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Friday 5/29/15:
Congrats seniors!  You made it!  
Turn-it-in information:
1st hour- Class ID: 9003597 Password: enroll
2nd hour - Class ID: 9003635 Password: enroll
3rd hour - Class ID: 9003643 Password: enroll
Tuesday 5/26/15:
Calendar for the senior's last week
Monday 5/11/15 - Thursday 5/21/15:
Book Talks
Project Work Time
Exam Review
Research Essays DUE 5/19/15
FINAL DUE DATE for ESSAYS is 5/25/15
Thursday 5/7/15:
Book Talks
Grammar Practice - Parallel Structure
Wednesday 5/6/15:
Book Talks
PowerPoint Karaoke
Tuesday 5/5/15:
Book Talks
Grammar Practice - parallel structure
Project Work Day
Monday 5/4/15:
Annotated Bibliogrpahies DUE
Thursday 4/23/15 - Friday 5/1/15:
Book Talks
Topic Selection
ELA Standards - Cover Sheet for additional artifacts
Research
Annotated bibliographies DUE MONDAY
Wednesday 4/22/15:
Social Awareness Project Outline! 
Choose your topic/issue
Tuesday 4/21/15:
Continuing discussion of social awareness and injustice
Begin choosing social injustice topics/issues for project
Monday 4/20/15:
Class discussion: what is social awareness?  What is injustice?  
Friday 4/17/15:
Found Poem Instructions - due by the end of class
Thursday 4/16/15:
Grammar Practice - Parallel Structure
Impromptu Essay
Wednesday 4/15/15:
Watch Life Is Beautiful
Grammar Exercise with Elie Wiesel's Nobel Peace Prize Speech 
Tuesday 4/14/15:
Grammar Practice! Review - clauses, sentence types, and parallel structure
Parallel Structure Practice
Read Elie Wiesel's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech.  
Monday 4/13/15:
Responding Questions - Chapters 6-9 DUE today!
Spring Break Acrostic Poem
Review tone
Tone Response Question -- DUE TODAY
Describe Wiesels's tone at the end of Night -- explain and give an example to support your answer. Would this be a better book if Wiesel had attempted a more uplifting tone at the end?  Explain.  Why do you suppose he does not?  
Thursday 4/2/15:
Watch part 5 of Oprah interview with Elie Wiesel
Responding Questions - Chapters 3-5 - Due TODAY

Over break FINISH  Night pp. 85-120
Responding Questions - Chapters 6-9 - Due MONDAY, April 13th

Remember your Book Talk book selection... Spring Break is a great time to read!  
Wednesday 4/1/15:
Watch part 4 of Oprah interview with Elie Wiesel
Read Night Chapters 4 and 5 pp. 47-84
Responding Questions - Chapters 3-5 - Due Thursday
Tuesday 3/31/15:
Watch part 3 of Oprah interview with Elie Wiesel
Who was Josef Mengele?
Read Night Chapter 3 pp. 28-46
Responding Questions - Chapters 1 and 2 - Night - Due TODAY
Responding Questions - Chapters 3-5 - Due Thursday
Monday 3/30/15:
Watch parts 1 and 2 of Oprah interview with Elie Wiesel
Responding Questions - Chapters 1 and 2 - Night - Due Tomorrow
Friday 3/27/15:
Significance of the title: The Great Gatsby
Introduce Night by Elie Wiesel
Read pp. 3-23 for Monday!
The digital file of the book is available in the right margin of this website -->
Thursday 3/26/15:
Finish The Great Gatsby film
Wednesday 3/25/15:
Watch The Great Gatsby film
Tuesday 3/24/15:
The Great Gatsby Close Reading Chapters 5 and 9 DUE!
Watch The Great Gatsby film
Monday 3/23/15:
Essays Due today -- See below for submission codes on turnitin.com
Book Talk Sign-up Today!  
