February College Checklist for Seniors

February Checklist for College bound senior

Week 5 Expo Comp II/ World Lit

Week 4 Class Work and Homework Expo Comp/ Literature

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	Period 3: Revise Last Meow Essay Bring Green Book to class Period 5 Test cancelled  Mira Bai and  The Motif of the "divine lover" is common in mystical traditions throughout the world.  Rumi, troubadours, Christian mystics, John Donne, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, William Blake, Emily Dickenson. Read pp. 496-497 Read Mira Bai Poems Write a reflection.	Period 3 Revise Last Meow Essay and Do Activity 1 and 2 Green Book  "Language, gender, and Culture" P5 – Read pp. 125- Take Cornell Notes on Ancient Middle East 6 Page Narrative due Thursday- all steps of hero’s Journey must be included. Don’t forget to submit completed graphic organizer to Inbox
Tuesday	Period 3 Green Book-Activity 3,4, and 5 P 5 –Read Epic of Gilgamesh	Period 3 Activity 6 Do Both Green Book   P5 Narrative
Wednesday	Period 3- Activity 7 and 8  Period 5- Team Activity on Epic of Gilgamesh	Period 3 Activity 9 Period 5- Narrative due Typed triple space for peer review
Thursday	Period 3 –Activity 10 and 11 Period 5- Peer Review Narratives ( a for credit assignment).	Period 3 – Activity 12 Period 5- Final drafts of Narratives due before class on Friday to turnitin.com. No late work accepted. Locked out.
Friday	Period 3 – Activity 13 Period 5 –Read Chinese and Japanese Literature pp. 503-511 Take Cornell Notes	Period 3-Green Book Activities 14, 15, and 16 Do carefully Period 5- World Literature Read The Book of Songs Creative Writing Assignment( Grammy Week) : 1.   Composing a rap or hip hop song. 2.   Songs should contain repetitive rhythms, alliteration, and refrain. Imagery should depict a current situation, but emotion should arise from basic human nature. Or 3. Compare and Contrast two Folk Songs using either point-by-point comparison or a block organizational pattern.

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Week 4 Second Semester

Week 4 Class Work and Homework Expo Comp/ Literature

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	Period 3: The Last Meow Act. 1,2, and 3 Period 5 Mythology, Origin Myths Continued: Investigate and clarify classical concepts associated with heroism, especially leadership, courage, justice, and wisdom. Compare narratives from various cultures. How do humans interact with each other and the environment?  How do humans explain/rationalize their observations?  What is the scientific explanation for the awe?	Period 3; Last Meow Activity 4 and 6 P5  Hero's Journey Essay  Cal Sate Rubric plus all stages of Hero's Cycle must be part of your narrative.
Tuesday	Period 3 Activity 7 P 5 TBA	Period 3 Activity 8 P5 Unit 5 read pp. 440-441 Read 440-495 Hinduism Indian Epics The Rig Veda The Mahabarata The Bhagavadgita The Pachatantra The Ramayana
Wednesday	Period 3 Activity 9 Period 5-	Period 3 Activity 10 and 11 Period 5-
Thursday	Period 3 –Activity 12 Period 5-TBA	Period 3 – Activity 13 Review the STEPs before class in Activities 15-18 Period 5-TBA
Friday	Period 3 – Activity 14 Timed Essay on Last meow Period 5 –Compare and Contrast Paper due TBA.	Period 3-Green Book Period 5- World Literature Period 5  Hero's Journey Story

Week 3 World Lit. /Expo Comp

Week 3 Class Work and Homework Expo Comp/ World Literature

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	Juvenile Justice  Activity  11 and 12 Period 5 Juvenile Justice Team Essay Research Go TO: 1.    New York Times Topics 2.    Data. Gov 3.    Frontline http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/	Activity 13  Do all Group Activities Period 5 Do  Activities 15-20 Team Research Papers due on Friday before class
Tuesday	Activity 13 Continued	Activity  14
Wednesday	Period 3 Juvenile Justice Activity 15 and 16 Period 5-	Period 3 Activity  17 and 18 Period 5-
Thursday	Period 3 Activity 19 Period 5	Period 3 Activity 20 Period 5
Friday	Period 3 JJ Essay due to Turnitin.com by 1 PM. Or you will be locked out NO LATE Work Period 5 –Research Paper due.	Period 3 JJ Activity 9-10 Period 5- World Literature Begins

Week 2 Expo Comp/World Literature

Week 2 Class Work and Homework Expo Comp/ Literature

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	RP Activity 17	Racial Profiling Activity 18 and 19
Tuesday	Racial Profiling Activity 20	Activity 21 Submit Essay To Turnitin.com by 9PM
Wednesday	Period 3 Juvenile Justice Activity 1 and 2 Period 5- Study for Exam of Left Hand of Darkness	Period 3 Activity 3 and 4 Period 5- Study for Exam of Left Hand of Darkness
Thursday	Period 3 Activity 5 Period 5  Study for Left Hand of Darkness Exam	Period 3 Activity 6 Period 5  Study for Left Hand of Darkness Exam
Friday	Period 3 JJ Activity 7 and 8 Period 5 Left Hand of Darkness Exam	Period 3 JJ Activity 9-10 Period 5 Read All Juvenile Justice Articles Many Kids Unfit for Trial Supreme Court to Rule on Executing Young Killers Kids are Kids pp. 39-46 Timed Essay/Discussion on Monday TBA based on class performance.

SEcond Semester Week 1

Week 1 Class Work and Homework Expo Comp/ Literature

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	Registration Get books Racial Profiling Activity 1 and Activity 2	Racial Profiling Activity 3
Tuesday	Racial Profiling Activity 4	Activity 5
Wednesday	Activity 6 and 7	Activity 8
Thursday	Activity 9 and 10	Activity 11
Friday	Activity 12	Activity 13-16 Come to class with your thesis statement on Monday.