Senior+English+Semester+Two+2014

__ **Here is a list of assignments, DUE dates, reading materials, and other pertinent class information:** __

__ **Turnitin.com** __ =__ **Jan 7** __= Journal: What is one you read over break? Why did you read it? What did you learn?
 * Class Password: skoricbhs **
 * Class ID: 7610011 **

Syllabus Norm the Achieve, Respect, and Engage Section of the Syllabus as a class Complete the bottom of the syllabus by answering questions...why are you here and what do you hope to learn... DUE: Signed syllabus (Jan 9)



Take the Reading for Purpose Quiz

Explore various texts at their tables. Look for different purposes and different skills needed to master each one. (Answer the following questions about each text) 1. Which type of reading would be the most effective with this material? why? 2. What skills would you use to read this material? 3. What assumptions does the text make about the audience? 4. What assumptions does the reader make about the text?

Discuss which was the most difficult...the easiest...the most entertaining...the most useful... WHY?

Go back and check quiz (COLLECT)

Ticket out: Make a list one example of each type of reading they did last semester.

__** Homework: Smithsonian article about 'taste.' **__



Write about which type of reading was necessary to 'learn' the important details of the article and write a short one paragraph summary of the main points

[|how to write a summary]

[|Informative vs. Persuasive Paragraphs]

=__ **Jan 9** __=
 * DUE: signed syllabus **


 * DUE: summary of Taste Article **

Journal: What is your favorite type of food...why do you think that is so? What has influenced your choices?

Watch National Geographic Video ** //Taboo// **. (As you watch make a list of ten things that could be used as evidence for the choices we make.)

Using one of the articles provided skim, scan, read intensively or extensively the text. Annnotate the articles by making a list of ten things learned from each article


 * Use these articles as a starting place... (Feel free to search and select your own that fit the assignment) **











__ **Then...take the two articles in addition to the Accounting for Taste Article)** __

Highlight TEN things you learned from the articles (ten in total between the two articles) Create TEN questions you could use in a discussion where you were deciding what was the most important factor in what foods we like...Biology, Culture or Environment.

In the article //Accounting for Taste//, the author says that when people were given "frozen savory mousse" they liked it better than "salmon ice-cream" even though the two were actually the same thing. Does the name change the taste for people? Would that reasoning fall under culture or environment since it is simply a semantic name change?
 * For example.... **

In the movie the man said he drank the cobra blood because it made him feel better. Can we make the case that biology actually decides what we like and so our 'favorite foods' are actually tastes we are born with?


 * Homework:** Create ten questions you could use in a discussion about taste choices and bring in all four of your source annotations (Accounting for Taste summary, film list, two annotated articles)

= __**Jan 13**__ =
 * Journal: What are the elements required in an informative paragraph? (Rewrite your summary of the taste article) **

Create **TEN** questions you could use in a discussion where you were deciding what was the most important factor in what foods we like...Biology, Culture or Environment.

In the article //Accounting for Taste//, the author says that when people were given "frozen savory mousse" they liked it better than "salmon ice-cream" even though the two were actually the same thing. Does the name change the taste for people? Would that reasoning fall under culture or environment since it is simply a semantic name change?
 * For example.... **

In the movie the man said he drank the cobra blood because it made him feel better. Can we make the case that biology actually decides what we like and so our 'favorite foods' are actually tastes we are born with?

[|Socratic Seminar 101]
 * Learn about how to conduct a Socratic seminar**


 * Review the grading sheet...**


 * After learning about the socratic seminar we will conduct one as a class using their four researched sources (Taste Article, two chosen articles, film notes)**


 * Students will grade their partner. (COLLECT grading sheets) **


 * Based on your discussion, write a persuasive paragraph about the one thing that most determines our taste preferences. (Collect) **



Reflect about whether or not they feel this is a useful way to conduct a discussion. Why or why not. ** (Collect) **

__ **If absent from class...** __ __ **Choose two articles. Read and Summarize Both Articles.** __ __ **Finally, write a persuasive paragraph about the one thing that most determines our taste preferences** __ __ **Turn in Accounting for Taste paragraph, film note list, two summaries** __

=__ **Jan 15** __= Students will take the district writing assessment and compose and in-class essay addressing, //**The Fallacy of Success**// by Chesterton. When finished with the assessment students should complete the journal and begin reading Bach's __ **Johnathan LIvingston Seagull** __

Homework: They should read **Part One** and create a summary for next class.
 * Journal:** Choose one and write about what you think it means and how it applies to life in general.
 * 1) Inner Strength
 * 2) Love and Forgiveness
 * 3) Conformity



[|Jonathan Livingston Seagull Audio]

[| Seagull Full Movie]

=__ **Jan 17** __= Journal: What do you think about Jonathan Livingston Seagull so far? Can you see its relevance in your life or is it too old to be valid in todays' English classroom?


 * Collect Summary of Part One **

Watch three short film clips.

[|Little Miss Sunshine Beauty Pagent]

[|Danielle from Toddlers and Tiaras]

[|Girl Model PBS POV]

__**Discuss...**__ What do the words RE-PRESENT and REPRESENT mean? How are they the same and how are they different? Add the words FACT and ART to the board. How are they the same and how are they different?

What is a documentary? How is it the same and how is it different from a feature film? Watch the interview of the filmmakers for Girl Model

[|A. Sabin and David Redmon interview]

Pass out handout of viewing guide and vocabulary



Make a list of what a documentary is and is not. (on the board)

__**Discuss**__ the validity of watching a documentary in an English class? Is is worthwhile... Why or Why Not?

**Write an informative paragraph about what a documentary film is...(COLLECT)**

If time...continue reading Jonathan Livingston Seagull
 * Homework: Summary of Part Two Due Jan 22**

=__** Jan 22 **__= Journal: What are two things you have learned from Jonathan Livingston Seagull in your reading so far? Watch this clip of the song Happy from the movie Despicable Me 2. [|Happy by Pharrell Williams]

Watch a clip from the film The Pursuit of Happiness [|The Pursuit of Happiness]

In table groups discuss the meaning of the word happy...come to a consensus and agree on a one sentence definition for the word happy.

Share sentences **(Collect)**

Read the Declaration of Independence at tables.





Discuss the phrase "the pursuit of happiness" as it was written in the Declaration.

Consider the influence of John Locke, Dr. Samuel Johnson, and Greek Philosophers Socrates, Epicurus, Plato and Aristotle [|origins of the pursuit of happiess]

Finish Reading Jonathan Livingston Seagull and write your last summary.

**Homework:** What did it mean to Thomas Jefferson, to the colonists, to the British? What does it mean to you?

=__**Jan 24**__= Journal: Discuss the more current version of the phrase "the pursuit of happiness." How are they different? How has our pursuit of happiness changed? How to people go about obtaining the pursuit of happiness in today's world? Reflect about the idea of the pursuit of happiness: then, now and in the future.

Read the Times Magazine Article about the pursuit of happiness



Discuss: How far will you go in your pursuit of happiness?

Can Happiness be measured? Twitter Happiness measure

[|Happiness index]

In the IMC look at the happiness index and find three select dates. Why do you think those dates registered in that way? Is this a realistic way of measuring the 'mood' of the country? Why or why not?

Consider these philosophers views on the pursuit of happiness? Complete the sheet provided to compare their views.



[|John Locke The Pursuit of Happiness]
 * 1) Sees happiness as the 'big picture'
 * 2) We should be concerned with the end game and not give in to immediate gratification.
 * 3) We are free to choose the route to happiness, but it should be in making moral choices for the good of others.
 * 4) We are a blank slate at birth and through our experiences we gain happiness.

[|Aristotle's Pursuit of Happiness]
 * 1) We alone are responsible for our happiness.
 * 2) Virtues lead to happiness
 * 3) Contemplation before action is best
 * 4) Use of balance adn moderation to achieve your potential

[|Epicurus on Happiness]
 * 1) Hedonism or pleasure is the only intrensic value
 * 2) People fear death and the Gods...He says doesn't concernt himself with day to day events and there is no pain after death so we shouldn't be afraid of this.
 * 3) Hedonism - Pleasure (often confused in today's society) He says we should want to make good moral choices in search of pleasure, not necessarily gluttony just because we want more stuff...)

