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Humanities With Carol

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ~Stephen King

1/31/2018

Due:
Syllabus

Journal

Hour 1:
Reading Log this Friday

Silent Critique Session of artpieces and draft #2

Hour 2:
Read alouds of stories and critique

Worktime- continue working on your mobile design

Work on your artpiece and your own mythology story

Mythological Mobile Project
Mythological Mobile Grouping

Create an origin story
Origin Assignments

Draft 1 of Origin Stories

Homework:
Work on Final Draft of Story!

Past Due:
Draft 1 of Your Origin Story turned in here: TURN IN YOUR DRAFT 1 OF ORIGIN STORY

Work Ethic Makeup Points/Volunteer Work:
1. Bring the Dreamlight Letters to the trash can (3 points)
2. Create a display with the postcards that our class made for independent reading (3 points)

Journals:
1/16- MLK
1/17- Seasons Changing
1/18- Children's Story Analysis
1/22- Door & Brick
1/23- Region Research
1/29- Collaboration
1/30- Children's Story Analysis 2
2/1- Magical Camera

“How often when we are comfortable, we begin to long for something new! ” ~Jacob Grimm

1/30/2018

Due:
Syllabus

Journal

Hour 1:
Reading Log this Friday

Read alouds of stories and critique

Due date of draft #2 & draft or rough sketch of artpiece: Tomorrow!

Hour 2:
Worktime- continue working on your mobile design

Work on your artpiece and your own mythology story

Mythological Mobile Project
Mythological Mobile Grouping

Create an origin story
Origin Assignments

Draft 1 of Origin Stories

Homework:
For tomorrow:
1. 2nd Draft of Myth Story
2. Artpiece draft or sketch for your myth story
For Friday:
1. Reading Log

Past Due:
Draft 1 of Your Origin Story turned in here: TURN IN YOUR DRAFT 1 OF ORIGIN STORY

Work Ethic Makeup Points/Volunteer Work:
1. Bring the Dreamlight Letters to the trash can (3 points)
2. Create a display with the postcards that our class made for independent reading (3 points)

Journals:
1/16- MLK
1/17- Seasons Changing
1/18- Children's Story Analysis
1/22- Door & Brick
1/23- Region Research
1/29- Collaboration
1/30- Children's Story Analysis 2

“The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.” ~Edith Hamilton

1/29/2018

Due:
Syllabus

Journal

Hour 1:
Reading Log this Friday

Read alouds of stories and critique

Partnered story critique

Due date of draft #2 & draft or rough sketch of artpiece: Wednesday

Hour 2:
Worktime- continue working on your mobile design

Work on your artpiece and your own mythology story

Mythological Mobile Project
Mythological Mobile Grouping

Create an origin story
Origin Assignments

Draft 1 of Origin Stories

Homework:
For tomorrow:
1. Work on your origin story and artpiece
2. Bring a print-out of your myth story for your mobile
For Wednesday:
1. 2nd Draft of Myth Story
2. Artpiece draft or sketch for your myth story
For Friday:
1. Reading Log

Past Due:
Draft 1 of Your Origin Story turned in here: TURN IN YOUR DRAFT 1 OF ORIGIN STORY

Work Ethic Makeup Points/Volunteer Work:
1. Take down the We Got Style Display (3 points)
2. Bring the Dreamlight Letters to the trash can (3 points)
3. Create a display with the postcards that our class made for independent reading (3 points)

Journals:
1/16- MLK
1/17- Seasons Changing
1/18- Children's Story Analysis
1/22- Door & Brick
1/23- Region Research
1/29- Collaboration

“Never let hard lessons harden your heart; the hard lessons of life are meant to make you better, not bitter.” ~Roy T. Bennett

1/25/2018

Students, please go to this link:
https://hosted216.renlearn.com/3328241/Public/RPM/Login/Login.aspx?srcID=s

Teachers will have your username and password if you've forgotten. Do your best and show your great reading skills! Take your time with questions.

Homework:
Finish the worksheet so you are ready to begin crafting your mobiles on Monday!

“Act well your part; there all the honor lies.” ~Alexander Pope

1/24/2018

Thank you all so much for being wonderful audience members. The actors, designers, crew, production team, Ruff and I were very grateful for your rapt attention. I hope you enjoyed watching the shows and that you were able to appreciate the pieces by writers approximately your age--11 and 17 year olds wrote those pieces! If you didn't enjoy it and feel you have better stories up your sleeve, I'm excited to see it come out when we tackle that last project!!! I hope that next year, I'm taking our students to watch one of your plays :)

1. Due by END OF CLASS: Playwright's Project Survey

2. Get together in your mythology teams. Take out your homework from two nights ago. Go over all of your homework and together, submit ONE of these for credit as a team:
Due by END OF DAY: Mythology Step 1 Survey Submission

3. Due by MONDAY, 8:30am: Mobile Design Worksheet

Homework:
Talk to your team! Tomorrow, you will take the Renaissance Reading test, so be sure to split the homework evenly so that you can have that Mobile Design Worksheet ready to go by Monday morning!

"I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?” ~John Lennon

1/23/2018

Turn in:
Syllabus

Journal

Theatre etiquette and Plays by Young Writers information

Mythological Mobile Project
Mythological Mobile Grouping

Today/Homework for EACH group member.
1. What countries exist in your region? Name at least 3.
2. Pick one country that exists in your region. Research its geography/weather. Where is it located? What is the capital? What is the weather like? Find an image that is representative of what you've researched.
3. What stories/folktales can you find that exist in your region? Find 3 stories and bring them to class tomorrow.

Worktime:
Create an origin story
Origin Assignments

Homework:
Due Tomorrow:
1. What countries exist in your region? Name at least 3.
2. Pick one country that exists in your region. Research its geography/weather. Where is it located? What is the capital? What is the weather like? Find an image that is representative of what you've researched.
3. What stories/folktales can you find that exist in your region? Find 3 stories and bring them to class tomorrow.

