The End of Act I - DOS

AGENDA:
1. DOS Dialectical Journal

DOS Journal

HOMEWORK: Finish DOS Journal (you can type or handwrite)

Death of a Salesman, pp. 11-27

AGENDA:
1. Casting
2. Act I, pp. 11-27
3. Journal Entry #1
Journal #1 Assignment

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Unit 6 Quiz on Friday, Journal Assignment due Friday

Literary Modernism

AGENDA:
1. Literary Modernism
Modernism Notes
2. e.e. cummings poem

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3. Act I of Death

HOMEWORK:  ACCUPLACER tomorrow in DELL Lab (Periods 1 AND 2 should meet in DELL lab at the beginning of first period!)

Happy Thanksgiving!

HOMEWORK: None

One day closer to Thanksgiving...

AGENDA:
1. Vocab Unit Review
2. Miller Biography Wrap-Up
Arthur Miller's Biography PPT
3. OMM Essay

HOMEWORK: Bring in canned foods, OMM Final Essay due MONDAY

Death of a Salesman Introduction

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: Visual Text analysis

2. Anticipation Guide

Anticipation Guide

HOMEWORK: Bring in canned food

Introduction | Task | Process

Introduction | Task | Process

Introduction

Romanticism was an artistic movement that impacted all of the arts
-- visual art, music, and literature. Your job is to determine exactly
what that means. What is Romanticism? What does it mean to call a piece
of art Romantic?

Task

With a partner, you will explore resources available on the
Internet. You will compile your findings into a "paperless" project --
"The Declaration of Romanticism."

Process

You need to familiarize yourself with artwork, music, and literature
from the Romantic period. To make this easier, I have grouped web sites
according medium (art, music, or literature). You will explore these
web sites, taking notes and answering the questions. Next, you will
compile the information you learn into a "Declaration of Romanticism."

Art

1. Visit Works in the William Blake Archive. Explore
   several of William Blake's works of art. What are your feelings or
   responses to his art?
2. View the art of Eugene Delacroix. Describe the subject matter of his art.
   
3. View the art of Claude Monet. Make sure to see "Waterlilies," "Poplars on the Epte," and "Later Impressionism." Describe how these works demonstrate the "Five I's" of Romanticism you learned about at the start of this unit.

Music

1. 
   Read an article about Romantic music. Write down at least three things you learned from the article.
2. Listen to Romantic music selections from the radio blog to the
   right. Write down any emotions that come to mind as you listen. Close
   your eyes and concentrate on the images the song suggests as you
   listen. Write these down.
3. Follow at least one composer link from the article about Romantic music. Write down at least three things you learned about that composer.
   

Literature

1. You've read a good deal of literature from the American Romantics. Read through Thomas Hampson's profile of Emerson, especially the quotes. How does Ralph Waldo Emerson embody Romantic ideals?
   
2. Read Hampson's profile of Whitman. Describe the powerful influence Romantic music had over Walt Whitman's writing.
   
3. Read Hampson's profile of Thoreau. How does Henry David Thoreau express Romantic ideals?

Declaration of Romanticism

1. Review the Declaration of Independence from your textbook.
   
2. Brainstorm a list of characteristics that seem important to
   Romantics. You are going to write a document similar to the Declaration
   of Independence, only you are going to declare the right to be
   Romantic! For example, you might write something like this:
   
   I declare the right to be idealistic. I hold this right dear to my
   heart as an integral part of my personal philosophy, because being
   idealistic gives me hope for the future. Being idealistic comforts me
   when I am feeling down about the problems in our world. Being
   idealistic compels me to do what I can to "repair the world" in the
   spirit of tikkun olam. My idealism makes the world a better place.
   
3. Now make a list of things that obstruct Romantic ideals. Using the
   example above to illustrate, you might write something like this:
   
   Sometimes the problems of the world, the nightly news, make me
   lose hope. My mother tells me I have my head in the clouds. I want to
   feel free to be idealistic without fear of judgment from my Republican
   friends. I respect their right not to be idealistic, to be "grounded."
   