Book Talk Rubric
The Great Gatsby Close Reading Chapters 5 and 9 
Friday 3/20/15:
Final Reflections for the Cube Project
Essays Due Monday
Thursday 3/19/15:
Final run of the Cube Project!!!
Essays still due Monday!
The Great Gatsby Essay must be submitted via turnitin.com.  Click here to enroll.
Turn-it-in information:
1st hour- Class ID: 9003597 Password: enroll
2nd hour - Class ID: 9003635 Password: enroll
3rd hour - Class ID: 9003643 Password: enroll
Wednesday 3/18/15:
Final run of the Cube Project is tomorrow!!!
Three Main Showcase Times: 
1. 8:25 am
2. 9:00 am
3. 9:45 a.m. 
*parents are welcome!  
Tuesday 3/17/15:
Essay Requirements
Monday 3/16/15:
The Great Gatsby Essay must be submitted via turnitin.com.  Click here to enroll.
Turn-it-in information:
1st hour- Class ID: 9003597 Password: enroll
2nd hour - Class ID: 9003635 Password: enroll
3rd hour - Class ID: 9003643 Password: enroll
Friday 3/13/15:
Gatsby Close Reading assignment - Due by Monday

Gatsby Essay Topics -- Essays Due Monday, March 23rd.
Monday - Thursday 3/9 - 3-12:
Cube Project Work Days - First and second trial runs - Reflections 5 and 6
Friday 3/6/15:
Cube Project work day
Reflection #4
Thursday 3/5/15:
Gatsby Symbolism and Theme assignment DUE!
Tomorrow: Discussion Group Evaluations
Monday 3/2/15:
Cube Project Work day
Cube Project Group Reflection #3
Friday 2/27/15:
Gatsby Symbolism and Themes
Cube Project Group Reflection #2
Thursday 2/26/15:
Gatsby Symbolism and Themes - Due by Thursday, March 5th
Wednesday 2/25/15:
Senior T-Shirt Order Forms -- Submit by today!  
Yearbook Questionnaire -- Submit today!
Mock Election Ballots! Submit by Friday!
Cube Project Group Reflection #1
Tuesday 2/24/15:
The Great Gatsby Characterization Exercise 
Senior T-Shirt Order Forms -- Submit by Tomorrow!  
Yearbook Questionnaire -- Submit by Tomorrow!
Friday 2/13/15:
Discussion Groups - Continue Chapter 4 Discussion
Senior T-Shirt Order Forms
Yearbook Questionnaire 
Over break... Finish The Great Gatsby!
Thursday 2/12/15:
Discussion Groups - Chapter 4 Discussion
Wednesday 2/11/15
Discussion Groups - Continue Chapter 3 Discussion
Chapter 4 discussion questions
Tuesday 2/10/15:
Vocabulary Quiz #2
Discussion Groups - Chapter 3 discussion questions
Cube-Golberg Project Introduction
Monday 2/9/15:
Discussion Groups - Chapter 2 discussion questions
Vocabulary Quiz #2 Tomorrow!  
Friday 2/6/15:
Discuss Map of New York - East Egg, West Egg
Discussion Groups - Identify 3 example of Direct Characterization and 3 example of Indirect  
                                      Characterization in Chapter ONE
Vocabulary #2: suppress, obstinate, laudable, antecedent, ingratiate, reproach, nebulous, insidious,
                            debauch, denizen  -- Vocabulary QUIZ on Tuesday next week
Read Chapter 2 for MONDAY
Thursday 2/5/15:
Vocabulary QUIZ #1
NOTES: Direct and Indirect Characterization
Social Class Discussion - Poverty, Middle Class, Weatlh - Hidden Rules Among Classes
Wednesday 2/4/15:
Reflection #9
Gatsby Reading Groups - Chapter ONE Dissection
Vocabulary Quiz #1 Tomorrow! 
Monday 2/2/15 -Tuesday 2/3/15:
No School - Snow days
Friday 1/30/15:
Reading/Discussion Questions for "Spite" DUE
Vocabulary #1 - reciprocal, deft, provincial, apathetic, impetuous, cower, intimation, languid, supercilious, innuendo
NOTES - The Great Gatsby and Modernism
Read Chapter ONE of The Great Gatsby
Thursday 1/29/15:
Reading/Discussion Questions for "Spite" -- DUE TOMORROW
2nd semester book choices set in stone tomorrow
The Great Gatsby books
Wednesday 1/28/15:
Discuss Midnight in Paris
Read "Spite" from Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Tuesday 1/27/15:
Watch Midnight in Paris
Monday 1/26/15:
Watch Midnight in Paris
Friday 1/23/15:
Continue discussion on art, criticism, realism vs. romanticism
Research Assignment DUE
Thursday 1/22/15:
What is Art?  Create class posters
Read the "Preface" to The Picture of Dorian Gray
Begin discussion on art, criticism, realism vs. romanticism 
Wednesday 1/21/15:
Continue Research Assignment - Due FRIDAY
View famous paintings by Dali and Picasso
Tuesday 1/20/15:
Beginning of 2nd Semester
New Seats
Book Talk Rubric
Book Talk Book List - Choices to be made by the end of next week
Research Assignment - Due by Friday
Tuesday 1/13/15:
3rd hour Mid-term Exam
Monday 1/12/15:
2nd hour Mid-term Exam
Friday 1/9/15:
1st hour Mid-term Exam
Monday - Thursday 1/5 - 1/8:
Animal Farm song project due
Exam review/prep
Check out the extra grammar resources under the "links" section above
Tuesday 12/23/14:
Modified schedule
Morning session student-council holiday party
Monday 12/22/14:
Animal Farm song assignment - due Tuesday January 6th 
Friday 12/19/14:
Finish reading Animal Farm by Monday
Thursday 12/18/14:
GP #4 - practice sentences
Fable, Satire, Allegory Pre- and Post-Tests
Animal Farm Allegory Notes (power-point file)
Focus Question #1 DUE
Read Animal Farm Chapter 7
Wednesday 12/17/14:
GP #2 - subject/verb agreement
GP #3 - practice sentences
Read Animal Farm Chapter 6
Work on Focus Question
Tuesday 12/16/14:
GP #1 - subject/verb agreement
Read Animal Farm Chapter 5
Focus Question #1 - Due by Thursday
Monday 12/15/14:
Read Animal Farm Chapters 2,3, and 4
Friday 12/12/14:
1984 Project Part Three due
Begin reading Animal Farm - chapter one should be read by Monday
Look up Marx, Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky
Thursday 12/11/14:
1984 Project Part Three due Friday
Wednesday 12/10/14:
1984 Project Part Three due Friday
Tuesday 12/9/14:
Staple essays in this order:
1. Essay (revised copy)
2. "Dissected" Essay
3. Essay Dissection Sheet
4. Peer Edit Sheet
Monday 12/8/14:
1984 Theme Essays DUE
Essay Dissection sheet
Peer Edit Sheet
Friday 12/5/14:
Essays Due Monday!
Sample Essay with textual evidence
Analysis vs. Summary 
Thursday 12/4/14:
Essay/project writing time
Get your theme statements approved by me!  
Wednesday 12/3/14:
Essential essay notes
Without a solid theme statement, your essays and projects have a "weak foundation"  
Get your theme statements approved by me!  
Tuesday 12/2/14:
Socratic Circle - 1984 Part Three
Permission slips due by tomorrow!
Part Three Questions Due TODAY
SC- Evaluation/Reflection sheet due Tomorrow!
Monday 12/1/14:
1984 pRoJect
Movie Permission Slips Due by Wednesday
1984 Part Three Socratic Circle TOMORROW
Part Three Questions due TOMORROW
Friday 11/21/14:
T-shirt voting
Letter from Mr. Feldkamp
Response Letter Due by Monday
1984 Part Two Questions DUE TUESDAY!
Thursday 11/20/14:
Reflection #7: "Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." -Ben Franklin
Synthesis reflection: How can you tie this quote into past conversations, articles, TED Talks, short stories, 1984, etc.  
60 Minutes: North Korean Prisoner Escapes after 23 Years
Wednesday 11/19/14:
Socratic Circle Discussion - 1984 Part One
1984 Part Two Reading Guide/Questions (Due Tuesday 11/25/14)
Tuesday 11/18/14:
Socratic Circle Discussion postponed till tomorrow
Generate two-three discussion questions for use in tomorrow's circle
Silent Reading Day.  Begin reading Part Two of 1984
(Some of you likely need to FIRST finish Part One - yes, I have a good idea of who you are)
Monday 11/17/14:
Set aside some time and listen to this program - The End of Privacy: TED Radio Hour
TED Talk - Alessandro Acquisti: What will a future without secrets look like?  
1984 Part One Socratic Circle Discussion Tomorrow
Part One Questions Due Tomorrow
Thursday11/13/14 and Friday 11/14/14:
Dystopian Propaganda Project
Wednesday 11/12/14:
Dystopian Propaganda Project
Tuesday 11/11/14:
1984 Background info
1984 Part One Reading Guide
Picture
Social Injustice Project LINKS
-Pretty cool Idea Generator
-Buzzle - Social Issues
-Worldwatch Institute
-Reporters without Borders
-Conversation starter list (Brainstorm) from Saint Leo University
-Sylvia Earle's TED talk on oceans

1984 Audio-book
Animal Farm pdf
Gatsby Audio-book
The Great Gatsby Digital File
Night Digital File
Monday 11/10/14:
Discuss reflection #6
Watch Glenn Greenwald's TED Talk: Why Privacy Matters 
Get a 1984 book
Friday 11/7/14:
Read: "We Need More Cameras, and We Need Them Now"
Reflection #6: After reading the article above, what do YOU think?  (1/2 page minimum)
Thursday 11/6/14:
Notes: Dystopias 
Impromptu Essay: The Elements of Dystopia in short stories
Wednesday 11/5/14:
Socratic Circle Discussion - Two groups -- one for "...Omelas" and one for "2BR02B"
Evaluation/Reflection Sheets DUE Tomorrow!  
Monday 11/3/14:
Read: "2BR02B" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
Reflection #5: How are we like the people of Omelas?  (1/2 page minimum)  
Socratic Cricle WEDNESDAY!  Two groups -- one for "...Omelas" and one for "2BR02B"
Tuesday 10/28 - Friday 10/31:
Sensory Overload Project
Monday 10/27/14:
Sensory Overload Project Work Day
Directions for Game Play Due TODAY
Friday 10/24/14:
Sensory Overload Project Work Day
Thursday 10/23/14:
Read "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Fill out the Says, Means, Suggests, chart after the story
Wednesday 10/22/14:
Sensory Overload Project Work Day
Age Appropriateness Defense DUE TOMORROW!  See link: English component of the cross-curricular SENSORY OVERLOAD project
Tuesday 10/21/14:
Class Discussion - What can WE do?  
Daily Show clip 
Monday 10/20/14:
Watch this TED talk: Lawrence Lessig: We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim
Reflection #4 (one page minimum): Henry David Thoreau wrote, "There are a thousand hacking away at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."  We know corruption exists. Why do we choose to ignore it?   
