Independent Work Day

 

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30:

• Today is a remote day
• Work on any assignments you still have due! (check PowerSchool and Google Classroom!)
• We will begin our screening of Life is Beautiful on Monday

Around the World: Postcard Project

 

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29:

• Work on postcard project (due Monday)
• Can complete for any story we've read in class this unit, or a new story
• Work on C1 World Lit Assignment (due tomorrow!)

Around the World: C1 World Lit Analysis

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28:

• Work on C1 - World Literature Analysis Assignment
• Due Friday

Around the World: "The Accident" (China)

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27:

• Finish  Children of Heaven (Iran)
• Complete viewing guide
• Read "The Accident"
• Complete reading guide

Around the World: Children of Heaven (movie day!)

  

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23:

• Screening Day: Children of Heaven (Iran)
• Follow along with viewing guide

Around the World: "A Piece of String" by Guy de Maupassant

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22:

• Read "A Piece of String" by Guy de Maupassant
• Answer reading guide questions
• Time left: work on C2 sci-fi assignment (DUE TODAY!)

Around the World: "Metamorphosis" Wrap-up

 

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22:

• Complete watching "Folie a Deux"
• Review, complete "Metamorphosis" assignment
• Time left: work on C2 sci-fi assignment, any other missing assignments

Around the World: "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka

 

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21:

• Read "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
• Complete Reading Guide
• Bonus: Video Game Adaptation Trailer!
• Watch "Folie a Deux"
• Reminder: C2 summative for sci-fi unit due FRIDAY!

Around the World: "The Bet," Anton Chekhov (Russia)

 

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20:

• New unit: Around the World
• Each short comes from a different country!
• Read "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
• Answer Reading Guide questions
• When done, work on C2 summative for Sci-fi Unit (DUE FRIDAY)

Sci-fi Unit: Screening Day (Part II)

 

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 19:

• Complete C3 Screening Day
• "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"
• Work on C2 assignment
• Choose Option A or B

Sci-fi Unit: Screening Day (Part I)

 

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16:

• Screening Day (C3)
• "A Trip to the Moon"
• "Eye of the Beholder" (Netflix link in assignment; working on free link!)
• "Alive in Joburg"
• "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"
• Reminder: Sci-fi C2 assignment due 10/23!

Sci-fi Unit: Flowers for Algernon (Cont.)

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15:

• Finish reading "Flowers for Algernon"
• Complete reading guide for "Algernon"
• Begin working on sci-fi unit summative (due next Friday, 10/23)

Sci-fi Unit: Flowers for Algernon

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13:

• Read Flowers for Algernon
• Complete Reading Guide
• Go over sci-fi unit summative (if time)
• Option 1: Write your own sci-fi story
• Option 2: Analyze a sci-fi story

Sci-fi Unit: "They're Made Out of Meat"

 

 AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9:

• Read "They're Made Out of Meat"
• Answer Reading Guide Questions
• Watch short film adaptation

Sci-fi Unit: Harrison Bergeron

 

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8:

• Read "Harrison Bergeron"
• Complete Reading Guide
• Pre-reading and post-reading questions
• Reminder - tomorrow is final turn-in day for author project!!

Authors Unit: C3 Summative

 

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7:

• C3 Summative Test
• Watch "Sing" short film, answer literary terms questions
• When done, continue work on authors project (due Friday)

Essential Authors: C1 Summative

 

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6:

• C1 Summative Test
• Read "The Bracelet" and answer the literary terms questions
• When done, continue work on authors project (due Friday) / other classwork
• Tomorrow will be the C3 summative test

Static and Dynamic Characters: Shel Silverstein

 

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 5:

• Characterization review: What makes a character static or dynamic?
• Read the following Shel Silverstein poems, and determine if they're static or dynamic:
• "Peanut Butter Sandwich"
• "Almost Perfect"
• "Garbage"
• Create your own static/dynamic poem
• Share poems

Symbolism: Film Clips

 

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2:

• Symbolism review
• Film Clip Screenings, fill out viewing guide
• Continue work on Authors Unit Summative
• Upcoming:
• Next Wednesday, C3 unit summative
• Identifying story elements in a film (characters, plot, setting, theme)

Essential Authors: Independent Work Day

 

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1:

• Work on Essential Authors summative project
• Author and stories should be chosen
• Template should be started