We are finishing Into the Wild this week, and there will be a quiz on Friday on chapters 14-18. Also, please be ready to present your group's article on Tuesday. A rhetorical precis on your article is due Wednesday night on Classroom. Finally, we will begin a review of Wild on Wednesday (map activity and review sheet).

Welcome back!!!

We are reviewing chapters 4-10 of Into the Wild, then focusing on chapters 11-13. There is a quiz on Thursday over chapters 8-13.

We are continuing with Into the Wild this week, discussing chapters 1-7. There is a quiz on Tuesday over chapters 4-7. You should be through chapter 10 by Friday (no quiz though)! We are also going to read "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, and write a short response comparing the man from the story to Chris; this will be in class. Finally, the module 4 essay is due Tuesday night on Google Classroom.

 

We are finished with Module 4 The Value of Life, except for the essay. The essay is due by Friday night on Classroom.  We are also beginning Into the Wild this week--see reading schedule posted in classroom. Chapters 1-3 are due on Thursday (quiz). We will also have a practice benchmark (for extra credit!) on Wednesday.

We are continuing with Module 4, The Value of Life. There is a written response (one page) due on Wednesday on Classroom, reflecting on your thoughts about Death with Dignity Laws. We will have a reading analysis quiz on Thursday or Friday of this week. Module 4 essay topic coming up next week! Also, we will begin Into the Wild next week!

We are continuing with Module 4, Value of Life, this week, focusing on an article about Roger Ebert and discussing Death with Dignity laws. No essays for a while!

Module 3 argumentative research essay is due on Friday on Google Classroom! We are also starting Module 4: The Value of Life this week. We will analyze the rules for the game of Life to reveal what they show about societal values, and complete a lifeboat activity--who goes and who stays? Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

We are working on the Module 3 argumentative research paper this week, focusing on gathering information, making a claim, and writing a rough draft. Rough drafts are due Friday, 11/9, for peer editing. Final drafts are due 11/16 on Google Classroom. We might also begin Module 4 (Value of Life) as well. 

Module 2 Zoo essay is due on Thursday night of this week (Google Classroom). We are beginning Module 3 by examining how to determine if a news or internet source is reliable. We will then begin a research argumentative essay on a controversial issue. A rough draft will be due next week--more info to follow!

We are working on the Module 2 argumentative essays relating to your position on zoos in society. A rough draft is due on Friday for peer editing; the final draft will be due Wednesday, October 31st (spooky!), on Google Classroom. We will also begin a short Module 3 on how to verify and authenticate website resources, which will lead into a research paper.

We will wrap up Module 2 this week and begin the argumentative research paper near the end of the week. There are 2 short writing assignments this week. A rhetorical precis for the Ganzert article is due on Tuesday. A summary and response for the Phippen article is due on Friday. Both are on classroom.

We will finish Blackfish and then discuss SeaWorld's rebuttal to the movie. We will also read a new article "Zoos are not prisons" later in the week, and will write a rhetorical precis for the article near the end of the week/beginning of next week. 

We are working on a summary and response for the Hone article (due Monday night on Classroom!). The rest of the week will focus on an article by Shayna Orens ("Should We Have Zoos?"), as well as a couple of Ted Talks on the zoo issue.

We are starting Module 2 in more depth this week, focusing on the article "Why the World Needs Zoos." We will cover several reading comprehension strategies this week in relation with the article. Also, personal statements are due on Tuesday (through Classroom), revised brag sheets (for those that need to revise) are due Wednesday, and the scholarship research is due Friday.

We are wrapping up the Post High School module by researching scholarships today. The brag sheet is due Wednesday and a rough draft of a personal statement is due Thursday, with the final due next Tuesday (the 25th). Finally, we will begin Module 2 this week (Rhetoric of the Op-Ed), which focuses on the topic of animals in zoos.