Read one person's folktale and provide them at least 3 comments of feedback:
Find our team's stories here: Draft 1 of Origin Stories

Past Due:
Draft 1 of Your Origin Story turned in here: TURN IN YOUR DRAFT 1 OF ORIGIN STORY

Work Ethic Makeup Points/Volunteer Work:
1. Take down the We Got Style Display (3 points)
2. Bring the Dreamlight Letters to the trash can (3 points)
3. Create a display with the postcards that our class made for independent reading (3 points)

Extra Things:
Teacher Innovation Awards

Journals:
1/16- MLK
1/17- Seasons Changing
1/18- Children's Story Analysis
1/22- Door & Brick
1/23- Region Research

“I don't know these stories as well as they know me, I've discovered.” ~Joan Gould

1/21/2018

Turn in:
Syllabus

Journal

Eurydice Reading

Worktime:
Create an origin story
Origin Assignments

Homework:
1. Due Tomorrow: Draft 1 of Your Origin Story
2. Turn in your link by 8:30am here: TURN IN YOUR DRAFT 1 OF ORIGIN STORY

Work Ethic Makeup Points/Volunteer Work:
1. Take down the We Got Style Display (3 points)
2. Bring the Dreamlight Letters to the trash can (3 points)
3. Create a display with the postcards that our class made for independent reading (3 points)

Extra Things:
Teacher Innovation Awards

Journals:
1/16- MLK
1/17- Seasons Changing
1/18- Children's Story Analysis

POLs!

1/19/2018

POL

“A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.” ~Rollo May

1/18/2018

Turn in:
Paragraph on Lesson for Origin Story
Syllabus

Journal

Lessons for Your Origin Story:
1. Metaphorical- not literal.
2. Your story should SHOW us this lesson, not just say it out loud.
3. Turn to the person beside you and talk about the lesson your story will teach and summarize your ideas for your story.

Eurydice Reading

Worktime:
Create an origin story
Origin Assignments

Homework:
1. Due Tomorrow: Tonight, talk to a parent or trusted about their favorite story from their childhood. Ask what it is about even if you think you know- they may remember details you do not and summarize it in a way you would not. Ask them why they like this story. Write one paragraph about this conversation and share it via googledocs or bring it in handwritten.
2. (Optional) Challenge Option #3: Read this article. Write a 1 page paper, double spaced, in MLA format where you draw 3 quotes from the article and explain what strikes you about each quote: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/books/review/emily-katz-anhalt-enraged.html
3. Due Friday: Reading Log
4. Due Tuesday: Draft 1 of Your Origin Story

Work Ethic Makeup Points/Volunteer Work:
1. Take down the We Got Style Display (3 points)
2. Bring the Dreamlight Letters to the trash can (3 points)
3. Create a display with the postcards that our class made for independent reading (3 points)

Extra Things:
Teacher Innovation Awards

Journals:
1/16- MLK
1/17- Seasons Changing
1/18- Children's Story Analysis

“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.” ~Henry David Thoreau

1/17/2018

Turn in:
MLK Paragraph
Syllabus

Journal

Si Malakas at Si Maganda:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/invisible-storybook-tells-relatable-tale-si-malakas-si-maganda-n607216

Intro to Mythology

Origin of the Stars: http://www.sacred-texts.com/asia/pft/pft34.htm

Create an origin story
Grass- Andrew, Brenden
Clouds- Daniel C., Joseph
Mountains- Aulonnie, Carson
Palm trees- Ian, Ethan
Chickens- Cole, Tony
Ocean- Devon, Sebastian
Canyon- Michelle, Bailey
Fish- Angie, Grace
Pond- Mika, Kaleah
Tree- Katie, Sofia
Lake- Lily, Kelly
Lightning- Teia, Mafer
Thunder- Cooper, Rachel
Rose- Maya, Chris
Rock- Sami, Alana
Cactus- Evan, Gio
Sand- Angela, Yami
Wind- Natalya, Cadayzia
Sky- Mattia, Fredo
Spring- Ethan, Carter
Constellations- Jack, Aidan
Sunset- Luce, David
Sunrise- Sienna, Josh
Morning dew- Julian, Tamayo
Cat- Andrea, Isaac
Dog- Gus, Kaden

Eurydice reading

Homework:
1. Due Tomorrow: 1 Paragraph Writing (Shared via email OR written and turned in) Think of a lesson you'd like to teach with your origin story. Sum this lesson up in one sentence, and then explain why this is an important lesson for humanity to learn.
2. Due Tuesday: Draft 1 of Your Origin Story!
3. (Optional) Challenge Option #2: Research Orpheus OR Eurydice. Who are they in ancient Mythology? What is their story? Where do you see how their ancient stories have influenced how they are represented in Sarah Ruhl's play?

Extra Things:
Teacher Innovation Awards

Journals:
1/16- MLK
1/17- Seasons Changing

Past Due:
1. POL!
2. Martin Luther King Jr.: Choose one of the following quotes. Read it to a parent or other trusted adult. Ask them what they think about it and ask them to share stories that they think of when listening to or thinking of the quote. Write a 1 paragraph response to the quote that explains what you learned from your trusted adult and explains your thoughts on the quote.
3. (Optional) Challenge Option #1: Read the following speech by Martin Luther King Jr. Write a 1 page paper (double spaced, size 12 font, MLA formatted) reflecting on the speech, answering one more of the following questions: What is the speech about? Lyndon B. Johnson stopped talking to MLK after this speech and his advisors warned him not to make it. Why do you think this speech was so controversial? What points does he make ? Do you agree with his points? Why or why not?
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm