Calendar 12th grade
FINAL Meeting 7º Mon, June 10 • 3º Tues, June 11
classwork:
1. watch video ~ “This is Water”
Based on excerpts from David Foster Wallace’s commencement address at Kenyon College 2005
2. listen to/read additional parts of speech [Download entire speech here. 
Read last page.]
3. discuss prompt/write
Write about two pages in which you address one or more of the following questions. David Foster Wallace tells us that the “real value of a real education, has almost nothing to do with knowledge, and everything to do with simple awareness.” The day in, day out conscious decision about how to think and what to pay attention to. |
Meeting 4 3º Tues, June 4 • 7º Tues, June 4
classwork:
1. turn in IRB log
2. notes check
3. circle discussions
HW:
-come to final prepared to write/reflect
Meeting 3 7º Fri, May 31 • 3º Mon, June 3
classwork:
1. circle discussion questions/plan
2. finish watching "Brazil"
HW:
-CC#9 - "Brazil" response (by Mon night, 6/3)
-IRB log (check #3) due Tues, 6/4
-prep for circle discussion (Tues, 6/4)
Meeting 2 7º Weds, May 29 • 3º Thurs, May 30
classwork:
1. finish "Children of Men"
2. Brazil mini-presentations
3. begin watching "Brazil"
HW:
-CC#8 - "Children of Men" response (by Thursday night)
Meeting 1 3º Tues, May 28 • 7º Tues, May 28
classwork:
1. announcements
2. begin "Children of Men"
HW:
-"Brazil" mini-presentations next class
-half credit for late CC#7
Meeting 1 3º Thurs, May 23 • 7º Thurs, May 23
classwork:
1. remainder of existential project presentations
2. finish "Blade Runner"
3. "Children of Men" mini-presentations
HW:
-CC#7 - "Blade Runner" discussion
due before Fri, 5/24 11:55pm
Meeting 4 3º Tues, May 21 • 7º Tues, May 21
classwork:
1. turn in – IRB log (check #2)
2. remaining existential proj. presentations
3. continue watching “Blade Runner”
HW
- “Children of Men” mini-presentations on Thurs, 5/23
Meeting 3 7º Fri, May 17 • 3º Mon, May 20
classwork:
1. existential proj. presentations
2. continue watching “Blade Runner”
HW:
-read IRB
-IRB log (check #2) due Tues, 5/21
Remaining existential projects presented next class!
Meeting 2 7º Weds, May 15 • 3º Thurs, May 16
classwork:
1. first set of existential project presentations
2. mini-presentations about "Blade Runner"
3. begin watching "Blade Runner"
HW:
-prepare for existential project presentation
Meeting 1 3º Tues, May 14 • 7º Tues, May 14
due: discussion questions for "The S-G Diaries"
classwork:
1. dystopia quiz #2
2. existential proj. pres. start next class!
3. dystopian film study
-finalize mini-presentation topics
-choose film study topics
4. discuss – “The Semplica-Girl Diaries”
HW:
-research for film mini-presentations ("Blade Runner" presentations next class)
-prepare for existential project presentation
Meeting 4 3º Fri, May 10 • 7º Fri, May 10
classwork:
1. sign up for Dystopian Film Study mini-presentation topic
2. read first 4 pages of “The Semplica-Girl Diaries” by George Saunders
3. small groups - discuss/answer questions about pages 1-4
4.
continue reading story
HW:
-finish reading Saunder's story
-write 3-5 discussion questions about Saunder's story
-work on Existential project
Meeting 3 7º Weds, May 8 • 3º Thurs, May 9
classwork:
1. dystopia quiz #1
2. read “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula LeGuin
3. small groups: answer response questions
4. whole class: discuss story
5. choose mini-presentation topic for films
HW:
-work on Existential project
-read IRB
Meeting 2 7º Mon, May 6 • 3º Tues, May 7
due: ALL TED talk responses
classwork:
1. turn in TED talk responses
2. intro. to Dystopian Stories unit
-definitions & examples
-student video
3. read “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut
4. discuss “HB”
HW:
-work on Existential project
-read IRB
Meeting 1 3º Fri, May 3 • 7º Fri, May 3
due: IRB log
classwork:
1. º3 watch talk #6 Shawn Achor ~ The happy secret to better work
º7 watch talk #6 J.J. Abrams ~ The mystery box
2. write / discuss
3. watch bonus talk(s)
HW:
-ALL TED talk responses due next class
-work on Existential project
Meeting 2 3º Thurs, May 2 • 7º Thurs, May 2
classwork:
1. º3 watch talk #4 Brian Greene ~ Is our universe the only universe?
º7 watch talk #5 Hans Rosling ~ Stats that reshape your worldview
2. write / discuss
3. º3 watch talk #5 Barry Schwartz ~ The paradox of choice
4. write / discuss
HW:
-read IRB (log due tomorrow)
-work on Existential project
Meeting 1 3º Mon, Apr. 29 • 7º Tues, Apr. 30
due: Camus notes (if you haven't turned them in already)
classwork:
1. º3 watch talk #3 Malcolm Gladwell ~ Choice, happiness & spaghetti sauce
º7 watch talk #4 Jane McGonigal ~ The game that can give you 10 extra years of life
2. write / discuss
HW:
-work on Exist. proj. (due in 2 & 1/2 weeks!)
