Week of April 2-6

Monday-

• 1965-79 Presentations
• 1. Sports
• 2. Media
• 3. Art & Architecture
• 4. Business & Industry

Tuesday-

• 1965-79 Presentations
• 5. Fads & Fashion
• 6. Music
• 7. Food & Medicine
• 8. Dance

Wednesday- 

• Media Center Work day for 1980-89

Thursday-

Postponed until the Tuesday after break–

THE BE-IN!  Re-create and experience the events of the late 60′s and 70′s!

Ray Bradbury Biography and notes

 

Friday-NO SCHOOL/BEGIN SPRING BREAK

Week of March 26-30

Monday-

• collect Holden’s Lies
• Collect Holden speak
• collect journal writings (A & B)
• Google Test document due by this morning
• Continue working on research topic web sources listing (due Tuesday)
• Cover the “Be-in” supply needs list
• Begin watching Rebel Without a Cause - take notes on character names (and actors’/actresses’ names if you can) and how the “Teenager” is depicted in the 50′s

Tuesday-

• Collect research topic web sources listing – due Wednesday in GoogleDos folder (I sent permissions to you all on Monday)
• Continue/finish watching Rebel Without a Cause - take notes on character names (and actors’/actresses’ names if you can) and how the “Teenager” is depicted in the 50′s
• Film notes will be due at the end of the film

Wednesday-

• PLAN test — no regular class activities

Thursday-

• Watergate: Begin watching All the President’s Men – Write down the names and positions/offices held of the characters we meet and think (for a future writing task) about the way Woodward and Bernstein handle the situation and the information they experience.

Friday-

• Please feel free to donate for Lava Lamp light bulbs – in silver can at front of Mr. Wabel’s room
• Sub for Mr. Scheidler
• Continue Watergate: Continue watching All the President’s Men – Write down the names and positions/offices held of the characters we meet and think (for a future writing task) about the way Woodward and Bernstein handle the situation and the information they experience
• Film notes will be due at the end of the film
• Fahrenheit 451

Week of March 19-23

Monday-

• Discuss upcoming events
• 1965-79 Presentations (April2&3) choose order
• Beat Poetry Day — Experience your classmates’ poems and get a feel for the Beatnik experience of the 1950′s counterculture (Tuesday!) –REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR SUPPLIES, ETC!
• Catcher in the Rye: short test on Wednesday

Tuesday-

• Beat Poetry Day — Experience your classmates’ poems and get a feel for the Beatnik experience of the 1950′s counterculture

Wednesday-

• GoogleDocs Chat
• Sign up your GoogleDocs email into correct spreadsheet (w1 on Mr. Wabel’s/W2 on Mr. Scheidler’s)
• Catcher in the Rye: experience the youth/rebellious time of the “Teen-ager” in the fifties as they struggle to find their places in life.  Short Test today –

Thursday-

• Type email address for your GoogleDocs Account into computer (if you didn’t yesterday)
• Add: The Things They Carried – read chapter one as a class
• Follow-up on motifs, diction & tone in The Catcher in the Rye -  Gaining a better understanding of the iconic 1950′s teenager – group activity
• Continuing with the Age of Anxiety –> Begin with Fahrenheit 451
• Journal/Quick Write –> A: What is censorship?  Who practices it?  When have you experienced it?  Is it a problem?  B:  Is propaganda in practice today? Why do you say “yes” or “no?”
• Reading Chapter 1 of Fahrenheit 451 and looking for images and symbols using color and light.  Keep track of them….
• Hwk: Read “Speaking of Courage” in textbook p966-973
• Bring textbooks on Monday
• Begin researching your ideal RESEARCH Paper topic.  It must have two sides so that you may do an argumentative essay on it. What to do:  Name the topic, begin finding Web sites that may be useful.  List the name of the website(title); the author (if identified) and the URL (copy from your browser address bar) –> we need at least 15 UNIQUE website and you may not use Wikipedia for this.  This will be due (in a GoogleDocs Folder) on Tuesday, March 27 by 3:00 pm. Feel free to ask questions on Monday.

Friday-

• No classes/Pd day and P-T Conferences from 11:14-2:14

Week of March 12-16

Monday -

• History both hours (the cold war etc…)

Tuesday - 

• Can for Cupcake (Wednesday)/att/announcements/spirit wear count
• Correct Crucible quiz from 3/7
• Peer evaluation of Argumentative essay
• Catcher in the Rye discussion and assignments
• Reading/Work Time
• Homework: Think of a controversial/political etc… topic you would like to learn more about. List 3, the ‘sides’ to each of the 3 and why they may be interesting to you AND who should be aware/cognizant of these topics and why.

Wednesday -

• Presentations

Thursday -

Week of March 4-9

Week of Feb 27-Mar 1

Monday - no classes

Tuesday -

• Engl: Finish Hemingway biography video and hand in notes
• Hist: Overview of post WWII America

Wednesday -

• Split Classes today
• Engl: Argumentative timed essay on Of Mice and Men
• Engl Homework – begin reading The Crucible in your textbook (pages 826-894) — keep in mind the history component and the concept of The Cold War/Red Scare/Spread of communism…(finish for Monday)
• Hist: Common Assessment test
• Homework for both: Watch the links of your last presentation that Brooke posted — Here are the two forms you need to complete.  They are due on Friday!  Form #1 is for the group.  Form #2 is for evaluating your group members.
•  http://www.youtube.com/user/20Humanities12?feature=watch

• Sports & Games

  Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xmEhiUJA_c
  Part 2-  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZfLJ2JYTTA&context=C300dbfbADOEgsToPDskJB0mHrXEEfZFEccJ1vD6-R
  Media Group
  Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrGS1OChl0E
  Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCl7JodWfkI
  Music Group
  Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysdyTYXT3KU
  Part 2-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdgti1rGrkI
  Business & Industry
  Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN7UKzRCiTM
  Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwSMCJTt1Dw
  Fads & Fashion
  Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YVMY7XJX3Q
  Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlRnZaBzLhY
  Dance Group
  Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNVBeXcJzp0
  Part 2-  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGRLrulPoJo&context=C300dbfbADOEgsToPDskJB0mHrXEEfZFEccJ1vD6-R

  Arts & Architecture
  Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL9XeYPzS5c&context=C300dbfbADOEgsToPDskJB0mHrXEEfZFEccJ1vD6-R
  Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O97-kAb7Bjo&context=C300dbfbADOEgsToPDskJB0mHrXEEfZFEccJ1vD6-R
  Food & Medicine
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBOnWCaA5y0&context=C300dbfbADOEgsToPDskJB0mHrXEEfZFEccJ1vD6-R

Thursday -

• Media Center Work day for 1950-64 presentations
• Engl Homework – begin reading The Crucible in your textbook (pages 826-894) — keep in mind the history component and the concept of The Cold War/Red Scare/Spread of communism…(finish for Monday)

Friday - 

• English: “team” project on “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” Make a “Spark Notes” document with your partner — Type it and submit it on turnitin[1-4533393/spam  2-4533395/spam] as well as print it out for Wednesday, March 7.
• Engl Homework – begin reading The Crucible in your textbook (pages 826-894) — keep in mind the history component and the concept of The Cold War/Red Scare/Spread of communism…(finish for Monday) <There may be a test!?!?>

Week of Feb 20-24

Friday – Mid-Winter Break — Enjoy your time off, get some rest, work on your 1950-64 presentations, reading assignment tba….

Thursday - 1940′s Presentations

1. Fads & Fashion
2. Food & Medicine
3. Dance
4. Music

Wednesday – 1940′s Presentations

1. Business & Industry
2. Media
3. Sports & Games
4. Art & Architecture

After School Work Time – W: Music/S: Food & Medicine

Tuesday – Split classes today – Discuss Themes of OMM & TGoW Hemingway biography & notes

After School Work Time – W: S&G/S:Dance

Monday -Split classes today – Discuss Of Mice and Men  and collect books?

After School Work Time – W: F&F/S:A&A