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Nicole Hayes: March 2011 Archives
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Monday, March 28th 2011 |
Things Fall Apart Test |
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Tuesday, March 29th 2011 |
- Introduction to Afghanistan and the Taliban: WebQuest in computer Lab |
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Wednesday, March 30th 2011 |
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Thursday, March 31st 2011 |
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Friday, April 1st 2011 |
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Essential Question(s): What are the various elements of Modernist Literature? What elements of Modernism are present in The Great Gatsby?
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Monday, March 28th 2011 |
-Quiz over Chapters 1-3 of The Great Gatsby -Discuss Chapter 2 of Gatsby -Begin Gatsby Chapter 3 Scavenger Hunt |
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Tuesday, March 29th 2011 |
-Discuss Scavenger Hunt Activity/Chapter 3 of Gatsby
-Vocabulary Review Game |
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Wednesday, March 30th 2011 |
-EOCT Checkpoint test in Computer Lab (1, 2 and 7 periods) |
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Thursday, March 31st 2011 |
-Discuss Chapter 4 of Gatsby -Vocabulary Review Game |
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Friday, April 1st 2011 |
-Vocabulary Quiz |
Essential Question(s): How does the novel reflect major themes in Yeats' "The Second Coming"? How can Okonkwo be considered a Tragic Hero?
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Monday, March 21st 2011 |
Film: Hotel Rwanda |
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 |
Film: Hotel Rwanda |
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Wednesday, March 23rd 2011 |
-Finish Film
-Discussion of William Butler Yeats' "The Second Coming" in relation to the title of the novel.
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Have Things Fall Apart Finished |
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Thursday, March 24th 2011 |
Group/Class Dicussion of major thematic elements of the novel. |
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Friday, March 25th 2011 |
Review Plot based elements of the novel (Crossword and Team Matching Game) |
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The Great Gatsby Chapter Questions Final.doc
***These will be collected periodically for homework grades***
Essential Question(s): What is the American Dream? How did the life and culture of the 1920's change American Values?
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Monday, March 21st 2011 |
7th period only: Discuss Anticipation Guide for Gatsby |
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Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 |
7th period only: In-Class |
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Wednesday, March 23rd 2011 |
1st and 2nd periods only: Discuss Anticipation Guide for Gatsby |
Gatsby Chapters 1 and 2 with Reading Questions |
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Thursday, March 24th 2011 |
1st and 2nd periods only: In-Class |
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Friday, March 25th 2011 |
-Discuss Chapters 1 and 2 of Gatsby |
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GEORGIA HIGHSCHOOL GRADUATION TEST WEEK
Essential Question(s): What are the global issues that affect our world today?
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Monday, March 14th 2011 |
-Computer Lab to work on Presentations |
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Outline Due |
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Tuesday, March 15th 2011 |
-TFA Quiz over Part 2 of the novel
-Discuss Part 2 of the novel |
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Wednesday, March 16th 2011 |
-PowerPoint Presentations Begin |
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-All presentations must be e-mailed to: hayes.nicole@ gmail.com |
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Thursday, March 17th 2011 |
-PowerPoint Presentations Continue |
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Friday, March 18th 2011 |
-Introduction to Genocide in Rwanda: Film, Readings, Discussion |
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Essential Question(s): What is the American Dream? How did the life and culture of the 1920's change American Values?
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Monday, March 14th 2011 |
-Finish PowerPoint Presentations -Work on study guide for Realism Test |
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Tuesday, March 15th 2011 |
-SAT/GHSGT Test prep
-Review/Discussion for Realism test |
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Wednesday, March 16th 2011 |
-Realism Test |
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-Extra Credit Study Guide Due |
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Thursday, March 17th 2011 |
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Friday, March 18th 2011 |
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Realism Test
Wednesday, March 16th 2011
List of Texts on Test
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From the "Interesting Narrative of Olaudiah Equiano" pg 44
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From "My Bondage and My Freedom" by Frederick Douglass pg 496
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Film: Amistad
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"The Notorious Jumping Frog of
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"Desiree's Baby" handout
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"An Episode of War" by Stephen Crane pg 476
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Grammar: Like vs. As
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Vocabulary: Potentate, Aggregation. Benevolent, Congenial, Depravity
hayes.nicole@gmail.com
Deadlines:
The class will have a specific deadline to show what work you have accomplished for the project. The work provided at those deadlines will be homework grades for the class.
We will spend March 9th, 10th, and 14th in the Computer Labs.
March 8th Students choose a topic. Topic must be a world issue and may not only pertain to the
March 11th Initial written outline of topic in section form and two sources that will be used for the research component of the power point
March 16th Presentations to the class begin. Copy of power point and subtext is due on the day of presentation.
Power Point Requirements
1. 8-10 slides including your introductory slide, concluding slide and a woks cited slide
2. Presentations should be roughly 5 minuets.
3. You must include at least 4-5 bullet points of information on each slide!
4. Presentation must be animated and have transitions
5. Your slides must be professional looking, grammatically correct, and informative!
6. ALL SOURCES MUST BE CITED on the bottom of the slide. (authors last name, title of article)
7. Use proper public speaking techniques, voice projection, eye-contact, posture when presenting. Make sure you do not read word for word from the slides, talk to the audience about your topic.
Essential Question(s): What are the global issues that affect us today?
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Monday, March 7th |
-Finish Film from last week -Discuss Part 1 of Things Fall Apart |
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Tuesday, March 8th |
Global Issues Research Project.doc
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Finish Part 2 of the novel by FRIDAY!!! |
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Wednesday March, 9th |
-Media Center to work on Global Awareness Projects |
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Thursday, March, 10th |
-Compter Lab to work on Global Awareness Projects |
Finish Part 2 of the novel by FRIDAY!!! |
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Friday, March, 11th |
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Essential Question(s): What are the key elements, authors, and historical events of American Realism?
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Monday, March 7th |
Last Day in Computer Lab to work on PowerPoint Projects |
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Tuesday, March 8th |
-Reading Questions: |
Continue to work on PowerPoint Projects |
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Wednesday March, 9th |
PowerPoint Presentations |
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Thursday, March, 10th |
PowerPoint Presentations |
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Friday, March, 11th |
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Important Due Dates:
-Thursday 3/3 and Friday 3/4: Media Center/Computer Lab
-Monday 3/7: Outline of Topic Due for a homework grade
-Wednesday 3/9: Printed PowerPoint Slides Due
-Wednesday 3/9 and Thursday 3/10: Presentations
Attatchments for the project are below:
