English+12+(P6)+2015-16


 * Here is a list of assignments, DUE dates, reading materials, and other pertinent class information: **
 * All assignments and due dates that appear in ** GREEN ** are worth points in the grade book **
 * If you can't find it... check the ** Senior English Resources Page ** for Additional Information **


 * Major papers will be submitted to the following site. Papers will not be graded unless they are submitted in this manner. **

THE SITE WILL FOLLOW THE SCHOOL CALENDAR BY DATE AND WEEK
=__ WEEK ONE __=

**__ Monday, August 22 __**
Go Over Syllabus

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

Take the Reading for Purpose Quiz

Explore various texts at their tables. Look for different purposes and different skills needed to master each one. (Complete the sheet) 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 that they have done in the last year.


 * Signed Syllabus and Vocabulary Due WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 **

=__** Tuesday, August 23 **__= Hand Out Journals (Blue Papers)
 * Collect Reading for Purpose Quiz from yesterday for a participation grade **


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


 * Use the Pre-Reading Vocabulary Guess and Check sheet below in anticipation of the upcoming unit onTaste. Discuss terms with a partner. Then choose three and create as picture that demonstrates the meaning on the back of your sheets. Share pictures in groups of three. **



Watch a segment of Taboo by National Geographic: In your journals write down five new things you learned about taste and choice.


 * Taste Article:**

Read Smithsonian article about taste. Refer to vocab sheets as you come across the new words. Annotate the article by underlining or highlighting __**TEN**__ things you learned from the article or things you could use as evidence in a discussion about things that affect our food choices.
 * Homework:**

DUE: Annotated Articles and Vocabulary Sheets

 * Journal: What is one reason for the taste choices we make according to the Taste article and do you agree with that reasoning? Why or why not?**

Learn how to write an effective summary:

[|how to write a summary]
 * Summary Information:**

[|Informative vs. Persuasive Paragraphs]

Create a paragraph summarizing the article. Refer to the highlighted/underlined information here if you need it

Collect Summary (at least five sentences)

 * Introduce movie //Taboo// if there is extra time and begin film **

=__** Friday, August 26 **__= **Journal: Have you ever visited another country? If so, how do their customs and/or behavior differ from what your own? Why do you think that is so?**

**Watch Taboo and make a list of ten things you learned from watching the film.**

**Discuss film for last fifteen minutes of class.** ** COLLECT LIST **

=__ WEEK TWO __= =__** Monday, August 29 **__=
 * Journal: Do you think you are healthy? Why or why not? Do you gravitate towards foods based on their health benefits? If your friends are making healthy food choices around you also choose healthy food, just to 'fit in'?**

In the IMC select two of the following articles.
 * Go to IMC to Research Taste Choices**
 * 1) Print them out.
 * 2) Then read them and annotate them by underlining or highlighting ten things of importance in the topic of taste choice.
 * 3) Next write notes out to the side near the underline/highlight as to why they are important
 * 4) Finally, write TEN questions that 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. (See examples below)**

In the article Accounting for Taste, the author says that when  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?
 * 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?

[|Why we choose the foods we do...]

[|Social and Economic Determinants of Food Choice]

[|Eight Biological Reasons We Act Against Our Better Judgement About Food]













[|Modified Article 1 McDonalds]

[|Modified Article 2 Oreos]

DUE August 30: Ten questions and Two Annotated Articles
=__** Tuesday, August 30 **__=
 * Journal: ****What does it mean to have a discussion? What is the purpose of a discussion and how does it work? (Discuss advantages and disadvantages of a discussion.)**
 * Next...Look at the following list and choose three questions to answer. When they are answered in your journal turn to a partner and talk about your chosen questions and answers...**

Journal 1 DUE
Learn about the purpose of a Socratic Seminar and how it is conducted.

