Week of 3/9-3/13
Monday -- Discussion of Night pp. 1-23 questions. Whole-class and small group work with Pigeon. Distribution of study questions for pp. 23-46 of Night -- due Thursday.
Tuesday -- Small-group work on "State of Deception" propaganda activity. Continue reading pp. 23-46 of Night -- due Thursday.
Wednesday -- Read, discuss, and take notes on Wagner-Rogers Bill. Continue reading pp. 23-46 of Night -- due Thursday.
Thursday -- Check and discuss pp. 23-46 of Night. Selection of parts for dramatic reading of the Evian Conference transcript. Distribution of study questions for pp. 47-66 of Night -- due Tuesday.
Friday -- Whole-class dramatic reading of the Evian Conference transcript. Continue reading pp. 47-66 of Night and complete study questions for Tuesday.
Week of 3/2 -3/6
Monday -- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday -- Whole-class reading of Terrible Things. Completion of group discussion questions for Terrible Things. *Some classes will still be finishing research speeches.
Wednesday -- Background notes for reading Elie Wiesel's Night. Distribution of vocabulary assignment #1 -- due Thursday.
Thursday -- Collection of vocabulary. Distribution of Night paperback books and study questions. Read pp. 1-23 of Night and complete questions for Monday.
Friday -- Bell-ringer activity. Discussion of victims, bystanders, and perpetrators. Continue reading pp. 1-23 of Night and complete questions for Monday.
Week of 2/24 - 2/27
Monday -- Finish presentation notes. Completion of research reflections. Be prepared for research presentations on Tuesday.
Tuesday -- Research oral presentations (see order above).
Wednesday -- Research oral presentations (see order above).
Thursday -- Research oral presentations (see order above).
Friday -- Research oral presentations (see order above).
Week of 2/16- 2/20
Monday -- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday -- Final research paper drafts due. Distribution of oral presentation rubrics. Work on slide presentations.
Wednesday -- 5 slides (minimum) due. Continue working on slide presentations.
Thursday -- Whole-class discussion of presentation techniques. Continue working on slide presentations.
Friday -- Selection of presentation order. 10 slides (minimum) due.
Week of 2/9 - 2/13
Monday -- Distribution of NB paperwork. Distribution of research paper checklist.
Tuesday -- Drafting / Revising of research papers. AI integrity and prompt construction discussion. Peer revision of drafts.
Wednesday -- Early bird due date -- must be printed, submitted in Classroom, and uploaded to Turnitin.com to receive credit. Continue revising / editing drafts -- Final due date is 2/17
Thursday -- NO SCHOOL
Friday -- NO SCHOOL
Week of 2/2- 2/6
Monday -- Grammar lesson (active vs. passive voice). Continue working on research drafts.
Tuesday -- Grammar lesson (combining sentences). Continue working on research drafts.
Wednesday -- Grammar lesson (pronoun antecedent). Continue working on research drafts.
Thursday -- Grammar lesson (eliminating wordiness). Peer revision of drafts.
Friday -- Grammar lesson (participial phrases). Continue working on research drafts.
Week of 1/26 - 1/30
Monday -- (e-learning) Thesis statements due today.
Tuesday -- (e-learning) Introduction paragraphs due today.
Wednesday -- Peer revision of introduction paragraphs.
Thursday -- Instructions for creating body paragraphs (topic sentences, supporting details, citations, concluding sentences).
Friday -- Instructions for integrating transitions within and between body paragraphs. Work on creating body paragraphs.
Week of 1/19 - 1/23
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - Work on research notes, and revise outlines.
Wednesday - 20 note cards due. Continue taking notes -- 30 due Monday.
Thursday - Discussion of thesis statements. Thesis statement drafts should be added to the top of the working outline where they will be scored. Continue taking notes.
Friday - Continue taking notes -- 30 due Monday.
Week of 1/12 - 1/16
Monday - Discussion of note-taking techniques. Collaboration on note-taking practice worksheet. Work on outlines -- due Tuesday.
Tuesday - Working outlines due. Distribution of note-taking guidelines. Begin taking notes (10 due 1/16).
Wednesday - Continue taking notes (10 due 1/16).
Thursday - Continue taking notes (10 due 1/16)..
Friday - (11:30 dismissal day) Notes due. Evaluation of sources.
Week of 1/5 - 1/9
Monday - Distribution of research assignment guidelines. Mini lesson on AI ethical use. Consideration of topics and sources. Topic selections are due on Wednesday, 12/7.
Tuesday- Distribution of citation guidelines, MLA documentation style guidelines, and working works cited document. Distribution of and discussion of AI Expectations document and review of plagiarism contract.
Wednesday - Topic selection due. Distribution of resources for finding and evaluating sources. AI citation and source mini lesson.
Thursday - Discussion of working outlines. AI mini lesson on outlining and ethics.
Friday - Working works cited due. Continue working on working outline and locating / evaluating sources.
12/8 - 12/16
Monday - Check questions for Ch. 4 of Hersey's Hiroshima. Whole-class viewing and discussion of Rev. Tanimoto's appearance on This Is Your Life. Individual work on persuasive outlines.
Tuesday - Distribution of primary source packet for persuasive essays. Individual and partner work with primary sources for persuasive essays. Individual review for final test over John Hersey's Hiroshima. Work on persuasive essay outlines -- due Tuesday.
Wednesday - Distribution of and discussion of semester exam review. Review for final test over John Hersey's Hiroshima. Work on persuasive essay outlines -- due Tuesday.
Thursday - Final test over John Hersey's Hiroshima. Work on persuasive essay outlines -- due Tuesday.
Friday - Whole-class reading of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Viewing of Hiroshima remembrance video and images. Work on persuasive essay outlines -- due Tuesday.
Monday - Review for semester exams. Work on persuasive essay outlines -- due Tuesday.
Tuesday - Review for semester exams. Persuasive essay outlines due.
Week of 12/1 - 12/5
Monday - Distribution and discussion of persuasive essay assignment. View Paul Tibbets primary source video. Begin reading Ch. 3 of Hiroshima. Complete ch. 3 questions for Wednesday.
Tuesday - Distribution of persuasive essay t-chart brainstorming document. Group work with t-chart. Finish reading Ch. 3 of Hiroshima and complete Ch. 3 study questions for Wednesday.
Wednesday - Collection of Ch. 3 questions. Whole-class work with t-charts. Completion of Hiroshima vocabulary assignment #2 -- due in class.
Thursday - Distribution of CODENAME MAGIC documents and group discussion activity. Distribution of Ch. 4 study questions -- due Monday. Begin reading Ch. 4 of Hiroshima.
Friday - Completion of Truman - Russell Exchange Activity. Continue reading Ch. 4 of Hiroshima. Questions are due Monday.
Week of 11/24 - 11/28
Monday - Distribution of essay requirements and discussion of t-charts. Finish reading Ch. 2 of Hiroshima and complete questions for Tuesday.
Tuesday - Check Hiroshima Ch. 2 questions. Work on survivor map.
Wednesday - NO SCHOOL
Thursday - NO SCHOOL
Friday - NO SCHOOL
Week of 11/17 - 11/21
Monday - Finish viewing Troy.
Tuesday - Small group and whole-class discussion of compare / contrast assignment.
Wednesday - Complete background notes and discussion for reading John Hersey's Hiroshima. Distribution of Hiroshima and Ch. 1 study questions -- due Thursday. Distribution of T-Chart for persuasive writing assignment. Begin reading Ch. 1 of Hiroshima.
Thursday - Check questions for Ch. 1 of Hiroshima. Distribution of think-pair-share activity with Hiroshima Leaflets.
Friday - Whole-class work with "Memo Discussed With the President." Distribution of Hiroshima Ch. 2 study questions -- due Tuesday.
Week of 11/10 - 11/14
Monday - Finish reading The Iliad Book XXIV. Complete questions for Wednesday. Begin viewing Troy. Be prepared for a test over The Iliad on Friday this week.
Tuesday - NO SCHOOL
Wednesday - Check questions for The Iliad Book XXIV. Continue viewing Troy. Be prepared for a test over The Iliad on Friday this week.