4. Turn these thoughts into a short paper - at least one page typed,
   12-point, Times New Roman (or other normal) font. You can use "I" and
   "my," but "you" is off limits.
5. Here is the fun part! Transfer your Declaration of Romanticism onto
   something related to Romanticism, but NOT PAPER. In other words, to
   continue with my example using "Idealism," in the movie Citizen Kane,
   the main character's last word is Rosebud. Over the course of the
   movie, we learn about how Kane became a power-hungry media magnate. He
   is cold, and we wonder if he truly feels anything. However, we also
   learn that his childhood sled had the word "Rosebud" painted on it. The
   sled became a symbol for an idealistic childhood. I'm not suggesting
   you use anything as elaborate as a sled. Choose an object that in some
   way represents Romantic ideals to you. Thrift stores are great. Buying
   something there will enable you to write on it without destroying an
   object precious to you. Stretch your imagination. Recopy your
   Declaration (using a permanent marker) onto your object.
   

This web quest was written by Dana Huff and is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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Adapted by Kristin Shipp in October 2009

OMM Film Analysis

AGENDA:
1. OMM Rough Draft Turn-In
2. OMM Film Analysis Wrap-Up/Discussion

HOMEWORK: Finish paragraph response for OMM Film Analysis
The completed packet is due tomorrow for a grade.

OMM Writing

AGENDA:
1. Punctuation Errors
Punctuating Sentences
2. OMM Writing Lab Work

HOMEWORK: OMM Introduction and First Control typed due WEDNESDAY

Vocab. Unit 5

AGENDA:
1. Vocab Unit 5 Introduction
2. OMM Film Analysis

HOMEWORK: Have a great three day weekend!

County Assessment/OMM Film Analysis

AGENDA:
1. CA Finish-Up
2. OMM Film Analysis

OMM Movie Guide

HOMEWORK: None

Happy Halloween!

AGENDA:
1. Poe's "The Raven"
2. Outline Lab Work

HOMEWORK: OMM Outline due Monday

OMM Outline Review

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: Vocabulary Review
2. Outline Format Review

HOMEWORK: Vocab Quiz tomorrow

OMM Outline

OMM Outline

AGENDA:
1. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice: p. 179, Ex. 9 #1-5
2. OMM Outline

OMM Outline

HOMEWORK: Introduction to OMM Outline, Vocab. Quiz Thursday

Active Voice vs. Passive Voice

AGENDA:
1. WARM-UP: Vocabulary Review
2. Active Voice vs. Passive Introduction
3. OMM Paper: Finding quotes

HOMEWORK: OMM Planning packet - Finding quotes

OMM Persuasive Writing

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: Writing Folders
2. OMM Persuasive Writing Assignment

HOMEWORK: Enjoy the homecoming weekend! Think about what position to take for your paper.

THE ENDING - Of Mice and Men

We miss you, Mr. Chuck.  Thank you.




AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: Is harming another person ever justified or acceptable - even if it might result in their death?
2. Chapter 6 Questions

HOMEWORK: Bring Vocabulary books tomorrow

THE ENDING - Of Mice and Men

AGENDA:
1. Naming the Unnnamed Project Turn-In
2. Chapter 6 Reading
3. Chapter 6 questions

HOMEWORK: Finish study questions for chapter 6

Vocab Unit 3 Quiz

AGENDA:
1. Vocab Unit 3 Quiz
2. Naming the Unnamed Project Work in computer lab

HOMEWORK:  Finish Naming the Unnamed project

Naming the Unnamed

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: "What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compatred to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. Chapter 5 Review

3. Naming the Unnamed: Curley's Wife's Epitaph

Naming the Unnamed Assignment
NAMES

HOMEWORK: PSATs tomorrow, Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday 