[|Socratic Seminar 101]

Go over the grading sheet


 * Be sure to bring your FOUR ANNOTATED SOURCES to class by Friday if you don't have them today.**

=__** Thursday, September 1 **__=
 * Students will participate in the District Writing Assessment Pre-Test **

=__** Friday, September 2 **__= Participate in the Socratic Seminar about Food Choices Using the Socratic Seminar method have a 'discussion' about the idea of taste preference for twenty minutes minutes.
 * Students will grade their partner. **

__ Finally, write a persuasive paragraph about the one thing that most determines our taste preferences __
=__ WEEK THREE __= =__** Monday, September 5 **__= __**Labor Day = No School for Students**__= =__** Tuesday, September 6 **__= __**Teacher Work Day = No School for Students**__=

__** Wednesday - Thursday, September 7 - 8 **__

 * Journal: When you study for a test what is the easiest way to remember the information you need to get an A on the test?**

Take a poll about Digital vs. Traditional Paper as a means of communication using PollEverywhere. [|Digital vs. Paper Poll]

Using the poll as a reference, which medium is the most useful in today's society? Why? Discuss

Read and annotate one of articles provided about digital vs paper Annotations include a list of ten things learned and three specific quotes from the article and the reason you selected them.













[|Modified Article: Libraries aren't just for books anymore]

__** Friday, Sept 9 **__
Journal: Select one quote from your article. Explain how it proves the claim that the best learning occurs in either digital or print format.

Have table discussions to decide whether print or digital is the 'best' way to learn new material.

=__ WEEK FOUR __=
 * [|Digital VS Print Media]**

__Thursday, September 10__
Journal: What are the expectations in this class? What do you have the right to expect? What does the teacher have the right to expect?

Review We ARE Spartans __**A = Achieve**__ 1. Do Your Very Best 2. Be Responsible 3. Support Others

__**R = Respect**__ 1. Yourself, Others, The Room 2. Use Integrity (Doing the Right Thing When Nobody is Watching) 3. Attend Regularly/ Do Your Work When Assigned

__**E = Engage**__ 1. Participate 2. Listen Actively 3. Ask Questions and Advocate for Your Own Learning


 * Take Out Your Articles:Read and Annotate Them
 * Annotate them with ten important ideas
 * Write ten possible questions you have about which is better digital or print?
 * Then in a 'seat moving table discussion' talk to your group about the topic
 * Finish by creating a persuasive paragraph using the template below






 * COLLECT ANNOTATED ARTICLE AND PERSUASIVE PARAGRAPH **

**__Friday, Sept. 11__**
__[|Happy by Pharrell Williams]__ Journal: Do you think you are happy? If so, why? and if not, why not? What about ten years from now? What will you do to pursue the happiness you want? How will you go about achieving that 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 for participation grade **

Read the Declaration of Independence at tables.

Modified Declaration of Independence

Summary and Analysis of The Declaration of Independence

Write an Informational Paragraph summarizing the Declaration. (Paragraph must have at least five sentences.) ** COLLECT **

=__ WEEK FIVE __=

__Monday, Sept 14__
New Journals: What did the idea of the pursuit of happiness mean to Thomas Jefferson, to the colonists, to the British? What about 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?

Discuss the phrase "the 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. (Click on their names to find the information.)

[|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 and 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: ** Finish three Twitter Dates and Philosopher's Sheet for THURSDAY, SEPT 17 **

=**__Tuesday, Sept. 15__**= Finish Philosopher Research if not done in IMC

Read/Annotate (x10) Times Magazine Article about the pursuit of happiness





Homework: ** Reflect about the idea of the pursuit of happiness: then, now and in the future... (half a page) DUE Monday, Sept 14 **

__Thursday, Sept 17__
Journal: Which philosophy that we have discussed in class most closely follows your own philosophy of happiness? Explain...

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?

