Agenda:

Monday January 6

• short Monday: instructions will be reviewed (make sure you have read through them and have made some decisions!)
• Tuesday to Friday = work days on the project
• the project (blog link with your work) will be due to TEAMS on Sunday, January 12
• The final project:
  • Read over the instructions for the project – on The Machine Stops Tab of the Blog near the bottom of the page
  • For the Propaganda Poster:
    • make some choices for the Propaganda poster – see the Brainstorming document for options
    • Read over the Propaganda Materials (PowerPoint, etc. on the blog) – this will be discussed in class
  • For the Podcast:
    • Read over the Wall-E/Machine Stops comparison chart – Answers (on the blog)
    • which of the primary text to world resources will you choose to discuss? (on the instructions)
    • will you work alone or with a partner?
  • Review the notes for each section of The Machine Stops on the blog
  • Re-visit the class TEAM’s notes for discussion:

January 13 to 17

• quick poetry unit
• last day is an in class write based on Hopepunk and some of the materials we have viewed over the course of the semester

Agenda

Assembly/Extended Stream Schedule:

Block 1 9:00-10:00

Block 2 10:05-11:05 (we will start calling down from period 2)

Assembly 11:15-12:20

LUNCH 12:20-1:00

Block 3 1:05-2:05

Block 4 2:10-3:10

• We will finish the discussion of the annotations for the Mending Apparatus
• Homework for Monday:

Agenda

• Tuesday – finish the discussion of the Airship Annotations and begin listening to The Mending Apparatus
• Wednesday – work day after finishing listening
• Thursday – annotations due and work on the Padlet Collaborations for The Mending Apparatus

Agenda:

• The Airship work is due: side-bar annotations, your annotations and the dystopian characteristics.
• At your table groups, work on your Padlet post for the first 20 -30 mins of the class; link for the post is in TEAMS

Agenda

Friday

• work on your annotations for The Airship:
  • side bar ones in the handout/PDF of the story
  • your own annotations (see the notes in the Instructions document)
  • dystopian characteristics? these can be done on the Word document or the PDF of the story
  • questions? surface level and dig deeper questions
  • START building the Padlet post for The Airship
    
    • you will have some time on Monday to assemble and tweak the post but get some of the work for it started today!!!
    • Padlet link is in TEAMS

Thursday

• review from yesterday’s assignment discussion
• listen to the first section, The Airship
  
  • start work on the Annotations – work up to page 10 or so
• Review the procedure for working on the story and your responsibilities – all documents in the MS tab of the blog – read headings!

Agenda:

0/X 7:36 – 8:55 AM
1 – 9:00 – 10:10 AM
STREAM 10:15 – 10:45 AM
2 – 10:50 – 12:00 AM
LUNCH 12:00 – 12:40 PM
3 – 12:45 – 1:55 PM
4 – 2:00 – 3:10 PM

• homework check and discussion for the video/article assignment
  • skim the article again to refresh your memory of the content
  • during the homework check, open the Utopia vs Dystopia and discuss your understanding of the content
• explanation for the process of listening and how the formative assessment of this unit will be done
• all materials are in the Machine Stops tab of the blog

Agenda

• Introductory materials and assignment to The Machine Stops
  • all materials are in The Machine Stops tab of the blog
  • The assignment is due Wednesday, Dec 4
• REMINDER: TOMORROW – MEET ME IN THE CAFETERIA FOR ATTENDANCE FOR SPOKEN WORD

Agenda

• Introduction to The Machine Stops unit – all materials are in the The Machine Stops  tab of the blog
• Practice your Spoken Word
  • video your performance for timing, mannerisms, etc.
  • don’t forget to upload the Word Document of your work to TEAMS!
  • Be ready to go on your day!! 🙂

Agenda

Timeline:

• Friday, November 22 – have your idea and some of the process (brainstorming evident in your journal)
• Monday, November 25 – a few more delivery and Journal Writing Activities
• Tuesday and Wednesday – writing/practicing/ intro to the novel
• Thursday and Friday – November 28, 29 = In-class performances!!! Be ready to go 🙂

Monday, November 25

• tone, pacing and delivery practice/activity
• Tuesday and Wednesday – continue to write and practice your spoken word
• It will proceed alphabetically from from whoever goes first; roughly half the class will go on Thursday and the other half on Friday:
• The order of the line-up unless someone wants to go in your place:

Friday, November 22

• I will be calling people up with their journals for evidence of brainstorming around the following:
  • topic – what is your Spoken Word about?
  • purpose – what will you communicate to your audience? What might the take-away be?
  • tone – serious, poignant, funny, satirical?
  • format – a slam poem? a story? a mash-up of the two?
  • delivery – by yourself? or with another person?
• I will also be checking for 4 entries in the journal (see below)
• Fifth Journal Entry – Complete # 9 from the English Studies 12 Warm-Up Exercises
• you should have your idea for your Spoken Word, but if you don’t:
  • UTILIZE the resources on the Writing and Grammar tab of the blog
  • SPEND some time reading some of the poems in the Padlet posts – don’t copy but some of the entries might spark an idea
  • LOOK at and try one of either #4, 6, 7 or 8 in the English Studies 12 Warm-Up Exercises
• REMEMBER:
  • All work for your spoken word must be completed in the Journal
  • I will be looking for integration into your story and/or Slam poem integration of some of the skills we have been practicing

Thursday, November 21

• We will read some of the Concrete Abstract Poems
• anyone will to share their I am From poem?
• Fourth Journal Entry is #5 – The Communication Poem from the English Studies 12 Warm up document. See the ‘recipe’ on the blog
• for tomorrow: be up to date in your journal (four entries so far) AND have your idea for your spoken word: topic, sense of purpose (what you want to communicate or share), tone? (funny, serious, satirical) format? (story or slam poem or a mash-up of the two?), by yourself or with someone? etc.

Wednesday, November 20

• option for Spoken Word – a story! we will watch some and map how they fit the narrative steps outlined in the Plan, Perfect, Practice, Perform document
• You should have your Second Journal Entry completed (#3 I am From poem)
• Third Journal Entry – #2 in the English Studies 12 Warm-Up Exercises:
  • Concrete Abstract Poem (link in the WG tab)
    • Write your concrete poem in your journal and then in the padlet
    • password = on the class TEAMS notification

Tuesday, November 19

• two more masters – based on Identity – see the document on Identity in the WG tab of the blog under this heading: Documents to help you generate ideas for your topic:
  • for Eyes Wide Open take notes on the paper
• Warm up Activities
• Second Journal Entry is #3  – I am From poem from the English Studies 12 Warm Up Exercises

Monday, November 18

• view various ‘masters’ of Spoken Word – take note of: purpose, language and delivery manipulation
• first Journal Entry: #1 from the English Studies 12 Warm-Up Exercises