12/20-12/21: Lit as Film

Students will watch and discuss an award-winning or holiday film.

Agenda:
Pd 2: Catch Me if You Can
Pd.8: Dear Zachary or How the Grinch Stole Christmas

HW:
- Enjoy break!

12/20-12/21: AP Lang

Students will read and summarize a rhetorical text.

Agenda:
- Read MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail (pdf)
- Listen to it on YouTube here
- NBC News' Let Freedom Ring: Movements from the Civil Rights

HW:
- Read MLK over break

12/19: AP Lang

Students will discuss topics related to rhetorical analysis.

Agenda:
- Anticipation guide for MLK's Birmingham Jail on Classroom
- Turn in Current Event Immersion

HW:
- Anticipation guide due tonight

12/18-12/19: Lit as Film

Students will watch a TV Show to recognize and classify story structure

Agenda:
- Period 2: Catch Me if You Can
- Period 8: Kurt Kuenne's other short films (Skypes session Wednesday)


HW:
- Malcolm Chart (due/DL: 12/18)

- Arrested Chart (due/DL: 12/18)

12/18: AP Lang

Students will select multiple choice and give examples of analysis.

Agenda:
- Literal (surface) and Figurate (deep) analysis on Classroom for
- On Bird, Bird-Watching, and Jazz by Ralph Ellison 1953
- Kahoot! afterward

HW:
- Turn in one doc per group close reading WS to Classroom, due tonight

12/17: AP Lang

Students will select multiple choice and give examples of analysis.

Agenda:
- MC Passage (15 minutes)
Google Form for answers
- Answer explanations

- Group work (make a copy and share with deskmates)

HW:
- Turn in one doc per group close reading WS to Classroom, due tonight

12/17-12/21: TV 1 & 2

Students will prepare and produce segments for the Lobby/QOU/QOTV

Agenda:
1) Sign up for winter sports*
2) Sit with your group

Calendars:
- Lobby TV
QO.U (update resources spreadsheet)
- QOTV
Sports & QO Events (sign-up for winter sports*)

Resources:
Where dat teacher at?
Google Drive: Raw Footage
Google Drive: Finished Segments
- Future Segment Ideas
- Sports Coach Contact Info

HW:
1) Sign-up for winter sports (enter your name into spreadsheet above)

12/17: Lit as Film

Students will watch a TV Show to recognize and classify story structure

Agenda:
- TV Unit Continued!
- TV Show Story Breakdown Chart on Google Classroom

- Arrested Development Pilot Script

HW:
- Malcolm Chart (due/DL: 12/18)
- Arrested Chart (due/DL: 12/18)

12/14: All

Guest speaker day!

12/13: AP Lang

Students will demonstrate mastery of strategies for selected response.

Agenda:
- MC Practice (begins on page 28 of pdf)
- #s 29-55
- 26 total questions; 30 minutes timer applies

- When done, enter answer choices into Google Form
- Check answers via form submission
- Debrief

- Guest speaker tomorrow, ask two ?s on Classroom

HW:
- Guest speaker Friday, ask two ?s on Classroom

12/12-12/13: AP Lang

Students will read and recognize current events.

Agenda:
- Warm-up: NYTimes Student News Quiz: Link here
- Update Current Event Immersion on Classroom (under Reflections)
Are you up to date?
#1) October 30 (should be done)
#2) November 6 (should be done)
#3) November 13 (should be done)
#4) November 20 (should be done)
#5) November 27 (should be done)
#6) December 4 (should be done)
#7) December 11 (due today)
#8) December 18 (due the week before break)

- MC Strategy / Notes continued
- MC practice!

HW:
- Current Event Immersion due/DL: 12/21

12/12-12/13: Lit as Film

Students will watch a TV Show to recognize and classify story structure

Agenda:
- TV Unit Continued!
- TV Show Story Breakdown Chart on Google Classroom

- Arrested Development Pilot Script

- Period 2 only: 
- Guest Speaker Sheet on Classroom
- Thank you notes for Stacey Cohan

HW:
- Malcolm Chart (due/DL: 12/18)
- Arrested Chart (due/DL: 12/18)

12/11: AP Lang

Students will read and recognize the parts of the AP test.

Agenda:
- Multiple Choice Notes
- Kahoot!

HW:
- MC Notes (due:12/11, DL: 12/18)

12/10-12/11: Lit as Film

Students will watch a TV Show to recognize and classify story structure

Agenda:
- TV Unit!
- Today's episode: Malcolm in the Middle pilot (S1E1)
- TV Show Story Breakdown Chart on Google Classroom

HW:
- TV Show Story Breakdown Chart (due/DL: 12/18)

12/10-12/13: TV 1 & 2

Students will prepare and produce segments for the Lobby/QOU/QOTV

Agenda:
1) Sign up for winter sports*
2) Thank you notes for Stacey Cohan
3) Guest speaker Friday; see Google Classroom for bio/?s

Calendars:
- Lobby TV
QO.U (update resources spreadsheet)
- QOTV
Sports & QO Events (sign-up for winter sports*)
- Sports Coach Contact Info (Lip Dub Stuff)

Resources:
Where dat teacher at?
Google Drive: Raw Footage
Google Drive: Finished Segments
- Future Segment Ideas

HW:
1) Sign-up for winter sports (enter your name into spreadsheet above)
2) Thank you notes for Stacey Cohan
3) Guest speaker Friday; see Google Classroom for bio/?s

12/10: AP Lang

Students will read and recognize current events.

Agenda:
- Warm-up: Fill out self-evaluation for Op-Doc Analysis
- NYTimes Student News Quiz: Link here
- Update Current Event Immersion on Classroom (under Reflections)

- Are you up to date?
#1) October 30 (should be done)
#2) November 6 (should be done)
#3) November 13 (should be done)
#4) November 20 (should be done)
#5) November 27 (complete today)
#6) December 4 (complete today)
#7) December 11 (due next week)
#8) December 18 (due the week before break)

HW:
- Current Event Immersion due/DL: 12/21

12/7: AP Lang

Students will discover the nuances of arguments in news.

Agenda:
- Guest speaker, Stacey Cohan!  See Google Classroom for details.

HW:
- Finish Op-Doc Summative (due/DL: 12/6)

12/7: TV 1 & 2

Students will discover nuances of working in the TV News industry

Agenda:
- Guest speaker, Stacey Cohan!  See Google Classroom for details!

Calendars
- Lobby TV
QO.U (update resources spreadsheet)
- QOTV
Sports & QO Events (sign-up for winter sports!)
- Sports Coach Contact Info (Lip Dub Stuff)

Resources:
Where dat teacher at?
Google Drive: Raw Footage
Google Drive: Finished Segments
- Future Segment Ideas

HW:
- LATE, TV1: Pitches (DL: 12/7)
- LATE, TV2: Assignment Assignment (DL: 12/7)

12/7: Lit as Film

Students will discover some of the nuances of working in the TV News industry.

Agenda:
- Guest speaker, Stacey Cohan!
- See Google Classroom for her bio & your assignment

HW:
- LATE: Film Study WS for Casablanca (DL: 12/14)
- LATE: Script Formatting Assignment (DL: 12/7)

12/6: Lit as Film

Students will summarize a classic film and discuss its importance.

Agenda:
- Casablanca Re-Cap:
- Wikipedia
Screenplay
- Discussion ?s (Page 11; we'll discuss these after the film)

FYI:
- Guest speaker, Stacey Cohan, on Friday!
- Arora's Dropbox of sample scripts (if you're interested)

HW:
- DUE TODAY: Film Study WS for Casablanca (DL: 12/14)
- LATE: Script Formatting Assignment (DL: 12/7)