[|Maslow's Ideas on Happiness]
 * 1) Heirarchy of needs (All we do is in search of filling these needs)
 * 2) Bottom is physical needs for survival
 * 3) Top is self-actualization
 * 4) We can't move up unless we fill the bottom first
 * 5) People often sell themselves short when it comes to happiness.

Homework: Read the excerpt of The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli. (How would he answer the question...what is the pursuit of happiness?)

=__ **Jan 28** __= Collect third Seagull Summary if not turned in.

Watch the following about the excerpt read for class then answer the journal using the list from the article as a reference.

__ **[|Machiavelli, The Prince]** __

__Journal:__ After reading the article from THE WEEK about lessons learned from Machiavelli are there any that are still relevant in today's world. Could these lessons be learned from reading __**The Prince**__? Discuss Machiavelli.

Watch the documentary Happy. Before you watch review the philosophers studied so far. As you watch make note of examples that apply to the various philosophers. Then discuss connections at your table. For example... Would John Locks have agreed with the film? Can Aristotle's philosophy be seen throughout the film? (COLLECT CONNECTIONS MADE)

=__ **Jan 30** __= Collect Seagull books

Journal: Which philosophy that we have discussed in class most closely follows your own philosophy of happiness? Explain...

Discuss District Writing Assessments

Discuss the Informative Essay requirements and due dates.

Go to the IMC and begin to explore resources and create a rough draft due next class. (At least one page completed)

=__ **Feb 3** __= Journal: What grade are you planning to get on the Informative Essay and how do you plan to ensure you get that grade? Which elements give you the most trouble... Focus, Development, Organization, or Conventions and how are you going to work on that for this paper?

__ **Rough Drafts DUE** __

Mini-Lesson on Informative Essays Each student will...
 * define happiness
 * give an example something you see as happiness in popular culture
 * give an example of something that makes you personally happy
 * give an example of something you have done to make other people happy
 * Switch papers and create a new informational paragraph using the information given



Apply that to their own rough drafts. Using the peer editing sheet conference with another student about their rough drafts Learn Conference Procedures Conference about Rough Drafts (Checked for Points)



=__Feb 5__= Journal: How could the search for pot of gold at the end of the rainbow be used to describe the pursuit of happiness? What could other possible metaphors be...?

IMC work on final drafts Conferences
 * CHECK ROUGH DRAFTS DURING CLASS FOR GRADE **

Final Drafts Submitted to Turnitin.com by Feb 10 at 11:59pm
 * ClassPassword: skoricbhs**
 * Class ID : 7610011**

[|turnitin.com]

=__Feb 7__= Journal: Watch three trailers and consider these statements... **Is Creative Life always a Fight?** (Choose one and write a response. Be prepared to discuss it.)
 * Is there a price for excellence? **
 * Is desire the most vital ingredient in achievement? **

[|Happy Feet Trailer]

[|Charlotte's Web Trailer]

[|Bambi Trailer] IMC to complete Final Drafts and Submit to Turnitin.com

=__** Feb 11 **__= Watch Happiness is by Charlie Brown [|Happiness is by Charlie Brown]

Journal: What are three sports or activities that you enjoy. Choose one and write about how it could be use to represent happiness...not how it makes you happy

Learn requirements of personal narrative metaphor for happiness


 * Review the Extended Metaphor Created by Jonathan Livingston Seagull through a series of group activities. (10 pts per activity for a total of 60 points)**
 * Students will move throughout the room every fifteen minutes **
 * Complete the task in each group and turn it in as you move to the next activity. **

__ **Group One:** __ Create a twelve question quiz and answer key for the novel. (Four questions for each part.)

__ **Group Two:** __ Consider the symbols of flight and eating in the novel. 1. Define each symbol

2. Find four specific examples from the novel to support your definition. (cite page numbers)

3. Create an analogy for each word using the novel in your choice that shows your definition of the symbol.

Flight: __ as Eating : __

__ **Group Three:** __ Consider the characters of Jonathan, Sullivan, Chiang and Fletcher Choose two and complete the character profile sheets



__ **Group Four** __ Create analogies for the following words. Analogies are one word comparisons that show the relationship between the two words. For example Hot: Cold as Summer: Winter.


