| Syllabus
| Fourth Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
May 20, 2009 |
|
[First
Quarter's Assignments]
[Second Quarter's Assignments] [Third
Quarter's Assignments] |
| Week
of March 30 to April 3 (Beginning of Fourth Quarter) |
| Mon | Begin
The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Research the life and work of C.
S. Lewis. Document your research with at least a page of notes (in your own words,
in your own handwriting), and include complete source/s.
Hmwk: Begin
reading The Screwtape Letters, Letters #1-4. |
| Tues | The
Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Practice reading quiz over Letters #1 &
2. This is a book that invites personal response. For each chapter: - What
aspect/s of the Christian life is/are being discussed?
- Respond
personally. (You will NOT be required to share your personal responses with classmates.)
Hmwk:
Compile your responses for Letters #1-4 together into ONE Word doc, and submit
to Turnitin.com by midnight tonight. |
| Wed | The
Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Letters #5-8.
Hmwk: Compile your
responses for Chpts. #5-8 together into ONE Word doc, and submit to Turnitin.com
by midnight tonight. |
| Thurs | The
Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Letters #9-12.
Hmwk: Compile
your responses for Letters #9-12 together into ONE Word doc, and submit to Turnitin.com
by midnight tonight. |
| Fri | The
Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Reading quiz (through Letter #12). Discussion.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 6 to 10 |
| Mon | The
Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Letters #13-16.
Hmwk: Compile
your responses for Letters #13-16 together into ONE Word doc, and submit to Turnitin.com
by midnight tonight. |
| Tues | The
Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Letters #17-20.
Hmwk: Compile
your responses for Chpts. #17-20 together into ONE Word doc, and submit to Turnitin.com
by midnight tonight. |
| Wed | [No
Class: Parent-Teacher Conferences] Letters #21-24.
Hmwk: Compile your
responses for Chpts. #21-24 together into ONE Word doc, and submit to Turnitin.com
by midnight tonight. |
| Thurs | The
Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Letters #25-28. Introduce
writing project.
Hmwk: Compile your responses for Chpts. #24-28
together into ONE Word doc, and submit to Turnitin.com by midnight tonight. |
| Fri | The
Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Reading quiz through Letter #28. Letters
#29-31. Screwtape
Writing Options.
Hmwk: Compile your responses for Chpts. #29-31
together into ONE Word doc, and submit to Turnitin.com by midnight Sunday night.
Students who have finished all of their responses can work on their writing projects.
Responses for Letters #29-31 due by midnight Sunday
night (April 12). |
| Week
of April 13 to 17 |
| Mon | The
Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. Practice reading aloud effectively: "Screwtape
Proposes a Toast." Screwtape
Letters writing project.
Hmwk: Submit your summary and personal response to "Screwtape
Proposes a Toast" to Turnitin.com by midnight tonight. [Screwtape
Writing Options] |
| Tues | Reading
quiz (through end of Screwtape Letters and including "Screwtape Proposes
a Toast"). Discuss ideas of "Screwtape Proposes a Toast." What
do you think of C. S. Lewis's ideas on the misuse of the term "democratic"?
Hmwk:
Pick which writing option you will do.
[Screwtape
Writing Options] |
| Wed | Due:
Writing option choice. Screwtape
Letters writing project.
[Screwtape
Writing Options] |
| Thurs | [Band
Trip] Screwtape Letters
writing project. [Screwtape
Writing Options] |
| Fri | [Band
Trip] Due at the beginning of class: Hard copy of complete rough draft for Screwtape
Writing Option. Teacher conferences and peer reviews. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 20 to 24 |
| Mon | Teacher
conferences--if needed. Revise draft based on peer review. Revise, revise, revise.
Really make your writing WORK--like C. S. Lewis' writing does. Go for his style.
Hmwk:
Complete revised rough draft. |
| Tues | Begin
new work: The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London.
Hmwk: Finish
final draft of Screwtape
Writing Option. Bring to class tomorrow (already printed out) in a pocket
folder with all previous drafts. |
| Wed | Due:
Final draft of Screwtape
Writing Option (in pocket folder, with all previous drafts).
Hmwk:
Research the life and work of Jack London. Pay special attention to parts of his
life and work that involved the SF Bay Area and Sonoma. Socialism? Immigration
issues? Racism? Write at least a page of notes giving evidence of your research.
Write in your own handwriting, in your own words. Include complete source/s. |
| Thurs | Due:
At least a page of notes giving evidence of your research into the life and work
of Jack London. Share research results.
Hmwk: Read through p. 60 by
class time on Monday. [Senior Improv tonight] |
| Fri | Continue
reading. Discussion of social issues--as appropriate.
Hmwk: Read through
p. 60 by class time on Monday. [Senior Improv Saturday night] [Fast
track: Read through p. 100] |
| Week
of April 27 to May 1 |
| Mon | Due:
Finish reading through p. 60. The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Investigate
the Jack London Online Collection @ Sonoma
State University
Hmwk: Read through p. 88. [Fast
track: Read through p. 142] |
| Tues | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Reading quiz (through p. 88). Read the
essay, "The Philosophy
of Jack London." Can you see evidences of these influences in the novel
so far?
Hwmk: Read through p. 117. [Fast track:
Read through p. 187] |
| Wed | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London.
Hmwk: Read through p. 149. [Fast
track: Read through p. 217] |
| Thurs | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London.
Hmwk: Read through p. 179. [Fast
track: Read through p. 270] |
| Fri | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Reading quiz (through p. 179).
Hmwk:
Read through p. 217. [Fast track: Read through p. 330] |
| Week
of May 4 to 8 |
| Mon | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London.
Hmwk: Read through p. 240. [Fast
track: Read through p. 382] |
| Tues | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Reading quiz (through end of Book II,
p. 240)
Hmwk: Read through p. 279. [Fast track:
Read through end of novel, p. 425] |
| Wed | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. [Fast track readers
will be done with novel before Spanish III trip and senior class trip.]
Hmwk:
Read through p. 312. |
| Thurs | [Spanish
III Trip] Read through p. 342 |
| Fri | [Spanish
III Trip] [AP History Exam] Remaining students should continue reading. No hmwk.
|
| Week
of May 11 to 15 |
| Mon | [Senior
Class Trip] The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Plan field trip: [Jack
London State Park] [park
brochure] [park
info sheet] [website with
park details] Read through p. 372 |
| Tues | [Senior
Class Trip] The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Field trip to Jack
London State Park. Leave @ noon. Back between 6 -7 pm. [In preparation for
tomorrow's field trip, read this Wikipedia article and follow interesting links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silverado_Squatters.] |
| Wed | [Senior
Class Trip] We're joining the English III and US history field trip to Robert
Louis Stevenson sites in and around Calistoga. |
| Thurs | [Senior
Class Trip] The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Read through p. 398. |
| Fri | [Senior
Class Trip] The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Read through p. 425.
|
| Week
of May 18 to 22 |
| Mon | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Generate list of "right-brain"
project options. [Resulting list: "Right-Brain"
Project Options]
Hmwk: Decide on project. |
| Tues | Reading
quiz (through end of The Valley of the Moon)
Hmwk: Read Forward,
by Kevin Starr (pp. v-xi) |
| Wed | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. Discussion. "Right-Brain"
Project Options. Begin planning, sketching, researching, etc. |
| Thurs | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. "Right-Brain"
Project Options. |
| Fri | [NY
Choir Trip] The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. "Right-Brain"
Project Options. |
| Week
of May 25 to 29 |
| Mon | No
School: Memorial Day |
| Tues | No
School: NY Choir Trip |
| Wed | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. "Right-Brain"
Project Options. |
| Thurs | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. "Right-Brain"
Project Options. |
| Fri | [AP
Physics Exam] The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. "Right-Brain"
Project Options. |
| Week
of June 1 to 5 (End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester)
|
| Mon | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. "Right-Brain"
Project Options. |
| Tues | The
Valley of the Moon, by Jack London. "Right-Brain"
Project Options. |
| Wed | [Semester
Exams] The Valley of the Moon project presentations (when our exam is scheduled) |
| Thurs | [Semester
Exams] |
| Fri | [Semester
Exams] |