Presentations

Discuss: Night 1-37

Read Night 38-57

October 29, 2013

Tuesday

Advanced Composition

Read They Say/ I Say Chapter 4

DOL

Read in Non-Fiction Books

American Literature

Read: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet p. 178-208

Holocaust Literature

Presentation: Nazis

Read: Night p. 1-37

Character list get notes from friends.

October 28, 2013

Monday

Advanced Composition

Peer Review

Fill out peer review sheets/

Time to work on essays

Revisions are due on Wednesday/ with filled out rubrics

American Literature

Snow Falling on Cedars additional information essay Questions 2-3

Read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet p 178 –

Holocaust Literature

History of the Holocaust Presentations

What do we mean by the terms Holocaust, genocide?

Turn in Maus II

October 25, 2013

Friday

Advanced Composition

Use computers to work on Assignment 2

Be sure to bring a printed off copy to class tomorrow.

See sheet for assignment.

Read non-fiction books to page 110.

Bring printed off copy of Assignment 2 to share on Monday.

American Literature

Test over 75-146

Continue to watch Snow Falling on Cedars

Read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet p 147-178

Holocaust Literature

Test over Maus II

Work on History Projects. Presentations begin on Monday!

October 24, 2013

Thursday

Advanced Composition

They Say/ I Say Chapter 3 p 42-50

Discussion

Assignment Two Work on rough draft – tomorrow we will have computers.

American Literature

Discussion of p 75-146

Test moved to tomorrow

Holocaust Literature

Finish Notes on USA and World Response

Decrees aimed at Jewish People.

Talk about Maus II

Tomorrow Test

October 23, 2013

Wednesday (Late Start – Testing Schedule)

Advanced Composition

Discuss: Chapter 2 They Say/ I Say

Choose one of the two topics to start an essay that uses the They Say/I Say strategies from the first two chapters. Be sure to state what the issue is and then your position on it.

Bullying in Football by lopsided game Aledo High School 91-0 Western Hills High School

http://espn.go.com/dallas/story/_/id/9863505/aledo-football-coach-tim-buchanan-accused-bullying-91-0-win

Or Kentucky contemplates banning the postgame handshake

http://www.wsmv.com/story/23640006/khsaa-commissioner-issues-directive-to-cease-handshakes

American Literature

Read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 125-146

Be prepared for a test tomorrow

Snow Falling on Cedars

What are some of the parallels between the two stories? How do they differ?

Holocaust Literature

Maus II Questions over preface-Chapter 2.

Time to work on History of the Holocaust projects

Read Chapters 3-6 and answer question Test Friday

October 22, 2013

Tuesday

Advanced Composition

Remember that tomorrow’s schedule will be Blocks 1,3,2,4

Turn in Letter Revision Sheets

They Say/I Say chap.1

Read Non-fiction books thru p. 65

Book title/ author/ page#/out of total page #

Paragraph summary

1 sentence or more response to the book. Turn in today

American Literature

Remember that tomorrow’s schedule will be Blocks 1,3,2,4

HotCBS p 91-124

Snow Falling on Cedars

Reminder: Japanese Internment Camp Reports

Holocaust Literature

Finish Notes on USA & World Response

Read Maus II Preface through 74

Answer Questions Due at the end of Wednesday’s class

Media Center to work on History Projects

Start presentations on Thursday!

October 21, 2013

Monday

Advanced Composition

Analogy Great car in the garage, new computer, sweet shoes

Talk about Expectations – Go over sheets assign as homework. Have this finished tomorrow as well as revised letters.

They Say, I Say Intro

SSR: Non-fiction books read to page 40.

American Literature

Remind about Japanese Internment Camp research

Test 3-74

Snow Falling on Cedars

Read 75 – 90.

Holocaust Literature

Discussion over Maus I

Test over Maus I

Notes over World and US Response to Rise in Nazis and Hitler

October 18, 2013

Friday

Advanced Composition

Edmodo – Type in letters as is// Discuss then go back and revise letters

Audience/ purpose/ tone

Claim/Warrant/ Impact

Log into Quizlet :

SAT Words

HMWK: Read first 25 p in your books

Bring Non-fiction books Monday and every day after this.

American Literature

Log into Edmodo

Mini Research Japanese Internment camps (See Edmodo for more details and/or

http://lms.lps.libguides.com/content.php?pid=304603&sid=3744299

Work on assignment, turn in through Edmodo

Holocaust Literature

Sign into Edmodo

Vocabulary Practice

History of the Holocaust projects

Work on Projects

Test over Maus I Monday. Be sure to have questions answered.

October 17, 2013

Thursday

Advanced Composition

Sign into Edmodo

Persuasion/ Argumentation Notes

To Media Center to check out books.

Bring your books tomorrow.

American Literature

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Discussion 1-33

Notes over characters/ vocabulary

Read: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 34-60

Holocaust Literature

Timeline ppt.

The History Presentations

Discuss Preface – chapter 3 (3-69)

Read: 4-6 Answer questions

October 16, 2013

Advanced Composition

Seating Chart

Class Overview/ Expectations/ Rules

Writing Prompt

Recently Lincoln Public Schools is considering making a change to their open campus policy for Juniors and Seniors throughout the district. They are considering restricting students to campus during lunch in an effort to encourage healthier eating, safer roads near high schools and fewer tardies and truancies after lunch. Choose a position on this issue, and present your reasoning as to why the school board should adopt a closed campus or continue with their present open campus policy. Then write a letter to the school board that would share your position and the things that you would like the board to consider. This will be turned in at the end of class today. (This is a fictional scenario.)

Tomorrow we will be going to the Media Center to check out non-fiction books for this class. Try to choose a book that deals with some sort of issue that you are interested in: meta data and its use, violence, abuse, drug/alcohol abuse, bullying, autism, warfare, and so on. If you already have such a book at home, then bring it tomorrow.

American Literature

Seating Chart

Class Overview/ Expectations/ Rules

Read: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet p. 1-33

Pay attention to the characters, setting, and the storyline.

Holocaust Literature

Seating Chart

Class Overview/ Expectations/ Rules

Answer the following questions as a bulleted list. What do you already know about the Holocaust? Who are some of the people that you know about? What are some of the places? What are some of the books/ movies that you are familiar with that deal with the Holocaust? What are some modern genocides?

Maus: Read p 5-69. Answer questions over the section.

September 3, 2013

American Literature

Discuss Chapters 26 & 27

Read Chapters 28 – End

Write eight questions and their answers from these chapters.

We will discuss your questions and have a test over the book tomorrow.

Composition

Revisions vs Edits

Five tips to better essays

The intro (video)– view and take notes

Definition Essay: What is it? (Handout)

Some examples

MLA citations (internal), Works Cited, (ppt.) take notes

HMWK: Read essay “What is Poverty?” Focus on intro, thesis, main ideas and conclusion. We’ll talk about this tomorrow.

Creative Writing

Revisions vs. Edits

Work on Dialogue Working Drafts

Due tomorrow with Rough drafts

August 27, 2013

American Literature

Senior panorama photo

“Champion of the World” Maya Angelou p.110-113

Discussion

HMWK: Read Chap 14-16 p. 103-124

Composition

Creative Writing

August 26, 2013

American Literature

A Lesson Before Dying Quiz Ch.1-13 Focus on 12 -13

Vocabulary

“Discussion of Ch. 12-13 A Lesson Before Dying

Composition

WGDE M/C Conventions Practice

Process Analysis Introduction and notes

“College Racism 101” Nikki Giovani

Creative Writing

Tips for writing great dialogue

View “Top 10 Dialogue Authors”

Share with partners

August 16, 2013

American Literature

Ethical Leadership and Education

Goal Setting

Composition

Narrative Writing/ Topics

Computers: Time to write

HW: Narrative Writing rough draft due Monday.Have it printed ready to share.

Creative Writing

Genres: What kind of writing do you want to explore

Computers: Time to write

HW: Free Choice rough draft due Monday. Have it printed ready to share.

Exit Cards

August 15, 2013

American Literature

Discuss and write about the following: What is an American? What is the American Dream? What would you like to do to change America?

Close Reading: Contradictions and Contrasts, “Thank you,Ma’am” Langston Hughes

Composition

Close Reading: Contradictions and Contrasts, “Thank you,Ma’am” Langston Hughes

Style from the reading.

Start thinking about possible narrative topics for tomorrow.

Creative Writing

Close Reading: Contradictions and Contrasts, “Thank you,Ma’am” Langston Hughes

Style from the reading.

August 14, 2013

American Literature

Welcome

Expectations/ Procedures

Letter to Mrs. Nakagawa

1.) Tell me about yourself

2.) Tell me about your experiences with reading and literature classes

3.) Repeat for writing.

4.) Two strengths as a student

One weakness, one thing you want to improve,

5.) Three goals

6.) Any questions for me.

Composition

Welcome

Expectations/ Procedures

To Media Center to check out novels

Creative Writing

Welcome

Expectations/ Procedures

To Media Center to check out novels

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Materials for classes

Notebook – 70 pages at least that is for this class only
Folder/ Binder – to keep handouts, returned work
jump drive (recommended)
writing utensils (pencil, pens of at least two different colors)
(Creative Writing & Composition Only) Folder with prongs -Required
glue stick (recommended)
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Assignments

Term 4

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

American Literature

The news

Questions over Flight Chapters 1-10

Epiphany

Quiz over 1-10 ( open book)

Read Flight 11-13

Creative Writing

Work on Portfolio II Due Tomorrow

Letters

Frame Story

Holocaust Literature

Read and answer questions over The Translator 8-16

Work time

Friday, May 3, 2013

American Literature

Read Flight Chap 1-3

“Smoke Signals”

Get missing work in Monday!

May 15th Field Trip – Get insurance information/ permission slips

Creative Writing

Short Story Part II Due today

Work time for Portfolio II

Holocaust Literature

Presentations:

The Sunflower paper due

Thursday, May 2, 2013

American Literature

“This is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona” p 1329-1337

From “Smoke Signals” p. 1338-1350

Creative Writing

Peer edits and work on pieces

Reminder Short Story Part II is due tomorrow

Portfolio II is due on May 9, 2013

Holocaust Literature

The Sunflower discussion

Paper due tomorrow

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

American Literature

Sherman Alexie Cont.

“That Place Where Ghost of Salmon Jump” p. 1325

“Father and Farther” p. 1326-8

Interview w/ Sherman Alexie p. 1352-1356

Discussion & Notes

“Superman and Me” p. 4

Pastiche of “Father and Farther” at least three segments long

Creative Writing

Time to work on:

Short Story Part II Rough Draft due tomorrow T.D.,Due Friday

Pastiche R.D. due Monday

Choice piece for Portfolio II

Remember Portfolio II is due May 9, 2013 It should include: table of contents, Genre Story, Short Story Pt. I and II, Pastiche, Free Choice. All assignments should include a final draft, teacher’s draft and a rough draft.

Holocaust Literature

Presentations:

Non-Jewish Resistance/ Rescuers Cont.

Read: The SunflowerDiscuss/ Questions about assignment

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

American Literature

Prewrite: What are some common stereotypes of American Indians?

Author Study: Sherman Alexie

Read 1319-1323

Notes on Biographical information including source and page number

“The Business of Fancydancing”

“Fancy Dancer: A profile of Sherman Alexie” p 1354

Turn in Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Creative Writing

The Pastiche What is it? What it isn’t. Examples (Parody)

The Assignment: Create a pastiche of Steven King’s On Writing. Imitate his style to offer advice on the craft of writing. Include your own experiences in this writing class and others to offer advice. Roughly 3 pages

Break into groups to brainstorm what his advice is and his style,

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: The Concentration Camp System, Auschwitz,

Non-Jewish Resistance and Rescuers cont.

Read The Sunflower

Monday April 29, 2013

American Literature

HCBS Quiz due

Writing Questions Due

Snow Falling on Cedars Discussion

Creative Writing

This week short story pt II

Announcements getting work in

Work Time Media Lab

Short story Part II Peer Share Wednesday, Work time Thursday, Due Friday.

Tomorrow Pastiche

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: Nazi Doctors

Non Jewish Resistance _ Eye Witness Videos (2)

Choice Book Response Journals/ Double Entry Journals Due Today

The Sunflower Assignment due Friday 5/3

Friday, April 26, 2013

American Literature

Finish Reading HCBS

Activity

Quiz due Monday

Essay Questions from Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Creative Writing

Turn in: Short Story Part 1

Stand for the Silent Rally

Activity

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: Einsatzgruppen, Warsaw, Warsaw Ghetto

Read Choice Books

Response Papers and Double Entry Journals are due Monday, April 29,2013

Thursday, April 25, 2013

American Literature

Discuss 208-240

Read 241-272

Snow Falling on Cedars /Discussion

Creative Writing

Peer Edits

Work Time

Short Story Part 1 Due tomorrow

Next week: Short Story Part II

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: Hitler Youth and BDM

Echos of the Holocaust

Exit cards

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

American Literature

Turn in Internment Camp Projects

Questions/ Discussion 147-207

Quiz 147-207

Read 208-240

Creative Writing

Announcements

Research

Discussion Part 1: Why Bother?

Presentation: Faulkner – McCarthy Palooza

Read Selections and Discuss

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: Operation Barbarossa

Share outs:

Read Choice Books

Upcoming Deadlines:

Reader Response Due Monday, April 29, 2013

Sunflower Paper Due Friday, May 3, 2013

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

ACT Testing for Juniors: Good Luck!

Monday, April 22, 2013

American Literature

Discuss p 110-146

Test 75-146

Remember: Japanese Internment Camp project due Wednesday, April 24, 2013

(Juniors this will be due on Thursday for you.)

Read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet p. 147-207

We will discuss it and have a test on Wednesday.

Creative Writing

Class announcements

Re-intro “A Rose for Emily”

Group work: Define Terms & provide examples: in medias res, unreliable narrator, flashback, themes

Finish reading Parts 3-5

Discussion of story

Prompt:

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: The Wannsee Conference

Double Entry Journals

Response Journals

Time to read choice novels

Friday, April 19, 2013

American Literature

Discuss 75-109

Japanese Internment Camp Research project Due Wed. April 24

See Lib Guide

Read 110-146

Quiz Monday over 75-146

Creative Writing

Prompt: Write a story that sets up an expectation of a certain ending, but ends with a twist

Turn in prompts

Read: “A Rose for Emily”

– answer questions

Discussion of style

Work/Reading Time

Next week : Short Story Part 1/ Draft due Thursday

Revised Draft Due Friday

Holocaust Literature

Japanese Internment Camp Speaker

Thursday, April 18, 2013

American Literature

Discuss Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet p 36-74

Additional Characters: Denny Brown, Oscar Holden, the photographer

Setting: Seattle, China, Panama Hotel, Chinatown, Nihonmachi

Executive Orders

Quiz Sections 1-2

Read Section 3 75-109

Next Quiz on Monday Sections 3 & 4.

Creative Writing

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: Hitler Youth and BDM,

Turn in: Night projects and rubrics, Night Essays

Read in Independent Books first 25 pages or so

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

American Literature

Groups: Characters/ Issue notes

Read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet p. 37-74

KWL Japanese Internment Camps

Creative Writing

Finish discussion of Horror Novels

Prompt: What is the scariest thing that has happened to you?

Quick Discussion of Fantasy Lit.

Any genres missed

Work time for tomorrow’s story

Don’t forget to read next 60 pages in On Writing

Holocaust Literature

Test over Night

Take home questions due tomorrow

Go to Media Center Select books: Minimum # of pages 225

Time to read

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

American Literature

Journal: Have you ever experienced prejudice? Describe the experience. Consider how it made you feel. What did you do or didn’t you do about it? Have you ever acted with prejudice? Describe that experience.

Intro to Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Chinese history 1900 -, Japanese and Chinese during the period, America

Read Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet p. 3-36

Pay attention to: characters, relationships, story craft — the use of flashbacks, character development, themes, issues dealt with.

Creative Writing

Class announcements/ Questions?

_Genre due Thursday_

Work day _Tomorrow__

Prompt: Gross Setting

— Group work: No more than 4

-Scariest thing you’ve seen/ read

-Top 5 Horror classics

– Common Elements

– Discuss

– Presentation: The Horror novel

Holocaust Literature

Finish Oprah & Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz

Presentations: The Evian Conference, The Anschluss, The Voyage of the St. Louis

Go to Media Center to select books

Test over Night tomorrow

Presentations: Tomorrow Kristalnacht, Hitler Youth and BDM

Monday, April 15, 2013

Music Festival No classes

Friday, April 12, 2013

American Literature

Review

Discussion: What do you fear? What is evil? Is it ever OK to be evil?

Read- “The Cask of Amontillado” p. 359

Share your thoughts

Assignments: Give me the rest of the story, The prequel

Creative Writing

Collect Portfolios

Discussion: What is wrong with us?

Activity: Where do you fall on the scale for Sci-Fi?

Group work: Utopias and Dystopias

– Define

– Artwork

Presentations: Other findings, elements of fiction

Holocaust LIterature

Presentations: The Hitler Youth & BDM, The Anschluss, Kristalnacht

Night p. 54-90 discussion, read 91-119

Test Wednesday over Night,

Thursday Night project is due

View: Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz

Thursday, April 11, 2013

American Literature

Discussion of “Young Goodman Brown”

Symbol Project “Young Goodman Brown” Find four symbols in the story and describe what you think they mean. Add two symbols of your own and describe what they would be and why you would use them.

Share with the class.

Read “Red Convertible” p. 67 -74

Time to finish Fences creative writing project.

Creative Writing

Work day on portfolios

turned in Stephen King writing

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: Dauchau, The Hitler Youth and BDM, Berlin Olympics

Night Discussion through p. 54

Read 55-90 tonight, 91-119 for Friday, test on Wednesday

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

American Literature

“Young Goodman Brown”

Discussion

Creative Writing

Announcements

Questions

Group work: Genre Fiction

Presentation “Thriller”

Prompt: Coffee and conversation. Develop two characters through dialogue, a minimum of two characters…

Holocaust Literature

Presentations: Adolf Hitler/ Rise of Hitler

Dachau/ Nuremberg Laws/ Nazi Propaganda

Discuss Night Reading section 1

Night vocabulary

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

American Literature

Hand back tests/ papers

Finish Reading Fences

Discussion of Fences

Assignment: Fences creative writing on another character’s perspective.

Creative Writing

Write an essay about On Writing. What things do you agree with or have found useful and why? What things have not been helpful and why? Through at least 120.

Holocaust Literature

Presentations on: Weimar Republic, Early Nazi programs, Reichstag Fire, Book Burnings

Monday, April 8, 2013

American Literature

Small groups to read Act 2 Scene 1-4 Fences

Creative Writing

Portfolio reminder due Friday, April 12, 2013

Questions

Presentation Free Verse /Villanelle

“The Waking”, “One Art”, “Do Not Go Gentle”

Free Verse: “The Waste Land”

Reading/ Work Time/ turn in prompts

Prompt: Letter from the future

Remember

Story/ Sonnet drafts due Thursday

Portfolio due Friday

Be to page 180 in On Writing

Holocaust Literature

Finish The Cage

Themes/ Connections to Maus I & II

Night
Reading Schedule

4/9 p. 13-31

4/10 p. 32-54

4/11 p. 55-90

4/12 p. 91-119

4/16 Test over Night

History Project Tentative Schedule

4/9 Adolf Hitler/ The Rise of Hitler – Brandon & Charles,

Reichstag Fire Jonathan & Trevor

Book Burnings & Boycotts Nicole

4/10 Dauchau – Keeley, The Nuremberg Laws – Marissa

Nazi Propaganda- Charles

4/11 The Hitler Youth & BMD-Meaghan

Berlin Olympics -Nikki

4/12 The Anschluss-Garrett, Kristalnacht Kaylee

Tomorrow we will start history presentations.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

American Literature

Quiz Questions

Group reading of Fences p. 1202-1218

Discussion

Creative Writing

Collect papers

-Questions?

Group work: What makes good/ bad poetry?

Sonnets notes: Check out this web page Sonnets

Reading: Selected Poems

Presentation: Sonnets

Scan

Reading Time through p. 120

Portfolio 1 Due April 12th

Sonnet Due April 12, 2013

Holocaust Literature

HMWK: Read 192-264

5(+) quotes

8 (+) questions & answers (Bloom’s Taxonomy)

Work on History projects

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Holocaust Literature

Turn in questions 1-60 The Cage

Groups: Answer questions 61-121

HMWK: Read 122-191

Find 5(+) Quotes

8(+) Questions & Answers (Bloom’s Taxonomy

Work on History Projects

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

American Literature

Banned/ Challenged book presentations

Return tests

Notes on Fahrenheit 451

Fences p. 1186

Notes on language

Creative Writing

A few notes- Get things in on time.

Questions?

Reading “Solution to Saturday’s Puzzle” David Sedaris

Read: On Writing through p. 76

Prompt: Write about a time that you desperately wanted to know something but you are terrified of the answer… Tell the story.

One-on-ones over writing

Portfolios due April 12, 2013

Portfolios should include: Table of Contents, clean revised and edited copy,

graded draft, peer edited 1st draft for each of the following assignments in the following order

Best Work, External conflict, humor story

Holocaust Literature

The Cage p. 1-60 Quotes and questions in groups

HMWK: The Cage p. 61-121

Tomorrow: The Cage in groups Questions on 61-121

Work on History Projects

Thursday, March 28, 2013

American Literature

Turn in Vocabulary II & III

Test over Fahrenheit 451

Turn in projects

Creative Writing

Pep Rally

_Turn in Assignments/ prompts

Groups: Setting, dialogue, themes, character development, ways to tell a story

Presentations

Next Assignment: A humorous story

Holocaust Literature

Test over Maus II

Work on History Projects

Start reading The Cage p 1-60/ Questions

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

American Literature

Discussion/ R

Work on Projects in Media Center

Creative Writing

Discussion

Peer Review papers

Work TIme/ Mobile labs

On Writing Read through page 60.

Holocaust Literature

Maus II Questions over Dedication -2

Maus II Quiz over Dedication -2

Work in Groups questions over 3-6

Quiz tomorrow 3-6, work on history project

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

American Literature

Questions?

Discussion over reading

Work/ Reading Time

Creative Writing

Groups: Good/Bad Endings

Why?

Presentation: Formula of story

Does it work?

Prompt: Message in a bottle

Holocaust Literature

Work on History projects

Groups: Questions over Maus II Dedication – 2

Quiz tomorrow

Monday, March 25, 2013

American Literature

Library to work on project/ Banned books presentation

Quick Quiz 1-100

Discussion

Reading Time

Creative Writing

Discussion about External Conflict story

Presentation Editing & Proofing

Presentation: Conflict

Prompt : The Afterlife

(It’s not a place you go, it’s a place that comes to you.)

Holocaust Literature

Tornado Drill

Turn in: Dinner for Two paper

Discuss questions over Maus 4-6

Quiz over Maus 4-6

Turn in Maus I books, check out Maus II

Read chapters 1-3 Maus II

Friday, March 22, 2013

State Debate Special Schedule/ Class Meetings

9th grade 9:40-10:15
10th grade 10:45-11:20
12th grade 11:55-12:30

American Literature

Quiz over Fahrenheit 451 1-100

Discussion: Old men & Sheep in a Jeep

To Consider: 1. What kind of danger is Montag in?

2. Pay attention to how “visual” the text is. Why do you think it is written this way?

Handout: Vocab (Part 2 & 3)

Reading Time

Creative Writing

Read and discuss: “Hills like White Elephants”
and the use of subtext

Read in On Writing you should be sub chapter 11 (p. 34)

Holocaust Literature

Questions over Maus chap 4-6

Quiz on Monday

Senior meeting 11:55-12:30

Thursday, March 21, 2013

American Literature

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Discussion: The next few days

Discussion over Fahrenheit 451 50-75

The Great Debate

The (D)evolution of culture

Read Fahrenheit 451 75-100

Quiz tomorrow over 1-125 and sec 1 vocabulaty

Test on Fahrenheit 451 Thursday 3/28

Creative Writing

Turn in Papers

Presentation: Give me the details

What is subtext Excerpts from Moby Dick, The Sound and the Fury

How do the two compare?

Next week’s assignment: How do the two compare?

Assignment for next week: External Conflict

Holocaust Literature

Quiz over Chapters 1-3 Maus

Finish Reading chapters 4-6

Discussion of those chapters

Quiz Monday over the rest of the book.

American Literature

Discussion Fahrenheit 451 25-50

Projects for Fahrenheit 451

Discussion: “What is the function of art?”

Groups: How has “art” changed in your life?

Read Fahrenheit 451

Creative Writing

Discussion: Good Feedback

Have at least 2 people look over your draft.

Start to type up papers

Drafts due tomorrow

Holocaust Literature

Questions over Maus chap Preface-3

Test tomorrow 1-3

Vocabulary

A bit of history: Treaty of Versailles, Economic collapse, etc.

How do these factors contribute to the Holocaust

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

American Literature

Quiz 1-25 Fahrenheit 451

Preventing or predicting the future?

Read 25-50 Fahrenheit 451

Creative Writing

Prompt:/ Groups: What makes good writing?

Faulkner’s NPS

Presentation: Writing with Style

Holocaust Literature

Why study Holocaust Literature?

Non-fiction vs. fiction

Graphic Noles

Read Maus chap. 1 & 2 Be ready to discuss tomorrow.

Pay attention to key characters, character traits, key dates and events

Monday, March 18, 2013

American Literature

Introductions, Rules and Expectations

4 Things to Know

Discussion “you can’t say that on T.V.” Censorship

Pass out books

Author’s Notes

Read to the top of page 25 in Fahrenheit 451

Creative Writing

IntroductionsRules and Expectations

OrderGrades

Late Work

– A Note on Style

Assignment “Best Work”

Holocaust Literature

Introductions & Expectations

Course Guidelines

Timeline

Why study HL?

Dinner for Two

Materials

Term 3

Friday, February 1, 2013

American Literature

Reading Time? Pass back papers

Presentations

Reading Check

Discussions/ Catch up

Monday, January 28, 2013

American Literature

Finish A Lesson Before Dying

Bio on F.S Fitzgerald

Academic Writing Notes

Schedule for presentations

1/31 Emma, Matt, Josh

2/1 Yancey, Colin, Kyle, Bobby

2/4 Trenton, Andrew, Carlton, Eli

2/5 Lauren, Connor, Selena

2/6 Seth, WIll, Paxton, Jordan

2/7 Charles, Brandon, Karina,

2/8 Sam, Joe, Riley

Contemporary Literature

Work on Choice books, Double Entry Journals

Revisiting Caldecott Winners

Creative Writing

Turn in Papers

Hand back papers

“Chain Reaction” Prompt

Assignment:

Friday, January 25, 2013

American Literature

Contemporary Literature

Character study Which of the characters are dynamic, round characters? How do they change? What helps to bring about the change? Who is your favorite character? Why?

Creative Writing

Thursday, January 24, 2013

American Literature

Contemporary Literature

Creative Writing

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

American Literature

Contemporary Literature

Creative Writing

Sonnet R

Share Danielewski books

Read David Sedaris

Prompt: Develop characters with dialogue

Discuss humor

Thursday, January 17, 2013

American Literature

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

American Literature

Quiz over Reading

Movements in Literature –

Realism

Naturalism – movement derives from the transcendentalist, less philosophical, nature vs. man- “The Open Boat” Stephen Crane, “To Build A Fire ” Jack London,
Imagism – free verse, explosion – “An Immortality” Ezra Pound, “The Wasteland” T.S. Elliot, “All Day long I have been working” Amy Lowell
Tomorrow Regionalism

Contemporary Literature

Work on summary/analysis (10 Short stories (3 long/7 short))

Find books for Thursday

Required Contemporary Literature authors (post 1945)

Fiction or non-fiction authors but not Hunger Games or House of the Scorpian

Creative Writing

Guidelines for poetry.

Dialogue as speech bubbles in cartoons, speech tags

When special emotions are called for front load, beware of talking heads.

Setting

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

American Literature

Reminders

Reading in context

Movements in American Literature Transcendentalist

Quiz

Discussions

Reading time: Focus

Contemporary Literature

Short stories continue working on summaries

Remember that summaries are due tomorrow at the end of class!

Creative Writing

Sharing published writing.

“Hills Like White Elephants” Writing dialog, subtext, word choice

Time to work on prompts

Monday, January 14, 2013

American Literature

Turn in prompts from last week

Quiz over 1 – 42 A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest Gaines biography –

Discussion of A Lesson Before Dying

Dialect p5, Use of language, antebellum, going through the back door, power relationships, identity

Writing about the reading

Contemporary Literature

Continue to work on short stories and summaries.

What is Contemporary Literature?

How is literature evolving?

What will 21st Century literature look like in another 100 years?

Creative Writing

Sharing poems

Style lesson going from abstract non-specific language to more concrete specific language.

Free verse key ideas- no set pattern of rhyme, frequently no set meter, topics are pretty open.

Time to work

Friday, January 11, 2013

American Literature

Review of time periods Purtian, Enlightenment, Romanticism authors and literature

Introduction to Ernest Hemmingway

“Hills Like White Elephants” Ernest Hemmingway p 120-123

Discussion

Terms: subtext, understatement

Read up to p42 in A Lesson Before Dying

Prompt: If students were reading about this period of Literature what would it be called? What would some be some of the themes and elements of the literature.

Contemporary LIterature

Thursday, January 10, 2013

American Literature

Finish Reading “Two Kinds”

Quiz over ” Two Kinds”

Start Reading A Lesson Before Dying Reading Schedule

Review of Puritan/Enlightenment

Intro to Romantics: Emily Dickinson “Hope is the thing with feathers”, Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass, Herman Melville Moby Dick, Nathaniel Hawthorne A Scarlett Letter, Edgar Allan Poe “The Raven”

Creative Writing

Writing Prompts — Stepping it up some…

Assignment- One 12 line free verse poem and one 2 1/2 page to 4 page short story

Due Wednesday, January 13 for workshop.

Style exercise – exorcising the fluff

Prompt: Imagine you have died and are taken to the after life whatever you imagine that to be. When you get there you are greeted by someone/ something you have previously known who guides you through, however you find the afterlife to be different than what you had anticipated.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

American Literature

Quiz over “A Lesson”

Trivia

Enlightenment Writers 1750- 1800

Read: Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds”

Prompt: Consider the way someone outside of our culture would view “the American Dream.”

Movements: The Romantics/ Transcendentalists (Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Herman Melville, William Faulkner)

Contemporary Literature

Work on short stories. Finish first of the “longer papers” (those that include a critic/ analysis of the elements of fiction. Turn in today/ tomorrow.

Change the number of long assignments from 4 to 3, and short from 6 to 7. Work on completing your reading and summaries.

Creative Writing

Peer Editing

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

American Literature

Intro to movements in American Literature – Puritanism

Phyllis Wheatley, Mary Rowlandson, Jonathan Edwards

Prompt: What do you think the “American Dream” is for the average citizen? What is the “American Dream” for you.

Read: Bambara, Toni Cade. “The Lesson” Approaching Literature p 183-188.

Contemporary Literature

Review Assignment for Short Stories

Select Short Story Books from the Media Center

Review Assignment: 10 stories/ 3 different books Select a common there, etc

6- info, summary ratings 4 – info, summary, critique of elements of fiction, rating

Due Monday, January 14, 2012

Creative Writing

Writing to share is due tomorrow.

Discussion of class rules etc.

Poetry: Form, meter, verse, rhyme

Welcome to a new term!

Monday, January 7, 2013

American Literature

Class rules and Expectations/

Respond to the following questions: What are the top four things I should know about you? What is your favorite book and why? What do you most want to get out of this class?

American Lit Author/ works matching game

Alexie, Sherman.“Superman and Me” Approaching Literature p. 4-7

Contemporary Literature

Class rules and Expectations

Survey and Goals

Elements of Fiction

Creative Writing

Class rules and expectations

Term 2

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Photojournalism

10 Ways to take stunning Portaits

More Ways

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Photojournalism

1. Finish and turn in all missing work

2. Take photos for Elements of Composition

3. Start on Notebook 3

Finding Web based photography sites. Click here. Linkin Logs Photojournalism then go to the specific web sites.

Tomorrow- Lighting Notes

Advanced Composition

Recent Sports News that pertains to are we less civil?

ABC News Jeff Gordon

AP: Pelini

LJS: Pelini

ABC News: Youth League Coach hits player

In the realm of politics and political ads

Huffington Post on 2012

USA Today Political Ad Tracker

Often times “Fake News” shows combine real news with humor to make some sort of comment on real life. Do they add to us being less civil, or do they help us examine the error of our ways?

The Daily Show

The Colbert Nation/ The Colbert Report

Ideas to help counter-act the trend toward being less civil

The Cameron Effect

Business Weekly Creating Civility in the workplace.

Smithsonian

Choosing Civility An awesome site with great information.

Be sure to cite your sources in your paper internally and also use Noodle Tools to include a Works Cited page.

OWL Purdue in-Text Citations

OWL Purdue Works Cited Page (Electronic Sources)

Noodle Tools

Monday, November 12, 2012

Photojournalism

1. Finish and turn in all missing work

2. Take photos for Elements of Composition

3. Start on Notebook 3

Finding Web based photography sites. Click here. Linkin Logs Photojournalism then go to the specific web sites.

American Literature

Quiz p.75 -146

Read 147- 179

Be prepared to discuss/ take notes.

Advanced Composition

“The Classical Argument”

Catcher in the Rye Quiz over chapters 1-14

Read p. 105-141

Advanced Composition

Read “Turn Off Phone,” discuss

Work on Working Drafts of Millennials to turn into final drafts. Due Thursday.

Start working on Rough draft of JOMO/FOMO paper.

Read Non-Fiction/ Do

Monday, October 29, 2012

Photojournalism

Turning in things electronically.

How to use InDesign

Self-Intro ppts view

American Literature

Papers over Fences Due

Continue Reading Catcher in the Rye M 76-104

Quiz tomorrow p 1-104

Advanced Composition

Survey

Non-Fiction Book Projects

Conference on “Millennial Generation Papers”

Time to work on revisions

Friday, October 26,2012

Photojournalism

Characteristics of Good Photos ppt. Notes

Work time: Notebook 1 Due Today.

American Literature

Work on Fences Activity: Making a Collage – Bearden Style

August Wilson said that one of his major influences was the Harlem Renaissance artist Romare Bearden. Several of Wilson’s plays, including Fences, were inspired by Bearden’s collages. You can see a lot of similarities in each artist’s work. Both Wilson and Bearden dealt with the struggle for African Americans to find their place in American society. For this activity, you’ll be checking out one of Bearden’s collages, and then making your own collage based on a scene from Fences.

Step 1: In class you’ll be analyzing one of Bearden’s collages and comparing its characters, themes, and symbolism to those found in Fences.

Step 2: After being assigned a scene from Fences, complete a bulleted analysis of your scene as homework. List the major traits of the characters in the scene, the themes you see there, and the symbols find. You should support each observation with a quote from the play. If you need a bit of inspiration, check these sections on Shmoop:

Step 5: Now it’s time to turn your analysis into art. You all will have one week to create a collage that reflects the observations you’ve made about your scene. You should also write a short introduction, explaining how the play’s action, characters, themes, and symbolism are reflected in your collage.

Romare Bearden Continuities

Romare Bearden Images

Advanced Composition

Read in your Non-fiction books 20 minutes/ journal

“They Say”, “I Say”

Thursday, October 25, 2012

American Literature

Quiz overFences

Catcher in the Rye Reading Schedule

TH 1-35

F 35-76

M 76-104

T 105-141

W 141-180

TH 180-214

Friday Test/Paper

Advanced Composition

Read Non-Fiction Books 20 minutes/ Journal

Watch “You’re Not that Special” Discuss

Read pages 31-50 “They Say/I Say”

Wednesday, October 24,2012

Photojournalism

(Gallup Survey 9 & 10)

Tour Assignment (for those finished with Self-Intro ppt.)

Work on Notebook 1, Due Friday,

Self-Intro ppt. Due Wed end of class

American Literature

Please start at Act Two, Scene Three and read through to the end of the play. Approaching Literature (p 1228-1241)

Go to Shmoop and begin an essay on the themes of Fences. You will need to create an account with them to be able to use this site. These papers are due on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. (Or on Monday if you are absent.)

Advanced Composition

SSR: Non-fiction books. Write in your readers journal.

Work on Working Drafts to turn in today.

“They Say”, “I Say”

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Photojournalism

Photo History/News photo Notes Quiz

Tour Assignment (for those finished with Self-Intro ppt.)

Work on Notebook 1, Due Friday, Self-Intro ppt. Due Wed

American Literature

Fences Review Act One/ Scenes Three and Four

Act Two/ Scene One, Two, Three, Four, and Five (1218-1241)

Composition

Read non fiction books. Write in journal. Approximately 15 minutes

Share rough drafts with partners. Be sure that they have support for their positions/ rebuttals of areas of disagreement, internal citations, and a works cited page. Find things that they have done well and ask questions where there are points of confusion.

“They Say, I Say” Cont. chap 1

Monday, October 22, 2012

Photojournalism

Turn in Equipment Agreements, Personal Histories

Self-Intro Power Point Due Wednesday, October 24,2012

Notebook 1 Due Friday, October 26, 2012

Get started with Tour Assignments

Work time: Self-Intro ppts, Scanning, Groups for Tours

American Literature

Quiz of Fences Act One, Scene One and Two,

Fences, August Wilson, Act One, Scene Three and Four, Act Two, Scene One AL (p. 1202 – 1225)

Composition

Share your rough draft with a partner, and insert information from the sources that were presented in class and if you want others. Be sure to cite your sources in your paper internally and also use Noodle Tools to include a Works Cited page.

