FRESHMAN HUMANITIES |
HOW DO IDEAS SHAPE THE WORLD?
Unit 8: How Have Man's Ideas About Himself and His Place Within His Environment Shaped the
World Around Him?
Reading: Into the Wild
Honors Reading: Rivers Runs Through It
Student Newsletters
Homework and what we did today:
Tuesday, 5/22: (meet in auditorium today)
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- Into the Wild, read through chapter 11 + Post-Its, due Thursday, 5/31
- Career Day wrap-up, thank you notes
- new unit intro
Monday, 5/21:
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- AccuPlacer writing test
Friday, 5/18:
- AccuPlacer writing test: Monday, 5/21
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- Career Day!
Thursday, 5/17:
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- Field Trip: Bully
Wednesday, 5/16:
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 5, complete worksheet, due TODAY
- Field Trip: Thursday, May 17 (Bully)
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- R&J discussion/activity
Tuesday, 5/15:
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 5, complete worksheet, due Wednesday, 5/16
- Field Trip: Thursday, May 17 (Bully)
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- Socratic Seminar
Monday, 5/14:
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 5, complete worksheet, due Wednesday, 5/16
- Socratic Seminar: Tuesday, May 15
- Field Trip: Thursday, May 17 (Bully)
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- Waging a Living
- widget project work
Friday, 5/11:
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 5, complete worksheet, due Wednesday, 5/16
- Field Trip (Bully) permission slips & $5 due by TODAY
- Socratic Seminar: Tuesday, May 15
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- Waging a Living
Thursday, 5/10:
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 5, complete worksheet, due Wednesday, 5/16
- Field Trip (Bully) permission slips due by FRIDAY, 5/11
- Socratic Seminar: Tuesday, May 15
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- R&J discussion/activity
- Widget work
Wednesday, 5/9:
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due by TODAY
- resumes due TODAY
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 3-4, complete worksheets, due Thursday, May 10
- Field Trip (Bully) permission slips due by FRIDAY, 5/11
- Socratic Seminar: Tuesday, May 15
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- Widget project (script & video) due Wednesday, 5/23
- Widget Project
Tuesday, 5/8:
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due by Wednesday, May 9
- resumes due Wednesday, May 9
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 3-4, complete worksheets, due Thursday, May 10
- Field Trip (Bully) permission slips due by FRIDAY, 5/11
- Socratic Seminar: Tuesday, May 15
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- economics, careers, and production
Monday, 5/7:
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due by Wednesday, May 9
- resumes due Wednesday, May 9
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 3-4, complete worksheets, due Thursday, May 10
- Socratic Seminar: Tuesday, May 15
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- economics, careers, and production
Friday, 5/4:
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due by Wednesday, May 9
- resumes due Wednesday, May 9
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 3-4, complete worksheets, due Thursday, May 10
- Socratic Seminar: Tuesday, May 15
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- economics, careers, and production
Thursday, 5/3:
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 3-4, complete worksheets, due Thursday, May 10
- Career Day: employer AND parent/guardian forms due TODAY!
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due Wednesday, May 9
- resumes due Wednesday, May 9
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- R&J discussion/activity
- Career Day prep
Wednesday, 5/2:
- Romeo & Juliet, read Acts 3-4, complete worksheets, due Thursday, May 10
- Career Day: employer AND parent/guardian forms due Thursday, May 3
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due Wednesday, May 9
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- R&J discussion/activity (Act 2)
Tuesday, 5/1:
- Romeo & Juliet, read Act 2, complete worksheet, due Tuesday, May 1 Wednesday, May 2
- Career Day: employer AND parent/guardian forms due Thursday, May 3
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due Wednesday, May 9
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- William Shakespeare
- economics (intro)
Monday, 4/30: Welcome Back!
- Romeo & Juliet, read Act 2, complete worksheet, due Tuesday, May 1 Wednesday, May 2
- Career Day: employer AND parent/guardian forms due Thursday, May 3
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due Wednesday, May 9
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- William Shakespeare
Happy Vacation!
Tuesday, 4/17:
- Romeo & Juliet, read Act 2, complete worksheet, due Tuesday, May 1 (prologue and Act 1 due TODAY)
- Career Day: employer AND parent/guardian forms due Thursday, May 3
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due Wednesday, May 9
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- R&J: prologue, Act 1....workshop!
Monday, 4/16:
- completed mural with typed summary/explanation, due TODAY!
- Romeo & Juliet, read Prologue and Act I, complete worksheet, due Tuesday, 4/17
- Career Day: employer AND parent/guardian forms due Thursday, May 3
- Career Day: blue career exploration form due Wednesday, May 9
- Career Day: Friday, May 18
- Revolutionary Murals
Friday, 4/13:
- completed mural with typed summary/explanation, due MONDAY, 4/16
- Romeo & Juliet, read Prologue and Act I, complete worksheet, due Tuesday, 4/17
- Revolutionary Mural
Thursday, 4/12:
- completed mural with typed summary/explanation, due MONDAY, 4/16
- Romeo & Juliet, read Prologue and Act I, complete worksheet, due Tuesday, 4/17
- Revolutionary Mural
Wednesday, 4/11:
- completed mural with typed summary/explanation, due Friday, 4/13
- Revolutionary Mural
Tuesday, 4/10:
- completed mural with typed summary/explanation, due Thursday, 4/12
- Revolutionary Mural
Monday, 4/9:
- completed mural with typed summary/explanation, due Thursday, 4/12
- Revolutionary Mural, part 2
- Career Day intro
- Guest Speaker
Friday, 4/6:
- Read Hoffer notes and create a Top 10 list of most important elements/characteristics - DUE TODAY!
