Sonnet 29

Complete this assignment and submit to me on a google doc

Sonnet 29

Become a Poet

I apologize for being out today.  Please begin working on these assignments, once completed submit to me on a google doc.

Poetry Vocabulary

Women/Kiss/Moth

An Ideal Women-
1. What did you like/dislike about the poem? Give a good explanation for liking/disliking it. Minimum of 5 sentences

2. Write a paragraph detailing what an "ideal woman" consists of, according to the poem.  DO NOT just copy what you read; describe in your own words.  Think of societal stereotypes, different types of beauty, internal vs external attraction.

The Kiss-

Think about a time when something you looked forward to did not turn out s you had hoped.  Write a rhyming poem- minimum of 10 lines.

The Lesson of the Moth-

1. How does the moth sum up his attitude toward life?

2. What is the speaker's attitude toward life?

3. Which do you agree with more? Why? (You MUST choose one!)


Share all of your classwork assignments on one whole document with me zsmith@sandi.net

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Exam Day!

Night Exam

Good Luck!

Test

Ch 4 Questions  

Due Tuesday Night by midnight

Continue make up work

If complete with make up work, begin Chapter 3 Vocab & Q's Assignment

Ch 2 Vocab Quiz this Friday 4/27

survey Monday

Please fill out this survey on Monday.

Thank you

Thursday, April 19th

Get into groups of 2-4

We will read "The Hangman" by Maurice Ogden

Have complete by Friday April 20th


Poem


Group Questions-   

Night Chapter 3 & 4

Night Chapter 3 Vocab & Q's assignment 

Night Chapter 4 Questions 

complete if Mr. Smith asks you to complete

Night Chapter 2 Vocab & Review Questions

Night Chapter 2 Vocab & Review Questions   due Tuesday April 17, 2018

Make your own copy and share with Mr. Smith when completed.

Homework - Start reading Chapter 3 and have read by Wednesday morning.

Friday 13, 2018 Keeping Memory Alive

Today you will read excerpts (parts) from a Speech by the author of Night, Elie Weisel

We call the excerpt Keeping Memory Alive and it is from 1996 when Weisel was accepting the Nobel Peace Prize

1. Please make a copy of the Keeping Memory Alive Document and answer the questions at the end of the document. You should be able to complete this by end of the period Friday 4/13. If not, it is due Monday beginning of class. Please share your completed work with Mr. Smith at zsmith@sandi.net

2. Read Chapter 2 of Night for Monday 

This is a read aloud video for Chpater 2 if you need assistance 



Elie Wiesel, author of Night 

Wednesday April 11 & Thursday April 12 - 2018 Night Chapter 1 Work

1. Find a group  (2 - 4 people) 

to complete the Chapter 1 Night Questions & Event Analysis

If you don't have your ID please go get the book Night at the library and just tell Ms. Cooper you need it for a class assignment. 

Homework: Read Chapter 2 - Take brief notes

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Please finish reading Chapter 1 of Night by Wednesday

Write brief notes on:

• characters names and roles 
• time period / setting 
• events 
• personal questions / reactions 

Monday, April 9, 2018 starting Night by Elie Weisel

Hello 10th grade, I am sorry I am still out. This week you will meet Mr. Smith who should be awesome and available for awhile until I get back. As many of you know, I am taking some time to care for my mother who is ill, my husband, who recently went into the hospital with a heart condition, and trying to take on most responsibilities at home. I miss you and care about you, but hope you will understand I need to take care of my family right now. I will be updating grades - I know many of you are waiting. Email me with questions or pass them on to Mr. Smith and I will get back to you. Work well, take care of your selves, have fun, but not too much fun....

1. Book Check Out - Night by Elie Wiesel 

If you have your ID, please show it to the sub and then go check out a copy of Night, our class reading on the Holocaust.
If you would like to check out an additional book of your choice, or another one on Genocide in addition to Night - please do so.