Read the excerpt of The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli or listen to the audio book provided. (Be prepared to discuss the way in which he would answer the question...what is the pursuit of happiness?)
 * Homework: **

[|The Prince Full Audio Book]



Explanation of The Prince (Modification)

__ **Friday, Sept 18** __
Journal: How would Machiavelli answer the question...what is the pursuit of happiness? What does he mean when he says 'the end justifies the means' Do you agree with him? Consider the following list in your discussion

Discuss the Informative Essay Assignment

Go to the IMC and begin to explore resources.Create a thesis including a guiding focus and the three supporting philosophies you will use. ** Check for Grade **


 * Essay Rough Draft - DUE by end of class Sept 22 **
 * Essay Final Draft Submitted to Turnitin.com - DUE Tuesday, Sept 29 at 11:59. **

=__ WEEK SIX __=

__ **Monday Sept 21** __
Journal: What made you happy this weekend? Why?

Learn how to format an Informative Essay Create a brochure for a Philosopher's Travelling Exhibit at the Denver Museum as a means of organizing information for the Informative Essay. The brochure will include their three chosen philosophers (one on each of the folds inside a paper that has been folded in a tri-fold fashion)
 * 1) Include some opening art work that you think demonstrates the mood of the philosopher
 * 2) Include three compelling pieces of information to go in each 'section' of the exhibit
 * 3) Include a quote at the bottom of each section [|Quotes by the Philosophers]
 * 4) Include a transition word written along each fold between the 'sections' of the exhibit in your brochure
 * Brochure DUE TUESDAY SEPT 16 **


 * Consider these possibilities as you write your intro due tomorrow**

__ Tuesday Sept 22 __
Journal: How many of you can name a book by Dr. Suess? Do you think that teenagers can learn things from children's books or are they only for children? Explain.
 * Check Brochures during Journal Time for a Grade **

Go to IMC and begin to draft their papers. (Finish brochures and introductions first at tables if not done)

__ Thursday, Sept 24 __

 * Journal: The idea of finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow could be used as a metaphor to describe the pursuit of happiness? What are some other things that might be used to describe the pursuit of happiness? Explain. **

1. Brainstorm a list of effective introductions on the board (make sure the list includes the following information) Have a 'hook' Have a strong thesis Do NOT give everything away in the introduction
 * Think about your introduction and conclusion **

2. Brainstorm a list of effective conclusions on the board (make sure the list includes the following information) Do NOT include any brand new information Do NOT repeat yourself word for word Provide fresh new insights into the subject


 * See Conclusion Requirements Below:**

IMC to finish, print and peer edit rough drafts


 * See Peer Edit Sheets Below:**


 * Essay Rough Drafts Due by END OF CLASS **

__Friday, Sept 25__

 * Journal:** **Is the idea of the pursuit of happiness a common one in fictional stories? Can you give several examples?**
 * 1) Edit your rough draft with a partner using the following sheet
 * 2) Have a second student edit your paper as well
 * 3) Learn how to submit your paper to Turnitin.com ** (FINAL DRAFT DUE TO TURNITIN.COM by Tuesday, Sept 29 at 11:59) **
 * 4) ** PAPERS NOT SUBMITTED TO TURNITIN.COM WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR A GRADE **

3. Read three stories below and be prepared to write/discuss them on Monday. Consider Why and How do these stories fit under the category of the pursuit of happiness?





=__ WEEK SEVEN __=

__**Monday, Sept 28**__
**Journal:** What did you like/learn about Informative Writing through the Philosopher's Pursuit of Happiness Essay? Discuss the three stories.... 1. Choose One. Create an Informative Summary Paragraph using the model below. ** COLLECT ** 
 * 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.  2. Choose a Second Store. Create a Visual Summary in the form of a cartoon with at least four panels. 
 * COLLECT CARTOON **

__Tuesday, Sept 29__
__Go to Computer Lab and to test [|Turnitin.com]__ __REMEMBER FINAL DRAFTS DUE TONIGHT AT 11:59__

Watch three trailers and consider these statements... Is there a price for excellence? Is desire the most vital ingredient in achievement? Is Creative Life always a Fight? (Choose one and write a response. Be prepared to discuss it.) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[|Happy Feet Trailer] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[|Charlotte's Web Trailer] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[|Bambi Trailer]

Then make predictions about the novel Johnathon Livingston Seagull based on what you see. **Discuss**
 * Journal: Watch the following clip.** [|Neil Diamond Song "Be" - Seagull Introduction]

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Begin silently reading __**Johathan Livingston Seagull**__ (Have Part One Finished by FRIDAY) After reading write a summary of what happened and include how you think this story connects to the pursuit of happiness. =

(Homework: Read Part One and write a summary paragraph DUE at end of class Thursday)
=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> =

[|Johnathon Livingston Seagull Read by Richard Harris] (entire novel)

[|Johnathan Livingston Seagull audio Part One] [|Johnathan Livingston Seagull audio Part Two]

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">__Thursday, Oct 1__
Watch [|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 DISCUSS**

Learn requirements of personal narrative metaphor for happiness

Go back to your journal and write three questions for Part One of Johnathan Livingston Seagull that could be used on a test at the end of the unit. Provide questions and answers. Finally, write a summary of Part One (Start with the main idea, include three supporting details and a conclusion) ** COLLECT **

__Friday, Oct 2__

 * Journal: Make a list of ten of your favorite things. then choose two and write about why they are your favorites.**

Mini Lesson on Metaphors for Happiness Create an advertisement that 'sells' your metaphor Include a picture that connects your idea to happiness in some way and write your three reasons somewhere on the 'ad' Example: Happiness is a new car 1. It brings excitement to life and happiness is exciting. 2. It allows you to go on a journey and happiness is a journey through life, towards satisfaction and fulfillment. 3. It comes in different colors and happiness is different for all of us. We each choose our own 'color' of happiness

Ad is due MONDAY and will act as a rough draft. Be prepared to type rough draft and conference

Continue Reading Johnathan Livingston Seagull it any time left in class. (Finished with part two and summary of part two for Tuesday)

=__ WEEK EIGHT __=

__Monday, Oct 5__
Journal: Write a sensory description of your chosen metaphor. For example, let us see the football game, taste the ice-cream, hear the music or smell the roses in your garden.

Go to IMC and type your rough drafts using the metaphor sheet from yesterday and your last three journals. Conference with the teacher as needed. ** COLLECT DRAFT BY END OF CLASS **

__Tuesday, Oct 6__

 * Journal: Write three questions about Part Two of Johnathan Livingston Seagull that could be used on a test at the end of the unit.** **Discuss**


 * Peer Edit Your Rough Drafts with Two People**

Write a summary of **Part Two** (main idea, three supporting details, conclusion) ** COLLECT ** Continue Reading the novel ** (Must be read by Friday, Oct 9) **

__Thursday, Oct 8__
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 today's' English classroom? Discuss


 * ** 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 ten minutes **
 * ** (This will take sixty minutes and be done over two class periods) **
 * ** Complete the task in each group and collect the work in a folder with all group members names on the folder. **
 * ** Turn in tomorrow when finished with all the activities. **

__ **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:__ _**
 * Flight is to _ **
 * as Eating is to **

**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...
 * (Insert word in the blank) ..... looks like **


 * _ smells like**


 * ___ tastes like__ _**


 * ___ feels like__**


 * __is__ _**

**Group Five:**
 * Create a cartoon which demonstrates a __theme__ learned through 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. **

__Friday, Oct 9__
Turn in Last Summary (Part Three)
 * Journal: What did you like best about Johnathon Livingston Seagull? What did you like least? Why? Discuss**

Finish Rough Draft in IMC- Checked by Two Others Using Peer Editing Sheet

 * Check Draft with Skoric for Completion Grade **

=__ WEEK NINE __=

__Monday, Oct 12__

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

Check to see that the papers are finished and submitted to Turnitin.com REMEMBER FINAL DRAFTS DUE TOMORROW AT 11:59

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.) You may use following template in order to construct your summary.



Be prepared to discuss the story in class. There will be quiz over the stories next time.

__Tuesday, Oct 13__

 * __Extended Metaphor Essays Due Today at 11:59__**
 * Collect Two Summaries **
 * Journal: Answer the following questions on your journal. **
 * 1. What did you learn about happiness through the paper and h ow will you apply that learning to your life? **
 * 2. What did you learn about extended metaphors and how they are analyzed and/or created? **
 * 3. 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? **

__**Remember:**__
 * After Choosing One of the Prompts Compose an In-Class Essay on the Novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull.**
 * Thesis**
 * Supporting Evidence/Examples**
 * Transitions Between Paragraphs**
 * Conclusion Restating Your Thesis**

=__ **Thursday, Oct 15 (END OF FIRST QUARTER)** __= [|Family - A Short Film] [|You've Got a Friend In Me - Toy Story]
 * Journal: Watch the two short films and the write a narrative paragraph in which you explain what friendship or family means to you. **

See what the class thinks is important at the start of the unit. [|Friends/Family Poll]

__ **Quiz on stories... COLLECT** __ Put your story names at the top of the page. Make a list of 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.

Homework: Choose one more to read based on your class conversation and write a summary using the guideline sheet below. ** SUMMARY DUE MONDAY **



__**NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS**__
=__ WEEK TEN __=

__**Monday, Oct 19**__

 * 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)

=__Tuesday Oct 19__=
 * 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. **__

__ Thursday, October 21 __
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 Poet's Society Seize the Day] [|It's My Life Bon Jovi]

= Brainstorm a list of events that have change your life... (need fifteen) DUE = 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: Wednesday, Nov 12 to Turnitin.com by 11:59 **


 * Make a pre-writing plan of your soundtrack **


 * Rough Drafts Due Thursday Oct 29 - At least six of the eleven paragraphs **


 * Learn About Best Book List Persuasive Essay Requirements = Start Reading! **
 * DUE TUESDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING BREAK -- Dec 1 at 11:59 **



__ Friday, October 22 __

 * __ Parent Teacher Conferences -- No School for Students __**

=__ WEEK ELEVEN __=

__ Monday, October 26 __

 * 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 (chrome books) **

(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) **

=__**Tuesday, October 27**__= Journal: What do you know about the Salem Witch Trials from previous classes? Connect the ideas of rumors and secrets to your life as teenagers today? Does something always have to be true in order for people to believe it? Give an example of your opinion. [|Possible Reason for the Salem Witch Trials] [|Salem Witch Trials - National Geographic - Full Documentary]
 * (Optional Background Documentary Below)**

Watch the following clip of the Scarlet Letter [|Thug Notes Scarlet Letter]

Now see the reference to the more modern version of the tale. [|Easy A Trailer]

Read about the 'players' in the novel: Hester, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl

** As you read... Write down three things you learned about each character -- **** DUE Thursday, Oct 29 **
__ **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


 * Below is a scanned version of the pages in the Black Book **

Using your character list as a guide review the novel with the following summary. [|Scarlet Letter Summary]

__ Thursday, Oct 29 __
Journal: Connect the idea of friends and family with the novel, The Scarlet Letter. How are friends and family used to develop the story-line in the novel?

(Check on the progress of the Soundtrack assignment. Questions???) Six of the eleven paragraphs must be done in order to go the IMC on Friday to type. ** SOUNDTRACK DUE TO TURNITIN.COM ON WEDNESDAY, NOV 12. **

Return to the Journal and review the novel with the following summary. List five things in the order that they happen as you watch the summary. [|Scarlet Letter Summary]

Take Out Character List. ** (Collect) ** Discuss 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 paragraph format. Include a topic sentence and three supporting sentences using specific examples from the text or your group discussions ** (Due by end of class Monday) **

__Friday, Oct 30__
Journal: Pick one of the characters from The Scarlet Letter. What is a song that could be used to represent them or the things they do in the novel? Explain your answer.

