May 1st
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1st hour- Complete story
In class writing
Movie version
Hints for final
3rd hour- Complete story
In class writing |
In class essay on Friday |
April 29
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Purpose of art?
"Meta" and "Sur"
"La Chien Andaluz"
Varese- Poem Electronique
Cont./complete story |
No H.W. |
April 25
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Cont. short story |
No H.W. |
April 23
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1st hour-
Short video on Existentialism and description of Modernism
Cont. short story
3rd hour-
Talk about Modernism and
Existentialism
Kafka and connection to Magic
Realism
Short video on Existentialism
Begin reading "The Metamorphosis"
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No H.W. |
April 19 |
1st hour- Continued with short story
3rd hour- More work on Japanese
literature |
No H.W. |
April 17th
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1st hour- Warm-up
Introduction to Kafka and relationship to Magic Realism
Introduction to Modernism and
Existentialism
Begin reading "The Metamorphosis" in class
3rd hour- Read "The Little Green
Monster" by Murakami
In class work |
No H.W. |
April 15
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1st hour- Warm-up
Read "The Little Green Monster"
by Murakami
Discuss
3rd hour- Looked at Japanese
poetry
Worked on in class assignment |
No H.W. |
April 11
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1st hour-
2 Japanese female authors
Modern Haiku
Read "The Little Green Monster"
Read "Just Lather, That''s All"
2nd hour-
Warm-up on reincarnation
Read Chinese and Japanese versions of "The Painted Skin"
In class writing on stories
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No H.W. |
April 3
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1st hour-
Worked on "My Life With The Wave" assignment
Looked at Zen parables- writing
Began looking at Tanka poems
3rd hour-
Warm-up
Li-Po poetry
In class writing
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April 1st
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1st hour- Read about Japanese culture and society
Talked about Zen Buddhism
Read "My Life With The Wave" by
Octavio Paz
3rd hour- Warm-up
Background on China
Doc on Confucius
Read Analects
Intro. Lao-tzu and Taoism
Writings by Lao-Tzu
Exit ticket
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No H.W. |
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acquaint ourselves with Lao
Tzu and Confucius
In class writing assignment
2nd Hour - Warm-up
Discussed Suspense
Read "Lather, and Nothing Else"
by Tellez
Watched short video of story
In class writing assignment
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No H.W. |
March 19
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1st Hour- Read more Analects by
Confucius
Introduced Taoism and Lao-Tzu
Began watching documentary on artist Ai Weiwei
3rd hour- More stories from
Central America
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March 15
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1st Hour- Introduction to
Confucius video from
"Geniuses of the Ancient World"
on Netflix
Read introductory material on
Confucius and a couple of his
Analects
3rd Hour- Introduced Octavio Paz
Read "My Life With the Wave"
In class writing assignment |
No H.W. |
March 13th
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SNOW DAY |
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March 11th
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In class essay |
no H.W. |
March 7
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Discussed "Fall of the House of
Usher" and how it relates to
"House Taken Over"
Read "House Taken Over"
Played blue links game |
No H.W. |
March 5th
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Final on unit - March 11
Watch for...?- TAKE NOTES |
No H.W. |
March 1st
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1st hour- Warm-up
Read "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"- assignment
while reading
Discuss
Begin "Big Fish"- students will
identify elements |
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Feb. 27
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1st hour- warm-up
Went over characteristics of
Magic Realism and discussed
Marquez
Read "In The Family" By Maria
Llanos
Group questions due by end of
class
3rd hour- Warm-up
Introduced Marquez and
characteristics of Magic Realism.
Read "The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World"
Discussed |
No H.W. |
Feb. 25th
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1st hour- Ted Talk
Introduced Magic Realism
Read "The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World
Discussed
3rd Hour- Warm-up
Read poems by Leo Romero
Discussed
TP-CASTT assignment in class |
No H.W. |
Feb 21st
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1st hour- Warm-up
Introduction to Magic Realism
Read "The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World".
Discussed
3rd hour- Warm-up/share
Read poetry by Leo Romero
In class TP-CASTT assignment |
No H.W. |
Feb. 19
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1st hour-Warm-up (quote analysis)
Excerpt from "The West"
Began to discuss elements of Art
Analysis-line, color, composition
etc.
Show checklist
Two examples- Fuseli and Friedrich
Jesse Cooday |
No H.W. |
Feb. 14
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Warm-up
Other Native creation stories
Read "The Way to Rainy Mountain" by Momaday and
"The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
by Leslie Marmon Silko |
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Feb. 12th |
Article on climate change and
the genocide of Natives
"Twin Spirits"
Began to read "The World On
Turtle's Back" |
No H.W. |
Feb. 8th
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Watched "Persepolis"
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No H.W. |
Feb. 6 |
In class essay |
No H.W. |
Feb. 4 |
Collect poems
Finish/discuss novel
TEST NEXT CLASS ON
BILDUNGSROMAN IN THE
NOVEL
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H.W.-none |
Jan. 31 |
S.SR. Persepolis
Intro. creative writing
Begin work in class
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H.W.-Six poems due
next class, typed, 12
point font and double-
spaced |
Jan. 29
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Warm-up due in class
Sunni-Shi'a split
Discuss novel
Ted Talk by el Seed and J.R.- The
Power of Street Art as a change
agent |
No. H.W. |
Jan. 25 |
Warm-up due in class
Islamic art and design (3rd hour)
Sunni-Shi'a split (1st hour)
S.S.R.
Discuss novel
Vocabulary game |
No H.W. |
Jan. 23 |
S.S.R./writing prompts
Discuss book
B/G on Koran
Passages from Koran
Work on in-class writing. Due by end of class |
No H.W. |
Jan. 18 |
Warm up- in class writing
S.S.R. Persepolis in class
3rd hour- Rumi poems- in class
writing assignment.