2. Please read Chapter 1 by Wednesday.

3. Please complete Night Chapter 1 Vocab by Wednesday.

Assignments you should have completed last week:

• Tuesday & Wednesday Adolf Eichmann reading and assignment  
• Thursday - OPTION #1 (Partner): Holocaust Webquest - In partners you explore some of the major stages of the holocaust OR  OPTION #2 (Individual work, but brainstorm in partners): Ranking Rights - you will rank certain freedoms / rights you have and explore how much you value each and why

• Friday - Read Heidi's dilemma case study  & 2. complete Group Tasks #1 - 6  for Heidi on paper or doc. 

Letters on gun laws, mental health, school safety & Creative projects should have been completed, shared and / or turned in. 

Friday - April 6, 2018 group activity

1. Read Heidi's dilemma case study 

2. Get into a group of 3 - 6 people and complete Group Tasks #1 - 6  for Heidi

You may put your answers on a poster or on a separate sheet of paper

Please include all Group names & Period

This should be done by the end of the period.

Thursday April 5, 2018 Holocaust History or Ranking our Rights

Your choice ... 

If you do not know a lot about the Holocaust, I would suggest the first assignment 

OPTION #1 (Partner): Holocaust Webquest - In partners you explore some of the major stages of the holocaust 

If you already bring a lot of knowledge of the Holocaust, then explore the second assignment... 

OPTION #2 (Individual work, but brainstorm in partners): Ranking Rights - you will rank certain freedoms / rights you have and explore how much you value each and why

Assignment due Friday - April 6, 2018  

Adolf Eichmann

My Name is Adolf Eichmann reading and assignment 

Due by Thursday April 5

Everyone should have their own document, but you may work with partners.

Nature of Humankind

1. Please complete the following questionnaire by the end of the period.

Human Nature Opinion Questionnaire 

2. Holocaust Genocide Books? 

I just added question #4 - please retake this questionnaire in #2. This should be done by today.

Please make sure your letters and projects are turned into me or shared at jmurphy@sandi.net

Argument & Debate

Right to Die Chart & Paragraph Make-up assignment on any topic 

Final Project for Gun Violence: 

Letter & Creative Response to Gun Violence & Mass Shootings 

Think Tank Group Brainstorm Notes 
choose a note taker 
choose a facilitator 

The most debated sentence in the United States today: 

A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Articles re: 2nd amendment 

Here is article 1: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/15/in-defense-of-the-second-amendment/   

claim: 2nd Amendment gives all Americans the rights to bear any arms 

Here is article 2: https://qz.com/1214718/what-america-is-getting-wrong-about-three-important-words-in-the-second-amendment/

claim: the 2nd Amendment has been misinterpreted.

Mental illness and mass shootings

Mental illness and gun laws 

Attention:  for AP students.... 
 March 20 is the deadline to order without a penalty.  The web sites is: http://aptestservice.com/pointloma

Friday's assignment: Gun Debate articles (due Mon Mar 12 / Tues Mar 13) Click above and make a copy 

Directions for Gun Law / Information Poster 

Think Tank Assignment Homework  or Poster in class 

18 terms you should know if you want to be part of the gun control debate

Questions we should be asking about gun control?

Video on Mental Illness and Guns 

Emergency Procedures San Diego Unified

Mental Health and Gun Laws 

Gun Laws research 

https://newsela.com/ 
Newsela Articles on Guns & Violence    Quick Code: EPHG9B

USEFUL LINKS on Gun Control: 

Background Check Procedures 

California Firearms laws summary - https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/cfl2016.pdf

Laws specific to California http://lawcenter.giffords.org/gun-laws/state-law/california/

Background Personal Firearms Eligibility Check Questions for California

5 Things to Know about California's gun laws in 2018

School Safety - Is your School Prepared 7 Questions to ask

Questions to ask politicians for and against gun control - L.A. