Due for Wednesday 04/05 Read Waiting for the Barbarians. Complete the check in 3 times. Keep notes on your chosen topic. Check the resources page for the whole novel intro!
Due for Monday 04/10 Listen to Rosalia's 2018 album El Mal Querer. Read along the translations on Genius as well! Due for Wednesday 04/12 Come to class with your thesis and your evidence for our Barbarians essay NOTE FOR FRI 04/14 We will be having joint classes during C and D block! The first block will be focused on providing space to make final edits before we submit your final products to NPR; the second block will be spent on having each group present their final podcasts with pride.
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Mon, Mar 20 2 sources prepped onto Schoology
Due for Friday Mar 24 Blog Post: Alluding to at least 2 movies and one article, consider the following prompt: Molly Ringwald, star of several John Hughes movies about teenagers in Chicago's suburbs from the 80s, once wrote, "If attitudes toward female subjugation are systemic, and I believe that they are, it stands to reason that the art we consume and sanction plays some part in reinforcing those same attitudes." Consider this for a topic of your own choice. What developments in (YOUR CHOSEN TOPIC) can you assert occurred over the past generation by considering high school teen movies? And, is this true? How does society understand/ render teenagers? (300+ words) Possible topics:
Mon, Mar 27 4 more sources prepped onto Schoology Thurs, Mar 30 Outline of Culture Paper onto Schoology Tues, Apr 11 Final draft of Culture Paper onto Schoology! Due for Monday Podcast!
Due for Wednesday MR LEE IS SICK THIS STINKS Due for Friday Nothing. We'll be starting grammar! Due for Monday, 03/20 Study for a vocab quiz on the first 25 stems! Also, write a dramatic break-up letter to a fictional lover messing up as many of the commonly confused words as possible. Print this out and bring it to class. Due for Wednesday 03/22 Study for a vocab quiz on the next 25 stems (26-50). Due for Friday 03/24 Study for your grammar quiz! Due for Monday 03/27 1. Submit your peer feedback survey for NPR project (on resources page). 2. Submit your NO WORDS STORY onto Schoology: Tell a story with NO WORDS. Will be premiered on Monday to the rest of class so make sure it's GOOD and ENGAGING (TikTok is okay!). REMEMBER a story has a BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END. Be creative and remember our production skills (editing, sound effects, music, etc.)! Also, when you submit it, put the names of everyone you worked with as a comment onto Schoology. Due for Wed 03/15 11:59 am Submit your Hit Makers paper for +2 extra points.
Due for Thurs 03/16 class time Come to class with your pitch on your Culture Paper prepared. Due for Friday 03/17 11:59 pm Submit your Hit Makers Paper Due for Monday 03/20 Submit 2 sources "prepped" onto Schoology Due for Friday 03/24 Blog Post: Alluding to at least 2 movies and one article, consider the following prompt: Molly Ringwald, star of several John Hughes movies about teenagers in Chicago's suburbs from the 80s, once wrote, "If attitudes toward female subjugation are systemic, and I believe that they are, it stands to reason that the art we consume and sanction plays some part in reinforcing those same attitudes." Consider this for a topic of your own choice. What developments in (YOUR CHOSEN TOPIC) can you assert occurred over the past generation by considering high school teen movies? And, is this true? How does society understand/ render teenagers? (300+ words) Possible topics:
We will be doing split classes this entire week. In Gallagher, you will be working on history curriculum. In Lee, you will be working on your podcasts.
Due before class Wednesday, 08 Submit your first two minutes onto Mr. Lee's Schoology Due Monday, the 13th Submit your final podcast onto Mr. Lee's Schoology by end of double block Due for Tuesday, March 7 Read the second chapter of your choice - summarize the aim of the chapter in a sentence or two, then respond to a particular idea or statement in your chapter: What was remarkable about this thought? What reaction did it provoke? Do you agree or disagree with this claim? What are some exceptions or complications that Thompson might be missing? What does this mean about us?
Due for Thurdsay, March 9 Read the third chapter of your choice - summarize the aim of the chapter in a sentence or two, then respond to a particular idea or statement in your chapter: What was remarkable about this thought? What reaction did it provoke? Do you agree or disagree with this claim? What are some exceptions or complications that Thompson might be missing? What does this mean about us? Due for Fri Mar 17 Submit your Hit Makers paper: develop your own driving question that examines and explores how a piece of culture became / failed to become “a hit”; and in your exploration: affirm, qualify, or refute one of the claims contained in Hit Makers (1,000 - 1,200 words; can work with a friend if you’d like). +2 points if you submit it before Wed 15, 11:59 am. |
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