Sunday, December 11, 2016

Week of December 12th-16th

Hello everyone,

This is the last week of the marking period! Make sure you turn in any late work by Friday the 16th.

Monday

1st, 5th and 7th Periods:

Classwork: Final Exam

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy in your book.

2nd and 6th Periods:

Classwork: Read p. 309-311 (From “My head felt like it was bleeding inside” to “And I felt that I perceived the anatomy of the plotting”) and answer the following question: What is Malcolm’s state of mind in Miami?

Read Malcolm X, p. 312-215. Double Entry Notes: Turning Points.

Quickwrite: How is does this section reveal a “turning point” in Malcolm X’s life?
Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy in your book.

Tuesday

1st, 5th and 7th Periods:

Classwork: Socratic Seminar Instructions

Homework: Answer questions 1-6 in your Socratic Seminar packet. Use your copy of To Kill a Mockingbird to help find evidence!

2nd and 6th Periods:

Classwork: Read Malcolm X, p. 345-348. Double Entry Notes: Character Development
Quickwrite: What events cause Malcolm X to “re-arrange” his beliefs?
Homework: Write ½ p: What “insights” (p. 348) has Malcolm X gained from his time in the Holy Land?

Wednesday

1st, 5th and 7th Periods:

Classwork: Socratic Seminar: Day One

Homework: Answer Day Two questions in your Socratic Seminar packet, and come up with at least three new questions!

2nd and 6th Periods:

Classwork:  Read Malcolm X, p. 367-370. Double Entry Notes: Central Ideas.
Quickwrite: Determine two central ideas present in pages 367–370 and analyze how they interact and build on one another.
Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy in your book.

Thursday

1st, 5th and 7th Periods:

Classwork: Socratic Seminar, Day Two

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy in your book.

2nd and 6th Periods:

Classwork:  Read p. 385 (Start at “Anything I do today…”) and answer the following question: Why does Malcolm X consider everything he does as “urgent”?

Read Malcolm X, p. 386-289. Double Entry Notes: Point of View.

Socratic Seminar Intro.

Homework: Prepare notes for at least five of the discussion questions on Malcolm X to use in tomorrow’s Socratic Seminar.

Friday

1st, 5th and 7th Periods:

Classwork: Socratic Seminar reflection, begin essays for To Kill a Mockingbird.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy in your book. Reading Logs are due on Monday!

2nd and 6th Periods:

Classwork: Socratic Seminar.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and write a response on one Writing Strategy in your book. Reading Logs are due on Monday!

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