- completed mural with typed summary/explanation, due Thursday, 4/12
- Revolutionary Mural, part 1
Thursday, 4/5:
- Animal Farm: candidate project due...
- Read Hoffer notes and create a Top 10 list of most important elements/characteristics - DUE TOMORROW!
- AF candidate museum
Wednesday, 4/4:
- Animal Farm: candidate project due...
- The Village [What is the idea of the village and how did it get corrupted?]
- AF candidate project
Tuesday, 4/3:
- Animal Farm: candidate project due tomorrow
- The Village [What is the idea of the village and how did it get corrupted?]
- AF candidate project
Monday, 4/2:
- Animal Farm: finish reading and packet materials DUE TODAY!
- The Russian Revolution
- AF candidate project
Friday, 3/30:
- Animal Farm: finish reading and packet materials for Monday, 4/2
- The Russian Revolution
Thursday, 3/29:
- Animal Farm: finish reading and packet materials for Monday, 4/2
- Socratic Seminar
Wednesday, 3/28:
- Animal Farm: parts 5-7 and packet materials due TODAY; finish for Monday, 4/2
- Socratic Seminar: Thursday, 3/29 (see Notes from Class)
- Animal Farm discussion and candidate project work
Tuesday, 3/27:
- Animal Farm: parts 5-7 and packet materials due Wednesday, 3/28
- Socratic Seminar: Thursday, 3/29 (see Notes from Class)
- Russian Revolution; Types of Propaganda
Monday, 3/26:
- Animal Farm: parts 5-7 and packet materials due Wednesday, 3/28
- Socratic Seminar: Thursday, 3/29 (see Notes from Class)
- Russian Revolution
Friday, 3/23:
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- Socratic Seminar: Thursday, 3/29 (see Notes from Class)
- Animal Farm discussion #1 (parts 1-4)
Thursday, 3/22:
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- Socratic Seminar: Thursday, 3/29 (see Notes from Class)
- Propaganda Stations (part 2)
Wednesday, 3/21:
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- Karl Marx
- Propaganda Stations (part 1)
Tuesday, 3/20:
- Serpents critique due TODAY!
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- read this current events article about post-revolution Libya
- New Unit Intro
- Russian Revolution / Stages of a Revolution
Monday, 3/19:
- Serpents critique due 3/20
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- read this current events article about post-revolution Libya
- Quest!
Friday, March 16:
- QUEST: Monday, 3/19 (French Revolution, LOTF, etc...see review sheet HERE)
- Serpents critique due 3/20
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- Swing Kids
- review for Quest
Thursday, March 15:
- QUEST: Monday, 3/19 (French Revolution, LOTF, etc...see review sheet HERE)
- Serpents critique due 3/20
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- Swing Kids
Wednesday, March 14:
- QUEST: Monday, 3/19 (French Revolution, LOTF, etc...see review sheet HERE)
- Serpents critique due 3/20
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- Stages of a Revolution; French Revolution review (for Quest!)
Tuesday, March 13:
- QUEST: Monday, 3/19 (French Revolution, LOTF, etc...see review sheet HERE)
- Serpents critique due 3/20
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- Lord of the Flies final discussion/activity
Monday, March 12:
- finish LOTF, complete D-E Diary, due Tuesday, 3/13
- QUEST: Monday, 3/19 (French Revolution, LOTF, etc...see review sheet HERE)
- Serpents critique due 3/20
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates!
- French Revolution; Stages of a Revolution
Friday, March 9:
- finish LOTF, complete D-E Diary, due Tuesday, 3/13
- Serpents critique due 3/20
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates distributed
- Revolutions Project presentations in audi
Thursday, March 8:
- finish LOTF, complete D-E Diary, due Tuesday, 3/13
- Serpents critique due 3/20
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates distributed
- Revolutions Project presentations in audi
Wednesday, March 7:
- finish LOTF, complete D-E Diary, due Tuesday, 3/13
- Revolutions Project: presentations this week! SAVE PPT TO SHARED FOLDER!
- Serpents critique due 3/20
- Animal Farm: books and homework packet/due-dates distributed
- French Revolution
Tuesday, March 6:
- finish LOTF, complete D-E Diary, due Tuesday, 3/13
- Revolutions Project: presentations this week! SAVE PPT TO SHARED FOLDER!
- Bottleheads Museum
- French Revolution
Monday, March 5: Welcome Back!
- finish LOTF, complete D-E Diary, due Tuesday, 3/13
- Revolutions Project: presentations this week!
- Bottleheads Museum
- Paradise Now
ENJOY VACATION!
Friday, 2/24:
- finish LOTF, complete D-E Diary, due Tuesday, 3/13
- Revolutions Project: finish/rehearse - presentations the week of March 5
- Paradise Now
Thursday, 2/23:
- finish LOTF, complete assignment, due Tuesday, 3/13
- Revolutions Project: finish/rehearse...presentations the week of March 5
- Bottleheads write-up/explanation due Friday, 2/24 (typed; see your rubric)
- Guest Speaker: Stephan Lewy, Holocaust survivor
Wednesday, 2/22:
- read LOTF, to page 128, complete symbols assignment, due Thursday, 2/23
- Revolutions Project: finish/rehearse...presentations the week of March 5
- Bottleheads write-up/explanation due Friday, 2/24 (typed; see your rubric)
- Socratic Seminar
Tuesday, 2/21:
- read LOTF, to page 128, complete symbols assignment, due Thursday, 2/23
- Revolutions Project: continue research...Works Cited (signed) and copy of slides DUE NOW!
- Socratic Seminar: Wednesday, 2/22 (see Notes from Class section)
- Bottleheads write-up/explanation due Friday, 2/24 (typed; see your rubric)
- Bottleheads activity
Monday, 2/20 (early release day):
- read LOTF, to page 128, complete symbols assignment, due Thursday, 2/23
- Revolutions Project: continue research...Works Cited (signed) due TODAY; copy of slides due TOMORROW
- Bottleheads Activity: bring supplies in by Tuesday, 2/21
- Socratic Seminar: Wednesday, 2/22 (see Notes from Class section)
- symbols....
Friday, 2/17:
- read LOTF, to page 128, complete symbols assignment, due Thursday, 2/23
- Revolutions Project: continue research...Works Cited (signed) due Monday, 2/20
- Bottleheads Activity: bring supplies in by Tuesday, 2/21
- Socratic Seminar: Wednesday, 2/22 (see Notes from Class section)
- LOTF discussion/activity #1
- PowerPoint design video (see Notes from Class)
Thursday, 2/16:
- read LOTF, to page 75, complete assignment, due Friday 2/17
- Revolutions Project: continue research...Works Cited (signed) due Monday, 2/20
- Bottleheads Activity: bring supplies in by Tuesday, 2/21
- Socratic Seminar: Wednesday, 2/22 (see Notes from Class section)
- Music Integration
- French Revolution
Wednesday, 2/15:
- read LOTF, to page 75, complete assignment, due Friday 2/17
- Revolutions Project: continue research...Works Cited (signed) due Monday, 2/20
- Socratic Seminar: Wednesday, 2/22 (see Notes from Class section)
- Revolutions Project: Library day for research!
Tuesday, 2/14:
- read LOTF, to page 75, complete assignment, due Friday 2/17
- Revolutions Project: continue research...Works Cited (signed) due Monday, 2/20
- Socratic Seminar: Wednesday, 2/22
- French Revolution
Monday, 2/13:
- read LOTF, to page 75, complete assignment, due Friday 2/17
- Revolutions Project: continue research...(see project details for due-dates)
- final Wave discussion/activity
Friday, 2/10:
- finish The Wave, complete assignment, due Monday, 2/13
- Revolutions Project: continue research...(see project details for due-dates)
- EXTRA CREDIT assignment, due Monday, 2/13
- Conformity and Obediance
Thursday, 2/9:
- finish The Wave, complete assignment, due Monday, 2/13
- Revolutions Project: thesis statement due Wednesday, 2/8
- French Revolution: primary sources 1 & 2
Wednesday, 2/8:
- finish The Wave, complete assignment, due Monday, 2/13
- Revolutions Project: thesis statement due Wednesday, 2/8
- Critique: What is a revolution?
Tuesday, 2/7:
- finish The Wave, complete assignment, due Monday, 2/13
- Revolutions Project: thesis statement due Wednesday, 2/8
- HONORS: select a reading (or creative/written option)
- French Revolution - intro
Monday, 2/6:
- finish The Wave, complete assignment, due Monday, 2/13
- Revolutions Project: thesis statement due Wednesday, 2/8
- HONORS: select a reading (or creative/written option)
- The Wave discussion/activity #1 (assignment & vocab due today)
- Revolutions Project: topic & partner info due today
Friday, 2/3:
- read The Wave, complete assignment and vocab, due Monday, 2/6
- Revolutions Project: partner & topic info due Monday, 2/6; thesis statement due Wednesday, 2/8
- HONORS: select a reading (or creative/written option)
- Poetry Out Loud recital
- Revolutions Project exploration/research
Thursday, 2/2:
- read The Wave, complete assignment and vocab, due Monday, 2/6
- Revolutions Project: partner & topic info due Monday, 2/6; thesis statement due Wednesday, 2/8
- HONORS: select a reading (or creative/written option)
- Poetry Out Loud recital
- Revolutions Project Intro
Wednesday, 2/1:
- Poetry Out Loud: Poem recital on Thursday, 2/2
- read The Wave, complete assignment and vocab, due Monday, 2/6
- Revolutions Project: partner & topic info due Monday, 2/6; thesis statement due Wednesday, 2/8
- HONORS: select a reading (or creative/written option)
- Skokie
- Revolutions Project Intro
Tuesday, 1/31:
- Poetry Out Loud: Poem recital on Thursday, 2/2
- read The Wave, complete assignment and vocab, due Monday, 2/6
- HONORS: select a reading (or creative/written option)
- Skokie
- New Unit Intro
Monday, 1/30: Start Semester 2!
