Post 36

English Language Arts American Literature & Social Studies
Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Lunch count - 4
Wednesday December 19th, 2012

Notebook Check -
period 1 = Eden and Sabrina
period 2 = Adah
period 3 = Nneka

DOL 55

That very night she crept out and hid in the family’s tomb.  

“No one will think of looking for me here,” she chortled.

DOL 56
juliet then sent a short epistle to romeo via the rev laurence

Analogy
ASSASSINATION : MURDER
document : certificate
beverage : drink
relay : race
technology : robot




Period 1 - High School English
Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Period 1 = Chapter 29

Study Questions for chapter 29 of Cannery Row
1. Why does Doc lock his microscopes and best records in the back room?
2. Why is Alfred sulking?
3. What kind of mood is Doc in as the time for the party approaches?
4. How do yo think doc feels on the day of the party?

Adventure of English
Take notes and write a short and sweet summary of the main ideas from this episode/segment
label = disk 6 - 3nd bit = 24:26
period 1 = disk 6

Phase Autobio part 2
Write Source pages 107 109 - the first bit - hook and establish the territory



Period 3 -
Cannery Row - chapter 16

Quick study questions for chapt 16 -

1. Why are the doctors of Monterey so busy during March of the big sardine catch?
2. Why do so many people in Cannery Row go to Doc instead of to a regular doctor for medical advice?
3. How do Dora and her girls help out during the epidemic?
4. What do you think doc and Dora’s girls get out of helping the sick?  Do their reactions remind you of anything that has ever happened in your community?

Wild Horses or Garment Workers

Phase Autobio part 2 - see above

Period 2  Middle School English/Language Arts and Social Studies
DOL
Make sure you have finished all of the Johnny Tremain quizzes (1-12) on the Moodle web site
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen - chapter 18 page 148 of 166

Declaration of Independence - John Adams in France - First Continental Congress continued - part 3
Notes in Notebook -
1. Name as many delegates to the first Congress and the colony they belong to and represent.
2. What are some of the arguments for and against independence?

Work on writing assignment - Short essay - draft in notebook or on computer; final typed into Google Docs/Google Drive/Google Apps and shared with csnelling@sw.wednet.edu (your login is alabadens and password is swhidbey)

1. Look up information on the authors - compare and contrast.
How does the biographical information explain the difference in the way the two stories are written?

2. Describe the setting (place and time) of each story. Compare

3. Describe an important object (for example a weapon or piece of clothing) from each story. Research the objects and write a summary of your findings.

Period 4 - does not meet today
Advocacy - Home

Post 35

English Language Arts American Literature & Social Studies
Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Lunch count - 4
Tuesday December 18th, 2012

Notebook Check -
period 1 = Eden and Sabrina
period 2 = Erric and Luna
period 3 = Nneka

DOL 54
Juliet judged that it would be dangerous to go to her girlfriends’ houses or to her aunt’s; her parents would find her there.

DOL 55
that very night she crept out and hides in the families tomb.  no one will think of looking for me here she chortled

Analogy
VEINS : CIRCULATE
calculators : think
boots : sprint
laws : enforce
ornaments : decorate


Period 1 - High School English
Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Period 1 = Chapter 26

Study Questions for chapter 25 of Cannery Row
1. What do Dora’s girls make for Doc’s birthday?
2. What does Sam Malloy plan to give Doc?
3. What will Henri’s present be?
4. What will Mack and the boys give Doc?
5. Why does the narrator refer to Mack and the boys as “the Virtues, the Beatitudes, the Beauties”?

Adventure of English
Take notes and write a short and sweet summary of the main ideas from this episode/segment
label = disk 6 - 2nd bit = 9:21
period 1 = disk 6

Phase Autobio part 2
Read and do the TryIt on page 106
Read example phase autobio from LMS student


Period 3 -
Cannery Row - chapter 16

Quick study questions for chapt 16 -

1. Why are the doctors of Monterey so busy during March of the big sardine catch?
2. Why do so many people in Cannery Row go to Doc instead of to a regular doctor for medical advice?
3. How do Dora and her girls help out during the epidemic?
4. What do you think doc and Dora’s girls get out of helping the sick?  Do their reactions remind you of anything that has ever happened in your community?

Wild Horses or Garment Workers

Phase Autobio part 2 - see above

Period 2  Middle School English/Language Arts and Social Studies
DOL
Make sure you have finished all of the Johnny Tremain quizzes (1-12) on the Moodle web site
Woods Runner - chapter 18 - Gary Paulsen

Declaration of Independence - John Adams in Philadelphia - First Continental Congress continued - part 2 = 1:21:00 minutes in

Notes in Notebook -
1. Name as many delegates to the first Congress and the colony they belong to and represent.
2. What are some of the arguments for and against independence?

Work on writing assignment - Short essay - draft in notebook or on computer; final typed into Google Docs/Google Drive/Google Apps and shared with csnelling@sw.wednet.edu (your login is alabadens and password is swhidbey)

1. Look up information on the authors - compare and contrast.
How does the biographical information explain the difference in the way the two stories are written?

2. Describe the setting (place and time) of each story. Compare

3. Describe an important object (for example a weapon or piece of clothing) from each story. Research the objects and write a summary of your findings.

Period 4 - does not meet today
Advocacy - Christmas Festival - Trees, Food and Activities

Post 34

English Language Arts American Literature & Social Studies
Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Lunch count -
Monday December 17th, 2012

Notebook Check -
period 1 = Jake
period 2 = Erric
period 3 = Nneka


DOL 53
despondent and depressed juliet decides to run away.  she forgot foood but remembered to take her favorite book love and marriage
DOL 54
juliet adjudged that it would be dangerous to go to her girlfriends houses or to her aunts her parents would find her their
Analogy
HIDDEN : VISIBLE
spicy : delicious
flimsy : sturdy
tasteful : classy
elevated : escalated


Period 1 - High School English
Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Period 1 = Chapter 26

Study Questions for chapter 25 of Cannery Row
1. Why does Willard cal the Sprague kid a liar?
2. What happened to Joey’s father?
3. Why does Willard pretend that he doesn’t know what happened to Joey’s father?
4. Why does a kid like Joey play with a bully like Willard?

Adventure of English
Take notes and write a short and sweet summary of the main ideas from this episode/segment
label = disk 6 - 1st bit
period 1 = disk 6

Phase Autobio part 2
Read and do the TryIt on page 106



Period 3 -
Cannery Row - chapter 15
Quick study questions for chapt 15 -
1. How can Mack and the boys fell that the Captain’s wife is away?
2. What does the Captain share with the boys?
3. Are the boys successful at catching frogs? How many do they get?
4. What does Mack take from the Captain after he falls asleep?
5. Do you think Mack and the boys have the right to take anything from the Captain?

Phase Autobio part 2 - see above

Period 2  Middle School English/Language Arts and Social Studies
DOL
Make sure you have finished all of the Johnny Tremain quizzes (1-12) on the Moodle web site
Woods Runner - chapter 17 - Gary Paulsen

Declaration of Independence - John Adams in Philadelphia - First Continental Congress continued - part 2 = 1:03:09 minutes in

Notes in Notebook -
1. Name as many delegates to the first Congress and the colony they belong to and represent
2. What are some of the arguments for and against independence?

Work on writing assignment - Short essay - draft in notebook or on computer; final typed into Google Docs/Google Drive/Google Apps and shared with csnelling@sw.wednet.edu (your login is alabadens and password is swhidbey)

1. Look up information on the authors - compare and contrast.
How does the biographical information explain the difference in the way the two stories are written?

2. Describe the setting (place and time) of each story. Compare

3. Describe an important object (for example a weapon or piece of clothing) from each story. Research the objects and write a summary of your findings.

Period 4 -
Advocacy - Christmas Festival - Trees, Food and Activities

Post 33

English Language Arts American Literature & Social Studies
Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Lunch count -
Thursday December 13th, 2012

Notebook Check -
period 1 = Jake
period 2 = Joshua and Alex
period 3 = Nneka

DOL 52
being only 14 years old the diminutive hysterical juliet couldn’t stand the pain and the pressure

DOL 53
despondent and depressed juliet decides to run away.  she forgot foood but remembered to take her favorite book love and marriage

Analogy
DEVOUT : RELIGIOUS
hyper : energetic
depressed : angry
fit : strong
cruel : strange


Period 1 - High School English
Classic American Musical Theater - Cabaret continued Thursday?


Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Period 1 = Chapter 25

Study Questions for chapter 25 of Cannery Row
1.Why does Mack try to find out when Doc’c birthday is? Is he successful?
2. Are you superstitious? Why do you think the mood changed around Cannery Row?
3. Prediction: How will this party work out? Will it have a happier ending than the last one?

Adventure of English
Take notes and write a short and sweet summary of the main ideas from this episode/segment
label = disk 6 - 1st bit
period 1 = disk 6


Create or transcribe the following to Google Docs (school version)
file name = “Christoph phase autobio part 1”
Topic - the phase and the lesson learned
Focus statement - actual sentence that includes the time period and how you were changed by that period
Prewrite - freewrite on your phase, background and resulting change
Chart - as seen on page 105 of Write Source 9000
Example -

Key Events	Details	Feelings
Portland	long night Sambos	fear then exaltation
Reynosa	Stuck at the border	fear, uncertainty, doubt
Belize City	Bill Russell Krugerrands	fear, uncertainty, doubt Free at last?
Mango Creek, Dangriga	Andre Duguesney Southern Highway	Happy Big Yemeri

Period 3 -
Cannery Row - chapter 15


Quick study questions for chapt 15 -
1. How can Mack and the boys fell that the Captain’s wife is away?
2. What does the Captain share with the boys?
3. Are the boys successful at catching frogs? How many do they get?
4. What does Mack take from the Captain after he falls asleep?
5. Do you think Mack and the boys have the right to take anything from the Captain?

Thursday Classic American Musical Films - Across the Universe - directed by Julie Taymor (who created the Broadway play of the Lion King)
Written Response/Reaction to the film


Phase Autobio - See above components

Period 2  Middle School English/Language Arts and Social Studies
DOL
Make sure you have finished all of the Johnny Tremain quizzes (1-12) on the Moodle web site
Woods Runner - chapter 16 - Gary Paulsen

Declaration of Independence - John Adams in Philadelphia - First Continental Congress continued - part 2 = 57:20 minutes in

Notes in Notebook -
1. Name as many delegates to the first Congress and the colony they belong to and represent
2. What are some of the arguments for and against independence?

Work on writing assignment - Short essay - draft in notebook or on computer; final typed into Google Docs/Google Drive/Google Apps and shared with csnelling@sw.wednet.edu (your login is alabadens and password is swhidbey)

1. Look up information on the authors - compare and contrast.
How does the biographical information explain the difference in the way the two stories are written?

2. Describe the setting (place and time) of each story. Compare

3. Describe an important object (for example a weapon or piece of clothing) from each story. Research the objects and write a summary of your findings in your own words. You should think of your peers in the

Period 4 - does not meet today
Advocacy - Town Meeting and Senior Council - Thursday

Post 32

English Language Arts American Literature & Social Studies
Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Lunch count -
Wednesday December 11th, 2012

½ day am only - students dismissed at 11:30

Notebook Check -
period 1 = AJ
period 2 = Joshua
period 3 = Davin


DOL 51

“Never!” blurted out the sobbing Juliet.

Her mother left in a huff. “We’ll see about that,” she flung out.

DOL 52
Being only 14 years old the diminutive hysterical juliet couldnt stand the pain and the pressure

Analogy
LIFEJACKET : BOAT
medicine : disease
seatbelt : plane
shield : sword
hat : helmet



Period 1 - High School English
Take Moodle Quizzes tonight!
Classic American Musical Theater - Cabaret continued Thursday?


Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Period 1 = Chapter 24

Study Questions for chapter 24 of Cannery Row
1. What does Mary Talbot love more than anything else?
2. How does Mary act when her husband Tom gets depressed?
3. How does “Mrs. Cassini”make Mary Talbot cry?
4. What do you think of Mary Talbot? Is she pathetic? upliftingly cheerful? naive? Will she make a good mother?

Adventure of English
Take notes and write a short and sweet summary of the main ideas from this episode/segment
label = disk 6 - 1st bit
period 1 = disk 6


Create or transcribe the following to Google Docs (school version)
file name = “Christoph phase autobio part 1”
Topic - the phase and the lesson learned
Focus statement - actual sentence that includes the time period and how you were changed by that period
Prewrite - freewrite on your phase, background and resulting change
Chart - as seen on page 105 of Write Source 9000
Example -

Key Events	Details	Feelings
Portland	long night Sambos	fear then exaltation
Reynosa	Stuck at the border	fear, uncertainty, doubt
Belize City	Bill Russell Krugerrands	fear, uncertainty, doubt Free at last?
Mango Creek, Dangriga	Andre Duguesney Southern Highway	Happy Big Yemeri

Period 3 - does not meet today
Cannery Row - chapter 15
Quick study questions for chapt 15 -
1. How can Mack and the boys fell that the Captain’s wife is away?
2. What does the Captain share with the boys?
3. Are the boys successful at catching frogs? How many do they get?
4. What does Mack take from the Captain after he falls asleep?
5. Do you think Mack and the boys have the right to take anything from the Captain?

Phase Autobio - See above components

Period 2  Middle School English/Language Arts and Social Studies
DOL
Make sure you have finished all of the Johnny Tremain quizzes (1-12) on the Moodle web site
Woods Runner - chapter 15 - Gary Paulsen

Declaration of Independence - John Adams in Philadelphia - First Continental Congress continued - part 2 = 46 minutes in

Notes in Notebook -
1. Name as many delegates to the first Congress and the colony they belong to and represent
2. What are some of the arguments for and against independence?

Work on writing assignment - Short essay - draft in notebook or on computer; final typed into Google Docs/Google Drive/Google Apps and shared with csnelling@sw.wednet.edu (your login is alabadens and password is swhidbey)

1. Look up information on the authors - compare and contrast.
How does the biographical information explain the difference in the way the two stories are written?

2. Describe the setting (place and time) of each story. Compare

3. Describe an important object (for example a weapon or piece of clothing) from each story. Research the objects and write a summary of your findings.

Period 4 - does not meet today
Advocacy - Town Meeting and Senior Council - Thursday

Post 31

English Language Arts American Literature & Social Studies
Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Lunch count -
Tuesday December 11th, 2012

½ day am only on Wednesday

Notebook Check -
period 1 = AJ
period 2 =
period 3 = Davin


DOL 50  
“Juliet, you have a date tonight to go to a Sting concert with that genial Paris boy,” she informed her distraught daughter.
DOL 51

“Never!” blurted out the sobbing Juliet.

Her mother left in a huff. “We’ll see about that,” she flung out.

Analogy
NOTE : MELODY
bone : skeleton
movie : film
meal : restaurant
career : job



Period 1 - High School English
Take Moodle Quizzes tonight!
Classic American Musical Theater - Cabaret continued Thursday?
Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Period 1 = Chapter 23

Quick study questions -
1. How does everyone treat Mack and the boys after the party?
2. Why does Monterey lose five conventions for the following year?
3. Who gets sick at the Palace Flophouse, causing “genuine panic” there?
4. What advice does Dora give Mack?
5. The narrator says: “For there are two possible reactions to social ostracism–either a man emerges determined to be better, purer and kindlier or he goes bad, challenges the world and does even worse things. This last is by far the commonest reaction to stigma.” Do you agree? Support or refute that statement with “real world” evidence. Has the narrator treated this theme earlier in the book?

Adventure of English
Take notes and write a short and sweet summary of the main ideas from this episode/segment
label = disk 6 - 1st bit
period 1 = disk 6


Create or transcribe the following to Google Docs (school version)
file name = “Christoph phase autobio part 1”
Topic - the phase and the lesson learned
Focus statement - actual sentence that includes the time period and how you were changed by that period
Prewrite - freewrite on your phase, background and resulting change
Chart - as seen on page 105 of Write Source 9000
Example -

Key Events	Details	Feelings
Portland	long night Sambos	fear then exaltation
Reynosa	Stuck at the border	fear, uncertainty, doubt
Belize City	Bill Russell Krugerrands	fear, uncertainty, doubt Free at last?
Mango Creek, Dangriga	Andre Duguesney Southern Highway	Happy Big Yemeri

Period 3
Cannery Row - chapter 14
Quick study questions for chapt 14 -
1. What are the two soldiers and two girls doing? What is their mood?
2. How is the watchman in this chapter like the Captain in the previous chapter?
3. As you imagine this scene in your mind, what colors do you see? Why do you suppose Steinbeck mentions these colors? What mood do they create?

Phase Autobio - See above components

Period 2  Middle School English/Language Arts and Social Studies
DOL
Make sure you have finished all of the Johnny Tremain quizzes (1-12) on the Moodle web site
Woods Runner - chapter 14 - Gary Paulsen

Declaration of Independence - John Adams in Philadelphia - First Continental Congress continued - part 2 = 46 minutes in

Notes in Notebook -
1. Name as many delegates to the first Congress and the colony they belong to and represent
2. What are some of the arguments for and against independence?

Work on writing assignment - Short essay - draft in notebook or on computer; final typed into Google Docs/Google Drive/Google Apps and shared with csnelling@sw.wednet.edu (your login is alabadens and password is swhidbey)

1. Look up information on the authors - compare and contrast.
How does the biographical information explain the difference in the way the two stories are written?

2. Describe the setting (place and time) of each story. Compare

3. Describe an important object (for example a weapon or piece of clothing) from each story. Research the objects and write a summary of your findings.

Period 4
Advocacy - Right to Risk part 2 = meet the producer

Post 30

English Language Arts American Literature & Social Studies
Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Lunch count - 3
Monday December 10th, 2012

½ day am only on Wednesday

Notebook Check -
period 1 = AJ
period 2 = Adah and Grace
period 3 = Davin

DOL 49

No sooner had Romeo surreptitiously left the scene than Mrs. Capulet arrived at Juliet’s door.

DOL 50  
“Juliet, you have a date tonight to go to a Sting concert with that genial Paris boy,” she informed her distraught daughter.
Analogy
EPIDEMIC : WIDESPREAD
artist : idealistic
island : lonesome
emergency : urgent
intention : challenged



Period 1 - High School English
Take Moodle Quizzes tonight!
Classic American Musical Theater - Cabaret continued Thursday?
Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Period 1 = Chapter 22 = audio 3:26:52
Henri the Painter
Quick study questions -
1. Where does Henri live?
2. Why do women always leave Henri
3. Why does Doc’s date go off with Henri?
4. Have you ever met anyone like Henri? What do you think of him? Is he a phony – or is he intellectually honest?
5. Prediction: Will Doc ever see “the girl” again? Will he ever have a lasting relationship with a woman?

Adventure of English
Take notes and write a short and sweet summary of the main ideas from this episode/segment
label = disk 5 - 2nd bit
period 1 = disk 5


Transfer the following to Google Docs (school version)
Topic - the phase and the lesson learned
Focus statement - actual sentence that includes the time period and how you were changed by that period
Prewrite - freewrite on your phase and resulting change
Chart - as seen on page 105 of Write Source 9000
Example -

Key Events	Details	Feelings
Portland	long night Sambos	fear then exaltation
Reynosa	Stuck at the border	fear, uncertainty, doubt
Belize City	Bill Russell Krugerrands	fear, uncertainty, doubt Free at last?
Mango Creek, Dangriga	Andre Duguesney Southern Highway	Happy Big Yemeri

Period 3
Cannery Row - chapter 13 - audio 2:03:00
Quick study questions for chapt 13 -
1. What do Mack and the boys eat and drink on their trip?
2. Why is the “Captain” angry with Mack and the boys, at first?
3. How does the Captain’s attitude toward Mack and the boys change? Why?
4. Mack says, “I hate a guy that lies to himself...(like) me.” (page 49) Do you think he really hates himself?
5. prediction: What do you think will happen when Mack and the boys meet at the Captain’s house?

Phase Autobio - See above components

Period 2  Middle School English/Language Arts and Social Studies
DOL
Make sure you have finished all of the Johnny Tremain quizzes (1-12) on the Moodle web site
Woods Runner - chapter 13 - Gary Paulsen

Declaration of Independence - John Adams in Philadelphia - First Continental Congress continued

Notes in Notebook -
1. Name as many delegates to the first Congress and the colony they belong to and represent
2. What are some of the arguments for and against independence?

Work on writing assignment - Short essay - draft in notebook or on computer; final typed into Google Docs/Google Drive/Google Apps and shared with csnelling@sw.wednet.edu (your login is alabadens and password is swhidbey)

1. Look up information on the authors - compare and contrast.
How does the biographical information explain the difference in the way the two stories are written?

2. Describe the setting (place and time) of each story. Compare

3. Describe an important object (for example a weapon or piece of clothing) from each story. Research the objects and write a summary of your findings.

Period 4
Advocacy - Right to Risk