Ana McDonald's Academic English II
San Marcos High School
Language Arts Classroom Building, Room 214
Fourth Quarter
March 21 - May26, 2004, 2004
Reading is Understanding
Writing is Making Other People Understand
During this Quarter, we'll explore issues of Justice & Injustice and the Clash of Cultures.
Calendar
| Fourth Quarter, First Week (4.1) | Mar. 21 - 23 | The Michael Fay Case, p. 277 - 283 Women in Bangladesh, p. 284 - 290 MAJOR GRADE - Green: p. 283, Purple p. 284 #3 March 24 - Parent-Community Day March 25 - 28 - Easter Vacation |
| Fourth Quarter, Second Week (4.2) | Mar. 29 - Apr 1 |
Activity: "Universal Justice/Kohlberg" p. 293-297 Class Jigsaw: Which Stage of Moral Development did Michael Fay, p. 278, exhibit? What about the author of "Flogging Michael Fay" p. 279? Which stage did the article "Singapore says Michael Fay..." (p. 281) represent? What about Peyara Begum, her husband, Moti Master, the members of the shaleesh, and Anwar Ali (p. 286 - 290)? Find quotations from the texts to support your opinion. (These are last week's readings.) |
| Fourth Quarter, Third Week (4.3) | Apr 4 - 8 | Complete posters that analyze a character's Level of Moral Development. Silent Socratic Seminar. You should ask and answer questions. Begin WebQuest analyzing The Scottsboro Boys' Trials |
| Fourth Quarter, Fourth Week (4.4) | Apr 11 - 15 | Continue WebQuest Activity: "Persuasion Techniques: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos," p. 364. Activity: "Embedded Assessment Two: Writing A Court Decision" beginning with "Before You Exchange Papers," p. 393. This is a MAJOR GRADE! April 15 - Ms. McDonald is in training (again!). |
| Fourth Quarter, Fifth Week (4.5) | Apr 18 - 22 |
April 19 - Math TAKS |
| Fourth Quarter, Sixth Week (4.6) | Apr 25 - 28 |
Review Unit 6: Culture Clash, p. 401 & Genre Scavenger Hunt p. 404 |
| Fourth Quarter, Seventh Week (4.7) | May 2 - 6 | Northern Ireland Prose & Song Lyrics p. 420 -424 Northern Ireland Street Murals p. 427-428 May 4, 5, 6: Library & Internet Reserach on Culture Clash of Choice p. 429 - 436 - We'll be on the white computers and completing these handouts: Teaching a Conflict #1: Basic Info, #2: History, and #3: Expression. |
| Fourth Quarter, Eighth Week (4.8) | May 9 - 13 | Prepare Conflict Presentations |
| Fourth Quarter, Ninth Week (4.9) | May 16 - 20 | Monday: Benchmark (Visual Analysis, Revising & Editing) |
| Fourth Quarter, Tenth Week (4.10) | May 23 - 26 | Final Exams |
This calendar is subject to change without notice.
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Choose the Student Activity specified on the calendar. You may print readings and activities to complete them at home, if you need to.