 * Ordinary: Conventional as ___:___ **
 * Traditions: Rules as __ _: __**
 * Freedom: __ as __ : **
 * Excellence:_ as _:_ **
 * Creativity: __ as __ :_ **

Then choose one and answer the following questions in a statement...


 * _ looks like **
 * _ smells like **
 * _ tastes like **
 * _ feels like **
 * _ is... **

__ **Group Five:** __ Create a cartoon which demonstrates a theme of lesson learned by the novel.

__ **Group Six:** __ Choose what you feel is the most important quote from the novel. Create a graphic that contains the quote, the title and author of the novel, and art work which is representative of the quote.

=__ **Feb 13** __= Journal: What are using as your metaphor for happiness. What are three ways that activity can be used to represent happiness?

Last station of Seagull Group Test (COLLECT) Ticket to IMC: What did you like/not like about this novel? Would you recommend it to others? Why or why not?

IMC to work on Rough Drafts Rough drafts due / conferences
 * CHECK ROUGH DRAFTS DURING CLASS FOR GRADE**

Final drafts due to Turnitin.com by Feb 19 at 11:59pm


 * Bring Printed Copy to Class Next Time**

=__**Feb 18**__=
 * REMINDER: FINAL DRAFTS SUBMITTED TO TURNITIN BY 11:59 ON FEB 19 **

**Journal**: Which paper seems easier for you...the Informative or the Metaphor? Why?

Peer Conference with Metaphor Papers __**(All conferences and rough drafts checked today)**__

Take a look at your grade for the informative paper and complete a reflection in Microsoft word. Save it to the desktop and submit it to turnitin.com

Use the essay check list to edit your rough draft

Read The Bet by Anton Chekov and The Gift of the Magi by O Henry. [|The Bet by Chekov]

[|The Gift of the Magi by O Henry]

Choose one of the two stories. Write an informative paragraph explaining how the story connects with the idea of the pursuit of happiness.

Use the sentence stem... The short story _ by _ (demonstrates, reflects, illustrates) the idea of the pursuit of happiness. (continue with three pieces of evidences for proof) and finish with a conclusion.

=__ **Feb 20** __= Journal: What is the relationship between friends and family? Which is more important? Why? Has it changed? Do you think it will over time?

If you did not do so last class, the first thing you need to do is to read The Bet by Chekov and The Gift of the Magi by O Henry. Then write paragraph using the sentence stem provided last class.

Choose two of the following stories and read them. [|The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde]

[|The Luck of Roaring Camp by Harte]

[|The Lamb to the Slaughter by Dahl]

[|Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant]

[|The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte]

[|Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin]

[|Thoue Baron of Grogzwig by Dickens]

[|Ligeia by Poe]

Read and write a summary paragraph of two of the six stories. (Be sure to include a supportable topic sentence that states the main idea.) Be prepared to discuss the story in class. There will be quiz over the stories next time. = = =__ **Feb 24** __= Go to IMC and check your grade on the paper with Turnitin.com. Then complete the reflection and submit it to Turnitin.com


 * Questions for review.**
 * 1. What did you learn about happiness through this paper and h ow will you apply that learning to your life? **
 * 2. What did you learn about metaphors and how they are analyzed? **
 * 3. Do you feel you earned the grade you deserved? Why or why not?**
 * 4. Are you getting the grade you want in this class? If not, what will you do to change that? If so, what do you plan to do to keep it?**

Return to class and complete the poll question about friends and family on polleverywhere.com [|Importance of Friends or Family]

Journal: Watch the two short films and the write a narrative paragraph in which you explain what friendship or family means to you. COLLECT [|Family - A Short Film] [|You've Got a Friend in Me Youtube]

__**Quiz on stories... COLLECT**__ Put your story names at the top of the page. Make a list f ten things that happened in your story in the order that they happened. Then answer the 'why' question. Why did the instructor choose these two stories in starting a unit on friends and family?

Choose the story you liked best...

Go to that table and complete the story sheet

Then switch tables and 'learn' about the other stories..



=__ **Feb 26** __= Journal: If you had to be dropped on a deserted island, where you would live for the next ten years and you could bring only two other people, who would you choose, your friends or your family? Why?

IMC - Select one article and get one of your own. (consider the source and when choosing)

Find and record the statistics on the sheet provided.















[|Scholastic Peer Influence on Teens]

In class - Annotate articles and prepare for Socratic Seminar (ten annotations and ten questions that could be asked)

=__**Feb 28**__=

** DUE: Two articles and possible questions for the seminar **

 * Pass out the statistics sheet. Discuss the implications of the numbers. **

Complete Socratic Seminar about whether friends or family have the greatest influence on a teen's decisions

DUE at end of seminar: Articles with Annotations, Questions, Persuasive Paragraph, Seminar Grading Sheet

__**If Absent for the Seminar:**__

Write two informative summaries of your articles and a persuasive paragraph in which you make a claim as to whether friends or family have the largest influence on teens decisions.

Journal: Make a list of five of your favorite musical performers. Make a list of five of your favorite songs. Why did you choose those. Are the lyrics or the music more important? Introduce the Soundtrack of your life assignment. [|Dead Poets Society - Robin Williams] = Brainstorm a list of events that have change your life... (need fifteen) ** DUE 3/4 **=

[|It's My Life Bon Jovi]

=__ **Mar 4** __= Journal: Choose one of the events on your list of fifteen and write about its importance to you. Make a list of ten songs and ten performers you like, admire or can relate to. Try to make a connection between the events and the songs or performers...

Give requirements for Soundtrack of Your Life Assignment - ** DUE: at March 19 11:59 to Turnitin.com **




 * Make a pre-writing plan of your soundtrack **
 * Rough Drafts Due Mar 10 - At least six of the eleven paragraphs **

=__ **Mar 10** __= Check Rough Drafts... (20 points) Must have at least six of the eleven paragraphs
 * Journal: ** Consider secrets between your friends and family...Everyone has them. Do you feel guilty for keeping them? What are the consequences when the secret comes out...(And it almost always does!)


 * Work time in the IMC for the Soundtrack of Your Life Assignment (Half the period) **

(Work on body paragraphs for each song...)
 * Topic sentence: Song title, artist and reason for choosing **
 * Three sentences of developed support (lyrics..specific connections...etc) **
 * Conclusion sentence that transitions into the next song (chronological or thematic) **

Pick up Scarlet Letter from English Storage on the way back to the room
 * Reading Assigment Below**

Last fifteen minutes come down and watch a summary of the Scarlet Letter [|Thug Notes Scarlet Letter]

As you read... Write down three things you learned about each character ** DUE OCT 31 **
 * Homework: ** Read about the 'players' in the novel: Hester, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl

__** BLACK BOOK **__ Hester p. 6/7 Dimmesdale p. 19 and p. 209 - 211 Pearl p. 41/42 Chillingworth p. 69-71

__** RED BOOK **__ Hester p. 39/40 Dimmesdale p. 49/50 and p. 195-197 Chillingworth p. 90-92 Pearl p. 67/68

=__**Mar 12**__=
 * TCAP testing**
 * Classes Periods Four and Eight**

=**__March 13__**=
 * TCAP testing**
 * Classes Periods One, Two, Three**

=__**March 14**__=
 * TCAP testing**
 * Classes Periods Five, Six and Seven**

Journal: Note to Self... What still needs to be done on The Soundtrack of Your Life Assignment REMEMBER IT IS DUE THE NINETEENTH AT 11:59.

Work in the IMC on The Soundtrack of Your Life Assignment

Read or Reread the excerpts from the Scarlet Letter. For each of the four characters make a three things you learned from the reading about each of the characters

=__ **Mar 18** __= Go to IMC and submit your paper if finished. Then do a prior review to correct grammar, spelling and usage
 * REMINDER: Soundtracks due March 19 to Turnitin.com by 11:59. **
 * Presentations and CD cover due at beginning of class on Mar 20. **


 * DUE TODAY: LIST OF THREE THINGS LEARNED FROM READING EXCERPTS FOR EACH CHARACTER IN __THE SCARLET LETTER__.**

Journal: Which character was the most at fault in The Scarlet Letter? (Back up your opinion with textual evidence.)



