Thursday, November 29th, 2012

WRITING:

For Friday: Read and Critique "ROY G BIV" and "The Life of Daniel"

LITERATURE:

FOR FRIDAY: Read pages 88-106 in FAHRENHEIT 451.

FOR FRIDAY: Describe three story elements from the section that should be incorporated into our class dystopian play. (Type this up for me. Each should be described completely including why you think this story element should be included and why you think it's cool.)

Thanksgiving Break

Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Break!

WRITING: 

DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26th: Read and Critque "Life of Daniel" and "ROY G BIV"

LITERATURE:

DUE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th: Read pgs. 60-88 of FAHRENHEIt 451

WORLD RELIGIONS:

DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th: Hindu God Projects (3-4 minutes - Very Creative)

Thursday, November 15, 2012

SPECIAL REMINDER:

To prepare for the symposium next week, please bring in TOMORROW - FRIDAY:

Reusable water bottle
Yoga mat or exercise mat

and, perhaps most importantly,

YOUR HEALTHY LIVING SURVEY.

On Monday, please wear comfortable, active clothes. Think Field Day but twenty degrees colder.

WRITING:

For Tomorrow (Friday): Read and critique "The Life of Daniel" and "ROY G BIV."

LITERATURE:

The lit assignment due tomorrow has been extended to Friday.

For Tomorrow (Friday): Read (Twice) pages 39-60 in FAHRENHEIT 451.

Think Questions will be due on Monday.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

WRITING:

For Friday: Read and critique "The Life of Daniel" and "ROY G BIV."

LITERATURE:

The lit assignment due tomorrow has been extended to Friday.

For Friday: Read (Twice) pages 39-60 in FAHRENHEIT 451. Think Questions will be due on Monday.

WORLD RELIGIONS:

Tomorrow (Thursday) is Gandhi Day. Please come in costume.

Monday, November 12th, 2012

WRITING:

For Tuesday: Read and Critique Catie's Story and Jack's Story

WORLD RELIGIONS:

For Tuesday: Bring Karma Books to class.


LITERATURE:

For Wednesday: Vocab Quiz

prescient (Greg’s lesson)

clarity (Greg’s lesson)

stolid (p. 1)

gorging (p. 1)

minstrel (p. 2)

refracted (p. p. 8)

subconscious (p. 8)

tallow (p. 9)

pulverized (p. 11)

stratum (p. 12)

melancholy (p. 13)

earnestly (p. 14)

conjure (p. 20)

olfactory (p. 22)

proboscis (p. 22)

trajectory (p. 24)

heritage (p. 30)

proclivities (p. 30)

odious (p. 33)

objectivity (p. 33)

rollick (p. 33)

flourish (p. 35)

contempt (p. 37)

heresy (p. 37)

abyss (p. 38)

ravenous (p. 38)

jargon (p. 39)

obsolete (TWILIGHT ZONE)

 For Thursday:

Read (Twice) pages 39-60 in FAHRENHEIT 451& Complete Think Questions

Friday-Sunday, November 9th - 11th

WRITING:

For Monday: Read and Critique "On My Own" and "Catie's Story"

LITERATURE:

For Monday: Read 21-39 of FAHRENHEIT 451.
For Monday: Answer Think Questions -- A typed paragraph on each.
For Monday: 3 Body Paragraphs Due -- See below for complete instructions.
For Monday: Email Greg with your Dystopian Movie Idea

Vocab Quiz on Wednesday

WORLD RELIGIONS:

Keep up to date with your KARMA BOOKS.

Keep researching your Hindu God and planning your presentation.
Presentations will begin Monday, November 26th.

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

READING BOWL

Due Tomorrow: 2nd Reading Bowl Project Due

WRITING

Due Friday: Read and Critique "Air and Water" and "Sam's Story"

LITERATURE

Due Monday: Read pages 21-40 FAHRENHEIT 451 & Complete Think Questions

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

WRITING: Due Friday: Read and Critique "Air and Water" and "Sam's Story"

LITERATURE:

Due Thursday: Reread pages 3-21 of FAHRENHEIT 451 (carefully). Answer the think questions -- a typed paragraph on each. Prepare for the Thursday's quiz covering pages 3-21.

Due Friday: 2nd Reading Bowl Project

Due Monday: 3 Body Paragraphs due on your 5-paragraph essay on selected graphic novel.

 BODY PARAGRAPH

WHAT IT NEEDS TO INCLUDE:

1)           Paragraph Point (fully explained)

2)           Proof of the Point

              a) Set up the context

              b) Describe/Quote the Panel

              c) Give page number (p. 32)

              d) Explain how evidence proves point.

1^ST BODY PARAGRAPH

Throughout the graphic novel, Jin faces bullying and when he does so, author Yang draws the character surrounded by blackness (1). In the section “Everyone Ruvs Chin-Kee,” Jin Wang, playing Danny, actively tries to separate himself from Chin-Kee, his Chinese cousin, but is unsuccessful and faces the ridicule of bullies. (2a) After some students pull their eyes and taunt him with the words “Ah-So,” Danny walks through a school into a hallway of blackness. (2b)  (p. 121). (2c) Here, Danny feels the shame of being different and that shame is connected to the absence of color. (2d)