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.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Week of December 3-7
Monday - Discuss Emerson paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 7.
Homework - Finish reading Emerson's excerpts from "Self-Reliance" for tomorrow and answer this question (typed and double-spaced) on a sheet of paper and be ready to hand in: "What one sentence from Emerson's essay speaks most to you where you are in your life right now? Why? Quote the sentence and explain why it speaks to you. It might speak to you because it offers good advice, or because it's an idea you agree with, or any other reason."
Tuesday - Discuss the rest of Emerson's "Self-Reliance."
Homework - Read the excerpts from Emerson's "Nature" and "The American Scholar" for Thursday and answer this question (typed and double-spaced) on a sheet of paper and be ready to hand in: "What's one sentence that you found particularly challenging in the reading? Quote it, explain why it challenged you, and give your best interpretation of what the sentence might mean. Don't worry about making your interpretation right -- just try!" Be ready to share in class Thursday.
Wednesday - Reading day.
Homework - Read the excerpts from Emerson's "Nature" and "The American Scholar" for Thursday and answer this question (typed and double-spaced) on a sheet of paper and be ready to hand in: "What's one sentence that you found particularly challenging in the reading? Quote it, explain why it challenged you, and give your best interpretation of what the sentence might mean. Don't worry about making your interpretation right -- just try!" Be ready to share in class Thursday.
Thursday - Discuss "Nature" and "The American Scholar" and intro to Walden.
Homework - Read "Where I Lived and What I Lived For" for tomorrow and answer one of the questions at the end of the piece either from "Questions for Discussion" or "Questions on Rhetoric and Style." The question you choose to answer is up to you. Be ready to share in class tomorrow.
Friday - Discuss "Where I Lived and What I Lived For."
Homework - 1.) Purchase your copy of O Pioneers! from the bookstore for Monday. 2.) Complete the vocab.com list for O Pioneers! for Monday. 3.) Unit 2 essay first step due Tuesday.
NO MORE BLOGGING UNTIL 3RD QUARTER.
Homework - Finish reading Emerson's excerpts from "Self-Reliance" for tomorrow and answer this question (typed and double-spaced) on a sheet of paper and be ready to hand in: "What one sentence from Emerson's essay speaks most to you where you are in your life right now? Why? Quote the sentence and explain why it speaks to you. It might speak to you because it offers good advice, or because it's an idea you agree with, or any other reason."
Tuesday - Discuss the rest of Emerson's "Self-Reliance."
Homework - Read the excerpts from Emerson's "Nature" and "The American Scholar" for Thursday and answer this question (typed and double-spaced) on a sheet of paper and be ready to hand in: "What's one sentence that you found particularly challenging in the reading? Quote it, explain why it challenged you, and give your best interpretation of what the sentence might mean. Don't worry about making your interpretation right -- just try!" Be ready to share in class Thursday.
Wednesday - Reading day.
Homework - Read the excerpts from Emerson's "Nature" and "The American Scholar" for Thursday and answer this question (typed and double-spaced) on a sheet of paper and be ready to hand in: "What's one sentence that you found particularly challenging in the reading? Quote it, explain why it challenged you, and give your best interpretation of what the sentence might mean. Don't worry about making your interpretation right -- just try!" Be ready to share in class Thursday.
Thursday - Discuss "Nature" and "The American Scholar" and intro to Walden.
Homework - Read "Where I Lived and What I Lived For" for tomorrow and answer one of the questions at the end of the piece either from "Questions for Discussion" or "Questions on Rhetoric and Style." The question you choose to answer is up to you. Be ready to share in class tomorrow.
Friday - Discuss "Where I Lived and What I Lived For."
Homework - 1.) Purchase your copy of O Pioneers! from the bookstore for Monday. 2.) Complete the vocab.com list for O Pioneers! for Monday. 3.) Unit 2 essay first step due Tuesday.
NO MORE BLOGGING UNTIL 3RD QUARTER.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
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