February 2020
Key: All Classes, Seniors, Juniors, Special Announcements
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Monday, February 3
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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 |
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Tuesday, February 4
One Hour Delayed Start |
11 CP: Take the "Civil Disobedience" quiz.
Pass 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/ |
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Wednesday, February 5
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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 |
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Thursday, February 6
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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) 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 |
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Friday, February 7
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11 CP: Take the Vocabylary 13 quiz and complete next week's Vocabulary 14 worksheet when finished
ERWC: Continue reading The Epic of Gilgamesh |
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Monday, February 10
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 |
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Wednesday, February 12
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11 CP: Complete today's In-Class Writing Assignment on Transcendentalism
ERWC: Continue reading The Epic of Gilgamesh |
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Thursday, February 13
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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
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Friday, February 14
Valentine's Day |
11 CP: Watch the A&E Biography on Frederick Douglas.
https://youtu.be/qWcbqlSTYegyoutu.be/qWcbqlSTYeg ERWC: Continue reading The Epic of Gilgamesh |
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Monday February 17
Washington's Birthday Holiday- No School |
No School
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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_4OFbsQyoutu.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 ERWC: Finish reading The Epic of Gilgamesh |
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Wednesday, February 19
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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 |
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Thursday, February 20
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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 |
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Friday, February 21
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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.
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Monday, February 24
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11 CP: Begin reading "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (pages 456-462).
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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:
http://khsd-safari.kernhigh.org/?p=68ec20c3-5591-11e3-91bc-002219bf28ec ERWC: |
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Wednesday, February 26
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Thursday, February 27
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Friday, February 28
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Students will read: pages 608-613 in your Literature book ("The Age of Realism," "New Settlers Go West," "The Perils of Prosperity," "Reforms Change Society"). Students will also read pages 619-623 ("Regionalism," "Predicting," and "Meet Bret Harte,")
Turn in yesterday's homework questions over "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," after which you will be given the quiz over the story. Then read "Realism and Naturalism," (page 681), "Kate Chopin," (682-683), and "The Story of An Hour," (684-688) Discuss options for senior English classes. Counselors will be coming to class next Monday to preference you for your next year's courses. Read and discuss Kate Chopin's "Story of An Hour" (pages 684-687) Take the quiz over yesterday's reading of "A Story of an Hour." Then, pass back all third quarter papers and give students their Progress Reports. Discuss tomorrow's "In-Class Writing Assignment" on Realism. Students should review tonight in anticipation of tomorrow's essay. |
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