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G7 Overarching Question: How do words & media inform who we are & who we could become?
CURRENT UNIT
2: The Power Of Memories [Novel Study]
SOI: Memories are necessary for informing our present & shaping our future.
Dec - Feb (12 Weeks - Term 3)
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3: Poems From Homeroom [Poetry Study]
SOI: Poetry, when addressing the lives of young people, can be relevant to a devloping understanding of their human condition.
Mar - April (8 Weeks - Term 3)
Reading Challenge #2: Historical Speeches HERE (April 10)
No Summative Assessment Pending
T3 'Week' 12
Mar 9 - 13
Some of you are online!
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Reading Challenge #2- Historical Speeches HERE. Ethos, Pathos, & Logos. Due date- April 10th (Friday).
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Reading Challenge #2- Historical Speeches HERE. Due date- April 10th (Friday). Visiting the Book Sale @ Library.
HW: Historical Speeches Reading Challenge Due FridayFRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Reading Challenge #2- Historical Speeches HERE. / All Reading Challenges handed in ? / Poems From Homeroom Unit work- Billy Collins Poem
HW: Have a Happy Songkran Break!T3 'Week' 11
Mar 30 - April 3
LIBRARY LESSON
Some of you are online!
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Welcome Back! / The plan for the next two weeks / Checking in with remote peers / Reading Challenge #2- Historical Speeches Launched HERE. Due date- April 10th. Historical Context for all speeches explored.
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00 - Library): Meet in MS-2 before going for our Library Lesson- Revising research Questions
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Poems From Homeroom Unit work- Understanding Poetry VIDEO / MRISA game viewing
HW: NoneT3 Week 10
Mar 9 - 13
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Reading & Activity
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): HW Check- The Village Qs / The Lottery Discussion & Qs / Journal #13
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Reading Challenge #2- Historical Speeches Launched / Poems From Homeroom Unit Launch / Workbooks handed out / Page Numbering / Intro Task
HW: NoneT3 Week 9
Feb 23 - 27
LIBRARY LESSON
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Lit Circles Activity Assessment 2/3 (Peer & Teacher Graded)
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00 - Library): Lit Circles Activity Assessment 3/3 (Peer & Teacher Graded) / All Lit Circle Rubrics Returned / Marks on Mb
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Journal Entry #13 (above). No student use of Macs.
HW:T3 Week 8
Feb 16 - 20
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Homework Check- Chapters 15-21 Quiz / Reading & discussing Chapter 22 together / Lit Circle Assessment Prep
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Reading & discussing Chapter 23 together / Lit Circle prep- Info HERE
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Final Lit Circle prep- Info HERE / Lit Circles Activity Summative Assessment (Peer & Teacher Graded)
HW:T3 'Week' 7
Feb 9 - 13
LIBRARY LESSON
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00 - Library): NO SCHOOL
THURSDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Giver silent reading time / Video Assessment Rubric Handed Back & Updating Assessment Folders / Giver Chapters 12-15 Quiz
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Lit Circles #1 / Giver silent reading time / Lit Circle Summative Feb 20 (Rubric HERE)
HW: Read Chapters 15-21 before Monday HERET3 Week 6
Feb 2 - 6
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): CLW Journal Entry / Lit Circles preparation- Info HERE
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Final Lit Circle prep- Info HERE
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Lit Circles Activity Final Prep Time- Summary?, 3 Lines that Stand Out?, Text to Self Connection + 2 Questions?
HW: Read Chapters 12-15 & Be prepared to take a Ch 12-15 QuizT3 'Week' 5
Jan 26
LIBRARY LESSON
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Ch 12-15 Quiz / Lit Circle #1 Prep (divide up the summary work) HERE
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00 - Library): CLW
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): CLW
HW:T3 Week 3
Jan 19 - 23
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Ceremony of 12s / Journal Entry- Honor & Power
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): HW Check- Ch's 9-10 Questions / Reading Chapter 11 & Completing Ch. 11 Q's + 2 Journals on Page 36
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Silent Reading / Lit Circles Activity Preparation (eventually an Assessment)- Intro, Groups, & Roles HERE
HW: Read Chapters 12-15 & Be prepared to take a Ch 12-15 QuizT3 Week 2
Jan 12 - 16
Library Lesson
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): JV Girls Basketball Game Viewing
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00 - Library): The Giver Chapters 5-6 Quiz & Homework Check. Reading Ch 7-9
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): *Many students absent today on French Trip / Reading Chapters 9-10 & completing Questions
HW: Read chapters 9-10, & complete all questions in your notebookT3 Week 1
Jan 5 - 9
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Welcome Back! The Giver Chapter 2 & Character Bios updating
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): The Giver Chapter 3 & 4 Major Themes Note taking
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Journal Entry #8
HW: Read Chapters 5-6 & Complete Questions in NotebooksT2 Week 8
Dec 8 - 12
Library Lesson
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): The Giver Chapter 1 Reading & Questions
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00 - Library): Meet in MS2 before going to Library
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Final Class of 2025- 'Big Quiz'
HW:T2 Week 6
Nov 24 - 28
Library Lesson
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): All Act 3 Videos uploaded? / Videos Viewing & Peer Feedback
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00 - Library): Meet in MS2 before going to Library For Library Lesson
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): NO CLASS (FOUNDERS' DAY)
HW:T2 Week 5
Nov 17 - 21
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): The Giver Unit 2 Launch / Workbooks handed out- Page Numbering! / Hero's Journey Act 3 Video Production time
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Hero's Journey Act 3 Video Production time
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): No English Class (Founders' Day Assembly)
HW: Act 3 Videos due Sunday 9pm HERET2 Week 4
Nov 10 - 14
Library Lesson
Anti-Bullying Week
T2 Week 2
Oct 27 - 31
Library Lesson
Halloween
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Summative Assessment Portfolio trouble shooting & uploading
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Summative Assessment Portfolio trouble shooting & uploading / Assessment Peer Editing
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Service Task / Fairytale Assessments Uploading- Alvin, Alisa, Aliza, Adam / Act 3 Videos work RUBRIC
HW: Act 3 Videos due Sun Nov 9 9:00pm HERET2 Week 1
Oct 20 - 24
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Welcome back! / Act 2- Forrest Gump, Harry Potter, Men In Black / Act 3 Movies chosen
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): "The Cave" Journal Entry
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Unit 1 Summative Assessment work period (Due Sunday night at 9:00pm). Read the Rubric very carefully as you select which work you will submit as your Summative portfolio HERE
HW: Complete your Summative Assessment & upload by Sunday 9:00pm HERE Don't worry about Act 3 for now-- we will do that next weekT1 Week 8
Oct 6 - 10
Library Lesson
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Final Act 2 Presentations work period. Pizza sales at lunch in the SS Piazza!
HW: Act 2 Presentations due 9:00pm HERETUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Act 2 Presentations- All groups present HERE
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Meet in MS2 before going to the Boarding Lounge to watch The Good Dinosaur (Hero's Journey movie). We will stay for Peroid 4 as well (your Service & Design teachers agree).
HW: Have a great October Holiday!T1 Week 7
Sep 29 - Oct 3
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Hero Journey Act One Presentations (1/2)
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Hero Journey Act One Presentations (2/2) / All Presentations Complete? / For Act 2 we will continue with the same pairs but claim another pair's story to continue through to Act 2.
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Next Friday (last day of term) we have a double English (P3&P4) in the Boarding Lounge to watch a Hero's Journey movie. Meet in MS2 as normal and then we go to Boarding / Act 2 Slideshows upload HERE (Due Monday 9:00pm)
HW: Watch your chosen movie or read your chosen book & work on Act 2 Presentations with partner (by Monday 9pm)T1 Week 6
Sep 22 - 26
Library Lesson
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Fairy Tale Group Presentations- Ivy & Nydia / Partners time to finalize Act One Slideshows. Upload HERE
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Library Lesson- Ethical Use of Information (meet in MS2 first). All Act 1 Slides due to be uploaded by 8:30pm (as a PDF) HERE
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): After attendance is taken the cover teacher will take you to view the Football Tournament. Leave all bags in MS2, stay together in one place at the Field, with the teacher, and return to MS2 at 10:50pm in order to be on time for your next lesson.
HW: Monday- Act One Presentations- all groups present & show scenes from their chosen mediaT1 Week 5
Sep 15 - 19
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Assessment Collection-- Reading Challenge #1 due today Upload HERE / Students Complete Journal #2 using notebooks HERE
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Fairy Tale Group Presentations- all remaining groups present. Anything digital to Share? Upload HERE / The Hero's Journey- Act One (A. Adam gets to talk about Star Wars!)
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Fairy Tale Group Presentations- all remaining groups present / The Hero's Journey- Act One Partners Inquiry. With a partner look into the Hero's Journey stories (Game, Movie, Book) & decide which one you would like to build into a presentation to be delivered on Tuesday (Unit 1 Page)
HW: Watch your chosen movie or read your chosen book & work on Act 1 Presentations with partner (Due Tues)T1 Week 4
Sep 8 - 12
Library Lesson
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Fairy Tale Group Presentations- 1/3 groups present. Anything digital to Share? Upload HERE
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Library Lesson (Meet in MS-2) / Skill #1- Organizing a Bibliography Alphabetically
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Fairy Tale Group Presentations- 2/3 groups present. Anything digital to Share? Upload HERE / Fairy Tales Reading Challenge work period (due September 15th). Rubric HERE
HW: Fairy Tales Reading Challenge due Sep 15thT1 Week 3
Sep 1 - 5
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): HW Check- The Hero With A Thousand Faces work / Intro to Fairytales- Netflix Explained (17:50mins) BINGO!
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Intro to Fairytales- Netflix Explained (17:50mins) BINGO! / Fairytale groups- Answer all questions & teach your Fairytale to the class. Does it fit into Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey? Q's in your workbook & our Unit 1 Shared Doc
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Fairytale groups- Answer all questions, create story arc, & prepare to teach your Fairytale to the class. Does it fit into Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey? Update the table in our Unit 1 Shared Doc
HW: Complete Fairy Tale Questions, Story Arc, & Enter findings in our Unit 1 Shared Doc by Sunday 8pmT1 Week 2
Aug 25 - 29
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Unit 1 Intro- The Hero's Journey / Workbooks Handed out / Pages Numbered / Intro to the Monomyth / Vocabulary (Unit 1 Shared Doc) / Class Google Chat Group
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Library Introduction Lesson (Meet in MS-2)
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Reviewing Unit 1 Vocabulary / Workbook- What will our assessments be? / Articles- Why We Really Go To The Movies & What Makes A Hero Annotation (in pairs) / Campbell's book The Hero With A Thousand Faces Inquiry work
HW: Using the Unit 1 Shared Doc, Listen to the Youtube Summary of THWATF & complete your assigned column (Due Sunday night)T1 Week 1
Aug 18 - 22
MONDAY (10:00 - 11:00): No English Class
TUESDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Welcome to G7 L&L! / Expectations / Chatterbox Cards / Binders, Assessment Folders, & Journals / Nametags
FRIDAY (10:00 - 11:00): Nametags / Googlesite & Google Meet Group / Seating & Class setup / Journal #1- IB Learner Profile Traits
HW:Page updated
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