Agenda and HomeworkWeek Fourteen: 15-19
Monday: Maus 1 and visual literacy Tuesday: Begin research project ideas and proposal BLOCK: Maus 1 review and discussion Friday: Share- art analysis Maus + review --HOMEWORK-- 1) Read Maus 1 ch. 4-end + art analysis (by Friday) READING SCHEDULE RESEARCH PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS RESEARCH METHOD PPT Week Thirteen: 4/9-12 Monday: No School Tuesday: Genre: Graphic Novels / MAUS Context BLOCK: Art Spiegelman + Visual Literacy Practice + Anne Frank Friday: Finish Anne Frank --HOMEWORK-- 1) Read Maus 1 ch. 1-3 + study guide (by Friday) 2) Finish Anne Frank summary page READING SCHEDULE Week Twelve: 3/25-29 Monday: Book Chat- Night - wrap up Tuesday: In-class essay prep BLOCK: Night unit test Friday: Run Big! --HOMEWORK-- 1) For Tues: finish book + end of book Week Eleven: 3/18-22 Monday: Book Chat- Night + see schedule changes Tuesday: Dehumanization & The Perils of Indifference BLOCK: Elie Wiesel & Oprah / Perils of Indifference Activity Friday: Multiple Choice Reading Comp on Elie Wiesel's Writing: - Night, Perils of Indifference, Nobel Prize Speech --HOMEWORK-- 1) For Tues: finish book + end of book 2) For Thurs. - Read and Annotate 'Perils' 3) For Fri. - Read/Study Nobel Speech + assessment study as needed (UNIT SCHEDULE) Week Ten: 3/11-15 Monday: Ch. 3-4 context = research task Tuesday: Summary, Paraphrase, Direct Quotation (+ research task) BLOCK: Review research task/AI feedback; Irony in Nigh Friday: Begin --HOMEWORK-- 1) For Tues.: 1-2 page research task in Schoology 2) Read ch. 5-6 by Friday + DJ #3 (UNIT SCHEDULE) Week Nine: 3/4-3/8 Monday: Context ch. 1-2 Night Tuesday: Context, DJ review, begin "Most Dangerous Book" BLOCK: Argument Activity: The Most Dangerous Book Friday: Ch. 3-4 Discussion Night --HOMEWORK-- 1) For Thurs.: Read "Most Dangerous Book" and complete the practice MCQ questions. Be ready to answer: Is there such thing as a dangerous book? 2) Read ch. 3-4 by Friday + DJ #2 (UNIT SCHEDULE) Week Eight: 2/26-3/1 Monday: ADL Pyramid of Hate Theory + Unit Overview Tuesday: Holocaust Research (pyramid) + "At first they came for..." poem BLOCK: Dialectical Journals/Poems & Precis / More context Friday: Ch. 1-2 Discussion Night --HOMEWORK-- 1) Pyramid Research Due Tues. 2) Read ch. 1-2 by Friday + DJ #1 (UNIT SCHEDULE) Week Seven: 2/20-23 Tuesday: Discussion of Elie Wiesel Quotes, begin non-fiction focus Thursday: How to Write a Precis / Holocaust Basics Friday: Precis Editing/Intro to Pyramid of Hate --HOMEWORK-- 1) For Thursday: Read the preface, and note-take or annotate (below) Week Six: 2/12-14 Monday: Share Allegory/Fable/Satire - pick up Night, start WW2 context Tuesday: "The Fallen of WW2" video and discussion /Holocaust context Wednesday: Getting to know Elie Wiesel (quotes analysis) --HOMEWORK-- 1) For Tuesday: spend 45 min. on the United States Holocaust Memorial Website. Track learning on handout. Week Five: 2/5-2/9 Monday: Finish Animal Farm Film + Start Allegory Assignment Tuesday: Composing an allegory - getting started Block: Creative Writing Stations Friday: Rough Draft Due for peer editing (Schoology/turnitin.com) --HOMEWORK-- 1) Rough Draft Allegory Assignment Due Friday Week Four: 1/29 - 2/2 Monday: Grammar Review, Character Portraits, Power Dynamics A GOOD REVIEW LINK Tuesday: Review end of book + tie together theme Block: UNIT TEST Friday: Movie day! --HOMEWORK-- 1) Follow Animal Farm Reading and Assignment Schedule 2) Thursday: Unit Test Week Three: 1/22-26 Monday: Begin advanced grammar topic lessons Tuesday: Grammar Lessons + Review: ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS Block: Discussion: power hierarchies and power dynamics Friday: Grammar study and character portraits --HOMEWORK-- 1) Follow Animal Farm Reading and Assignment Schedule Week Two: 16-19 Tuesday: Notes review: allegory, satire, fable, propaganda Block: Animal Farm: Marxism, Communism, Socialism, Fascism Friday: Animal Farm context study Russian Revolution --HOMEWORK-- 1) Follow Animal Farm Reading and Assignment Schedule Week One 1/8-12 Monday: Welcome Back & Reconnect, Semester Overview, Pick Up Animal Farm Tuesday: "Welcome to Midnight" Poem + Reflection, Begin Animal Farm context study - outline assigned on Schoology + notes packet Block: MAP Reading Assessment Friday: Begin Animal Farm Unit - context study discussion + What is Marxism and Communism? --HOMEWORK-- 1) Finish poem assignment if you didn't in class 2) Context Notes Outline Due Friday (Schoology) |
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