I hope you had a restful break; I didn't. I was stuck in an airport most of last week. Ugh!
I am excited about the new year and having a fresh start. We will begin reading The House of the Scorpion this week in periods 3, 4, and 7. Tears of a Tiger will be read in periods 2 and 5. Please get a copy of the text on your own to read. I hope you were able to get it over the break, but if you weren't, you still have time.
Monday
Class time (3, 4, 7)
-go over I.R. expectations
-go over issues raised in the text (THOTS)- -whole class discussion
Hw: finish I.R. due 1/6/11 and intention wall brick
Class Time (2, and 5)
-Go over I.R. blog expectations
-go over issues raised in the text (TOAT)- whole class discussion
Hw: finish intention wall brick; get I.R. book and read 30 pages by Thursday
Tuesday
Class time (3, 4, 7)
-drawing conclusions
-lit circle distribution
-finish whole class discussion
-sparknotes review of text
-brain pop video on cloning
hw: read clone articles and respond to blog question by Thursday
ARTICLE 1 - http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,979522,00.html
ARTICLE 2 - http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,999233,00.htm
What are some ethical issues with cloning? How should it be regulated if it were legal to clone humans?
vocabulary boxes for pages 1-91 due Friday
Class time (2, and 5)
-finish whole class discussion
-begin reading text (TOAT)
-read "The Spotless Mind" article
Hw: find an article related to one of our whole class discussion topics. Due Thursday
Wednesday
Class time (3, 4, and 7)
-60 second Shakespeare due TODAY!!
-(THOTS) vocabulary due Friday
-Begin reading text
-Literature Circles meet to plan
-Media center to work on webquest (?) not definite yet.
Hw: vocabulary due Friday and I.R. due Thursday
Class time (2, and 5)
-Read (TOAT)
-distribute literature circle packet
-Distribute Discussion questions packet
-author's style
Hw: I.R. blog post tomorrow in media center; article on textual issue in (TOAT)
Write Rob's eulogy in the voice of BJ, in Sharon Draper's style
Thursday
Class time (3, 4, 7)
-Grammar
-Discuss cloning article and blog posts
-overarching question: What are some ethical issues in cloning?
-I.R. due (oral presentations to share)
Class time (2, and 5)
-Grammar
--Literature circle #1 due Monday
Hw: Lit circle #1 due Monday.
Friday
Class time (3, 4, 7)
-Media Center to finish webquest (This is up in the air right now.)
-Hw: Lit circle #1 due Monday
(chapters 1-5 due Monday)
Hw: reading quiz Tuesday
Class time (2, and 5)
-Media center for blog post on I.R. book (bring I.R. sheet)
-blog post on TOAT
Use this blog to respond to the following: Tears of a Tiger begins with a tragic accident- a fatal car crash caused by drinking and driving. The story is then told from the points of view of the group of friends involved, with no narrator present.
a.How does this method of telling the story affect the reader’s experience and response? Give specific sections of the book that are especially affected.
b.What advantages and disadvantages does this method of narration offer?
c.Think about Draper’s purpose in writing this book. How does her choice to leave out a narrator accomplish this purpose? Was it an effective choice?
Hw: Lit circle #1 due Mondaya.How does this method of telling the story affect the reader’s experience and response? Give specific sections of the book that are especially affected.
b.What advantages and disadvantages does this method of narration offer?
c.Think about Draper’s purpose in writing this book. How does her choice to leave out a narrator accomplish this purpose? Was it an effective choice?
Reading quiz: Tuesday
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