-read IRB (log due Friday)
Meeting 4 7º Weds, Apr. 24 • 3º Weds, Apr. 24
classwork:
1. turn in - exist. project progress note
2. show me - your TED talk top 3 list
3. groups – share/sell talks
4. class – choose 4 talks
5. º3 watch Sir Ken Robinson "Changing Education Paradigms"
º7 watch TED talk #3 - "3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed"
HW:
-read IRB(s)
-work on existential project
-if necessary, finish TED talk response #1 AND turn in Camus notes
Meeting 3 7º Mon, Apr. 22 • 3º Tues, Apr. 23
classwork:
1. new seating chart
2. assignment due dates/details
3. watch/write/discuss - TED talk #2 Chimamanda Adichie ~ The Danger of the Single Story
• TED response #2 (turn in today OR keep all responses to turn in together @ end of unit)
4. papers returned
HW:
-watch TED Talks (top 3 list due 4/24)
-Exist. project “progress check” 4/24
-compile and turn in your Camus notes sometime this week
Meeting 2 7º Thurs, Apr. 11 • 3º Fri, Apr. 12
due: The Stranger Part 2 ch 4-5
classwork:
1. turn in book
2. 4th quarter IRB log/expectations
3. watch two of Ms. Hill’s favorite TED Talks
• Sir Ken Robinson ~ School Kills Creativity
• Sir Ken Robinson ~ Changing Education Paradigms
HW:
-read IRB(s)
-watch TED Talks (top 3 list due 4/24)
-Exist. project “progress check” 4/24
Meeting 1 3º Weds, Apr. 10 • 7º Weds, Apr. 10
due: The Stranger Part 2 ch 4-5
classwork:
1. turn in Truman Show response
2. a few responses to TS questions
3. Camus presentations:
#13 - part 2 ch 4-5 discussion
#8 - Camus quotations activity
4. groups – theme synthesis activity
HW:
- start watching TED talks (compile a personal top 3 list by 4/24)
Meeting 4 3º Mon, Apr. 8 • 7º Mon, Apr. 8
due: The Stranger Part 2 ch 3
classwork:
1. Camus presentations:
• #6 – Existentialism, Nihilism, and Absurdism
• #12 - The Stranger part 2 ch. 1-3 discussion
2. Finish The Truman Show & assignment sheet
HW:
-read The Stranger Part 2 ch 4&5 (the end)
-Camus pres. #13 & #8 next class
Meeting 3 7º Thurs, Apr. 4 • 3º Fri, Apr. 5
due: The Stranger Part 2 ch 1&2
classwork:
1. Get The Truman Show assignment sheet
2. Watch The Truman Show
HW:
-read The Stranger Part 2 ch 3
-Camus pres. #6 & #12 next class
Meeting 2 7º Tues, Apr. 2 • 3º Weds, Apr. 3
due: The Stranger pt 1. Ch 4-6
classwork:
1. Camus presentations:
• #5: Absurdism – take notes
• #9: part 1 activity - participate
2. 7º discussion • 3º circle discussion – The Stranger pt 1
3. if more time…read!
HW:
-read The Stranger Part 2 ch 1&2
Meeting 1 3º Mon, Apr. 1 • 7º Mon, Apr. 1
due: The Stranger pt 1. Ch 1-3
classwork:
1. reading quiz
2. Camus presentations:
• #3: writing & #4: setting – take notes
• #10 The Stranger ch. 1-3 discussion
3. discuss themes
4. papers returned / break
5. read
HW:
-read The Stranger 3º pt 1. ch 4-6 • 7º pt 1. ch 4-5
-Camus pres. #5, 9, 11 next class
Meeting 4 3º Thurs, Mar. 28 • 7º Thurs, Mar. 28
due: knowledge of vocab list 9
classwork:
1. vocab quiz – list 9
2. Camus presentations: #1:early life and #2:adult life – take notes
Camus activity #7: Sisyphus activity
3. review “Myth of Sisyphus”
4. start novel: The Stranger
Keep track of 1 or 2 themes:
• absurdity • alienation • existential freedom
• decay/death • watching • the physical world
HW:
-read The Stranger pt 1. Ch 1-3
-Camus pres. #3, 4, 10 next class
Meeting 3 3º Tues, Mar. 26 • 7º Tues, Mar. 26
due: all Existentialism/Kafka notes (see list above)
classwork:
1. turn in notes
2. write 3rd quarter IRB reflection
3. read/annotate/answer questions - excerpt from "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus
4. choose Camus assignment
HW:
-vocab quiz next class
-Camus as #1,2,7 (due next class)
-if necessary, revise Exist. project proposal
Meeting 3 7º Fri, Mar. 21 • 3º Mon, Mar. 25
classwork:
7º turn in existential project proposal
1. watch TED talk
2. finish & discuss “Josephine…”
3. discuss projects &/or watch more TED talks
HW:
-all Existentialism/Kafka notes due Tues, 3/26
-complete IRB log due Tues, 3/26 (IRB reflection will be written in class on Tuesday)
Meeting 2 7º Weds, Mar. 19 • 3º Fri, Mar. 21
classwork:
3º turn in existential project proposal
1. words 103&104 (end list 9)
2. pre-reading questions [What bands/musicians amaze you? Why do we “worship” musicians?]
