Thursday 3/29/18: Homework

Block E:
Your visual project and statement of purpose will be due at the end of class on MONDDAY--no exceptions or extensions, as the term closes Tuesday. This weekend, finish your project and work on your statement. You will have the entire block to work on Monday and then you will need to submit both the project and the statement. See the instructions in our Google classroom.

Block F:
Read Chapter 9 in SiWR. Trace Deo's journey on the large map I gave you, annotating important events and ideas that he explores. Use the handout I gave you in class today as a guide. I will be collecting your maps for a grade on Tuesday.

Block A:
Read and annotate Raymond Carver's story "Little Things" and Ernest Hemingway's story "Hills Like White Elephants. Then, chose one of the stories and write a reading response using the goat sheet as a guide. Due on Monday 4/2.

Block B:
Read Ch. 8 and to pg. 119 in Ch. 9 for Monday 4/2.

Guiding questions:

Ch. 8: What is the news from Burundi? What does Deo learn about the fate of his family?

Ch. 9: What does Deo experience when the violence starts? What does he do and where does he go?

Monday 3.26.18: Homework

Block C:
Follow the reading calendar. You should be through Chapter 23 by Wednesday.

Block E:
Work on your visual project, due at the start of class on Thursday. You will have time to write your written response in class on  Thursday.

Block F:
Read and take notes on Chapter 8 in SiWR for Thursday.

Friday 3.23.18: Homework

Block E:
Start to generate ideas for your project.
Read your independent reading book

Block F:
Read and take notes on Chapter 7, looking for the items on the list I gave you in class today.

Block A:
Read your IR book this weekend, and check out an episode of This American Life.

Block B:
Read and take notes on Chapter 7, looking for the items on the list I gave you in class today.

Thursday 3.22.18: Homework

Block A:
Finish your Character Project! Print it out and bring it to class tomorrow.

Block B:
Read and take notes on Chapters 5&6 in SiWr.

Block C:
For Monday, you should be through Chapter 21. Take careful notes as you read all about Victor's lengthy procrastination.

Tuesday 3.21.18: homework

Block B:
Read Chapter 4 and take Cornell notes as you read.

Block C:
Follow the reading calendar for Frankenstein. By tomorrow, you should have read through to Chapter 17.

Block E:
Make a chart or a web to consider how, in the stories we've read in this unit, who or what is SAVED?
Pull examples and quotes from the stories as you begin to think about the connections.

Block F:
Read and make Cornell notes for Chapters 5 & 6 in SiWR.

Tuesday 3.20.18: Homework

Block E:
Finish reading "Lives of the Dead" and respond to the questions on the take home quiz sheet.

Block F:
Read Chapter 4 in SiWR. Take Cornell Notes, and find two passages to compare Deo's experience in NYC with his upbringing in Burundi. Analyze the language in the passages you select and come to class prepared to explore your observations.

Block A:
Finish your character project SCENE for Thursday.
Check out a few of the "20 Acts in 60 Minutes" or the whole podcast from This American Life.
Be ready to share a piece of your character project when we meet again!

Creative Writing Resources!

Here are the links to the sites I showed you today!

This American Life: 20 Acts in 60 Minutes

Plot Generator

Story Starter

Monday 3.19.18: Homework

Block F:
Read and take Cornell notes on Chapter 3 in Strength in What Remains. 

Block A:
Work on your scene, using some elements of what we discussed about the essay "Turbulence" today as a guide.

Block B:
Read and take Cornell notes on Chapter 3 in Strength in What Remains. 

Block C:
Read through Chapter 15 for Wednesday. Take note of the Creature's positive and negative experiences on your "Creature Chart" that we set up today.

Friday 3.16,18: Homework

Block A Creative Writing:

1. Finish your character monologue, due Monday.

2. Read and annotate "Turbulence" by David Sedaris

3. Use the "goat" sheet to write a reading response on the "Turbulence" due Monday.

Block B:

Read Chapter 2 in SiWR to page 22 (page break) and take Cornell notes as you read.

Block C:

Read and annotate through Chapter 10 in Frankenstein for Monday.

Block E:

Read your independent reading book. 

Block F:

Read Chapter 2 in SiWR to page 22 (page break) and take Cornell notes as you read.

Tuesday 3.13.18: Homework

Block B:
Read Strength in What Remains to the page break on page 11.
Study for the vocabulary quiz on Friday.

Block C:
Follow the reading calendar for Frankenstein.
Read Chapters 1-4 for Thursday.
Study for the vocabulary quiz on Friday..

Homework Tuesday and Wednesday 3.6-3.7

Block C:
Finish reading Letter 2 for our next class. Record your observations on the star organizer we started in class.
Also, read and react to THIS article about modern day explorers. What connections do you see between them and our new friend Walton?

Study your new vocabulary words

Block E:
Read and annotate "In the Field" to the page we marked. Be ready to discuss what you read at home.

Blocks B and F:
Study your vocabulary words for next week's quiz. We'll continue our work with The Arrival when we meet again.

Block A:
Continue to work through the steps of your character project--you should be ready to start on the monologue step when we meet again.

Monday 3.5.18: Homework

Block A:
Your job tonight is to make it through Step 4 in the writing exercise we started in class today. Make a list of props/belongings, and then add one item to the list that does not belong. Then, figure out how it came into your character's possession. Use the prompts to guide you. We'll see where it goes tomorrow!

Block B:
We had another interesting discussion today, although we did not dive into the texts as much as I'd like. Tonight, find a passage from one of the texts we've studied and write it down at the start of your reflection. Then, write about a page or so about what the passage means to you and how you connect it to the topics and questions we've been exploring together in our seminars. 

Block C:
Tonight, read the article on Barbra Streisand's dog. Write a reaction to the article (1-2 paragraphs). What questions does the story raise for you?

Friday 3.2.18: Homework

Block B:
We had an interesting discussion today, which we will resume on Monday. Keep reading and thinking about the questions we are wrestling with, and we'll  pick up where we left off on Monday.

Block C:
Review this week's new vocabulary words. Try to write sentences for each word and we will explore their meaning on Monday. We will also perform two more plays on Monday: Prometheus and Pandora!

Block E:
If you did not finish your 3 paragraph response on the film Restrepo, due so by Tuesday!

Block F:
For homework this weekend, kindly write a reflection (a page or so) on our Socratic seminar. We explored a lot of ideas together--react to what you heard, or add new ideas as you reflect on what resonated with you. Bring your reflection to class on Tuesday.

Thursday 3.1.18: Homework

Block E:
Finish the first 2 paragraphs of your 3 paragraph response on Restrepo. You should write your SUMMARY and YOUR RESPONSE. Use the handout from class to guide you.

Block F:
We had an interesting discussion today! I hope to continue it tomorrow, so please bring your materials back to class so we can pick up where we left off.

Block A:
Continue to work on your character development based on our thoughtful discussion today.