English+12+(P6)+2016-17


 * 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, January 9 __**
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, January 10 **__= 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, January 13 **__= **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, January 16 **__=

**__NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS__**
=__** Tuesday, January 17 **__=
 * 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 Wednesday, January 18: Ten questions and Two Annotated Articles
=__** Wednesday, January 18 **__=

** Students will participate in the District Writing Assessment Pre-Test **

 * When finished:**
 * 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
=__** Friday, January 20 **__=

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

[|Socratic Seminar 101]

Go over the grading sheet

=__ WEEK THREE __= =__** Monday, January 23 **__= 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 __
= = =__** Tuesday, January 24 **__= Journal: If you fail this class and don't graduate from high school whose fault will it be?

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

 * Journal: When you study ?**

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: Choose one quote from your article and explain how it could be used to prove the claim that digital or print is the best media for getting new information.**


 * Use Rotating Table Discussions to ultimately decide which is the better way to learn new material, digitally or through traditional print media. Then by Monday, select and read one more article. Once you have read two and participated in the discussion write a persuasive paragraph about which medium is the best to learn new material. Print or Digital? (Turn in your annotated article and your persuasive paragraph on Monday)**

For those students absent, simply read one other article (two in total.) Then from the knowledge gained write a persuasive paragraph which supports your opinion on the question. Turn it in with your one annotated article on Monday.

=__ WEEK FOUR __=

**__Monday, Sept 12__**
__[|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 **

__Tuesday, Sept 13__
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 **

__Thursday, 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 **

__Friday, Sept 16__
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 Locke 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)

=__ WEEK FIVE __=

__ **Monday, Sept 19** __
Journal: Read or listen to the excerpt from The Prince. Then decide how Machiavelli would 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 23 **
 * Essay Final Draft Submitted to Turnitin.com - DUE Tuesday, Sept 27 at 11:59. **

__ **Tuesday, Sept 20** __
Journal: What made you happy yesterday? 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 Thursday, Sept 22 **


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

__ Thursday, 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)

__ Friday, Sept 23 __

 * 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 **

=__ WEEK SIX __=

__Monday, Sept 26__

 * 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 Wednesday Sept 28 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 Tuesday. Consider Why and How do these stories fit under the category of the pursuit of happiness?





__**Tuesday, Sept 27**__
Journal: No Journal IMC To Work on Papers

__Wednesday, 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 **

__Friday, Sept 30__
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]

=__ WEEK SEVEN __=

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">__Monday, Oct 3__
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

Below you will find a modified assignment for the Life Metaphor

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 Wednesday and will act as a rough draft. Be prepared to type rough draft and conference

= =

__Tuesday, October 4__
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 **

__Thursday, October 6__

 * Journal: Look at the following image, without talking. Then answer the following questions about the image.**
 * 1. What would you think if you saw this family on the street?**
 * 2. What kinds of assumptions and judgments would you make?**
 * 3. Have you seen families like this before?**
 * 4. How do you think they feel? (5 minutes)**
 * Photo courtesy of awesomedc.com**
 * Following the writing, watch the following clips.**

[|Homelessness in America]
=[|This is Homelessness in America]=

= = =**[|Jeannette Walls Introduces The Glass Castle]**=
 * Now draw a line under your first response and write about which of the statistics in the film surprised you the most.**
 * Discuss student responses. (5 minutes)**
 * Watch the following clip in which Jeanette Walls talks to Stephen Colbert.**

=**[|The Glass Castle Movie Trailer]**=
 * Finally watch the opening trailer to the film.**


 * Begin to read the novel and work on your journal entries (5 due next Tuesday)**
 * See Reading Schedule and Journal Assignment Below**


 * Check Out the Following Examples to See If They Give You Some Guidance.**








 * Complete Your Rough Draft and Have it Peer Edited by Two Others on Monday, October 10**


 * Peer Edit Your Rough Drafts with Two People**

=__No School On Friday, October 7 =__ __Teacher Work Day__= =__ WEEK EIGHT __=

__Monday, Oct 10__

 * Journal: What are you struggling on with respect to the Happiness Metaphor Assignment? How can you advocate for yourself to solve the problem? What resources could help you?**


 * Go to IMC and finish the Happiness Metaphor (Conference with Skoric as needed and show her your Rough Draft for a Completion Grade)**

=__**Wednesday, October 12**__= Journal: What part of your essay are you the most proud of? Why? What are you going to fix today before you submit it on Thursday night? ---Spell checked? --Read aloud to yourself? --Read to someone else?

Go to IMC and finish Happiness Metaphor Essay. Submit it if you feel confident. It is DUE THURSDAY at 11:59pm

If you are done, read the memoir through page 75 and complete five journal entries.


 * PAPER SUBMITTTED + 75 PAGES READ + JOURNAL ENTRIES WRITTEN = NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEKEND**

=__Thursday and Friday, October 13 and October 14__= =**NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS =****PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES**=

=__ WEEK NINE __=

__**Monday, October 17**__
Journal: What did you like most about writing the Happiness Metaphor? What did you like least? What, if anything did you learn about yourself as a writer?

You should be getting into __**The Glass Castle**__. As a way 'into' the book consider three excerpts of interviews the author did following the release of __**The Glass Castle.**__



__**Discuss and Collect the Responses**__

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">You wrote about your thoughts on the words, hardscrabble, welfare, luck, privilege, free-spirited. How are their connotations different from their denotations? <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Now consider the word **HOMELESS.**

What is the denotation of the word homeless? How about the connotation? Now go one step further... In groups of four create a Homeless Meaning Chart Use the organizer below.

1. Put the word HOMELESS in the center 2. Use the other circles to create a phrase for each of the following. (Use vivid descriptive language in your phrases) Homelessness looks like... Homelessness feels like.... Homelessness smells like... Homelessness tastes like... Homelessness sounds like... __**Collect Organizers**__

__**Homework: Read through page seventy-five and complete five journal entries. (There will be a quiz tomorrow)**__

__**Tuesday, October 18**__

 * Fifteen minutes to Read __The Glass Castle__**

**__[|Audio File - The Glass Castle]__**

 * After independent reading the students will discuss the novel so far using the following questions as a guide.**

__Thursday, October 20__
Journal: What did you think of the novel so far? Explain your answer...

Today we are going to do some research about the current state of homelessness in America. Consider the following: Gender, Age, Location. How do these factors affect homelessness?

Watch the following clip from //**The New Yorker**// //**[|Homeless in New York: The Other Millenials]**// What do you think? Is the definition changing for younger people?

Now go to the IMC and read three articles. One that makes a gender comment, one an age comment and another from the Location Perspective. Feel Free to Choose Another Source if Those Given Do Not Work.

Fill Out the Sheet to Record Your Findings.

__**Age:**__

 * [|Old and On The Street:The Graying of America's Homeless]**




 * [|Golden Years in Homelessness]**


 * [|Coming of Age: Poverty and Homelessness]**


 * [|Homeless Shelter for Young Millennials Opens in Boston]**

**__Gender:__**

 * [|Homelessness is a Gender Issue: The Telegraph]**


 * [|Various Homeless Articles - New York Times]**


 * [|Get 100,000 Homeless Off The Streets: The Smithsonian]**

__**Location:**__

 * [|End Homelessness in the US]**


 * [|The Atlantic: How Can We End...]**


 * [|South Carolina City Makes Being Homeless Illegal]**


 * [|US Homelessness is on the Decline...Maybe?]**


 * Once you have finished reading the articles you need to form an opinion about the idea of homelessness. Then write an Op-Ed (Opinion) Article in which you discuss your opinion and put forth a solution to the said problem.**
 * Use the following guide to writing the article.**
 * 1) **At least 250 words**
 * 2) **Make a claim and support it with evidence from the reading.**
 * 3) **Put forth a solution for your chosen claim.**
 * 4) **Create a Headline that contains an active verb.**


 * The following rubric will be used to grade the article.**

__Friday, October 21__
Journal: From your research yesterday, which element has the greatest effect on homelessness: Age, Gender, Location? Explain your answer

Go to IMC and complete your opinion article. Due to Turnitin.com by Next Thursday, October 27

Have two students read the article and grade it using the rubric below

__**Continue reading The Glass Castle and completing your next set of Journal Entries. (Pages 76-115 and five journals DUE Thursday, October 27)**__

=__ WEEK TEN __=

__Monday, October 24__
Journal: Make a list of all of the genres of reading you can think of. Put a star next to your favorite. Explain you answer.

Read the following and discuss it in groups of four. (Have one person record the group's thoughts.)

**[|What's a Memoir:]**
Listen to an excerpt of the following memoir by David Sedaris

[|David Sedaris - Plague of Ticks]

 * Following the model, students will create a memoir paragraph.**
 * You can finish this sentence with a story. “When I walked into first grade for the first time…**
 * Or you can simply write about a family story that you have heard many times before.**
 * The memoir paragraph should be written in paragraph form, making sure to include the elements that have been discussed.**
 * Paragraph is due on Thursday.**


 * (Remember Pages 76-115 and Five Journal Entries are Due Tomorrow.) There will be a quiz.**

__Tuesday, October 25__
[|More Memoir Excerpts]
 * Journal: Have you ever read a memoir before The Glass Castle? Do you think the author is an unreliable narrator? Why or why not?**


 * Reading day for The Glass Castle**
 * (Read through page 115 and have five journal entries made)**

__**Thursday, October 27**__
Journal: What are three questions you could ask in a quiz over your reading of __**The Glass Castle**__ so far?


 * Quiz Project Guide and Rubric**



Using the following sheet, six groups of students (4-5 students per group) will create a quiz for their assigned pages. Group 1 Pages 1-20 Group 2 Pages 21-40 Group 3 Pages 41-60 Group 4 Pages 61-80 Group 5 Pages 81-100 Group 6 Pages 101-120

questions must be checked by Skoric before they are shared on Google Drive. There will be one laptop at each table to record and share your questions.
 * DUE: END OF CLASS **

__**Friday, October 28**__

 * Journal: Is your opinion of Homelessness changing as you read the book? Why or why not?**


 * Students will go to the IMC and work on their Opinion Article. It needs to be checked by two people using the rubric below. **
 * DUE: Submit to Turnitin.com if finished. It is DUE Sunday, October 30 at 11:59. **


 * When finished students are to read the poem by Flannagan. Answer the questions that follow and then discuss answers if there is time.**

=__ WEEK ELEVEN __= __ **Monday, October 31** __ ** Happy Halloween! **
 * Journal: Share your memoir paragraph with a partner. One story often leads to another... What did their journal entry make you think of in your own life? Write about that memory in your journal.**
 * Thinking about memories of your childhood and even memories of yesterday, write six words that would best describe you... (In your journal)
 * How many know of you know Ernest Hemingway? Books written? Details about his personal life?
 * The story says that Hemingway lost a bet and so he had to create a novel using only six words. Below you will find Hemingway's **Six Word Story**:

**"For Sale: baby shoes, never worn"**
After the popularity of his 'shortest novel ever' Hemingway felt compelled to create a sequel; //**The New Yorker**// wrote an article about the sequels in September of 2016.

**[|Hemingway's Six Word Sequels]**

 * Those short novels turned into memoirs.

Watch the clip below to see some examples.
 * There was a book written in response to this six-word memoir phenomenon.

**[|Six-Word Memoirs]**

 * Now, it's your turn. Create Three Six-Word Memoirs of Your Own.
 * ** SIX WORD MEMOIRS DUE TUESDAY **

__ **Tuesday, November 1** __
 * Watch the following clip:**

**[|The 2013 Memoir Movie]**
Music is magical. It has a power to it, the ability to instantly to make you feel a certain emotion or remember a particular place and time. In a way, we all have our own soundtracks: the songs, artists, and albums that played when we had our first kisses, danced our first dances, or the song that played when we first drove the car 'all by ourselves...' It might not be a good feeling, but the right song can make you feel the way you felt at any particular moment in your life and that's nothing short of incredible.
 * Read the following statement:**


 * Journal: Now look at your six word memoirs. Choose one and connect it to the soundtrack that invariably runs through our heads at any given time. What song would best describe that memory? If not a song how about a particular artist or a genre of music? Explain your reasoning.**


 * Take the quiz for the first 120 pages using questions selected from those written by your group. Collect when finished. **

When finished continue reading __**The Glass Castle**__ and finish the next set of journal entries.
 * Journal entries checked tomorrow. **

__**Thursday, November 3, Friday, November 4**__
__**No Class for Students**__

=__ WEEK TWELVE __=

__**Monday, November 7**__
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 November November 8** =
 * How will you remember the moments in your life? How would you like to be remembered?**

= __**Tuesday, November 8**__ = 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: Sunday, November 20 at 11:59pm **

= = =__ Thursday, November 10 __= Journal: How do you plan to organize your soundtrack? Why did you choose that method of organization?
 * Make a pre-writing plan of your soundtrack **
 * Rough Drafts November 10 - At least six of the eleven paragraphs **

1. Sign up for your Glass Castle Project. (Cardboard Box City needs waivers)

Blank Sign Up Sheets

2. Meet as a Project Group to discuss the rubrics






 * For the Snap Challenge and the Cardboard Box City Project Discussion Questions are Required (Find the Questions Below)**

3. When you are not meeting with your group to discuss the rubric work on the Rough Draft for the Soundtrack of Your Life.


 * Six Paragraphs are DUE by the End of Class on FRIDAY **

=__ WEEK THIRTEEN __=

__**Monday, November 14**__
Journal: From your reading of The Glass Castle, which character do you like the most? what about the least? Explain your answers using specific examples from the book. Discuss as a class for five minutes.

Return to the IMC and continue working on The Soundtrack of Your Life. If done, you can either peer edit or have the substitute read it using the conference sheet.




 * Peer Edit and Have an Adult Check Your Rough Draft **

__**Tuesday, November 15**__
No Journal

Change Due Date of Soundtrack to November 25 at 11:59. Have Read Through Page 150 for tomorrow

Go to IMC and finish Soundtrack Peer Edit

Adult Conference Sheet

Soundtrack Grading Rubric

__**Thursday, November 17**__
1. Go the following site: =**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">@https://surveys.panoramaed.com/thompson **=
 * Students will take the perception surveys.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Students will log in using their student id number.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">3. Students can use their phone or get a chrome book from the IMC

Journal: Which character from __**The Glass Castle**__ do you most closely relate to? Why?

For the first part of class you will participate in stations involving The Glass Castle. (See material below.)





Use the remainder of class time to conference with Skoric or your peers about your Soundtrack

= = = __ NOVEMBER 21-25 __ = =Finish The Glass Castle= =**Finish The Soundtrack and Submit to Turnitin by Sunday November 27**=
 * __ THANKSGIVING BREAK = NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS __ **

= __ WEEK FOURTEEN __ =

** Back to school :) **
= __**Monday Nov. 28th**__ = Journal- Relate The Glass Castle to Something You Remember from Elementary School It's Back to Kindergarten and CENTERS :)

= __**Tuesday Nov. 29th**__ = Journal- Relate The Glass Castle to Something You Remember from Middle School It's Time for Group Work - Middle School Style...

During the group work take a trip down**[| 'viewing memory lane']**

**[|If I could write a letter to me... Paisley]**
At the end of class, write a letter to your kindergarten or your middle school self about what you know now that you didn't know then. What memories from your childhood were evoked?

** Soundtrack Presentations Thursday **


= __**Thursday, December 1**__ =

** Soundtrack Presentations Today **
=__ **Friday, December 2** __= No Journal

IMC to finish Homeless Projects
Use Rubrics to Make Sure You Have Everything Done for Your Chosen Project








 * For the Snap Challenge and the Cardboard Box City Project Discussion Questions are Required (Find the Questions Below)**

= __ WEEK FIFTEEN __ = = __** Monday Dec 5th **__ = Journal: What character traits—both good and bad—do you think that Jeannette inherited from her parents? And how do you think those traits shaped Jeannette’s life.

** Last Day to Finish Reading and Complete Journal Entries **
= __** Tuesday Dec 6th **__ = Journal:For many, the most extraordinary thing about The Glass Castle is that, despite everything, Jeannette Walls refuses to condemn her parents. Were you able to be equally as nonjudgmental? What if you were in her shoes?


 * __Prep for final discussion on The Glass Castle and Homelessness Projects__ **
 * 1) ** Answer two questions **thoughtfully and completely in order to be prepared for the questions if they come up. Use textual evidence in your answer so it will be easily available during the discussion
 * 2) **Write two open ended questions** to ask during discussion. One question must ask your peer to make some sort of connection between the book and his or her experience with the homelessness project.
 * 3) **Guiding Questions:** Answer in advance so you are ready for discussion on Wednesday.
 * How will this shape your thinking beyond class?
 * What will you do differently?
 * What do you wish your peers could learn from the project that you picked? Or what do you wish that they could've experienced with you?

Discuss expectations and rubric




=__ **Thursday, December 8** __=
 * Homelessness Projects are Due **
 * Socratic Seminar: The Glass Castle; Homelessness/Hunger Project; Personal Experiences **

__ **Friday Dec 9** __

 * Twenty minutes to finish seminar and create paragraphs. **
 * Collect persuasive paragraphs. **

**Journal:** Are you nervous, excited or both for the upcoming graduation? Spend a few minutes and reflect about the last twelve years and possibly the next twelve.



[|Pomp and Circumstance]
 * Introduce Graduation Speeches **

Graduation Speech Intro... [|Time Magazine Top Ten Commencement Addresses]