Week 6 2014-15

10th^th Grade Week 6

Day	Date	Assignment  Reminder:  Analysis of “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” due Sunday 9/14 at 6PM to turnitin.com	√
Monday	9/15
Class work		Exam on Academic Vocabulary pp. 36-39 Reflection on Analysis of I have Been to The Mountaintop Bill Clinton Speech Socratic Seminar
Homework		Revise Analysis of Martin Luther King “I have been to the Mountaintop” paper Listen again to Bill Clinton "Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of Christ in God” Mp4 File from Clinton Library Miller Center Video of speech Lower Resolution
Tuesday	9/16
Class work		Begin Graphic Organizer on Clinton Speech
Homework		Finish Graphic Organizer
Wednesday	9/17
Class work		Timed Essay Evaluate the Effectiveness of Bill Clinton’s Speech discussing all of the items in the Graphic Organizer. You have 45 minutes to address all of the items in the graphic organizer. Doc C will be giving you guided prompts as to when you should be finishing each section.
Homework		Complete Reflection on Timed Essay
Thursday	9/18
Class work		Introduce Cesar Chavez Project Essential Reflection Questions Socratic Seminar “Fishbowl” ·   What responsibilities do individuals have to society? What responsibilities does society have to individuals? ·   Whose responsibility is it to fight for those who are being exploited by some- one or something more powerful? ·    What factors might motivate you to fight for a cause? ·   What causes some social movements to succeed while others fail? ·    How can we affect social change in a nonviolent way? ·   What does it mean to be empowered? ·   What does the phrase “economic justice” mean to you? ·    What are some modern examples of economic disparity? ·   Whose responsibility is it to alleviate economic disparity in our nation? ·   What would you consider a fair way for income to be more evenly distributed? ·   What does the phrase, “power in numbers” mean to you? ·   What are some benefits and challenges of labor unions? ·   What basic rights should all workers expect? ·   What type of person would you want to represent you in a negotiation for your rights? ·   What does it mean to be an ally? ·   How do you act as an ally for others at your school? ·   How can our behaviors lead to both justice and injustice? ·    If you are concerned  about  an  issue  but  do  nothing  to  change  it,  how  do  you become part of the problem? ·   What is one personal behavior that led to either justice or injustice that you wish you would have handled differently? ·   Have you ever seen an injustice and done nothing to stop it? If so, how did it make you feel?
Homework		Back to School Night Complete Reflection Questions
Friday	9/19
Class work		View Viva La Causa
Homework		Annotate then Take Cornell Notes on What the Future Holds For Farm workers and Hispanics pp. 53-59 PML OnlineText of Chavez Speech Cornell Notes are a GRADED  PBL Assignment

Revised Truth and Antony Papers Due Fridat at 5:30 PM

Revision is part of the process. It is how you learn from your mistakes and how you acheive excellence.

Revised papers are due Friday at closing of LACER- 5:30 PM.
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Grade Window has Opened

Please get any missing work in to me by Monday.  I will be entering all 5 week grades on Monday, September 8th!   Changes will not be reflected until the 10 week report card!

Week 5 2014-15

10th^th Grade Week 5

Day	Date	Assignment	√
Monday	9/8
Class work		Exam on Academic Vocabulary pp. 36-39 Papa Square Analysis Technique Review Rhetorically Accurate Verbs
Homework		Complete Sojourner Truth and Susan B Anthony Graphic Organizers Begin Draft of 9-paragraph paper in response to prompt pp. 43 Analyzing the Sojourner Truth and Susan B Anthony speeches. Complete Introduction, Arguments, Evidence, and Rhetorical Devices, Tone and Mood paragraphs.  Use Rhetorically Accurate Verbs (Handout was distributed last week and copy is in 10th Grade Box on Main page of Blog). Skip Lines
Tuesday	9/9
Class work		Complete Draft of Analyzing Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Antony Speeches (Paragraph on Organization). For delivery choose one of the actor’s renditions of the speech and discuss their voice, gestures, Tone and Moods). Alfre Woodard Rendition of Speech
Homework		Analysis of Sojourner Truth and Susan B Anthony Speeches due to turnitin.com by beginning of class on Wednesday.  Lacer is open if you need to type and submit if you do not have Internet access at home.
Wednesday	9/10
Class work		Listen to I Have Been to The Mountain Top I've Been to the Mountaintop Partial Video of Speech  16:49 is where text begins Listen to  Bill Clinton "Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of Christ in God” Mp4 File from Clinton Library Miller Center Video of speech Lower Resolution
Homework		Complete Graphic Organizer on “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
Thursday	9/11
Class work		In Groups review MLK Graphic Organizer And Annotate and start Clinton Graphic Organizer
Homework		Complete  Bill Clinton Graphic Organizer
Friday	9/12
Class work		Timed Essay Evaluate the Effectiveness of Bill Clinton’s Speech discussing all of the items in the Graphic Organizer. You have 45 minutes to address all of the items in the graphic organizer. Doc C will be giving you guided prompts as to when you should be finishing each section.
Homework		Complete Clinton Paper By 5 PM Sunday to turnitin.com