Semester B Senior English and Composition (Period 6) Assignments
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- 2013-2014 School Year
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Well, here is your syllabus, Seniors- lots of reading and analysis
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Speeches Tuesday: Jonathan, Kathryn, Imelda, Anton
DUE: long (and final) essay: "Krakauer, McCandless, and Me"
Turn in Into the Wild
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Speech schedule attached through June 2.
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FINAL: revised argumentative speeches discussed; timed writing and novels collected.
Incorporate: Krakauer (Into Thin Air) memoir, Krakauer's retelling McCandless' story in Into the Wild, and your own : speech. [The value of life- people's opinions and your own.] Speeches begin next week, on Tuesday, May 27.
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Revisions on Into The Wild essay. Turn in novel.
All papers will be returned Thursday for your final due Th., May 29 at latest!!!
Haven't scheduled your speech? Do so TODAY! Only speeches are given during Finals.
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Have you been absent in mind or body? Your speeches were due LAST week!
Timed writing on Into The Wild (page 73 in ERWC)
Return your British Lit. textbook at 2:20.
Remaining time- video
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Due- Chapters 14 through 15: Who is Krakauer really to talk about Chris as foolish or smart? These chapters reveal the author more than Into Thin Air! Discussion grade today.
Absent Tuesday? your graduation speech is past due (Stiven- please revise yours.) Elements to include: opening greeting, short anecdote/memory; tone- humor and sincerity; use of appropriate quote, message that is inspiring.
THEN-Sign-up for when it is delivered. Last day to give it during class in front of your peers is the day of your final: Monday, June 2.
And lastly---- last day for your multi-page essay is T., May 27; handouts of all materials today while you work!
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New schedule beginning Monday!!!:
Monday and Thursday: periods 2, 3, 4 and 6
Tuesday remains the same
Wednesday and Friday: periods 1, 3, 5, and 7
Classroom: Continue reading (see your provided calendar) Discourse and reading- Today: Chapters 11-13.
Homework for Tuesday:- draft of Graduation Speech due at end of Tuesday's class.
| A few ideas to keep in mind about giving a high school graduation speech are to keep it short, make it personal (share a school related story), use humor, and leave your fellow students inspired. |
Using language that is comfortable and natural to the student speaking is important but keeping it tasteful and in keeping with the formality of the occasion is just as important.
Below is an example of a high school graduation speech. When preparing your own, be sure to substitute the specifics of your school experience for the details given in this speech.
- See more at: http://www.best-speech-topics.com/high-school-graduation-speech.html#sthash.Dhc0kwW3.dpuf| A few ideas to keep in mind about giving a high school graduation speech are to keep it short, make it personal (share a school related story), use humor, and leave your fellow students inspired. |
Using language that is comfortable and natural to the student speaking is important but keeping it tasteful and in keeping with the formality of the occasion is just as important.
Below is an example of a high school graduation speech. When preparing your own, be sure to substitute the specifics of your school experience for the details given in this speech.
- See more at: http://www.best-speech-topics.com/high-school-graduation-speech.html#sthash.Dhc0kwW3.dpufDue:
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Make up test attached: David, Isael, Liliana, Imelda, Karen, Guadalupe T.
Also: today we will review the test taken Thursday Chapters 8-10 AND plan your Graduation Speech.
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Calendars handed out in class Tuesday list all the homework assignments for May, taking in mind AP exams and other projects. Finals begin Thursday, May 29.
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DUE: Have at least notes about 3 areas to elaborate on in your Graduation speech. Absent Th? Friday? show me your notebook assignments (Activities 6 and 8).
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Complete the chart in your notebook comparing describing words about Chris (actions/ words) to evidence from the book [foolish- 5, 2:1-11]. Seniors- How do you want to be remembered??? Timed writing on Thursday: planning your Valedictory Speech!
Preparation for Shakespeare Festival Wednesday, even though I do not have your for class.
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Are you interested in the college appeal process? If so, come for attendance BEFORE going to J37.
Not going??? We will work in the Village on their gardening bed. Bring gardening/latex gloves if you have them.
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Discussion of Chapters 1 through 4 for class discussion which includes your quiz from F/M. Keimon and Odalis, please see me to take a makeup exam if you want to make up points.
Thursday- Are you interested in the college appeal process? If so, come for attendance BEFORE going to J37. Not going??? We will work in the Village on their gardening bed. Bring gardening/latex gloves if you have them.
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Absent Friday (there were 5)?: see attachment for makeup exam due Monday
Rest: Chapter 3 and your own poetry response to "Anyway" (attached)...
Thursday, April 10- Financial Aid Workshop...Check Edmodo messages for pre-requirements.
Wed., April 23 Shakespeare Festival
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Report by Keimon and Anton: The Spoken Word
Shakespeare Festival Wed., April 23
Quiz on Chapters 1-4 , Into the Wild
______________Too wierd...and definitely unlike Chris McCandless!
When Your Son Is a Suicide Bomber
At the trial, Andrew Ibrahim’s attorney recounted what the 19-year-old exclaimed when he was arrested for possession of homemade explosives and a half completed suicide vest.
“My mom is going to kill me!”
Mom is Vicki Ibrahim. She was sitting in the spectator’s section in Winchester Crown Court in Hampshire, England on this day in 2009 with her husband, who is a pathologist, and her older son, who is an Oxford graduate. She was herself an administrator at a medical school.
When her younger son took the stand, the mom listened to him recount a slide into drugs that began with pot when he was just 12. Andrew had been asked to leave a series of schools, and he had started using heroin.
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Due (NOTEBOOK check)- responses to questions in ERWC about Chapters 1 through 3 in Into the Wild.
Are you noticing a similarity to Into Thin Air, also by Jon Krakauer? Same writer, you
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Review responses to Emerson quizes. What makes this essayist/philospher important to Chris, so that he wrote excerpts/sayings in his diary? What is important from these quizes for you to remember when thinking about Chris and his motivation for his actions?
Read attachment Spoken Word Meeting Thursday 3:30 in PDC
Tech Academy event next Thursday, 3:15-4:30...with a 'wienee roast'!
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READ the board! Your quiz and annotated packet was due BEFORE leaving class yesterday. If you were present IN CLASS Thursday, I will NOT take your 5 question quiz for points, just discussion.
QUIZ #2 today with me in class.
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Read "Self-Reliance" packet and annotate for discussion Friday AND 5 Question Quiz
Both quiz and packet must be handed in before dismissal Thursday for grading.
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Activities 4 and 5 due, and Chapters 1 and 2 graded discussion (include the attachments on the class' home page that relate to Into the Wild ).
How do the opening chapters of Into Thin Air and Into the Wild compare in tone? mood? expository detail?
Resource for Quiz- ERWC textbook page 49 and 52
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Not sure what textbooks you owe??? open the attachment
See attachments...ERWC text, Student Section, Activities 1 through 5, pp. 49-52
Research project Activities 4 and 5 WITHOUT laptop use...oh, oops!
Locker FT: Get a copy of the novel for Friday...Chapter 1 due
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Absent Thursday? Using your ERWC textbook: Hand in the completed chart on page 73 and the essay on the top
of page 76 in the box. Explanation for the essay and a break down of the prompt is on page 75.
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Timed essay using your blue book notes and chart from Tuesday's 'quiz'
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“The Value of Life,” pages 42- 48
TASK: Finding evidence to support the authors’ point-of-view
(in your book as "Charting Claims Across Multiple Texts")
Terms to know: Claim (thesis), Counter-Claim, Logos, Ethos, Pathos
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"The Value of Life", activities 17 through 23. Graded: annotations for article (Activity 22, and Comparison notes on ( now three) readings.
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Whether here or on the FT for Senior Breakfast: ERWC textbook- Text 3 "What is a Life Worth" due on Monday at the start of class. The chart referred to comes after the article itself. Do activities 17 through 23.
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ERWC Workbook readings: Lance Armstrong readings. What does he say about himself- What event from his past seemed like a mistake at the time, but eventually turned out for the best? Does he reflect on the significance of that event. Review in detail what he learned from the experience and then draw a conclusion about how the event helped him become the person he says he is 'today'.
Now, review your essay- any revision/edits? See attachments
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Due today- the essay started in class yesterday: What event from your past seemed like a mistake at the time, but eventually turned out for the best? Reflect on the significance of that event. Review in detail what you learned from the experience and then draw a conclusion about how the event helped you become the person you are today.
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Literary Analysis returned and revised into an essay using your FATt paragraph
(MEGApoints!)
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Theatre after attendance is taken: African-American History Month Assembly
Homework: polish your FATt paragraph-
Friday: revised essay for MEGApoints.
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Activities 1 through 9 AND FatT paragraph, based on the soliloquy from Hamlet, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and Into Thin Air.
Suggestion for your paragraph: your connotation of "life" (Activities 2 and 4) and the authors' purposes for these different narratives.
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Do you love poetry? Are you interested in the passion behind slam poetry???
Check out this site about Spoken Word especially "Daddy Are You Proud of Me?"on YouTube:
AND...open the attachment with announcements, including "open mic"
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Absent period 6 on Thursday?- show me Activities 1 through 5 in your notebook.
Due today after 15 minutes: Activity 7
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SPOKEN WORD FANS /POETS:
There are 30 days left to submit a poem for Project ED’s Rhythm and the Raven Competition! This is an opportunity for your students to show off their incredible performance skills. Winners will receive a $1500 prize.
Visit https://www.projected.com/contests/30-rhythm-and-the-raven for more information about the contest and how to enter. Diane is on the panel of judges so she will be looking out for some great LA poets!There are 30 days left to submit a poem for Project ED’s Rhythm and the Raven Competition! This is an opportunity for your students to show off their incredible performance skills. Winners will receive a $1500 prize.
Visit https://www.projected.com/contests/30-rhythm-and-the-raven for more information about the contest and how to enter. Diane is on the panel of judges so she will be looking out for some great LA poets!
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The Value of Life: Module 4 in the Extended Reading and Writing (blue) Workbook-
Activities 1 through 5 due at the start of class Thursday. Please put your written work in your class notebook for grading.
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Workbook assignments- self directed.
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Absent Thursday: Valerie, Guadalupe, Monica, Oscar, and Katheryn.
Review Thesis Statement development, then ALL write an intro to your exam comparing Into thin Air and Rime of the Ancient Mariner. People who turned in their exam on Thursday- revise your papers; absent Thursday- take your exam.
ALL get a workbook- "The Value of Life " assignments are due starting Tuesday, with some done in class and the rest as homework. Calendared dates are agreed upon on Friday, Feb. 14
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M- mini-lecture and group share details for Rime of the Ancient Mariner
T- group share for Into Thin Air- Test Thursday
TH TEST: Open notebook: individual work
Student chooses 3 categories to compare them to each other in THREE categories
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Check in, then on to the Theatre for a poetry slam!
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Team Challenge Quizzing: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
7 teams have selected their members Tuesday- even those absent Tuesday (Oscar, Mayra H., and Monica A.)
Your teams are each responsible for picking your weakest opponent to call on for that section under discussion. The winning team gets extra points and early dismissal from class Thursday.
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Turn in your copy of Into Thin Air; get a copy of The Ancient Mariner with assignment for this week. (work during class Friday/due Monday)
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Project based on Into Thin Air
due : written notes on your index card; group presentations next Tuesday, Jan. 28.
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Work is to be done during class Thursday with the substitute and extends through page 124 (Chapter 8)
Your responses are written in paragraphs in blue or black ink on the quiz provided , and are due TODAY by the end of class.
Homework- your own research on the topic assigned Tuesday; due next Monday written notes on your index card; group presentations next Tuesday, Jan. 28.
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Continue reading: for Thursday have notes on these motifs written about-
Solitude and Self-Reliance, Arrogance: believing that nature can be tamed, Drive and overdrive
Review Chapters 1 through 8 for Thursday along with <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/everest/etc/links.html>
Your own small group project will be assigned for shared materials will be due Tuesday, Jan.28 when YOU teach the class on your topic! Today should assist with Thursday and model next Tuesday's lessons!
In class essay with the substitute written in class and DUE Thursday!
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Passage analysis: Choose one paragraph from pp.1-28 In your notebook (BEGINNING of the period): What images, words stand out to you? Why did this passage move you?
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Into Thin Air News
Hollywood actors in Nepal to shoot Everest film
AFP via Yahoo! News,
1/13/2014 10:45:12 AM
Hollywood actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin have arrived in Nepal to shoot a new film based on the Everest bestseller "Into Thin Air", a government official said Monday. Brolin and Gyllenhaal, who are staying at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu, will play the lead roles in the film, named "Everest", which will focus on an ill-fated attempt to scale the world's tallest mountain in 1996
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For Tuesday read to the break on page 26. Remember to bring your book and notebook to class.