- Poetry Out Loud: Poem recital on Thursday, 2/2
- Skokie
***** Good Luck on Mid-Terms! *****
Monday, 1/23:
- review for Mid-Term Exam (see your review sheet); Exam on Wednesday, 1/25 @ 7:45am
- Poetry Out Loud: Poem recital on Thursday, 2/2
- review
Friday, 1/20:
- review for Mid-Term Exam (see your review sheet); Exam on Wednesday, 1/25 @ 7:45am
- Poetry Out Loud: Poem recital on Thursday, 2/2
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Socratic Seminar: security vs liberty
Thursday, 1/19:
- Socratic Seminar: Friday, 1/20 [see Notes from Class section for materials]
- review for Mid-Term Exam (see your review sheet); Exam on Wednesday, 1/25 @ 7:45am
- Poetry Out Loud: poem selection due Thursday, 1/19; Poem recital on Thursday, 2/2
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Spying on the Homefront
- Mid-Term prep
Wednesday, 1/18:
- Socratic Seminar: Friday, 1/20 [see Notes from Class section for materials]
- review for Mid-Term Exam (see your review sheet); Exam on Wednesday, 1/25 @ 7:45am
- Poetry Out Loud: poem selection due Thursday, 1/19; Poem recital on Thursday, 2/2
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Good Night, Good Luck
- Mid-Term prep
Tuesday, 1/17:
- Socratic Seminar: Friday, 1/20 [see Notes from Class section for materials]
- review for Mid-Term Exam (see your review sheet); Exam on Wednesday, 1/25 @ 7:45am
- Poetry Out Loud: poem selection due Thursday, 1/19; Poem recital on Thursday, 2/2
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- final Thoreau reading discussion/activity
- Mid-Term prep
Friday, 1/13:
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 68 - end, complete belief assignment, due Tuesday, January 17
- final Anthem essay DUE!
- Poetry Out Loud: poem selection due Thursday, 1/19; Poem recital on Thursday, 2/2
- Socratic Seminar: Friday, 1/20 [see Notes from Class section for materials]
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Landmark Case presentations
- Socratic Seminar intro
Thursday, 1/12: SNOW DAY!!!
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 68 - end, complete belief assignment, due Tuesday, January 17
- final Anthem essay due Thursday, 1/12 including cover page
- Socratic Seminar: Friday, 1/20 [see Notes from Class section for materials]
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Landmark Case presentations
Wednesday, 1/11:
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 68 - end, complete belief assignment, due Tuesday, January 17
- final Anthem essay due Thursday, 1/12 including cover page
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Landmark Case presentations
Tuesday, 1/10:
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 68 - end, complete belief assignment, due Tuesday, January 17
- final Anthem essay due Thursday, 1/12 including cover page
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Landmark Case presentations (Tuesday-Wednesday)
Monday, 1/9:
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 68 - end, complete belief assignment, due Tuesday, January 17
- Landmark Case presentations start tomorrow, Tuesday, 1/10
- final Anthem essay due Thursday, 1/12 including cover page
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Thoreau reading/discussion #2
Friday, 1/6:
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 34-67, complete quote assignment, due Monday, January 9
- Henry Hikes paragraph, typed rough draft, due Friday, 1/6; final draft due Monday, 1/9
- Landmark Case project PowerPoint, due Monday, 1/9
- complete Constitution article/amendment FORM, due Monday, 1/9
- final Anthem essay due Thursday, 1/12 including cover page
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Landmark Case project
- Good Night, Good Luck
Thursday, 1/5:
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 34-67, complete quote assignment, due Monday, January 9
- Henry Hikes paragraph, typed rough draft, due Friday, 1/6; final draft due Monday, 1/9
- Landmark Case project PowerPoint, due Monday, 1/9
- complete Constitution article/amendment FORM, due Monday, 1/9
- final Anthem essay due Thursday, 1/12 including cover page
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Landmark Case project
- Good Night, Good Luck
Wednesday, 1/4:
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 34-67, complete quote assignment, due Monday, January 9
- Henry Hikes paragraph, typed rough draft, due Friday, 1/6; final draft due Monday, 1/9
- Landmark Case project PowerPoint, due Monday, 1/9
- final Anthem essay due Thursday, 1/12 including cover page
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Landmark Case project
Tuesday, 1/3: Welcome Back!
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 34-67, complete quote assignment, due Monday, January 9
- Henry Hikes paragraph, typed rough draft, due Friday, 1/6; final draft due Monday, 1/9
- final Anthem essay due Thursday, 1/12 including cover page
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- Thoreau reading discussion #1
Thursday, 12/22:
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 1-33, complete questions, due Tuesday, January 3
- Henry Hikes paragraph, typed rough draft, due Friday, 1/6; final draft due Monday, 1/9
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- the Unclear Law...
Wednesday, 12/21:
- "I am" poem & items due Wednesday, 12/21
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 1-33, complete questions, due Tuesday, January 3
- Henry Hikes paragraph, typed rough draft, due Friday, 1/6; final draft due Monday, 1/9
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- thank you notes (for Hon. Judge Boyle)
- "I am" poem museum
Tuesday, 12/20:
- "I am" poem & items due Wednesday, 12/21
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 1-33, complete questions, due Tuesday, January 3
- Henry Hikes paragraph, typed rough draft, due Friday, 1/6; final draft due Monday, 1/9
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- guest speaker (Hon. Judge Boyle)
Monday, 12/19:
- "I am" poem & items due Wednesday, 12/21
- read The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, pages 1-33, complete questions, due Tuesday, January 3
- Henry Hikes paragraph, typed rough draft, due Friday, 1/6; final draft due Monday, 1/9
- HONORS: When the Emperor was Divine (see reading schedule above)
- new unit intro
Friday, 12/16:
- "I am" poem & items due Wednesday, 12/21
- Constitution self-test
Thursday, 12/15:
- Anthem essay, typed final draft WITH COVER SHEET due Friday, 12/16
- "I am" poem & items due Wednesday, 12/21
- Thank you note for guest speaker
- Articles of Confederation to the Constitution
- Constitution self-test
Wednesday, 12/14:
- Anthem essay, typed final draft WITH COVER SHEET due Friday, 12/16
- "I am" poem & items due Wednesday, 12/21
- Guest Speaker (attorney)
Tuesday, 12/13:
- Anthem essay, typed final draft WITH COVER SHEET due Friday, 12/16
- "I am" poem & items due Wednesday, 12/21
- brainstorm questions for guest speaker (see Essential Question for Unit 3 above)
- "I Am" poem intro
- Articles of Confederation: strengths & weaknesses
Monday, 12/12:
- Anthem essay, typed final draft WITH COVER SHEET due Friday, 12/16
- Anthem essay rough draft, peer edit
- Articles of Confederation: strengths & weaknesses
Friday, 12/9:
- Anthem essay, typed rough draft due Monday, 12/12; typed final draft WITH COVER SHEET due Friday, 12/16
- Socratic Seminar today
Thursday, 12/8:
- Anthem essay, typed rough draft due Monday, 12/12; typed final draft WITH COVER SHEET due Friday, 12/16
- Socratic Seminar ("Cold Equations") - Friday, 12/9
- Articles of Confederation
Wednesday, 12/7: (Early Release Day)
- Anthem essay, typed rough draft due Monday, 12/12; typed final draft WITH COVER SHEET due Friday, 12/16
- Socratic Seminar ("Cold Equations") - Friday, 12/9
- laws of governments debrief
Tuesday, 12/6:
- Anthem essay, typed rough draft due Monday, 12/12; typed final draft WITH COVER SHEET due Friday, 12/16
- Socratic Seminar ("Cold Equations") - Friday, 12/9
- laws of governments
Monday, 12/5:
- Anthem, typed essay due Monday, 12/12
- Socratic Seminar ("Cold Equations") - Friday, 12/9
- final Anthem discussion/activity; Anthem essay details
- 2081 paragraph due today
Friday, 12/2:
- Anthem, finish, complete D-E Diary, due Monday, 12/5
- 2081 typed paragraph, final draft, due Monday, 12/5 (see rubric in Notes from Class)
- Socratic Seminar ("Cold Equations") - Friday, 12/9
- current events discussion/activity, political compass self-test results
- 2081 paragraph response/peer editing
Thursday, 12/1:
- Anthem, finish, complete D-E Diary, due Monday, 12/5
- 2081 typed paragraph due FRIDAY, 12/2 (see rubric in Notes from Class)
- utopias and dystopias, part 2
- 2081 and paragraph response
Wednesday, 11/30:
- Anthem, finish, complete D-E Diary, due Monday, 12/5
- current events (role of govt) due Thursday, 12/1
- take political compass self-test, print results - due Thursday, 12/1
- forms of government quiz
- utopias and dystopias, part 1
Tuesday, 11/29:
- Anthem, finish, complete D-E Diary, due Monday, 12/5
- forms of government QUIZ: Wednesday, 11/30 (see YOUR notes and Notes from Class)
- current events (role of govt) due Thursday, 12/1
- take political compass self-test, print results - due Thursday, 12/1
- Anthem discussion and DYSTOPIAS
Monday, 11/28:
- Anthem, read parts 3 - 10, complete chart, due Tuesday, 11/29
- forms of government QUIZ: Wednesday, 11/30 (see YOUR notes and Notes from Class)
- current events (role of govt) due Thursday, 12/1
- take political compass self-test, print results - due Thursday, 12/1
- John Adams
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Tuesday, 11/22:
- Anthem, read parts 3 - 10, complete chart, due Tuesday, 11/29
- forms of government QUIZ: Wednesday, 11/30 (see YOUR notes and Notes from Class)
- current events (role of govt) due Thursday, 12/1
- take political compass self-test, print results - due Thursday, 12/1
- John Adams
Monday, 11/21:
- Anthem, read parts 3 - 10, complete chart, due Tuesday, 11/29
- current events (role of govt) due Thursday, 12/1
- take political compass self-test, print results - due Thursday, 12/1
- forms of government exchange (part 2)
- John Adams
Friday, 11/18:
- Anthem, read parts 3 - 10, complete chart, due Tuesday, 11/29
- Anthem collage presentations
- forms of government exchange
Thursday, 11/17:
- Anthem, read parts 3 - 10, complete chart, due Tuesday, 11/29
- Extra Credit for Friday, 11/18: bring in can of food for donation
- forms of government info - due Friday
- Anthem discussion/activity, parts 1 & 2
- Science of Motivation
Wednesday, 11/16:
- Anthem, read parts 1 & 2, complete questions, due Thursday, 11/17
- Extra Credit for Friday, 11/18: bring in can of food for donation
- space laws activity/discussion
- forms of government - DUE FRIDAY
- Science of Motivation
Tuesday, 11/15:
- Anthem, read parts 1 & 2, complete questions, due Thursday, 11/17
- Extra Credit for Friday, 11/18: bring in can of food for donation
- discuss political philsophy self-test; discuss shipwrecked sailors case; space laws activity
Monday, 11/14:
- on-line political philosophy self-test (printed) due Tuesday, 11/15
- Anthem, read parts 1 & 2, complete questions, due Thursday, 11/17
- Extra Credit for Friday, 11/18: bring in can of food for donation
- Q1 reflection; new unit intro; case of the shipwrecked sailors...
Wednesday, 11/9:
- on-line political philosophy self-test (printed) due Tuesday, 11/15
- Frankenstein revised paragraph due Monday, 11/4
- Ted Koppel interview with Morrie; writing reflection
Tuesday, 11/8:
- on-line political philosophy self-test (printed) due Tuesday, 11/15
- Frankenstein revised paragraph due Monday, 11/4
- image project presentations
- Frankenstein paragraph: peer edits
Monday, 11/7:
- Frankenstein paragraph (typed) due today!
- printed image due today!
- on-line political philosophy self-test (printed) due Tuesday, 11/15
- image project, research, group discussion
Friday, 11/4:
- Frankenstein paragraph (typed) due Monday, 11/7
- printed image due Monday, 11/7
- Quest
- guest speakers debrief & thank you notes
- small group discussion questions re: Enlightenment
Thursday, 11/3:
- Quest Friday, 11/4 {covering the unit so far...}
- Frankenstein paragraph (typed) due Monday, 11/7
- printed image due Monday, 11/7
- Guest Speaker: internment camps
Wednesday, 11/2:
- in-school guest speaker, period 8, Wednesday 11/2 (Holocaust survivor. "Tell Your Children" video)
- Quest Friday, 11/4 {covering the unit so far...}
- Frankenstein paragraph (typed) due Monday, 11/7
- printed image due Monday, 11/7
- Morrie final reading due, discussion
- Enlightenment, Empiricism, and Romanticism
- Image activity intro
Tuesday, 11/1:
- finish Tuesdays with Morrie (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary, due Wednesday, 11/2
- in-school guest speaker, period 8, Wednesday 11/2 (Holocaust survivor)
- Quest Friday, 11/4 {covering the unit so far...}
- Frankenstein paragraph (typed) due Monday, 11/7
- Socratic Seminar
Monday, 10/31:
- Socratic Seminar on Tuesday, 11/1 (prepare notes/discuss chart; all materials in "Notes from Class" section)
- finish Tuesdays with Morrie (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary, due Wednesday, 11/2
- in-school guest speaker, period 8, Wednesday 11/2 (Holocaust survivor)
- Quest Friday, 11/4 {covering the unit so far...}
- Frankenstein paragraph (typed) due Friday, 11/4
- Frankenstein (1931)
Friday, 10/28:
- Socratic Seminar on Tuesday, 11/1 (prepare notes/discuss chart; all materials in "Notes from Class" section)
- finish Tuesdays with Morrie (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary, due Wednesday, 11/2
- in-school guest speaker, period 8, Wednesday 11/2 (Holocaust survivor)
- Quest Friday, 11/4 {covering the unit so far...}
- Salon
Thursday, 10/27:
- finish Tuesdays with Morrie (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary, due Wednesday, 11/2
- Salon Friday, 10/28: prepare your ENLT thinker; EXTRA CREDIT: bring food for salon and/or dress as your thinker
- in-school guest speaker, period 8, Wednesday 11/2 (Holocaust survivor)
- Socratic Seminar on Tuesday, 11/1 (prepare notes/discuss chart; all materials in "Notes from Class" section)
- Quest Friday, 11/4 {covering the unit so far...}
- Romanticism. Empiricism, and the Enlightenment
Wednesday, 10/26:
- finish Tuesdays with Morrie (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary, due Wednesday, 11/1
- Salon Friday, 10/28: prepare your ENLT thinker
- permission slip due Thursday, 10/27 [for in-school guest speaker, period 8, Wednesday 11/2]
- EXTRA CREDIT: bring food for Friday's salon
- Socratic Seminar on Tuesday, 11/1 (prepare notes/discuss chart; all materials in "Notes from Class" section)
- Quest Friday, 11/4 {covering the unit so far...}
- Morrie narrative quiz
- Morrie collage discussion
Tuesday, 10/25:
- read Tuesdays with Morrie to p.129 (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary, due Wednesday, 10/26
- will finish Morrie collage on Wednesday, 10/26
- Salon Friday, 10/28: prepare your ENLT thinker
- permission slip due Thursday, 10/27 [for in-school guest speaker, period 8, Wednesday 11/2]
- EXTRA CREDIT: bring food for Friday's salon
- Socratic Seminar on Tuesday, 11/1 (prepare notes/discuss chart; all materials in "Notes from Class" section)
- Quest Friday, 11/4 {covering the unit so far...}
- finish Enlightenment Thinker research [chart]
- introduce Socratic Seminar
Monday, 10/24:
- read Tuesdays with Morrie to p.129 (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary, due Wednesday, 10/26
- will finish Morrie collage on Wednesday, 10/26
- Salon Friday, 10/28: prepare your ENLT thinker
- permission slip due Thursday, 10/27 [for in-school guest speaker, period 8, Wednesday 11/2]
- EXTRA CREDIT: bring food for Friday's salon
- Quest Friday, 11/4 {covering the unit so far...}
- start Enlightenment Thinker research [chart]
Friday, 10/21:
- read Tuesdays with Morrie to p.129 (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary, due Wednesday, 10/26
- permission slip due Thursday, 10/27 [for in-school guest speaker, period 8, Wednesday 11/2]
- Morrie discussion
Thursday, 10/20:
- CSI paragraph assignment (and rubric). Final Draft (with copy of rough draft) due 10/21.
- read Tuesdays with Morrie to p.66 (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary & vocab - Due Friday, 10/21
- Enlightenment background research [background research chart]
- Current Events round table discussions [human nature: good or bad?]
Wednesday, 10/19:
- CSI paragraph assignment (and rubric). Final Draft (with copy of rough draft) due 10/21.
- Current Events articles (1 positive, 1 negative) due Thursday, 10/20
- read Tuesdays with Morrie to p.66 (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary & vocab - Due Friday, 10/21
- Universal Themes
- Peer Editing
Tuesday, 10/18:
- CSI paragraph assignment (and rubric). Rough Draft due 10/19. Final Draft due 10/21.
- Current Events articles (1 positive, 1 negative) due Thursday, 10/20
- read Tuesdays with Morrie to p 66 (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary & vocab - Due Friday, 10/21
- Enlightenment background research
Monday, 10/17:
- CSI paragraph assignment (and rubric). Rough Draft due 10/19. Final Draft due 10/21.
- Current Events articles (1 positive, 1 negative) due Thursday, 10/20
- read Tuesdays with Morrie to p 66 (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary & vocab - Due Friday, 10/21
- finish background to the Enlightenment
- Scientific Thinker scavenger hunt
- Steve Jobs talk; paragraph response
Friday, 10/14:
- CSI paragraph assignment (and rubric). Rough Draft due 10/19. Final Draft due 10/21.
- Current Events articles (1 positive, 1 negative) due Thursday, 10/20
- read Tuesdays with Morrie to p 66 (add Post-Its), complete D-E Diary & vocab - Due Friday, 10/21
- New unit intro, Tuesdays with Morrie
- background to the Enlightenment
Thursday, 10/13:
- CSI paragraph assignment (and rubric). Rough Draft due 10/19. Final Draft due 10/21.
- Current Events articles (1 positive, 1 negative) due Thursday, 10/20.
- Taylor Mali performance
Wednesday, 10/12:
- CSI paragraph assignment (and rubric). Rough Draft due 10/19. Final Draft due 10/21.
- Current Events articles (1 positive, 1 negative) due Thursday, 10/20.
- CSI debriefing
- Thank you notes
Tuesday, 10/11:
- CSI paragraph assignment (and rubric)
- Guest speaker: Sgt. Lulka
Thursday, 10/6:
- CSI simulation
Wednesday, 10/5:
- Memory and Eyewitnesses: Reliable???
- Asking Questions activity
- CSI prep (simulation is TOMORROW)
Tuesday, 10/4:
- Guest Speaker: Detective Perrot
Monday, 10/3:
- Eyewitness Testimony
- Clue
Friday, 9/30:
- bring in Clue game this week if willing & able
- Murder on the Orient Express (you solve!)
Thursday, 9/29:
- bring in Clue game this week if willing & able
- Means, Motive, Opportunity, and Alibi
- Murder on the Orient Express (you solve!)