Friday 10/17/14:
Work time for Sensory Overload Project
Thursday 10/16/14:
Work time for Sensory Overload Project
Discuss/evaluate yesterday's Quiz
Wednesday 10/15/14:
Antigone close and critical reading QUIZ
Work time for Sensory Overload Project
Tuesday 10/14/14:
Work time for Sensory Overload Project
Antigone Socratic Circle Tuesday Group
Monday 10/13/14:
Work time for Sensory Overload Project
Antigone Socratic Circle Monday Group
Friday 10/10/14:
CSI "speed dating" group formation for cross-curricular project
Antigone Discussion Questions - Socratic Circle Prep
Socratic Circles Monday and Tuesday
Discussion Questions due by Tuesday
Thursday 10/9/14:
Discuss the English component of the cross-curricular SENSORY OVERLOAD project
Antigone Discussion Questions - Socratic Circle Prep
Socratic Circles Monday and Tuesday
Discussion Questions due by Tuesday
Wednesday 10/8/14:
Finish reading Antigone
Antigone Discussion Questions - Socratic Circle Preparation
Tuesday 10/7/14:
Read Antigone
Monday 10/6/14:
Characterize Creon as portrayed in Oedipus the King
Begin reading Antigone
Friday 10/3/14:
Socratic Circle Seminar - Oedipus the King
Thursday 10/2/14:
Oedipus the King Discussion Questions Due Tomorrow!
Socratic Circle Tomorrow!
Wednesday 10/1/14:
Presentions:  Visual Character Analysis Sketches (show and TELL)
Handout: Oedipus the King Discussion Questions
Socratic Circle Friday!
Tuesday 9/30/14:
Read "You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader"
Focus Questions (due by the end of the hour)
What opportunities have you had to be a leader?  What opportunities do you foresee to be a leader?  What makes an effective leader?   Have you been an effective leader?  
Monday 9/29/14:
Finish Visual Character Analysis Sketch
Friday 9/26/14:
Work on Visual Character Analysis Sketch
Thursday 9/25/14:
Visual Character Analysis Sketch - Project
SEVEN passages assignment from yesterday is due by Friday
Wednesday 9/24/14:
Finish reading Oedipus the King
Find SEVEN examples of Oedipus himself referring to vision/sight/blindness.  Write down the complete passage and page number for each.  
Tuesday 9/23/14:
No School!
Wednesday 9/22/14:
Continue/Finish reading Oedipus the King
Friday 9/19/14:
Continue reading Oedipus the King
Thursday 9/18/14:
Begin reading Oedipus the King
Wednesday 9/17/14:
Riddle me this...
Tuesday 9/16/14:
Reflection #3 - click here for prompt options
Intro to Oedipus
Olympian Deities Reference Sheet
Monday 9/15/14:
The Power of Myth Reading Guide and Focus Question - Due Tomorrow
Friday 9/12/14:
Read: Excerpt of an interview between Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell: "The Power Of Myth"
Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers: The Power of Myth Part 1
Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers: The Power of Myth Part 2
The Power of Myth Interview with George Lucas
Thursday 9/11/14:
Socratic Circle -- Stories and their influence
Wednesday 9/10/14:
Reflection #2: Think about the power of storytelling.  How much of what you have learned about family values, ethics, and morals (about how to conduct yourself in this world) has been learned through stories?  
Watch TED talk: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story
Tuesday 9/9/14:
In-class Impromptu Essay -- The Fall of Icarus Essay Prompts
10-Point Grading Rubric - Keep in your binder in a PROMINENT location
Monday 9/8/14:
Examine/Discuss Brueghel's painting, The Fall of Icarus
Reflection #1: What is Significant?   (1/2 page minimum)
Friday 9/5/14:
Examine The Naked Truth essays
Watch a few TED Talks -- check out www.ted.com 
Thursday 9/4/14:
Crafting the College Admission Essay:
Tips for writing college essays from UofM
The Naked Truth - Collection of sample college essays from the Chicago Tribune
Hugh Gallagher Essay for NYU
Get a binder with five dividers! 
Dividers should be labeled like this:
1. Notes/Vocab
2. Grammar Practice
3. Reflections
4. Reading Log
5. Handouts
Wednesday 9/3/14:
Tutorial on how to order transcripts using Parchment
The College Essay
Class Edmodo code: k6g593
Remind: Enter this number (248)513-8713 with this message @mrfeldka 
              -- or download the remind app and enter the class code @mrfeldka
Tuesday 9/2/14:
Welcome back!  
Return letter that was written in 10th grade
Write a new letter to Mr. Feldkamp -- Due Tomorrow!
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