Week of June 3-7

Monday - Meet in lab 377N for final project work time.

Homework - 1.) .Work on your final project tonight.  2.) Final project due at 3:30 on Friday.  Post the link to your VoiceThread to your blog and e-mail me the link, too.

Tuesday - Meet in lab 377N for final project work time.

Homework - 1.) .Work on your final project tonight.  2.) Final project due at 3:30 on Friday.  Post the link to your VoiceThread to your blog and e-mail me the link, too.

Wednesday - Meet in lab 377N for final project work time.

Homework - 1.) .Work on your final project tonight.  2.) Final project due at 3:30 on Friday.  Post the link to your VoiceThread to your blog and e-mail me the link, too.

Thursday - Meet in lab 377N for final project work time.

Homework - 1.) .Work on your final project tonight.  2.) Final project due at 3:30 on Friday.  Post the link to your VoiceThread to your blog and e-mail me the link, too.

Friday - Meet in lab 377N for final project work time.

Homework - In order to prepare for your exam, comment on 2 classmates' VoiceThreads.  Find their projects through the blog list on my blog.

OUR EXAM IS MONDAY, JUNE 10TH, AT NOON IN ROOM 301.  YOUR PREPARATION FOR THIS WILL BE TO COMMENT ON 2 CLASSMATES' VOICETHREADS.

VoiceThread Information

Here's the link to log in for your New Trier Voice Thread Account:

https://newtrier.ed.voicethread.com/


And click here for a link to student exemplars of VoiceThread assignments.  Remember the following points:

1 - The first exemplar is made with iMovie, not VoiceThread, so skip this example.

2 - These are for a Social Studies course, not an English course, so these are not exact models of the prompt you're responding to.

3 - These models are simply examples of what a VoiceThread final project looks like and how it works.

Week of May 27-31

Monday - No class.

Homework - 1.) Song of Solomon vocab.com words are due Tuesday, May 28th.  2.) Song of Solomon in-class essay is Wednesday, May 29th.  Prepare!

Tuesday - Song of Solomon essay preparation.

Homework - Prepare for your Song of Solomon essay.

Wednesday - Song of Solomon essay drafting day.

Homework - Song of Solomon essay due Friday.  Make sure it's typed and double-spaced.  In addition, be sure to staple to copies of annotated pages from the text to your essay.

Thursday - Intro to the final project.

Homework - Song of Solomon essay due Friday.  Make sure it's typed and double-spaced.  In addition, be sure to staple to copies of annotated pages from the text to your essay.

Friday - Final project large-group brainstorming session.

Homework - Have an outline for your final project by Monday.

Week of May 20-24

Monday - Reading day.

Homework - 1.) Read chapters 14-15 of Song of Solomon for Thursday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.  2.) Song of Solomon vocab.com words are due Tuesday, May 28th.

Tuesday - Discuss chapters 12-13.

Homework - 1.) Read chapters 14-15 of Song of Solomon for Thursday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.  2.) Song of Solomon vocab.com words are due Tuesday, May 28th.

Wednesday - Reading day.

Homework - 1.) Read chapters 14-15 of Song of Solomon for Thursday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.  2.) Song of Solomon vocab.com words are due Tuesday, May 28th.

Thursday - Discuss chapters 14-15.

Homework - Song of Solomon vocab.com words are due Tuesday, May 28th.

Friday - Intro Song of Solomon final assessment intro.

Homework - 1.) Song of Solomon vocab.com words are due Tuesday, May 28th.  2.) Song of Solomon in-class essay is Wednesday, May 29th.  Prepare!

Week of May 13-17

Monday - Discuss chapter 9.

Homework - Read chapter 10 of Song of Solomon for Wednesday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Tuesday - Reading day.

Homework - Read chapter 10 of Song of Solomon for Wednesday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Wednesday - Discuss chapter 10.

Homework - Read chapter 11 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Thursday - Reading day.

Homework - Read chapter 11 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Friday - Discuss chapter 11.

Homework - Read chapters 12-13 of Song of Solomon for Monday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Week of May 6-10

Monday - Discuss chapter 5 (only period 7 meets).

Homework - Complete your halfway annotation reflection.  This will be in the form of a blog post, and is due tomorrow.

Tuesday - Share halfway reflections.

Homework - Read chapters 6-7 of Song of Solomon for Thursday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Wednesday - Reading day.

Homework - Read chapters 6-7 of Song of Solomon for Thursday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Thursday - Discuss chapters 6-7.

Homework - Read chapter 8 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Friday - Discuss chapter 8.

Homework - Read chapter 9 of Song of Solomon for Monday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Week of April 29-May 3

Monday - Song of Solomon chapter 3 discussion.

Homework - Read chapter 4 of Song of Solomon for Wednesday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Tuesday - Reading day.

Homework - Read chapter 4 of Song of Solomon for tomorrow, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Wednesday - Discuss chapter 4.

Homework - Read chapter 5 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Thursday - Reading day.

Homework - Read chapter 5 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Friday - Discuss chapter 5 (only period 8 meets this day).

Homework - Complete your halfway annotation reflection for Tuesday.

Field Trip Departure Information!

Trevs -

We're leaving at 8:30 tomorrow morning.  Meet on Winnetka Avenue.

Make sure to pay in Revtrak and get your excursion card signed!

Week of April 22-26

If you're going on the filed trip on 4/24, make sure you get your excursion card signed and pay in the Revtrak NOW!!!

Monday - Song of Solomon chapter 1 discussion.

Homework - Work on your final draft of your junior theme.  Due tomorrow.

Tuesday - Junior theme reflection.

Homework - Read chapter 2 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class Friday.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Wednesday - FIELD TRIP!

Homework - Read chapter 2 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class Friday.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Thursday - Chapter 2 Song of Solomon.

Homework - Read chapter 2 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class Friday.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Friday - Discuss chapter 2.

Homework - Read chapter 3 of Song of Solomon for Monday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class Friday.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Week of April 15-19

Monday - Song of Solomon introduction.

Homework - Work on your final draft of your junior theme.

Tuesday - Song of Solomon introduction.

Homework - Work on your final draft of your junior theme.

Wednesday - Chapter 1.

Homework - Finish reading chapter 1 for tomorrow and complete the reading assessment.

Thursday - Reading day.

Homework - None.

Friday - No school.

Homework - None.

Have someone other than Lawler read your rough draft.  Ask them to identify places where your wording and/or ideas are confusing.  There's no need for them to provide extensive written feedback.  Just have a conversation with them after they read the draft.

Junior theme final draft is due Tuesday, April 23 -- plan accordingly!  

If you're going on the filed trip on 4/24, make sure you get your excursion card signed and pay in the Revtrak.

Week of April 8-12

Monday - Unit 4 introduction continued and discuss Rather chapter.

Homework - 1.) Blog post due Friday and comment on a classmate's post about one thing you found interesting in their post.  2.) Purchase your copy of Song of Solomon and have it by class Wednesday.

Tuesday - NO CLASS.

Homework - 1.) Blog post due Friday and comment on a classmate's post about one thing you found interesting in their post.  2.) Purchase your copy of Song of Solomon and have it by class Wednesday.

Wednesday - 3rd quarter participation reflection, and return rough drafts.

Homework - Blog post due Friday and comment on a classmate's post about one thing you found interesting in their post. 

Thursday - Immigration/identity discussion.

Homework - Blog post due Friday and comment on a classmate's post about one thing you found interesting in their post. 

Friday - Share blog posts.

Homework - Work on your junior theme final draft.

Have someone other than Lawler read your rough draft.  Ask them to identify places where your wording and/or ideas are confusing.  There's no need for them to provide extensive written feedback.  Just have a conversation with them after they read the draft.

Junior theme final draft is due Tuesday, April 23 -- plan accordingly!  

Week of April 1-5

Monday - Return sentence outlines and intro to the junior theme rough draft.

Homework - Junior theme rough draft due Friday.

Tuesday - Work day.

Homework - Junior theme rough draft due Friday.

Wednesday - Work day.

Homework - Junior theme rough draft due Friday.

Thursday - Intro to Unit 4 and work day.

Homework - Junior theme rough draft due Friday.

Friday - Unit 4 intro continued.

Homework - 1.) Read the chapter "Immigration" from Dan Rather's What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism and complete the attached freewrite prompt.  2.) Purchase your copy of Song of Solomon by Monday.

Have someone other than Lawler read your rough draft.  Ask them to identify places where your wording and/or ideas are confusing.  There's no need for them to provide extensive written feedback.  Just have a conversation with them after they read the draft.

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Week of March 18-22

Monday - Discuss chapter 7.

Homework - For tomorrow, read chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby and complete the journal entry.

Tuesday - Discuss chapter 8.

Homework - For Thursday, finish The Great Gatsby and complete the journal entry.

Wednesday - Reading day.

Homework - For Thursday, finish The Great Gatsby and complete the journal entry.

Thursday - Discuss chapter 9.

Homework - None.

Friday - Film day.

