Monday, December 15, 2014

FINALS REVIEW

Here's the powerpoint we used to review all of the vocabulary
Here's The Scarlet Letter vocabulary list
Here's the Enrique's Journey vocabulary list, and here it is as a .pdf

Happy Studying! For each word, make sure you know how to spell it, how to pronounce it correctly, how to use it effectively in a sentence, giving context to define the word's meaning precisely, and how to draw a picture to display the meaning of the word. As announced in class today, the final exam will no longer contain a timed essay. Instead, you'll take a full-length practice multiple choice section (approximately 55 questions) in an hour for practice only (We'll review in January; it won't count towards your score at all...) and the vocabulary test, which will include every one of the words from the Enrique's Journey and The Scarlet Letter lists.

Good luck on finals, and please submit any late work as early as possible (including any remaining book checks you need to complete).

Friday, November 21, 2014

AGENDA 11/21

Activity: Examining sample conclusions and discussing features - Read each one silently first and annotate, then compare with partners and share out what you notice/appreciate with the class as a whole

Lesson: Importing Images and Creating Captions

PPT: Improving Style through Sentence Variety
Handout: Ten Steps to Sassier, Sexier Sentences

Final Checklist (don't worry, your draft doesn't have to meet all of these elements until Monday, 12/1!) You can also check out the scoring guide in Turnitin.com--just click on the stair step icon next to the assignment name.

HW: Revised draft incorporating some style revisions due to Pust on Monday for feedback on one section.

Monday, November 17, 2014

AGENDA 11/17

Drafting Week: Introductions handout
Begin by crafting Creative Hooks in class

HW: Spend 30 focused minutes each night (not simultaneously Facebooking, Instagramming, or Netflixing--just in the "zone") on this paper.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

AGENDA 11/11

NO SCHOOL - VETERANS' DAY

...But here are some helpful resources to guide you in MLA format:

For help with MLA Format and your working bibliography, consult these resources from Purdue's Online Writing Lab:
General Works Cited Format
In-Text Parenthetical Citations
Citing Electronic Sources
Citing Other Common Sources

Or these resources from Diana Hacker and Bedford/St. Martin's:
General Works Cited Format - there's a pull-down menu for citation types and examples
In-Text Parenthetical Citations
General Manuscript Format

And don't forget, there are some basic MLA reminders and samples beginning on page 35 of your binder reminder!

Monday, November 10, 2014

AGENDA 11/10

Review how to transform SOAPSTone/LAD notes into body paragraphs
Work in class on body paragraph(s) for first source

HW: Read The Scarlet Letter, chapters 5-7 for discussion on Thursday and reading quiz on Friday

Friday, November 7, 2014

AGENDA 11/7

Read Chapter 1, "The Prison-Door," of The Scarlet Letter aloud
Supports for reading The Scarlet Letter:
Free audiobook podcast from iTunes
The Scarlet Letter: No Fear edition, which gives a "modern text" side-by-side with the original text
Vocabulary from chapters 1-12


HW: Bring sources back to class EVERY DAY. We'll be writing the first half of this paper in class! Read The Scarlet Letter, chapters 2-4 for homework and be prepared to discuss/ask/answer questions.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

AGENDA 11/4

Textbook room for The Scarlet Letter
Read and discuss The Two Bobbies; demonstrate how to turn SOAPSTone + LAD notes into body paragraphs using The Two Bobbies

HW: Source packet, working thesis paragraphs, and working bibliography due Thurs 11/6; typed body paragraphs analyzing first source due Monday 11/10. Sign up for extra help!!!! Or come by Wednesdays at lunch or after school for drop-in help. Timed rhetorical analysis essay #2 on Thursday.

Monday, November 3, 2014

November Extra Help!

For easier access via your mobile devices, I've reprinted this tab from the right here:

Please use the button below to sign up for extra help with your research papers, timed essays, and more! I look forward to meeting with you!

Click to View Volunteer Opportunities on VolunteerSpot

Note that Wednesdays are left open for drop-in tutoring (including lunchtime help with our Visiting Professors)

IMPORTANT DEADLINES: (to help you schedule extra help wisely!)
11/6 Research source packet, working thesis, and draft of bibliography are due
11/10 Body paragraphs analyzing first source (write in class)
11/16 Draft of introduction paragraph is due (with creative hook)
11/21 Complete first draft due for peer revision
11/24 Complete second draft due for teacher comments (one starred paragraph)
12/1 Self-evaluation of paper using final checklist
12/2 Final research paper and Works Cited due to Turnitin.com

Thursday, October 30, 2014

AGENDA 10/30

PowerPoint to review requirements for Tuesday:
1) Source Packets (eight sources, annotated w/ SOAPSTone and LAD analyses, 80pts)
2) Working bibliography for completion grade (10pts)
3) Working thesis (see ppt for details as to what should be in each paragraph, 20pts)

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

AGENDA 10/29

Rules Mtg & EOS Survey

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

AGENDA 10/28

Model process and work together to analyze this editorial cartoon using SOAPSTone and LAD methods. Here is one sample of what the annotated notes might look like--you should be annotating directly on the printed piece. In order to gather information about the Speaker for SOAPSTone, I did a Google search of the writer's name, read the Wikipedia page, and found a link to his biography on the Hartford Courant webpage.

HW: Bring 3 sources to class tomorrow for annotating and discussion. You'll ultimately need to gather and annotate 8 for Tuesday, but you'll have time in class tomorrow to work on this!

Monday, October 27, 2014

AGENDA 10/27

Research Day: begin looking for sources for your project
Recommended websites:
The New York Times Topics Page
Samohi Library page to access SIRS/Proquest Databases: You'll need the username and password!
Cagle.com: Daryl Cagle's index of editorial/political cartoons
American Rhetoric - index of historical speeches, complete with audio/video!
Pew Research Center - a nonpartisan fact tank with statistics and information about all sorts of wonderfully random things

HW: Begin compiling your eight sources for 11/4

Friday, October 24, 2014

AGENDA 10/24

Peer feedback: identifying SOAPSTone elements in our writing
underline: analysis of speaker
circle: analysis of occasion
wiggly line: analysis of audience
highlighter color #1: analysis of purpose and tone words
place boxes around: analysis of structure
highlighter color #2: direct quotations (check to make sure quotations are properly and meaningfully introduced, and that they do not begin sentences or paragraphs)
Check MLA formatting of citation; congratulate students who did it correctly

HW: Revise flowy paragraph to include analysis of all elements of SOAPSTone and LAD; add additional paragraphs as needed. Type for Monday and include a correctly formatted citation (be sure to double-space both document and citation and use a 0.5" hanging indent (you can find this formatting using the Format-->Paragraph dialog box).

Here are tips for creating MLA format if you use Mac Pages
Here are tips for creating MLA format if you use MS Word 2007
There are tips for all major word processors here with detailed tutorials on how to make the MLA formatting happen! Just scroll down to the bottom of the page!


Thursday, October 23, 2014

AGENDA 10/23

Resource for Bibliographical Citations - OWL at Purdue

Segment Title: Intro - Hurricane Katrina
Program Title: The Daily Show
Channel: Comedy Central
Performer: Jon Stewart
Air date: 09/06/2005
Found online: 10/22/2014
URL: thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/7jhzp6/intro---hurricane-katrina

LAD analysis of excerpt from The Daily Show, "Intro - Hurricane Katrina"
LAD Analysis resource sheet

SOAPSTone + LAD analysis of The Two Bobbies

HW: Write a "flowy" paragraph addressing all of the elements of SOAPSTone for Jon Stewart's "Intro to Hurricane Katrina," typed, or neatly in ink, due Friday (you may write about the elements of SOAPSTone in whatever order makes the most sense). You must include at least ONE direct quotation from the piece in your analysis. Include an MLA-formatted citation and use this Resource for Bibliographical Citations - OWL at Purdue to help you (hint: scroll down to directions for Recorded Television Episodes, but since it's an online source and not a DVD or Videocassette, use the appropriate Medium of Publication). URL is optional, but if you include it, get it right!

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

AGENDA 10/22

Share 5 events you researched and 1 fact about 1 of them with class (whip-around)
Call on 5 people using Bag of Destiny to share out paragraphs from yesterday's video

Watch Jon Stewart's Daily Show "Intro to Hurricane Katrina" -- write a paragraph addressing SOAPSTone for this piece, due on Friday. (It should be a "flowy" paragraph, not a bulleted list of notes, even though you'll use the bulleted SOAPSTone notes and questions to assist you.)

HW: Write a "flowy" paragraph addressing all of the elements of SOAPSTone for Jon Stewart's "Intro to Hurricane Katrina," typed, or neatly in ink, due Friday (you may write about the elements of SOAPSTone in whatever order makes the most sense).

