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August 24
Assignment:
 | Bring notebook for journal. |
| Complete letter
on writing. |
| Find 1 internet
fact on The Blind Side. |
| Bring The Blind Side. |
August 25
Assignment:
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Spiral notebook
for in-class journal |
| Finish
reading through Chapter 3. |
| Write 1 page:
What does the blind side refer to, in football terms, 1 paragraph
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August 26
Assignment:
| First 1/3
summary due on Monday |
| Finish
reading through Chapter 6. |
August 29
Assignment:
| 2nd 1/3 summary due |
| Read through Chapter 9. |
August 30
Assignment:
| Reading through Chapter 12. |
| Complete Set 1--outside journal entries. |
August 31
Assignment:
| Finish reading. |
| Final 1/3 summary due |
September 1
Assignment:
| Draft Pair Portfolio for
conferences. |
| Write a precis of The Blind
Side. |
| Bring book and passage to share
in seminar. |
September 2
Assignment:
| Essay Test due |
| Pair Portfolio Due |
| Bring Three Cups of Tea. |
September 6
Assignment:
| Complete Set 2--outside journal
entries. |
| Read through Chapter 4. |
September 7
Assignment:
| First 1/3 summary due |
| Read through Chapter 8. |
| Find 1 internet fact on Afghanistan
or Greg Mortenson. |
September 8
Assignment:
| Complete Quotations Clarified. |
| Read through Chapter 12. |
September 9
| Read through Chapter 16. |
| Second 1/3 summary due |
| Purchase Endurance. |
September 12
Assignment:
| Write a paragraph on Wahhabi and a Wahhabi
madrassa. What is it? |
| Read through Chapter 19. |
September 13
Assignment:
| Read through Chapter 23. |
| Third set of journal entries |
September 14
Assignment:
| Final 1/3 summary due |
| Bring book and passage to share
in seminar. |
| Write a precis of Three Cups
of Tea. |
September 15
Assignment:
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Essay Test |
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Bring Endurance. |
September 16
Assignment:
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Read through p. 60 (Chapters
1-8, Part I). |
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Find one internet fact on
Ernest Shackleton or Antarctica. |
September 19
Assignment:
| Read through p.
116. |
| Write 1
paragraph: What qualities of leadership has Shackleton demonstrated so
far? What is your opinion of the man? |
September 20
Assignment:
| Fourth set of
journal entries due |
| First 1/3 summary
due |
| Read through p.
171. |
September 21
Assignment:
| Read through p. 229. |
September 22
Assignment:
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Read through p. 280. |
| Second 1/3 summary |
September 23
Assignment:
| Write 1 paragraph:
Compare and contrast book and movie. |
| Final 1/3 summary due
on Tuesday |
| Purchase Into Thin Air. |
September 26
Assignment:
| Draft Endurance essay
test for conferences. |
| Final 1/3 summary |
| Bring book and passage to
share in seminar. |
September 27
Assignment:
|
Set 5--outside
journal entries |
| Final of essay test due |
| Bring Into Thin Air. |
| Work time for group
portfolio |
September 28
Assignment:
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Group Portfolio due |
| Read through Chapter 3. |
September 29
Assignment:
| Read through Chapter 6. |
| Write first 1/3 summary. |
September 30
Assignment:
| Read through Chapter 9. |
| Find 1 internet
fact on Mount Everest or Jon Krakauer. |
October 3
Assignment:
| Think: How does mountaineering terminology affect
you as a reader? |
| Finish reading
through Chapter 12. |
| Write second 1/3
summary. |
October 4
Assignment
| Read through Chapter 13. |
| Write 1 paragraph:
Disaster is frequently foreshadowed in this book. How? |
| Complete Set
6--outside journal entries. |
October 5
Assignment:
| Read through Chapter 19. |
| Write 1 paragraph:
Who is the most heroic climber on Everest so far? Why? |
October 6
Assignment:
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Finish reading book. |
| Write final 1/3 summary. |
| Write a precis of Into
Thin Air. |
| Purchase Seabiscuit. |
October 11
Assignment:
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Complete Set 7--outside
journal entries. |
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Bring book and passage to
share for seminar. |
October 12
Assignment:
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Essay Test |
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Work Day for Individual
Portfolio |
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Bring Laptops. |
October 13
Assignment:
| Individual Portfolio Due |
| Find 1 internet fact on
either Seabiscuit or horse racing. |
| Bring Seabiscuit. |
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Portfolio on Madame Curie
due Tuesday, October 13. |
October 14
Assignment:
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Read through Chapter 3. |
October 17
Assignment:
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Read through approximately
Chapter 7. |
| First 1/3 summary due |
October 18
Assignment:
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Complete Set 8--outside
journal entries. |
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Read through approximately
Chapter 11. |
| Think: Relate
Seabiscuit and his popularity to what was going on in the larger culture at
the time. |
October 19
Assignment:
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Read through Chapter 15. |
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Write 1 paragraph: How
are Red, Charles, and Tom alike? |
October 20
Assignment:
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Read through Chapter 19. |
| Second 1/3 summary due |
October 21
Assignment:
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Finish book. |
|
Essay Test Seabiscuit |
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Bring book and passage for
seminar. |
| Purchase Icebound. |
October 24
Assignment:
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Bring Icebound. |
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Write precis of Seabiscuit. |
October 25
Assignment:
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Read through Chapter 2. |
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Complete Set 9--outside
journal entries. |
October 26
Assignment:
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Read through Chapter 5. |
October 27
Assignment:
| First 1/3 summary due |
|
Read through Chapter 7. |
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Think: How can
Antarctica be both awful and wonderful? |
October 28
Assignment:
| Read through Chapter 9. |
October 31
Assignment
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Second 1/3 summary due |
|
Read through Chapter 12. |
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Write a paragraph:
What is the primary theme of Icebound? Why do you think so? |
November 1
Assignment:
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Finish reading. |
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Complete Create-a-Test, if
not done in class. |
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Complete Set 10--outside
journal entries. |
November 2
Assignment:
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Draft essay test. |
| Bring book and passage for
seminar. |
| Write a paragraph
comparing and contrasting book and movie. |
November 3
Assignment:
| Final of essay test due
tomorrow |
| Work Day for Group
PowerPoint |
November 4
Assignment:
| Write precis of
Icebound. |
| Group PowerPoint due |
| Purchase Firehouse,
bring the book to class, and laptops. |
| Read as much of Firehouse
as you can over the weekend, although we will have class time next week. |
November 7
Assignment:
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Assemble precis for all
books. |
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Draft letter to me. |
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Draft one creative piece for
final exhibition portfolio. |
November 8
Assignment:
| Draft Firehouse
reaction. |
November 9
Assignment:
| Work Time to assemble
Final Exhibition portfolios and conferences |
November 10
Assignment:
| Final Exhibition--written
portion--due Monday: NO LATE! |
| Bring materials to work on
Autobiography presentation. |
November 14
Assignment:
| Reading to be |
| Finish autobiography
presentations. |
November 15
Assignment:
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Reading to be |
November 16
Assignment:
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Reading to be distributed |
November 17
Last Day of Class
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