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Weighting:

• 15% Class Participation/Daily Assignments: Includes discussions and writer’s workshop discussions/conferences
  
• 10% Outside Reading: See “Outside Reading” subtopic.
  
• 35% Writing Assignments: Includes final products as well as rough drafts
  
• 40% Final Tests/Projects: All tests are announced a week prior to date.

 Assignments

Week of Feb 16 to 19, 2015 - WHITE WEEK 

Mon. 2/16    Introduced Soliloquy Assignment - either memorize Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech, or write your own. Directions handout to the right. Due Mon 2/23

Tues. 2/17     Work on soliloquy; get Thing They Carried back & revise

Wed. 2/18    soliloquy, film

Thurs. 2/19    Review Act III, Read Act IV

 Week of Feb. 9 to 12, 2015 - PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 2/9    Read Act III

Tues. 2/10   Read Act III

Wed. 2/11     Read Act III; In-class "Angles of Vision" paper for independent book

Thurs. 2/12   Finish Act III; Watch film; Read Act IV

Week of February 2 to 5, 2015  - WHITE SCHEDULE

 Mon. 2/2    Finish Reading Act II

Tues. 2/3   Hamlet quiz Act I-II; watch Hamlet

Wed. 2/4    watch Hamlet Act II

Thurs. 2/5   Read Act III, study guide Act III

 Week of January 26 to 29, 2015 PURPLE SCHEDULE -independent book paper next week!

Mon. 1/26    Hamlet Act I quiz; Read Act II; independent book share

Tues. 1/27    Hamlet Act II; review themes, take notes on when themes appear

Wed. 1/28   Hamlet Act II; independent book share

Thurs. 1/29  Hamlet Act III

 Week of January 18 to 21, 2014  WHITE SCHEDULE

Mon. 1/18  Read Hamlet; complete definitions; Shakespearean insults

Tues. 1/19  Read Hamlet Act I

Wed. 1/20  Read Hamlet Act I

Thurs. 1/21  Read Hamlet Act II

Week of January 12 to 15, 2014  PURPLE SCHEDULE

Mon. 1/12      

Jerry Spring meets Hamlet - write scripts

Tues. 1/13     

 Complete scripts

"Things You Carry" writing due to turnitin.com

Wed. 1/14    

 Present Jerry Springer episodes to class

Thurs. 1/15    

Hamlet study guide

Predictions, anticipation questions

check out books

Week of Jan. 5 to Jan. 8, 2015

Mon. 1/5     "The Things They Carried": background information, read

Tues. 1/6     Discuss story, finish reading

Wed. 1/7    Quiz: "The Things They Carried", Revisit outside reading; Go over final - how to do citations;

Thurs. 1/8   Write The things you carry paper

Week of 12/1 to 12/4/2014   PURPLE WEEK - next Angles of Vision due 12/11

Mon. 12/1     Argument Presentations; Argument final Outline due with Bibliography (to gdrive).

Tues. 12/2    Argument Presentations              

Wed. 12/3   Argument Presentations; fill out evidence on handout

Thurs. 12/4   In class: Debate assignment; research & choose partners and topic. Moved to Monday: Short story, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" p 846-854: Characterization and Theme; stream of consciousness

 Week of 11/24 to 11/25/2014 WHITE WEEK - Outline due to googledrive folder Sat. 11/22 at midnight

Mon 11/24     Revise outline

Tues. 11/25    Revise outline, plan for presentations (final outline due Monday 12/1)

Week of 11/17 to 11/20/2014

Mon. 11/17      Research for speech - KWL

Tues. 11/18     Research for speech

Wed. 11/19     Research for speech

Thurs. 11/20   Research for speech - make sure you have an article from search.epnet.com and one from 2facts.com, 

Week of 11/10 to 11/13/2014

Mon. 11/10  finish Sicko

Tues. 11/11  Testing - Research for Argument speech

Wed. 11/12 Testing

Thurs. 11/13  Testing

Week of 11/3 to 11/6  WHITE WEEK - Angles of Vision paper due 11/14     

Mon. 11/3  Argument, leads, Sicko example of "hook"; assign Persuasive/Argument Speech

Tues. 11/4     Argument - using evidence, review vocabulary; Write Argument Proposal

Wed. 11/5     Argument; watch Sicko

Thurs. 11/6    Argument Speech Proposal due;    Watch Sicko  

Week of 10/27 to 10/30/2014  WHITE WEEK

Mon 10/27     Review BNW test;  Argument - take notes

Tues. 10/28     Argument - take notes

Wed. 10/29     Argument - discuss; follow the Argument Examples Link above. Write the title of the article, the argument it's making (claim), list evidence that supports the claim, and if applicable, list the counter-claim or refutation. Due Thurs. Angles of Vision - 1st quarter independent reading due (gdocs)

Thurs. 10/30 Argument example assignment due.                        

