Monday - O Pioneers! and return unit 2 essays.
Homework - 1.) Read "Part II: Neighboring Fields" chapters 9-12 of O Pioneers! for tomorrow. As you read, look for the same topics in the journal guide you completed earlier. 2.) If you want to rewrite your unit 2 essay, it's due Tuesday, January 15th. You must do the following: meet with Mr. Lawler, staple your new draft on top of your old draft, and highlight your revisions. If you make substantive revisions, you may earn a 1/2 grade to 1 grade improvement.
Tuesday - Discuss O Pioneers!
Homework - 1.) Read "Part III: Winter Memories" of O Pioneers! for Thursday. As you read, look for the same topics in the journal guide you completed earlier. 2.) If you want to rewrite your unit 2 essay, it's due Tuesday, January 15th. You must do the following: meet with Mr. Lawler, staple your new draft on top of your old draft, and highlight your revisions. If you make substantive revisions, you may earn a 1/2 grade to 1 grade improvement.
Wednesday - "Joy."
Homework - 1.) Read "Part III: Winter Memories" of O Pioneers! for Thursday. As you read, look for the same topics in the journal guide you completed earlier. 2.) If you want to rewrite your unit 2 essay, it's due Tuesday, January 15th. You must do the following: meet with Mr. Lawler, staple your new draft on top of your old draft, and highlight your revisions. If you make substantive revisions, you may earn a 1/2 grade to 1 grade improvement.
Thursday - Discussion of Pioneers!
Homework - 1.) Read "Part IV: The White Mulberry Tree" chapters 1-5 of O Pioneers! for Monday. As you read, look for the same topics in the journal guide you completed earlier. 2.) If you want to rewrite your unit 2 essay, it's due Tuesday, January 15th. You must do the following: meet with Mr. Lawler, staple your new draft on top of your old draft, and highlight your revisions. If you make substantive revisions, you may earn a 1/2 grade to 1 grade improvement.
Friday - "Joy."
Homework - 1.) Read "Part IV: The White Mulberry Tree" chapters 1-5 of O Pioneers! for Monday. As you read, look for the same topics in the journal guide you completed earlier. 2.) If you want to rewrite your unit 2 essay, it's due Tuesday, January 15th. You must do the following: meet with Mr. Lawler, staple your new draft on top of your old draft, and highlight your revisions. If you make substantive revisions, you may earn a 1/2 grade to 1 grade improvement.
NO MORE BLOGGING UNTIL 3RD QUARTER.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Friday, December 14, 2018
Week of December 17-21
Monday - Discuss "Prologue" from There There and intro to O Pioneers!
Homework - 1.) Read "Part I: The Wild Land" of O Pioneers! for Wednesday and complete the journal entry prompt. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Friday, 12/21.
Tuesday - Work day.
Homework - 1.) Read "Part I: The Wild Land" of O Pioneers! for Wednesday and complete the journal entry prompt. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Friday, 12/21.
Wednesday - Quiz and discussion on reading due today.
Homework - 1.) Read "Part II: Neighboring Fields" chapters 1-3 of O Pioneers! for tomorrow. As you read, look for the same topics in the journal guide you completed for today. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Friday, 12/21.
Thursday - Discussion of Pioneers!
Homework - 1.) Read "Part II: Neighboring Fields" chapters 4-8 of O Pioneers! for tomorrow. As you read, look for the same topics in the journal guide you completed for today. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Friday.
Friday - Discuss and reflect on essays.
Homework - Enjoy time with family!
NO MORE BLOGGING UNTIL 3RD QUARTER. IF YOU WANT TO MEET WITH MR. LAWLER FOR HELP ON YOUR UNIT 2 ESSAY, SET UP AN APPOINTMENT.
Homework - 1.) Read "Part I: The Wild Land" of O Pioneers! for Wednesday and complete the journal entry prompt. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Friday, 12/21.
Tuesday - Work day.
Homework - 1.) Read "Part I: The Wild Land" of O Pioneers! for Wednesday and complete the journal entry prompt. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Friday, 12/21.
Wednesday - Quiz and discussion on reading due today.
Homework - 1.) Read "Part II: Neighboring Fields" chapters 1-3 of O Pioneers! for tomorrow. As you read, look for the same topics in the journal guide you completed for today. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Friday, 12/21.
Thursday - Discussion of Pioneers!
Homework - 1.) Read "Part II: Neighboring Fields" chapters 4-8 of O Pioneers! for tomorrow. As you read, look for the same topics in the journal guide you completed for today. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Friday.
Friday - Discuss and reflect on essays.
Homework - Enjoy time with family!