Choose one of the questions and draft a response in essay format. Include a thesis sentence in your introduction and begin to develop support using specific examples from the text or your group discussions (COLLECT AS STUDENTS LEAVE CLASS)

=__ **Mar 20** __= Journal: What is the value of education? Do you feel that you have gotten the education that you need and deserve from society? Why or why not?

Resume Building Presentation - School to Work Alliance (Ryan Birch)

COLLECT RESUMES

With any remaining time... Present Soundtrack Assignments and Collect CD covers.

=__**Mar 24**__= Journal: Brainstorm a list of words and ideas about the word education. Interview tips and tricks presentation - School to Work Alliance

With any remaining time... Present Soundtrack Assignments and Collect CD covers

=__**March 26**__= Journal: Whose responsibility is the education of today's youth?

Finish the Soundtrack Presentations. COLLECT CD COVERS

=__**March 28**__= Journal: What is an allegory?

[|What is an Allegory?]

Watch // **The Breakfast Club** //, directed by John Hughes...

Review Essential Vocabulary Terms from Plato

=April 8= Finish // **The Breakfast Club** // and write a persuasive paragraph in which you make the claim that //**The Breakfast Club**// is or is not and example of an allegory. Support your claim with three specific examples and finish with a restatement of the prompt.

Collect and Discuss their responses.


 * Go to IMC and Read Plato's Allegory of the Cave.. Write a summary of the events in the story in the order they happen. **


 * Check their grade on turnitin.com and complete a reflection and submit it to the program. **

[|Plato's Allegory of the Cave]

[|Allegory in Plain English] (This version of the allegory may be easier to read and understand.)

[|Claymation Version of Allegory]

=__ **April 10** __= Collect their Plato Summaries

Journal: Why do you think that the story was called Plato's Allegory of the Cave? What do you think the cave is being compared to?

Learn about the rhetorical device of allegory as used by Plato and apply that to your own education... How are they similar and how are they different? (Write in Journal)


 * Questions to consider... **
 * Is school a 'cave' where reality is constructed by someone else? **
 * Has the internet, technology and improvements in transportation metaphorically killed the puppeteer? **
 * Is our world more transparent than it has ever been? **
 * How is then parable like or unlike the education you have gotten in the last twelve years? **

Watch the short video on educating the twenty-first century student... Then write about whether they agree or disagree with the claims made in the video clip. ** Discuss **

[|Empowering the Twenty-First Century Learner]

What does the word utopia mean? **Discuss**

Create a Cartoon that Demonstrates What a Utopian High School Would Be Like... **Due April 14**

=__April 14__= Journal: Share your cartoon with a partner and explain your vision of the word utopia when education is concerned.

Collect Cartoons Not Turned In For Credit

In their journal: Brainstorm a list of words connected with the word **LEARNING.**
 * Discuss their list**

Go the IMC and complete the educational research using the notetaking sheet

Research About Learning/Education: Students will go to the IMC and find resources about the state of education in the United States and then use those resources to make predictions about the direction in which education is moving and then demonstrate both orally and in writing whether or not those constitute positive changes for students now and in the future.

They are to find one current newspaper article, one current magazine article, and one updated website. Upon finding and selecting the resources they are to complete the sheets provided. (Collect)

Return to class and discuss results = = =__ **April 16** __= Journal: Reflect on what you learned about education from your research last class.

Discuss and collect research sheets

Get into groups of four. Consider the following quotes/excerpts about learning from the following texts.

For each passage record the following information. (Put all names on the papers and COLLECT following the activity) 1. Have you read the entire story? 2. Based on the limited excerpt what do you think it means? 3. Create a connection to their own education/learning and record it on the sheets.



Consult the following summaries if need be.

If time...begin watching one of the two documentaries about education.

