Unit #1 - Culture and Identity
8/22 - Class Introduction & “Digging” by Seamus Heaney (Journal)
8/23 - Check for Signed Info Sheet from Parents
How to take effective class notes and how do I annotate a book?
Unit #1 introduction = Culture & Identity
Week of 8/26-8/30
8/26 - 9th Retreat
Work on your Zeitoun Reading Guide
8/27 - Zeitoun discussion, pgs. 1-85
"100 Best First Lines"
Discuss how Honor Code applies to our class
8/28 - Zeitoun discussion, pgs. 85-146Looking back on Zeitoun's story - Journal
What do the photos mean in a book VS. graphic novel, like Spiegelman's Maus
Zeitoun Vocab Work
Time to work on Zeitoun Reading Guide
8/30 - Vocab Unit 1
Zeitoun OPTICing Project
Globalization & Civilization - Journal
Week of 9/2-9/6
9/2 – Labor Day
9/3 - Zeitoun discussion, pgs. 146-202
Law, justice and fairness
Zeitoun Reading Guide Due
9/4 - Zeitoun discussion, pgs. 202-End
The American Dream - Journal
"Pulling Yourselves Up By Your Bootstraps" & Horatio Alger Myth T-chart
OPTICing time to work
9/6 - Vocab Unit 2
"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins (Journal)
“Ozymandias” by Percy Shelley & Questions
Week of 9/9-9/13
9/9 - "The Unknown Citizen" (407) by W.H. Auden poetry with "For Analysis"
Zeitoun OPTICing Project Due
What does bureaucracy mean?
Bureaucracy Clip
9/10 - "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson with "For Analysis" (394) - Homework
Julia Cameron Mitchell photograph of Tennyson
Leadership styles & "The Great Man Theory"
9/11 - "Falling Man" excerpt (just read)
OPTIC the image
Rememberences in the Twitter world
9/13 - Vocab Unit 2
Grammar Workshop
Week of 9/16-9/20
9/16 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 609-627
A Raisin in the Sun Class Notes
A Raisin in the Sun For Analysis questions (due by 9/27)
9/17 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 627-640
Character Sketches
9/18 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 640-651
Great Migration Padlet
The Great Migration Clip #1 & Clip #2
9/20 - Vocab Unit 3
Daystar" by Rita Dove with "For Analysis" [In Class]
Close Reading Journal [Character Line]
Week of 9/23-9/27
9/23 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 651-659
Director's Notebook Project Introduced
University Costs
9/24 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 659-672
Modern Clip #1
Poitier Clip #2
Diddy Clip #3
9/25 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 672-684
For Analysis Questions Due/Shared (684)
Act II Clip #1
Act II Clip #2
Act II Clip #3
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by TS Eliot (595) [In Class]
9/27 – Inservice Day (Midterm T1)
Week of 9/30-10/4
9/30 - "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell with "For Analysis" (694) - In Class
10/1 - Vocab Test, Units 1-3
10/2 - Director's Notebook Project Work Day
10/4 - Director's Notebook Project Due
In Cold Blood Class Notes
Compare the images from TS Eliot's The Hollow Men & In Cold Blood 1st Paragraph
8/23 - Check for Signed Info Sheet from Parents
How to take effective class notes and how do I annotate a book?
Unit #1 introduction = Culture & Identity
Week of 8/26-8/30
8/26 - 9th Retreat
Work on your Zeitoun Reading Guide
8/27 - Zeitoun discussion, pgs. 1-85
"100 Best First Lines"
Discuss how Honor Code applies to our class
8/28 - Zeitoun discussion, pgs. 85-146Looking back on Zeitoun's story - Journal
What do the photos mean in a book VS. graphic novel, like Spiegelman's Maus
Zeitoun Vocab Work
Time to work on Zeitoun Reading Guide
8/30 - Vocab Unit 1
Zeitoun OPTICing Project
Globalization & Civilization - Journal
Week of 9/2-9/6
9/2 – Labor Day
9/3 - Zeitoun discussion, pgs. 146-202
Law, justice and fairness
Zeitoun Reading Guide Due
9/4 - Zeitoun discussion, pgs. 202-End
The American Dream - Journal
"Pulling Yourselves Up By Your Bootstraps" & Horatio Alger Myth T-chart
OPTICing time to work
9/6 - Vocab Unit 2
"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins (Journal)
“Ozymandias” by Percy Shelley & Questions
Week of 9/9-9/13
9/9 - "The Unknown Citizen" (407) by W.H. Auden poetry with "For Analysis"
Zeitoun OPTICing Project Due
What does bureaucracy mean?
Bureaucracy Clip
9/10 - "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson with "For Analysis" (394) - Homework
Julia Cameron Mitchell photograph of Tennyson
Leadership styles & "The Great Man Theory"
9/11 - "Falling Man" excerpt (just read)
OPTIC the image
Rememberences in the Twitter world
9/13 - Vocab Unit 2
Grammar Workshop
Week of 9/16-9/20
9/16 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 609-627
A Raisin in the Sun Class Notes
A Raisin in the Sun For Analysis questions (due by 9/27)
9/17 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 627-640
Character Sketches
9/18 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 640-651
Great Migration Padlet
The Great Migration Clip #1 & Clip #2
9/20 - Vocab Unit 3
Daystar" by Rita Dove with "For Analysis" [In Class]
Close Reading Journal [Character Line]
Week of 9/23-9/27
9/23 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 651-659
Director's Notebook Project Introduced
University Costs
9/24 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 659-672
Modern Clip #1
Poitier Clip #2
Diddy Clip #3
9/25 - A Raisin in the Sun, pgs. 672-684
For Analysis Questions Due/Shared (684)
Act II Clip #1
Act II Clip #2
Act II Clip #3
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by TS Eliot (595) [In Class]
9/27 – Inservice Day (Midterm T1)
Week of 9/30-10/4
9/30 - "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell with "For Analysis" (694) - In Class
10/1 - Vocab Test, Units 1-3
10/2 - Director's Notebook Project Work Day
10/4 - Director's Notebook Project Due
In Cold Blood Class Notes
Compare the images from TS Eliot's The Hollow Men & In Cold Blood 1st Paragraph