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Essential Questions
To what extent is "truthfulness" important in historical fiction?
How does conflict shape an individual?
Are our ethical and moral codes situational?
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
Concepts: Communication + Representation
AOE: Writers, Readers, and Texts; Time and Space; Intertextuality: Connecting Texts;
Possible Global Issue fields of inquiry: Power, Politics and Justice; Beliefs, Values and Community; Culture, Identity, and Community
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Various formative paragraph responses and analyses
Passage annotations (formative)
Group presentations and responses (formative)
Guided portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Creative task (portfolio entry)
Independent portfolio entries (formative and summative)
The Individual Oral (summative)
Week VI
Week VI
Monday, February 8
Monday, February 8
Check-out TTTC
Overview of the unit
Initial reactions to the text
Unpacking the unit's essential questions
Reading
HW: Read Chapter 1 "The Things We Carried" for Thursday's lesson
Historical context for TTTC
HW: Read Chapter 1 "The Things We Carried" for Thursday's lesson
Lesson 1
TTTC Historical Context & Reading Quiz
Lesson 2
Chapter 1 Harkness Discussion prep: observations and questions
HW: Prepare observations and questions (three of each) for Monday's Harkness discussion on Chapter 1. Read Chapter 7 for next Thursday's lesson.
Week VII
Week VII
Check-in
TTTC Historical Context & Reading Quiz
Discuss The Things They Carry chart
HW: Prepare observations and questions (three of each) for tomorrow's Harkness discussion on Chapter 1.
Tuesday, February 2
Tuesday, February 2
Harkness Discussion - TTTC Chapter 1
HW: Read Chapter 7 "How to Tell a True War Story" for Thursday's lesson - there will be a quiz
Thursday, February 11
Thursday, February 11
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Global Issues Presentation - Badai and Rigel
TTTC Chapter 7 Reading Quiz - chapter discussion
HW: Submit your TTTC creative writing assignment to the dropbox by Monday morning.
Week VIII
Week VIII
Monday, February 22
Monday, February 22
Check-in
Books from library!!!
HW: Prepare 3 observations and 3 questions for our Harkness Discussion on Thursday (submit to ManageBac)
HW: Chapter 7 Discussion Questions are due Monday, March 1
Global Issues Presentation - Finn, Killian
To what extent is “truthfulness” important in historical fiction? activity
HW: Finish To what extent is "truthfulness" important in historical fiction activity questions for Thursday's lesson.
Lesson 1
Global Issues Presentation - Finno, Dorka
Wrap-up To what extent is “truthfulness” important in historical fiction? activity
Lesson 2
Chapter 7 Harkness
HW: Finish Chapter 7 Discussion Question for Monday.
HW: Read Chapter 9 for Tuesday's lesson
Week IX
Week IX
Check-in
Debrief Chapter 7 Discussion Questions
HW: Read Chapter 9 "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" by tomorrow's lesson; submit your Global Issues Statements & TTTC for Chapters 1, 7, and 9 by Thursday at 10 PM via ManageBac
Tuesday, March 2
Tuesday, March 2
Global Issues Presentation - Eliza
"Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" PPT
Green Beret research and questions
HW: Complete Green Beret research and questions and Introduction to Mary Anne Bell activity for Thursday's lesson, where there will also be a reading quiz on Chapter 9.
HW: Make your post to the What's going on in the world? Padlet
Thursday, March 4
Thursday, March 4
Lesson 1
Global Issues Presentation - Jonathan, Maea
Chapter 9 reading quiz
Discuss Green Berets
Lesson 2
"Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" PPT - Mary Anne Bell & Passage Analysis
HW:
Week X
Week X
Prepare for Chapter 9 Harkness Discussion
HW: Submit three questions and three observations for the Harkness in the ManageBac dropbox
Chapter 9 Harkness Discussion
HW: Read Chapters 15-16 for Tuesday's lesson (reading quiz); fill in your Global Issues & TTTC document to prepare for an activity in Thursday's lesson
Thursday, March 11 - Isra' Miraj, no school
Thursday, March 11 - Isra' Miraj, no school
Week XI
Week XI
Monday, March 15 - Selamat hari raya Nyepi! No school :)
Monday, March 15 - Selamat hari raya Nyepi! No school :)
Global Issues Presentation - Arwen
Chapters 15-16 reading quiz
HW: Fill in your Global Issues & TTTC document to prepare for an activity in Tuesday's lesson.
Lesson 1
"Speaking of Courage" and "Notes" PPT discussion questions
Lesson 2
HW: Your Returning Home presentations will take place in class on Monday
HW: Submit three observations and three questions to the ManageBac dropbox by Tuesday morning in preparation for our Harkness Discussion. One of each should be through the lens of a global issue.
Week XII
Week XII
Returning Home - Vietnam War Soldiers Research Assignment presentations
Final "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes" PPT discussion questions
HW: Submit three observations and three questions to the ManageBac dropbox in preparation for our Harkness Discussion tomorrow. One of each should be through the lens of a global issue.
Lesson 1
Wheel of Global Issues
Lesson 2
Read/listen to "The Man I Killed" and "Ambush", and prepare notes on these questions
HW: We will discuss "The Man I Killed" and "Ambush" questions on Monday, April 5
HW: Choose a chapter from the novel that we have not studied in class to read, analyze, and present to the class on Thursday, April 8
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Have a wonderful term break!
Have a wonderful term break!
Term IV, Week I
Term IV, Week I
(your final term before you become Seniors!)
Discuss "The Man I Killed" and "Ambush" questions
HW: TTTC Additional Chapter Exploration presentations will take place on Thursday lesson 2
"The Man I Killed" and "Ambush" reading quiz
Global Issues Presentations
HW: TTTC Additional Chapter Exploration presentations will take place on Thursday lesson 2
Lesson 1
TTTC Additional Chapter Exploration presentations
While viewing -- fill out TTTC GI Tracking Document
Lesson 2
New Global Issues Presentations Planners
Finish up TTTC GI Tracking Document
HW: Finish TTTC GI Tracking Document and prepare to discuss/submit on Monday
Week II
Week II
Dustin's Additional Chapter Exploration - "Love"
Discuss TTTC GI Tracking Document
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