Thursday - Review for test. Continue viewing Troy. Be prepared for a test over The Iliad on Friday this week.
Friday - Test over The Iliad. Continue viewing Troy. Complete compare / contrast worksheet.
Week of 11/3 - 11/7
Monday - Distribution of study questions for Book XXII of The Iliad-- due Wednesday. Begin reading Book XXII of The Iliad. Finish group work on Achilles' shield project.
Tuesday - Complete final attachment of Achilles' shield to craft paper -- due in class. Finish reading Book XXII of The Iliad.
Wednesday - Check questions for Book XXII of The Iliad. Complete Book XXII activity.
Thursday - In-class completion of Iliad vocabulary #2. Group and individual work on epic simile assignment -- due Friday.
Friday - Partner discussion of epic simile assignment. Distribution of The Iliad Book XIV questions -- due Monday.
Week of 10/27 - 10/31
Monday - Grammar lesson. Finish reading Book XVIII and complete study questions. Completion of epithet activity.
Tuesday - Grammar lesson. Distribution of Achilles' shield group activity. Begin group work on notes.
Wednesday - Grammar lesson. Continue work on Achilles' shield group activity.
Thursday - Grammar assessment. Continue work on Achilles' shield group activity.
Friday - NO CLASS (Career Fair)
Week of 10/20 - 10/24
Monday - Journal - Kleos and your personal legacy. Distribution of The Iliad Book VI questions. Begin whole-class reading of Book VI. Questions are due on Wednesday.
Tuesday - Distribution of The Iliad vocabulary -- due in class. Finish reading Book VI and complete questions for Wednesday.
Wednesday - Check questions for Book VI of The Iliad. Distribution of The Iliad casting assignment -- due Friday. Be prepared for a quiz over Books I and VI of The Iliad on Friday.
Thursday - Review for Iliad Books I and VI quiz on Friday. Continue work on The Iliad casting assignment -- due Friday.
Friday - Quiz over Books I and VI of The Iliad. Casting assignment due. Complete survey.
Week of 10/13 - 10/17
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - Collection of The Iliad Book I Vocabulary assignment. Completion of SLO Iliad pretest. Background notes on and discussion of the Trojan war in preparation for reading The Iliad.
Wednesday - Partner work with Greeks vs. Trojans character sorting. Distribution of Book I text and study questions. Begin reading Book I of The Iliad.
Thursday - Small group work on charting Agamemnon's, Athena's, and Achilles' motives. Exit ticket: How does Book I introduce the theme of honor? Continue reading Book I of The Iliad -- questions due Friday.
Friday - Check questions for Book I of The Iliad. Whole-class debate of Achilles -- literary hero or cautionary example?
Week of 10/6 - 10/10
Monday - Finish social justice presentations. View Les Miserables.
Tuesday - View Les Miserables.
Wednesday - Finish Les Miserables. Pass back graded social justice speech rubrics.
Thursday - Distribution of Honor and Identity unit binders. Background activity for reading Akhmatova's poetry. Distribution of vocabulary assignment for Akhmatova's "I Am Not One Of Those Who Left the Land." --due Friday.
Friday - Whole-class and individual work with Akhmatova's "I Am Not One Of Those Who Left the Land."
Week of 9/29 - 10/03
Monday - Whole-class and individual review for Les Miserables test. Selection of social justice presentation order. Continue to prepare for social justice speeches, which begin Wednesday.
Tuesday - Les Miserables test. Continue to prepare for social justice speeches, which begin Wednesday.
Wednesday - Begin social justice speech presentations.
Thursday - Continue social justice speech presentations.
Friday - Continue social justice speech presentations.
Week of 9/22 - 9/26
Monday - Individual work on social justice speech conclusions, slide shows, and artistic elements.
Tuesday - Individual work on social justice speech conclusions, slide shows, and artistic elements. Distribution of materials for Socratic seminar preparations. Socratic seminar due Thursday.
Wednesday - Peer revision of social justice speech presentations. Work on Socratic seminar preparations. Socratic seminar due Thursday.