NO MORE BLOGGING UNTIL 3RD QUARTER. IF YOU WANT TO MEET WITH MR. LAWLER FOR HELP ON YOUR UNIT 2 ESSAY, SET UP AN APPOINTMENT.
Sunday, December 9, 2018
RWE and HDT Would Agree . . .
I'm posting a terrific New York Times editorial from this morning. CLICK HERE to read it. In light of our conversation Friday on Thoreau's Walden -- particularly his comments on discerning what is "real" and true in life -- this article is worth reading. (I'll bring in cookies if I get at least 10 comments.)
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Friday, December 7, 2018
Week of December 10-14
Monday - Essay preparation and Dr. Sherry Turkle TED talk.
Homework - Unit 2 essay first step due tomorrow.
Tuesday - Share essay first step, Aaron Huey (photographer).
Homework - Rough draft of your unit 2 essay due Friday. Print off a hard copy and bring it to class. Do. Not. E. Mail. It. To. Me.
Wednesday - Native American poems.
Homework - Read the non-fiction essay, "Prologue" for class tomorrow and annotate one passage that responds to any of the guiding questions I'll provide when I distribute the packet. Be ready to share in class.
Thursday - Discuss Tommy Orange's "Prologue" and drafting time for rough draft.
Homework - Rough draft of your unit 2 essay due Friday. Print off a hard copy and bring it to class. Do. Not. E. Mail. It. To. Me.
Friday - Peer review rough drafts and intro to O Pioneers!
Homework - Read "Part I: The Wild Land" of O Pioneers! for Tuesday, 12/18, and complete the journal entry prompt. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Thursday, 12/20.
NO MORE BLOGGING UNTIL 3RD QUARTER. IF YOU WANT TO MEET WITH MR. LAWLER FOR HELP ON YOUR UNIT 2 ESSAY, SET UP AN APPOINTMENT.
Homework - Unit 2 essay first step due tomorrow.
Tuesday - Share essay first step, Aaron Huey (photographer).
Homework - Rough draft of your unit 2 essay due Friday. Print off a hard copy and bring it to class. Do. Not. E. Mail. It. To. Me.
Wednesday - Native American poems.
Homework - Read the non-fiction essay, "Prologue" for class tomorrow and annotate one passage that responds to any of the guiding questions I'll provide when I distribute the packet. Be ready to share in class.
Thursday - Discuss Tommy Orange's "Prologue" and drafting time for rough draft.
Homework - Rough draft of your unit 2 essay due Friday. Print off a hard copy and bring it to class. Do. Not. E. Mail. It. To. Me.
Friday - Peer review rough drafts and intro to O Pioneers!
Homework - Read "Part I: The Wild Land" of O Pioneers! for Tuesday, 12/18, and complete the journal entry prompt. 2.) Unit 2 essay final draft due Thursday, 12/20.
NO MORE BLOGGING UNTIL 3RD QUARTER. IF YOU WANT TO MEET WITH MR. LAWLER FOR HELP ON YOUR UNIT 2 ESSAY, SET UP AN APPOINTMENT.
Unit 2 Essay Interview Questions
Feel free to use any of these questions in your interview with an adult:
- "What do you think are the tradeoffs of social media? What do we gain and lose with social media?"
- "Have you followed the recent events of violent episodes preceded by violent language on social media? What's your reaction to these events?" (Mention the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting, mailed pipe bombs incident, and possibly others . . .)
- "Do you think social media companies bear some responsibility for violence? For toxic, violent language on their platforms? Why/why not?"
- "Should private social media companies censor hate speech or create more avenues to confront hate speech? What do you think?"
Note that the questions above work in an order where they have some "warm-up" questions -- questions that are easy at first and allow the interviewee to just start talking.
Feel free to add any questions you want to, and to conduct the interview in any way that gets your interviewee talking. If YOU are doing most the talking then the interview isn't working!
Finally, be sure to record the interview (audio or tale notes) so if there's a great quote you can come back to it and use it for your essay.
- "What do you think are the tradeoffs of social media? What do we gain and lose with social media?"
- "Have you followed the recent events of violent episodes preceded by violent language on social media? What's your reaction to these events?" (Mention the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting, mailed pipe bombs incident, and possibly others . . .)
- "Do you think social media companies bear some responsibility for violence? For toxic, violent language on their platforms? Why/why not?"
- "Should private social media companies censor hate speech or create more avenues to confront hate speech? What do you think?"
Note that the questions above work in an order where they have some "warm-up" questions -- questions that are easy at first and allow the interviewee to just start talking.
Feel free to add any questions you want to, and to conduct the interview in any way that gets your interviewee talking. If YOU are doing most the talking then the interview isn't working!
Finally, be sure to record the interview (audio or tale notes) so if there's a great quote you can come back to it and use it for your essay.
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