I've really enjoyed reading your research paper rough drafts with information about the job title you chose. I am lucky to have so many interesting and talented students with such a wide variety of goals.
This week, we'll work on drafts and also work on a group project for Cuckoo's Nest. Students will work in groups, but will each have an individual task to complete for a grade.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Review Chapters 9 and 11 of Cuckoo's Nest. Assign chapters to groups from Parts II and III of the book. Students will have until Thursday/Friday to read their chapter, and then they will have time to work with their partners, presenting the chapters the following week. We will also go over the drafts of the research paper, and work on paragraphing and transitions as a class. Students will have time to work on their drafts on laptops in the class.
Here's a link that's helpful to look at when you're searching for a transition.
Here are some basic rules about paragraphing.
Due: Please read Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 of Cuckoo's Nest and make
sure the working draft of your research paper is electronically
accessible.
Homework: Read your assigned chapter of Cuckoo and be ready to work with your partner on Thursday/Friday.
Be sure to save the work on your research paper draft and make sure it's accessible online.
WEDNESDAY: (5th and 6th periods only.) Journal warm-up. Current issue: how some governors in the Northeast are battling the heroin epidemic, pros and cons of various solutions being proposed. Read articles with opposing viewpoints, discuss and debate.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab/reading quiz covering Chapter 9, 11, and the reading of 15 in class. Receive vocabulary sheet for next week (last one)! Research paper: in-text citations. Work time on laptops. Meeting time for group chapter presentations for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Due: Read the assigned chapter for your group. By the end of the period: group roles for Cuckoo Part II and III presentations on a piece of paper.
Homework: Finish work for Cuckoo presentation.
Bring a paper copy (a printout) of the research paper draft for a peer review next class.
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Monday, April 18, 2016
April 18-22
We've begun our final novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and will continue reading that and working on the final drafts of the research paper this week.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Group activity: how does Kesey characterize McMurphy and Nurse Ratched? What techniques does he use? Begin reading Chapter 5 in class. Vocab story rounds activity.
Due: Read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest through the end of Chapter 4.
Read the first 4 chapters of Cuckoo's Nest. (There are no chapter numbers in many paperbacks and online. Chapter 4 ends on approximately page 41: the final words of the chapter are, "And, like I explain, the Big Nurse gets real put out if anything keeps her outfit from running smooth" (41).
These chapters will be on a quiz next week and also a big part of our in-class discussions. Pay close attention to how Kesey introduces Randle McMurphy.
Homework: Finish Chapter 5 for Thursday/Friday. What is the bet that the patients make with McMurphy?
Please bring interview notes for research paper for Thursday/Friday. Be sure you can access your draft electronically.
WEDNESDAY: (1st and 2nd period only.) Journal warm-up. Current event/issue reading, annotation, discussion.
Due: n/a
Homework: Study for quiz on Friday, finish Chapter 5 of Cuckoo's Nest.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab/reading quiz. Discuss Chapter 5 of Cuckoo's Nest and go through 6, 7. Read and act out scene from Chapter 8 in class. Begin research paper final draft: work in interview and outside reading book into the body of the research paper draft. Cite interview in MLA format:
List the interview by the name of the interviewee (last name, first name). Include the descriptor (either personal, e-mail, telephone, Skype, Facetime, etc.) and the date of the interview:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/09/
Due: Cuckoo's Nest, Chapter 5 read. Interview notes for research paper.
Homework: Please read Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 of Cuckoo's Nest and make sure the working draft of your research paper is electronically accessible. We will be working with the research paper next week, with the final draft due on May 3.
NOTE: If you are reading an electronic version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, here are the first sentences of the two chapters:
Chapter 9: All through breakfast McMurphy's talking and laughing a mile a minute.
Chapter 11: There's long spells - three days, years - when you can't see a thing, know where you are only by the speaker sounding overhead like a bell buoy clanging in the fog.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Group activity: how does Kesey characterize McMurphy and Nurse Ratched? What techniques does he use? Begin reading Chapter 5 in class. Vocab story rounds activity.
Due: Read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest through the end of Chapter 4.
Read the first 4 chapters of Cuckoo's Nest. (There are no chapter numbers in many paperbacks and online. Chapter 4 ends on approximately page 41: the final words of the chapter are, "And, like I explain, the Big Nurse gets real put out if anything keeps her outfit from running smooth" (41).
These chapters will be on a quiz next week and also a big part of our in-class discussions. Pay close attention to how Kesey introduces Randle McMurphy.
Homework: Finish Chapter 5 for Thursday/Friday. What is the bet that the patients make with McMurphy?
Please bring interview notes for research paper for Thursday/Friday. Be sure you can access your draft electronically.
WEDNESDAY: (1st and 2nd period only.) Journal warm-up. Current event/issue reading, annotation, discussion.
Due: n/a
Homework: Study for quiz on Friday, finish Chapter 5 of Cuckoo's Nest.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab/reading quiz. Discuss Chapter 5 of Cuckoo's Nest and go through 6, 7. Read and act out scene from Chapter 8 in class. Begin research paper final draft: work in interview and outside reading book into the body of the research paper draft. Cite interview in MLA format:
List the interview by the name of the interviewee (last name, first name). Include the descriptor (either personal, e-mail, telephone, Skype, Facetime, etc.) and the date of the interview:
Smith, Jane. Personal interview. 19 March 2016.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/09/
Due: Cuckoo's Nest, Chapter 5 read. Interview notes for research paper.
Homework: Please read Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 of Cuckoo's Nest and make sure the working draft of your research paper is electronically accessible. We will be working with the research paper next week, with the final draft due on May 3.
NOTE: If you are reading an electronic version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, here are the first sentences of the two chapters:
Chapter 9: All through breakfast McMurphy's talking and laughing a mile a minute.
Chapter 11: There's long spells - three days, years - when you can't see a thing, know where you are only by the speaker sounding overhead like a bell buoy clanging in the fog.
Sunday, April 10, 2016
April 11 - 15
Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed the break. (I am certainly in much better shape than I was the week before the break, no more coughing!) There are now less than 2 months left of school, and I am hoping to fill the remainder of time with some challenging reading and lively discussions before you head off into your senior year.
This week, I'll be making comments on research paper drafts, which you'll receive next week. We'll be reading a classic and controversial author, Henry David Thoreau, and I'm looking forward to hearing your opinions about his views in excerpts from Walden. We will also see a preview of the school play and begin reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Intro: Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Brief video of actual location. Note 5 vocab words from the reading. Read excerpts from Walden outside (weather permitting) and annotate them as a class. Extra credit quote activity. Classroom discussion web. Vocab story rounds.
Due:
Please upload full draft of research paper to Turnitin.com by 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 1.
Research Paper Homework:
Homework: Finish reading and annotating the Walden excerpt. Be prepared for a quiz on the 5 vocabulary words and the reading on Thursday/Friday.
Please obtain a copy of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey before Saturday, if possible. (See me if you have any difficulty. It is also available as an online book, though it's best to have a hard copy to annotate.)
WEDNESDAY: (5th and 6th only): Warm-up. Preview of the school play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Current events issue/reading.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: (1st and 2nd only - Preview of the school play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.) Journal warm-up. Walden reading and vocabulary quiz. Receive vocab list for next week. Cuckoo Gallery Walk. Intro: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Read Chapter 1 and 2 of Cuckoo's Nest in class/response.
Due: Walden reading and annotating completed.
Homework: Read the first 4 chapters of Cuckoo's Nest. (There are no chapter numbers in many paperbacks and online. Chapter 4 ends on approximately page 41: the final words of the chapter are, "And, like I explain, the Big Nurse gets real put out if anything keeps her outfit from running smooth" (41).
These chapters will be on a quiz next week and also a big part of our in-class discussions. Pay close attention to how Kesey introduces Randle McMurphy.
This week, I'll be making comments on research paper drafts, which you'll receive next week. We'll be reading a classic and controversial author, Henry David Thoreau, and I'm looking forward to hearing your opinions about his views in excerpts from Walden. We will also see a preview of the school play and begin reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Intro: Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Brief video of actual location. Note 5 vocab words from the reading. Read excerpts from Walden outside (weather permitting) and annotate them as a class. Extra credit quote activity. Classroom discussion web. Vocab story rounds.
Due:
Please upload full draft of research paper to Turnitin.com by 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 1.
Research Paper Homework:
- Read at least 2 other research papers and reply with comments (helpful, supportive, academically-worded comments for credit). A good guideline is something you liked about the paper, and something they can improve for the next draft.
- Complete an interview and take notes, make sure to ask about "unofficial" requirements for being successful on the job.
- Read through the outside book you selected and look for information that you can use to add to the research paper.
Homework: Finish reading and annotating the Walden excerpt. Be prepared for a quiz on the 5 vocabulary words and the reading on Thursday/Friday.
Please obtain a copy of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey before Saturday, if possible. (See me if you have any difficulty. It is also available as an online book, though it's best to have a hard copy to annotate.)
WEDNESDAY: (5th and 6th only): Warm-up. Preview of the school play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Current events issue/reading.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: (1st and 2nd only - Preview of the school play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.) Journal warm-up. Walden reading and vocabulary quiz. Receive vocab list for next week. Cuckoo Gallery Walk. Intro: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Read Chapter 1 and 2 of Cuckoo's Nest in class/response.
Due: Walden reading and annotating completed.
Homework: Read the first 4 chapters of Cuckoo's Nest. (There are no chapter numbers in many paperbacks and online. Chapter 4 ends on approximately page 41: the final words of the chapter are, "And, like I explain, the Big Nurse gets real put out if anything keeps her outfit from running smooth" (41).
These chapters will be on a quiz next week and also a big part of our in-class discussions. Pay close attention to how Kesey introduces Randle McMurphy.
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