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ALL work from MP 4 must be submitted by your final exam. The only assignments after May 29th I would have accepted were the Kubrick response and the class reflection. 

June 5 - Periods 1 and 3 sat for their final exams. You must have an administrator's approval to take your exam on the make-up day if you were absent. 

Period 5 - We did the class activity for the final exam. This activity builds background knowledge for the final exam. It is not optional. We also started reading the sources for the final exam. The final exam is on Tuesday, June 9 first thing in the morning. 

June 4- repeat of June 3. Periods 2 and 4 exams are on Monday, June 8. Period 8 exam is Wednesday, June 10. 

June  3 - periods 1 and 3 - class activity for final exam. This activity builds background knowledge for the final exam. It is not optional. We also started reading the sources for the final exam. The final exam is on FRIDAY, June 5 in the morning. June 5th is now an A1 day. If you miss your final exam, you may only take it on the make-up day with approval from an administrator. You must then SCHEDULE a time with me prior to the make-up day.

June 3 - period 5 - finishing up Satire with comparison between Dr. Strangelove and another satire of nuclear war.

June 1/2  - Finishing Satire. You turned in 3 things today - your Kubrick response, the class reflection activity, and the ticket out. See the presentation for that information. 

june_1_finishing_satire_and_completing_class_reflection.pptx
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May 28/29 - Day 4 of film lesson - you are answering the question "How does Stanley Kubrick use satire to construct his argument about the dangers of nuclear war?" Use the character chart and the viewing guide to help you. Your response is due on MONDAY, June 1. (periods 1, 3, and 5). Periods 4 and 8 - your response is due TUESDAY, June 2. 

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May 26/27 - Day 3 of film lesson. 

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May 21/22 - Day 2 of film lesson. 

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May 19/20 - Day 1 of film lesson. You might be able to watch it for free at this site: Videos online
The link doesn't work at school because of our filters so I can't verify that it works. However, Dr. Strangelove is a well known movie that you should have no problem getting your hands on. OR you could just not miss class and view the movie there for free. 

You turned in the Reagan vs. Sagan response today. 

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May 15/18 - We are taking the state mandated ELA POST test. You must schedule a time with me to complete this test. This test must be completed prior to the end of MAY. After May 29th, you will have a zero for this grade. Questions? Please see me and schedule a time ASAP. 


May 14 - Finishing Sagan's speech. Even day response are due on Wednesday, May 20th. 

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May 13 - finishing Sagan's speech. The response is due on Tuesday, May 19th. 

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May 11/ May 12 - I collected the response for Reagan's Speech. We started work on Sagan's speech. Our purpose will be to compare the two speeches. You should read up through section 4 of the speech to  be ready for where we will begin on Wednesday. 

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May 11 (ODD) and May 12 (EVEN) - classes did the same lesson. Even day classes should use the May 11th presentation for your class information. 
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May 7 and 8 - finishing reading Reagan's speech and answering the note question. We also worked on the written assignment. It is due next class. 

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May 5 and 6 - continuing reading Reagan's SDI and Budget speech. We will begin on page 8 next class, so you should have up through page 7 read and answered by then. A copy of the text with the questions is on May 1  "Reaganreadingguide.docx"

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May 6th followed the same presentation as May 5. 

May 4 - Even day -Reagan's SDI speech- background and introductory information. GO THROUGH THE Presentation!
We only read and answered questions on page 3 of the speech. 
The text/reading guide are on May 1st. 

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 May 1 -ODD day half day. Reagan's SDI speech- background and introductory information.
GO THROUGH THE Presentation!
We only read and answered questions on page 1 of the speech. 

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April 29 and 30 - "August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury. How does Bradbury create his theme about the relationship between technology, humans, and nature in his short story?
Answer this question for next class. Be sure to analyze and explain the theme in terms of the FOUR literary elements for the lesson (hint - irony is one). 

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April 27 and 28  - Part II of Vonnegut's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" - written response is due on Wednesday (ODD day) / Thursday (EVEN day). Answer the question "How does Vonnegut create his theme about technology and human nature in his short story?" (hint - through irony and characterization, but you need to decide on a theme!!)

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April 23 and 24 - We've been asked to take the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) today.

Open up an internet browser. type http://sam34.dataservice.org into the url box.
Select the "SRI" blue button in the left corner. Log in with your student id # and your  8 digit birthday. 


When you're done, you were instructed to come to this weebly page and to read through today's attachment - it's about the next lesson and the text. You're homework is to complete the reading of Part I of the story. You received a paper copy in class of Part I and an online version is available here.
 The story is by Kurt Vonnegut and is called "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow." 

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April 21 and April 22 - You turned in the Performance Phase of last week's lesson (see April 17 information). You took the common assessment for unit 3. If you are absent or needed more time to complete the assessment, you must schedule time with me before school, during a study hall, or during your lunch to take it. You must accomplish this prior to May 1.

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April 20 - EVEN classes. We had the writing workshop for the performance phase of the Milgram and Stanford experiments activity. You will hand this essay in on Wednesday. We have our common assessment for unit 3 on Wednesday. Bring a PENCIL!!! 

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April 17 - ODD classes. We had the writing workshop for the performance phase of the Milgram and Stanford experiments activity. You will hand this essay in on Tuesday. We have our common assessment for unit 3 on Tuesday. Bring a PENCIL!!! 

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April 15 and 16 - Milgram and Stanford Experiments - texts and activity. Link for source #3

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April 13 and 14 - Assessment on "Farewell to Manzanar" - open note and book. You must make arrangements with me to take this assessment. You have one calendar week. 

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April 2- continuing and finishing "Farewell to Manzanar" - we will be having an open note, open book test on the text when we come back from Spring Break. The material is available under March 30th's date. Please note the addition of after reading questions. 

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April 1 - Mrs. Bowe is out again with her sick child. Please don't disappoint her with your behavior (again). You were to have turned into the substitute the graphic organizer and the "Farewell to Manzanar" after reading questions. You will have an open note, open book test on the text after Spring Break. 
A copy of the graphic organizer is under March 30th's material. It is the chart. 

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March 31 - Beginning "Farewell to Manzanar". The handouts are all on March 30th. Today's power point will be uploaded. 

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March 30 - Mrs. Bowe is out with a sick child. You were to TURN IN all activities from class. Your poetry response is also due today. 

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March 26 - Period 8 - PSSS testing. You need to bring your initial response for the poetry assignment on Tuesday. Get as much done as you can.

Period 4 - writing working. Your response is DUE on Tuesday, March 31. 

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March 25 - writing workshop. We worked on writing/revising the introduction, working quotations into sentences in the developing paragraphs, and writing/revising the closing paragraph.
Poetry responses are due on Monday for the ODD classes. No responses will be accepted after the end of the school day, April 2nd. 

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March 24 - EVEN day March 24 - continuing with the poetry lesson. Look in MP 3 for the documents for the lesson and on March 23rd. 
Homework - start the response for the assignment. Make sure you begin with the "so what" you drew from the compare/contrast.  

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March 23 -  ODD day. Finishing with the poetry lesson. We discussed the poem "Negro Hero (to suggest Dorie Miller)" and then you worked on comparing and contrasting the two poems for both WHAT they say and HOW they say it.  You will score poorly if you don't both identify the themes of the poems and how the literary devices (diction and structure) contribute to the poems' themes. 

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march_18,_march_20_and_march_23_with_notes_from_periods_1,_3,_and_5.pptx
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