Room 7 Edublog

M: Ring Ring Goes the Bell
T: It’s a Man’s World
W: No One
Th: Swayze Dance
F: Veteran song

BELLRINGER
M-T: Canterbury Test
W: Do you believe cities should provide free wireless internet?
Th: Living for yourself (photo)
F: Religion – answers for everyone (photo)

OBJECTIVES
To grasp the issues of the time and how these are mirrored in our own time
To analyze the function of satire
To evaluate the target of satire

AGENDA
M: Canterbury Test Review
T: Canterbury Test; continue Gulliver’s Travels
Th-F: Gulliver’s Travels: read/analyze/discuss

HOMEWORK
Read & analyze Wuthering Heights

M: This Time for Africa
T: Cotton Eye Joe
W: Roar
Th: You Don’t Have to Try
F: Walk the Line

BELLRINGERS
M: Mr. Brown’s Announcement
T: Should random drug testing in schools be legal?
W: Should all citizens complete mandatory community service as often as serving on a jury?
Th: Should the grades students get in PE have an effect on their GPA?
F: Should textbooks be free?

AGENDA
M-W: Canterbury Tales; GT introduction
Th-F: Begin Gulliver’s Travels

HOMEWORK
M: Jane Eyre due
T: Be prepared for CT Presenation

M: Rock n Roll Medley
T: Africa Thunderstorm Choir
W: I’m from the Country
Th: Will You Be There
F: Chariots of Fire Soundtrack

OBJECTIVES
To grasp the issues of the time and how these are mirrored in our own time
To analyze the function of satire
To evaluate the target of satire
To demonstrate understanding of the Canterbury Tales through recreating them as a script

BELLRINGERS
M: Should religious beliefs be exempt from the freedom of speech?
T: Job Opening: Yes or No?
W: Is college necessary in today’s world?
Th: How important is it to like your job?
F: Harry Potter or Hunger Games? Why?

AGENDA
M-W: Continue Canterbury Tales: begin group project

HOMEWORK
Read Jane Eyre

M: Footloose
T: Dance with Wheelchairs
W: Hello it’s Me

OBJECTIVES
To grasp the issues of the time and how these are mirrored in our own time
To analyze the function of satire
To evaluate the target of satire
To demonstrate understanding of the Canterbury Tales through recreating them as a script

BELLRINGERS
Monday: Is religion synonymous with ethics/morals?
Tuesday: To what extent should people in power/authority be held accountable by society?
Wednesday: Obama vs. King John

AGENDA
M-W: Continue Canterbury Tales study guide.
Begin project

HOMEWORK
Read Jane Eyre

OBJECTIVES
To apply persuasive strategies and propaganda to writing
To examine writings using persuasive strategies

BELLRINGERS
M: Lord of the Flies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOCipr_8N6A&list=PLC802BE5183805F3B
T: Move the Deer Crossing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI8UPHMzZm8
W: Drop Box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI8UPHMzZm8
Pop-Up Stores: http://www.upworthy.com/some-people-came-out-with-a-cool-new-kind-of-poster-when-you-hang-it-people-cry-from-happiness?c=ufb1
Mr. Bean at the Dentist
Th: Foster Needs on the Rise: http://www.ktva.com/foster-care-needs-continue-to-rise-in-alaska-432/
Mr. Bean Snores: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh__g-ZZ6WA
F: To what extent should religion impact your life?

AGENDA
M-T: Library Lab for persuasive essay writing
W: Review for test
Th: Test; begin Canterbury Tales Pretest
F: Canterbury Tales Introduction

HOMEWORK
LA 12 – Continue reading book report books & preparing oral report with a prop
AP – Continue reading Jane Eyre and filling out study guide
Tuesday 26th: Essay due at the end of the class period
Thursday 28th: Test over the persuasive unit; all work done to date for this unit MUST be turned in for credit

BELLRINGERS
T: Global Warming: http://www.cross.tv/51987
W: Handshakes: http://www.wimp.com/handshakeawareness/
Th: Gaffigan’s Bottled Water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2mdFB7UTqc
F: Snow in Houston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhHr7LCVQRw&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQhHr7LCVQRw&app=desktop

OBJECTIVES
To apply persuasive strategies and propaganda to writing

AGENDA
T: Complete satire PowerPoint
Hand out and discuss persuasive rubrics
Read persuasive handout and discuss essay prompts
Brainstorm essay idea
W-F: Open lab for essay writing

HOMEWORK
Essay due Tuesday the 26th
Continue reading Jane Eyre and filling out study guide

Take my Life
Burn
You Raise Me Up
Celtic Dueling Violins
Dueling Pipers

OBJECTIVES
To evaluate one way to persuade: using satire
To reflect on the role of satire in persuasion
To investigate types of satire
To apply persuasive strategies and propaganda to writing

BELLRINGER
M: Ipad Commercial
T: Kia Commercial
W: Taya Kyle vs. Obama’s Gun Control
Th: SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

AGENDA
M-T: Continue Swift’s “Modest Proposal”
W-Th: Satire worksheets and PowerPoint
F: FAFSA presentation

HOMEWORK
LA 12: Book Report Reading & Project
AP LIT: Heart of Darkness Worksheets PAST DUE!!! Hand in by Friday or no credit

M: Turn My Ship Around
T: Bridge over Troubled Waters
W: I Will Follow Him
Th: Couldn’t Believe it was Her Voice
F: In Summer

OBJECTIVES
To discern point of view and purpose
To analyze ideas and determine effectiveness
To determine target audience for any given rhetoric

BELLRINGER
M: Persuasive write: ad for canned unicorn meat
T: Taylor Mali’s “Speak with Conviction”
W: Analyze ad for persuasive strategies: Power of Words
Th: Piano Stairs
F: Famous Failures

AGENDA
M-T: Unit pre-test
Propaganda and Persuasive Techniques Prezi
Worksheet and Discussion
W: Work in groups to advertise item; must use at least 4 strategies that span the 4 types of propaganda
Th: Begin analyzing Jonathan Swift’s “Modest Proposal”
F: (LA 12 only) Book report project handout and sign out library book

AP HOMEWORK ONLY:
Heart of Darkness study guides due Friday, 1/8/16

M: Home Free’s “Do You Hear What I Hear”
T: Pentatonix’s “Carol of the Bells”
W: Bing Crosby’s “Mele Kalikimaka”
Th: Home Free’s O Holy Night

OBJECTIVE
To implement poetry analyzing
To improve poetry skills through practice, journaling, and discussion
To continue to develop literary devices knowledge

AGENDA
M-T; Th: Poetry Critical Analysis Final Paper

HOMEWORK
Reading Heart of Darkness & complete literary analysis sheet

Celtic Woman’s O Holy Night
Pentatonix’ Joy to the World
Piano Guys’s Silent Night
Straight No Chaser
Acrobat Tree

OBJECTIVE
To implement poetry analyzing
To improve poetry skills through practice, journaling, and discussion
To continue to develop literary devices knowledge

BELLRINGER
Allusions

AGENDA
M-F: Poetry Critical Analysis Final Paper

HOMEWORK
Reading Heart of Darkness