Week of December 7 - December 11
Monday, 12/7 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Projects
-Read the title story in "The
Things They Carried" before our next class
Tuesday, 12/8 (Sixth Period) snow
day/late start
- Nonconformist Projects
- Read the title story in "The
Things They Carried" before our next class
Wednesday, 12/9 (First Period)
- I.R. ; IR effort, self-graded
- Nonconformist Projects, fin
- Heroic Qualities partner
assignment (handout)
-Read the title story in "The
Things They Carried" and
"On the Rainy River" before our next class
BOTH
CLASSES: For full credit on your Final
Exam, do these three things:
1.
Watch either Girl, Interrupted OR Twelve Monkeys by Wednesday,
the 16th
2. Make
sure your Portfolio contains all of your essays (This I Believe, 2-11 and
College Admissions). Finished work and all earlier drafts must be included.
3. Be
sure you complete all the reading in The Things They Carried (six
stories): The title story, "On the Rainy River" "How To Tell A True War Story"
"The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" "Notes" and "Speaking of Courage"
Thursday, 12/10 (Sixth Period)
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Week of November 30 - December 4
Monday, 11/30 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Projects start
today; an additional letter grade given if you're ready to go today
Notes taken on Presentations; Quiz
will be on connecting individuals with their given quotes.
- Double-sided assignment: First
side, differences between the book and the movie AND who won, Ratched or
McMurphy? Second side, preview your Nonconformist Project for me.
- Aristotole's Definition of a
Tragic Hero(Goodness, Superiority, Tragic Flaw, Tragic Realization) Applied to
McMurphy. Not collected yet.
Tuesday, 12/1 (Sixth Period)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Projects start
today; an additional letter grade given if you're ready to go today
- 'Cuckoo's Nest' film version to
end
- Double-sided assignment: First
side, differences between the book and the movie AND who won, Ratched or
McMurphy? Second side, preview your Nonconformist Project for me.
Wednesday, 12/2 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Book Room for The Things They
Carried
- Nonconformist Projects
officially due today: leave an electronic copy with Callison
Thursday, 12/3 (Sixth Period)
- I.R.
- Book Room for The Things They
Carried
- Nonconformist Projects
officially due today: leave an electronic copy with Callison
Friday - both classes
Watch
Girl, Interrupted or Twelve Monkeys on your own by Monday, Dec.
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- Nonconformist Projects,
continued
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November 23 and 24
(25-27 is Thanksgiving Break)
Monday, 11/23 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Projects start
Monday the 30th; an addtional letter grade given if you're ready to go Monday
- 'Cuckoo's Nest' film version to
end
- Double-sided assignment: First
side, differences between the book and the movie AND who won, Ratched or
McMurphy? Second side, preview your Nonconformist Project for me.
Tuesday, 11/24 (Sixth Period)
- Nonconformist Projects start
Tuesday the 1st; an addtional letter grade given if you're ready to go Tuesday
- 'Cuckoo's Nest' film version to
two minutes from the end (oops). Think about the differences between the movie
and the book - and we'll watch the end on Tuesday.
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Week of November 16 - November 20
- Monday November 16 (1st Period) and
Tuesday, 17th (Sixth)
- I.R.
- Nonconformist Project signup
- 'Cuckoo's Nest' Signature Slips due
- Journal Five: 1. How does the
author make the reader question the accepted definitions of “sane,” “insane,”
“sick” and “healthy”? Start with what you think the accepted definitions
are. 2. In what way does McMurphy fit his role as a Christ figure? 3. Is he
a conventional hero?
- Journals due, self-scored
- Nine-Question Quiz on Part Four,
'Cuckoo's Nest'
- Wednesday November 18 (1st Period)
-
I.R.
- Film version of 'Cuckoo's Nest' to :51
Thursday, 19th (Sixth)
-
I.R.
- Time to complete Part Four Quiz
- Intro to "The Wire"
- Film version of 'Cuckoo's Nest'
to :10
- A grade for having made a
Nonconformist Project choice will be given Friday
- Friday November 20 (1st Period)
-
I.R.
- Film version of 'Cuckoo's Nest'
to 1:20
- A grade for having made a
Nonconformist Project choice was given
-Sixth Period
Film version of 'Cuckoo's Nest' to
:47
- A grade for having made a
Nonconformist Project choice was given
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Week of November 9 - November 13
November 11 is Veteran's Day
-Monday November 9 (1st Period)
- I.R.
- Final drafts of "2-11" Essays
are due
- Last Share Outs from 2-11's
- Study Q's for Part Three given
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to end Part Three for next class
-Tuesday November 10 (6th)
- I.R
- Final drafts of "2-11" Essays
are due
- Last Share Outs from 2-11's
- Study Q's for Part Three given
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to page 200 for next class
-Wednesday November 11 - holiday
Thursday November 12 (6th Period)
- I.R.
- Signature Slips for film version of
'Cuckoo's Nest' handed out
- notecards for your questions
- We read together to page 216; please
finish the book for the next time we meet (Tues.)
-Friday November 13 (1st Period)
- I.R.
- Signature Slips for film version of
'Cuckoo's Nest' handed out
- notecards for your questions
- We created our rubric for our
"Nonconformist" PowerPoint project and looked at some examples
- Finish reading 'Cuckoo's Nest' for Monday
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Week of November2 - November 6
November
4 is the end of the grading period
-Monday November 2 (1st Period) and
Tuesday November 3 (6th)
- I.R.
- Typed, full-length drafts of
"2-11" Essays are due
- Notecard definition of
"iconoclast" with discussion and student examples
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to page 157 for next class; there will be a Reading Check
-Wednesday November 4 (1st Period) and
Thursday November 5 (6th Period)
- I.R. (IR Logs due Friday)
- Peer revision of '2-11' - your
comments to be handed in. Revised 2-11's due Monday, 9th
(1st Period) and Tuesday, 10th
(6th Period)
-Read to page 157 in 'Cuckoo's
Nest' for Friday; there will be a Reading Check
- Share Out Loud a half-page from
your "2-11" Essay
-Friday November 6 (both classes)
- I.R.; IR Logs due. 50 pages = 15
points, total score out of 60.
- Reading Check on first half Part
Two 'Cuckoo's Nest'
-Final version 2-11's due Monday,
9th (1st Period) and Tuesday, 10th (6th Period)
-Read to page 174 (end Part Two)
in 'Cuckoo's Nest' for first class meeting next week
- Share Out Loud a half-page from
your "2-11" Essay (cont.)
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Week of October 26 - October 30
-Monday October 26 (1st) and Tuesday
October 27 (6th)
- I.R.
- Typed, full-length drafts of
"2-11" Essays are due Monday, Nov.2(1st), Nov. 3 (6th). Rubrics were handed
out: emphasis on this one should be on creativity and storytelling
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to page 85 for next class
- Wednesday
October 28 (First Period)
- I.R.
_ "A Letter To Mr. C. About My
I.R."
- Reading Check Part One (up to
page 85) in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (these went on the back of
IR Letters).
- Answered your notecard questions
on 'Cuckoo's Nest'
-Thursday October 29 (Sixth Period)
- I.R.
_ "A Letter To Mr. C. About My
I.R."
- Two study questions from our Part One
list (Ratched, Group Therapy)
-Friday October 30 (both classes)
- Typed, full-length drafts of
"2-11" Essays are due Monday, Nov.2(1st Period), and Tuesday, Nov. 3 (6th
Period).
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest : read to page 128 for next class
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Week of October 19 - October 23
-Monday October 19 (First
Period)
- I.R.
-
Final versions of College Admissions Essays are due Wednesday (21st)
- We did a share-out of short
sections of "2-11" essays
- Intro to One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest ; we read to mid page 17 together. Ideas to be considering:
Hero / Anti-hero (Is Randall P.
MacMurphy a hero?)
Non-conformism
Be familiar with author Ken
Kesey's biography
-Tuesday October 20 (Sixth
Period)
- I.R.
-
Final versions of College Admissions Essays are due Friday (23rd)
- We did a share-out of short
sections of "2-11" essays
- Intro to One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest ; we read to mid page 17 together. Ideas to be considering:
Hero / Anti-hero (Is Randall P.
MacMurphy a hero?)
Non-conformism
Be familiar with author Ken
Kesey's biography
- Wednesday
October 21 (First Period)
- Admissions Essays collected with
self-scored rubric
- We went over Study Questions for
Part One of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Homework: Read to page 60 in
'Cuckoo's Nest' for Friday
-Thursday October 22 (Sixth Period)
- Admissions Essays due with
self-scored rubric tomorrow
- We went over Study Questions for
Part One of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Homework: Read to page 45 in
'Cuckoo's Nest' for tomorrow
-Friday October 23 (First Period)
- I.R.
- Journal Four: (Two
parts) #1 What do you think of McMurphy? Do you like him? Why do you think
he behaves the way he does?
#2 Describe the hospital. Is anything
good happening there? In what ways is it a scary place?
-Friday October 23 (Sixth Period)
-College Admissions Essays due
- Journal Four: (Two
parts) #1 What do you think of McMurphy? Do you like him? Why do you think
he behaves the way he does?
#2 Describe the hospital. Is anything
good happening there? In what ways is it a scary place?
- Homework: Read to page 60 in
'Cuckoo's Nest' for Tuesday
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Week of October 12 - October 16 (14th and 15th:
no class)
-Monday and Tuesday October 12 and 13
both classes:
- I.R.
- Admissions Essays assigned:
typed draft due Friday, the 16th
- Ist Period
read "Somebody Kept Saying Powwow"(p. 199) and "Witnesses, Secret and
Not"(211) in 'The Lone Ranger...'
- Sixth read "Somebody Kept Saying
Powwow"(p. 199)
-Friday October 16
both classes:
-Drafts of Admission Essays
stamped (credit for being on time)
- Classmate Assist: Full page following
rubric format is due
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Week of October 5 - October 8 (9th is Fall
Break)
-Monday and Tuesday October 5 and 6
both classes:
- I.R.
- Progress on Admissions Essays
for credit
- Peer Comments on AE for equal
credit
- Sherman Alexie, "Superman and
Me" out loud
-Wednesday and Thursday October 7 and
8
- I.R.
-'The Lone Ranger and Tonto...'
out loud, popcorn reading. We read the title story (p. 181) and "Family
Portrait" (p. 191). Sixth Period also read (listened to and read along)
"Witnesses, Secret and Not" and "Superman and Me."
- Notecard assignment based on
Alexie quote; your definition of a hero compared with Alexie's
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Week of September 28 - October 2
-Monday and Tuesday September
28 and 29
First Period/Monday:
-
I.R.
- We went to the College Fair as a class
- Journal Two: Discuss the use of language
in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven; read the stories "The
Fun House" (p. 76) and "All I Wanted To Do Was Dance" on your own.
Sixth Period/Tuesday:
- -
I.R.
- Journal Two: Discuss the use of language
in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven
- Read the stories "The Fun House" (p. 76) and
"All I Wanted To Do Was Dance"
First Period/Wednesday:
-
I.R.
- A page of brainstorming
for college admissions essays, and a look at the text Writing For College. One
side is thoughts on Special Talents, Skills, Awards, Academic Record,
Educational Goals, Career Goals and Community Activities. The other side is
your Top 5 from section 546 in 'WFC' - the section titled "If Only I Had
Known..."
- We read Alexie's "Indian Education" (p. 171) as
a group
- Journal Three (just started) will be your
version of Sherman Alexie's story "Indian Education." It is to be about your
school memories, and titled "My 2-11."
Sixth Period/Thursday:
-
I.R.
- A page of brainstorming
for college admissions essays, and a look at the text Writing For College. One
side is thoughts on Special Talents, Skills, Awards, Academic Record,
Educational Goals, Career Goals and Community Activities. The other side is
your Top 5 from section 546 in 'WFC' - the section titled "If Only I Had
Known..."
- We read Alexie's "Indian Education" (p. 171) as
a group
- Journal Three (just started) will be your
version of Sherman Alexie's story "Indian Education." It is to be about your
school memories, and titled "My 2-11."
- both classes - Friday,
October 2
- I.R.
- Journal Three: "My 2-11" continued
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Week of September 21 - September 25
-Monday and Tuesday September
21 and 22
First Period/Monday:
-
I.R.
- Peer comments on "This I Believe" Essay due
- Smoke Signals to end
- Notecard assignment (not turned in) Thoughts on
strengths and weaknesses of SS
Sixth Period/Tuesday:
- I.R.
- Peer comments
on "This I Believe" Essay due
- Final Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is
due Thursday
- Smoke Signals to end
- Notecard assignment: One side- your impressions
of Smoke Signals
Other side: Alexie's use of language in 'The Lone
Ranger' (not collected)
First Period/Wednesday, 23rd
- I.R.
- Reading Logs are due w/ a Post-It explanation.
Self-scored: 200 pages = 60 points
- Final Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is
due w/ drafts and completed rubric
- "This I Believe" Essays out loud for an
additional grade
Sixth Period/Thursday, 24th
- I.R.
- Reading Logs are due w/ a Post-It explanation.
Self-scored: 200 pages = 60 points
- Final Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is
due w/ drafts and completed rubric
- "This I Believe" Essays out loud for an
additional grade
- both classes - Friday, September 25
- My Website and Email assignment is due by Monday
AM
- "This I Believe" Essays out loud for an
additional grade, cont.
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Week of September 14 - September 18
-Monday and Tuesday September
14 and 15
First Period/Monday:
- I.R.
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is due
-Notecard assignment: One side -
"Reading in class." The other side is your observations on reservation life in
the Alexie story "The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn't Flash Red
Anymore."
Sixth Period/Tuesday:
- I.R.
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is due Thursday
-Notecard assignment: One side -
"Josh and Elvia" Other side: score your TIB essay using our rubric
First Period/Wednesday:
- I.R.
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is overdue
- We read in the Alexie book to
page 75 ("This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona") and watched the
first 14 minutes of Smoke Signals
Sixth Period/Thursday:
- I.R.
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is due
- We read in the Alexie book to
page 75 ("This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona") and watched the
first 29 minutes of Smoke Signals
- both classes - Friday, September
18
- Revised "This I Believe Essays"
are due the next time we meet. If (and only if) you got a thumbs-up stamp on
your draft, no revision is necessary at this time.
- Smoke Signals, cont.
First Period got to the :53 mark, and Sixth got to the 1:08 point.
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Week of September 8 - September 11
Tuesday and Wednesday September
8 and 9 (Monday was Labor Day)
- I.R.
-
We listened to examples of "This I Believe" Essays from National Public Radio,
and brainstormed some of
our own ideas. 6th Period worked in groups of three, and 1st Period did not.
Thursday and Friday September
10 and 11 :
- I.R.
- Work on "This I Believe" Essays
continued; First Period has a typed draft due Monday
-First Period resumed reading from The
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven, and got to page 49. Sixth
Period has not gotten back to the book yet; also has not gotten handout with
IR expectations.
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Week of August 31 - September 4
Monday and Tuesday, August 31
and September 1:
- I.R.
- Luis Rodriguez quotes, continued
- Sherman Alexie intro
Journal Expectations:
- In ink
- Legible
- 200 words minimum, word count at
the top
Journal #1: From Sherman Alexie's
"Every Little Hurricane" - Choose two quotes (include page numbers) one that
you like and one you are mystified by.
Wednesday and Thursday,
September 2 and 3:
- I.R.
- Sherman Alexie quotes / Journal
One, continued. Explain why you chose the sections of Alexie's writing that
you did. Use as many of the quotes you pulled as you want (or need) in order
to reach your word count (200 words, minimum). You need two quotes from each
of the first three stories.
- 6th
Period did a notecard assignment on The Star Spangled Banner and Jimi Hendrix
- Friday, September 4
- 1st Period did a notecard
assignment on The Star Spangled Banner and Jimi Hendrix and a short Journal
share-out
- 6th Period started work on their
"This I Believe" essays
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Week of August 24 - 28
Monday and Tuesday, August 24 and 25
Letter to Parents / Suggestions
for Success (Handout, signed slip due next class)
Independent
Reading Expectations, credit for having your book choice
Biographical Essay Assignment -
typed version due next class: (Uniqueness, Hopes and Expectations, Ideal
English Class) 250 word minimum, Times Roman typeface, 12 pt. font, double or
1 1/2 spacing. Save on your USB drive.
Letter to your future self. You
seal it in an envelope, I'll hold on to them until May.
Wednesday and Thursday, August 26 and 27
-Biographical Essay Assignment -
typed version due today
-Independent Reading Expectations,
credit given for having your book choice w/ you
-IR Share-out: Tell us the title
and author, how you picked it, and WHY you like it
-Letter to Parents / Suggestions
for Success: signed slip due today
-I read the Preface to Luis
Rodriguez' "Always Running" out loud
Friday, August 28
IR
Notecard assignment on Luis
Rodriguez quotes including discussion
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First two days of school - Thursday and
Friday, August 20 and 21
Introductions
Biographical Pre-Writing
(Uniqueness, Hopes and Expectations, Ideal English Class)
bottom image: French filmmaker, actor and comedian Jacques Tati