Assignments

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14	15 Do Now 8/15/22 10:10 AM "Raised By..." Poem Graphic Organizer 8:30 AM	16	17 Quick-Write: In "Dry," Kelton and his family had prepared both their home and their bug-out for survival in case of a crisis like the Tap-Out. What would be in your survival kit? What items should everyone have in an emergency kit? 10:10 AM Do Now 8/17: Watch the warm-up video and answer the following questions: What is one example of sensory imagery that Beaty uses in his poem? Do you think that Beaty’s presentation of his poem is effective? Why or why not? 10:10 AM Beginning of the Year Survey 8:30 AM	18	19 "Dry" Collaborative CER 10:10 AM Do Now 8/19: “How do you assign a price to water? It’s a human right,” says Noyola. “But these companies, namely Coca-Cola, in selling bottled water as the only potable water source, have made their product obligatory. Now water costs nearly as much as gasoline.” Paraphrase this quote in your own words. What does this quote mean? Why does this quote matter? 10:10 AM Homework: How is the current drought in Monterrey, Mexico similar to the "Tap-Out" in the novel "Dry"? What is different about these two situations? 8:30 AM	20
21	22	23 Discussion Question: Has modern technology changed the ways in which people write so as to make notebooks and journals quaint things of the past? Do people save their thoughts and reflections online? Discuss the relevance of Didion’s essay in our electronic age. 11 AM Do Now 8/23 11 AM "On Keeping a Notebook" By Joan Didion 9:45 AM	24	25 "Me Talk Pretty One Day" Reading Quiz 10:10 AM Do Now 8/25: “Several have defined man as ‘an animal which laughs.’ They might equally as well have defined him as an animal which is laughed at; for if any other animal, or some lifeless object, produces the same effect, it is always because of some resemblance to man, or the stamp he gives it of the use he puts it to” (Henri Bergson in Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic). Does the essay “Me Talk Pretty One Day” more effectively present man as a creature “which laughs” or “which is laughed at.” Please make sure to cite an example from the essay in your response. 10:10 AM	26	27
28	29 Do Now 8/29: How have you experienced stereotyping on the basis of your age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, the way you dress, etc.? What’s an example of a time when you faced this type of stereotype? 10:10 AM	30	31 "Just Walk on By" Reading Quiz 10:10 AM Do Now 8/31: Imagine a response to “Just Walk on By” that takes issue with the tactics Staples employs in order to avoid frightening people with his mere presence. What arguments might someone make against his choice to accommodate the irrational fears of others? On what basis might objections to this practice be raised? 10:10 AM	1	2 Personal Essay Prompt and Brainstorm 10:10 AM Do Now 9/2: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What is ONE challenge you faced this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend? 10:10 AM Photo Journal 8:30 AM	3

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Quick-Write: In "Dry," Kelton and his family had prepared both their home and their bug-out for survival in case of a crisis like the Tap-Out. What would be in your survival kit? What items should everyone have in an emergency kit? 10:10 AM
Do Now 8/17: Watch the warm-up video and answer the following questions: What is one example of sensory imagery that Beaty uses in his poem? Do you think that Beaty’s presentation of his poem is effective? Why or why not? 10:10 AM
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Do Now 8/29: How have you experienced stereotyping on the basis of your age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, the way you dress, etc.? What’s an example of a time when you faced this type of stereotype? 10:10 AM

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