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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Wednesday 5/1

AP English:
* Collect Essay/ AP Vocabulary Quiz
* AP Test Guidelines
* AP Preparation
* Review AP MC 3
HW: Read AP Packets and study AP Vocabulary

Mythology:
* Greek Heroes Test
HW: Read The Trojan War and The Fall of Troy chapters for Monday

Journalism:
* Reading: Inside Reporting, pgs. 82-83
* Writing: articles--> finish
HW: Two articles due next Friday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 17: Importance of speaking
* Class Reading: Red Cloud speech--> Film Clip
* Writing: Essay Four--> collect
HW: Read Essays

Monday, April 29, 2013

Tuesday 4/30

AP English:
* Collect AP MC 3
* AP Preparation: Multiple Choice
* Review: AP MC 2
* Class Reading/ Notes: Reservation Blues
HW: Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday
         Reservation Blues or AP Essay due Wednesday

Mythology:
* Journal # 52: Milky Way
* In-Class Essay: Connect myth to own life
* Independent Work: Reading
HW: Greek Heroes Test Wednesday
         Read Trojan War chapter for Wednesday

Journalism:
* Reading: Inside Reporting, pgs. 82-83 - quiz Wednesday- types of quotes
* Writing: articles
HW: Two articles due Wednesday
         Quotes quiz Wednesday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 16: Speech in book
* Class Presentation/ Reading: speeches
* Independent Work: Writing
HW: Essay Four due Wednesday

Friday, April 26, 2013

Monday 4/29

AP English:
* Assignments: Reservation Blues or AP Essay/ AP Vocabulary Quiz/ AP MC 3
* AP Preparation: Multiple Choice
* Review AP Essay (Blake)/ Magical Realism Paper
* Collect AP MC 2--> AP MC 3
HW: Reservation Blues or AP Essay due Wednesday
        Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday
        AP MC 3 due Tuesday

Mythology:
* Journal # 51: Blinding
* Class Presentations/ Review: Greek Heroes
* Independent Work: Reading or Film
HW: Greek Heroes Test Wednesday
         Read Trojan War chapter for Wednesday

Journalism:
* Quiz: Interview tips
* Reading: Inside Reporting, pgs. 80-81
* Writing: articles
HW: Two articles due Wednesday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 15: Speech
* Class Reading: Dwellings, "Walking"
* Collect Dwellings--> Hand out speeches book
* Assignments: Presentations Tuesday, Essay Four due Wednesday
* Independent Work: Reading
HW: Speech Presentation due Tuesday
         Essay Four due Wednesday

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Friday 4/26

AP English:
* Collect Research Paper
* AP Vocabulary Quiz
* AP Preparation: Time Periods
* AP MC
HW: AP MC due Monday

Mythology:
* Journal # 50: Irony
* Class Discussion/ Notes: Hercules
* Independent Work: Writing--> Collect Research Paper
HW: Review heroes for next week

Journalism:
* Reading: Inside Reporting, pgs. 77-78- quiz Monday: Interview tips
* Writing: articles- finish
HW: Two articles due next Friday
         Interview quiz Monday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 14: Book/ Film Review
* Class Reading: "Waking up the Rake"
* Writing: Finish Essay- collect

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Wednesday 4/24

AP English:
* AP Preparation: Vocabulary
* Class Reading/ Discussion/ Notes: Reservation Blues, Chapter Two
* Assignment: Reading Questions
HW: Research Paper due Friday
         AP Vocabulary Quiz Tuesday
         Reading Questions due Thursday

Mythology:
* Journal # 48: Humankind
* Class Research/ Presentations: Perseus
* Film: Medusa
HW: Essay Three due Friday
        Read Theseus Chapter for Wednesday

Journalism:
* Reporting Quiz
* Reading: Inside Reporting, pgs. 74-75
* Writing: articles
HW: Two articles due Friday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 12: Community
* Group Work: "The Voyagers" and "The Snake People"
* Film: Dreams
HW: Essay Three due Friday
         Review Dwellings

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Monday 4/22

AP English:
* Assignments: Magical Realism Research Paper/ AP Vocabulary
* Class Reading/ Notes: Reservation Blues (student-selected)
HW: Magical Realism Research Paper due Friday
         AP Vocabulary Quiz Friday
         Reservation Blues

Mythology:
* Journal # 47: Riddle
* Assignments: Quest Essay/ Hero Research
* Class Research/ Presentation: Jason and the Golden Fleece
HW: Essay Three due Friday
        Read Perseus chapter fort Tuesday

Journalism:
* Review Test
* Review: story origins/ sources- quiz tomorrow
* Reading: Inside Reporting, pgs. 68-73
* Writing: articles
HW: Two articles due Friday
         Quiz Tuesday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 11: Home
* Review assignment: Essay Three
* Class Reading: "Dwellings"
* Film: Dreams
HW: Essay Three due Thursday
         Review Dwellings

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Friday 4/19

AP English:
* AP Essay: William Blake
HW: Finish reading Reservation Blues over weekend

