May 22nd
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Socratic Seminar-5th hour
Essay prompt- 5 paragraph essay. Double-spaced, 12 point
etc.
Describe how O'Brien makes use of irony to further his claims about the differences
between "story truth" and
"happening truth"? Use direct quotes. |
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May 20
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Movie day |
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May 16
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Introduced Socratic Seminar ?'S
Time to work in class |
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May 14
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Warm-up-Level 3 questions -
Share
Discuss end of novel
?'s/comments?
Intro. Socratic Seminar |
No H.W. |
May 10
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I.B. summer assignments
Discuss reading
Begin last chapter
Images |
H.W.- Finish
novel |
May 8th
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Hand out A.P. materials
I.B. summer assignment on
Tuesday
M.A.P. testing |
H.W.- read
"The Ghost
Soldiers" and "Night
Life" |
May 6th
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Google Classroom ?
The letter from O'Brien
Effects of syntax shifts
Discuss chapters
Cont. "Brothers In War" |
H.W.- read
"Field Trip" |
May 2nd
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In class reading
"Letter To My Son" activity |
H.W.- Read
"Notes", "In
The Field" and "Good
Form" |
April 30
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Collect H.W.
Discuss "Ambush" and H.W.
In class reading |
H.W.- complete
"Notes" at
home if necessary |
April 26
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Discuss final
Discussed 3 of 4 H.W. chapters-
4th chapter is for H.W.
Cont. "Brothers In War" |
H.W.-posted
on Google
Classroom -
Due May 1st
No reading
H.W. |
April 24
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Warm-up on Motif/Imagery
Discuss "Sweetheart..."
Songs by Dylan, Stones, Hendrix,C.C.R.
First 15 minutes of "Brothers in
War"
​​​MAP TESTING ON MAY 8TH |
H.W.- read
"Stockings",
"Church",
"The Man I
Killed",
"Ambush" |
April 22
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Recap. novel
Discuss "On The Rainy River"
Discuss "Enemies", "Friends"
and "How To Tell A True War
Story"
Ted Talk by Sebastian Junger |
H.W.- Read
"The Dentist" and
"The Sweet-
heart Of The
Song Tra
Bong" |
April 18
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Check outlines
Straight-edge
In class work time
Discuss novel (quiz next class)
​​Research paper due
Date changed to May 2 |
H.W.- Read
"Enemies",
"Friends" and "How
To Tell a True War
Story"
Keep working on
research
paper. |
April 16
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Annotated bibliographies due
In class work time
Straight-edge
Discuss reading |
H.W.- Work
on research paper outline
Read "On The Rainy River"-
(quiz Thursday) |
April 12
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Rewrites due
In class work time on research paper
Quiz on Ch. 1
Discuss reading |
H.W.- Read
"Love" and "Spin"
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April 8
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Conference on research questions/proposals
Brief lecture on Vietnam
Begin novel in class
DUE DATES FOR RESEARCH
ESSAY
APRIL 8 - RESEARCH QUESTION
CONFERENCE
APRIL 16- ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE
APRIL 18- OUTLINE DUE
APRIL 30- ESSAY DUE
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H.W.- Read
Ch. 1 of The Things They
Carried for Friday (quiz) |
April 4
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Collect essays
Begin work on research papers |
H.W. - work
on research question |
April 2
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In class essay on "Fences" |
No H.W. |
March 22
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Watch movie to catch up
Recap./roles/read
Finish film
Discussion on Institutions
Further issues in play? |
No H.W. |
March 20
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Introduced Blues music
Discussed Robert Johnson and
listened to one of his songs
Discussed relationship between
the Blues and "Fences"
Recap./roles/read
Watched part of movie |
no h.w. |
March 18
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Discuss Institutions and where they appear in the text
Recap.roles/read
Cont. movie
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no H.W. |
March 14
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SNOW DAY |
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March 12
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Warm-up/share/turn in
Recap play this far
Read Act 1, sc.2, sc.3
Periods 7 and 8 discussion
questions |
No H.W. |
March 8th
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Rewrites?
Intro. elements of Drama
Intro. play
Began reading |
LAST TURNITIN
CODE:
20666155
Ramones6
until 11:59 on the 9th |
March 6th
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Completed "42"
Brooklyn-Black America's team
(7th hour- Coates video)
Here are the codes for Turnitin:
20643617
Ramones4
BY 11:59 on the 7th- Anything
after that= point deduction |
No H.W. |
March 4
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Warm-up/share
Dictionary
Double-standards
Why study this?
"42" |
No H.W. |
Feb. 28
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In class essay due by 11:59 p.m.,
Sunday 3rd via Turnitin
Codes for 5th hour- 20589615
Ramones1
7th hour- 20591406
Ramones2
8th hour- 20592624
Ramones3 |
H.W. Essay |
Feb. 26
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Warm-up
Work on writing process for essays
In class work |
No H.W. |
Feb. 20
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Warm-up on Chapter 11
Discuss conclusion
Sand Creek massacre |
H.W.- Annotation
check |
Feb. 15th
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Warm-up/share
Thesis statement practice in class-to be turned in
Discussed chapter 10 |
H.W.- Finish
novel |
Feb.
13th |
Warm-up- quote analysis
Discussed chapter 9
Lecture on art analysis
In class analysis of Jesse Cooday
painting |
H.W.- Chapter 10 |
Feb. 11th |
Discussed end of chapter 8
Class time for reading |
H.W.- Chapter 9 |
Feb. 8th |
Make sure and read Chapter 9 |
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Feb. 7th
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Snow day |
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Feb. 5th
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Figurative language warm-up
Share
Article on global warming
Discuss novel |
H.W. Read
177-199 |
Feb. 1st
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Slides/info on final/registration
Periods 5 and 7- finish story
Discussion questions
Discuss chapter 7
News clip on Natives |
H.W.- read from 149- 177 |
Jan. 28
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Warm-up in class writing assignment
Discuss
Discuss novel
Checked annotations |
H.W.- Chapters 6
and 7 |
Jan. 24 |
Quiz/check for novels
Discuss novels
Active/passive voice in class work
Excerpt from "The West"-take notes- check annotations |
H.W.- Chapter 5 |
Jan. 22 |
Presentations
Discuss Chapter 2 |
H.W.- Chapters 3 and 4 |
Jan. 17 |
Check for novels
Change in presentation schedule- Half of class presents
next class
Other half on Thursday
Video clip of Erdrich
Audio clip on abuse within Native communities.
As we read chapter one...
Read chapter 1 in class |
H.W. Read
Chapter 2 |
Jan. 15
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Work on research project
Present next class |
H.W.- presentation |
Jan. 11
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Introduce research project.
Groups/topics?
Began work in class |
Research assignment |
Jan. 9
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Welcome back!
MUST HAVE THE ROUND HOUSE BY JAN.15- POINTS!
Stereotypes- Ted Talk by Nancy Marie
Mithlo- "Americana-Indian-Thinking twice about images that matter"
Discussion question |
No H.W. |
Dec. 21
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Finals for 7 and 8 |
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Dec. 20
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Final for 5th |
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Dec. 18
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Partner quiz
Discussed Level 3 questions
Discussion of last page |
Collect notes etc.
for use on final |
Dec. 14
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Collect H.W.
Discuss novel
Look at annotations |
No H.W. |
Dec. 12
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Discuss novel
Excerpts from "Walden"- How can we
relate Transcendentalism to elements
of the novel?
Read "The Horse" by Edward Muir- discuss
in relation to text
Intro. writing assignment- in class work
time |
H.W.- Annotation
check
Writing assignment due
Complete novel |
Dec. 10
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Go over syntax assignment
Warm-up
Discuss novel |
H.W.-Read through
chapter 28 |
Dec. 6
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Warm-up with images
Discuss novel
Read short stories
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H.W.- Read through
Chapter 27 |
Dec. 4
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Quiz
Warm-up
Discuss book
Syntax
Intro. assignment |
H.W.- Chapter 25
to page 367
Read the description of the
square dance music
and the Cherokee girl and the Texas
boy dancing. How does Steinbeck
change the length
and structure. Why
does he do that and to what effect? |
Nov. 30
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Quiz
Woody Guthrie protest song
Discuss reading |
H.W.- 23 and 24 |
Nov. 28
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Quiz/hand back rewrites
In class discussion about "Al and Mae"
chapter in novel
Discuss chapters 15-17
?'s/comments? |
H.W.-Chapters 21 and 22 |
Nov. 26
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MAPS |
H.W.- CH. 20 |
Nov. 15
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Discuss novel
Independent reading |
H.W.- Read
THROUGH CH. 19
HAVE A GREAT BREAK |
Nov. 13 |
Quiz/collect homework
Discuss novel
Transcendentalism Introduction
New rhetorical term- Aphorism
Read excerpts from Emerson and
Thoreau- stems from Romanticism
Identify Aphorisms in "Self Reliance"
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H.W. read chapters
13 and 14 |
Nov. 9th
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Assigned two paragraph essay practice
Discussed novel
Began work on essay practice in class |
H.W.- Chapters 11 and 12 |
Nov. 7
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Warm-up/share/points
Quiz
Discuss novel
Introduce assignment-(work time in class
on Friday
?'s/comments
Assignment prompt:
For the purposes of this assignment, I want you to approach Chapter 7 as a short story . With that in mind, I want you to write the first two paragraphs of an essay about this chapter, complete
with Hook, Summary of Evidence, Thesis,
, Transition,Main Idea, Evidence and Analysis. Due Nov. 13. Typed. Double- spaced. !2 point font. |
H.W.- read chapters 9 and 10 |
Nov. 5
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Comma splices
In class grammar assignment
Define and discuss Humanism and
the lead in to Transcendentalism
?'s /comments on reading
Discussed 5 and 6 |
H.W.- Chapters 7,8 |
Nov. 1st
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Warm-up
Quiz
Dust Bowl pictures
Discuss reading
Easy 5 paragraph essay
If time, grammar |
Chapters 5,6 |
Oct. 30
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Collect archetype assignments
Background on Dust Bowl
Check for novels
Annotate chapter one for use of Color
Begin reading in class |
H.W.- Chapters 1, 2 and 3 |
Oct. 26
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Finish movie
Intro. Archetype assignment |
H.W. - Complete archetype assignment |
Oct. 24
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Essays?