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

AGENDA 10/21

Watch and discuss CNN's "Six Years After Katrina: A Look Back" video
Funneling: what is the most emotionally charged or significant moment?
Watch a second time and capture every detail--audio, video, etc.
How do the filmmakers/editors intensify the emotions of this scene? What choices do they make to convey or heighten the emotion?

Write a paragraph characterizing the tone of the scene and narrating/describing the details in such a way that someone who has not watched the video would understand and be able to visualize it.

Bag of Destiny share-out: What is something you now realize or that you learned about Hurricane Katrina from this video?

HW: Finish paragraph as needed. Then, ask adults (parents, teachers, neighbors) to name 5 important historical events of the last 125 years (say 1890-present). Do a Wikipedia-level search on those 5 events, and come prepared to share ONE interesting thing you learned or one thing that surprised you about one of the 5 events.

Monday, October 20, 2014

AGENDA 10/20

Introduce rhetorical historical project by doing a read-around of five sample papers
Chart out features as a class: What do we notice about introductions, body paragraphs, conclusions, and overall format?

Introductions
Body Paragraphs
Conclusions
Overall format

HW: Just independent reading: enjoy the calm before the storm!

Friday, October 17, 2014

AGENDA 10/17

In small groups, make a comparison chart to analyze this week's texts, Deborah Tannen's op-ed piece, "There is No Unmarked Woman," Stephen Jay Gould's essay, "Women's Brains," and Tony Porter's TED Talk, "A Call to Men."


Make sure you turn in the following this week:
1) Group guided reading activity/SOAP for Deborah Tannen's op-ed piece, "There is No Unmarked Woman"
2) Individual guided reading activity/SOAP for Stephen Jay Gould's essay, "Women's Brains"
3) Individual guided reading activity/SOAP for Tony Porter's TED Talk, "A Call to Men"
4) FLT cover sheet and revised paragraph and original timed essay from the Alfred Green prompt

HW: Independent reading. Enjoy a brief respite this weekend. Things'll get crazy next week! :-)

Thursday, October 16, 2014

AGENDA 10/16

On notebook paper, please respond:

1) Watch "A Call to Men," TED Talk by Tony Porter, and jot down TWO memorable parts/quotations.
2) Jot notes about speaker, occasion, audience, purpose
S:
O:
A:
P:

3) In a sentence or two, explain Porter's symbol: What is the "Man Box"? Why a box?
4) In a paragraph, make connections or contrast between Porter's speech and either Tannen's or Gould's essays: What concerns do the authors share? How are their approaches different/similar? Their audiences? The occasion? Their tone?

HW: Complete if not finished in class; revise one paragraph from timed essay and be ready to explain which two FLTs you worked on as you revised. Cover sheet will be provided tomorrow.

Friday, October 10, 2014

AGENDA 10/10

Finish and submit group guided reading activity from Deborah Tannen's "There is No Unmarked Woman"

Practice rhetorical reading skills independently for Stephen Jay Gould's essay "Women's Brains"
Read the essay carefully, then on notebook paper:

  1. Write a paragraph explaining SOAP and identifying the author's tone. Here is a brief biography of Gould and the introduction to the published essay you are reading.
  2. Complete "funneling": highlight the most important paragraph, most essential sentence, and most symbolic word directly on the essay using a pen or highlighter. Then, on your notebook paper, write a two-sentence justification for your symbolic word only.
  3. Select three unfamiliar vocabulary words. On the notebook paper, write the three words, your predicted definitions based on context clues, and then an actual dictionary definition.
  4. Answer these closing questions:
                      A. What purposes do the quotations from Middlemarch serve? (Keep in mind that George Eliot's real name was Mary Anne Evans!)
                      B. What evidence ca n you find to make the case that Gould's true subject was not "women's brains," but rather assumptions about the abilities of certain groups?



Thursday, October 9, 2014

AGENDA 10/9

Submit individual reflection: answer one of our unit "thoughtful questions" and write a half-page discussion using evidence from "A Hymn to Him," lyrics from My Fair Lady


Get into groups of two or three and work on group guided reading activity from Deborah Tannen's "There is No Unmarked Woman"

HW: Independent reading--we'll finish up the group assignment in class tomorrow if needed.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

AGENDA 10/8

Work in small groups to arrange and label concept circles
Add additional words as needed to make circles more complete
Share out your group's circles--
Period 3's circles
Period 4's circles
Period 5's circles

HW: Complete individual reflection: answer one of our unit "thoughtful questions" and write a half-page discussion using evidence from "A Hymn to Him," lyrics from My Fair Lady


Tuesday, October 7, 2014

AGENDA 10/7

Reflection for Enrique's Journey:
1) How has reading Enrique's Journey developed your empathy? To which people/groups are you more sympathetic? Give 2 textual references to support your responses.
2) What 5 questions do you have for further research? Give 1 textual reference to use as a starting point for further research.
3) Based on what you know so far, in what ways might you be able to contribute to resolving/addressing the issues in this book? What is possible?

Introduce new unit on Gender, Beauty, and Advertising
Skills emphasis: recognizing appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos; identifying logical, ethical, and emotional fallacies; arguing fairly and coherently; examining claims and evidence

Hook: "A Hymn to Him" from My Fair Lady
lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Discuss: what stereotypes do we see here in terms of gender expectations? How might these stereotypes hinder relationships and individual expression?

Introduce unit overview and explain concept circles for tomorrow

Monday, October 6, 2014

AGENDA 10/6

Share 3-2-1 posters made on Friday for Enrique's Journey with class
(read quotation or question/explain image, and provide an explanation of your choice)

Individual reflection (pre-writing for letters): (CLASSWORK TOMORROW!)
1) How has reading Enrique's Journey developed your empathy? To which people/groups are you more sympathetic? Give 2 textual references to support your responses.
2) What 5 questions do you have for further research? Give 1 textual reference to use as a starting point for further research.
3) Based on what you know so far, in what ways might you be able to contribute to resolving/addressing the issues in this book? What is possible?

HW: Due to today's shortened schedule, we will only complete independent reading for homework tonight. Please plan to finish your book checks before 10/15

Monday, September 29, 2014

AGENDA 9/29

Timed essay

HW: Read/review chapters 5 and 6 of Enrique's Journey for discussion tomorrow!

Friday, September 26, 2014

AGENDA 9/26

Introduce Top 5 Tropes for analyzing speeches
Review Stewart introductory paragraphs and notes, following the steps on the Rhetorical Analysis FLT sheet:
Notes from Period 3
Notes from Period 4
Notes from Period 5

Practice applying skills to new speeches: Ronald Reagan's "Speech on the Challenger Disaster" and Lou Gehrig's "Farewell to Baseball"

For extra pathos, watch or listen to the speeches:
Ronald Reagan's "Speech on the Challenger Disaster"
Lou Gehrig's "Farewell to Baseball"

HW: Timed essay on Monday. Use the Rhetorical Analysis FLT sheet to help you! And email me if you get stuck-- jpust@smmusd.org. Read ch 5 and 6 of Enrique's Journey for discussion on Tuesday 

Friday, September 19, 2014

AGENDA 9/19

Review Stewart introductory paragraphs and notes, following the steps on the Rhetorical Analysis FLT sheet:
Notes from Period 3
Notes from Period 4
Notes from Period 5

HW: Write full rhetorical analysis essay for the Stewart prompt. This may be typed or handwritten in ink. Be prepared (and proud!) to share it on Monday. Use the Rhetorical Analysis FLT sheet to help you! And email me if you get stuck-- jpust@smmusd.org

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

AGENDA 9/10

Review and discuss yesterday's Funneling activity with excerpts from page 20-21 of Enrique's Journey

Debrief the strategy:
1) What was difficult/went well?
2) In what other contexts/classes might this strategy help you?

Analyze and discuss "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus as part of Teaching Tolerance's "Two Poetic Views of Immigration"

HW: Write down a paraphrased denotation and gather connotations for each term associated with the immigration debate:
indigenous
migrant
immigrant
emigrant
refugee
undocumented
illegal alien


Tuesday, September 9, 2014

AGENDA 9/9

Introduce and practice the Funneling activity with excerpts from page 16-17 of Enrique's Journey

HW: Practice the Funneling activity with excerpts from page 20-21 of Enrique's Journey and be prepared to discuss and share your choices.

Hope to see you at Back-to-School Night!

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

AGENDA 8/26

Model how to approach Writing a New Chapter in A's Life assignment using samples from pages 11 and 121 of the text: identify instances of narration, description, dialogue, figurative language and hallmarks of A's style within the text excerpts. Review the scoring guide for the assignment and answer questions.

Monday, August 25, 2014

AGENDA 8/25

Approve and sign off on Classroom Norms:
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5

Finish up group work on A's Life if needed
Prepare for and conduct (ungraded) Two-circle seminar
Quickwrite: ranking
 Two-Circle seminar procedures:
1) Choose a partner
2) Decide who will speak first
3) That person forms a circle with other "first-speakers"
4) Partners sit directly behind their speaking partner (outer circle)
5) Partners check in with each other to share ideas first (turn around)
6) Inner circle speaks for about 8 minutes, sharing ideas, questions, comments, opinions, textual references, etc.
7) Partners check in with each other--what did you still want to say?
8) Partners switch and the new inner circle continues the discussion for several minutes
9) Partners reflect with each other: What was the most interesting idea shared today? What's still worth discussing? What do you understand more fully now? What did we do well?
10) Return desks quietly to original position

Seminar Norms:
Try to avoid raising hands
Take turns and listen closely/carefully
Build on each other's comments and anchor comments in the text
Invite others to participate/promote sharing of ideas

HW: Continue to review for Grapes of Wrath quiz tomorrow

Friday, August 22, 2014

AGENDA 8/22

Share drafts of Classroom Norms and revise with students' help:
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5

Complete group activity: Reflection on A's Life graphic organizer

HW: Complete prewriting only for Writing a New Chapter in A's Life assignment: you can use this graphic organizer, or simply answer the bulleted questions on the assignment directions.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

AGENDA 8/21

Quickwrite: Generating Classroom Norms

Respond in writing, then conduct classroom whip-around to share ideas. I will capture thoughts from everyone, then shape into draft of classroom norms tonight.

HW: Review Grapes of Wrath--reading quiz Tuesday.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

AGENDA 8/20

Journaling in prep for discussion: The World According to A
Turn in one-pager on your core value
Affix your value card to our class poster

Begin to introduce vocabulary from Every Day and The Grapes of Wrath
Pass out vocabulary charts - add a synonym under the word, add an antonym under the definition, then use the third box to either write a sample sentence illustrating the word's meaning in context, or draw an image to show the word's meaning (you can switch off from word to word). You are highly encouraged to work ahead on this assignment, but it won't be due until next week sometime when we've introduced and talked about all of the words on the list. For every new word, you'll ultimately be responsible for knowing how to pronounce it, how to spell it, how to write a sentence using the word that shows that word's meaning-in-context, how to define it and give both synonyms and antonyms, and how to draw a picture to show the word's meaning. Don't panic: a quiz won't happen for at least a week and a half.

HW: Begin to work on the vocabulary assignment. You're welcome to work ahead--this won't be due until we have discussed all of the words in class. Please bring Every Day again tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

AGENDA 8/19

Welcome, Juniors!!!!

First Day Letter and Homework for Parents
PPT: Course Intro and Values, Morals, and Ethics
Activity: What is your core value? Using values cards, select 5 and write them on the index cards provided

Carousel: Examining and identifying our shared values
Column sort & discussing our weakest value and room for growth



HW: My Most Important Core Value. Select 1 of your 5 core values. Write a 1-page reflection (typed or in blue or black ink) explaining why this value is so important to you. Feel free to tell a story! What experience or experiences have shaped your value system? (For example, when I was seven, _____ happened, which showed me the importance of honesty...)

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

FINAL EXAM REMINDERS

Please remember to bring a hard copy of your "This I Believe" essay (or email me or yourself a copy that you can print in class) along with proof of submission to NPR.  Follow this link: http://thisibelieve.org/submission/#_EssayForm=first

or go to http://thisibelieve.org and click on "participate" to submit your essay. When submission is complete, you'll see a "thanks for participating" page that you may print out as proof, or you can print out the confirmation email that you will immediately receive and bring that. 


Finally, please bring any remaining books to return to the textbook room. Thanks for a great year!

Monday, May 12, 2014

AGENDA 5/12

"This I Believe" Journal Prompts

OPTIC analysis of Thomas Cole paintings: The Voyage of Life series

HW: Bring all textbooks to return tomorrow! (The Great Gatsby, McGraw-Hill Reader, The Pact, etc.)

Monday, May 5, 2014

AGENDA 5/5

Humor Devices PPT and Cloze notes 

HW: Gatsby papers due by 9:59pm Sunday to Turnitin.com. Be sure to review the rubric before submitting (click the stairstep icon within Turnitin next to the assignment)

Review for AP test--have you had your essay conference yet?

Last timed write tomorrow--your choice of prompt!

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

AGENDA 4/29

Watch A&E Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, "An American Dreamer"
Book checks

HW: Complete typed draft of Gatsby paper due at beginning of class on Thursday.

Friday, March 14, 2014

AGENDA 3/14

Happy Pi Day! :-)

Semicolon Grammar Review
Rules for semicolon use
Quiz over semicolon use and rules next Tuesday
Try playing this adorable game I found on the web to help you review!

Group discussion and multiple-choice practice for Ch 2 of The Great Gatsby
Select three quotations worth discussing, spread evenly throughout the chapter:
What is confusing?
What is important?
What is symbolic or meaningful?
What is disconcerting?
How do the pieces fit together?

HW: Read ch 3 of The Great Gatsby and complete the funneling activity - most important paragraph, most important sentence, and most meaningful or symbolic word. Be prepared to dive in further together on Monday.

Monday, March 3, 2014

AGENDA 3/3

Next steps for Local Issues Projects - PowerPoint to explain Part III
Meet in groups to share ideas; whip-around to share solutions with class

HW: Typed draft of Part III including all relevant appendices/figures due Thursday in class

Thursday, February 27, 2014

AGENDA 2/27

TW: Synthesis (Locavores)

Continue to gather sources for local issues research paper--email experts using my template, set up and conduct phone or in-person interviews as needed, search local newspapers, the city and school websites, and other online sources

HW: Be prepared to discuss Benjamin Barber's "America Skips School" on Monday: Identify the most significant paragraph, sentence, and symbolic word, and be prepared to discuss how Barber uses exaggeration/humor, repetition, and the diction of democracy within the text to craft his argument. Further, look for points of overlap between "America Skips School" and The Pact as we wrap our education unit.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

AGENDA 2/20

Local Issues Guest Speaker Notes: Didi Mumford and Betty Macias, City Human Services Division

HW: Be prepared to turn in Guest Speaker Notes tomorrow (7 sets). Finish The Pact this week if you haven't already, and add your online comments to the discussion board post (#5) on Turnitin. If you haven't already, complete your independent reading book check, and please bring your sign-off reading record sheet tomorrow so I can double-check that I've given you credit for indie reading.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

AGENDA 2/19

PPT of Next Steps for Local Issues Paper
(including research questions to answer)

Email template and directions for contacting local experts by email

Annotated Bibliography directions (due Monday on or before 9:59pm)
Resource for MLA citations for Annotated Bibliography

Shortcut link to school district's website: http://www.smmusd.org/
Shortcut link to city website: http://www.smgov.net/
Shortcut link to Seascape, the Santa Monica City newsletter: http://www.smgov.net/departments/CMO/PageBuilder.aspx?pageid=9434
Shortcut link to Santa Monica Daily Press: http://smdp.com/
Shortcut link to Santa Monica Mirrorhttp://www.smmirror.com/
Shortcut link to Santa Monica Observer: http://www.smobserved.com/

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

AGENDA 2/18

Guest Speaker Notes: Kim O'Cain, Analyst for Office of Sustainability and the Environment
Santa Monica: Water Self-Sufficiency by 2020

HW: Turn in local issues next step if you haven't already--personal stake paragraph, 3 research questions, and 3 potential sources. Handwritten neatly in ink or typed. Finish reading The Pact by the end of this week and comment online on the Turnitin discussion board regarding Chapter 11 and "Delusions of Grandeur"

Friday, February 14, 2014

AGENDA 2/14

Happy Valentine's Day!
Local Issues Guest Speaker Notes: School Board Members Ralph Mechur and Nimish Patel

Turn in local issues next step if you haven't already--personal stake paragraph, 3 research questions, and 3 potential sources. Also, turn in synthesis introduction paragraph on USPS. Handwritten neatly in ink or typed.

HW: Finish reading The Pact by the end of next week and comment online on the Turnitin discussion board regarding Chapter 11 and "Delusions of Grandeur"

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

AGENDA 2/12

Field trip debrief: What did you enjoy about yesterday's performance?
Local issues project, next steps...
For Friday, please write the following:
1) a paragraph explaining your personal stake or interest in/experience with this issue
2) 3 topic-specific research questions (e.g., "What is the process for..." "What steps might need to happen..." or "What constraints might affect...")
3) the names of three local experts or sources you might consult (e.g., search The Santa Monica Daily Press archives, email Ms. Baxter, set up a telephone interview with Sam Morrissey in City transportation, etc.)

Introduce synthesis through college activity

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

AGENDA 2/4 & 2/5 (CAHSEE Schedule)

Administer CA Healthy Kids Survey
Introduce Education Unit Vocabulary PPT and vocabulary chart with definitions from Benjamin Barber's essay "America Skips School," in the McGraw-Hill Reader, pages 153-162

HW: Complete financial literacy workshop handouts from last Tuesday. If you want the ROP certificate, submit to Pust by Wednesday. Otherwise, show to Pust by the end of the week for credit.  Please preview http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Transportation/ and draft questions for our guest speakers for "Transportation Thursday." We will have Sam Morrissey from the City Planning Dept and Patrick Campbell representing the Big Blue Bus in class on Thursday. Don't forget to get your permission slips signed for next Tuesday's field trip!

Monday, February 3, 2014

AGENDA 2/3

Local Issues Guest Speaker: City Council Member Gleam Davis
Notes from today's guest speaker presentation

HW: Complete financial literacy paperwork from last Tuesday's session - Handout A Finding the Right College, survey on blue paper, and budget worksheet. If you complete by Wednesday, ROP will give you a certificate of completion. Otherwise, complete for Friday to get points from Pust. Also, get permission slip signed for Proof field trip next week.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Local Issues - OSE Newsletter

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Sustainable-Santa-Monica-Newsletter---February-2014.html?soid=1101674599560&aid=_98cXaIn840



Here's the latest email from the City of Santa Monica's Office of Sustainability and the Environment--might help you with information as you think of ideas for your local issues project

Friday, January 31, 2014

AGENDA 1/31

Local Issues Guest Speaker: Mr. Leslie Wells, H House Principal
Mr. Wells' PPT
Guest Speaker Notes

Turn in your three paragraphs--one on each of the three local issues (city or school) that potentially interest you

HW: Independent reading - 500 pages by 2/14

Thursday, January 30, 2014

AGENDA 1/30

Guest Speaker: Director Ernest Figueroa, who is directing and producing Proof at the Broad Stage

HW: Write a brief paragraph on each of three local issues that you might be interested in studying--one city, one school, and one other of your choice. Please write neatly in ink or type -- due Friday. This will help me start to see what topics might be developing...nothing is set in stone yet.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

AGENDA 1/29

Discussion of "How Women Learn" and "When Bright Girls Decide that Math is a Waste of Time" -- make connections to Proof

HW: Write a brief paragraph on each of three local issues that you might be interested in studying--one city, one school, and one other of your choice. Please write neatly in ink or type -- due Friday. This will help me start to see what topics might be developing...nothing is set in stone yet.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

AGENDA 1/28

Earn Your Future: presentation in cafeteria

HW: Read "When Bright Girls Decide That Math is 'a Waste of Time'" by Susan Jacoby, page 140 in the McGraw-Hill Reader, and "How Women Learn" by Belenky et al. Look for connections among these three texts--how do these nonfiction essays shed further light on Proof? Be ready to discuss all three on Wednesday!

Monday, January 27, 2014

AGENDA 1/27

Field trip info
Overview of next few weeks - field trip, guest speakers, etc.
Watch "Well Being" Project video and begin to draft City questions
Discussion over key motifs and ideas in Proof: thinking about "genius"
Share responses



HW: If you haven't already, post two comments on the Turnitin.com discussion boards (log in to Turnitin.com, then select the tab at the top that says "Discussion" and you'll find four posts to choose from. Click on one, read my initial prompt and sample reply, and then respond with your own favorite quotations, wonderings, reactions, etc.). Read "When Bright Girls Decide That Math is 'a Waste of Time'" by Susan Jacoby, page 140 in the McGraw-Hill Reader, and "How Women Learn" by Belenky et al. Look for connections among these three texts--how do these nonfiction essays shed further light on Proof? Be ready to discuss all three on Wednesday!

Friday, January 24, 2014

AGENDA 1/24

Grammar Practice: Semicolons 11.2
Share responses

Begin reading Proof aloud - read through page 11 in class

HW: Finish reading Proof and annotate parts for discussion on Monday. In addition, post two comments on the Turnitin.com discussion boards (log in to Turnitin.com, then select the tab at the top that says "Discussion" and you'll find four posts to choose from. Click on one, read my initial prompt and sample reply, and then respond with your own favorite quotations, wonderings, reactions, etc.). Choose any two to respond to--I'm curious to see how this online discussion forum differs from/is similar to our seminars in class! I can't wait to read your posts and see your thoughts about these texts! :-)

Thursday, January 23, 2014

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Socratic Seminar: Neil Postman's "Order in the Classroom"
Seminar Prep, Ground Rules, and Reflection
Pair-share
Survey of rankings
Inner circle 10 min
Pair-share
Outer circle 10 min
Pair-share
Town Meeting 6 min
Reflection

HW: Please print out a copy of Proof to bring to class tomorrow

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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Read and annotate "Order in the Classroom" by Neil Postman. Write questions, responses, opinions, connections, and comments either directly on the packet or on a separate sheet of paper, or take notes on your Education Unit Foldable if you prefer. Be ready to discuss tomorrow!
 
HW: Read and annotate chapters 8-10 of The Pact by Friday

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

AGENDA 1/21

Introduce Local Issues Project & guest speakers
Read and annotate "Order in the Classroom" by Neil Postman

HW: Read and annotate chapters 8-10 of The Pact by Friday

Friday, January 17, 2014

AGENDA 1/17

TW: Argument essay, Horace "adversity" prompt

HW: Read and annotate chapters 6 & 7 of The Pact

Friday, January 10, 2014

AGENDA 1/10

Grammar: Semicolons 11.1
Three rules of semicolon use:
1) Use a semicolon to join two independent but closely related clauses.
2) Use a semicolon before a conjunctive adverb or transitional phrase (and a comma afterward).
3) Use semicolons to avoid confusion in lists (e.g., when the list items already have commas in them and include additional description).

Education Word Clouds: in groups, review your "secret assignment" and list at least 15 topics/factors pertaining to the education prompt in the envelope. Then, rank and weight each list item--make the most important idea(s) x10, somewhat important x3, etc.

Share introductions w/ partner, then begin to discuss continuum of evidence.

HW: Draft 1 body paragraph that includes a claim connected to a reason you presented in your introduction, and includes specific details from 2 different kinds of evidence (e.g., personal experience, readings, current events, pop culture, films or television). Read "Introduction" and "Dreaming Big" and complete either the "Funnel" or "3-2-1-1" response to prepare for discussion on Monday.

Thursday, January 9, 2014

AGENDA 1/9

Textbook room - pick up The Pact
Continue discussion of education texts, focusing especially on paragraph 5 of "From Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education" by Horace Mann
3-Minute Paper to reflect (turn in)

HW: Write argument introduction: Defend, challenge, or qualify the claim Horace Mann makes in paragraph 5 of "From Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education". Write a hook, background, and thesis.

Steps for success:
1) Reread paragraph 5
2) Articulate Mann's claim: Horace Mann argues in paragraph 5 of "From Report " that...
3) Think about your first instinct/gut reaction: do you agree or disagree with Mann's claim? Generate 2 reasons for your position.
4) Craft a thesis. Consider using the While [some people believe differently]... ultimately, [my position is...]...because [reason #1] and [reason #2]  structure.
5) Create a brief, engaging hook related to the topic. You might retell a quick story from your life, share a famous or insightful quotation, or recount a scene from a famous book, movie, or TV show.
6) Write a short transition between the hook and the thesis that explains the context or gives necessary background information. Remember that somewhere in your introductory paragraph, you need to give the title of the piece and the name of the author (in this case, Horace Mann), and if it's relevant, the genre and occasion of the text.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

AGENDA 1/8

Share SMART Goals
Discussion using Funnel Activity: "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood" by Leon Botstein and "From Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education" by Horace Mann

HW: Independent reading - 500 pages by 2/12

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

AGENDA 1/7

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
New Seats
Winter Break News Update activity - write and share out
Setting SMART Goals
Reading "Funnel" Activity - Horace Mann's "From Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education"
Leon Botstein's "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood"

SWBAT (By the end of class, Students Will Be Able To):
Identify important quotations for discussion
Use funnel activity to prep seminar texts
Identify unfamiliar vocabulary words in reading and share them with a partner
Follow newspaper/newscast writing conventions and draft a short paragraph
Create a SMART Goal for second semester

HW: Create at least 1 SMART Goal for second semester that you are comfortable sharing with the class tomorrow. Finish prepping both texts using the "Funnel" activity and be ready to discuss at the beginning of class tomorrow.