3. read “Josephine the Singer” p 1-3
HW:
-all Existentialism/Kafka notes due Tues, 3/26
-complete IRB log due Tues, 3/26 (IRB reflection will be written in class on Tuesday)
Meeting 1 3º Tues, Mar. 18 • 7º Tues, Mar. 18
due: “The Metamorphosis” part 3
classwork:
1. words 101 & 102
2. discuss Existential project
3. discuss part 3 of Meta.
4. talk about project ideas
HW:
-Existential project proposal due Fri, 3/21
-read IRB (1 more week before end of quarter 3)
Meeting 4 3º Fri, Mar. 15 • 7º Fri, Mar. 15
due: “The Metamorphosis” part 2
classwork:
1. reading quiz – Meta. part 2
2. words 99 & 100
3. small group discussion - part 2 of Meta.
4. discuss options for existential project
5. if more time…Don Hertzfeldt video
HW:
-read/annotate Meta. pt 3
-finish front page of chart (existentialism examples)
-think about project ideas
Meeting 3 7º Weds, Mar. 13 • 3º Thurs, Mar. 14
due: “The Metamorphosis” part 1
classwork:
1. vocab list 9 - words 97 & 98
2. Kafka biographical info
3. discussion of Meta. part 1
4. reading – Meta. part 2
HW:
-read/annotate Meta. part 2
Meeting 2 7º Mon, Mar. 11 • 3º Tues, Mar. 12
due: - reading of "A Hunger Artist"; chart identifying 5 examples of existential concepts
classwork:
1. quickwrite: review existentialism / Kafka quotes
a. Fill out the “Synthesis” notes on the back of the existentialism notes from last class answering the following questions:
1. Write up your own definition of existentialism.
2. To what extent are you an existentialist? Explain.
b. In the space below, write about 1 or more of the following Kafka quotes. What do you think he means? Do you agree? Why or why not?
•I am free and that is why I am lost.
•Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within.
•The meaning of life is that it stops.
•I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound & stab us.
•A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.
•By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
2. vocab list 9 – words 95 & 96
3. small groups – “A Hunger Artist” discussion questions
4. reading – “The Metamorphosis”
HW:
- read/annotate part 1 of “The Metamorphosis”
Meeting 1 3º Fri, Mar. 8 • 7º Fri, Mar. 8
due: - “What is your worldview?” quiz; CC#6
classwork:
1. discuss worldview quiz results
2. vocab list 9 - words 93 & 94
3. intro. to Existentialism
-read "Primer"
-lecture / notes
-video (Henri le chat)
4. get story and existentialism chart
HW:
-read "A Hunger Artist" by Franz Kafka
-chart: identify 5 examples of existential concepts in the story
Meeting 4 3º Weds, Mar. 6 • 7º Weds, Mar. 6
due: -IRB log (check in #2); Lawler essay (with assigned section annotated for main points)
classwork:
1. turn in IRB log
2. papers and quizzes returned
3. Lawler essay response/notes
a. small group discussion (group by essay section assigned)
b. whole class - share main points of each section (take notes)
c. individually - write reflection on PDG
HW:
-take online “What is your worldview?” quiz
-Collaborize Classroom (CC)#6 – response to worldview quiz
Meeting 3 7º Mon, Mar. 4 • 3º Tues, Mar. 5
due: PDG ch 18-20; prep for in-class essay
classwork:
1. quick discussion of end of novel
2. in-class essay
3. pick up critical essay by Donald Lawler (HW for next class)
HW:
-IRB log (check in #2) due next class
-skim entire Lawler essay; read carefully and annotate assigned section of essay (identified on first page)
Meeting 2 7º Thurs, Feb. 28 • 3º Fri, Mar. 1
due: PDG ch 15-17; knowledge of vocab words (list 8)
classwork:
1. vocab quiz (list 8)
2. discuss ch 15-17 & in-class essay next class
3. portrait analysis
4. if more time…read
HW
-read PDG ch 18-20 (22 pp.)
-next class: in-class essay on reading focus topic (open book/notes)
Meeting 1 3º Weds, Feb. 27 • 7º Weds, Feb. 27
due: PDG ch 12-14; reading notes
classwork:
1. quizzes returned
2. vocab – words 90-92 (end list)
3. discuss ch 12-14
4. activity – create a portrait of a character
-PDG notes check during work time
HW:
-read PDG ch 15-17 (21 pp.)
