- Wrap-up Vietnam
- Ron Kovic today
- Quiz/Discuss "Speaking of Courage"
- Prep for assessment (TOMORROW)
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Vietnam/Things They Carried
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Things They Carried
- Quiz "How to Tell a True War Story
- Discuss/Review
- O'Brien's keynote address
- Start "Speaking of Courage;" finish for HOMEWORK
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Vietnam/Things they Carried
- The problems with Vietnam
- View: the Tet Offensive
- Review: How to Tell a True War story
- "But what wakes me up twenty years later is Dave Jensen singing "Lemon Tree" as we threw down the parts.
- O'Brien speaking at Brown University about the role of truth and lies in fiction
Friday, May 22, 2015
Vietnam/The Things They Carried
- Questions for "On the Rainy River"
- FOCUS: What thoughts, opinions, and attitudes does O'Brien share regarding young men being drafted?
- Questions for "How to Tell a True War Story"
- FOCUS: What role does truth have in stories?
- Pre-Reading discussion:
- Have you ever tried to tell the story of a meaningful experience but have been unable to fully capture the "it" of the experience? What do you do when the facts of the experience are not enough?
- What is the difference between reporting an experience and telling a story?
- Does there exist experiences for which you really do have to be there?
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
The Civil Rights Movement
Today's Agenda:
Complete: the Summative assessment
Intro: The Vietnam War-Brief History and Geography(time permitting)
Complete: the Summative assessment
Intro: The Vietnam War-Brief History and Geography(time permitting)
Monday, May 18, 2015
Unit-The Civil Rights Movement
Today's Agenda:
- Review: the Chapter Attack of Anthem 28
- Finish the speech comparison (MLK Jr. and Malcolm X)
- Discuss: the 1960s and Civil Rights
- Summative assessment?
CBS' 60 minutes last night on the Museum for African American History
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Civil Rights Movement
- Intro MLK and March on Washington as well as Malcolm X
- "I Have a Dream" Speech: Analysis of text (here is the text of the speech itself)
- "Ballot or the Bullet" by Malcolm X: Audio and text
- Comparing the two speeches
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
The Civil Rights Movement
Today's Agenda:
Discuss: Racial Inequality in America
Analyze: Brown vs. Board of Education
Chapter Attack: Chapter 28 in Anthem
Discuss: Racial Inequality in America
Analyze: Brown vs. Board of Education
Chapter Attack: Chapter 28 in Anthem
Monday, May 11, 2015
New Unit-The Civil Rights Movement
Today's Agenda:
- Finish any Cold War Assessments that need to be completed
- Intro: Race in America Answer the questions and analyze the statistics
- Discuss: Reactions?
- Chapter Attack: Chapter 28 in Anthem
Friday, May 8, 2015
Unit Assessment-The Cold War
Today's Agenda:
- Proctor: Unit Summative Assessment today
- Review:Cold War Unit Exam (not graded, but good to have for the final exam)
- Intro: The Civil Rights Movement
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Unit-The Cold War
Today's Agenda:
Chapter Attack: Chapter 27 "The New Frontier and the Great Society"
Prepare: Summative Assessment is tomorrow (Open Note)
Chapter Attack: Chapter 27 "The New Frontier and the Great Society"
Prepare: Summative Assessment is tomorrow (Open Note)
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
The Cold War/Smarter Balanced Testing
Today's Agenda:
Block 1 is testing in the afternoon with Jolicoeur (Go to A lunch). Finish the film 13 Days
Block 2 is testing in the morning with Buj.
Block 1 is testing in the afternoon with Jolicoeur (Go to A lunch). Finish the film 13 Days
Block 2 is testing in the morning with Buj.
Monday, May 4, 2015
The 1950s/Early 1960s
Today's Agenda:
Review: President Eisenhower and the Cold War
Discuss: the election of Kennedy in 1960
Analyze: the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Review: President Eisenhower and the Cold War
Discuss: the election of Kennedy in 1960
Analyze: the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis
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