World Lit/Comp: March 2011 Archives

12th Grade: March 28th-April 1st

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 Essential Question(s):  What is existentialism?  How could Kafka's The Metamorphosis be defined as an Existentialist work?

 

Date:

Class Work

Homework

Important Due Date

Monday, March 28th 2011

Things Fall Apart Test

 

 

Tuesday, March 29th 2011

-Finish Test Essays

 

- Introduction to Afghanistan and the Taliban: WebQuest in computer Lab

KITE RUNNER WEBQUEST[1].doc 

 

 

Wednesday, March 30th 2011

 -Discuss Anticipation guide

 

-Film: Osama

 

 

Thursday, March 31st 2011

 

-Film: Osama

 

 

Friday, April 1st 2011

 -Film: Osama

 

Osama Film Questions Due

 

 

 

12th Grade: March 21st-25th

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Essential Question(s): How does the novel reflect major themes in Yeats' "The Second Coming"?  How can Okonkwo be considered a Tragic Hero?

Date:

Class Work

Homework

Important Due Date

Monday, March 21st 2011

Film: Hotel Rwanda

 

 

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011

Film: Hotel Rwanda

 

 

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011

-Finish Film

 

-Discussion of William Butler Yeats'

"The Second Coming" in relation to the title of the novel. Yeats Poem Comparison.doc

 

 

Have Things Fall Apart Finished

Thursday, March 24th 2011

Group/Class Dicussion of major thematic elements of the novel.

Group Discussion Questions for Things Fall Apart.doc 

 

Friday, March 25th 2011

Review Plot based elements of the novel (Crossword and Team Matching Game)

 

Things Fall Apart Test on Monday

 

12th Grade: March 14th-18th

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Essential Question(s): What are the global issues that affect our world today?

Date:

Class Work

Homework

Important Due Date

Monday, March 14th 2011

-Computer Lab to work on Presentations

 

Outline Due

Tuesday, March 15th 2011

-TFA Quiz over Part 2 of the novel

 

-Discuss Part 2 of the novel

 

 

Wednesday, March 16th 2011

-PowerPoint Presentations Begin

 

-All presentations must be e-mailed to:

hayes.nicole@ gmail.com

Thursday, March 17th 2011

-PowerPoint Presentations Continue

 

 

Friday, March 18th 2011

-Introduction to Genocide in Rwanda: Film, Readings, Discussion

 

 

 

 

12th Grade Global Awareness Project Due: March 16th 2011

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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 US. (We have the final say on approving a topic)

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.

12th grade: March 7th-11th 2011

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Essential Question(s): What are the global issues that affect us today?  

Date:

Class Work

Homework

Important Due Date

Monday, March 7th

-Finish Film from last week

-Discuss Part 1 of Things Fall Apart

 

God Grew Tired of Us Reflections due (#'s 1,2)

Tuesday, March 8th

-Introduce International Awareness Project

Global Issues Research Project.doc 

 

PPT rubric global.doc

 

-Brainstorm with What Matters

 

Finish Part 2 of the novel by FRIDAY!!!

Completed Film Reflections due

Wednesday March, 9th

-Media Center to work on Global Awareness Projects

Finish Part 2 of the novel by FRIDAY!!!

 

Thursday, March, 10th

 -Compter Lab to work on Global Awareness Projects

Finish Part 2 of the novel by FRIDAY!!!

 

Friday, March, 11th

Discussion/World food Day!!!

 

Have Part 2 of TFA read!!!

 

Global Awareness Project Outlines due for a Homework Grade

 

 

 

 

 

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