Agendas
Thursday 5/16-Tues 5/21
Design your own four day study
Activity Ideas One activity due Friday--One due Tues 20 point each.
Start to look at Flash Fiction & Online Literary Magazines
Digital Stories
Browse/borrow my books
Some Choices Assignment--do more?
More by an author you've liked so far.
Find a Digital Story (Google Search)
A Place to look Storycenter
Post on this page.
Check IC
ues. 5/14
Favorite quotes
Books Back
Find something to read
Four Day Final Reading Project
Mon
Presentations
Favorite quotes
Thurs-Friday
Presentations
Most of the grade is on the composition of slideshow
Julia will give feedback Friday-I will grade.
Share with: aesciacca01@bvsd.org and <andrew.pfouts@bvsd.org>
Be sure to read the passages from the book in between presenters.
Anna--help people access/ Lead the hand clap.
Finish A Man without a Country by the time we get back from Service Week.
Week of 4/28
Content/Language Objectives: Students will go through Kurt Vonnegut's A Man without a Country, by discussing quotes, passages and practicing their presentation skills.
Agenda:
Kurt Vonnegut in Back to School
Favorite Quotes
Go Over Rubric
Man without a Country Presentations
Read to at least Chapter Seven by Thursday
5/25-6 Some Choices Activities
Turn in what you've done
Return Stories
Due Friday--enjoy yourself
Kurt Vonnegut's a Man without a Country
Man without a Country Presentations
Tues 4/23
"A New Kind of Gravity"
questions
discussion
Make up work--Check IC
Some Choices
Do your Review on Digital Stories
Watch Digital Stories--write reviews Read some on this page.
Share a Google Doc w/me. Name it "yourname-Digital Story Reviews"
Write about the strengths of the videos you watch
Write about what could be improved
After you've watched at least five make a To Do List
Lastly, give your thoughts on Digital Stories as a genre
Mon 4/22
"A New Kind of Gravity"
Fri 4/19
Online Fiction and alternative format stories:
"Reply All"
Find a your own and nominate it here
Write your own using iFake Text Message or format like "Reply All"
Other options
Thurs 4/18
"A Brief History of the Dead"
Make-up Writing Question:
Explain the heartbeat. Why does the blind man matter? What happens next?
Friday Deadline to answer the question.
Stuff Back/IC Check
Venn Diagrams--Kaya, Matt's points. Ella--God and Big Bang
Science--mystical is simply unexplained.
Are Science and Religion at odds? Unable to coexist?
Regroup--get organized:
Turn in Sherman Alexie--activities. What did you do and Why?
Discuss: "If a Stranger..." What do you think happens. Why Write the Story?
Read for Thursday: "A Brief History of the Dead"
Are your Movies in?
Mon-Thurs 4/5-8
Watch our movies
C.S. Lewis "Meditation in a Toolshed"
excerpts--read the whole thing if you like
"The Palmist" Group Questions
Consider "What I believe but cannot Prove," "A Golden Light" and "The Palmist" Make Connections.
Do a Venn Diagram
On the back--write about how you see things on the spectrum of emotional/spiritual/supernatural vs. physical/scientific/natural
Thurs. 4/4
"A Golden Light"
Writing Question: in two sentences, what's this story about?
Readers make a list of questions
Slackers read
Watch Movies
Discuss in groups
Whole Class
C.S. Lewis "Meditation in a Toolshed"
excerpts--read the whole thing if you like
Homework "The Palmist" Read for Friday
Upcoming:
Sherman Alexie
Reply All
New Kind of Gravity
Spoken word
Tues. 4/2
Share them with me
I haven't watched them--can you assure me it's okay. Do you want to show them?
Finish Videos
Get help/help each other
Homework: a reading "A Golden Light"
Monday 4/1
Work on your Digital Story/Video Collage Assignment
Do your Review on Digital Stories
Watch Digital Stories--write reviews
Share a Google Doc w/me. Name it "yourname-Digital Story Reviews"
Write about the strengths of the videos you watch
Write about what could be improved
After you've watched at least five make a To Do List
Lastly, give your thoughts on Digital Stories as a genre
Thurs-Fri
Digital Story/Video Collage Assignment
Start Writing your script
Get WeVideo--Friday front row
Friday: show your script to someone
Monday Sub--Work Time
Writing Prompts/Ideas for the Video
Post on this page.
3/18-19
"Nobody Listens When I Talk"
What would you say if you had the world's attention?
"Cool Things"
Write your own
"What I Believe but can't Prove"
Write your own--Go 'round
Find a Digital Story (Google Search)
A Place to look Storycenter
Post on this page.
Watch Digital Stories--write reviews
Share a Google Doc w/me. Name it "yourname-Digital Story Reviews"
Write about the strengths of the videos you watch
Write about what could be improved
After you've watched at least five make a To Do List
Lastly, give your thoughts on Digital Stories as a genre
Wed. 12/16
Content/Language Objectives: Students will wrap up the video, presentation, poem projects and look at a some new stories.