Wednesday, 9/28:
- bring in Clue game this week if willing & able
- Elie Wiesel interview
Tuesday, 9/27:
- typed paragraph (Dean Kamen) AND rought draft due Wednesday, 9/28
- Night discussion
Monday, 9/26:
- read Night, page 81-end, complete Double-Entry Diary for Tuesday, 9/27
- typed paragraph (Dean Kamen) AND rought draft due Wednesday, 9/28
- Nuremberg, writing reflection & discussion
- Socratic Seminar feedback
Friday, 9/23:
- read Night, page 81-end, complete Double-Entry Diary for Tuesday, 9/27
- typed paragraph (Dean Kamen) AND rought draft due Wednesday, 9/28
- Socratic Seminar
Thursday, 9/22:
- read Night, page 81-end, complete Double-Entry Diary for Tuesday, 9/27
- Socratic Seminar: prepare notes/discussion for Friday, 9/23
- typed paragraph (Dean Kamen) AND rought draft due Wednesday, 9/28
- Nuremberg (part 2)
Wednesday, 9/21:
- read Night, page 81-end, complete Double-Entry Diary for Tuesday, 9/27
- Socratic Seminar: prepare notes/discussion for Friday, 9/23
- typed paragraph (Dean Kamen) AND rought draft due Wednesday, 9/28
- "Aroup Goupta" and Asking Questions activity, part 2
- Nuremberg (part 1)
Tuesday, 9/20:
- read Night, page 81-end, complete Double-Entry Diary for Tuesday, 9/27
- Taylor Mali field trip permission slip and $7 due by Tuesday, 9/20
- Socratic Seminar: prepare notes/discussion for Friday, 9/23
- typed paragraph (Dean Kamen) AND rought draft due Wednesday, 9/28
- paragraph edits; "House" editing activty
- "Aroup Goupta" and Asking Questions activity
Monday, 9/19:
- read Night, page 81-end, complete Double-Entry Diary for Tuesday, 9/27
- Taylor Mali field trip permission slip and $7 due by Tuesday, 9/20
- Socratic Seminar: prepare notes/discussion for Friday, 9/23
- Night timeline: sections 2-3 (through page 80)
- Dean Kamen video and paragraph response: "What is the speaker's message?"
Friday, 9/16: (field trip today!)
- complete Night vocab/crossword puzzle #2, due Monday, 9/19
- read Night, page 45-80, complete Double-Entry Diary for Monday, 9/19
- Taylor Mali field trip permission slip and $7 due by Tuesday, 9/20
- Socratic Seminar: prepare notes/discussion for Friday, 9/23
Thursday, 9/15: (meet in the Library today!)
- complete Night vocab/crossword puzzle #2, due Monday, 9/19
- read Night, page 45-80, complete Double-Entry Diary for Monday, 9/19
- Taylor Mali field trip permission slip and $7 due by Tuesday, 9/20
- Socratic Seminar: prepare notes/discussion for Friday, 9/23
- FIELD TRIP (Kearsarge) on Friday! [remember: bag lunch; dress in layers; appropriate footwear!]
Wednesday, 9/14: (meet in the Library on Thursday!)
- complete Night vocab/crossword puzzle #2, due Monday, 9/19
- read Night, page 45-80, complete Double-Entry Diary for Monday, 9/19
- Taylor Mali field trip permission slip and $7 due by Tuesday, 9/20
- Socratic Seminar: prepare notes/discussion for Friday, 9/23
- FIELD TRIP (Kearsarge) on Friday, 9/16! [remember: bag lunch; dress in layers; appropriate footwear!]
Tuesday, 9/13:
- complete Night vocab/crossword puzzle #2, due Monday, 9/19
- read Night, page 45-80, complete Double-Entry Diary for Monday, 9/19
- FIELD TRIP (Kearsarge) on Friday, 9/16! [remember: bag lunch; dress in layers; appropriate footwear!]
Monday, 9/12:
- complete Night vocab/crossword puzzle #2, due Monday, 9/19
- read Night, page 14-44, complete Double-Entry Diary for Tuesday, 9/13
- FIELD TRIP (Kearsarge) on Friday, 9/16!
Friday, 9/9:
- complete Night vocab/crossword puzzle, due Monday, 9/12
- read Night, page 14-44, complete Double-Entry Diary for Tuesday, 9/13
- FIELD TRIP (Kearsarge) next Friday, 9/16!
Thursday, 9/8:
- read & sign syllabus, prospectus, and honors forms (parents & guardians too). Due Friday, 9/9.
- field trip permission slip due Friday, 9/9
- complete Night vocab/crossword puzzle, due Monday, 9/12
- read Night, page 14-44, complete Double-Entry Diary for Tuesday, 9/13
Wednesday, 9/7:
- read Night, page 1-13, complete Double-Entry Diary for Thursday, 9/8
- complete "Lightning Research" topic/presentation for tomorrow, 9/8
- read & sign syllabus, prospectus, and honors forms (parents & guardians too). Due Friday, 9/9.
- field trip permission slip due Friday, 9/9
- complete Night vocab/crossword puzzle, due Monday, 9/12
Tuesday, 9/6:
- read & sign syllabus, prospectus, and honors forms (parents & guardians too). Due Friday, 9/9.
- read Night, page 1-13, complete Double-Entry Diary for Thursday, 9/8
- field trip permission slip due Friday, 9/9
- complete Night vocab/crossword puzzle, due Monday, 9/12
Friday, 9/2:
- read & sign syllabus, prospectus, and honors forms (parents & guardians too). Due Friday, 9/9.
- current events article (local, state, or national issue) due Tuesday, 9/6
Thursday, 9/1:
- read & sign syllabus, prospectus, and honors forms (parents & guardians too). Due Friday, 9/9.
- current events article (local, state, or national issue) due Tuesday, 9/6
Wednesday, 8/31: Welcome!
- complete letter to teachers (us!), due TOMORROW