Classwork

Week 37: Final Exam Essays
-Write and revise final exam essays (DUE Friday 6/10) -Review MLA citation -Write works cited page

**Week 36: Intro to Final Exam**
-Perform stages readings of the Philadelphia Project scripts -Introduction to final exam (essay) -Prepare outline for final essay exam -Reflect on texts and essential questions from the course

**Week 35:****// The Laramie Project // ** -Transcribe interviews -Write rough draft play script -Edit play script; prepare final draft -Take final Predictive Assessment

-Introduction to end-of-unit project -Identify community issue -Develop interview questions -Interview community members -Watch HBO film, //The Laramie Project//
 * Week 34:** **//The Laramie Project//**

-Read and discuss Act III //The Laramie Project// -Review vocabulary -Participate in Socratic Seminar -Take vocabulary quiz
 * Week 33:** **//The Laramie Project//**

-Read and discuss Acts I and II //The Laramie Project// //-//Complete dialogue journals #2 and #3 -Complete response essay #1 -Identify parts of speech and definitions of new vocabulary words
 * Week 32: //The Laramie Project//**

-Discuss nature of gender, sexuality, prejudice and discrimination -Discuss Allport's 5 Levels of Prejudice -Introduce and being reading //The Laramie Project//
 * Week 31: Introduction to //The Laramie Project//**

-Mini-lesson: Citation, MLA Format -Revise and edit essays -Final discussion of ATSS -Reflection on novel and unit
 * Week 30:** **//A Thousand Splendid Suns//**

-Mini-lesson: Writing Introductory Statements, Incorporating and Citing Textual Evidence -Read and discuss ATSS chapters 43-47 -Edit/revise rough draft essays
 * Week 29: //A Thousand Splendid Suns//**
 * //-//**Discuss characterization; introduction to characterization assignment

-Mini-lesson: Writing Thesis Statements -Meet in ATSS writing groups -Read and discuss part three ATSS (chapters 27-38) -Compare personal events to historical/political events
 * Week 28:** **//A Thousand Splendid Suns//**

-Review part one ATSS (chapters 1-15) -Read and discuss part two ATSS (chapters 16-26) -Prepare and present evidence in a debate
 * Week 28:** **//A Thousand Splendid Suns//**

-Read and discuss part one ATSS (chapters 1-15) -Review vocabulary; take quiz (Friday) -Choose literary theory through which to read and analyze ATSS
 * Week 27:** **//A Thousand Splendid Suns//**

-Present Literary Theory Glog to the class -Take literary theory quiz (open-note) -Discuss what we already know about Afghanistan/The Middle East -Discuss new class discussion format -Begin reading //A Thousand Splendid Suns//
 * Week 26: //A Thousand Splendid Suns//**

-Complete literary theory glog -Complete Web Quest -Research/read articles about Afghanistan and the Middle East
 * Week 25: Introduction to //A Thousand Splendid Suns//**
 * Early Dismissal Wednesday**

-Research given literary theory (Formalist, Reader-Response, Feminist or Marxist) -Create a glog in small groups
 * Week 24: What is Literary Theory?**
 * No School Monday, President's Day**

-Complete in-class essay (Monday) -Hold final discussion on immigration unit -Introduction to Literary Theory
 * Week 23: Reflection on Immigration**
 * Early Dismissal Tuesday and Wednesday**

-Take vocabulary quiz (Monday) -Introduction to In-Class Essay (Monday 2/14) -Watch and analyze themes of //In America// //-//Prepare outline and take notes for in-class essay
 * Week 22: Immigration in Film**

-Review/study vocabulary words -Continue independent novel study -Discuss the role of the artist in a community -Take the Accuity Predictive exam
 * Week 21: Independent Novel Study**

-Prepare mini class presentations -Continue independent novel study -Practice PSAT vocabulary
 * Week 20: Examining Bias in the Media**

-Continue Media Analysis -Prepare for Literature Circle discussion -Hold first scored Literature Circle discussion
 * Week 19: Identifying Bias in the Media**

