11/4: Discuss A Long Way Gone
11/5: Begin reading Hamlet
11/6: Act I Scene 1 in groups
11/7: Act I Scene 2 as a class. Scene 3 and 4 in
11/5: Begin reading Hamlet
11/6: Act I Scene 1 in groups
11/7: Act I Scene 2 as a class. Scene 3 and 4 in
10/28: Read-in. Chapters 13-15 for Monday
10/29: Think, write, and discuss
10/30: The Bystanders dilemma
10/29: Think, write, and discuss
10/30: The Bystanders dilemma
10/21: Class conversation for A Long Way Gone
10/22: Refugee All-Stars
10/23: Discuss Refugee All-Stars.
10/24: Finish Refugee All-Stars and read
10/25: You should be done with Chapter 12. Book discussion.
10/22: Refugee All-Stars
10/23: Discuss Refugee All-Stars.
10/24: Finish Refugee All-Stars and read
10/25: You should be done with Chapter 12. Book discussion.
10/14: In-class essay for The Bean Trees
10/15: Read "Wandering"---Visual "In the Mind of..." due.
10/16: Challenging stereotypes. Begin A Long Way Gone
10/17: Read and discuss A Long Way Gone
10/15: Read "Wandering"---Visual "In the Mind of..." due.
10/16: Challenging stereotypes. Begin A Long Way Gone
10/17: Read and discuss A Long Way Gone
10/7: Read-in The Bean Trees
10/8: Discussion and film clip from The Human Experience. Found poem due.
10/9: Time to read and discussion
10/8: Discussion and film clip from The Human Experience. Found poem due.
10/9: Time to read and discussion
9/30: Read The Bean Trees. Chapter 4 by Tuesday
10/1: Book discussion
10/2: The Hero's Journey
10/3: Select a passage and discuss
10/4: Comprehension quiz. Found Poem--DUE 10/8
10/1: Book discussion
10/2: The Hero's Journey
10/3: Select a passage and discuss
10/4: Comprehension quiz. Found Poem--DUE 10/8
9/23: Soundtracks and written responses due. Read "To Build a Fire." Comparative essay due on Friday 9/27
9/24: Compare and contrast discussion and notes for your expository essay
9/25: Drafting your essay
9/26: Anticipation Guide and begin reading The Bean Trees
9/27: Discussion and time to read
9/24: Compare and contrast discussion and notes for your expository essay
9/25: Drafting your essay
9/26: Anticipation Guide and begin reading The Bean Trees
9/27: Discussion and time to read
9/16: Into the Wild Epigraphs
9/17: Epigraphs due and discuss. Begin 180 Degrees South
9/18: Finish 180 Degrees South and discuss
9/19: Themes of Into the Wild using your soundtrack
9/17: Epigraphs due and discuss. Begin 180 Degrees South
9/18: Finish 180 Degrees South and discuss
9/19: Themes of Into the Wild using your soundtrack
9/9: Into the Wild chapters 1-4
9/10: Chapters 5-6--Discussion
9/11 Chapters 7-8
9/12: Themes and Motifs--Designing a book cover for Into the Wild
9/13 Chapters 11-12 Clips from film. Time to read and work on your cover
9/10: Chapters 5-6--Discussion
9/11 Chapters 7-8
9/12: Themes and Motifs--Designing a book cover for Into the Wild
9/13 Chapters 11-12 Clips from film. Time to read and work on your cover
9/4: Essential questions and discussion
9/5: How to read a text
9/6: Begin reading Into the Wild
9/5: How to read a text
9/6: Begin reading Into the Wild