OMM Chapter 5

AGENDA:
1. WARM-UP: Parallelism & PSAT Preparation
2. Chapter 5 Reading

HOMEWORK: Finish reading chapter 5 and complete study guide questions

Final Draft Writing

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: PSAT Practice
2. Final Draft Writing

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Quiz for Unit 3 next Thursday, Final Draft of Dream Deferred due Monday

Vocab Unit 3

AGENDA:
1. HW Check & Parallelism Review
2. Vocab. Unit 3 Review
3. Completing the Sentence Exercise, p, 38

Vocab. Unit 3

HOMEWORK:  Vocab. Quiz next Thursday, Finish writing drafts of Dream Deferred paper tomorrow in class

Parallelism

AGENDA:
1. Journal Turn-In
2. Subject-Verb Agreement Review
3. Parallelism Intro.

HOMEWORK: Exercise 15 on parallelism sheet, #1-4; Bring vocab. books

Dream Deferred Writing

AGENDA:
1. Thesis & Intro. Paragraphs
2. Introduction Paragraph Writing

HOMEWORK:
American Dream Deferred Draft Due

American Dream Deferred Part II

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up
2. "Dream Deferred" Analysis
3. Art Analysis & Writing

American Dream Deferred Journal on Minor Characters
HOMEWORK:
American Dream Deferred Journal Entry due Wednesday

American Dream DEFERRED

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: Differing Definitions
2. Chapter 4 Analysis

HOMEWORK: Enjoy the weekend!

Unit 2 Vocab Quiz

AGENDA:
1. Vocab. Unit 2 Quiz/Journal Turn-In
2. Chapter 4 Reading

HOMEWORK: Finish reading Chapter 4 for tomorrow's class

"Let America Be America" Part II

AGENDA:
1. Homecoming Nominations/Poetry Questions Check
2. "Let America Be America" Poetry Analysis
3. Chapter 4 Reading

HOMEWORK:
"Let America Be America" and OMM Journal Entry (located on the back of yesterday's posted worksheet)

"Let America Be America"

AGENDA:
1. Chapter 3 Reading Check
2. Chapter 3 Review
3. "Let America Be America" by Langston Hughes
Let America Be America Sheet

HOMEWORK: Finish poetry analysis questions (#2-5) on front side only

Of Mice and Men Chapter Three

AGENDA:
1. Reading Visual Text Analysis
2. Chapter 3 Question Review

HOMEWORK:
Read the rest of Chapter 3 of OMM
Vocabulary Quiz next Thursday

ENJOY THE THREE DAY WEEKEND!

Vocabulary Unit II

AGENDA:
1. Vocabulary Unit II
2. Journal Turn-In
3. PSAT Practice

HOMEWORK:

First Period --> Read pp. 38-49 of Of Mice and Men, Synonyms and Antonyms Section of Unit II

Second Period --> Read pp. 42-54 of Of Mice and Men

OMM Character Analysis

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: Group Work Review
2. Character Analysis Group Presentations
3. OMM Journal #2 Assignment

HOMEWORK:
OMM Journal #2

Draw/create/choose a visual relating to one of the four characters we analyzed in class.
SLIM, CURLEY’S WIFE, CURLEY, CANDY
Include the picture (and a URL if found on the web).
Write an analysis of the picture and how it relates to your character.
Be specific and write at least 6-8 sentences.

OMM Character Charts

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up
2. Character Charts for Chpt. 2

HOMEWORK: None

Subject Verb Agreement/OMM Chapter 2

AGENDA:
1. OMM Chapter 2 Reading Check
2. Subject-Verb Agreement
3. OMM pp. 27-31/30-34

HOMEWORK:
Finish reading chapter 2 and complete study questions #5-8

SAT Prep Day 1

AGENDA:
1. Finish OMM Chapter 1 Review
2. Common Word Errors Quiz
3. SAT Practice Problems

HOMEWORK:
Read pp. 17-27 of Chapter 2 (PERIOD 1)
Read pp. 19-30 of Chapter 2 (PERIOD 2)

Vocab Unit 1 Quiz

AGENDA:
1. Vocab Unit 1 Quiz
2. OMM Journal #1 Turn-In
3. OMM Chapter 1 Review

HOMEWORK: None

Study Hall

AGENDA:
1. Study Hall

HOMEWORK:
Journal #1 for OMM due tomorrow (Thursday) -> See below for directions
Vocabulary Quiz on Unit I tomorrow

Of Mice and Men, Chapter One

AGENDA:
1. "California Dreamin'" Movie Clip
2. Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Reading & Discussion

HOMEWORK:  Vocabulary Quiz on THURSDAY
Journal #1 for OMM due THURSDAY:
Explain why it is important for Lennie to hear George's retellings of their dream on pages 13-15 of Chapter One.
Compare and contrast George and Lennie's relationship to those of the other migrant workers described on page 13-14.

Research Presentations

AGENDA:
1. Warm-Up: Synonyms and Antonyms Review
2. Group Preparation
3. Group Presentation
4. Movie Clip from Bound for Glory

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday

Great Depression Research Day 2

AGENDA:
1. Finish Notes for Great Depression Research
2. Research Reflection Questions

HOMEWORK:
Vocabulary page 25, Synonyms and Antonyms Sections

Great Depression/Dust Bowl Web Research

Great Depression/Dust Bowl Web Research

Notes Page

For Lyrics Researchers:
http://www.voicesacrosstime.org/come-all-ye/ti/2006/Song%20Activities/07LLLGreatDepression.html 
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/cherries.html 

AGENDA:
1. Group Assignment
-Overview, Images, First-Hand Accounts, Lyrics
2. Computer Lab Research
3. Note Taking

HOMEWORK: Finish any research you may need to finish.

Back to School Night

AGENDA:
1. Journal Writing on American Dream
2. Guidance Visit

HOMEWORK: None

Remember, Back to School Night is tonight at 7 PM.  Let your parents know.  

Here is a link to the information provided for parents at B2S Night.

Back To School Night Brochure

The American Dream

AGENDA:
1. American Dream Brainstorm Warm-Up
2. American Dream Analysis
3. Journal Assignment

HOMEWORK:  Finish the journal assignment (Directions are in the linked document)
The American Dream PPT and Journal

Visit to Guidance tomorrow in class & Back to School Night on Wednesday.

Vocabulary Unit One

AGENDA:
1. Vocabulary Pre-Test
2. Visual Vocabulary PowerPoint
A copy of that PowerPoint is here for you to review
Vocab Unit 1

HOMEWORK: Enjoy the loooooooooong weekend

REMEMBER: Bring your journals to class and USE the vocab. words in daily life
-Don't gibe anyone's dancing style as the Back-To-School dance or they will be left bereft of their cool guise as you gape at his or her odd movements

Migrant Mother

AGENDA:
1. Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" Art Analysis
2. Personal Reflection
-Does the point that many of the facts were reported incorrectly take away from the emotional effect of the piece?  Why or why not?
-Do you feeling any different looking at the piece from this perspective now?
3. Administrative Visit

HOMEWORK: Bring in a blank journal by TOMORROW

It's All About Perspective

AGENDA:
1. Perception Activity
-Thanks for being honest and respectful. 
2. Perception Discussion

HOMEWORK: Make sure to bring in a blank journal or spiral notebook by THURSDAY (09/03)
This will be for completion points.

First Day

Hello, first and second period!  =)

Agenda:
1. Introductions and Personal Information Sheet filled out
- If you were absent, make sure to pick up a syllabus from me and fill out an information sheet.
2. Syllabus Review
-I just went over the assignments for the year.

HOMEWORK: Get your syllabus signed by tomorrow.  

REMEMBER:
1. No Shakespeare!  (Although that makes me sad)
2. No HSAs!

So the fun begins...