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American Experience: Weekly Syllabus
Updated weekly, this syllabus may not reflect changes made during the course of the week due to a conflict between time constraints and educational goals.
Go to the term archive to see past weekly syllabi.
Spring Semester's Essential Question:
"What is the American dream?"
Monday
2/6/12
Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre Papers
In-Class:
Continue work on digital final draft of multi-genre paper.
Homework: Continue work at home and then bring your work back to class on Monday via a flash drive or Google-Docs. Be prepared to complete work by the end of class on Thursday, 2/9/12.
Tuesday
2/7/12
Guidance Visit: Planning for Senior Year
Wednesday
2/8/12
Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre Papers
In-Class:
Continue work on digital final draft of multi-genre paper.
Homework: Continue work at home and then bring your work back to class on Monday via a flash drive or Google-Docs. Be prepared to complete work by the end of class on Thursday, 2/9/12.
Thursday
2/9/12
Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre Papers
In-Class:
Finish work on digital final draft of multi-genre paper.
Upload completed draft to your digital portfolio at www.turnitin.com .
If you missed part of the film, you can fill in the gaps by reading the synopsis here. (Use this synopsis to complete the viewer's response/journal you missed.)
If you missed part of the film, you can fill in the gaps by reading the synopsis here. (Use this synopsis to complete the viewer's response/journal you missed.)
If you missed part of the film, you can fill in the gaps by reading the synopsis here. (Use this synopsis to complete the viewer's response/journal you missed.)
Create a new word document and save it to your "Z" as Rocky Reflection- Draft # 1.
Use one of the prompts below to get this paper started. Do your best to fill the paper with your ideas. If you get stuck, return to another one of the prompts and continue to fill the paper.
The scene from Rocky that I replay in my mind again and again is…
When I watch Rocky, I can connect it to…
Rocky is inspiring to me because …
Although Rocky doesn't actually win the boxing match, I consider him a winner because…
Save and then print this draft.
Peer Writing Conference: Pair and share drafts.
Highlight all of your best ideas/phrases/"ah-ha" moments from this draft.
Homework: Complete work not completed in class.
Friday
2/17/12
Writing Workshop: Rocky Reflection Paper
In-Class:
Create a new word document and save it to your "Z" asRocky Reflection- Draft # 2.
In this draft you will expand upon one of the ideas/phrases you highlighted in draft # 1.
Do your best to fill the paper with your ideas. If you get stuck, return to another idea/phrase you highlighted in draft # 1.
Save and then print this draft.
Peer Writing Conference: Pair and share drafts.
Highlight your best idea/phrase/"ah-ha" moment from this draft.
Homework: Complete work not completed in class.
Monday
2/20/12
Writing Workshop: Rocky Reflection Paper
In-Class:
Create a new word document and save it to your "Z" as Rocky Reflection-Final Draft.
Take the best moments of reflection from each of the drafts and develop them into a one-page final draft.
Save and then print this draft.
Peer Writing Conference: Pair, share and score drafts the 5 traits of writing scoring rubric:
