3/30 Creative Writing

In-class~ Poetry Reading (Limerick, Cinquain, or Renga), quick discussion on politically incorrect nursery rhymes

HW~ Poem due Monday (Sestina, Pantoum, or Sonnet)
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3/30 American Studies

In-class~ Turned in Junior Projects, finished Pleasantville with discussion on social conformity

HW~ None.... HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND!

Upcoming Unit 9 Exam on Tuesday... study guide here http://www.bedeclass.blogspot.com/2012/03/american-studies-unit-9-exam-review.html
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3/30 Classics

In-class~ Iliad Socratic Seminar prep time

HW~ Finish Iliad Socratic Seminar prep for MONDAY
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3/29 Creative Writing

In-class- Finished poetry structure group work with presentations

HW- Write a limerick, renga, or cinquain. Bring a copy to class tomorrow and submit it to turnitin.com
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3/29 American Studies

In-class- Discussion of social conformity of the 1950s (advertising boom, auto boom, baby boom, Keeping up with the Joneses), started Pleasantville

HW- Finish Junior Project DUE TOMORROW

Upcoming- TKAM socratic Seminar make-up Monday afterschool
Unit 9 History Exam Tuesday (review http://www.bedeclass.blogspot.com/2012/03/american-studies-unit-9-exam-review.html)
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3/29 Classics

In-class- Iliad Ch. 5 & 6 review, passed out tragic hero formula sheets, reading time to finish Iliad (including the Epilogue)

HW- Finish Iliad if not done in class
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American Studies Unit 9 Exam Review

WWIIàCold War
Cold War
Iron Curtain
Containment
Truman Doctrine
Brinkmanship
United Nations
Partition of Germany
NATO & Warsaw Pact
Weapons Race
                H-bomb
                ICBM
Space Race
                Sputnik
CIA & Espionage
                U2 Incident
Eisenhower Doctrine
Korean War
                Causes & Outcomes
2ND Red Scare    
                HUAC
Hollywood Ten
McCarthyism
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Post War Economy
                GI Bill of Rights
1950s Economic Boom
                Conglomerates & Franchises
                Consumerism
Social Conformity
Baby Boom
Life in Suburbia
Mass Media
                Television & Film
                Advertising
Nonconformity
     Choice
                Beat Movement
                Rock & Roll
                Rise of Teenage Culture
    Circumstance
                Urban Poor  & White Flight
                Urban Renewal
                Rural Poor
                Struggle of Latino Americans
                Struggle of Native Americans

EXAM TUESDAY,  APRIL 3RD 
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3/28 Creative Writing

In-class- Poetic Form group activity

HW- None
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3/28 American Studies

In-class- TKAM Socratic Seminar

HW- Junior Project DUE FRIDAY
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3/28 Classics

In-class- Iliad Ch. 1-4 small group discussion

HW- Iliad Ch. 5 & 6
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3/27 Creative Writing

In-class- Finished Book Club Presentations, Creative write rhyming activity

HW- None
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3/27 American Studies

In-class Finished TKAM film, discussed 50s economics, TKAM short answer exam

HW- TKAM Socrtic Seminar Prep DUE TOMORROW, Junior Project DUE FRIDAY
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3/27 Classics

In-class Intro to Homer and The Iliad

HW- Chapters 1-4 of The Iliad in World Mythology books
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3/26 Creative Writing

In-class~ Book Club Presentations

HW~ None

BOOK CLUB EXAMS MUST BE MADE UP BY THE END OF THIS WEEK
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3/26 American Studies

In-class~ Discussed transitions, Final TKAM reading quiz and discussion, TKAM film

HW~ TKAM Short Answer Exam tomorrow, TKAM Socratic Seminar Wednesday, Junior Project DUE FRIDAY
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3/26 Classics

In-class~ Early Heroes Quiz

HW~ World Mythology pg 33 (Start at Homer and Oral Tradition) - pg. 42 (Finish Homeric Hero section)
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