Homework - Enjoy spring break!

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Week of March 11-15

Monday - Share artistic sources and intro to the sentence outline.

Homework - 1.) For tomorrow, read chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.  2.) Work on your firsthand research.  Everyone is on a different timeline for this, but do your best to make significant progress by Monday.  Do not procrastinate! 

Tuesday - Discuss chapter 6.

Homework - 1.) Sentence outline is due Monday, March 18th.  2.) Also reach chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby for Monday, complete a journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Wednesday - Sentence outline drafting day.

Homework - 1.) Sentence outline is due Monday, March 18th.  2.) Also reach chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby for Monday, complete a journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Thursday - Sentence outline drafting day.

Homework - 1.) Sentence outline is due Monday, March 18th.  2.) Also reach chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby for Monday, complete a journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Friday - Reading day/sentence outline drafting day.

Homework - 1.) Sentence outline is due Monday, March 18th.  2.) Also reach chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby for Monday, complete a journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

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Week of March 4-8

Monday - Discuss chapter 4 (only period 7 meets today).

Homework - 1.) For Wednesday, read chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.  2.) By Monday, find and read (or "read") an artistic source for your junior theme and answer this question on a sheet of paper, typed and double-spaced: "What connections do you see between this artistic artifact and your junior theme topic?  How does this artifact help you think about your topic on a deeper level?"  Your response should one well-developed paragraph in length.  3.) Work on your firsthand research.  Everyone is on a different timeline for this, but do your best to make significant progress by Monday.  Do not procrastinate! 

Tuesday - Return stage 2 of the junior theme.

Homework - 1.) For tomorrow, read chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.  2.) By Monday, find and read (or "read") an artistic source for your junior theme and answer this question on a sheet of paper, typed and double-spaced: "What connections do you see between this artistic artifact and your junior theme topic?  How does this artifact help you think about your topic on a deeper level?"  Your response should one well-developed paragraph in length.  3.) Work on your firsthand research.  Everyone is on a different timeline for this, but do your best to make significant progress by Monday.  Do not procrastinate! 

Wednesday - Discuss chapter 5.

Homework - 1.) By Monday, find and read (or "read") an artistic source for your junior theme and answer this question on a sheet of paper, typed and double-spaced: "What connections do you see between this artistic artifact and your junior theme topic?  How does this artifact help you think about your topic on a deeper level?"  Your response should one well-developed paragraph in length.  2.) Work on your firsthand research.  Everyone is on a different timeline for this, but do your best to make significant progress by Monday.  Do not procrastinate! 

Thursday - Work day -- meet in the library.

Homework - 1.) By Monday, find and read (or "read") an artistic source for your junior theme and answer this question on a sheet of paper, typed and double-spaced: "What connections do you see between this artistic artifact and your junior theme topic?  How does this artifact help you think about your topic on a deeper level?"  Your response should one well-developed paragraph in length.  2.) Work on your firsthand research.  Everyone is on a different timeline for this, but do your best to make significant progress by Monday.  Do not procrastinate! 

Friday - Work day -- meet in the library.

Homework - 1.) By Monday, find and read (or "read") an artistic source for your junior theme and answer this question on a sheet of paper, typed and double-spaced: "What connections do you see between this artistic artifact and your junior theme topic?  How does this artifact help you think about your topic on a deeper level?"  Your response should one well-developed paragraph in length.  2.) Work on your firsthand research.  Everyone is on a different timeline for this, but do your best to make significant progress by Monday.  Do not procrastinate! 

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Week of February 25-March 1

Monday - Discuss chapter 3 and intro to the revised thesis and topic outline.

Homework - 1.) By the end of class Thursday, have your firsthand research plan done (I'll introduce this packet Tuesday).  2.) For Friday, complete your revised thesis and topic outline.  3.) For Friday, read chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Tuesday - Meet in the library to work on firsthand research and finding a possible artistic source.

Homework - 1.) By the end of class Thursday, have your firsthand research plan done (I'll introduce this packet Tuesday).  2.) For Friday, complete your revised thesis and topic outline.  3.) For Friday, read chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Wednesday - Meet in the library to work on firsthand research and finding a possible artistic source.

Homework - 1.) By the end of class Thursday, have your firsthand research plan done (I'll introduce this packet Tuesday).  2.) For Friday, complete your revised thesis and topic outline.  3.) For Friday, read chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Thursday - Meet in the library to work on firsthand research and finding a possible artistic source.

Homework - 1.) For Friday, complete your revised thesis and topic outline.  2.) For Friday, read chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Friday - Discuss chapter 4.

Homework - None.

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Week of February 18-22

Monday - No school.

Homework - 1.) For Thursday, February 21st, read chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.  2.) Complete the vocabulary.com list for The Great Gatsby by Thursday, February 21st.

Tuesday - Reading day.

Homework - 1.) For Thursday, February 21st, read chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.  2.) Complete the vocabulary.com list for The Great Gatsby by Thursday, February 21st.

Wednesday - No school

Homework - 1.) For Thursday, February 21st, read chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.  2.) Complete the vocabulary.com list for The Great Gatsby by Thursday, February 21st.

Thursday - Discuss chapter 2.

Homework - For Monday, read chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Friday - No school.

Homework - For Monday, read chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

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Junior Theme Preliminary Thesis Practice

CLICK HERE if you're in period 7.

CLICK HERE if you're in period 8.

Annotated Bibliography Example

Week of February 11-15

Monday - Intro to The Great Gatsby.

Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.  2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Tuesday - Preliminary thesis work.

Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.  2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Wednesday - Preliminary thesis conferences and reading days.

Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement (3 versions!) are due Friday, 2/15.  2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.

Thursday - Preliminary thesis conferences and reading days.

Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement (3 versions!) are due Friday, 2/15.  2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.  3.) By Thursday, February 21st, complete the vocabulary.com list for The Great Gatsby.

Friday - The Great Gatsby discussion of chapter 1.

Homework - 1.) For Thursday, February 21st, read chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.  2.) Complete the vocabulary.com list for The Great Gatsby by Thursday, February 21st.

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Week of February 4-8

Monday - Research question work.

Homework - Have 3 research questions for 2 different junior theme topics, typed and double-spaced and ready to hand in tomorrow.

Tuesday - Research question work and intro to the annotated bibliography.

Homework - Be ready to work in the library.  If you have spare time the next 3 days in the library then you're going about this process the wrong way.

Wednesday - Meet in the library.

Homework - Read, peruse sources, and create your annotated bibliography.  By the end of the week you'll decide on your junior theme topic.  Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.  

Thursday - Meet in the library.

Homework - Read, peruse sources, and create your annotated bibliography.  By the end of the week you'll decide on your junior theme topic.  Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.  

Friday - Meet in the library.

Homework - Read, peruse sources, and create your annotated bibliography.  By the end of the week you'll decide on your junior theme topic.  Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.  

PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF THE GREAT GATSBY ASAP!
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Links for Junior Theme Topics Google Doc

CLICK HERE if you're in period 7.

CLICK HERE if you're in period 8.

Week of January 28-February 1

Monday - Return final exams.

Homework - None.

Tuesday - Intro to Unit 3: Audacity.

Homework - Read Dan rather's chapter "Audacity" from What Unites Us and answer one of the questions on the unit introduction sheet.  Be ready to share in class discussion Friday.

Wednesday - Snow day.

Homework - Read Dan rather's chapter "Audacity" from What Unites Us and answer one of the questions on the unit introduction sheet.  Be ready to share in class discussion Friday.

Thursday - Snow day.

Homework - Read Dan rather's chapter "Audacity" from What Unites Us and answer one of the questions on the unit introduction sheet.  Be ready to share in class discussion Friday.

Friday - Discuss Rather chapter and unit intro continued.

Homework - For Monday, write down 3 possible junior theme topics you're interested in and complete the freewrite packet.  Remember that each topic should be something that's relevant to Americans today.  It can be a source of discussion, controversy, or something that you think should be discussed in our country.  If the google document from our work in November is helpful, feel free to use it.


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Finals News!

Trevs,

In a fit of compassion I decided to post the readings from first semester.  Go to our course in Canvas, look under "Files," and you'll see handouts and packets there.

Have a great weekend!

Week of January 14-18

Monday - Discuss O Pioneers!

Homework - 1.) 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.   2.) Finish O Pioneers! for Wednesday.  3.) In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class on Friday.  On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018?  2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument?  3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"  

Tuesday - "Joy."

Homework - 1.) Finish O Pioneers! for tomorrow.  2.) In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class on Friday.  On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018?  2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument?  3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"  

Wednesday - Discuss O Pioneers!

Homework - In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class on Friday.  On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018?  2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument?  3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"  

Thursday - "Joy."

Homework - In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class tomorrow.  On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018?  2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument?  3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"  

Friday - Exam preparation.

Homework - Organize materials for the exam next week and start reviewing texts.

THE EXAM IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH, AT 10AM IN ROOM 450.

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