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

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

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

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