Agenda:
IC Check
"Some Choices" Assignment
HitRecordonTV
Final Reflections & Thoughts
what's new and happening
watch if you like
Find others here (scroll to end)
Tues:
Epic Snowday
Tues-Wed 12/8-9
Content/Language Objectives: Students will wrap up the video, presentation, poem projects and look at a some new stories.
Agenda:
IC Check
Make up work
"Some Choices" Assignment
Wed:
end at 10:30-break-community gathering at 10:40
Friday: Lunch Help
Start to look at Flash Fiction & Online Literary Magazines
Week of 12/1
Content/Language Objectives: Students will start discussions on the book and watch their Video Projects.
Agenda:
A Man without a Country
let's start with some favorite quotes
Any presentations up to Chapter 8 topics?
Watch any Video Poems/Essays
Resume work
Schedule viewings/presentations and talk time for tomorrow
Spoken word poems--audio? lunch help?
Reading Schedule--Read to the following Chapters for the day listed
Tue 12/1 Chapter 8
Wed 12/2 Chapter 10
Fri 12/4 Finish
Week of 11/17
Content/Language Objectives: Students will work on Video Poems/Essay, read Kurt Vonnegut and work on their presentations.
Agenda:
Audio Version of poems?
Check IC
Work on Video Poems/Essays
A Man without a Country
Favorite quotes--write them on inside cover
get speech topic
watch my videos
Three things going on: Video, Read, or work on presentation
Links you Need:
Reading Schedule--Read to the following Chapters for the day listed
Wed 11/17 Chapter 3
Fri 11/20 Chapter 5
Tue 12/1 Chapter 8
Wed 12/2 Chapter 10
Fri 12/4 Finish
Fri.
Video Poems/Essays
Choose groups and texts (Colin, Kinsey and Heidi need groups)
Start planning videos
Next week: A Man without a Country and Videos
read/choose speech topics
Tues 11/10
Stuff back
Our Poems
read/submit
Video Poems/Essays
Choose groups and texts (Colin, Kinsey and Heidi need groups)
Midterm Thurs Check IC
Friday: Start planning videos
Next week: A Man without a Country and Videos
Friday 11/6
Searching--nominate one watch the others here
Video Essay or Spoken Word Poem
Write your own
Cool Things
What I Believe
What I would say if I had the world's attention.
Write your three minute Ted Talk
Or write two pages about your favorite poems you watched
Searching--nominate one watch the others here
Wednesday 11/4
Content/Language Objectives: Students will look into spoken word poem while setting their sights on Video Poems/Essay or Digital Stories
Agenda:
Poetry Packet: listen to some poems
Searching--nominate one watch the others here
Write your own
Cool Things
What I Believe
What I would say if I had the world's attention.
Tuesday 11/3
Content/Language Objectives: Students will look into Sherman Alexie's story.
Agenda:
"What You Pawn...Activities?
Lunch Help?
Wed: Spoken Word/Slam Poetry
Find new/nominate favorites here
Fri 11/30
Agenda:
"If a Stranger..." Finish it
"What You Pawn...
Tuesday Activities? Start Wed. text?
Lunch Help?
Wed 10/28
Agenda:
"A New Kind of Gravity"
discuss
notes
"If a Stranger..."
partners
favorites
For tomorrow: "A New Kind of Gravity"
Friday: First Lunch Help
Fri 10/23
Content/Language Objectives: Students will look at "The Palmist" as a text and do some writing about their beliefs.
Agenda:
"The Palmist" in groups
Writing question:
What would you do if you were the teenager in the story?
What do you think about in terms of your future?
Read if you didn't
Small Group Questions
A Writing Prompt: "What Do You Believe Is True Even Though You Cannot Prove It"
A Reading with that title
get started in class
read for Tuesday
pick a favorite entry
Wednesday 10/21
Content/Language Objectives: Students will look strive to understand our story through a Socratic Seminar.
Agenda:
Syllabus questions
"Next Time" Ending
Seminar "A Brief History of the Dead"
"The Palmist" in groups
Webpage
Done at 10:30 (panels)
Tuesday 10/20
Content/Language Objectives: Students will get a sense of the class and types of things we will do this quarter.
Agenda:
Story time: "Next Time"
Attendance/Info Sheet
Homework:
Read Syllabus
Read "A Brief History of the Dead"
Tomorrow: "A Brief History of the Dead" Seminar "Palmist" in groups, Syllabus, Webpage, "Next Time" Ending
Tues 5/27
Read each others nominations
Tues-Fri 5/20-23
Four Day Study
Project Log
Reading Time
Post your finds here.
(Friday: grades, how to post, to do list)
5/19
Feedback--Final Paper Work
Chromebooks
Design your own four day study
Thurs 5/8
Finish Presentations
prewrite
Writing Q's
Friday: show me your other pre-writing
Chromebooks:
Share it with me first
Writing time--Drafting (Step 2 in the process)
I will comment--let me know if you want comments early in the week
Mon-Tues 5/5-6:
Presentations:
As many as we can do
Tues: last group and the deadline
Recorded presentation
optional
required for revisions and missing
Pre-Writing:
Favorite quotes--explain why
Overall impressions of A Man without a Country
Thurs-Fri 5/1-2
Content/Language Objectives: Students will begin Kurt Vonnegut's A Man without a Country and work on present.
Agenda:
Favorite Quotes
Presentations
give
learn how to record
Read?
Mon-Tues 4/28-29
Content/Language Objectives: Students will begin Kurt Vonnegut's A Man without a Country and work on present
Agenda:
Turn in
A Few Choices
missing work
Get overview of Book and Presentations
East Lab
Pick a topic
Start researching, and making your presentation
Presentations start Thursday
Thurs.-Fri. 4/24-5
Content/Language Objectives: Students will continue to look at some modern authors and stories.
Agenda:
Turn in Sherman Alexie Activity
Some Choices Activities
Any Missing Work?
Tues.
Sherman Alexie
10 Questions
A story from him
Kim/Susie covering
Thurs.
Agenda:
Grades posted--To Do List
A New Kind of Gravity
Write
Pair
Share
Story "Reply All" if time
Homework: Get caught up. Midterms go out Wednesday.
Tues.
Content/Language Objectives: Students will return to look at some modern authors and stories.
Agenda:
Watch Movies
Stranger in the airport
Our reactions
" A New Kind of Gravity" for Thursday
Grades Posted--get caught up by Thurs--have a nice weekend.
Mon.
Watch Movies
finish--share
Grades--to do list, catch up
Stranger in the airport
Read the story and write your reactions at different points
We'll go over out reactions tomorrow
" A New Kind of Gravity" for Thursday
Fri. 4/11
Agenda:
Day of Silence
Work on your Video Collage
When you're done call me over
I want to get them in the "Finished Movies" folder
Then my thumbdrive
Watch them at 2:40
Check IC and catch up this weekend.
Tues-Thurs. 4/8-10
Update on A Brief History of the Dead.
Half and Half
Have you posted on this page.
Watch Digital Stories--write reviews
Share a Google Doc w/me. Name it "yourname-Digital Story Reviews"
Write about the strengths of the videos you watch
Write about what could be improved
After you've watched at least five make a To Do List
Lastly, give your thoughts on Digital Stories as a genre
Work on your Video Collage
Friday: Watch them at 2:30 (Lab is available at lunch)
make sure you've posted something and written your review as well.
Monday 4/7:
Half and Half
Poetry with Jack Collom
Video with Pfouts
Tonight: nominate Digital Stories on this page.
Tomorrow: half video-half digital stories viewing
Links you might need:
iMovie Tutorial Watch this to get everyone up to speed on iMovie:
Fri 4/4:
(Change of plans--my explanation)
Content/Language Objectives: Students will look into Digital Storytelling in hopes of improving their scripts and video collages.
Agenda:
"A Brief History of the Dead." (Got to do it)
We're doing Digital Stories before our Videos
Definition
Go to the Links Page and find examples
Some strategies.
Start Searching
Your homework
Watch at least ten more
nominate a favorite on this page
make sure your script is done and has links
Thurs-Fri 4/3-4
Agenda:
Stuff Back--Stuff In
Grades Posted
How to use Keep Vid or YouTube in MP4
Figure out groups and logistics
iMovie Tutorial Watch this to get everyone up to speed on iMovie:
"Brief History" partners, questions (Discussion Friday 1/2 & 1/2)
Friday: Editing on own
Weekend homework: find a Digital Story
Monday: posting and looking for Digital Stories on your own--finish editing w/help
Mon-Tues 3/31-4/1
Agenda:
Mon: Work on your Video Collage Script.
Tues: Do Carsten's story/lesson
Homework: Read "A Brief History of the Dead" for Thursday.
Thurs-Fri 3/20-21
Content/Language Objectives: Students will continue with their introductory texts and writings in hopes of finding a script for their Video Collage Script.
Agenda:
Thurs: "What I Believe but Cannot Prove"
Go Around
React to the texts
Turn in your writing--get it back tomorrow
Homework: "Nobody Listens when I Talk" read for tomorrow & write your answer for the following...
Writing Prompt: What would you say if you had the world's attention?
you were guest of__________
Interviewed by___________
broadcast cut in--everyone listen
viral email/video
if you were giving a Ted Talk
Fri.:
What would you say?
Whole group to small groups
get credit
"Cool Things"/"Brief for the Defense"
Choose one, write your own poem--due Monday
Subplans: Monday check website--work on Video Collage Script (due Tues)
Video Script Assignment will be posted monday
Mon: East Lab
Tues: Carsten? Wrap up writing? New Story. "A Brief History of the Dead
Thurs: Seminar? Video Collage Half LA/Half Video. YouTube & KeepVid
Tues 3/18
Content/Language Objectives: Students will get some overview of the class and continue the introductory unit.
Agenda:
Syllabus Questions
"The Palmist
in groups
report out
What I Believe to be True but Cannot Prove"
Write
homework: read
Monday 3/17
Content/Language Objectives: Students will get a sense of the class and types of things we will do this quarter.
Agenda:
Attendance/Info Sheet
Story time: "Next Time"
Homework:
Read Syllabus
Read "The Palmist"
Tomorrow: "Palmist" in groups, Syllabus, Webpage, What I believe but cannot prove