Waiting for Superman or American Teacher (See Amazon links below for renting if absent) [|Waiting for Superman at Amazon] [|American Teacher]

Watch the documentary for forty-five minutes. Write __**ten notes**__ for things you see as important concerning education. (Keep the notes for the second film next class.)
 * You are looking for who the film makers blame for the problems in education.**

=__April 18__= __ Journal: __ Choose one and respond to the quote...Denotation (what does it mean) Connotation (what is a connection you can make)

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― [|Mahatma Gandhi]

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” ― [|Mark Twain]

“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” ― [|Oscar Wilde]

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ― [|Nelson Mandela]

Watch the second documentary. Again take ten notes. Following the film discuss and collect student responses

If time...look at all of the resources collected and create ten questions that could be used in a discussion about education.

= = =__**April 22**__= Journal: Respond to the quote...Agree, Disagree????? Connections??????
 * Homework: Be ready with materials for the Socratic Seminar: Whose responsibility is it to Educate the Youth in America? April 22 **

“We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.”

― [|Katharine Hepburn] , //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666600; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Me: Stories of My Life] //

Socratic Seminar on Education

DUE: grading sheet, evidence, persuasive paragraph answering the question...Whose responsibility is it to educate the youth of America?

If absent...write two summaries of the material researched...newspaper articles, magazine articles, websites. Then turn the summaries in along with the annotated evidence and the persuasive paragraph

__** Homework: **__ Read: A Modest Proposal by Johnathan Swift.

[|Modest Proposal Audio Book]

[|youtube a modest proposal]

As you read write down ten questions you have...

=__** April 24 **__= Watch a clip of the War of the Worlds [|The War of the Worlds by Orson Wells]

Journal: What is the role and responsibility of the media in the problems facing the wold today? Discuss

What is satire? Make a list of characteristics of the genre. For example it often uses hyperbole (extreme exaggeration) and it is most often tied to real life events. Try to come up with at least five. DISCUSS

Now take out the list of ten things from // **A Modest Proposal** //. Discuss what students thought about the essay. liked? didn't? Discuss the ways that it is or is not an example of satire. (COLLECT LISTS)

=__**Students will be creating an Editorial Article in which they address a problem of their choice.**__=

Go to the IMC and research a problem facing the world today. Complete the sheet by next class

For those who are still confused...see the following resource. It provides links to examples from literature and entertainment. [|satire explanation and examples]

Make a list of the things needed in a newspaper article. [|Directions for Editorial Articles]

If they choose to attempt satire they might use the following sites as a resource for examples of satirical pieces. [|The Onion]

[|McGuffin's Untrue News]

[|The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]

=__April 28__= Journal: What problem have you chosen to 'shine a spotlight on' in your editorial? List three reasons that is a problem and explain why for each one. DISCUSS

When they are finished students will create an editorial cartoon to go along with their article. The cartoon is due by the end of class May 8. (The editorial must be submitted to turnitin.com by May 8 at 11:59)

[|Directions for Creating and Editorial Cartoon]

[|Examples of Editorial Cartoons]

Rough drafts need to be peer edited by May 2

=__** April 30 **__= COLLECT ROUGH DRAFTS OF PROBLEM/SOLUTION EDITORIALS

District Writing Assessment: Write an Informative Essay in response to the prompt given.

Restate thesis in the conclusion
=__** May 2 **__= Journal: How are things going? What about this project have you liked? disliked? learned? How would you change it for next semester?

Continue working in the IMC Conferences

=Still Under Construction...Do NOT consult as a resource yet!= =__**May 6**__= Journal: IMC Work Submit and prior review

=__ **May 8** __= Finish Cartoons - Due by End of Class Make Corrections and Finalize (Papers submitted by tonight at 11:59)

__ **May 12** __ Graduation Speech Intro... [|Time Magazine Top Ten Commencement Addresses]





__ **May 14** __ Work on Speeches

__ **May 16** __ Give Speeches in Auditorium

__ **May 20** __ Journal:Think about where we started...Truth Tradition and Conflict. What are two things you learned about reading and writiing and possibly what is one thing you learned about yourself through this process.

Give Speeches in Auditorium

__ **May 21** __**__ Seniors' Last Day __**