OWL Purdue in-Text Citations

OWL Purdue Works Cited Page (Electronic Sources)

Noodle Tools

Additional resources:

http://pewresearch.org/millennials/

(I really recommend this one)

Friday, October 19, 2012

Photojournalism

Newsphoto Notes ppt/ Notes

Finish Personal Histories

Work on Self Introduction ppts.

Don’t forget photos/objects to scan and digital photos for your ppts!

American Literature

Start Fences Read Act One, Scene One and Two (p. 1186-1202)

VAA: “Confessions of A Quit Addict” Content Questions are due

Composition

“They Say, I Say” p 1-29

Handout:Blue Notes over “They Say, I Say”

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Photojournalism

History of Photography ppt/ notes

Finish personal histories and turn in.

Turn in Equipment Agreements

American Literature

Read: “Two Kinds” Amy Tan, Answer 10 questions turn in. Approaching Literature p 189-198

Read “Confessions of a Quit Addict” Visions of Across America p 134-138 Answer questions 1-5 (Content)

Composition

Watch the CBS News program on the millennials. Take notes to add information to your paper

The Millennials

From Newsweek

Ivey Business Journal

“The Millennials are Coming” CBS News

Handouts: Read and underline parts to add to your paper to support or refute.

Wednesday October 17, 2012

Photojournalism

Course Description

Class expectations

Responsibility from PbiS

Handouts: Student Information, Equipment Agreement

Things to bring for class 1 1/2″ binder, glue stick, scissors

Photographs to scan 2-3, digital pictures

Personal Histories

American Literature

Course overview; class expectations

Alienation Journal entry

Composition

The millennials Write about your definition of what “a millennial is,” either agree or disagree with each part of the statement. Have your rough drafts ready to share, tomorrow.

Term 1

Monday, September 24, 2012

Composition

Due date modifications October 1 for book trailers to October 8.

Partner review of papers

Put an * near vivid descriptions

Put a ? by unclear portions

Put a by places where they need more details

Partners sign and date rough drafts

Work on current drafts

Find photos for book trailers.

Give portfolios back

Portfolio 2 will be due October 3, 2012. It will contain your movie review, your description essay, and your “This I Believe” essay. Remember all pieces need an author’s note, final draft, working drafts, rough drafts. Each draft should have edits and revisions from the ones before them.

American Literature

Turn in A Lesson Before Dying Books

Do web quest http://www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/gatsbyhunt.html

Answer on a paper in complete sentences and turn in today.

Begin by reading chapters 1-2 complete study guide.

Check out The Great Gatsby Books

Friday, September 21, 2012

Composition

Description Essay handouts

Rough drafts due Monday.

American Literature

Blind Side

Answer five of the discussion questions and respond to one of the quotes.

Due Monday.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Composition

Movie Reviews are due

Convention work Comma Splices, Sentence Fragments and Fused Sentences (Run ons)

SSR: Choice Novels view Book trailers

Book Trailers DUE OCTOBER 1. Portfolio 2 DUE October 3.

American Literature

Blind Side

Answer five of the discussion questions and respond to one of the quotes.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Composition

Share your movie review rough drafts with a partner.

Answer the following: if they don’t have these things help them to add them.

Movie title in the first sentence in italics.

Talks about the director/producer/ principle characters and the actors.

It tells what the movie was rated.

It provides a summary of the movie without spoiling the ending.

There is a critique of the plot, acting, sound effects, special effects, music, and various other aspects of the movie.

The reviewer clearly states an opinion about the movie and gives it a rating out of five stars.

Look also at the content/requirements/completeness; organization and structure, flow and voice, word choice, figurative and metaphorical language.

Edit and revise movie review. These are due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

* new policy above a 17/20 option for portfolio 2.

American Literature

Final Paper over A Lesson Before Dying and Last Days of Summer

Time to work on this in class.

Due tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Composition

Movie Review rough drafts due at the beginning of class tomorrow, share with partners. Working drafts on Thursday.

Book Trailer explanation/ Rubric

Read your choice novel

American Literature

Test over A Lesson Before Dying

Tomorrow

Paper over A Lesson Before Dying and Last Days of Summer think about yesterday’s discussion.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Composition

Finish MI4

Look at example of Movie Review

Begin work on Draft. Due Wednesday at the beginning of class.

Working draft due Thursday

Bring book for Tuesday.

American Literature

Finish discussing: A Lesson Before Dying

Test tomorrow

Discussion Consider: Are A Lesson Before Dying and Last Days of Summerbasically the same story with different details? Themes, symbolism, Point of View, characters (Dynamic vs Static) etc.

You will be writing a paper which will answer address this question and use support from the stories to craft your paper.

Friday September 14, 2012

Composition

Movie Review Criteria

Begin MI4:

American Literature

Discuss book

Finish reading: A Lesson Before Dying

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Composition

Turn in Portfolio #1

Run on sentence exercise

Movie Critique (Evaluative Essay)

Media Center to check out books

American Literature

In chapter 24, Grant tells Jefferson what a hero is. How does Grant define the term? What is Jefferson’s response to this? Why do you think he responds like that? According to Grant’s own definition of what a hero is, is Grant a hero? Support your position with specific points from the book.

Connect the idea of “hero” in A Lesson Before Dying and Last Days of Summer. How are the characters and situations similar? Be sure to use specific details to support your claims.

Discuss chapters 23-25

Read Chapters 26-28

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Composition

Revise and edit papers for the portfolio. Ask any questions.

Work on Portfolios.

Portfolios are DUE TOMORROW!

American Literature

Discuss chapters 20-22

Journal Answer the following questions. Consider how these also apply to the characters in the book.

1. How do you handle it when others fail to live up to your expectations?

2. How do you feel when you fail to live up to the expectations that are placed on you?

3. How does it feel when you have to ask others for help to achieve something that you want to achieve?

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Composition

Read “A Modest Proposal” 40 Essays p. 356-364

What is Swift’s proposal? What is the issue that he is exploring? What are the reasons for his proposal? How does he support each reason? What is it that he really wants to have happen? What are the dangers of his technique?

“Taking a Stab at our Infatuation with Guns” Molly Ivins

Work on revisions and edits for Portfolio #1 DUE THURSDAY!

American Literature

Discuss Chapters 17-19 A Lesson Before Dying

Journal 1: Who are you morally obligated to? Why is there this sense of obligation? What happens in a society when people don’t feel an obligation to anyone else?

Journal 2: p. 141 Respond to (Grant) ” I’m not going up there, Vivian,” I said. “Nothing is changing.”

“Something is,” she said.

What or who is changing. Use support to back your claim.

Read: Chapters 20-22 be ready to discuss.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Composition

Finish and turn in working drafts of persuasive essays along with author’s note and rough draft.

Work on revisions and edits for Portfolio #1 DUE THURSDAY!

American Literature

Reading Schedule for the week: 9/10 Chap. 17 -19, p. 125-152,

9/11 Chap. 20-22, p. 153-177

9/12 Chap. 23- 25. p. 178-203

9/13 Chap. 26-28, p. 204-225

9/14 Chap. 29-31, p. 226-256

9/17 Discuss

9/18 Test

Read: “Champion of the World” 40 Essays p. 77-80

How does this piece connect to A Lesson Before Dying? How do Angelou and Gaines show rather than tell us about race relations in these two pieces?

Journal: Grant says that ever since that return he has been, “running in place, unable to accept what used to be my life, unable to leave it.” Have you ever felt “trapped in” a place or situation like Grant? Explain the experience.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Composition

Work on Persuasive Essay rough drafts

If finished early, work on other missing work

American Literature

Catch up day. Be sure that you have read through chapter 16.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Composition

Persuasive Writing

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Composition

Portfolio?? What I expect– blue handout

Work time: Response journals due today and turn in Double Entry journals as well.

Finish Missing work: Writer’s conferences

American Literature

Quotes from chapters 3-6

What is a man? p. 30-31

Brainstorm

Write a definition essay that explores the question of what makes a man and how one is taught to be a man. Pull examples from A Lesson Before Dying, Last Days of Summer and other literature, media and your own personal experience. Due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Be sure to have read chapters 7 -11 A Lesson Before Dying

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Composition

Common usage errors/ notes/ activities

Introductions and Conclusion intensive work

Individual conferences

Tomorrow your Response Journal/ and Double entry journals are due.

American Lit

The scene at Mr. Pichot’s. If you were Grant in this situation, how would you feel?

What very different sort of expectations and needs would you be trying to balance? Why would this be so important? Journal

Characters: Vivian*, Grant as a teacher

Read: Chapters 7-11

Friday, August 31, 2012

Composition

Read and Discuss “Company Man” Subjects and Strategies p. 462-464

Partner Share: Definition Essay

Look at the following: Thesis (What is being defined?) How do they define it? How well do they do it? Do they have a strong intro? Good supporting details, and key points to back it up? Be sure to write on their papers and sign that you looked at them.

Make Corrections/ Revisions: Turn in Today

If time work on Response Journals due on September 5, 2012

American Literature

Journal: Try to imagine how it would feel to be in Jefferson’s place while his defense lawyer is speaking. What would be going through your head?

2. Discuss chapters 1-3

3. Quotes/ Characters (get notes if absent.)

Tante Lou*, Miss Emma*, Jefferson*, Brother, Bear, Old Grope’ Mr. Henry Pichot*, Inez, Louis Rougon, Mr. Sam Guidry*, Grant Wiggins*.

* important character

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Composition

“What is Poverty” Read and Discuss

New grading method/ Blue Rubric

SSR Choice books. Should be finished tomorrow

Response Papers Due Sept 5!

American Literature

HMWK: Revise Definition Essays

American Literature

Turn in American Dream essays.

Final Test over Last Days of Summer

Essays from the test are to be typed (due Wednesday)

Friday, August 24, 2012

Composition

Finish Narrative #2

Definition Essay:

Select one of the following topics to focus on for this first expository essay:

What are the qualities of a good student?
What is (are) American society’s most important problem(s)?
What are the qualities of a good friend?

After selecting your topic:

Write an essay sharing your position (make your claim)
Provide adequate reasons for your position
Support and explain your reasons with sufficient evidence such as examples from literature, history, public life, and or your personal life

HMWK: Bring rough draft to share with partners.

American Literature

Finish 40’s History Research

Finish Definition Essay over “The American Dream”

What do you think the “American Dream” is for American society? Define your own personal “American Dream” and consider how it differs from society’s.

HMWK: Finish Reading Last Days of Summer and be prepared for a final exam on Monday over the book.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Composition

“Champion of the World,” Maya Angelou 40 Essays p. 77-80

Read and Discuss

“Stranger Than True,” Subjects and Strategies p. 235-238

Read and Discuss

SSR: Choice Novels (You should be at least 1/2 the way through your book.)

Fill out double entry journal and start thinking about your Response Journal due September 5.

HMWK: Narrative Essay #2 due tomorrow. Begin Definition Essay

American Literature

Quiz 94-224 Last Days of Summer

Finish reading Last Days of Summer, be ready for a quiz on Monday.

Tomorrow: Finish 40’s History Research Project

Write an essay on your definition of the “American Dream.” What do you is the common dream for America today? What is your personal dream? Use examples from literature, media, life and your experiences to illustrate and support your claims.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Composition

Monday, August 20, 2012

Composition

Grammar Warm up

Author’s Note

Narrative Essays are due: Formative Grade

Fill out Author’s note sheets Turn in papers/Author’s notes/ rough drafts

“Last Rung of the Ladder” action, description, details, reflection

SSR:

American Literature

Grammar Review

How does our literature reflect and frame who we are and how we see ourselves?

Last Days of Summer through page 129

What is the setting for Last Days of Summer? Time, place, atmosphere

Who are the main characters and how are they related?

Quiz tomorrow

Friday, August 17, 2012

Composition 2 & 4

Media Center to select books

Reader Response journals

Peer share Narrative 1

HWK: Revise and type to turn in

American Literature

“Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie AL 4

QW: What is an American?

Groups/ Poems:l

Read through pg 129

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Composition 2&4

Attendance/Quiz / review

Resilience Questions (Why start with this?)

What is a narrative?

Brainstorm topics/ Write narrative have copy to share with partners

American Literature

Biography poem/ We Are…

Review of Elements of Fiction, Parts of Speech

Check out Last Days of Summer read the first 20 pages

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Composition 2 & 4

Introductions/Expectations

Syllabus

Letter to Mrs. Nakagawa

“Resilience” Three questions: Knowledge, Connection, Synthesis /Evaluation

American Literature

Introductions/Expectations

Syllabus

Biography Activity

August 14, 2012

Get ready for classes. Check the list of materials for the class. Be sure to bring planners and IDs. I am looking forward to meeting you.

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