Friday, October 24, 2008

Class Calendar: October 20th to October 27th

Note: Please note update to next week's assignments!

Monday, October 20th (H)
• Due: Finish reading When the Emperor Was Divine, taking notes on study questions.
• Class: Debrief on Friday’s “field trip”; international law and the internment; discussion of When the Emperor Was Divine.

Tuesday, October 21st (F)
• Due: Prepare a “micro-theme.” Review historical background packet.
• Class: Newspaper editorials and contemporary connections; discussion and development of paper topics.

Wednesday, October 22nd (S)
• Due: Work on paper draft (due Friday).
• Class: Understanding the “loyalty oath”; return “field trip” to the computer lab. If you finish early, there will be a link to some excellent further reading.

Note: Shortened period for Health & Safety Awareness Day.

Thursday, October 23rd (U)
• Class does not meet today. Work on those drafts!

Friday, October 24th (M)
• Due: Rough draft of paper for peer review. Please bring three copies (hard copy, in your hand when you enter class) so we can work in small groups rather than pairs.
• Class: Peer revision of papers, with a mini-lesson on quotation integration.

Monday, October 27th (T)
• Due: Email me a passage from your paper that incorporates a quotation from the novel. If you have any particular questions about a section, that would be a good one to use. You can paste it right into the body of the email. Send to skitsis@arlington.k12.ma.us. Then bring a clean copy of your draft to class (work on it over the weekend, please!).
• Class: Workshop on integrating quotations.

Tuesday, October 28th (W)
• Due: Revised paper on When the Emperor Was Divine.
• Class: Poetry lesson; using the “scope and sequence” to frame the internment.

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