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
Creative Writing
Class rules and expectations
Term 2
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Photojournalism
10 Ways to take stunning Portaits
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: 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 Colbert Nation/ The Colbert Report
Ideas to help counter-act the trend toward being less civil
Business Weekly Creating Civility in the workplace.
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 Works Cited Page (Electronic Sources)
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”
“Terms in Toulmin Argument”
“Key Terms in Argumentation”
“Rogerian Argumentation”
Work time on JOMO/Fomo papers Working Draft due today
Continue working on rough drafts for “Is America becoming less civil?” paper
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Photojournalism
Elements of Composition
Tweaks on InDesign Documents
Begin work on Notebook 2
American Literature
Finish Reading Catcher in the Rye
Discussion
Advanced Composition
Persuasive Essays Chapter 9 Bedford books
Papers are due
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Photojournalism
Captions ppt/ Handouts (3)
Work time. Begin Notebook 2 if finished with everything to here.
Self-Intro ppts
American Literature
Read p. 141-180 Be ready for quiz on Friday/ paper over Catcher in the Rye
Advanced Composition
Read in Non-fiction/ Write in Journal
Final Draft of “Millennial Paper” due tomorrow
Rough Draft of JOMO/FOMO paper due to share with partners
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Photojournalism
InDesign review. Finish and turn in tour Assignments
Finish Notebook 1 if not already
Self-Intro ppts share
American Literature
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.
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 Works Cited Page (Electronic Sources)
Additional resources:
http://pewresearch.org/millennials/
(I really recommend this one)
Macy’s offers new brands to target Millennials
Millennial generation could kill the NFL
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 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
Turn inLast Days of Summer
Read Chapters 1-3 A Lesson Before Dying.
Answer Questions/ Know Vocabulary on Notes
Wednesday,August 29, 2012
Composition
“On Being A Cripple” p. 490-501 Know words on bottom of 501 and be able to generate examples.
Discuss
Time to work on Definition Essay #2 Due Friday at the end of class.
American Literature
Journal entry: Write about a time when you faced adversity and describe how you handled it.
Time to work on Test 3 Essay Questions Due today.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Composition
Definition Essay Working draft due
Expository Exemplars
“I Want a Wife”
American Literature
AL “Story of An Hour”
“The Lesson” Questions
Monday, August 27, 2012
Composition
Simple and Compound Sentences, Compound-Complex sentences
Partner Share using Definitions Rubric
SSR:
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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