Mythology:
* Journal # 47: Riddle
* Reading: Jason and the Golden Fleece
* Writing: Essay--> collect
HW: Read--> pg. 194 in Mythology by Monday

Journalism:
* Reading: Inside Reporting, pgs. 70-71
* Writing: articles--> finish
HW: two articles due next Friday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 10: Myth
* Reading: Dwellings, "The Kill Hole"
* Film: Dreams
HW: Finish reading Dwellings over weekend
         Essay Three due Wednesday

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Thursday 4/18

AP English:
* AP in-class essay
HW: Read--> pg. 220 in Reservation Blues by Friday

Mythology:
* Journal # 46: Sphinx
* Assignment: Quest/ Journey Essay
* Reading: Jason and the Golden Fleece
* Writing: Essay
HW: Read--> pg. 179 in Mythology by Friday
         Essay Two due Friday

Journalism:
* Reading: Inside Reporting, pgs. 68-69
* Writing: articles
HW: Two articles due Friday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 9: Water
* Assignment: Essay Three
* Class Reading: Dwellings, "Stories of Water"
* Film: Dreams
HW: Read--> pg. 143 in Dwellings by Friday
        Essay Three due Wednesday

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Wednesday 4/17

AP English:
* Class Reading/ Notes/ Discussion: Cuckoo
* Discussion: Reservation Blues
HW: Read--> pg. 220 in Reservation Blues by Friday

Mythology:
* Mythology Test
* Independent Reading
HW: Read--> pg. 179 in Mythology by Friday

Journalism:
* News Writing Test
* Writing: articles
HW: Two articles due Friday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 9: Film
* Collect Essay Two
* Class Reading: "Creations"
* Film: Dreams
HW: Read--> pg. 143 in Dwellings by Friday

Monday, April 15, 2013

Tuesday 4/16

AP English:
* Collect essay/ vocabulary
* Class Reading/ Discussion/ Notes: Cuckoo
* AP MC
HW: Read--> pg. 220 in Reservation Blues by Friday

Mythology:
* Journal # 45: Oedipus
* Test Review
* Research and presentations
HW: Mythology test Wednesday
         Review--> pg. 158 in Mythology for Wednesday

Journalism:
* Test Review
* Reading: Inside Reporting, Test Yourself # 3
* Writing: articles
HW: Test Wednesday
         Two articles due Friday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 8: Rainbow
* Writing: Essay
* Film: Dreams
HW: Essay Two due Wednesday
        Read--> pg. 134 in Dwellings by Wednesday

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Monday 4/15

AP English:
* Class Reading/ Notes: Cuckoo
* Review AP MC
* AP MC (if time)
HW: AP Essay and vocabulary due Tuesday
        Read--> pg. 220 in Reservation Blues by Friday

Mythology:
* Journal # 44: Laius
* Review Study Guide
* Research and presentations: Love and Adventure
* Film: Zeus
HW: Mythology Test Wednesday
         Review--> pg. 158 in Mythology for Wednesday

Journalism:
* Test Review- study guide
* Reading: Inside Reporting, Test Yourself # 2 (pg. 64)
* Writing: articles
HW: Two articles due Friday
         News Writing Test Friday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 7: 10 years
* Group Work: Present stories/ passages
* Independent Work: reading/ writing
HW: Read--> pg. 134 in Dwellings by Wednesday
        Essay Two due Wednesday

Monday, April 8, 2013

Tuesday 4/9

AP English:
* Class Reading/ Notes/ Discussion: Cuckoo
HW: AP Essay/ Vocabulary due Friday
        Read--> pg. 130 in Reservation Blues by Friday

Mythology:
* Journal # 43: Suffering
* Research and presentations: Earliest heroes
* Film: Hades
HW: Mythology Test Friday
        Review--> pg. 158 in Mythology for Friday

Journalism:
* Reading: Test Yourself # 1
* Writing: articles
HW: Journalism Test Friday
        Two articles due Friday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 6: All My Relations
* Class Reading/ Notes: "All my Relations"
* Vocabulary Research--> collect
HW: Essay Two due Friday
        Read--> pg. 116 in Dwellings by Thursday

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Monday 4/8

AP English:
* Hand back work/ Present assignments: AP Essay/ Vocabulary
* Film: Allegory of the Cave
* Class Reading/ Notes/ Discussion: Cuckoo
HW: AP Essay/ Vocabulary due Friday

Mythology:
* Journal # 42: Greek/Roman gods
* Assignment: Mythology Test- study guide
* Research and presentations: Greek creation stories
* Film: Zeus
HW: Mythology test Friday
        Review--> pg. 158 in Mythology for Friday

Journalism:
* Assignment: News writing test- study guide
* Reading: Inside Reporting, pgs. 62-63
* Writing: articles
HW: Two articles due Friday
         News Writing Test Friday

Native American Literature:
* Journal # 5: Cave
* Assignment: Environmental Essay
* Activity: Passage/ insight from Dwellings
* Independent Work
HW: Read--> pg. 116 in Dwellings by Thursday
         Essay Two due Friday