Jumping Frog of Calaveras Country (Mark Twain) “Celebrated from the Tomb of Slavery” (Frederick Douglass) “Climbing (paintings by Jacob Lawrence) Frederick Douglass Series Emerging Modernism Harlem Renaissance Countee Cullen: TBD Langston Hughes: Too,” and TBD “I, “Harlem,” The Great Debators The Lost Generation Robert Frost: and Road Not Taken” “Birches” “The Ernest Hemingway: (and excerpts from Old Man and the Sea Surviving the Extremes) Steinbeck? E.A. Robinson: Cory” “Richard ART: TBD Challenges and Successes of the Twentieth Century MOSTLY to be determined at a later date. Possibilities include….+ & Maus I Maus II Amy Tan: Cheeks” “Fish Ray Bradbury: of Thunder” “Sound Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Gansberg: Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police” “Thirty-seven The Research Project Notes on the process Choose a topic Introduction to SIRS Worksheet on topic (Topic, interest, essential question, define topic) Print a YES and a NO article, 1 NON-TEXT Worksheet on each (main point, good quotes that show main point, interesting facts) Basic Noodletools Graff template for intro. Planner (TS, CD, CD) for YES and NO side Planner for student’s opinion Fast Food Nation: by Eric Schlosser Chew on This Reading (informational) assignments ESSAY: What policies should govern working teenagers (2008 WASL essay topic)? Career Fair / Senior Portfolio Choices/Dowhatyouare.com survey results & response Career Fair Portfolio 3 recommendation forms Letter of Application/Cover Letter
“Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras Country (Mark Twain) “Climbing from the Tomb of Slavery” (Frederick Douglass) Frederick Douglass Series (paintings by Jacob Lawrence) Emerging Modernism Harlem Renaissance Countee Cullen: TBD Langston Hughes: “I, Too,” “Harlem,” and TBD The Great Debators The Lost Generation Robert Frost: “Birches” and “The Road Not Taken” Ernest Hemingway: Old Man and the Sea (and excerpts from Surviving the Extremes) Steinbeck? E.A. Robinson: “Richard Cory” ART: TBD Challenges and Successes of the Twentieth Century MOSTLY to be determined at a later date. Possibilities include….+ Maus I & Maus II Amy Tan: “Fish Cheeks” Ray Bradbury: “Sound of Thunder” Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Gansberg: “Thirty-seven Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police” The Research Project Notes on the process Choose a topic Introduction to SIRS Worksheet on topic (Topic, interest, essential question, define topic) Print a YES and a NO article, 1 NON-TEXT Worksheet on each (main point, good quotes that show main point, interesting facts) Basic Noodletools Graff template for intro. Planner (TS, CD, CD) for YES and NO side Planner for student’s opinion Fast Food Nation: Chew on This by Eric Schlosser Reading (informational) assignments ESSAY: What policies should govern working teenagers (2008 WASL essay topic)? Career Fair / Senior Portfolio Choices/Dowhatyouare.com survey results & response Career Fair Portfolio 3 recommendation forms Letter of Application/Cover Letter
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