Contemporary Themes

Wed. 12/11-Wed. 12/18
Ethics and Leadership Presentations

Tues. 12/10
Computer Lab: Work Time
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same

Mon. 12/9
Computer Lab: Work Time
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same

Fri. 12/6
Mini-lesson: Formatting according to MLA
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same

Thurs. 12/5
Computer Lab: Work Time
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Ethics and Leadership Pres.

Wed. 12/4
Mini-lesson: Write an effective thesis statement for research
Work Time
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same

Tues. 12/3
Discuss Leaders
Work time: share summaries, discuss sources
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Ethics and leadership presentation

Mon. 12/2
Finish Leaders group work
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Summary of sources due tomorrow

Fri. 11/22
Library: Evaluate Sources, Using public library databases for research
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Find sources, summarize sources

Thurs. 11/21
Meet in groups--exchange contact info, choose topics
Group work: Reading guide for Leaders
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Start research for presentation

Wed. 11/20
Submit group requests
Grade old groups
Return essays
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Briefly research topic choices--we'll choose topic tomorrow

Tues. 11/19
Assign final presentation
"Ledge" quiz
Return short stories book
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Read Leaders pp. 10-18

Mon. 11/18
Finish share-out on "Ledge" passages
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Study for quiz

Fri. 11/15
Share out on "Ledge" passages
Pick up Leaders and pass back papers
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Read Leaders pp. 1-9

Thurs. 11/14
Go over vocab
Analyze "Ledge" passages in groups
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Read 30 min.

Wed. 11/13
"Ledge" group work
Discuss "Ledge": Analyze character, plot, symbolism
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"Ledge" vocab--due Thurs.

Tues. 11/12
Wrap up discussion of Machiavelli with a statement of his main idea
Continue "Ledge" group work
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"Ledge" vocab--download available

Fri. 11/8
Discuss Machiavelli: Explain his main idea, compare and contrast people and nobles
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Double Bubble: fisherman vs. Oedipus

Thurs. 11/7
"The Ledge" group work
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Double Bubble Thinking Map: Compare and contrast the nobles and the people in Machiavelli

Wed. 11/6
Continue Machiavelli group work
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Read "The Ledge" pp. 311-319

Tues. 11/5
Turn in essays
Discuss Lao-Tzu
Start Machiavelli
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Read "The Ledge" pp. 303-310

Mon. 11/4
Continue Lao-Tzu group work: Explain his main ideas about leadership
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Essay--FD due tomorrow: Must be typed! Include picture and bio, at least 1.5 spacing

Fri. 11/1
Finish editing for verb tense
Start Lao-Tzu group work
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Essay

Thurs. 10/31
Peer editing
Edit for verb tenses
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Essay

Wed. 10/30
More practice with combining sentences with commas and semi-colons, comma splices
Check for second drafts
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Essay--Edit for final draft

Tues. 10/29
Continue practice with comma splices, combining sentences with coordinating conjunctions
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Essay--RD 2 due tomorrow

Mon. 10/28
Finish leadership share-out
Edit for comma splices
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Essay-Revise

Fri. 10/25
Peer review
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Essay--revise

Thurs. 10/24
Share out on leadership questions
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Essay--RD 1 due tomorrow

Wed. 10/23
Finish leadership questions in groups
Check flow maps for "This I Believe"
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Essay

Tues. 10/22
Flow map of Wisemann's essay--describe the parts of his essay
Begin leadership guide questions #1-18 in new groups
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Essay: revise your flow map as necessary (will check to give credit tomorrow)

Mon. 10/21
Share freewrites on beliefs
Analyze style in sample essays
Explain how to chart text with a flow map
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Essay--work on flow map for your essay (work out organization)

Fri. 10/18
Finish Oedipus movie
Assign "This I Believe" essay
Share freewrites
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Read "This I Believe" samples. Annotate for main idea, likes, questions

Thurs. 10/17
Oedipus essay test
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Read 30 min.

Wed. 10/16
Prepare for test
Continue movie
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Study for test

Tues. 10/15
Cont. movie
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Freewrite: Choose 1 belief from last night's homework and develop it in detail. Consider how you came to this belief and why you believe in it. (Please continue on the same sheet of paper as last night's homework.)

Mon. 10/14
Finish sharing out on the effects of ethical breaches in contemporary society
Pick up short stories books
Collect hwk and reading logs
Start Oedipus movie
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Freewrite (for 15 min.): What do you believe in?

Fri. 10/11
Turn in paragraph on Creon
Write sentence on theme (for reading log)
Analyze consequences of ethical breaches
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Write a response in paragraph form: In Oedipus, what are the causes and effects of society's suffering?

Thurs. 10/10
Collect double bubble and paragraph from Tues. hwk
Peer review last night's paragraph for CEE
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Revise paragraph as necessary

Wed. 10/9
Finish lecture on tragedy: define tragic hero and tragic flaw
Explain why Oedipus is a tragic hero
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Write a paragraph with claim, evidence, elaboration: Discuss one reason for why Creon is the appropriate successor to Oedipus.

Tues. 10/8
Compare and contrast Oedipus and Creon (share double bubble)
Lecture: define tragedy, catharsis
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1 paragraph response: Is Creon an appropriate king for Thebes? Why or why not?

Mon. 10/7
Finish reading Oedipus as a class
Collect figurative language assignment and flow map
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Double bubble--compare/contrast Oedipus and Creon

Fri. 10/4
Continue reading Oedipus (up to p. 69)
Analyze effects of figurative language
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Flow map of  events of Oedipus's life

Thurs. 10/3
Read Oedipus (up to p. 50)
Analyze effects of blindness motif (irony)
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Read pp. 70-83 in Oedipus

Wed. 10/2
Cont. reading Oedipus (up to p. 27)
Analyze effects of the blindness motif, figurative language, and dramatic irony
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Read pp. 50-69 in Oedipus

Tues. 10/1
Lecture on Theater of Dionysus and Dramatic Irony
Describe the Theater of Dionysus, using circle maps
Start reading Oedipus
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Revise yesterday's as necessary

Mon. 9/30
Quiz on Aristotle, Meng-Tzu, Jesus
Share out on freewrites
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Find 6 figures of speech in Oedipus (up to p. 50)--Give the example from the text and the page number where it's found; name the 2 items compared; label as simile, metaphor, or personification

Fri. 9/27
Circle map of Oedipus's character
Find examples of blindness motif and dramatic irony--write in notes
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Read pp. 27-50

Thurs. 9/26
Freewrite: What activities do our society engage in to promote ethical behavior?
Circle map for Theater of Dionysus
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Read Oedipus pp. 1-27

Wed. 9/25
Finish compare/contrast of philosophies
Turn in Jesus work, pick up Oedipus
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Read background info for Oedipus--Theater of Dionysus and Legend/Irony

Tues. 9/24
Compare/contrast philosophies of Aristotle, Meng-Tzu, Jesus
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Read the biographical and historical background information for Oedipus

Mon. 9/23
Mrs. Chan learns student names
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Annotate "Golden Rule" for passages that you like, questions that you have, and paradoxes

Fri. 9/20
Introduction: Mrs. Chan
Review Classroom Policies and Procedures (incl. SSR)
Discuss Course Syllabus
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Read 30 min.