Thursday - Distribution and discussion of test review guide. Whole-class completion of Socratic seminar.
Friday - Work day / homecoming activities.
Week of 9/15 -9/19
Monday - Quickwrite: Worthy Causes. Introduction to Gavroche and student revolutionaries. Rebellion activity and structured debate. Independent reflection. Be prepared for a quiz over Ch. 1-7 on Tuesday.
Tuesday - Quiz over Ch. 1-7 of Les Miserables. Jigsaw research and presentation activity for student movements.
Wednesday - Mini- lesson on creating effective hooks. Drafting of social justice speech hooks--due in class.
Thursday - Think-pair-share argumentation activity. Individual drafting of social justice project main points. Partner sharing of drafts.
Friday - Whole-class and small group work with Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind, " Les Miserables, and Romanticism notes. Continue working on social justice speeches.
Week of 9/8 -9/12
Monday - Discussion of Ch. 3/4. Completion of song lyric analysis activity. Read Ch. 5 for homework and complete theme tracker.
Tuesday - Case study carousel for child labor. Whole-class discussion of labor laws in 19th Century France. Completion of guiding questions activity. Read Ch. 6 of Les Miserables for homework and complete theme tracker.
Wednesday - Quickwrite. View famous influential speeches and analyze structure and rhetoric. Work on social justice project introductions. Read Ch. 7 of Les Miserables for homework.
Thursday - Warm up activity. Speed dating study of student social justice project topics. Individual work on social justice project ideas. Read Ch. 8 of Les Miserables for homework.
Friday - Completion of research reflection. Research instruction mini lesson. Work on research for social justice speeches. Read Ch. 9 of Les Miserables and complete theme tracker for homework.
Week of 9/1 - 9/5
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - Completion of four-corners activity. Notes / background discussion on Hugo and 18th-19th century France. Distribution of theme tracker. Read Ch. 1 of Les Miserables for homework.
Wednesday - Quick connection activity. Scene introduction work. Role play activity and quick write. Read Ch. 2 of Les Miserables for homework.
Thursday - Quick reflection. Discussion of the impact of injustice. Completion of case study carousel. Complete sticky note synthesis. Read Ch. 3 of Les Miserables for homework.
Friday - Quick write. Completion of scene recap and setup. Completion of cause / effect mapping activity. Complete gallery walk presentation and discussion. Read Ch. 4 for homework.
Week of 8/25 - 8/29
Monday - Grammar lesson. Turn in satirical analysis assignment. Distribution of and whole-class work with Johnathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal." Individual work on questions for "A Modest Proposal" -- due Tuesday.
Tuesday - Sentence combination activity. Check questions for "A Modest Proposal." Distribution of and brainstorming on satirical writing assignment -- due Friday.
Wednesday - Grammar assessment. Individual and partner work on satirical writing assignment -- due Friday.
Thursday - Individual and partner work (including peer editing) on satirical writing assignment -- due Friday.
Friday - (11:30 dismissal) Carousel presentation of modest proposals.
Week of 8/18 - 8/22
Monday - Meme voting. Distribution of binder dividers. Think-Pair-Share activity with "Lady Justice." Small-group and whole-class work with (GIST reading strategy) Psychology Today's “Don't Confuse Revenge With Justice: Five Key Differences.”
Tuesday - Justice vs. Revenge scenario discussions based on yesterday's lesson. Background notes on Prosper Merimee and Corsican landscape. Begin reading Merimee's "Mateo Falcone." Finish reading for homework.
Wednesday - Journal activity. Whole-class discussion of "Mateo Falcone" and completion of questions.
Thursday - Whole-class viewing of "Ball-less Soccer" video and completion of Google Form. Notes on satire.
Friday - Bell ringer. Individual and partner work on satire assignment -- due by the end of class.
Week of 8/11 - 8/15
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - FRESHMAN ACADEMY ONLY
Wednesday - Classroom orientation stations. Distribution of course overviews -- due Friday.
Thursday - Collection of signed course overviews. Discussion of classroom orientation stations. Completion of creative team- building activity.
Friday - Collection of signed course overviews. Meme activity -- due Monday.