-vocab quiz (list 8) next class
Meeting 4 3º Mon, Feb. 25 • 7º Mon, Feb. 25
due: PDG ch 8-11
classwork:
1. new seating chart / upcoming due dates (see above)
2. vocab - words 87-89
3. plot review (ch 8-11)
4. reading topic groups - 5 conclusions/observations about your topic
HW
-read
PDG ch 12-14
-notes check (ch 1-14) on topic next class
Meeting 3 7º Thurs, Feb. 14 • 3º Fri, Feb. 15
due: PDG ch 6-7
classwork:
1. book recommendations
2. vocab – words 85&86
3. discuss ch 6-7
4. watch more of Oscar bio video
5. reading
HW
-read PDG ch 8-11
-PDG Log #2 - keep notes on topic
-read IRB
Meeting 2 7º Tues, Feb. 12 • 3º Weds, Feb. 13
due: IRB goals/log; PDG ch 3-5
classwork:
1. turn in IRB log
2. vocab – words 83&84
3. allusions in PDG
4. silent reading - PDG
• sign name next to topic you will focus on
HW
-read PDG ch 6-7
-PDG Log #2 - notes on topic (ch 1-7)
Meeting 1 3º Mon, Feb. 11 • 7º Mon, Feb. 11
due: PDG ch 1-2; knowledge of vocab (list 7)
classwork:
1. quiz – vocab list 7 & PDG ch 1&2
2. discuss PDG ch 1&2
3. vocab list 8 – words 81&82
4. poems returned
5. poetry reading
6. if more time…read PDG
HW
-IRB goals/log due next class
-read PDG ch 3-5
Meeting 4 3º Thurs, Feb. 7 • 7º Thurs, Feb. 7
due: HW poem
classwork:
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray (PDG) Log #1-notes
a) What is art?
First, write a definition of art:
•What is your definition of art?
Then, write about one or more of the following:
•What is the purpose or value of art?
•Does a work of art need to have a message for it to be considered “good” art?
•What makes a piece of art a masterpiece?
•What have you seen/read/heard that you consider to be a masterpiece?
b) notes on Oscar Wilde [from parts 1-2 of bio documentary]
2. get book and start reading - The Picture of Dorian Gray
HW:
-vocab quiz (list 7) next class
-choose a reading focus topic PDG
-read PDG ch 1 & 2
Meeting 3 7º Tues, Feb. 5 • 3º Weds, Feb. 6
| Class 7 due: poem #5 classwork: 1. vocab list #7 - words 77&78 2. Keats seminar 3. Blake seminar HW: -analyze: "Bright Star" -vocab quiz (list 7) on Mon, Feb 11 |
Class 3 due: analysis of Keats poems; poem #5 classwork: 1. vocab list #7 - words 77&78 2. Blake seminar 3. HW: -analyze: "London" -vocab quiz (list 7) on Mon, Feb 11 |
Meeting 2 7º Fri, Feb. 1 • 3º Mon, Feb. 4
| Class 7 due: analysis notes on Shelley poems; poem #4 classwork: 1. vocab list #7 - words 75&76 2. poem #5 assignment ~ found poem 3. work time HW: -write poem #5 ~ found poem |
Class 3 due: analysis notes on Shelley poems; poem #4 classwork: 1. vocab list #7 - words 75&76 2. Keats seminar 3. poem #5 assignment ~ found poem 4. work time HW: -analyze "Bright Star" -write poem #5 ~ found poem |
Meeting 1 3º Thurs, Jan. 31 • 7º Thurs, Jan. 31
due: analysis notes on Byron poems; poem #3
classwork:
1. vocab list #7 - words 75&76
2. Shelley seminar
3. poem #4 assignment
4. work time
HW:
-analyze "Mutability"
-write poem #4 ~ homage poem
Meeting 4 3º Tues, Jan. 29 • 7º Tues, Jan. 29
due: analysis notes on Coleridge poems; poems #1 & 2
classwork:
1. vocab list #7 - words 73&74
2. Byron seminar
3.
poem #3 assignment
4. work time
HW:
-analyze "Apostrophe
to the Ocean"
-write poem #3 ~ recipe poem
Meeting 3 7º Fri, Jan. 25 • 3º Mon, Jan. 28
due: analysis notes on Wordsworth poems; (Coleridge seminar group - notes & biographical presentation)
classwork:
1. vocab list #7 - words 71 & 72
2. WRITING poems assignments
3. Coleridge seminar
4. work time: analyze Coleridge HW poem, write poems #1 & 2
HW:
-analyze "Hymn Before Sunrise"
-write poems #1 & 2
Meeting 2 7º Weds, Jan. 23 • 3º Thurs, Jan. 24
due: Wordsworth seminar group - notes & biographical presentation
classwork:
1. vocab list #7 - words 69 & 70
2. Wordsworth seminar
3. work time: HW poem, prep for seminar
HW:
-analyze "A Complaint" by Wordsworth
-prepare for seminar
Meeting 1 3º Tues, Jan. 22 • 7º Tues, Jan. 22
classwork:
1. poetry seminars: schedule & expectations
2. look at final grade
3. survey
4. worktime: plan/create bio presentations; annotate/TP-CASTT seminar poem
HW:
-prepare for poetry seminar
FIRST SEMESTER 2012-13
FINAL EXAM 3º Mon, Jan. 14 • 7º Thurs, Jan. 17
1. poetry recitations
2. final exam
HW:
-prep for poetry seminars starting next week
Meeting 1 3º Fri, Jan. 11 • 7º Fri, Jan. 11
due: completed IRB log
classwork:
1. poetry recitations
2. final review
HW:
-study for final (vocab, Frank, Romanticism, TPCASTT)
Rotation 13
Meeting 4 3º Weds, Jan. 9 • 7º Weds, Jan. 9
due: finish analysis of “The World is Too Much With Us”
classwork:
1. discuss then turn in analysis of “The World…”
2. vocab list 6 – words 67&68 (end list)
3. poetry recitations?
4. silent reading - poems by your poet
5. groups – discuss poet, plan bio pres
HW:
-IRB (read, write reflection paper: due Thurs, 1/10 to tii.com)
-study for final (vocab, Frank, Romanticism, TPCASTT)
Meeting 3 7º Mon, Jan. 7 • 3º Tues, Jan. 8
due: research notes on your assigned Romantic poet
classwork:
1. words 63-66
2. discuss: last assignments of semester and final exam
3. intro to TPCASTT
-strategy and explanation with excerpt from “The Tables Turned” by William Wordsworth
-annotate and TPCASTT "The World is Too Much With Us" by Wordsworth
HW:
-finish analysis of “The World is Too Much With Us”
-IRB (read, write reflection paper: due Thurs, 1/10 to tii.com)
-study for final (vocab, Frank, Romanticism, TPCASTT)
Meeting 2 7º Thurs, Dec. 20 • 3º Fri, Dec. 21
due: A.B.#3 due Thurs, 12/20 to turnitin by 11:59 pm
classwork:
1. words 61&62
2. finish watching Young Frankenstein
HW:
-read IRBs!
-research notes on your assigned Romantic poet (due first day back from break)
Meeting 1 3º Weds, Dec. 19 • 7º Weds, Dec. 19
due: IRB log check-in #2
classwork:
1. turn in IRB log
2. get “Romantic Poets Project” assignment sheet
3. begin watching Young Frankenstein (1974)
HW:
-A.B.#3 due Thurs, 12/20 to turnitin by 11:59 pm
-Romantic Poet Research Worksheet due 7º Mon, 1/7/13 • 3º Tues, 1/8/13
Rotation 12
Meeting 4 3º Mon, Dec. 17 • 7º Mon, Dec. 17
classwork:
1. new seating chart
2.
vocab list 6 - words 59&60
3. Romantics - log #1
A. survey
B. painting analysis
C. notes on intro video
HW:
-A.B.#2 due Mon, 12/17 to turnitin by 11:59 pm
-IRB log check-in #2 Weds, 12/19
-A.B.#3 due Thurs, 12/20 to turnitin by 11:59 pm
Meeting 3 7º Thurs, Dec. 13 • 3º Fri, Dec. 14
due: knowledge of list 5 vocab words
classwork:
1. vocab quiz - list 5
2. library - choose lit. crit. essay for A.B.#2 and movie review for A.B.#3 [Links to movie trailers here.]
3.
read/annotate lit. crit. essay; discuss with others reading the same essay
HW:
-A.B.#2 due Mon, 12/17 to turnitin by 11:59 pm
-IRB log check-in #2 Weds, 12/19
-A.B.#3 due Thurs, 12/20 to turnitin by 11:59 pm
Meeting 2 7º Tues, Dec. 11 • 3º Weds, Dec. 12
classwork:
1. words 56-58
2. finish circle discussions
3. work on annotated bibliography #1
HW:
-A.B.#1 due to turnitin by 11:59 pm Weds, Dec. 12
-vocab quiz (list 5) next class
-A.B.#2 due Mon, 12/17 to turnitin by 11:59 pm
-A.B.#3 due Thurs, 12/20 to turnitin by 11:59 pm
Meeting 1 3º Mon, Dec. 10 • 7º Mon, Dec. 10
due: reading of Frank ch 23-end; notes on circle discussion questions
classwork:
1. words 53-55
2.
