Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving resting up
and having some fun. We have three weeks before the big one...Winter
Break! We will be going full steam ahead in our argument unit, learning
logical fallacies, writing the Grapes essay, beginning The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and enjoying at least one more current events day.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Socratic Seminar covering Grapes Socratic Seminar questions. Receive final essay prompts and go over them.
Due: Socratic Seminar questions.
Homework: Pick an essay prompt and come to class with 3-4 examples/evidence to support your position.
THURSDAY: (Class comp day - slightly shorter period). Journal warm-up. Quiz. Time on laptops to type detailed outlines.
Due: Pick an essay prompt and come to class with 3-4 examples/evidence to support your position.
Homework: Detailed outline of The Grapes of Wrath essay questions due to Turnitin.com by Monday, December 5 before the beginning of class.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
November 21 - 23
Welcome to Thanksgiving week! I am thankful to have so many creative, interesting and talented students this year. I've really enjoyed reading your narratives and I'm excited for the rest of the semester.
Here's what's on the agenda for the week:
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss the controversial ending of The Grapes of Wrath. Watch the 1940 movie ending and compare and contrast it with the book's ending. Watch a low budget, twenty-minute student version that is true to the book. Work on the first of the Socratic Seminar Questions.
Due: Finish reading The Grapes of Wrath. Be ready to discuss the controversial ending on Monday. Did it match the rest of the book? Was it uplifting, unsettling, or both?
Bring your book to class, please!
Homework: Using your book, please continue to work on the Socratic Seminar questions, due Tuesday, November 29.
WEDNESDAY: (minimum B day) Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary sheet for next week. Current issue: migrant workers today. Preview essay questions.
Due: n/a
Homework: Please finish the Socratic Seminar questions, due Tuesday, November 29.
Here's what's on the agenda for the week:
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss the controversial ending of The Grapes of Wrath. Watch the 1940 movie ending and compare and contrast it with the book's ending. Watch a low budget, twenty-minute student version that is true to the book. Work on the first of the Socratic Seminar Questions.
Due: Finish reading The Grapes of Wrath. Be ready to discuss the controversial ending on Monday. Did it match the rest of the book? Was it uplifting, unsettling, or both?
Bring your book to class, please!
Homework: Using your book, please continue to work on the Socratic Seminar questions, due Tuesday, November 29.
WEDNESDAY: (minimum B day) Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary sheet for next week. Current issue: migrant workers today. Preview essay questions.
Due: n/a
Homework: Please finish the Socratic Seminar questions, due Tuesday, November 29.
Have a wonderful and well-deserved Thanksgiving Break!
Monday, November 14, 2016
November 14 - November 18
Welcome to the week before Thanksgiving. We will turn in our third of three outlines and finish The Grapes of Wrath this week. It is also "Challenge Week" for juniors Monday through Wednesday, with a lighter class load, per the school. Please be sure to study for the quiz on Thursday covering vocabulary, grammar and Grapes reading.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Read Chapter 27: what are the scams that Steinbeck describes that the owners and the pickers try to pull on each other? Vocabulary activity. Character nomination forms. Begin reading Chapter 28 in class.
Due: Tiny Houses/Homelessness outline.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 28. Finish character nomination forms.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab and reading quiz. Discuss Chapter 28. Character exercise. Collect character nomination forms and vote. Read Chapter 29 in class.
Due: Finish reading Chapter 28.
Homework: Finish reading The Grapes of Wrath. Be ready to discuss the controversial ending on Monday. Did it match the rest of the book? Was it uplifting, unsettling, or both?
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Read Chapter 27: what are the scams that Steinbeck describes that the owners and the pickers try to pull on each other? Vocabulary activity. Character nomination forms. Begin reading Chapter 28 in class.
Due: Tiny Houses/Homelessness outline.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 28. Finish character nomination forms.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab and reading quiz. Discuss Chapter 28. Character exercise. Collect character nomination forms and vote. Read Chapter 29 in class.
Due: Finish reading Chapter 28.
Homework: Finish reading The Grapes of Wrath. Be ready to discuss the controversial ending on Monday. Did it match the rest of the book? Was it uplifting, unsettling, or both?
Monday, November 7, 2016
November 7 - 10
Welcome to the first short week in quite some time! We will meet Tuesday and Thursday, and school will be out on Friday for Veteran's Day. This week, we'll delve even further into The Grapes of Wrath and we'll explore our third current issue that goes with the novel: homelessness in Los Angeles and the Tiny Houses debate from San Pedro.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over Black Lives Matter outlines and turn them in. Discuss Chapter 21 and the first 10 pages of Chapter 22. Read short Chapter 23 out loud in class. Music from The Grapes of Wrath. Summarize Chapter 24. Read selection from Chapter 25. Read and act out key scene from Chapter 26.
Due:
Read Chapter 21 and the first 10 pages of Chapter 22, The Grapes of Wrath. The Joads are about to catch a break.
Finish Black Lives Matter outlines for Tuesday.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 26.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. "Tiny Houses for the Homeless" City Council-style discussion roundtable, argument essay outline.
Due: Chapter 26 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Homework: Finish Tiny Houses outline.
Read Chapter 28 for next Tuesday - there is a lot of action that takes place in this chapter. Be ready to discuss. How do you feel after reading the action scene?
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over Black Lives Matter outlines and turn them in. Discuss Chapter 21 and the first 10 pages of Chapter 22. Read short Chapter 23 out loud in class. Music from The Grapes of Wrath. Summarize Chapter 24. Read selection from Chapter 25. Read and act out key scene from Chapter 26.
Due:
Read Chapter 21 and the first 10 pages of Chapter 22, The Grapes of Wrath. The Joads are about to catch a break.
Finish Black Lives Matter outlines for Tuesday.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 26.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. "Tiny Houses for the Homeless" City Council-style discussion roundtable, argument essay outline.
Due: Chapter 26 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Homework: Finish Tiny Houses outline.
Read Chapter 28 for next Tuesday - there is a lot of action that takes place in this chapter. Be ready to discuss. How do you feel after reading the action scene?
Sunday, October 30, 2016
October 31 - November 4
Happy Halloween! On Monday, we will celebrate with chilling tales, old and new. Later in the week, we'll work on outlining skills and go over the healthcare outlines you already turned in. We'll then start work on our second of three outlines; you'll soon choose one and write it into a full essay.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Candy/pretzels. Candlelight reading of The Cask of Amantillado by Edgar Allan Poe. View modern, technological sci-fi thriller. Suggested reading: modern horror - short story The Pelican Bar by Karen Joy Fowler (2009), winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for outstanding literary achievement in psychological suspense and horror.
Due: Read Chapter 20 of The Grapes of Wrath up to page 357 (library version) where Jim Casy interacts with the police.
Homework: Be sure to have read or listened to Grapes of Wrath Chapter 20 up to page 357 in the library version where Jim Casy interacts with the police.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over healthcare outlines and allow for updates. Act out scene from Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 20 and work on character nominations.
Due: Read Chapter 20 of The Grapes of Wrath up to page 357 (library version) where Jim Casy interacts with the police.
Homework: Finish reading the fight scene (page 357-362) in Grapes of Wrath, up until the point where the four armed men leave.
Study for quiz.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Discuss the Joads' interactions with the police and the citizen vigilantes in Chapter 20. Go through articles discussing the pros and cons of the more recent Black Lives Matter movement, watch video debate. "Spiderweb" style discussion format. Work on Black Lives Matter outline.
Due: Finish reading the fight scene (page 357-362) in Grapes of Wrath, up until the point where the four armed men leave.
Homework: Read Chapter 21 and the first 10 pages of Chapter 22, The Grapes of Wrath. The Joads are about to catch a break.
Finish Black Lives Matter outlines for Tuesday.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Candy/pretzels. Candlelight reading of The Cask of Amantillado by Edgar Allan Poe. View modern, technological sci-fi thriller. Suggested reading: modern horror - short story The Pelican Bar by Karen Joy Fowler (2009), winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for outstanding literary achievement in psychological suspense and horror.
Due: Read Chapter 20 of The Grapes of Wrath up to page 357 (library version) where Jim Casy interacts with the police.
Homework: Be sure to have read or listened to Grapes of Wrath Chapter 20 up to page 357 in the library version where Jim Casy interacts with the police.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over healthcare outlines and allow for updates. Act out scene from Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 20 and work on character nominations.
Due: Read Chapter 20 of The Grapes of Wrath up to page 357 (library version) where Jim Casy interacts with the police.
Homework: Finish reading the fight scene (page 357-362) in Grapes of Wrath, up until the point where the four armed men leave.
Study for quiz.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Discuss the Joads' interactions with the police and the citizen vigilantes in Chapter 20. Go through articles discussing the pros and cons of the more recent Black Lives Matter movement, watch video debate. "Spiderweb" style discussion format. Work on Black Lives Matter outline.
Due: Finish reading the fight scene (page 357-362) in Grapes of Wrath, up until the point where the four armed men leave.
Homework: Read Chapter 21 and the first 10 pages of Chapter 22, The Grapes of Wrath. The Joads are about to catch a break.
Finish Black Lives Matter outlines for Tuesday.
Monday, October 24, 2016
October 24-28
Welcome! This week we'll get the "universal outline:" a tool for writing argument essays. This outline format, paired with SOAPS and the practice analyzing articles and passages, should really help when gearing up to write an argument essay, or any other paper where you need to be effective and persuasive.
TUESDAY:Journal warm-up. Review articles. Intro to argument. Universal Outline. Four corner debate about healthcare. Healthcare outlines - begin.
Due: Read, annotate, and SOAPS both Steinbeck and Peikoff articles that take opposing views about government-sponsored healthcare.
Homework: Finish healthcare outline for Thursday.
THURSDAY: Play preview. (4th Period - 8:10-8:40, 5th Period - 10:20-10:50, 6th Period - 1:00-1:30).
Journal warm-up. Quiz. Work on character nominations for Grapes. Begin reading Chapter 20, Grapes of Wrath.
Due: Healthcare outlines.
Homework: Read Chapter 20 of The Grapes of Wrath up to page 357 (library version) where Jim Casy interacts with the police.
TUESDAY:Journal warm-up. Review articles. Intro to argument. Universal Outline. Four corner debate about healthcare. Healthcare outlines - begin.
Due: Read, annotate, and SOAPS both Steinbeck and Peikoff articles that take opposing views about government-sponsored healthcare.
Homework: Finish healthcare outline for Thursday.
THURSDAY: Play preview. (4th Period - 8:10-8:40, 5th Period - 10:20-10:50, 6th Period - 1:00-1:30).
Journal warm-up. Quiz. Work on character nominations for Grapes. Begin reading Chapter 20, Grapes of Wrath.
Due: Healthcare outlines.
Homework: Read Chapter 20 of The Grapes of Wrath up to page 357 (library version) where Jim Casy interacts with the police.
Sunday, October 16, 2016
October 17-21
I hope everyone had a restful and relaxing weekend. It's "college week"
at PVHS, and we're fortunate enough to have a high-quality College
Center sponsoring a variety of events, including paying for all juniors
to take the PSAT on Wednesday.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Act out scene from Chapter 18 in Grapes of Wrath, begin Chapter 20. Review narrative comments, samples. Work on final drafts of narratives on laptops in class: first a step-by-step check of your current draft vs. the rubric, then time to type and get help.
Due: Finish Chapter 18 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Homework: Continue working on your narrative paper. UPDATE: The final version is due on Monday, October 24 by 10:00 p.m. to turnitin.com. (See sidebar for class codes and passwords.)
WEDNESDAY: 7:45 a.m. PSAT for all juniors.
Journal warm-up. View narrative essay sample. After sitting for the PSAT, we will practice vocabulary with a fun* activity called "Vocab Story Rounds."
*Fun = an English teacher's version of fun.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Read, annotate and SOAPS Starvation Under the Orange Trees by John Steinbeck. Notes: Irony. View two videos about irony.
Due: Continue working on the narrative essay. I've extended the deadline; please note the new due dates below.
Homework: Read, annotate and SOAPS articles by Steinbeck and Peikoff about government-sponsored healthcare. Be ready to share and debate 1. which is the more persuasive article, and 2. whether or not you think the U.S. government should provide healthcare to its citizens.
UPDATE: The final version of the narrative essay is due on Monday, October 24 by 10:00 p.m. to turnitin.com. (See sidebar for class codes and passwords.) The weekend reading/homework is still the same, but I've extended the deadline so that students will have time on the weekend to complete their best, final draft.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Act out scene from Chapter 18 in Grapes of Wrath, begin Chapter 20. Review narrative comments, samples. Work on final drafts of narratives on laptops in class: first a step-by-step check of your current draft vs. the rubric, then time to type and get help.
Due: Finish Chapter 18 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Homework: Continue working on your narrative paper. UPDATE: The final version is due on Monday, October 24 by 10:00 p.m. to turnitin.com. (See sidebar for class codes and passwords.)
WEDNESDAY: 7:45 a.m. PSAT for all juniors.
Journal warm-up. View narrative essay sample. After sitting for the PSAT, we will practice vocabulary with a fun* activity called "Vocab Story Rounds."
*Fun = an English teacher's version of fun.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Read, annotate and SOAPS Starvation Under the Orange Trees by John Steinbeck. Notes: Irony. View two videos about irony.
Due: Continue working on the narrative essay. I've extended the deadline; please note the new due dates below.
Homework: Read, annotate and SOAPS articles by Steinbeck and Peikoff about government-sponsored healthcare. Be ready to share and debate 1. which is the more persuasive article, and 2. whether or not you think the U.S. government should provide healthcare to its citizens.
UPDATE: The final version of the narrative essay is due on Monday, October 24 by 10:00 p.m. to turnitin.com. (See sidebar for class codes and passwords.) The weekend reading/homework is still the same, but I've extended the deadline so that students will have time on the weekend to complete their best, final draft.
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