Monday, February 2, 2009

Period 1:
Sunrise quiz
In-class reading
War presentations

Vietnam




World War II:


Iraq War


Korea:


Period 2:
Don Quixote quiz
Exploring themes and key passages of DQ
Working with archetypes

Period 3:
Categories for analyzing film
Lighting & shot length
Independent Film Assignment: Selecting a work
Review scenes from Citizen Kane

Period 5:
Literary devices: What is an archetype?
Identifying and using a situational archetype

Thought for the day...
"You get the best out of others when you get the best out of yourself." - Harvey Firestone

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Snow delay - No Period 1. Keep reading you should be at page 207 for tomorrow.

Period 2:
Present current events
Discuss Don Quixote
Continue archetype notes

Period 3:
What/Who is "Rosebud" and why?
Looking at mise-en-scene in Citizen Kane
FINISH A River Runs Through It

Period 5:
My day - from your shoes' persepective
Peer conferences on short story

Thought for the day...
For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.
— Ingrid Bengis

January 28, 2009

Period 1:
Review vocabulary
Reading Quiz and discussion
Letter to Robin...

Period 2:
Review vocabulary
Reading quiz and discussion
Archetype notes

Period 3:
Viewing Citizen Kane

Period 5:
Conference Protocol
Conferencing Mrs. Tyler's story

Thought for the day...
Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond.
- Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Period 1:
Sunrise quiz & discussion
Work on presentations

Period 2:
Don Quixote quiz & discussion
A Hero's Journey notes
Begin literary archetype notes

Period 3:
Who are the essential characters?
Mise-en-scene
Viewing Citizen Kane

Period 5:
Writing short story

Thought for the day...
"The man who has no imagination has no wings. "
-Muhammad Ali

Monday, January 26, 2009

Period 1:
Sunrise over Fallujah Quiz
In-class reading time
Work on War Presentations - Due Thurs.

Period 2:
Don Quixote Quiz & Review
Reviewing and identifying steps in a Hero's Journey: Departure & Initiation Stages
Work on presentations - Due Wed.

Period 3:
Why does identity matter? Perception?
Viewing Citizen Kane

Period 5:
Identifying point of view
What is a short story?
Working on short story

Thought for the day...

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities." - Dr. Seuss

January 23, 2009

Period 1:
Sunrise quiz
Review expectations for current events & academic honor policy
Distributed vocabulary
Finish war research and use Noodletools accounts

Period 2:
Don Quixote quiz
Review expectations for current events & academic honor policy
Distribute vocabulary
Work on DQ research and using Noodletools accounts

Period 3: Literally Film
Continue reviewing film terms and vocabulary
Understanding camera angles and shots
Begin active viewing of Citizen Kane

Period 5: Creative Writing
Sharing setting and character informations
Building a scene
Begin story arc

Thought for the day...
The most original authors are not so because they advance what is new, but because they put what they have to say as if it had never been said before.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe