November 2015
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9 New vocabulary - see list at Writing the intro & conclusion Keep reading books from Vietnam. See historical background & character charts available in Google Classroom. |
10 Vocabulary Reviewing comments in Google Docs Typing last 2 para Keep reading books from Vietnam.
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11 Vocabulary Book groups discussion & historical background
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12 Vocab TEST Reading writing prompt |
13 Unwanted: Read pp. 60 - 187 (end of Ch 25) Escape: Read pp. 12-59 (Ch 2 - 7) Heaven: Read pp. 71-215 (end of Ch 7) |
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16 New vocabulary Review comments on argument essay Make revisions Keep reading books from Vietnam. |
17 Vocabulary Writing revisions due Keep reading books from Vietnam. book groups
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18 Vocabulary Keep reading books from Vietnam. writing prompt
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19 Vocabulary TEST Reading Video: Operation Babylift
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20 RLog Due writing Unwanted: Read pp. 187 -312 (end of Ch 46) Escape: Read pp. 60-104 (Ch 8-18) Heaven: Read pp. 216-362 |
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23 Writing Prompt! Movie version of one of the books
Unwanted: Read pp 312 -343 (end)
Escape: Read Afterword, Recommendations, Sources Heaven: Read pp. 363-367 (Epilogue) |
24 Movie version of one of the books
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25 Begin Thanksgiving Break - Students off on Monday, 11/30 Return to school Tues, 12/01 |
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Review calendar for handouts and projects (links in blue) and due dates (highlighted in yellow):
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25 First Day of 2014-15 School Year |
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29 No school |
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September 1 No school |
2 Text for Epic of Gilgamesh.pdf Vocab |
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5 First Vocabulary TEST
Gilgamesh questions: Tablets 5-8 Tablets 5 to 8 Gilagmesh questions.pdf |
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8 copy of textTablet XI_ The Story of the Flood.pdf presentation with prompts: https://docs.google.com/a/ danvillek12vt.us/presentation/d/ 1LD5lWc7GuLUYEDMxL_m9_VYDsYsz-2Z_akUwJKCh2F4/edit#slide=id.p
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11 Vocab TEST |
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Read Mythology pp 24-36 |
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15 Read Mythology pp 36-47
Study new vocab list
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16 Read Mythology pp 48-64
Study new vocab list
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18 VocabTEST
Read Ch3 in Mythology |
19 Grades close for Q1 Progress Report
Read Ch4&5 inMythology - skip pp. 82-88 |
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25 VocabTEST |
26 NO SCHOOL Teacher In-Service |
| The Odyssey Websites | The Odyssey Vocabulary |
Part 1 (Books 1-5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCXRxD85Xc0 Part 2 (Books 6- partial 13) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj0K8OpuK0I Part 3 (Books 13-end) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8XKXsnmqS4
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Sept - October |
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Mythology -Background on the Trojan War Work time on projects Updated Assignments for Mythology 7.pdf
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29 “Perseus” pp 146-154 no vocabulary this week
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30 “The Trojan War” fromFavorite Greek Myths
pp. 54-67
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1 “The Trojan War” from Favorite Greek Myths
pp. 54-67
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2 + pp 199-201 from Hamilton’s Mythology film clips from the movie Troy: Achilles vs Hector https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80SsC_ZNbyI
Paris vs. Achilles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlpyHCN9qK0
the Trojan horse |
3 Mythology Assignment 1 Due see handout: |
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The Odyssey abbreviated version available at http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/
Work time on projects |
6 no vocabulary this week |
7 Mythology Assignment 2 Outline Due see handout: |
8 Parent-Teacher Conferences in evening |
9 Parent-Teacher Conferences in evening |
10 NO SCHOOL |
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The Odyssey: some chapters will be from the original text and some will be from an abbreviated version (a.v.)
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13 Vocabulary: practice at
Book 1 (original) |
14 Book 1 (a.v.) Choral Reading of play based on Books 1-3 |
15 Books 2-6 (abbreviated version)
examples of themes
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16 TEST
creating scripts based on themes |
17 7:30 AM = Make-up test for students out for Women CAN DO yesterday
Odyssey - Read Book 9 (orig) |
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The Odyssey: some chapters will be from the original text and some will be from an abbreviated version (a.v.) |
20 Vocabulary |
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23 TEST
Mythology Assignment 2 Draft (text) Due see handout:
The Odyssey movie
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24 Teacher In Service no school for students |
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End of Q1
The Odyssey: some chapters will be from the original text and some will be from an abbreviated version (a.v.)
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27 New vocabulary
The Odyssey movie |
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The Odyssey abbrev. version Bks 12-18 |
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Work time on assignments |
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Mythology Assignment 3 DUE see handout: |
31 Q1 Repor Cardt Halloween!
Vocab TEST
Mythology Assignment 2 Final product Due see handout:
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NOVEMBER
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November 3
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4 Mythology Assignments 1 & 2 are DUE |
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6 NO VOCAB Odyssey TEST
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November 10 video on Auschwitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k3-wxLvQwg
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11 Movie trailer 1:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiAghZHLXyE
survivor’s story 8:26 http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/holocaust-historys-darkest-chapter-even-darker/
Winfrey & Wiesel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJ4mpCDVpE see 2:50 - 6:50 and 25:40 to end |
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13 NO VOCAB TEST Night pp 3-12 NF articles: read about Rosh Hashanah (interactive links for definition of Hebrew words) http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm read about Yom Kippur (interactive links for definition of Hebrew words) http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm |
14 Night pp. 10-28
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November 17 Night pp. 29-46
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Night Assignments Additional Vocabulary work: Informational writing: Night Research Connnections.pdf
Notetaking guide: Night Notes.pdf |
Thurs, 12/11 DUE for Research paper: MLA formatted first page thesis statement list of sources
Wed, 12/17 DUE Research paper DRAFT
Wed, 01/07 DUE Research paper FINAL |
| Night Websites | Night Vocabulary |
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Audio book of Night on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvVb1hHlJ2Q
11/10 video on Auschwitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k3-wxLvQwg
Map of Elie Wiesel's journey in Night: http://www.sd84.k12.id.us/shs/!Archive/EDTECHQUEST/ 2002Night/team277-night/map.html
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DUE 12/2 - Additional vocab work:
TEST on Wednesday, 11/19:
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5 Field Trip! |
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8 Conduct research |
9 Unit TEST on Night
Follow directions on handout: to set up MLA formatted first page Conduct research |
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11 DUE for Research paper: MLA formatted first page thesis statement list of sources
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17 DUE Research paper DRAFT FINAL DUE Jan 7th |
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22 No school this week or next 12/22 to 01/02 |
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7 DUE Research paper FINAL
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anuary
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Introduction to Naviance |
Holocaust research work time |
MLA in-text citations & Holocaust research work time |
Journal reflection: |
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Poetry Out Loud http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/find-poems |
21 listen to "Map to the Stars": |
22 End of Q2 |
23 Teacher In Service No school for students |
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26 Share chosen poems: lesson on annotation |
27 Field Trip! Watching TKAM at the Flynn! |
28 Assignment DUE: R&J characterization.pdf
Complete R&J Annotate your chosen poem |
29 lesson on moving from annotation to analysis trying out memorization techniques |
30 Career Day at Lyndon complete poem analysis writing & turn it in: Poetry.Annotate&Analysis.pdf
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Career & College resources:
SJA course descriptions: SJA
College Board: college search
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): Occupational Outlook: growth rate ----- top ranked job growth
Department of Defense (DOD): Career & College information
Brainstorm for college and career ideas.pdf
Directions for Writing_ Career Plan.pdf
February
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2 Snow Day |
3 Poetry! |
4 Poetry & Career Exploration work ---go to https://bigfuture. collegeboard.org/college-search and plug in some information about your preferences, such as
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5 Know your whole poem!
SJA Tech Center Programs |
6 Poetry practice & Career Exploration work |
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9 Poetry: Guest Speaker |
10 Career Exploration work ---look at program of studies at some 2 year schools
content.php?catoid=5&navoid=608
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11 Recitation in class
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POL school-side competition
Work on body paragraph(s) of Career Plan essay
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Work on body paragraph(s) of Career Plan essay
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16 Complete Conclusion paragraph of Career Plan essay
Proofread it!
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17 = HS Skating for Wellness Career & College Plan essay DRAFT DUE |
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19 Winter Carnival |
20 Winter Carnival
Progress Reports DUE |
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MacBeth project rubrics: Shakespeare project rubrics period 7.pdf
Act 5 comp work - Due 3/27:
Act 4 comprehension work - DUE 3/26:
Act 3 comprehension work - DUE 3/20:
List 2 vocab work:
Act 2 comprehension work:
Discussion Question 1 DUE 3/6:
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MacBeth timeline
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4 1.1 & 1.2 20 - 27 |
5 1.3 28-39 |
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1.4, 1.5 & 1.6 40-53 |
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9 1.7 & 2.1 54-67 |
10 2.2 68-75 |
11 2.3 & 2.4 74-91 VOCAB test POL semi finals |
12 Burke trip |
13 3.1 & 3.2 & 3.4 92-107 Irony http://www.slideshare.net/abscessmemory/irony-identifying-the-three-types?next_slideshow=1 |
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16 3.3 & 3.4 108-123 |
17 3.5 & 3.6 124-131 |
18 4.1 132-145 |
Parent-Teacher Conferences in evening VOCAB test 4.2 & 4.3 146-171 |
Teacher in-service
No school for students |
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23 5.1 - 5.4 172-189 |
24 5.5 - 5.7 188-205 (end) |
25 MacBeth at Flynn |
26 Burke trip |
27 VOCAB test |
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30 PROJECTS |
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3 Q3 report card |
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6 PROJECT Presentation |
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Vocab TEST on 5/15: http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/661233/practice
Vocab TEST on 5/8: http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/658492/practice
Vocab TEST on 4/29: |
5/7 Reflection:
5/05 Journal:
4/23 Journal:
4/23 crossword:
4.21 Journal: 4.21 Journal on Khoun Nguyen.pdf
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April - May
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20 Intro to Vietnam Video clip Read up to p. 18 |
21 4/21 Journal write New vocab words Read to p. 42 |
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read ch. 6-8 |
23 vocab xword Writing: 4.23 journal Read ch 9-10 |
24 Read ch 11-14 complete journal write
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27 Read up to p. 131 |
28 Read ch 17-18 |
29 Vocab TEST Read pp. 150-162 |
30 GREEN UP DAY |
1 VTC Try a Major Day Read pp. 163-181 |
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4 comp quiz new vocab Read up to p. 203 |
5 Read pp. 203-216 Journal 5.5 |
6 Journal 5.5 DUE Read pp. 217-233 |
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8 Reflection 5.7 Due by midnight |
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15 Q4 Progress Report |