Work on Soundtrack of my Life in the IMC
 * SOUNDTRACK DUE TO TURNITIN.COM ON WEDNESDAY, NOV 12 **

Conference with Skoric during class

=__ WEEK TWELVE __=

__Monday, November 2__
Journal: Is education important in today's society? Why or why not?

IMC to finish soundtracks and conferences.

__Tuesday, November 3__
Journal: Brainstorm a list of words and ideas about the word education. Progress check on Soundtrack Assignment ** DUE: Nov 12 **

Discuss whose responsibility is the education of today's youth?

Discuss the meaning of the word allegory

[|What is an Allegory?]

Begin to watch // **The Breakfast Club** //, directed by John Hughes... At the end, students will need to decide if this film is an example of an allegory.

__Thursday, November 5__
Journal: Is The Breakfast Club still viable in today's classroom or have students and teachers changed too much to be able to learn from the film?

Students will ** write a persuasive paragraph making the claim that the film is... or is not... an allegory based on the definition and the film itself. **
 * Finish Watching the film.**

If **absent** and **unable** to view the film students will **read** the following story and then **decide** whether it is... or is not... an example of an allegory. ** Create a persuasive paragraph in response. ** Find the story below.

__ Friday, November 6 __
Journal: Sketch out a CD cover that you could use for your soundtrack...What images best represents you?

In IMC Finish Soundtrack, Fill Out Conference Sheet and Conference with Skoric.

Create a final version of your CD cover.

=__ WEEK THIRTEEN __= =__Monday, November 9__= Journal: What did you learn about yourself through the Soundtrack assignment? Did it help you improve your writing? Why or why not?

Go to IMC and finish their papers and/or CD covers.

__Tuesday, November 10__
Journal: Where have you heard of Plato before and what do you know about him? What do you think he might say about the pursuit of happiness? Watch the following depiction of Plato's Allegory. [|Claymation Version of Allegory]
 * Remember Soundtracks Due Nov 12 **

Review essential vocabulary terms from Plato's Allegory using the sheet below.

[|Plato's Allegory of the Cave] [|Allegory in Plain English] (This version of the allegory may be easier to read and understand.)
 * 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. (Be sure to put the title, author and main idea in the first sentence) **
 * Summaries Due Thursday **

__ Thursday, November 12 __
Soundtracks are due to turnitin tonight at 11:59. Songs and CD cover presentations are today.

__**BRING YOUR CHOSEN BOOK TO READ FOR THE BEST BOOK ESSAY NEXT THURSDAY**__

Professional Work Day = No School for Students
=__ WEEK FOURTEEN __=

__ Monday, November 16 __
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? (Review Plato's Allegory by watching the following. [|Claymation Version of Allegory]

Review 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. [|Empowering the Twenty-First Century Learner]
 * Discuss your opinion...**

Then write a paragraph in which you describe the education you have gotten in the last twelve years. Make the claim that you have gotten the education necessary to move forward in life or you have not gotten the education you needed. Support you claim with at least three specific examples. ** DUE TUESDAY **

__**BRING YOUR CHOSEN BOOK TO READ FOR THE BEST BOOK ESSAY THIS THURSDAY**__

__Tuesday, November 17__
Journal: What does the word utopia mean? Explain your answer.
 * Collect paragraphs **

Create a Cartoon that Demonstrates What a Utopian High School Would Be Like... Share your cartoon with a partner and explain your vision of the word utopia when education is concerned.
 * COLLECT CARTOONS **

__**BRING YOUR CHOSEN BOOK TO READ FOR THE BEST BOOK ESSAY THURSDAY**__

=**__Thursday, November 19__**=
 * __Independent Reading Day!__**
 * __Paper is Due Sunday, December 6 at 11:59__**

__Friday, November 20__
Journal: Respond to the quote...Agree, Disagree????? Connections??????


 * “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.” --Katherine Hepburn **

[|American Teacher IM] [|Waiting for Superman IMBD]
 * In your journal: Brainstorm a list of words connected with the word ** LEARNING. **
 * Watch twenty minutes of each of the following documentaries.
 * For each one make a list of ten things you learned and at the end write a reflection in which you decide who the film blames for the problems in education. ** COLLECT **

__Monday November 23-29 Thanksgiving Break =__ __**No School for Students**__
=__ WEEK SIXTEEN __=

__ Monday, November 30 __
Journal: Do you think your novel belongs on the list of best books? Why or why not? Provide three reasons for your opinion.

Go to IMC and work on your book essays. DUE SUNDAY DEC 6 AT 11:59.



__** Tuesday, December 1, **__
JOURNAL: You are five months and two weeks from high school graduation. As you look towards that even what stands out to you as the most important events in the last four years? How about the thirteen years since kindergarten? [|What will stand out as the most important?]

[|Graduation Wisdom (10 Best Commmencement Speeches)] [|Best Commencement Speeches Elements Youtube] [|15 Great Graduation Speeches]

Learn the requirements for the Graduation Speech Assignment and free-write for fifteen minutes about what you think you will say... Collect for a participation grade.



Take out your Best Book List Rough Draft (Work with a partner to edit the drafts to get ready to type the finals,) Use the worksheet below to edit. ** Then turn in rough draft and editing sheet for a participatiion grade.) **

__** Thursday, December 3 **__
Students will take the District Writing Assessment

__Friday, December 4__
Go to IMC to Finish Novel Essays **Essays Due Sunday Night at 11:5**9

=__Monday, December 7__= __ Journal: __ Choose one and respond to the quote...Denotation (what does it mean) Connotation (what is a connection you can make)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">― <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666600; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Mahatma Gandhi]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">― <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666600; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Mark Twain]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">― <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666600; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Oscar Wilde]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">― <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666600; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Nelson Mandela]

Go to the IMC and annotate-take notes on three resources that answer the qestion Whose responsibility is it to educate the Youth of Ameria?

See Below for Possibilities: Go to the IMC and complete the research sheets. When finished choose a partner and discuss your findings. Between the two of you come up with ten questions you could ask using your research. Five questions must address who is responsible for education and Five questions must address whether or not future learning is important for your success.



Collect questions, articles and research sheets.

__ **Possibilities for articles include:** __ __ **Teachers are Responsible for Student Learning** __ [|Time: The War on Teacher Tenure]

__ **Students are Responsible for Student Learning** __ [|Students must take responsibility for their own learning]

__ **Parent or Society is Responsible for Student Learning** __



__ **Websites that Discuss the Responsibility for Learning** __ [|Should Teachers Be Held Responsible for Student Performance]

[|Standardized Tests Pro/Con.org]


 * Homework: Be ready with materials for the Socratic Seminar: Whose responsibility is it to Educate the Youth in America? December 8 **

=__**Tuesday, December 8**__= Education Socratic Seminar
 * Collect resources, questions, grading sheet **
 * Persuasive Paragraph Due Dec 10 **
 * If absent make up seminar points by writing a summary paragraph for TWO of the three sources /20 pts. **

__Thursday, December 10__
Work on speeches in the IMC

[|Graduation Wisdom (10 Best Commmencement Speeches)] [|Best Commencement Speeches Elements Youtube] [|15 Great Graduation Speeches]

=__**Friday, December 11**__= Finish Speeches in Computer Lab Print and Turn in Copy Before End of Class

__Monday, December 14__
Give Speeches in the auditorium

__ Tuesday, December 15 __
Give Speeches in the Auditorium

__ Thursday, December 16 __
__ Finish Speeches During Final Period __ __ **After speeches return to class and complete this final journal** __

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