Monday 1/23
1. Paper Pass Back
2. Final Exam Prep Day
HW - Study for Finals
Tuesday 1/24
1. 1st Period Final
HW - Study for Finals
Wednesday 1/25
Study for Finals
Thursday 1/26
1. 5th Period Final
Tuesday 1/17
1. Priorities Quick write
2. Begin Reading "Federigo's Falcon (pg 172)
3. Finish "Moral Tale" & Turn in
HW - Finish Reading "Federigo's Falcon (pp 172-176)
Wednesday 1/18
1. "Federigo's Falcon" Comprehension Check
2. "Federigo's Falcon" Analysis Questions
HW - Finish Analysis Questions if not completed during class
Thursday 1/19
1. Collect HW
2. Paper Pass Back
3. Wife of Bath vs The Church Fathers - Small Group
HW - Finish Wife of Bath vs The Church Fathers
Friday 1/20
1. Collect HW
2. Final Exam Study Guide
HW - Study for Finals
Monday 1/9
1. "Love of $" Quickwrite and T Chart
2. "The Pardoner's Tale" Class Reading
HW - None
Tuesday 1/10
1. "The Pardoner's Tale" Comprehension Check
2. "The Pardoner's Tale" Video
3. "The Pardoner's Tale" Analysis Questions
HW - Finish analysis questions if not completed during class
Wednesday 1/11
1. Correct "The Pardoner's Tale" Analysis Questions
2. Being Collaborative "Moral Tale"
HW - Read "The Wife of Bath's Tale" (pp 155-166)
Thursday 1/12
1. "The Wife of Bath's Tale" Comprehension Check (Quiz)
2. "The Wife of Bath's Tale" Analysis Questions
HW - Finish "The Wife of Bath's Tale" analysis questions if not completed during class
Friday 1/13
1. Correct "The Wife of Bath's Tale" Analysis Questions
2. "The Wife of Bath's Tale" - Video
3. Finish Collaborative "Moral Tale"
HW - None
Monday 1/3
1. Welcome Back
2. Paper/Essay Pass Back
3. "Build Background" pg 111 & DIrect vs Indirect Characterization
4. The Canterbury Tales Prologue: 1st 5 stanzas & Study Guide
HW - Read pp 107-110 about Geoffrey Chaucer
Wednesday 1/4
1. Chaucer & Middle English Notes
2. The Canterbury Tales Prologue: 1st 5 stanzas & Study Guide
HW - Finish Study Guide #1-15
Thursday 1/5
1. Iambic Penatmeter & Canterbury Tales Video Notes
2. Study Guide: #16-30
HW - Finish Study Guide #16-30 if not completed during class
Friday 1/6
1. Small Group Discussion: Study Guide
2. Prologue and Notes Quiz
HW - Complete Note Packet if not done by end of this week. Quiz scores will be returned on Monday
Monday 12/12
1. "Challenge" Freewrite
2. "Challenge" Rewrite: Historical Writing
3. "Build Background": The Venerable Bede
HW - Read "The Venerable Bede" (pp 99-103)
Tuesday 12/13
1. The Venerable Bede: Documentary Video
2. The Venerable Bede Analysis Questions
HW - Finish Analysis Questions of not completed during class
Wednesday 12/14
1. Discuss & Correct "Bede" Analysis Questions
2. "Communication" Pre-Reading
3. "Build Background" (pp 180-181)
HW - Read "The Paston Letters" (pp 183 - 189)
Monday 12/5
1. Review "Hero" Essay Structure
2. Chromebooks: Research & Writing
HW - Work on essay as needed
Tuesday 12/6
1. Chromebooks: Writing
HW - Print 1st Draft for Wed
Wednesday 12/7
1. Writer's Workshop
2. Writing Rules, Grading Rubric, Peer Evaluations
HW - Work on essay as needed
Thursday 12/8
1. Chromebooks: Essay Revision, Editing, Completion, Polish
HW - Print Final Draft of Essay to turn in on Friday
Friday 12/9
Monday 11/28
1. Welcome Back
2. What is a Hero?
HW - None
Tuesday 11/29
1. Epic Hero Archetype Element Search - Beowulf
HW - Finish Epic Hero Archetype Element Search if not done during class
Wednesday 11/30
HW - None
Thursday 12/1 - Senior Panoramic Picture (2nd Period)
1. Finish Videos & Develop Modern-Day Hero Archetype
2. Research 2 Modern-Day Heroes from the Top 10 List
Friday 12/2
1. Argumentative Essay Pre-Writing/Rough Drafting Day (we will type in class on Monday)
Monday 11/14
1. Chromebooks - Finish Epic Archetype Assignment
HW - Print Epic Archetype if not completed during class & read "Grendel's Mother" (pp 45-51)
Tuesday 11/15
1. Class Reading: Finish the Epic
2. Analysis Questions pp 45-60
HW - Finish Analysis Questions pp 45-60 if not completed during class
Wednesday 11/16
1. Correct/Discuss Analysis Questions pp 45-60
2. Beowulf Book 3 Rewrite: Assignment Description & Examples
HW - Work on Rewrite as needed
Thursday 11/17
1. Small Group: Work on Rewrite and Presentation
HW - Be prepared to present your rewrite in class. Bring props, food, etc
Friday 11/18
1. Beowulf Book 3 Rewrite Presentations
HW - Have a GREAT Thanksgiving Break.
Monday 11/7
1. Collect & Discuss Beowulf Questions pp 33-39
2. Finish Beowulf Notes
HW - Read Beowulf pp 40-44
Tuesday 11/8
1. Finish 1st 10 Lines of Beowulf in Old English
2. Old English Translation Practice #1 (Mad Gab)
HW - Read Beowulf pp 40-44 if not done Monday night
Wednesday 11/9
1. Old English Translation Practice #2
2. Beowulf Analysis Questions pp 40-44
HW - Finish pp 40-44 Questions if not completed during class and be ready to recite 1st 10 lines of Beowulf in Old English from memory for Extra Credit!
Thursday 11/10
1. Old English Extra Credit & Collect HW (40-44 Questions)
2. Computer Lab - Epic Archetype
HW - None (Gratitude)
Monday 10/31 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN
1. Into the Wild Exam Make-up day
2. Gradebook Clean up
HW - None
Tuesday 11/1
1. Turn in Wild books
2. Check out Purple Textbooks
3. Beowulf Stylistic Term Introduction
4. Beowulf pages 33-34 - Reading & Term Search
HW - Read pp 18-26 & ID note one main point per page
Wednesday 11/1
1. Class Discussion of note-taking
2. Continue pp 33-34 Term Identification & Creation
3. Introduction to Beowulf notes
HW - Finish Term Creation
Thursday 11/3
1. Discuss Term Creation
2. Beowulf Notes Page 1
3. Class Reading: Beowulf pp 34-35
HW - Read Beowulf pp 36-39
Monday 10/24
1. Alaska Vacation - Research Project - MAKE A COPY!
HW - Work on Alaska Vacation Project as needed
Tuesday 10/25
1. Whitman - "Song of Myself" Close Reading Analysis
HW - Finish Alaska Vacation Project - Print to turn in on Wed
Wednesday 10/26
1. DIscuss "Song of Myself"
2. Text-to-Text connections ("Song of Myself" & Into the Wild)
Thursday 10/27
1. Into the Wild - Unit Exam
A. Stand Alone Questions
B. Text-to-Text Analysis
Monday 10/17
1. Into the Wild Analysis Questions: Chapters 14-17
HW - Finish Chapter 14-17 Questions if not completed during class
Tuesday 10/18
1. Collect Homework
2. Introduction to Into the Wild - Argumentative Writing
3. Argumentative Writing Work Day - Collaboration, Brainstorm, Pre-Writing, Writing
HW - Work on Argumentative Writing as needed (due Friday 10/21)
Wednesday 10/19
1. Video: Return to the Wild - PBS Documentary
HW - None
Thursday 10/20 - FOOTBALL vs EL MODENA - 7:00 @ EL MODENA HS
1. Finish Typing, Revise & Edit Argumentative Writing
HW - Print Argumentative Writing Assignment. Due at start of class tomorrow (Friday 10/21)
Monday 10/10 - WEAR BLUE
1. Turn in Homework
2. Paper Pass Back
3. Characterization Activity
4. Chris McCandless Character Assignment
HW - Read chapters 123 & 14 (127-144) & finish Character Assignment if not done during class.
Tuesday 10/11 - WEAR GREEN
1. Discuss McCandless Characterization
2. "Out of the Wild"
HW - Read Chapter 15
Wednesday 10/12 - Chromebooks - WEAR WHITE
1. "The Cult of Chris McCandless" Collaborative Critical Reading
HW - Read Chapter 16
Thursday 10/13 - WEAR RED
1. Finish "The Cult of Chris McCandless" Collaborative Critical Reading
HW - One Groups Member Print Collaborative Critical Reading. Read Chapter 17.
Friday - 10/14 - WEAR BLACK/GOLD - HOMECOMING RALLY - HOMECOMING FOOTBALL vs CANYON @ 7:00 - BRADFORD
1. Krakaeur/McCandless Comparison/Contrast Venn Diagram (Chapters 14 & 15)
2. Chapter 16 Study Questions
HW - Finish today's classwork if not completed during class & finish reading the novel.
Monday 10/3
1. Small Group Discussion Questions - Chapters 5-7
2. Continue "Out of the Wild" Episode 2
3. Paper Pass Back
HW - Finish Discussion Questions & Read Chapter 8 (pp 70-85)
Tuesday 10/4
1. Correct Homework
2. Text-to-Text: Poetry (small groups)
HW - read chapter 9 (pp 87-97)
Wednesday 10/5
1. Finish Text-to-Text: Poetry
2. Paper Pass Back
3. Begin "Episode 3"
HW - Read Chapter 10
Thursday 10/6
1. Begin Into the Wild Chapters 8 & 9 Activity: Foils (Research & Writing)
HW - Read Chapter 11
Friday 10/7 - FOOTBALL vs FOOTHILL - 7:00 @ TUSTIN HS
1. Finish Into the Wild Foil Activity
HW - Print & Bring Foil Activity on Monday. Read Chapter 12
Monday 9/26
1. Discuss Chapter 1 & 2 Questions
2. Interview Paper & Vocabulary
3. "Out of the Wild" Episode 1
HW - Write up Interview Narrative & Reflection. Read Chapter 3 (pp 15-23)
Tuesday 9/27
1. Chapter 3 Text to Text Analysis
2. Finish "Out of the Wild" Episode 1
HW - Read chapter 4
Wednesday 9/28
1. Collect homework "Ultimate Purpose"
2. Chapters 3 & 4 Analysis Questions: Due at the end of the period
HW - Read chapter 5 (pp 38-46)
Thursday 9/29
1. "Why the Teen Brain is Drawn to Risk" - Class Reading
2. Small Group Prompt Discussion
3. Begin Episode 2 of "Out of the Wild"
HW - Read Chapter 6 (pp 47-60)
Friday 9/30
1. Individual Writing Prompt: "Teen Brain is Drawn to Risk"
2. Finish Episode 2
HW - Read Chapter 7 (pp 61-69)
Monday 9/19
1. Small Group Share PHSU
2. Turn in PHSU
3. Bridging the Gap between PHSU & Narrative
a. "Want to Get into College? Learn to Fail" Informational Text Activity
HW - Type & Print MLA formatted "Response to Perez" and have ready to turn in tomorrow
Tuesday 9/20 - CLUB RUSH
1. Senior Appointments
2. Share & Turn in Homework
HW - NONE
Wednesday 9/21 - CLUB RUSH
1. Into the Wild: Essential Questions, Guiding Questions, & Themes (small group discussion & share with class)
HW - None
Thursday 9/22
1. Determine Essential Question
2. Check out Into the Wild books
4. Class Reading: Author's Note
5. Small Group Discussion
a. What might McCandless's motives have been for his behavior? (par. 3)
b. How difficult would it be to start a new life?
c. In paragraph 4, Krakauer introduces some themes of the book. Discuss these themes.
d. In paragraph 5, Krakauer warns us that he will not be an impartial biographer. What does this mean? Are all biographers impartial? What might we expect from Krakauer?
HW - Read Chapter 1 (pp 3-7)
Friday 9/23 FOOTBALL vs YORBA LINDA 7:00 @ YORBA LINDA
1. Chapter 1: Groups Discussion & Note-Taking
2. Class Reading: Chapter 2
3. Chapter 2 - Group Discussion & Note-Taking
HW - TBD
Monday 9/12 - PAJAMA DRESS UP DAY
1. College Videos
2. College 101 Notes (small group to whole class)
2. Begin College Quest (Chromebooks - 5). MAKE A COPY of the following Google Doc to use for your research.
HW - Work on PHSU as needed
Tuesday 9/13 - TWIN DRESS UP DAY
1. Finish College 101 Notes
2. Chromebooks (4) - College Quest
* Keep record of URL's for annotated bib
HW - Work on PHSU as needed
Wednesday 9/14 - B2SN - WORKOUT DRESS UP DAY
1. Annotated Bibliographies & Resumes
2. Chromebooks (4)
HW - Work on PHSU as needed
Thursday 9/15 - SUPERHERO DRESS UP DAY
1. Annotated Bibliographies. Export your Easybib Bibliography as a Word Doc, add your annotations, save it to your "Documents" on the Chromebook, & then go to "File Upload" in your Google Drive to put it in your PHSU folder. Some things to remember:
a. Sources are double-spaced.
b. Annotations are italicized and single-spaced. Some professors won't require the annotations to be italicized, but we will for this assignment.
c. Most annotations are expected to be approximately 150 words for EACH source. For our project, each must be at least 50 words in length and highlight the relevance of the source to your research. Reference the following link for additional help.
2. Resumes: Go to the following link & search "Public Templates" for "resume" or simply update & "polish" one you have already created.
3. Chromebooks (4) - PHSU
HW - Work on PHSU as needed
Friday 9/16 - BLACK & GOLD DRESS UP DAY - FOOTBALL vs VALENCIA 7:00 @ BRADFORD (Away Side)
Tuesday 9/6
1. Seating Chart & Finish "Who Are We?"
2. "Dreams" & "How You Get There"
3. Post-High School Unit Introduction & Rubric
4. PHSU Assignment #1 - Goals (Quote Discussion)
5. Goals: Assignments #1 & #2 Explanation & Brainstorm
HW - Be prepared to work on assignments #1 & #2 in class on a Chromebook
Wednesday 9/7
1. Chromebooks (4): PHSU Assignments #1 & #2
HW - Work on Assignments #1 & #2 as needed
Thursday 9/8 - ALOHA DRESS UP DAY
1. Introduction to PHSU Assignments #4 & #5 (Personal Questionnaire & Interview)
2. Chromebooks (1): Begin Assignments #4 & #5
HW - Work on Assignments #4 & #5 as needed. Make an appointment with someone to interview
Friday 9/9 - FOOTBALL vs ESTANCIA 7:00 @ BRADFORD STADIUM
1. Portfolio Scramble
2. Chromebooks (3): Continue working on assignments 1, 2, 4 & 5
HW - Work on PHSU as needed
Saturday 9/10 - ALOHA DANCE!
Monday 8/29 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
1. Welcome & Attendance
2. Mix & Mingle
3. "Who is Mr. Wolf"?
HW - None
Tuesday 8/30
1. Finish "Who is Mr. Wolf"
2. Course Outline - Small Group Close Reading & Questions
3. Whole Class Discussion of Course Outline Questions
HW - None
Wednesday 8/31
1. "Who Are We"
2. Begin Class Discussion "Who Are We"
HW - None
Thursday 9/1 - ALOHA ASSEMBLY - FOOTBALL vs TROY @ BRADFORD
1. Finish "Who Are We"
HW - None