| Syllabus
| Third Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Mar. 20, 2009 | |
| [First
Quarter's Assignments] [Second Quarter's Assignments] |
Week
of January 19 to 23 (Beginning of Second Semester and Third Quarter) |
| Mon | No
School: MLK, Jr. Day |
| Tues | Pass
back papers. Discuss Princess and Curdie test results. Decide how you want
the extra credit applied. Begin Cyrano de Bergerac. Pick roles you would
like to read in class. No hmwk. |
| Wed | [PUC
Basketball Tournament] Cyrano de Bergerac. Journal #11 (Courage, honor,
chivalry, valor: What do these words mean to you?) Research the historical Cyrano.
Write at least one page of notes--in your own words, in your own handwriting--and
include complete source/s.
Hmwk: Complete Cyrano research--if not completed
in class. |
| Thur | [PUC
Basketball Tournament] Cyrano de Bergerac. Research the time period during
which Cyrano lived. Look for military, political, social, fashion information
that will help you understand the play better. Write at least one page of notes--in
your own words, in your own handwriting--and include complete source/s.
Hmwk:
Complete Cyrano time period research--if not completed in class. |
| Fri | [PUC
Basketball Tournament] Cyrano de Bergerac. Finish up historical context
research. No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 26 to 30 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Assign parts and begin reading Cyrano de Bergerac. No hmwk. |
| Tues | Cyrano
de Bergerac. Continue reading play aloud.
Hmwk: Work on spelling
and vocab for quiz on Friday. |
| Wed | Cyrano
de Bergerac. Continue reading play aloud (to end of Act I). Work on vocab
definitions and sentences (for Friday's quiz).
Hmwk: Work on spelling
and vocab for quiz on Friday. [List
of eponyms] |
| Thur | Cyrano
de Bergerac. Continue reading play aloud.
Hmwk: Study for spelling
and vocab quiz tomorrow. |
| Fri | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Cyrano de Bergerac. No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 2 to 6 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Continue reading Cyrano de Bergerac.
Hmwk: Work on
learning vocab word definitions and possible sentences. |
| Tues | Continue
reading Cyrano de Bergerac.
Hmwk: Work on learning vocab word
definitions and possible sentences. |
| Wed | Continue
reading Cyrano de Bergerac.
Hmwk: Work on learning vocab word
definitions and possible sentences. |
| Thur | Continue
reading Cyrano de Bergerac. [Cyrano
Response Projects]
Hmwk: Finish prep for spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Cyrano de Bergerac. [Cyrano
Response Projects] |
| Week
of February 9 to 13 |
| Mon | No
School: Staff Development Day |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. Cyrano de Bergerac. Work on Cyrano
Response Projects. At the end of class, turn in a note describing what you
accomplished during this class period.
Hmwk: Continue working on Cyrano
Response Projects. |
| Wed | Cyrano
de Bergerac.
Hmwk: Continue working on Cyrano
Response Projects. |
| Thur | Cyrano
de Bergerac.
Hmwk: Continue working on Cyrano
Response Projects. Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Cyrano de Bergerac. No additional hmwk assigned, but
individual students may need to work on Cyrano
Response Projects--depending on how they used time this week. |
| Week
of February 16 to 20 |
| Mon | No
School: Presidents' Day |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. Cyrano de Bergerac. Begin viewing movie. [Version with Gerard
Depardieu playing Cyrano available at PUC Library: VTR
PQ 2635 .O7 C97]
Hmwk: Continue working on Cyrano
Response Projects. |
| Wed | Cyrano
de Bergerac. Continue viewing movie.
Hmwk: Complete Cyrano
Response Projects. All hard copies due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Late penalties will apply--as outlined in course syllabus. |
| Thur | Due:
Hard copies of Cyrano projects. Continue viewing movie.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling and vocab quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
and vocab quiz. Share projects in class. Project performances. No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 23 to 27 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Continue watching movie. Work on vocab definitions.
Hmwk:
Work on vocab and spelling. |
| Tues | Finish
watching Cyrano movie. Review for test. Practice identity and significance
questions. Discuss successful answers.
Hmwk: Prepare for Cyrano test.
(Essay question: Discuss one way honor features in Cyrano.) |
| Wed | Test:
Cyrano de Bergerac. No hmwk. |
| Thur | [Choral
Festival] Journal #12 (Have you ever taken a dangerous risk to achieve something
that was important to you?) Read "Through the Tunnel," Lessing (pp.
76-85). Work on vocab--if you finish before the end of the class period.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling and vocab quiz. |
| Fri | [Choral
Festival] Spelling and vocab quiz. Answer
questions #6-14, p. 86. No hmwk. |
| Week
of March 2 to 6 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Finish up #6-14, p. 86. Read "The Vision Quest," pp. 89-91.
Do "Compare Goals," p. 93.
Hmwk: Complete #6-14, p. 86. (Due
tomorrow at the beginning of class) |
| Tues | Complete
reading and "Compare Goals," p. 93. Begin unit on The Day They Came
to Arrest the Book (by Nat Hentoff), censorship, and making wise book choices.
(Read first chpt aloud?)
Hmwk: Read through p. 19. |
| Wed | The
Day They Came to Arrest the Book.
Hmwk: Read through p. 45. |
| Thur | The
Day They Came to Arrest the Book.
Hmwk: Study for spelling
and vocab quiz. Read Hentoff through p. 67. [Discussion
prep] |
| Fri | [9:20
dismissal for "Free to Be" assembly] Spelling
quiz. The Day They Came to Arrest the Book.
Hmwk: Read through
p. 100 (quiz on Monday). [Discussion
prep] |
| Week
of March 9 to 13 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Reading quiz (through p. 100). The Day They Came to Arrest the Book.
Hmwk: Read through p. 119. [Discussion
prep] |
| Tues | The
Day They Came to Arrest the Book.
Hmwk: Read through p. 143. [Discussion
prep] |
| Wed | The
Day They Came to Arrest the Book.
Hwmk: Finish reading Hentoff
book (quiz Friday) [Discussion
prep] |
| Thur | [Band
Festival @ SAA] The Day They Came to
Arrest the Book. Prepare for class discussion.
Hmwk: Study for
spelling and vocab quiz. [Discussion
prep] |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Reading quiz (through end of book). The Day They Came to Arrest the Book.
Class discussion on The Day They Came to Arrest the Book. No hmwk. [Discussion
prep] |
|
Week of March 16 to 20 (End of Third Quarter) |
| Mon | No
class: Week of Prayer meeting |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. Reading and discussion on making wise book/movie decisions. Look at
the ALA's list of 100 Most Challenged Books list. Read: "The
Students' Right to Read" from the NCTE website. Questions to consider:
Who do your trust to make book/movie decisions for you? Who do you want to make
book/movie decisions for you?
Hmwk: Finish reading "The
Students' Right to Read" from the NCTE website. |
| Wed | Reading
and discussion on making wise book/movie decisions. How many challenged books
have you read? Do you agree that the books should be challenged? Why/why not?
Read: "Look
Out, Harry Potter! -- Book Banning Heats Up." Questions to consider:
How do you make good book and movie decisions? What are your decision criteria?
Who protects you from objectionable books? Do you have an obligation to protect
others from books that you think are objectionable? Why? Why not?
Hmwk:
Study for spelling and vocab quiz. |
| Thur | Spelling
quiz. Finish discussion of The Day They Came to Arrest the Book issues
and review for test. Journal #13 (You have an hour to kill in a library or bookstore.
How will you make a good choice about reading material? What criteria will you
use?) Discuss journals in class.
Hmwk: Prepare for test. |
| Fri | Test:
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book. No hmwk. Have a great vacation! |
| March
23 to 27: Spring Break |