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Hello and welcome to English 10! Below, you will find links to two documents. The first document includes our class syllabus and our first week's assignments. The second document is a short story. Instructions are included in the first week's assignments. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at [email protected] I'm looking forward to seeing you all in class! -Mr. T
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Class 51 - 5/27/15 - 5/28/156/1/2015 Today was our last class! In class, we watched an episode of The Twilight Zone and completed student surveys of my class. If you did not complete a student survey for my class, please complete it here: https://docs.google.com/a/learningchoice.org/forms/d/1OiTZkVcRTy1daYWJCn_n0c5VONaK7fGTioIoAtGaaHI/viewform?c=0&w=1 While this was our last class session, we still technically have two more weeks of school. For these final two weeks, you will be completing a project for my class. This project consists of a book project in the format of a newspaper. This project can be completed on any book of your choosing. I have attached the instructions at the bottom of this post. Since you will be turning this assignment in via email, I suggest using an online newspaper template (Google Drive has many available newspaper templates). The final due date for this assignment is June 12th. Additionally, if you still have a novel or textbook from my class, please return it to your EP. Thanks for a great year, and have an excellent summer!!!
Class 50 - 5/26/15 - 5/27/156/1/2015 Today, we are having our English final. You have two options for your final. You may respond to the following prompts below, or you may complete a response to literature assignment. The response to lit assignments are attached at the bottom of this post. Martian Chronicles Final Choose one of the stories within The Martian Chronicles, and write three paragraphs responding the following prompts: Paragraph 1: Give a brief summary of the story. Be sure to describe the main characters and main conflict of the story. Paragraph 2: Give the main theme of this particular story. What do you think Ray Bradbury wanted to communicate through the telling of this story on its own? Paragraph 3: What did this story add to the novel as a whole? How did it fit into the larger picture and increase our understanding of that larger picture? What did you learn from this story about Martians and humans within Bradbury’s world? If you were absent from today's class, please let me know!
LA MESA ONLY: Class 49 - 5/22/156/1/2015 In today's class, we looked at several poems relating to some of the themes we have seen in our recent class readings and viewings. We began with the following poem: Poem #435 by Emily Dickinson Much Madness is divinest Sense-- To a discerning Eye-- Much Sense--the starkest Madness-- 'Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail-- Assent--and you are sane-- Demur--you're straightway dangerous-- And handled with a Chain-- divinest = most perfect discerning = showing good judgement starkest = most obvious assent = say yes demur = say no I read the poem aloud and then gave students some time to re-read the poem on their own and answer the following questions: 1. What does this poem mean? 2. Is Dickinson right when she says, "'Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail"? 3. What would a good title for this poem be? 4. How is the theme of this poem similar to that of “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”? Then, we had a line-by-line discussion of the poem to illuminate its meaning. Next, we read “The Universe” by May Swenson. This poem is formatted in a unique way. I have attached a document of this poem below to preserve the formatting:
I read this poem aloud, gave students some time to read through it and analyze it on their own, and we then discussed it together. We began generally and then worked through it line-by-line.
Students then chose one of the two poems we read in today's class and wrote a response that was at least 2 paragraphs total in length. Consider the following questions in your response: What is the poem’s meaning? What do you think the author experienced that made her write the poem? What can you take away/learn from the poem? If you did not finish this assignment in class, please complete it as homework. In addition, finish readingI, Robot and complete your vocab list (handed out last class). LA MESA ONLY: Class 48 - 5/20/155/20/2015 Today's class began with a writing activity to prepare students to view the classic sci-fi Twilight Zone episode, "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." These questions all touched on themes and elements of the episode. These questions were as follows:
We then had a class discussion on student responses to these questions. After the discussion, we began watching "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." After viewing the episode, students responded to the following questions:
We spent the remainder of the period discussing student responses to these questions and related issues. For homework: Read the next 30 pages of The Martian Chronicles, and begin compiling a vocabulary list of ten words you come across in your reading that were previously unfamiliar to you. For each word, write a definition and a sentence using the word. I have attached a blank vocabulary sheet below. The vocabulary list will be due in one week.
LA MESA ONLY: Class 47 - 5/15/155/20/2015 Today's class focused on the science fiction theme of time travel. We began with a quickwrite:
After discussing responses to the quickwrite, we read an article on the theoretical possibility of time travel. This article covered modern scientific theories on how time travel might be possible. Due to the scientific reasoning involved in answering some of the questions, students were allowed to work with a partner to complete this assignment. Here is a link to the article and the questions:
After discussing this article, we watched a fictional take on the topic of time travel from the classic TV series, The Twilight Zone. The episode we watched was called "Back There." Here are the questions that accompanied the viewing:
For homework, finish any part of the two assignments that you did not finish in class. In addition, read to page 174 in The Martian Chronicles.