writing assignments - annotated bibliographies
3. Frankenstein circle discussions (2 of 4)
HW:
-A.B.#1 due to turnitin by 11:59 pm Weds, Dec. 12
Rotation 11
Meeting 4 3º Thurs, Dec. 6 • 7º Thurs, Dec. 6
due: Frank ch 20-22; reading of Bloom essay
classwork:
1. words 51&52
2. small groups - response questions to Bloom essay
3. get Frank circle discussion questions
4. silent reading (read Frank, answer circle discussion questions)
HW:
-finish reading Frank ch 23-end
-answer circle discussion questions
Meeting 3 7º Tues, Dec. 4 • 3º Weds, Dec. 5
due: Frank ch 17-19; reading log update
classwork:
1. turn in IRB log (add goals before you turn in)
2. reading quiz - Frank ch 14-19
3. words 49&50
4. discussion / debate [log #6 - for/against Frankenstein making the creature a mate)
5. start reading Bloom essay
HW:
-read/annotate Bloom essay
-read Frank ch 20-22
Meeting 2 7º Fri, Nov. 30 • 3º Mon, Dec. 3
due: Frank ch 14-16; reading log update
classwork:
1. vocab list 5 - words 47&48
2. finish Frank. allusions presentations
[Plutarch and Prometheus]
3. turn in Frank. logs #1-5
4. watch part of "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1994)
HW:
-read Frank ch 17-19
-update reading log to turn in next class (if you didn't turn it in today)
Meeting 1 3º Thurs, Nov. 29 • 7º Thurs, Nov. 29
due: Frank through ch 11-13; knowledge of list 4 words
classwork:
1. vocab quiz - list 4
2. discuss Frank ch 11-13
3. Frankenstein allusions - presentations
• present / take notes (Log #5)
HW:
-read
Frank ch 14-16
-Frank logs 1-5 due next class
-reading log update
Rotation 10
Meeting 4 3º Tues, Nov. 27 • 7º Tues, Nov. 27
due: Frank through ch 10
classwork:
1. mini-research project – allusions in Frank
a) read text excerpts/answer ?s (Log #4 see Ms. Hill if you missed this)
b) meet with “expert” group members
• compare research notes
• decide most significant facts
• choose excerpt of text to read
HW:
-vocab quiz (list 4) Thursday
-read Frank ch. 11-13
Meeting 3 7º Fri, Nov. 15 • 3º Mon, Nov. 26
classwork:
1. words 45&46 (end list 4)
2. [7º - reading quiz ch 6&7]
3. discuss Frank
4. mini-research project - Literary Allusions in Frankenstein
HW:
-finish reading
Frank through ch 10
-finish research notes
Meeting 2 7º Weds, Nov. 14 • 3º Thurs, Nov. 15
due: Frank ch 3-5
classwork:
1. words 43&44
2. small groups - reading guide questions
3. discuss ch 3-5
4. write up: 3 IRB goals
5. silent reading
HW:
-read
Frank ch 6-7 [3º read ch 6-10]
-fill out reading guide as you read
-read your IRB!
Meeting 1 3º Tues, Nov. 13 • 7º Tues, Nov. 13
due: Frankenstein Letters & ch. 1-2
classwork:
1. list 4 - words 41&42
2. discuss Letters and ch 1-2
3. Log #3
a) painting analysis
b) Romanticism notes
4. if time…IRB goals
HW:
-read Frank ch. 3-5
-final draft Hamlet essay due Weds, 11/14 pm
Rotation 9
Meeting 4 3º Thurs, Nov. 8 • 7º Thurs, Nov. 8
classwork:
1. list 4 - words 39&40
2. 2nd quarter IRB log/expectations
3. Frank. log #1 – quickwrite
4. watch trailer of Frankenstein (1931 movie)
5. Frank. log #2 – notes on Mary Shelley
6. get book
HW:
-read Frankenstein Letters & ch. 1-2
-final draft of Hamlet essay due Weds, 11/14
Meeting 3 7º Tues, Nov. 6 • 3º Weds, Nov. 7
classwork:
1. Hamlet essay details
2. list 4 - words 37&38
3. Psychoanalytic Critical Theory - handout
4. Psychological analysis of:
-The Cat in the Hat
-Hamlet
HW:
-final draft of Hamlet essay due Weds, 11/14
Meeting 2 7º Weds, Oct. 31 • 3º Mon, Nov. 5
classwork:
1. vocab list 4 – words 35&36
2. PeerMark instructions (you will be assigned 2 essays to give feedback on in turnitin)
3. introduction to Critical Lenses
4. analysis of self-portraits
HW:
-PeerMarks for Hamlet essay due Mon, 11/5 before 11:59pm (on turnitin.com)
Meeting 1 3º Tues, Oct. 30 • 7º Tues, Oct. 30
classwork:
1. discuss school survey/current events
2. PeerMark assignment
HW:
-PeerMarks for Hamlet essay due Mon, 11/5 before 11:59pm (on turnitin.com)
Rotation 8
Meeting 4 3º Fri, Oct. 26 • 7º Fri, Oct. 26
due: last night - 1st quarter IRB reflection; IRB log
classwork:
1. turn in IRB log
2. watch "The Lion King"
HW:
-second draft (a complete rough draft) of Hamlet essay due Mon, 10/29 to turnitin.com before 11:59pm
