11/13/15 - LA MESA ONLY11/13/2015 In today's class, we began the first step of our character analysis essay for The Pearl. This first step consisted of a note-taking chart to collect info from the text about a character. I have attached this assignment below. If you did not finish it in class, please finish it by our next class. The packet for next week is also attached below. Have a nice break!
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11/12/15 - CHULA VISTA ONLY11/13/2015 In today's class, students had in-class work time to complete the character analysis chart handed out last class. Your homework packet for next week (meeting week) is attached below. Have a nice break :)
11/10/15 - CHULA VISTA ONLY11/12/2015 In today's class, we began by going over the news article from last class. We watched a couple short videos on the news story to begin. They are located at the bottom of this webpage: http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/u-s-to-deploy-special-forces-to-syria-in-about-face-for-obama/ We then went over some of the homework questions, and I then collected your homework. Next, I introduced the first step of our character analysis essay assignment for The Pearl. This first step is to collect textual evidence (quotes and passages from the novel) that you will eventually use in your essay to support your claims. This in-class assignment is attached below. I will give you more time to finish this assignment next class. There is no homework, as tomorrow is Veterans Day.
11/5/15 - 11/6/1511/12/2015 We began today's class with a discussion of the questions for chapters 5 and 6 of The Pearl. After the discussion, I collected this assignment. Next, we watched the last 20 minutes of the 1948 film version of the novel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUSf9M0PZ8g Then, we wrote about and discussed the ending of story. The writing and discussion prompts were as follows: What did you think of the ending of The Pearl? Why do you think Steinbeck ended the book that way? How was the film similar to and different from the novel? We discussed student responses to these questions, and then I handed out your homework. It consists of a news article with some response questions. It is attached below.
11/3/15 - 11/4/1511/5/2015 In today's class, we discussed and then turned in the discussion questions (handed out last class) for chapter 3 of The Pearl. Next, students got into groups and worked on some discussion questions for chapters 4 - 5 of the novel. These discussion questions are attached below. Bring your completed responses to next class, and we will discuss them and other related issues. Your homework is to finish reading the novel (ch. 6).
10/29/15 - 10/30/1510/29/2015 In today's class, we went over the homework for chapter 3 of The Pearl. Next, we did an in-class discussion and writing activity also on chapter three. It is attached below. Your homework is to read chapters 4 and 5 of the novel. We will be doing an activity with it next class. If you are behind on the novel, please get caught up over the weekend.
10/27/15 - 10/28/1510/29/2015 We began today's class with a short quickwrite: -What do you think of the novel, The Pearl, so far? What do you like and/or dislike about it? We discussed student responses and then went over the homework for chapters 1-2 of The Pearl. Next, we did an in-class writing assignment based on the "songs" that Kino mentions in the novel. This assignment is attached below. Lastly, I handed out your homework. Please read chapter 3 and complete the assignment by next class.
10/22/15 - 10/23/1510/26/2015 In today's class we focused on some current events involving whistleblowers and the US government. We began with definitions and a quickwrite:
A whistleblower is a person who exposes any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, dishonest, or not correct within an organization that is either private or public. Whistleblowers have emerged from different government agencies, such as military and intelligence agencies (like the CIA), to expose wrongdoings on the part of the US government. 1. Why do you think a whistleblower would be willing to come out against activities of the US government even though they will be labelled a traitor and face serious criminal charges? 2. Who is Edward Snowden? What is he famous for? 3. Why do you think people seek positions of power in the government? Think of as many different reasons as possible. We discussed student responses to the quickwrite questions and then read an article on the disclosures of a recent whistleblower on the US's military drone program. Students read the article and wrote a one-paragraph summary of the main points. In groups, we then read a few other articles and discussed the implications of what the anonymous whistleblower revealed. All of the articles from this class are available in the "Resources" section of the website. 10/20/15 - 10/21/1510/23/2015 In today's class, I handed back all of your work from LP 1. Then, I handed out our class novel, The Pearl. If you chose to read the book on the computer instead of checking out a hard copy, an online version of the novel is located in the "Resources" section of this website. I then gave a powerpoint presentation covering some of the main topics and themes of the novel. We wrote about and discussed these topics. Lastly, I handed out your homework. It is attached below.
10/15/15 - 10/16/1510/19/2015 Today, we finished the film that we began last class. After completing the film, students had time to finish the questions for the film that were handed out last class. After that, students were divided into four groups and each group had one question to answer in depth with examples from the film. Each group discussed their assigned question and presented an answer to the class. The questions were as follows: Group 1: How does Chaplin characterize the relationship between people and machines? How does he specifically do this through the use of on-screen images and character interactions? Group 2: What do you think is the message of this movie? Do you agree or disagree with it? How did Chaplin communicate this message? What scenes or events particularly helped him communicate this? Group 3: How does Chaplin manage to create comedy without sound? Compare to today: how do most comedy movies today make you laugh? Group 4: What kind of social issues are involved in this film? Why do you think Chaplin wanted to take on such serious issues in a comedy movie? Lastly, I handed out the homework. It is attached below and due next class. Have a nice weekend :)
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AuthorpagesChris Trompas - English teacher at the Learning Choice Academy in Chula Vista and La Mesa, CA. |