Friday, February 27, 2015.

Per. 1-7

Liberty Vs. National Security:  Discussion, completion of outline.  Bring essay on Monday.

Per. 6-7: 
Farewell to Manzanar TEST:  Ch. 12-23  TEST MONDAY, 3/2

Thursday, February 26, 2015.

Per. 1-3

1.  Brainstorm and discuss the topic of  liberty vs. national security.
2.  Fill out brainstorming prep chart for persuasive essay.

Per. 6-7

1.  Picked up  'There Will Come Soft Rains" homework.
2.  Read packet with news on threats to the U.S. by "homegrown terrorism"
3.  Brainstorm/discuss topic of fine line between personal liberty and national security.
4.  Complete chart and outline  (persuasive essay) for homework.

NOTE:  DO NOT FORGET TO READ FAREWELL...CH. 12-23 BY Friday, 2/28.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015.

Per. 1-3

1.  Complete excerpt on Farewell to Manzanar;
2. View documentary film on Japanese-American internment camps in U.S. and interview with Jeanne Wakatsuki-Houston.

Per. 6-7

1.  Discuss and grade "Mein Kampf:  My Struggle to Understand the Mind of a Madman" writing selection 6.
2.  Homework: 
Read poem in literature book on pg. 780 "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale.
Answer this question:  How does the theme in the poem affect its change in tone?
Write ten lines (box) with supporting evidence (quotes).
NOTE:  Make sure you complete reading of Farewell to Manzanar (Ch. 12-23).

Tuesday, February 24, 2015.

Per. 1-3

1.  "What if the government declared you the ENEMY?  Class reading and discussion of Japanese internment camps, comparing this experience to that of the Jewish people in Night by Elie Wiesel. Excerpt of Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki-Houston, pg. 952 in Literature text.

Per. 6-7

1.  Review of SAT List 18:  Foreign Words and Phrases with Kahoot
2.  Vocabulary Quiz 18
3.  Complete Farewell...quiz on ch. 16-19.
4.  Complete Farewell...  test essays from yesterday.
5.  SAT Voc. List 19 distributed.  If you were absent, ask for a copy upon your return.
6.  Homework:  Farewell...Read Ch.20-22

Monday, February 23, 2015.

Per. 1-3

1.  Review of SAT List 11:  Foreign Words and Phrases
2.  Kahoot Review of Vocabulary
3.  Vocabulary Quiz
4.  Complete "Fifteen" SAR

Per. 6-7

1.  Farewell Ch. 1-11 TEST and essay
2.  Homework:  Complete Vocabulary Sheet and study for quiz tomorrow.  Bring Syntax.
3.  Homework:  Farewell to Manzanar:  Read Ch. 18 and 19. Quiz tomorrow over Ch. 12-19

Friday, February 20, 2015.

Per. 1-3

1.  SAT Voc. List 11--Foreign Words and Phrases  Review
2.  Complete SAR for poem "Fifteen" by William Stafford

Per. 6-7

1.  Complete SAR for poem "Fifteen" by William Stafford
2.  Review:  SAT Vocabulary List 18 Review of Foreign Words and Phrases
3.  Farewell to Manzanar:  Read through Ch. 17 (16 and 17)

NOTE:  MONDAY, 2/23 : 
Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 1-11 TEST .

Thursday, February 19, 2015.

Per. 1-3

Poetry: Lesson 8 :Figurative Language: review of Simile, metaphor, imagery, personification, and hyperbole in Texas Coach Eng. II Workbook  pp. 72-77

Per. 6-7

1.  Poetry Lesson: Lesson 10 Getting the Idea:  Review of sonnet, haiku, villanelle, pantoum, sestina and elements of poetry using "Piano" by D.H. Lawrence and "The Bells"  by Edgar Allan Poe in Texas Coach Eng. II Workbook pp. 84-89

2.  Review of Foreign Words and Phrases Voc. List 18 with short presentation.  Document is posted on Edmodo in a previous post.

3.  Make sure you complete Farewell  to Manzanar Ch. 1-11 Study Guide.
HOMEWORK:  READ FAREWELL... CH. 12-15.  Complete Study Guide.