Weekly Agenda Mar 22-26

MON
EAP Testing
HW Finish reading Chap 1 of The Things They Carried and 3Qs

TUES
Excerpts from Platoon
-answer worksheet
Characterization
-heroism versus cowardice
-evidence
HW Read Chapter 2 and 3Qs for Thursday

WED
SSR
Journal #6


THURS
Geo-Political Packet
Review Chapter 2
-quiz
-class discussion
HW Read Chapter 3 and 3Qs

FRI
Introduce Conversations Assignment
-first round
Review Chapter 3
-AMBIGUITY of war
Add to characterization
Watch more excerpts of Platoon
HW DUE APRIL 12

• Read and Write 3Qs for Chapters 4-7

• Record important evidence for the following themes:

1. How are women portrayed?
2. How is heroism portrayed? Cowardice?
3. How is war all about perspective?

Weekly Agenda Mar 15-19

MON
College/Career Presentations
-collect character squares and charts

TUES/WED (CAHSEE TESTING-BLOCK SCHEDULE)
Book Room -The Things They Carried
-draft cards
-vocab book marks
No HW

THURS
In-class writing-Goodbye Letter
-quaker share excerpts of goodbye letter
Chap 1 Read Aloud
-3Q sheets
HW Finish Chapter 1 and 3qs

FRI
Collect "Goodbye Letters"
Times OP.Ed. piece, Things Carried in Iraq War
Discussion Chapter 1: 1-14 3Qs
-characterization
-list of things carried, weight, tangibles and intangibles
Pack Backpack and share
-freewrite on perspective
Review Vocabulary

Weekly Agenda Mar 8-12

MON
Finish Creative Scene presentations
Review Chapter 12
"Cheerleaders: What to Do about Them"
-read and answer questions
-#2 & #5
-apply to Whale Talk
HW Finish Book and Character Chart

TUES
In Class Writing
-write a speech to the graduating class of Cutter High
Epilogue
Prepare for Socratic Seminar for Thursday
HW Character Squares Draft

WED
SSR
Journal#5

THURS
Socratic Seminar
HW Character Squares, chart due tomorrow
AND Whale Talk 3Qs

FRI
Debrief book
Recommendations
Write the lost chapter