Welcome! Hopefully registration for senior year went smoothly last week. I'm looking forward to a lively week of debate (and an essay) and the end of the gender unit.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Draw cards to find out which side you'll be with. Structured gender debate: should women be required to sign up for Selective Service (the draft) the same way that men do at age eighteen?
Due: Gender Debate Prep Worksheet
Homework: Think about the debate and discussion, and prepare to write about it on Thursday. How did you do? What were the best examples and evidence supporting each side? Did you hear any logical fallacies during the debate? Do you personally agree, disagree, or agree/disagree with qualifications?
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Go through steps in an argument essay. Write in-class argument essay using the same prompt.
Due: n/a
Homework: Independent reading: 30 more pages, (though the groups reading Steve Jobs, The Shining, and Atlas Shrugged will want to double that page count). Soon, you'll be writing a synthesis-style essay and referencing your independent reading books.
Begin looking for another source that has a similar theme as your category; it can be another American book, short story, movie, television series, or work of art.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
February 20-24
Welcome to an extremely short week! For the gender unit, we will complete all but the final debate and essay, which will take place next week.
MONDAY: Presidents' Day HOLIDAY! Enjoy.
WEDNESDAY: Journal. Short reading quiz. Discussion about the weekend reading, related info. Transgender-related legislation in CA and NC. Research basics - scholarly sources:on laptops, find and utilize scholarly articles on the PVHS library website and on PVLD. Both of these locations provide valuable, credible sources for papers while you're at high school, and you'll definitely be using databases for papers at the university level and beyond. If time: while on laptops, begin research for Gender Debate Prep Worksheet.
Due: Read the following articles articles and instead of written questions, be ready for a short quiz on them for Wednesday, February 22:
1. How Science is Helping Us Understand Gender
2. Glossary of terms
Please read an additional 25 pages in your independent reading book.
Homework:
1. Have your journal ready to turn in on Friday, February 24 for a journal check.
The following are due on Tuesday, February 28:
2. Gender Debate Prep Worksheet - hard deadline of next Tuesday, February 28. (We will debate the issue on that day.)
3. Please read 30 pages (more for longer books) in your independent reading book, and bring it for Friday in case you have extra time after registration on Friday.
FRIDAY: Juniors register for 2017-18 classes. Please come to class for attendance, to turn in your journal up through Wednesday, February 22, and to find out which counselor and room to report to. The counselors expect the session to take at least one hour, and then they are meeting with students individually, sending them back to class afterwards.
No vocabulary quiz this week.
Due: Journals turned in.
Homework: All due for Tuesday, February 28:
1. Gender Debate Prep Worksheet - hard deadline of next Tuesday, February 28. (We will debate the issue on that day.)
2. Please read 30 pages (more for longer books) in your independent reading book, and bring it for Friday in case you have extra time after registration on Friday.
MONDAY: Presidents' Day HOLIDAY! Enjoy.
WEDNESDAY: Journal. Short reading quiz. Discussion about the weekend reading, related info. Transgender-related legislation in CA and NC. Research basics - scholarly sources:on laptops, find and utilize scholarly articles on the PVHS library website and on PVLD. Both of these locations provide valuable, credible sources for papers while you're at high school, and you'll definitely be using databases for papers at the university level and beyond. If time: while on laptops, begin research for Gender Debate Prep Worksheet.
Due: Read the following articles articles and instead of written questions, be ready for a short quiz on them for Wednesday, February 22:
1. How Science is Helping Us Understand Gender
2. Glossary of terms
Please read an additional 25 pages in your independent reading book.
Homework:
1. Have your journal ready to turn in on Friday, February 24 for a journal check.
The following are due on Tuesday, February 28:
2. Gender Debate Prep Worksheet - hard deadline of next Tuesday, February 28. (We will debate the issue on that day.)
3. Please read 30 pages (more for longer books) in your independent reading book, and bring it for Friday in case you have extra time after registration on Friday.
FRIDAY: Juniors register for 2017-18 classes. Please come to class for attendance, to turn in your journal up through Wednesday, February 22, and to find out which counselor and room to report to. The counselors expect the session to take at least one hour, and then they are meeting with students individually, sending them back to class afterwards.
No vocabulary quiz this week.
Due: Journals turned in.
Homework: All due for Tuesday, February 28:
1. Gender Debate Prep Worksheet - hard deadline of next Tuesday, February 28. (We will debate the issue on that day.)
2. Please read 30 pages (more for longer books) in your independent reading book, and bring it for Friday in case you have extra time after registration on Friday.
Thursday, February 9, 2017
February 13-17
It's Valentine's Day week, and in addition to the material we'll be discussing in the gender unit, we will have the opportunity to enjoy some treats and some work by e.e. cummings (American poet). We've already read some interesting essays on the topic of gender, and I look forward to a more debates and discussions.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over ACT/reading comprehension and outline activity answers from last week. Enjoy e.e. cumming's "somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond" poem in honor of Valentine's Day. Discuss "Just Walk on By". Read and discuss "I Want a Wife": what is the author's purpose? How does she build her argument?
Due: Read "Just Walk on By" and answer the questions at the end of the articles. Read 20 more pages of your Independent Reading book.
Homework: Read "There is No Unmarked Woman" and answer the questions for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Talk about "Professions for Women"article. Discussion questions about your own future, division of household duties, hours you envision that you'll be working in your 20s, 30s. Discussion about the gender pay gap issue, complex variables involved, and the possible reasons for it. View informational article. Read blog entry from a young professional about what she wishes she'd known about negotiating her salary (beneficial for everyone in class, not just the girls). Speaking and listening: Small group activity - improve the blogger's suggestions for phrases that could be used during a conversation with a potential employer that are respectful and effective in negotiations of salary, terms, etc. when accepting a position. Whole class discussion.
Extension: If you have time, click here for a challenging and informative video from the Stanford Business School about negotiation. I learn something new every time I watch the lecture.
Due: n/a
Homework: Read "There is No Unmarked Woman" and answer the questions for Friday. Also, "Professions for Women" will be collected.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Ideal man/woman activity. Video "Killing Me Softly" and "spiderweb" style discussion. View current event articles about new weight/BMI minimums in place for fashion models in France and new Barbie dolls with different body types. Prepare for next week's debate about requiring women to sign up for the draft, pass out worksheet (see below for links).
Due: Read "There is No Unmarked Woman" and answer the questions for Friday. Also, "Professions for Women" will be collected.
Homework: (Note: due to junior scheduling next Friday, we'll do the gender debate prep next week and the debate the week after.)
Read the following articles articles and instead of paper questions, be ready for a short quiz on them for Wednesday, February 22:
1. How Science is Helping Us Understand Gender
2. Glossary of terms
Please read an additional 25 pages in your independent reading book.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over ACT/reading comprehension and outline activity answers from last week. Enjoy e.e. cumming's "somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond" poem in honor of Valentine's Day. Discuss "Just Walk on By". Read and discuss "I Want a Wife": what is the author's purpose? How does she build her argument?
Due: Read "Just Walk on By" and answer the questions at the end of the articles. Read 20 more pages of your Independent Reading book.
Homework: Read "There is No Unmarked Woman" and answer the questions for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Talk about "Professions for Women"article. Discussion questions about your own future, division of household duties, hours you envision that you'll be working in your 20s, 30s. Discussion about the gender pay gap issue, complex variables involved, and the possible reasons for it. View informational article. Read blog entry from a young professional about what she wishes she'd known about negotiating her salary (beneficial for everyone in class, not just the girls). Speaking and listening: Small group activity - improve the blogger's suggestions for phrases that could be used during a conversation with a potential employer that are respectful and effective in negotiations of salary, terms, etc. when accepting a position. Whole class discussion.
Extension: If you have time, click here for a challenging and informative video from the Stanford Business School about negotiation. I learn something new every time I watch the lecture.
Due: n/a
Homework: Read "There is No Unmarked Woman" and answer the questions for Friday. Also, "Professions for Women" will be collected.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Ideal man/woman activity. Video "Killing Me Softly" and "spiderweb" style discussion. View current event articles about new weight/BMI minimums in place for fashion models in France and new Barbie dolls with different body types. Prepare for next week's debate about requiring women to sign up for the draft, pass out worksheet (see below for links).
Due: Read "There is No Unmarked Woman" and answer the questions for Friday. Also, "Professions for Women" will be collected.
Homework: (Note: due to junior scheduling next Friday, we'll do the gender debate prep next week and the debate the week after.)
Read the following articles articles and instead of paper questions, be ready for a short quiz on them for Wednesday, February 22:
1. How Science is Helping Us Understand Gender
2. Glossary of terms
Please read an additional 25 pages in your independent reading book.
Enjoy the three-day Presidents' Day holiday weekend!
Monday, February 6, 2017
February 6-10
Hello! Here's what's on the agenda for the week:
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Turn in homework questions for both articles. ACT-style practice - reading comprehension and essay outline with your own examples. Turn these in. Vocab story rounds.
Due: Read the following articles in the "man packet": "Why Johnny Won't Read," and "Putting Down the Gun." Finish the questions with your original answers after each article.
Turn in essay outline and reading comprehension practice before the end of class.
Read at least 25 pages of your independent reading book.
Homework: Please read another 25 pages of your Independent Reading Book and respond with an original Discussion Board post to Topic #4. (Remember to go to your Independent Reading book "class" on Turnitin.com and then click on the Discussion Tab on the top to get to the discussion board.)
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Discuss "Why Johnny Won't Read" and "Putting Down the Gun." Read Paul Theroux's "Being a Man" as a class and analyze his evidence, examples, and tone. In groups, make lists either supporting or refuting his thesis. Present evidence and examples to the class.
Due: Please read another 25 pages of your Independent Reading Book and respond with an original Discussion Board post to Topic #4. (Remember to go to your Independent Reading book "class" on Turnitin.com and then click on the Discussion Tab on the top to get to the discussion board.)
Homework:Read "Just Walk on By" and "Professions for Women" and answer the questions at the end of the articles. Read 20 more pages of your Independent Reading book.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Turn in homework questions for both articles. ACT-style practice - reading comprehension and essay outline with your own examples. Turn these in. Vocab story rounds.
Due: Read the following articles in the "man packet": "Why Johnny Won't Read," and "Putting Down the Gun." Finish the questions with your original answers after each article.
Turn in essay outline and reading comprehension practice before the end of class.
Read at least 25 pages of your independent reading book.
Homework: Please read another 25 pages of your Independent Reading Book and respond with an original Discussion Board post to Topic #4. (Remember to go to your Independent Reading book "class" on Turnitin.com and then click on the Discussion Tab on the top to get to the discussion board.)
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Discuss "Why Johnny Won't Read" and "Putting Down the Gun." Read Paul Theroux's "Being a Man" as a class and analyze his evidence, examples, and tone. In groups, make lists either supporting or refuting his thesis. Present evidence and examples to the class.
Due: Please read another 25 pages of your Independent Reading Book and respond with an original Discussion Board post to Topic #4. (Remember to go to your Independent Reading book "class" on Turnitin.com and then click on the Discussion Tab on the top to get to the discussion board.)
Homework:Read "Just Walk on By" and "Professions for Women" and answer the questions at the end of the articles. Read 20 more pages of your Independent Reading book.
Friday, January 27, 2017
January 30 - February 3
This week, we'll move into February and wrap up Huckleberry Finn. We'll be reading a variety of passages and begin work on the "synthesis" style essay. The synthesis essay is what is used for the ACT (though with shorter passages), and in any paper involving research that you'll do in college. This semester we'll go over both aspects of the synthesis essay: how to organize ideas into paragraphs, how long quotes should be and how they should be cited, how to provide analysis for the quotes, and more. We'll also be starting our unit about gender, with shorter passages from many different viewpoints, as well as discussions and debates.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Review satire and where we are in Huckleberry Finn. Current event day: should the age that someone be tried as an adult be raised to 21, instead of 118? Read and annotate two articles, SOAPS, four corner debate by slips. Move to four corners of your choice. Whole class outline, examples from discussion.
Due: Huckleberry Finn reading through the end of Chapter 25.
Homework: Read chapter 26-28 in Huckleberry Finn.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Read Chapters 29 and 30 from Huckleberry Finn and act them out. Summary of Chapters 31-"Chapter the Last". Read Chapter the Last out loud in class and discuss the novel.
Due: Read chapter 26-28 in Huckleberry Finn
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocabulary/grammar/Huckleberry Finn quiz. Receive vocabulary for next week. Intro: brief, two-week unit about gender. Read "Being a Man" essay by Paul Theroux and discuss. (2nd period: In small groups, take a position about whether you agree or disagree with Theroux's viewpoint and brainstorm evidence and examples to support your case. Whole class discussion.)
Note: 1st period will attend the author visit talk by Natalie Baszile, PVHS alumna from 9:00-9:45.
Due: Huckleberry Finn book to turn in to the classroom or the library.
Homework: Read the following articles in the "man packet": "Why Johnny Won't Read," and "Putting Down the Gun." Finish the questions with your original answers after each article and be ready to discuss on Tuesday.
Read at least 25 pages of your independent reading book.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Review satire and where we are in Huckleberry Finn. Current event day: should the age that someone be tried as an adult be raised to 21, instead of 118? Read and annotate two articles, SOAPS, four corner debate by slips. Move to four corners of your choice. Whole class outline, examples from discussion.
Due: Huckleberry Finn reading through the end of Chapter 25.
Homework: Read chapter 26-28 in Huckleberry Finn.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Read Chapters 29 and 30 from Huckleberry Finn and act them out. Summary of Chapters 31-"Chapter the Last". Read Chapter the Last out loud in class and discuss the novel.
Due: Read chapter 26-28 in Huckleberry Finn
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocabulary/grammar/Huckleberry Finn quiz. Receive vocabulary for next week. Intro: brief, two-week unit about gender. Read "Being a Man" essay by Paul Theroux and discuss. (2nd period: In small groups, take a position about whether you agree or disagree with Theroux's viewpoint and brainstorm evidence and examples to support your case. Whole class discussion.)
Note: 1st period will attend the author visit talk by Natalie Baszile, PVHS alumna from 9:00-9:45.
Due: Huckleberry Finn book to turn in to the classroom or the library.
Homework: Read the following articles in the "man packet": "Why Johnny Won't Read," and "Putting Down the Gun." Finish the questions with your original answers after each article and be ready to discuss on Tuesday.
Read at least 25 pages of your independent reading book.
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Second Semester is here!
Welcome to second semester already! We'll ease into it with a four-day week. Here's what's on the agenda:
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Overview of second semester. Suggest TheWeek.com for current event e-mail of the day. Pass back final, go over it. Review Huckleberry Finn and read Chapter 19 in class. Huckleberry Finn group exercise. Read 2 arguments for and against reading Huckleberry Finn as part of a class at high school. Analyze each argument, SAT-style.
Due: n/a
Homework: Finish Huckleberry Finn For and Against article assignment.
Read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 20 (page 136 of the library version).
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up: The 13 Virtues from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Class vote on Huckleberry Finn For and Against articles. Notes: Satire definition, how to discuss satire in a rhetorical analysis essay, video samples.
Due: Finish Huckleberry Finn For and Against article assignment. Read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 20 (page 136 of the library version).
Homework: Please read Chapters 21-25 (page 172 of the library version). You're about to learn more about the scam artistry of the Duke and the Dauphin - be ready to discuss what Twain is saying about American society/culture and whether or not his satire is relevant today.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Overview of second semester. Suggest TheWeek.com for current event e-mail of the day. Pass back final, go over it. Review Huckleberry Finn and read Chapter 19 in class. Huckleberry Finn group exercise. Read 2 arguments for and against reading Huckleberry Finn as part of a class at high school. Analyze each argument, SAT-style.
Due: n/a
Homework: Finish Huckleberry Finn For and Against article assignment.
Read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 20 (page 136 of the library version).
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up: The 13 Virtues from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Class vote on Huckleberry Finn For and Against articles. Notes: Satire definition, how to discuss satire in a rhetorical analysis essay, video samples.
Due: Finish Huckleberry Finn For and Against article assignment. Read Huckleberry Finn through Chapter 20 (page 136 of the library version).
Homework: Please read Chapters 21-25 (page 172 of the library version). You're about to learn more about the scam artistry of the Duke and the Dauphin - be ready to discuss what Twain is saying about American society/culture and whether or not his satire is relevant today.
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Finals Week!
The final for Honors will include the following parts:
Part I. Contains 51 multiple choice questions covering what's on the study guide
Part II. Students will view sets of outlines, and will choose the most effective, logical argument outline out of 4.
Part III. Students will write a 1-2 paragraph response to a prompt about their independent reading book...OPEN BOOK. Feel free to bring your copy. No electronic versions allowed, just paper copies.
Here is the schedule:
MONDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, no school.
TUESDAY: All classes, review day. We will play review baseball to practice for the first part of the final.
WEDNESDAY: Please bring pencils and your independent reading book, as well as materials to study or a book to read in case you finish early.
8:00- 9:55 - First period's final
10:50 - 12:00 - Second period's final
It's been a great semester. I am truly looking forward to more reading, discussion, debates, and even essays (!) with you during Spring Semester. Thanks for all that you do!
Part I. Contains 51 multiple choice questions covering what's on the study guide
Part II. Students will view sets of outlines, and will choose the most effective, logical argument outline out of 4.
Part III. Students will write a 1-2 paragraph response to a prompt about their independent reading book...OPEN BOOK. Feel free to bring your copy. No electronic versions allowed, just paper copies.
Here is the schedule:
MONDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, no school.
TUESDAY: All classes, review day. We will play review baseball to practice for the first part of the final.
WEDNESDAY: Please bring pencils and your independent reading book, as well as materials to study or a book to read in case you finish early.
8:00- 9:55 - First period's final
10:50 - 12:00 - Second period's final
It's been a great semester. I am truly looking forward to more reading, discussion, debates, and even essays (!) with you during Spring Semester. Thanks for all that you do!
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