Mon, 2 Dec:  Issue Paper due - attach notes, include 2 references to articles or class discussion, typed, MLA format; finish MLK Birmingham letter
HOMEWORK:  look up terms connected to McCarthyism; continue reading 2nd novel + notes

Tue, 3 Dec:  Read Buckley essay in class + quiz; review/discuss McCarthyism terms; film clips related to McCarthyism
HOMEWORK:  literary terms (diction) quiz on Thurs 5 Dec; continue reading 2nd novel + notes

Thur, 5 Dec:  Terms quiz (diction); timed write review;  "Why I Wrote the Crucible" by Arthur Miller
HOMEWORK:  finish reading work sample on Miller's essay; continue reading 2nd novel + notes

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY!

Issue paper due Monday 12/2 with notes - Continue reading 2nd novel + notes

Parent Conferences:  Monday and Tuesday

 

Link for state testing practice: 

http://www.oaks.k12.or.us/portal/students/

 4th Period Issue Group Article links (technology):

http://science.opposingviews.com/positive-effects-technology-communication-1418.html

http://www.humankinetics.com/excerpts/excerpts/technology-can-have-positive-and-negative-impact-on-social-interactions   

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/fashion/02BEST.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

3rd Period Issue Group Article links (government surveillance):

https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security-technology-and-liberty/america-nsa-surveillance-bad-business

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/17/opinion/rotenberg-spying-supreme-court/index.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/08/us/broader-sifting-of-data-abroad-is-seen-by-nsa.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/us/nsa-director-gives-firm-and-broad-defense-of-surveillance-efforts.html?_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/06/09/is-the-nsa-surveillance-threat-real-or-imagined

 
Be in school Tuesday, 19 November, for State Reading Test
Mon, 18 Nov:  distribute Issue Group articles and note sheet; finish literary terms; analyze MLK speech
HOMEWORK:  prepare for issue group on Thur 11/21; be here for State Reading Test on Tue 19 Nov

Tue, 19 Nov:  State Reading Test - come to room first for attendance and you will then go to a lab for the test -- PLEASE BE HERE!

Thur, 21 Nov:  Issue Group presentations (be prepared - articles read + notes); finish MLK speech
HOMEWORK:  issue group paper + notes due Mon 2 Dec;  see you at parent conferences; read author book, relax, enjoy family and friends

Link for state testing practice: 

http://www.oaks.k12.or.us/portal/students/

Be in school Tuesday, 19 November, for State Reading Test

Tue, 12 Nov:  finish JFK speech - graphic organizer and discuss; new terms - diction
HOMEWORK:  final author paper due Thur 14 Nov - include outline, draft indicating revision, and copy of the novel's first paragraphs you used to write paper

Thur, 14 Nov:  FINAL PAPER DUE; 2nd novel assignment; Writing Work sample in class - write a final draft from the timed write on certainty and doubt
HOMEWORK:   read MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" in Language of Composition p. 260 for Mon 1/18 -- SOAP + review Questions on Rhetoric and Style on p. 274-75 ; finish 2nd novel and notes by Mon, 6 Jan

Tuesday, 5 November:  special assembly schedule -- 2nd period starts at 10:55 a.m.
Timed Write - review procedures, write for 40 minutes; JFK speech
HOMEWORK:  rough draft (typed) of opening paragraph essay in class Thursday, 7 November

Thursday, 7 November:  rough draft in class for review; finish JFK speech analysis
HOMEWORK:  Final opening paragraph essay due Thursday, 14 November with outline and draft that indicates revision