Outsiders and Outcasts Unit

Since school started, you have read "The Metamorphosis," by Franz Kafka, together as a class and you have written an essay on whether outsiders are simply misjudged and misunderstood or not.

Now you have completed your small group learning with one of the four texts:

"The Doll's House," by Katherine Mansfield

three poems by Sherman Alexie, Harryette Mullen and Pat Mora

"Revenge of the Geeks," by Alexandra Robbins

"Encountering the Other: The Challenge of the 21st Century," by Ryszard Kapucinski

Tomorrow there will be a multiple choice test based on your reading.

Next week, we will begin independent learning. You will choose one of four texts (a myth, a memoir excerpt, a newspaper article, or a radio broadcast) to read on your own and respond to the selection.

We will end the unit with a Socratic Circle on the question "Do people need to belong?"

Argument Writing: Mathematical Ability

I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break. Now that we have returned, I'd like to do another argument writing unit. This one is on mathematical ability: is it natural or learned?

Before we start with the articles let's review ethos, pathos and logos so that you may take better article response notes. There is a PowerPoint at right.

Also, here is a link to a Prezi http://prezi.com/4iutjd7huz-e/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Holden in New York City

Here's a link to the map that shows Holden Caulfield's movements across the city. Hover over the info marks to get quotes from that location.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/28/nyregion/20100128-salinger-map.html?_r=0

Spectator Sports

If you are having problems with Schoology, the spectator sports articles and the article response notes are in the box at right.

The access code for Schoology is HMRSK-TRJVG.

Final Exam

Period 1: Meet in Room 424 at 8 a.m. on Tuesday for Breakfast in the Classroom. At 8:15 a.m. we will go to the library where you can type your essay and upload it to Turnitin.com. The class code is 13678178 and the password is period1.
If you finish early, go to NoRedInk.com and use the class code fe9dc8vk to log in. Choose your interests and the exercises will have sentences based on the interests you chose.

Period 5: Wednesday after lunch we will use the laptops to do the NoRedInk exercises. Use the class code 4dw7v849 to log in. Choose your interests and the exercises will be based on the categories you chose.
On Thursday, meet in Room 424 at 8 a.m. for Breakfast in the Classroom. At 8:15 a.m. we will go to the library where you can type your essay and upload it to Turnitin.com. The class code is 13678185 and the password is period5.
If you have time left over, you can go back to the NoRedInk exercises.

The Pursuit of Unhappiness

For the last two and a half weeks of this semester, we will be using a unit called The Pursuit of Unhappiness. You will not need your textbook. The reading selection and the activities are in the folder in the box. Here's a rundown:

Monday, Nov. 28: Getting Ready to Read, Quickwrite
Tuesday, Nov. 29 (shortened day): Surveying the Text, Making Predictions, Asking Questions
Wednesday, Nov. 30: SOAPStone, Understanding Key Vocabulary, Reading for Understanding
Thursday, Dec. 1: Descriptive Outlining, Understanding Connotations
Friday, Dec. 2: Annotating the Text, Quickwrite

Monday, Dec. 5: Five Word Summary
Tuesday, Dec. 6: Rhetorical Precis
Wednesday, Dec. 7: Reflect on your Reading Process, Considering the Writing Task
Thursday, Dec. 8: Taking a Stance, Write a Thesis
Friday, Dec. 9: Using the Words of Others, Composing a Draft

Monday, Dec. 12: Considering Structure

Tuesday, Dec. 13: Period 1 Final 8:00 -10:13 a.m. Write your essay

Thursday, Dec. 15 Period 5 Final 8:00 - 10:13 a.m. Write your essay

The Cold Equation - Memrise

Use this site to learn your vocabulary words.

The Cold Equation - Memrise