Sunday, April 25, 2010

Weekly Agenda April 26-30

MON
Share Apology Letter
Present Poster
HW Read "Notes" and write 3Qs

TUES
Review "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes"
-class discussion credit
Finish Movie
HW Read "In the Field" and 3Qs for Thursday (pages inventory)

WED
SSR
Journal Entry #9

THURS
Pages Inventory
Draw Scenes of "In the Field" with essential quotations
"Speaking of Courage" handout

FRI
Post-Its: Landmark marginalia relating to essay prompts
-pair share
Conversations #3 on "In the Field"

NEXT WEEK
Finish book
Dear America documentary
Creative Assignment
Essay and Book Test prep

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Weekly Agenda April 19-23

MON
Read "Stockings" and discuss luck
Group Poster
Topics
  • O'Brien's Portrayal of Women
  • Heroism versus Cowardice
  • Romanticism versus Realism
Include Quotations and analysis; pictures, key words, and applications to the world.
HW Read "Church" and 3s

TUES
Group Work and Presentations
PLATOON movie excerpt
HW Read 'The Man I killed," and "Ambush" and 3Qs x2 fro Thursday

WED
SSR
Journal Entry #8

THURS
Pages Read Check
+6pts toward Tests and Quizzes category
Class discussion for credit
-structure
-perspective
-repetition
-voice
PLATOON movie excerpts
HW Read "Style," and "Speaking of Courage"

FRI
Write a letter to a person you have disappointed (yes, it can be yourself)
Class Discussion
-discuss challenges of war and heroism

Monday, April 12, 2010

Weekly Agenda April 12-16

MON
Review Chapters 4-7
-quiz
Review Conversations assignment
Chapter Review -handout
Platoon cont'
HW Read Chapter 8 and 3Qs

TUES
Conversations #2
-pull excerpts from Chapters 4-8
Review Chapter 8
-landmark marginalia technique
HW Read Chapter 9 and 3Qs

WED
SSR
Journal #7

THURS & FRI
Looking at the role of women in the novel
-landmark marginalia
Read Smiley and Smith criticism
-freewrite
-fishbowl seminar