G.O.W. next week
What is an Archetype?
Definition
Some literary archetypes
Shakespeare
Characters
Begin Much Ado About Nothing
Take notes about who in the play
corresponds with literary archetypes. |
No H.W. |
Oct. 22
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Watch The Great Gatsby in class |
No H.W. |
Oct. 18 |
Real start date of "Grapes" -Oct 30
Monday in class watch "Gatsby"
What to avoid in essays
Go over prompt
In class essay
|
No H.W. |
Oct. 16th
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Discuss chapter 9
Easiest 5 paragraph essay in the world
Thesis statements
Introductions
Conclusions
Questions?
Please refer to the essay powerpoint from class. |
In class essay next class |
Oct. 11th
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Warm-up/share
Discussed Metonymy in class
Discussed presence of metonymy
in Chapter 8
Turned in homework
Discussed Chapter 8
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Finish novel for
homework |
Oct. 9
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Warm-up/share
Collect h.w.
Notes on Inductive Reasoning, Indirect/
direct characterization etc.
Introduce Metonymy- 3rd rhetorical term
Define/examples
Clip from movie
Begin reading and annotating Chapter 8
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H.W.- Read Chapter 8
Write a paragraph
in which you identify 3 examples of Metonymy AND
how the use of this rhetorical term affects the artistic/
literary quality.
Typed, double- paced, 12 point font. |
Oct. 5
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Hand back annotations
Introduce quiz assignment
In class work time |
Assignment due Tuesday |
Oct. 3
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Warm-up
Discuss chapter 7
Check annotations
(In class activity, if time) |
NO H.W. |
Oct. 1st
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Quiz
?'s/comments?
Discuss chapter 6
Begin in class activity:
Reread chapter 2 and annotate for anaphora . Reread chapter 3 and annotate for polysyndeton. What are the artistic/literary effects of Fitzgerald's use
of these types of rhetorical language?
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H.W.- Finish devices assignment
and read chapter 7 |
Sept. 27
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Quiz
Grammar
Discuss chapter 5
Activity |
Chapter 6 |
Sept. 24
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Passage analysis presentations
Discuss chapter 4 |
Read chapter 5 |
Sept. 21
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15-20 minutes to finish passage analysis
Work on questions for chapter 4 (typed,
double-spaced due on Tuesday).
DO NOT READ AHEAD UNLESS YOU CANNOT HELP YOURSELVES! |
Chapter 4 questions |
Sept. 19
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Quiz
Discuss Ch. 3
?'s/comments?
Introduced Passage Analysis activity
Began work in groups - Due Tuesday
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H.W.- Read Ch. 4
WAIT TO READ CH.
5 UNTIL TUESDAY |
Sept. 17
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Quizzes on ch's 1 and 2
Lesson on Annotation and Close Reading
Class discussion
Writing assignment (Due 21st) |
Writing assignment
Read Chapter 3 |
Sept. 13th
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MAPS TEST |
HW- read ch. 2 |
Sept. 11
|
Bring Gatsby to class
Intro. Fitzgerald and Jazz Age
Begin reading in class
Class discussion |
Read Chapter 1 |
Sept. 7th
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Socratic Seminars |
None |
Sept. 5th
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Socratic Seminar work time in class
Writing activity |
Writing assignment |
August 30
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Warm-up
Share
Expectations/scoring
In class work time
Vocab. game |
Socratic Seminar |
August 29
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Warm-up
Abbreviations
Film clip
Levels of questions
Work on Socratic Seminar |
Work on
Socratic Seminar |
August 27th
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Finish MC activity
present/discuss
Annotation activity
Intro, Socratic Seminar
Pick partners/ begin work |
Socratic Seminar |
August 23 |
Multiple Choice activity in pairs |
none
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August 21 |
In class essay |
Bring novel to class
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August 17 |
Intro./syllabus
Get to know you activity |
Bring Catcher and
any notes on the
novel for use on
in class essay -
Aug. 21st |
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