Period 1: Mexican American Literature & Culture
This week, Mexican American Literature & Culture will study the context IDENTITY in Mexican American Literature and write poetry inspired by “Senior Picture” by Michelle Serros, “Silence Concerning an Ancient Stone” by Rosario Castellanos, and David Botello’s murals.
Monday: “Senior Picture” Found Poems
Tuesday: ” “Silence Concerning an Ancient Stone” a poem by Rosario Castellanos: Making Sense of Poetry
Wednesday: (Late Start) David Botello’s “Read Between the Lines” Analysis
Thursday: Ekphrastic Poems inspired by David Botello
Friday: Poetry Cafe Day
Period 2 &3: AP Seminar
This week, AP Seminar will QUESTION & EXPLORE a SCHOOL PROBLEM and begin to contextualize arguments by identifying credible sources of information.
Monday: 1. Sign up for Portfolio 2. “What if” Brainstorm
Tuesday: 1. AP Class Section Instructions 2019 2. Identify Problems for Investigation: Coffeehouse Discussions
Wednesday: (Late Start) 1. “Why You think you are right even when you are wrong” by Julia Galef 2. Question Formulation Technique
Thursday: 1. Introduction to Credible Sources 2. EBSCO Host
Friday: What is an annotated Bibliography and how why do you make one?
Period 3 & 4: English 3P Honors
Monday: The Namesake Ch. 1 & 2 Chapter Summary: The Namesake Unit Map
H.W. Read and Summarize Ch. 3-5 by Wednesday, October 9: Complete Chapter Summary:
Tuesday: 1.) Definition of Assimilation 2.) “Indian Boy Love Song” by Sherman Alexie Analysis 3. Literary Circles for The Namesake Ch. 1-2
Wednesday: The Namesake Ch. 3-5 Chapter Summary Check and Expert Corners
H.W. Socratic Seminar on Friday 10/11 Read & Summarize Ch. 6-8 by Thursday 10/18
Thursday: The Namesake Ch. 3-5 Chapter Summary: The Namesake Unit Map
Friday: The Namesake Socratic Seminar