LA MESA ONLY: Class 46 - 5/13/155/20/2015 In today's class, we covered the common science fiction theme of virtual reality. Virtual reality is a term used to describe any virtually created environment that an individual can, in some way, enter. A modern example is the headset known as The Oculus Rift. We began class with a quickwrite: 1. Are we too reliant on electronic technology? Why, or why not? 2. What are your thoughts on virtual reality? Do you think realistic virtual reality technology would have positive or negative effects on our society? Why? After discussing responses to these questions, we watched a film version of a Ray Bradbury short story entitled "The Veldt". The questions to accompany the video are attached below the video.
We discussed Bradbury's negative portrayal of virtual reality and then contrasted it with Chris Milk's Ted Talk on virtual reality. Note that in Bradbury's vision, virtual reality pushes people apart and makes them less empathetic toward each other; in Chris Milk's vision, virtual reality brings people together and makes them more empathetic toward each other. After this video, we had a discussion guided by the following questions:
1. Does Bradbury's or Milk's vision of virtual reality seem like a more realistic outcome? 2. Do you think virtual reality technology with be used more as a tool for creating empathy or simply for entertainment and escapism? 3. As a society becomes more and more globally connected, why is empathy so important? FOR HOMEWORK: Finish any incomplete work on the Bradbury questions, and read to page 137 in The Martian Chronicles. CHULA VISTA ONLY: Class 49 - 5/7/155/8/2015 In today's class, we looked at several poems relating to some of the themes we have seen in our recent class readings and viewings. We began with the following poem: Poem #435 by Emily Dickinson Much Madness is divinest Sense-- To a discerning Eye-- Much Sense--the starkest Madness-- 'Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail-- Assent--and you are sane-- Demur--you're straightway dangerous-- And handled with a Chain-- divinest = most perfect discerning = showing good judgement starkest = most obvious assent = say yes demur = say no I read the poem aloud and then gave students some time to re-read the poem on their own and answer the following questions: 1. What does this poem mean? 2. Is Dickinson right when she says, "'Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail"? 3. What would a good title for this poem be? 4. How is the theme of this poem similar to that of “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”? Then, we had a line-by-line discussion of the poem to illuminate its meaning. Next, we read “The Universe” by May Swenson. This poem is formatted in a unique way. I have attached a document of this poem below to preserve the formatting:
I read this poem aloud, gave students some time to read through it and analyze it on their own, and we then discussed it together. We began generally and then worked through it line-by-line. For Homework: We will not have onsite classes for the next two weeks. During these two weeks, please complete the following: 1. Finish reading the rest of The Martian Chronicles. 2. Complete your independent vocabulary list (see previous post). 3. Choose and complete one book project for The Martian Chronicles from the list attached below. 4. Complete a review for the hit magazine, The Good Stuff (also attached below).
CHULA VISTA ONLY: Class 48 - 5/5/155/8/2015 Today's class began with a writing activity to prepare students to view the classic sci-fi Twilight Zone episode, "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." These questions all touched on themes and elements of the episode. These questions were as follows:
We then had a class discussion on student responses to these questions. After the discussion, we began watching "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." Here is a link to the video: After viewing the episode, students responded to the following questions:
We spent the remainder of the period discussing student responses to these questions and related issues. For homework: Read the next 30 pages of The Martian Chronicles, and begin compiling a vocabulary list of ten words you come across in your reading that were previously unfamiliar to you. For each word, write a definition and a sentence using the word. I have attached a blank vocabulary sheet below. The vocabulary list will be due when you get back from your two weeks of no onsite classes.
CHULA VISTA ONLY: Class 47 - 4/30/154/30/2015 Today's class focused on the science fiction theme of time travel. We began with a quickwrite:
After discussing responses to the quickwrite, we read an article on the theoretical possibility of time travel. This article covered modern scientific theories on how time travel might be possible. Due to the scientific reasoning involved in answering some of the questions, students were allowed to work with a partner to complete this assignment. Here is a link to the article and the questions:
After discussing this article, we watched a fictional take on the topic of time travel from the classic TV series, The Twilight Zone. The episode we watched was called "Back There." Here are the questions that accompanied the viewing:
For homework, finish any part of the two assignments that you did not finish in class. In addition, read to page 174 in The Martian Chronicles.
AuthorChris Trompas - English teacher at the Learning Choice Academy in Chula Vista and La Mesa, CA. Archives
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