Quarter 3 2012 Assignments
Tuesday, January 17:
Please read and outline the background information on Middle Eastern (Arabic and Persian) literature on pp. 564-575 and upload the assignment to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period. Also, please bring yourAlchemist materials to today's class. We will do wrap-up and review of the text for Thursday's test.
Wednesday, January 18:
Please read the selection on theThe Koran on pp. 576-580 in your textbook and post to the class blog by the beginning of today's class period.
Tuesday, January 24:
Today we will take the VW Unit 8 story quiz in class. Please bring a pencil to class in addition to your regular class materials. Also, please read "the Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor" on pp. 582-588 in your text, answer questions 1, 3-5 and the comprehension check on p. 589 and upload the assignment to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period.
Wednesday, January 25:
Please read the selections in the text fromthe Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam on pp. 594-597and post to the class blog by the beginning of today's class period.
Thursday, January 26:
Please read the selections in the text from Poems by Rumi on pp. 600-604, answer questions 1, 3-8 and upload the assignment to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period.
Friday, January 27:
Please read and outline the background information on Western African oral literature on pp. 612-623 and upload them to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period.
Monday, January 30:
Please read "How the World Was Created From a Drop of Milk" on pp. 624-626 and answer questions 1,2,4-9 and the comprehension check and upload the assignment to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of the class period. Also, VW Unit 9 is due in today's class. Please come prepared to correct the unit today.
Tuesday, January 31:
Please read "the First Bard Among the Soninke" pp, 628-630 and please post a response to the class blog by the beginning of the class period. Also, please read and complete pp. 7-16 in "Step 1" ofWriting a Research Paper and bring it to today's class for submission.
Wednesday, February 1:
Today we will be in the Tech Lab (Rm. 227) doing Google Account Set-up. Also, be prepared to take your Unit 9 Vocabulary quiz.
Thursday, February 2:
Please read "Tales of Anansi the Spider", pp. 650-656 and answer questions 1, 3, 4 and comp. check on p. 657 and upload the answers to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of the class period. Also, please read and complete pp. 17-21 in "Step 1" ofWriting a Research Paper and bring it to today's class for submission.
Friday, February 3:
Today we will meet in the Digital Resource Center (Rm. 201-A) for digital resource training for the SRP. Also, please read and complete pp. 22-30 (up to "Community Resources") in "Step 2" ofWriting a Research Paper and bring it to today's class for submission.
Tuesday, February 7:
Please read "Iktomi the Spider" on pp. 658-662 and post to the blog by the beginning of today's class.
Wednesday, February 8:
Please print a copy of theTrickster comparison chartand bring it to today's class.
Thursday, February 9:
Today we will meet in the library for information on print resources for the SRP. Also, please bring yourVocabulary Workshopbooks. We will check Unit 10 in today's class period.
Friday, February 10:
Please read and complete pp. 47-50 and 57-64 in "Step 3" of Writing a Research Paper and bring it to today's class for submission.
Monday, February 13:
Today we will take the VW Unit 10 Story Quiz in class. Please come prepared with a #2 pencil in addition to your regular class materials. Also, please remember to your post your SRP topic choice on the class wikispace by the beginning of today's class period.
Tuesday, February 14:
Please complete Step 4, "Writing a Thesis Statement and a Title" on pp. 65-76 in yourWriting a Research Paperworkbooks and bring it to today's class for homework credit.
Wednesday, February 15:
P4- We will meet in the library for today's classto listen to Mr. Baldacci discuss the writing process. Please come prepared with questions to ask him.
All sections -- Please complete and submit yourWhat I Already Know, What I Want to Know paragraphs to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period. For an example of how to write this pre-writing assignment, please see the handout on the SRP information page.
Thursday, February 16:
Please develop 10 jeopardy style questions and answers for review of literature Unit 4 (Middle-eastern and Western African literature). Please upload the assignment towww.turnitin.comby the beginning of today's class period.
Tuesday, February 21:
Today we will take the Unit 4 literature test in today's class. SRP thesis statements are due to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period. For directions on developing a working thesis statement, please lookhere. Finally, please read and outline the background information on the literature of Medieval Europe on pp. 686-695 and upload the assignment to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period.
Wednesday, February 22:
Please complete VW 11 for today's class period. We will correct it for homework credit. Also, please read Perceval on pp. 708-720, answer questions 1, 3-5 and the comprehension check on p. 722 and post the assignment to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of the class period.
Thursday, February 23:
Please submit your SRP interview questions to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period. Also, please complete pp. 30-46 in "Step 2" in your Writing a Research Paperworkbooks. This assignment will count as homework credit. Finally, please read the selection in the text from Marie de France'sThe Lay of the Werewolfon pp. 724-731 and post to the class blog by the beginning of today's class period.
Friday, February 24:
Today we will take the VW Unit 11 quiz. Please come prepared with a pencil in addition to your regular class materials. Also, please read the first half of the selections from Dante'sInferno, pp. 732-745 and post to the blog by the beginning of today's class period.
Monday, February 27:
Please read the second half of the selections from Dante's Inferno, pp.746-756, answer questions 1,3-7 and the comprehension check on p. 759 and post the assignment to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period.
Tuesday, February 28:
Please read and outline the background on Renaissance Europe on pp. 772-783 and upload the assignment to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period.
Wednesday, February 29:
Please read the selection from Thomas More'sUtopiaon pp. 794-801 and post to the blog by the beginning of today's class period.
Thursday, March 1:
Please read the sonnets of Petrarch and Ronsard on pp. 804-809 and answer questions 1-4 and the comprehension check and upload the assignment to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of class.
Friday, March 2:
SRP source cards are due by the beginning of today's class. You may either hand in actual index cards clipped together with a snap ring with your source citations, or you may submit the cards digitally using my source/research card template on the SRP FAQ page. Digital submissions of source cards are due to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period. Also, please read the sonnets of William Shakespeare on pp. 812-816 and post to the blog. Finally, please view theWindows Movie Maker Editing tutorialand complete the WMM mini-quiz by the beginning of today's class period.
Monday, March 5:
Please complete VW Unit 12 and bring it in for correction and homework credit in today's class.
Tuesday, March 6:
Please read the selection fromDon Quixoteon pp. 828-842, answer questions 1, 3-6 and the comprehension check and upload them to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of the class period.
Wednesday, March 7:
SRP research cards are due by the beginning of today's class. You may either hand in actual index cards clipped together with a snap ring with your research notes, or you may submit the cards digitally using my source/research card template on the SRP FAQ page. Digital submissions of research cards are due to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period. Also, today we will take the VW Unit 12 quiz in class. Please come prepared with a #2 pencil in addition to your regular class materials.
Thursday, March 8:
SRP final scripted interviews are due to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period. No extensions for scripted interview submissions will be granted after 3PM on Tuesday, March 6. Also, please complete "Step 5: Write a Final Outline" on pp. 77-87 in yourWriting a Research Paper workbooks and bring it to class for submission and homework credit by the beginning of today's class period.
Quarter 3 Project:
Nine Circles of Hell video essay project description and grading rubric
Storyboard template
This project is due no later than the beginning of class on Friday, March 16, 2012
Monday, March 12:
SRP Storyboards (this takes the place of a project outline) must be submitted to the class wikispace and correctly linked to the specified sub-page by the beginning of today's class period.
Tuesday, March 13:
Nine Circles of Hell storyboards (hard copy) are due by the beginning of today's class period.
Wednesday, March 14:
Nine Circles of Hell scripts are due to www.turnitin.com by the beginning of today's class period. Also, please complete "Step 6: Write a First Draft" on pp. 88-108 in your Writing a Research Paper workbooks and bring it to class for submission and homework credit by the beginning of today's class period.
Thursday, March 15:
Please complete "Step 7: Document sources" on pp. 109-121 in your Writing a Research Paper workbooks and bring it to class for submission and homework credit by the beginning of today's class period.
Friday, March 16:
The Nine Circles of Hell projects are due for all sections in today's class period. Please upload your project to our class wikispace and link it to the cell next to your name in the table on the Nine Circles of Hell subpage of the wikispace no later than the beginning of today's class period. Late projects will be decremented a full letter grade for each day the project is late starting with the first minute after the bell in today's class.