Discuss novel
Ted Talk -J.R. |
No H.W. |
Jan. 16
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Warm-up
Rumi's poetry-writing assignment- 1st hour
Talk by Lezley Hazleton- 2nd
hour- writing assignment
S.S.R. Persepolis
Quiz
Discuss novel |
No H.W. |
Jan. 14
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Maps
The benefits of Multiculturalism-
Ted Talk by Wade Davis
Background on Persia/Iran
Gallery walk
If time, begin reading Persepolis
in class
Quiz
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Jan. 10
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Why is it important to study
Multiculturalism?
Map activity
Discuss
Ted Talk- "The Dangers of a Single Story"
"The Fraud of Multiculturalism"
In class writing activity |
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Jan. 9
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Introductions/expectations
What we will be studying this
semester
Name game |
No H.W. |
Dec. 19
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Final |
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Dec. 17
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Discuss play/movie
Questions in class to assist on
final |
No. H.W. |
Dec. 13
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Complete movie
Discuss: What positive outcomes
emerge from Troy? His Death?
Is this an overall optimistic or
pessimistic play? Themes?
Intro. Harlem Renaissance
Zora Neale Hurston- "How It Feels To Be Colored Me" |
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Dec. 11
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Watch "Fences" |
No H.W. |
Dec.7
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Finish reading "Fences"
Discussion on Institutions and
their role in the play |
No H.W. |
Dec. 5
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Cont. reading play |
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Dec. 3
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Background on August Wilson,
Negro Leagues, characters in
"Fences"
Assign roles
Begin reading |
No H.W. |
Nov. 29
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Chinese Poetry/Short story
In class assignment |
No H.W. |
Nov. 27
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Read stories by Chinese writers
2 Ted Talks
In class assignment |
No H.W. |
Nov. 16
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Chinese poetry and short stories
In class assignment
HAVE A GREAT BREAK |
No.H.W. |
Nov. 14
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Discuss Zodiac
Ted Talks by Chinese artists
In class assignment |
No H.W. |
Nov. 12
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Discuss basic concepts about
China
Introduce Confucious
Introduce Thaoism |
No H.W. |
Nov. 12
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Read "the Little Green Monster?
by Haruki Murakami
In class assignment due in class |
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Nov. 8
|
Warm-up
Tanaka poetry
Video and text-based examples
read in class
Introduce Murakami
Read "The Little Green Monster" short story
In class work
|
No. H.W. |
Nov. 6
|
Complete presentations
Overall discussion about Asia
Intro. lit.
Read in class
Haiku
In class Haiku assignment- due
by end of class |
No H.W. |
Nov. 2nd
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Presentations |
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Oct. 31st
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Work on presentations |
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Oct. 29
|
Continue work on presentations |
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Oct. 25
|
Continue working on presentation in class |
H.W.- You know that the presentations
begin next week |
Oct. 23
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Introduce presentation
assignment
Questions?
Begin work in c;lass |
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Oct. 19th
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Warm-up
Chief Joseph
Excerpt from "The West"
Introduce presentation assignment |
Begin work on presentations |
Oct. 17th
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Warm-up
More trickster tales
Videos on Tricksters
Read one story
In class questions due at end of class |
No H.W. |
Oct. 15
|
Warm-up
(Other creation stories, if time).
Introduce "Trickster Tales"
Examples of Trickster Tales
Short videos |
No. H.W. |
Oct. 10th
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Warm-up
Discussion about Creation Stories
Read "The World On Turtle's Back"
Discussed story AND similarities
between Native story and
Judeo-Christian creation stories |
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Oct. 8
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Warm-up
The Nations
Literature before the Europeans
Ted Talk |
No H.W. |
Oct. 4
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College fair signup
Read "Earnesto's Mother"
Questions
Ted Talk |
No H.W. |
Oct. 2nd
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Warm-up
Introduce first story
- away from Magic Realism
- deals with the harsh realities of authoritarian rule
What is a Hero?
Read story
Discuss
In class assignment |
None |
Sept. 28
|
Warm up
Octavio Paz poems and short story
Discuss
In class writing activity |
No. H.W. |
Sept. 26
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Warm-up
Intro. to Octavio Paz
Read two poems and a short story
in class questions |
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Sept. 24
|
Warm-up
Read " A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"
Assignment |
Assignment due next class |
Sept.20
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Intro. to Marquez
Read "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"
Questions for H.W. |
Questions due next class |
Sept. 18
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Warm-up
Recap. on Magic Realism
Read "House Take Over" |
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Sept. 14
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Introduced Magic Realism
Looked at paintings by Kahlo and Rousseau
Read "in The Family" By
Maria Elena Llano |
None |
Sept. 12
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Completed film
Took test over Persepolis |
No H.W. |
Sept. 10
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Warm-up
Begin watching Persepolis |
Review text/notes for exam over novel |
6th September |
Warm-up
Iran-Iraq war video
S.S.R.
Questions in class from pg. 80- 86
Collect questions
Look at parts from novel
Culture and Judgement
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30 August
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Warm-up
In class writing
S.S.R.
Vocab. game
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None |
28 August
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Warm up
Questions on Theme
Look at individual frames in book
Wade Davis Ted Talk
Map activity
|
None |
24 August |
Warm-up
Questions on graphic novel
Discussion
Continue reading
|
None |
22nd August
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Background on Iran
Black and White in the dictionary
Reasons for teaching/learning Multiculturalism
Video- "The Fraud of Multiculturalism"
Began reading Persepolis |
None |
20 August |
Syllabus
Name game |
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