Meeting 3 7º Weds, Oct. 24 • 3º Thurs, Oct. 25
due: knowledge of list 3 words; scissors and glue
classwork:
1. vocab quiz (list #3)
2. self-portrait assignment
3. listen to: "This American Life: Act 5"
4. discuss
HW:
-
1st quarter IRB reflection due
to turnitin before 11:59pm Thurs, Oct. 25
-bring completed IRB log next class
-second draft (a complete rough draft) of Hamlet essay due Mon, 10/29 to turnitin.com before 11:59pm
Meeting 2 7º Mon, Oct. 22 • 3º Tues, Oct. 23
classwork:
1. prewriting notes returned
2. library - write Hamlet essay first draft & submit to turnitin.com by end of class period
HW:
-study for vocab quiz (list 3)
-read IRB; 1st quarter IRB reflection due
to turnitin before 11:59pm Thurs, Oct. 25
-bring scissors and glue stick to next class
Meeting 1 3º Fri, Oct. 19 • 7º Fri, Oct. 19
due: Hamlet essay prewriting
classwork:
1. turn in Hamlet essay prewriting
2. Act 4 & 5 quiz
3. watch end of Branagh's Hamlet
HW:
-read your IRB
-1st Quarter IRB Reflection due to turnitin before 11:59pm Thurs, Oct. 25
Rotation 7
Meeting 1 3º Weds, Oct. 17 • 7º Weds, Oct. 17
classwork:
1. words 33&34
2. finish reading the play - Act 5.2
3. Act 4 & 5 passages
4. essay work time
HW:
-Act 4 & 5 quiz (look over plot review and passages)
-Hamlet essay prewriting
Rotation 6
Meeting 4 3º Mon, Oct. 15 • 7º Mon, Oct. 15
due: rest of Act 5.1; updated IRB log
classwork:
1. turn in IRB log
2. 1st quarter IRB reflection paper assignment
3. words 31&32
4. start reading last scene
Act 5.2
5. Hamlet essay assignment
HW:
-Hamlet essay prewriting notes due Friday
-quiz on Act 4 and 5 on Friday
Meeting 3 7º Thurs, Oct. 11 • 3º Fri, Oct. 12
classwork:
1. words 29&30
2. discuss CC#5
3. read Act 5.1
4. compare/contrast - 2 film versions of the grave digger scene
HW:
-finish reading Act 5.1
-read your IRB and bring updated reading log next class
Meeting 2 7º Tues, Oct. 9 • 3º Weds, Oct. 10
classwork:
1. words 27&28
2. Act 4 performances:
• Scene 5 (104-245)
~ read Scene 6
• Scene 7 (1-79)
• Scene 7 (80-221)
3. if more time…discuss CC#5, plot review, essay options
HW:
-CC#5 (due night before next class)
-read your IRB (next log check-in Mon, Oct 15)
Meeting 1 3º Fri, Oct. 5 • 7º Fri, Oct. 5
classwork:
1. vocab - list 3 – words 25 & 26
2. Act 4 performances:
Scene 3 (lines 1-77)
Scene 4 (lines 1-65)
Scene 5 (lines 1-103)
3. Act 4 plot summary
HW:
-if you didn't perform today, prep for Act 4 performance next class
-if you haven’t yet, read the rest of Act 4 (FYI…there WILL be a quiz on Act 4 & 5 after we finish the play)
Rotation 5
Meeting 4 3º Weds, Oct. 3 • 7º Weds, Oct. 3
classwork:
1. vocab quiz (list 2)
2. discuss Cal Shakes performance
3. Act 4 performance details
4. work time
HW:
-CC#4 - Response to Hamlet performance (due before midnight Thurs, Oct 4)
-prepare for Act 4 performance
Meeting 3 3º Tues, Oct. 2 • 7º Tues, Oct. 2
Cal Shakes Hamlet Field Trip!
Meeting 2 7º Thurs, Sept. 27 • 3º Fri, Sept. 28
due: Hamlogs for Act 3
1. turn in Hamlogs (staple together)
2. instructions for field trip
3. Act 3 quiz
4. words 7º 21-24 • 3º 21-24 (end list 2)
5. read Act 4.1-2
6. Act 4 presentation assignment
7. work time
HW:
-skim ALL of Act 4, read your section carefully
-vocab quiz (list 2) – Weds, Oct 3
Meeting 1 3º Weds, Sept. 26 • 7º Weds, Sept. 26
1. words 19&20
2. share “To__ or not to__” speeches
3. read & discuss ~ Act 3.3
4. read & discuss ~ Act 3.4
5. work time – Act 3 Hamlogs
HW:
-Hamlogs for Act 3 due next class
Rotation 4
Meeting 4 3º Mon, Sept. 24 • 7º Mon, Sept. 24
due: updated IRB log
classwork:
1. vocab - words 17 & 18
2. more examples of “To__ or not to__”
3. review Act 3.1 - questions
4. watch Act 3.2 the play w/in a play scene
5. discuss/answer ?s – Act 3.2
HW:
-“To __or not to__” due tonight (to tii.com 11:59pm)
-Act 3 Hamlogs due 7º Thurs, 9/27 • 3º Fri, 9/28
Meeting 2 7º Tues, Sept. 18 • 3º Weds, Sept. 19
due: Hamlogs for Act 2
classwork:
1. vocab words 15&16
2. Act 3 passages
3. read Act 3.1
4. "To __ or not to __" speech assignment
5. work time
HW:
-IRB log (check-in #1) due Mon, 9/24 (in class)
-“To __or not to__” due Mon, 9/24 (to tii.com 11:59pm) Go here if you need the turnitin enrollment info.
- read your IRB
Meeting 1 3º Mon, Sept. 17 • 7º Mon, Sept. 17
due: CC#3
classwork:
1. vocab - list 2 – words 13&14
2. discuss CC#3 results
3. finish Act 2.2 presentations
4. soliloquy 2 – read-around & analysis
5. Act 2 plot review
HW:
-Act 2 plot review
-Act 2 Hamlogs due 7º Tues, 9/18 • 3º Weds, 9/19
Rotation 3
Meeting 1 3º Thurs, Sept. 13 • 7º Fri, Sept. 14
due: knowledge of vocab words in list #1
classwork:
1. vocab quiz (list 1)
2. read Act 2.2 [grp 2-?]
-take break after grp 4
3. if we finish reading - Act 2 review
4. discuss CC#3
HW
-CC#3-puzzling characters
-Act 2 Hamlogs due 7º Tues, 9/18 • 3º Weds, 9/19
-read IRB
Rotation 2
Meeting 4 3º Tues, Sept. 11 • 7º Tues, Sept. 11
due: IRB list & goals
classwork:
1. turn in IRB list/goals
2. Sandi Brod ~ college essay tips
3. Act 2.2 reading presention – group 1
• group 1 lines 1-90
HW:
-study for vocab quiz (list #1)
-read IRB (1st log check-in = Mon, 9/24)
[Hamlogs for Act 2 will be due after we finish all of the presentations. 7º Tues, 9/18 • 3º Weds, 9/19]
Meeting 3 7º Fri, Sept. 7 • 3º Mon, Sept. 10
due:
classwork:
1. words 11&12 (end list 1)
2. discussion – deceptions - Who is deceiving whom? And about what?
3. key passages in Act 2 – read/annotate
4. presentation assignment for Act 2.2
5. work time
HW:
-IRB list & goals due next class
-prep for Act 2 presentation
[-vocab quiz Th, 9/13]
Meeting 2 7º Weds, Sept. 5 • 3º Thurs, Sept. 6
due: Hamlogs 1.3 & 1.4&5
classwork:
1. turn in – Hamlogs 1.3 & 1.4&5 (staple together)
2. words 9&10
3. finish Act 1 review
4. watch K. Branagh’s ghost scene
5. read Act 2.1
HW:
-Hamlog 2.1
-IRB list and goals due Tues, Sept. 11
Meeting 1 3º Tues, Sept. 4 • 7º Tues, Sept. 4
due: Hamlog 1.3; CC#2
classwork:
1. vocab - words 7&8
2. review of Act 1 (so far)
3. read Hamlet 1.4 and 1.5
4. Hamlet log 1.4&5 – do one log
HW:
-Hamlogs 1.4 & 1.5 (do just ONE log for these two scenes)
-IRB list and goals due Tues, Sept. 11
Rotation 1
Meeting 4 7º Thurs, Aug. 30 • 3º Thurs, Aug. 30
due: Hamlogs 1.1 & 1.2
classwork:
1. turn in your Hamlogs 1.1 & 1.2
2. voc list 1 – words 5&6
3. present – soliloquy analyses
4. read – Hamlet 1.3
5. if more time…academic integrity discussion
HW:
-Hamlog 1.3
-CC#2 (before midnight the night before next class meeting)
Meeting 3 7º Tues, Aug. 28 • 3º Weds, Aug. 29
classwork:
1. discuss - CC#1 results
2. voc list 1 – words 3&4
3. watch – opening of Branagh’s Hamlet
4. read – Hamlet 1.2.1-164
5. group activity – Hamlet’s 1st soliloquy (1.2.133-164)
HW:
-finish reading Act 1.2
-Hamlog 1.2
Meeting 2 7º Fri, Aug. 24 • 3º Mon, Aug. 27
due: materials check (3 ring binder w/3 tabs; binder paper; your copy of Hamlet)
classwork:
1. materials check (binder, paper, book)
2. vocab list 1 - words 1&2
3. “read-around” Hamlet: 1.1.1-80
4. explanation of Hamlet log
5. continue reading , work on Hamlet log
HW:
-finish reading Act 1, scene 1; Hamlog 1.1
-CC#1 (due 7º Mon night 8/27 • 3º Tues night 8/28)
Meeting 1 3º Thurs, Aug. 23 • 7º Thurs, Aug. 23
due: read-thru of course description
classwork:
1. stuff: seating chart, course description ?s, “take 5” passes, Collaborize Classroom (CC) info., college essay status
2. “How to Read Shakespeare” / SOAPSTone
3. in pairs: Hamlet "wordle" chart
HW:
-sign up for Collaborize Classroom here
-materials check next class (3 ring binder w/3 tabs; binder paper; your copy of Hamlet)
First Day 3º Weds, Aug. 22 • 7º Weds, Aug. 22
classwork:
1. overview of course / website
2. 15 minute Hamlet
3. course description
4. if time...discuss college essay status
HW:
-read through course description
-materials check
in 2 classes: 7º Fri, Aug 24 • 3º Mon, Aug 27