-Immigration Policy Role Play and Debrief -Choose Novel Study for Literature Circle -Begin Literature Circle reading and discussion -Begin Media Analysis
 * Week 18: Analyzing Mixed Messages**

-share satires -read poetry, short stories and essays that describe different immigrant experiences -discuss readings and draw conclusions from text -choose a title for literature circles
 * Week 17: Introduction to Homeland Unit**

-read and analyze Swift's original text -compare text across genre (literature vs. film) -complete Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) -begin pre-writing/drafting original satire
 * Week 16: Analyzing Satire in Gulliver's Travels**

-take vocabulary quiz (Monday) -final draft //A Long Way Gone// essays due Monday -introduction to satire and Gulliver's Travels -begin analyzing film and original text
 * Week 15: Intro to Satire and Gulliver's Travels**

-revise final response essay -properly cite textual evidence -review vocabulary words
 * Week 14: Final Response Essay**
 * Early Dismissal Wednesday**

-begin pre-writing for final response essays -develop a thesis statement -find and argue textual evidence in a debate -draft outline for final response essay
 * Week 13: Final Response Essay**
 * Early Dismissal Days Tuesday and Wednesday; Report Card Conferences 1-3pm**

-finalize multimodal memoirs -write final reflection -present multimodal memoirs!
 * Week 12: //Multimodal Memoir//**
 * No School Thursday or Friday - Thanksgiving**

-take reading quizzes #9 an 10 (ch. 19-20 and 21) -read and discuss chapters 19-21 -take vocabulary quiz -analyze film //Blood Diamond// //-//work on multimodal memoir
 * Week 11: //A Long Way Gone//**

-take reading quizzes #7 and 8 (ch. 15-16 and 17-18) -read and discuss chapters 15-18 -review vocabulary set #2 -analyze comparative texts -work on multimodal memoir
 * Week 10: //A Long Way Gone//**
 * //No School Thursday - Veteran's Day//**

-take reading quizzes #5 and 6 (ch. 11-12 and 13-14) -read and discuss chapters 11-14 -analyze comparative texts -plan/draft multimodal memoir
 * Week 9: //A Long Way Gone//**
 * //*No classes Tuesday-Election Day//**

-take reading quizzes #3 and 4 (ch. 7-8 and 9-10) -read and discuss chapters 7-10 -review grammar: agreement and clauses -analyze art that tells a story -brainstorm/plan multimodal memoir
 * Week 8: //A Long Way Gone//**

-take reading quiz over chapters 1-3 -conduct sample group discussion -analyze visual art and music -learn new vocabulary words -take reading quiz over chapters 4-6
 * Week 7: //A Long Way Gone//**
 * //*//Early Dismissal Wednesday (National Day of Writing)**

-watch and discuss media clip "Children on the Front Line" -write a sample response essay -conduct independent research (Web Quest)
 * Week 6: Introduction to //A Long Way Gone//**
 * //*//No School Monday**
 * PSATs Wednesday (special schedule)**

-take unit 1 assessment (Monday) -analyze social networking sites -analyze political campaign speeches -analyze documentary film
 * Week 5: Analyzing How Perspective and Bias Shape Reality**
 * Early Dismissal Wednesday**
 * Predictive Tests Tuesday/Wednesday**

-create visual representation of literacy autobiography and discuss effect of visual literacy --read //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian// excerpt -read //Bad Boy// excerpt -compare/contrast memoir texts -revise and edit literacy autobiography -review grammar and vocabulary
 * Week 4: Complicating What Counts as a Text**

-continue reading and discussing //A Place To Stand// excerpt -begin drafting literacy autobiography -participate in a writer's workshop: literacy autobiography -review grammar: parts of speech
 * Week 3: Immersion in Memoir Texts**

-read and discuss memoir text //Angela's Ashes// excerpt -read and discuss memoir text //A Place To Stand// excerpt -discuss literacy and personal truths -review vocabulary set #1
 * Week 2: Uncovering Personal Truths**

-conduct student interview -write student bio -present student bio in a multimodal presentation -review summer reading
 * Week 1: Building Community**