Week of 10/20 to 10/24/2014   PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 10/20    BNW review; All Revisions - all writing due tonight at 11:59 to turnitin.com

Tues. 10/21    BNW review

Wed. 10/22   BNW test; 

Thurs. 10/23  BNW test; Angles of Vision paper for Independent reading book 1st quarter; shared in googlefolder. Finish by Sunday evening. 

Week of 10/13 to 10/16/2014  PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 10/13        Writer's Workshop: imagery, show vs. tell; Brave New World  chapters 17-18 (p. 230-259 due Monday!)  

Tues. 10/14        Writer's Workshop: Brave New World Review

Wed. 10/15        Writer's Workshop; BNW test next Tuesday 10/21

Thurs. 10/16      Playwriting workshop with Denver Center for Performing Arts

Week of 10/6 to 10/9/2014  WHITE WEEK

Mon. 10/6       Brave New World  ch. 12-14 due (pg 172-207); Quote and Annotation guide check in-class; Hand back papers/grade check; 

Tues. 10/7       BNW discussion; Reflection for Jeffco protests due-printed in class; 

Wed. 10/8      BNW ch. 15-16 (p. 208-229) due; complete quote and annotation guide before class. 

Thurs. 10/9     BNW; read in class; HOMEWORK: chapters 17-18 (p. 230-259 due Monday!)   

Week of 9/29 to 10/2/2014  WHITE WEEK

Mon.  9/29 Revision of Personal Essay, Revision of freshman letter, Revision of I'm From due to turnitin.com by Sun 9/28 midnight;    Read Chapters 6 & 7 (to page 122, due today);   

Tues. 9/30 BNW: Read chapters 8 & 9 (to page 145)

Wed. 10/1 BNW Read chapter 10& 11 (to page 171)

Thurs. 10/2 BNW Read chapter 

 Week of 9/22 to 9/25/2014    PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 9/22    Chapter 1 of BNW due; Chapter 1 annotation guide due;  Update on Independent reading;  Read BNW chapter 2 in class;  Chapter 3 = homework    

Tues. 9/23     Chapter 3 BNW due;                

Wed. 9/24     Chapter 4 BNW due; complete quotes for Ch 3 and 4

Thurs. 9/25    Chapter 5 BNW due; complete annotation guide and quotes for ch 5.                             

 Week of 9/15 to 9/18/2014  PURPLE SCHEDULE

Mon. 9/15   WN:  Write about Anticipation Guide; "Brave New World" Article - discuss Anticipation guide; Apostrophe notes - get from classmate;  

Tues. 9/16    WN; Read BNW - chapter 1; discuss cloning article

Wed. 9/17   WN; Read BNW; BNW annotation guide

Thurs. 9/18  WN; Read BNW; view BNW power-point and take notes

Week of 9/8 to 9/11  WHITE SCHEDULE

Mon. 9/8       Check out Brave New World; work on personal essay

Tues. 9/9       Brave New World; 

Wed. 9/10      Brave New World; 

Thurs. 9/11        Review and update resume;   Personal (College/Scholarship) Essay due to turnitin.com; 

Week of 9/2 to 9/5 - WHITE WEEK!

Mon. 9/2       I'm From draft due to gdrive; I'm From Writer's Memo due to gdrive;      College essays: new examples, choose your prompt(s), choose your schools

Tues. 9/3       Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset; how can I help myself?

Wed. 9/4        College Essay Research: look at your school options, what essay(s) is required

Thurs. 9/5     College Essay - send Clark the essay prompts via email or googledoc; write the essays

 Week of August 25 - 28, 2014 PURPLE WEEK

Mon. 8/25     Writer's Notebook;  "Advice to a Freshman" paper due in googledrive; I'm From Essay in class;                               

Tues. 8/26       Writer's Notebook (WN); Share Advice to a Freshman; revise if necessary; Work on I'm From

Wed. 8/27     Share and read I'm From essays

Thurs. 8/29  Grit -TED talk; Personality survey; I'm From Writer's Memo due Tuesday 9/2

Week of 8/19 - 8/21/2014

Mon. 8/18       Freshman Academy

Tues. 8/19      Policies; Rambling Autobiography

Wed. 8/20     Policies; Rambling Autobiography

Thurs. 8/21    Policies quiz; I'm from brainstorm; Complete writing assignment: "Advice to a Freshman" - requirements at right -->