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February 2020

Key: All Classes, Seniors, Juniors, Special Announcements

Monday, February 3

11 CP: Read Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience," (pages 269-274) as a class.
ERWC: Finish the Sumerian WebQuest from last Friday. This assignment can be found on Google Classroom

Tuesday, February 4
One Hour Delayed Start​​
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11 CP: Take the "Civil Disobedience" quiz.
P
ass out the article on Edward Snowden, then watch two videos from edpuzzle.com. To view at home, you will have to create a free account, login, and enter the following classroom number to view the videos. (Classroom: dGMKGK)
​HW: Prepare for tomorrow's in-class writing assignment!

​ERWC: Go to the library to check out The Epic of Gilgamesh​. Watch the following 25 minute video, "The Epic of Gilgamesh," and answer the questions on the corresponding worksheet.
https://www.learner.org/series/invitation-to-world-literature/the-epic-of-gilgamesh/

Wednesday, February 5

11 CP: ​​Watch the following biography on Mahatma Gandhi and complete the worksheet about it
https://youtu.be/bq2-Su7L9KA
ERWC: Begin reading The Epic of Gilgamesh​

Thursday, February 6
11 CP: Watch the video "Letter from Birmingham Jail" at 
https://youtu.be/XIpfCVt2eb4
Then read "Meet the Writers: Gandhi and King," (pages 276-277)
Read the Literary/Reading/Writing Skills Focus (on page 277)
Read Gandhi's speech "On Nonviolent Resistance," pages (278-279)
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​Read the Literary/Reading/Writing Skills Focus (on page 280)
Read Dr. King's "Letter from Birmingham City Jail," (pages 281-282)
Take an open book quiz over these works when finished.

ERWC:  Continue reading The Epic of Gilgamesh​

Friday, February 7
11 CP: Take the Vocabylary 13 quiz and complete next week's Vocabulary 14 worksheet when finished
​​ERWC: Continue reading The Epic of Gilgamesh​​

Monday, February 10
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Lincoln's Birthday
Holiday- No School
No School ​
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Tuesday, February 11
One Hour Delayed Start​​
​6th Emergency Drill
Progress Reports Due
Substitute



11 CP: Prepare for tomorrow's In-Class Writing assignment.
ERWC: Continue reading The Epic of Gilgamesh​​

Wednesday, February 12
11 CP: Complete today's In-Class Writing Assignment on Transcendentalism
ERWC: Continue reading The Epic of Gilgamesh​​​

Thursday, February 13

11 CP: ​Discuss slides 12-15 from the Literary Periods PowerPoint, then read "The Civil War Divides a Country," pages 402-403, "The Country Rebuilds," pages 404-405.RWC: Continue reading The Epic of Gilgamesh​​

Friday, February 14
Valentine's Day
11 CP: Watch the A&E Biography on Frederick Douglas. ​
https://youtu.be/qWcbqlSTYeg​youtu.be/qWcbqlSTYeg
ERWC: Continue reading The Epic of Gilgamesh​​

Monday February 17
​​
Washington's Birthday
Holiday- No School
No School

Tuesday, February 18
One Hour Delayed Start
11 CP:  Read "Spirituals," pages 432-433, then look at "Follow the Drinking Gourd" (page 437) and discuss how it was encoded to lead slaves North to freedom. You can hear a good rendition of the spiritual when you follow this link: https://youtu.be/g8FE_4OFbsQ​youtu.be/g8FE_4OFbsQ
This was the spiritual heard in Friday's A&E Biography. Next read "Meet the Writer: Frederick Douglass," pages 414-415. Then read along with the audio "from the Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass," pages 416-420. Take an open-book quiz over the piece 
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ERWC: Finish reading The Epic of Gilgamesh​​​



Wednesday, February 19


11 CP: Take the Vocabulary 14 quiz that was moved from last Friday. Finish the Open Book quiz over Frederick Douglas. Then begin reading on your own:
"Meet the Writer: Harriet A. Jacobs" and her "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," (pages 424-430). 
​ERWC: ​Review two powerpoint presentations about Gilgamesh in anticipation of the Unit Exam, then watch the following video: https://youtu.be/2pGhEu9elnA​


Thursday, February 20


11 CP: "Meet the Writer: Sojourner Truth" and "Ain't I a Woman?" (440-442). Take an open-book quiz over Sojourner's piece and Harriet Jacob's piece from yesterday.
​ERWC: In pairs, take the Gilgamesh Unit Exam

Friday, February 21

11 CP: Read pages 451-453 ("The Rise of Realism"/ "Connecting to Realism"/ "Analyzing Sequence of Events") and pages 454-455 ("Meet the Writer: Ambrose Bierce"). Complete next week's Vocabulary 15 worksheet.
​ERWC: Read Chapter 18: Gods of the Northland (pages 262-274) in Myths and Their Meanings and answer questions 1-20 on pages 276-277.

Monday, February 24
Substitute

 11 CP: Begin reading "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (pages 456-462). ​ 
​ERWC: Finish your work from Friday. Additionally, read pages 3-13 in the purple book and take the open book quiz over the Anglo-Saxons

Tuesday, February 25
One Hour Delayed Start
11 CP: Finish reading "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," (pages 462-464). Watch the last nine minutes of the 1962 movie and take a quiz.
http://khsd-safari.kernhigh.org/?p=68ec20c3-5591-11e3-91bc-002219bf28ec
ERWC: Beowulf, Lesson 1: Introducing the Anglo Saxons
Podcast by Dr. Masullo
https://youtu.be/Yby0ZylJAKk 

Wednesday, February 26
11 CP: Students will read: pages 608-613 in your Literature book ("The Age of Realism," "New Settlers Go West," "The Perils of Prosperity"). Students will also read pages 619-623 ("Regionalism," "Predicting," and "Meet Bret Harte,"). Begin reading "The Outcasts of Poker Flat."
ERWC: Beowulf, Lesson 2: The History of the Beowulf Poem
Podcast by Dr. Masullo
https://youtu.be/lXm1bzrEU-A

Thursday, February 27

11 CP: Finish reading "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," (pages 624-632) and answer questions 1-17 on page 633.
ERWC: Beowulf, Lesson 3: The Language of the Beowulf Poem
Podcast by Dr. Masullo
https://youtu.be/n2Itsfli8EI

Friday, February 28
11 CP: Review/discuss "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," then take a quiz over the story and the Vocabulary 15 quiz.
ERWC: Beowulf, Lesson 4: Literary Devices Used in the Beowulf Poem
Podcast by Dr. Masullo
https://youtu.be/vAbcxgCAxjA












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