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

Weekly Agenda Mar 1-5

MON
cont' Family Roles and Communication Styles
-identifying familiarities
-the rotating inner and outer circle
Role Play
Debrief and reflect as Exit Ticket
HW Read Chapter 11 and 3Qs
AND turn in journal article to turnitin.com

TUES
Quaker Share excerpts from articles
-collect with rubric
Review Chapter's 7-11
-class discussion
Creative Scene Interpretation
-group work
HW Read Chapter 12 and 3Qs for Thursday

WED
SSR
Journal Entry #4

THURS
Review Chapter 12
-class discussion
Continue group work
Presentations tomorrow
HW Read Chapter 14 and 3Qs for Monday

FRI
Presentations and accolades
Return graded Journal Articles
-writing reflection and personal goals
"Cheerleaders: What to Do about Them"
-read and answer questions

Weekly Agenda Feb 22-26

MON
Read Chapter 6 in class
-write 3Qs
-class discussion
Character Chart
HW Read Chapter 7&8 for tomorrow
and 3Qs per chapter

TUES
Review Corrections for Journal Article
Angier "Why Men Don't Last"
-marginalia
-exit ticket: analysis
HW Read Chapter 9 for Thursday and 3Qs

WED
SSR
Journal #3

THURS
Connecting Angier to the world
-modern and successful male role models
-qualities and realistic goals for men
Character Chart
HW Read Chapter 9 and 3Qs

FRI
Reading Quiz
Communication Styles and Family Roles
-identifying familiarities
-the rotating inner and outer circle
Role Play
Debrief and reflect as Exit Ticket

Weekly Agenda Feb 16-19

TUES
Review Chapter 4 in Whale Talk
-class discussion credit
Taj Fel's Social Identity Theory
-SAMO examples
HW Read Chapter 5 and 3Qs for Thursday
AND Journal Article rough Draft due 2/22

WED
SSR
Journal #2

THURS
Review Chapter 5
-class discussion and possible homework swap
Review transitions
-pair work
HW Read Chapter 6 and 3Qs

FRI
Casting the movie
-what actors would do best, explain your choices
-what might the trailer look like?
-what audience might you aim for?
Angier "Why Men Don't Last: Self Destructiuon as a Way of Life"
-reciprocal reading and visual
-pair presentation of visual
-connections to book

Weekly Agenda Feb 8-12

MON
Review Chapter 1 of Whale Talk
-3Q class discussion
Brainstorm Issues relevant to SaMOHI students
-"Hard News" Handout: Journalistic Writing Tips
--techniques and steps to reporting news
HW Ask friends, teachers, parents, neighbors about random news going on in your communities
AND Read Chapter 2 and 3-level Qs

TUES
Review Community News
Structure of a news story
-inverted triangle
Whale Talk
-identify digression
-characterization
HW Read Chapter 3 and 3-level Qs

WED
Short Book Talk and Student Book Recommendations
SSR
Journal Entry #1
No HW

THURS
Review Journal Article Assignment
due
Freewrite: How do High School stereotypes shape identities?
Review Chapter 3, class discussion
HW Read Chapter 4 and 3-level Qs

FRI
Introduce character chart and rubric
Review Chapter 4, class discussion