Columbine Lessons & homework
Tuesday, March 22nd
1. vocab: Columbine Set 1
2. telephone activity
3. journal: KWL chart: Columbine & List of Topics
4 Choose a topic to annotate and trace throughout the book
5. Read: Columbine --> p. 18 & annotate for your chosen topic
Homework: Find and read an article about the Waco, Texas massacre and one about Timothy McVeigh
-> Print/Copy&Paste into Google Doc & Annotate OR Write a summary of each
-> RECORD SOURCES/link URLs
Thursday, March 24th
1. journal: quote response:
"I am a wicked man...But do you know, gentlemen, what was the main point about my wickedness? The whole thing, precisely was, the great nastiness precisely lay in my being shamefully conscious
every moment, even in the moments of greatest bile, that I was not only a wicked man but was
not even an embittered man, that I was simply frightening sparrows in vain, and pleasing myself
with it."
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from the Underground
2. go over homework articles
Homework: Vocab Sentences for Columbine Set 2
Study Lit Device & Rhetorical Terms
Tuesday, March 29th
1. vocab quiz: Columbine Set 2
2. Read: Columbine --> p. 45-98
3. journal: Questions for Deputy Huntsman - guest Speaker: Wednesday p. 3 & 4
Homework: Read Columbine --> p. 98
Annotate for 3 topic as you read
Thursday, March 31st
1. vocab: Vocab Set 3
2. activity: Media Reports of Columbine
**In groups, students will read the articles and gather information about what happened.
Homework: 1. Vocab Set 3 Sentences
2. Dave Cullen's website: http://www.davecullen.com/columbine.htm
Friday, April 1st
BOOM POINT PARTY!!! BRING THINGS TO SHARE!!!
**Bring games
Homework: Read Columbine PART 3 --> p. 237
SPRING BREAK
1. vocab: Columbine Set 1
2. telephone activity
3. journal: KWL chart: Columbine & List of Topics
4 Choose a topic to annotate and trace throughout the book
5. Read: Columbine --> p. 18 & annotate for your chosen topic
Homework: Find and read an article about the Waco, Texas massacre and one about Timothy McVeigh
-> Print/Copy&Paste into Google Doc & Annotate OR Write a summary of each
-> RECORD SOURCES/link URLs
Thursday, March 24th
1. journal: quote response:
"I am a wicked man...But do you know, gentlemen, what was the main point about my wickedness? The whole thing, precisely was, the great nastiness precisely lay in my being shamefully conscious
every moment, even in the moments of greatest bile, that I was not only a wicked man but was
not even an embittered man, that I was simply frightening sparrows in vain, and pleasing myself
with it."
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from the Underground
2. go over homework articles
- Waco Massacre
- Timothy McVeigh
Homework: Vocab Sentences for Columbine Set 2
Study Lit Device & Rhetorical Terms
Tuesday, March 29th
1. vocab quiz: Columbine Set 2
2. Read: Columbine --> p. 45-98
3. journal: Questions for Deputy Huntsman - guest Speaker: Wednesday p. 3 & 4
Homework: Read Columbine --> p. 98
Annotate for 3 topic as you read
Thursday, March 31st
1. vocab: Vocab Set 3
2. activity: Media Reports of Columbine
**In groups, students will read the articles and gather information about what happened.
- Analyze for biases, tone, audience, intention
- Effects on audience?
- Groups Share out
- Discuss
- The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/apr/21/usgunviolence.usa
- NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/21/us/terror-littleton-overview-2-students-colorado-school-said-gun-down-many-23-kill.html?pagewanted=all
- CNN: http://www.cnn.com/US/9904/20/school.shooting.08/
- Denver Post: http://extras.denverpost.com/news/shot0420a.htm
- NYDaily: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/high-school-bloodbathgun-toting-teens-kill-25-article-1.822951
Homework: 1. Vocab Set 3 Sentences
2. Dave Cullen's website: http://www.davecullen.com/columbine.htm
Friday, April 1st
BOOM POINT PARTY!!! BRING THINGS TO SHARE!!!
**Bring games
Homework: Read Columbine PART 3 --> p. 237
SPRING BREAK
Tuesday, April 12th
1. vocab quiz: Vocab Set 3
2. vocab: Columbine Set 4
3. discuss Part 3 of Columbine & Questions for Deputy Huntsman: Guest Speaker
4. groupwork:
Homework: Read Columbine --> p. 268 & annotate for 3 topics
Thursday, April 14th
1. vocab quiz: Columbine Set 4
2. Vocab: Set 5
3. Tips for Taking the AP Language Test
4. New Yorker Article: "Thresholds of Violence"
**journal: What makes people violent?
How does culture influence teen behavior? (CDs from today: Tv, movies, video games, etc...)
5. Read Passage from: She Said Yes by Misty Bernall
**journal: What is the impact of the myths and sigmas associated with mental illness?
How does the media reinforce these stigmas with reports of shootings?
7. Read: Columbine --> p. 268 - 337
Homework: Read Columbine --> p. 337 & annotate for 3 topics
Friday, April 15th
Periods 3 & 4 Guest Speaker: Deputy Huntsman (get out of one period)
Tuesday, April 19th
1. vocab: Columbine Set 6
2. journal: Characterization of _____ (Choose a Character)
Homework: Read Columbine 337 --> END & annotate for 3 topics
Thursday, April 21st
1. journal: Critical Review of Columbine
2. Compliment Activity: " What I like about...each person..."
3. Inspirational Videos & Readings
4. Discuss: Columbine
5. Activities to promote PEACE and avoid this in the future...
Prep for Socratic Seminar:
Friday, April 22nd
Socratic Seminar: Columbine
Homework: Study for a VOCAB TEST: Columbine words
1. vocab quiz: Vocab Set 3
2. vocab: Columbine Set 4
3. discuss Part 3 of Columbine & Questions for Deputy Huntsman: Guest Speaker
4. groupwork:
- Share Annotations & Topics
- Write 5-10 discussion questions about book & Discuss
- Write 5-10 Questions for Deputy Huntsman: Guest Speaker on Friday
- Reflections & Responses
Homework: Read Columbine --> p. 268 & annotate for 3 topics
Thursday, April 14th
1. vocab quiz: Columbine Set 4
2. Vocab: Set 5
3. Tips for Taking the AP Language Test
4. New Yorker Article: "Thresholds of Violence"
**journal: What makes people violent?
How does culture influence teen behavior? (CDs from today: Tv, movies, video games, etc...)
5. Read Passage from: She Said Yes by Misty Bernall
- Discuss Cassie Bernall's martyrdom
**journal: What is the impact of the myths and sigmas associated with mental illness?
How does the media reinforce these stigmas with reports of shootings?
7. Read: Columbine --> p. 268 - 337
Homework: Read Columbine --> p. 337 & annotate for 3 topics
Friday, April 15th
Periods 3 & 4 Guest Speaker: Deputy Huntsman (get out of one period)
Tuesday, April 19th
1. vocab: Columbine Set 6
2. journal: Characterization of _____ (Choose a Character)
- What type of person is this?
- Make a judgement
- Justify based on CDs from book
- Add analysis/CMs
- Conclude and compare to other people in the world
- Overarching Analysis
- Read: excerpt from Dylan's mom's book: A Mother's Reckoning
- Watch: 20/20 Interview with Sue Klebold
Homework: Read Columbine 337 --> END & annotate for 3 topics
- Study for a Vocab TEST
Thursday, April 21st
1. journal: Critical Review of Columbine
2. Compliment Activity: " What I like about...each person..."
3. Inspirational Videos & Readings
4. Discuss: Columbine
5. Activities to promote PEACE and avoid this in the future...
- Peace Mural: paint/write a quote of inspiration on peace-themed mural outside
- Wall Decor: Create artistic peace poetry for the wall OR a quote poster for the wall
- Compliment Posters: add your ideas of great compliments to the compliment posters (artistically!)
- BOOM Jar: write an anecdote of a time you or someone else did something to promote a better world
- Peace Bowl: participation/create and partake
- We're Eclectic Poster: Write about what makes you UNIQUE & AMAZING & add it to this poster!
- Positive adjectives: Add you favorite positive adjectives to this poster
- Recognitions: Nominate someone to be recognized for their service to the community around them
Prep for Socratic Seminar:
- 5 opening questions
- 2 Outside Texts
Friday, April 22nd
Socratic Seminar: Columbine
Homework: Study for a VOCAB TEST: Columbine words
Sunday, April 24th
AP Language Practice TEST 9:00-12:00
AP Language Practice TEST 9:00-12:00
Tuesday, April 26th
1. Socratic Seminar: Columbine Part 2
Homework: Write Research Paper 3-4 pages MLA format DUE: Tuesday, May 3rd
2. Study for a Quiz: Lit Terms & Rhetorical Devices
1. Socratic Seminar: Columbine Part 2
Homework: Write Research Paper 3-4 pages MLA format DUE: Tuesday, May 3rd
2. Study for a Quiz: Lit Terms & Rhetorical Devices
Thursday, April 28th
1. Multi-Choice AP TEST practice
2. Work Period: Research your chosen topic & Write a 5 Paragraph essay connecting your topic to the book Columbine, as well as 4-5 additional credible sources DUE: Tuesday, May 3rd
Homework: Write Research Paper 3-4 pages MLA format DUE: Tuesday, May 3rd
1. Multi-Choice AP TEST practice
2. Work Period: Research your chosen topic & Write a 5 Paragraph essay connecting your topic to the book Columbine, as well as 4-5 additional credible sources DUE: Tuesday, May 3rd
Homework: Write Research Paper 3-4 pages MLA format DUE: Tuesday, May 3rd
- Write a 5 Paragraph essay connecting your topic to the book Columbine, as well as 2-3 additional credible sources
Tuesday, May 3rd
1. Multi-Choice Practice Section:
3. Read: Tips for the AP Test
4. Review: Multi-Choice TEST answers
5. SBAC Practice: 11th Graders
6. Quizlet Practice:Homework: Complete Above Worklist
1. Multi-Choice Practice Section:
- Hawthorne Excerpt
- go over as a class
- Go through Essays Scored & reread feedback & reflect on how you can improve your rhetoric
- Complete AP Scoring worksheet & reflect on your strengths & weaknesses
- Read: AP Scored Sample Student Essays online & compare to your writing
3. Read: Tips for the AP Test
4. Review: Multi-Choice TEST answers
5. SBAC Practice: 11th Graders
6. Quizlet Practice:Homework: Complete Above Worklist
Thursday, May 5th
1. AP Practice Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Question 2
2. AP Argument/Quote Response Essay: Question 3
Homework:
1. Read: Read: Tips for the AP Test
2. Quizlet Practice:
Friday, May 5th
1. Synthesis Essay: Locavores
Homework: in WHITE TEXTBOOK... p. 855-873
1. Read & Complete: Conversation: "Exporting Pop Culture"
Tuesday, May 10th
1. AP Multi-Choice Warm-up
2. Read Essay Rubrics & Sample Student Essays
4. Go over Homework Articles: "Exporting Pop Culture" p. 855-873
**Read: MY FINAL ESSAY WRITING TIPS
MORE Tips for the AP Test
1. AP Practice Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Question 2
2. AP Argument/Quote Response Essay: Question 3
Homework:
1. Read: Read: Tips for the AP Test
2. Quizlet Practice:
Friday, May 5th
1. Synthesis Essay: Locavores
Homework: in WHITE TEXTBOOK... p. 855-873
1. Read & Complete: Conversation: "Exporting Pop Culture"
- Read articles 1-6 and complete the reading questions at the end of each article
- Do all questions pages 855-873
- (No need to do p. 874 questions)
Tuesday, May 10th
1. AP Multi-Choice Warm-up
2. Read Essay Rubrics & Sample Student Essays
- Question 1: Synthesis: Locavores
- Question 2: Rhetorical Analysis: Louv's View of Nature from the car window
- Question 3: Argument Essay/Quote Response: TV watchers
4. Go over Homework Articles: "Exporting Pop Culture" p. 855-873
- Discuss Reading Strategies & Rhetorical analysis
- Link to AP Question
**Read: MY FINAL ESSAY WRITING TIPS
MORE Tips for the AP Test
Wednesday, May 11th 8:00 AM
AP LANGUAGE TEST
AP LANGUAGE TEST
Thursday, May 12th
1. vocab:
2. journal: Women in the Middle east
3. Read: Persepolis
1. vocab:
2. journal: Women in the Middle east
3. Read: Persepolis