JOURNAL TOPIC:
What would you say or do if a person
walked up to you and said, "I bet your mom never told you this, but you
have a brother. Me. It's nice to meet you."
AGENDA:
1. Journal
*Read 180
2. Discuss the ending of Fahrenheit 451
3. Review Part III highlights and writing techniques
4. Weekend essay
Thursday, May 3, 2018
may 3
JOURNAL TOPIC:
What do you want to get out of school during this last month?
AGENDA:
1. Journal topic
2. Read 180
3. Fahrenheit 451
4. Masterpiece work
What do you want to get out of school during this last month?
AGENDA:
1. Journal topic
2. Read 180
3. Fahrenheit 451
4. Masterpiece work
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
TESTING 5/9
On Wednesday, May 9 we will meet in Room 235 for testing. Please make a note in your calendar.
the correct answer is...
This is a test. I want to know how many of you check the course blog before class.
Here is the offer: if you comment to this post with ANY observation about Fahrenheit 451 or your experience in reading it, you will receive a bonus of one letter grade on Friday's test (so if your answers earn a B, for example, you will receive an A).
The catch? You have to publish your comment to this post BEFORE we meet in class today at 10:35AM PDT. See you soon :)
Here is the offer: if you comment to this post with ANY observation about Fahrenheit 451 or your experience in reading it, you will receive a bonus of one letter grade on Friday's test (so if your answers earn a B, for example, you will receive an A).
The catch? You have to publish your comment to this post BEFORE we meet in class today at 10:35AM PDT. See you soon :)
may 2
JOURNAL TOPIC: (* after you write in your journal, please post today's entry as a comment to this post.*)
Tomorrow morning the garbage trucks come. Tonight I will perform the rituals of Garbage Day Eve: I will collect the trash from all the wastebaskets in the house, I will cinch up the big garbage bags from the kitchen, laundry room, and garage and put them in the garbage cans, and I will roll the garbage cans to the curb. These tasks aren't necessarily the sort of thing a kid dreams about doing when he grows up, and no one is paying me to do these things or even giving me a grade. So why do I bother? A few reasons: 1) I don't want the smell, bacteria, mess, or insect/rodent infestation that comes with an accumulation of garbage in my house; 2) I don't want to wake up tomorrow morning with a start and race to beat the garbage truck; and, most importantly, 3) over time I have taken a great deal of pride in maintaining my home. I learned a lot about #3 when I was in Tibet and watched the Buddhist monks care for their monastery. (That was also the trip where I learned to truly love washing dishes -- to this day, there is something about a clean kitchen that makes me really happy.)
What tasks in your life are necessary but not necessarily appealing? What do you do that gives you a sense of accomplishing something difficult, or the sense of ease that comes with being organized, or just the sense of relief at getting something unpleasant out of the way?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Masterpiece meetings
3. Masterpiece calendar
4. Check in re: tomorrow and Friday
5. Continue in Fahrenheit 451
6. Read 180
Tomorrow morning the garbage trucks come. Tonight I will perform the rituals of Garbage Day Eve: I will collect the trash from all the wastebaskets in the house, I will cinch up the big garbage bags from the kitchen, laundry room, and garage and put them in the garbage cans, and I will roll the garbage cans to the curb. These tasks aren't necessarily the sort of thing a kid dreams about doing when he grows up, and no one is paying me to do these things or even giving me a grade. So why do I bother? A few reasons: 1) I don't want the smell, bacteria, mess, or insect/rodent infestation that comes with an accumulation of garbage in my house; 2) I don't want to wake up tomorrow morning with a start and race to beat the garbage truck; and, most importantly, 3) over time I have taken a great deal of pride in maintaining my home. I learned a lot about #3 when I was in Tibet and watched the Buddhist monks care for their monastery. (That was also the trip where I learned to truly love washing dishes -- to this day, there is something about a clean kitchen that makes me really happy.)
What tasks in your life are necessary but not necessarily appealing? What do you do that gives you a sense of accomplishing something difficult, or the sense of ease that comes with being organized, or just the sense of relief at getting something unpleasant out of the way?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Masterpiece meetings
3. Masterpiece calendar
4. Check in re: tomorrow and Friday
5. Continue in Fahrenheit 451
6. Read 180
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
finals schedule
SANTA MARIA HIGH SCHOOL
JUNE FINALS BELL SCHEDULE
June 4-6, 2018
Monday, 6/4/2018
1st Period 7:30 – 9:20
Break 9:20 – 9:40
6th Period 9:40 – 11:30
Lunch 11:30 – 12:00
7th Period 12:10 – 2:00
Tuesday, 6/5/2018
2nd Period 8:30 – 10:20
Lunch 10:20 – 10:50
3rd Period 11:00 – 12:50
Wednesday, 6/6/2018
– Last Day of School
4th Period 8:30 – 10:20
Lunch 10:20 – 10:50
5th Period 11:00 – 12:50
Thursday, 6/7/2018
– GRADUATION!
may 1
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Write a paragraph in response to the essay you read on Fahrenheit 451. You may focus on any of the following: What was the thesis? How did the author connect the use of symbolism and synecdoche? How did the author compare Fahrenheit 451 with Hamlet? How did the author use his own experience to introduce the topic?
AGENDA:
1. Journal/discussion
2. Reading quiz
3. Fahrenheit 451: the beginning of the end (reading schedule for the week)
4. Read 180
Write a paragraph in response to the essay you read on Fahrenheit 451. You may focus on any of the following: What was the thesis? How did the author connect the use of symbolism and synecdoche? How did the author compare Fahrenheit 451 with Hamlet? How did the author use his own experience to introduce the topic?
AGENDA:
1. Journal/discussion
2. Reading quiz
3. Fahrenheit 451: the beginning of the end (reading schedule for the week)
4. Read 180
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