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To what extent is "truthfulness" important in historical fiction?
To what extent is "truthfulness" important in historical fiction?
How does conflict shape an individual?
How does conflict shape an individual?
Are our ethical and moral codes situational?
Are our ethical and moral codes situational?
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
Concepts: Communication, Representation
AOE: Intertextuality, Space and Time
Possible Global Issue fields of inquiry: Power, politics and justice + Beliefs, values and education + Culture, Identity and community
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Various formative paragraph responses and analyses
Passage annotations (formative)
Group presentations and responses (formative)
Guided portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Independent portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Creative task (portfolio entry)
Individual Oral (summative)
Daily lesson outlines
Daily lesson outlines
Useful resources
Useful resources
Week 5
Week 5
L/O: To consider our unit's essential questions and connections to our reading of the novel
L/O: To gain a better understanding of the Vietnam war through an exploration of TIME magazine's "Who is the Enemy here" photo essay
L/O: To begin to explore the symbolic and metaphorical meanings in Ch. 1 of the text
Wednesday, Feb. 9
I'm still out due to covid. Mr. Sandy will be here to help facilitate
Overview of the unit
Unpacking the unit's essential questions - Jamboard exercise and discussion
Thursday, Feb. 10 (double)
Hopefully I will be negative and back in class today!
Kayla's GI presentation
Who is the enemy here - Life Magazine photo essay PPT
Discussion
HW: Reread Ch.1 "The Things They Carried" for Friday's lesson
Friday, Feb. 11
The Things They Carried - considering the meaning behind what each character carries charting activity
HW: Complete your chart for next lesson (Wed, Feb. 23)
This website has some very useful search functions as well as a full "Vietnam Dictionary" which is helpful when encountering abbreviations and names of towns in the book.
Week 6
Week 6
L/O: To explore how O'Brien uses the physical and emotional 'things' the men carry to explore character and theme
L/O: To explore the things that we carry through a creative poetry assignmentpoL/O: TO
Wednesday, Feb. 16
The Things They Carried - considering the meaning behind what each character carries charting activity - unpacking and discussing
Thursday, Feb.17 (double)
Apple - Global Issues Presentation
Review and discuss PPT questions from yesterday
HW: Creative poetry assignment - Due: M.Bac Feb.24, 5pm
HW: Reread "How to tell a true war story" (pp.71-86) for next lesson (Wednesday, Feb.23)
Friday, Feb.18
HW: Creative poetry assignment - Due: M.Bac Feb.24, 5pm
HW: Reread "How to tell a true war story" (pp.71-86) for next lesson (Wednesday, Feb.23)
Week 7
Week 7
L/O: To explore "How to Tell a True War Story" and "The Dentist" in greater detail through discussion questions
L/O: To understand how to prepare for the small lit circle discussions taking place after break
Wednesday, Feb. 23
Debrief post-its from last lesson
HW: Complete your assigned question for tomorrow. Write your answer of the shared g.doc
Thursday, Feb 24
Talisa GI presentation
Debrief questions
HW: Read "The Dentist" for tomorrow
Friday, Feb. 25
Group discussion - The Dentist
Break HW - TTTC class seminar discussion project
HW: Have your break HW ready for when we return.
Nyepi break holiday
Nyepi break holiday
Week 8
Week 8
L/O: To explore various chapters in the book through student-led seminar discussions
L/O: To get a better understanding of the Individual Oral and begin to plan possible text pairings and GIs
Wednesday, March 9
Santi - GI presentation
IO sample - let's listen
Prep for student-led seminars - question starters, discussion guidance, schedule
HW: Read and prepare for tomorrow's student-led discussion
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong questions
Thursday, March 10
student-led seminar #1 - Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong (Riley) and Love (Josh)
HW: Read and prepare for tomorrow's student-led discussion
Friday, March 11
Student-led seminar #2 - On the rainy River (Talisa)
HW: Read and prepare for tomorrow's student-led discussion
Week 9
Week 9
L/O: To explore various chapters in the book through student-led seminar discussions
Wednesday, March 16
Student-led seminar #3 - Speaking of Courage (Raziel) and Notes (Julian)
HW: Read and prepare for tomorrow's student-led discussion
Thursday, March 17
Riley - GI presentation
Student-led seminar #4 - The man I killed (Jas) and Ambush (Clarissa), Style (Santi)
HW: Read and prepare for tomorrow's student-led discussion
Friday, March 18
Ms. Z attending online IB workshop - You will complete the Discussion with a cover teacher present
Student-led seminar #5 - Spin (Jon) and Field Trip (Ella)
HW: Read and prepare for tomorrow's student-led discussion
Term 4 - week 1
Term 4 - week 1
L/O: To explore various chapters in the book through student-led seminar discussions
L/O: To wrap up our study of The Things They Carried and continue to plan for our IOs
Wednesday, March 23
Congratulations on your excellent seminar with Mr. Henson on Friday. He was so impressed that he sent out an email to the entire secondary staff to talk about it. Check it out. You should all be super proud of yourselves. I'm a beaming mama hen. You did awesome!
Student-led seminar #6 - Ghost Soldiers (Kayla)
HW: Read and prepare for tomorrow's student-led discussion
Thursday, March 24
Ella - GI presentation
Student-led seminar #7 - Enemies and Friends (Johanna) Lives of the Dead (Apple)
Friday, March 25
HW: Watch Apocalypse Now and complete your assigned slide on the film technique PPT
The g.drive link to the the film is HERE. It is LONG (3:15). I suggest that you download it onto your desktop in order to avoid buffering and loading issues.
You are not required to watch from 1:54:00- 2:20:00. This is known as the "French Plantation Scene" it was not included in the original release of the film and many have argued that it should not have been put back into "Redux". It seems strangely out of place and does not add anything to our study. Feel free to skip over it.
Warning: The film is rated R and contains some explict language, violence, nudity and drug use. If you have an issue with any of these please let me know.
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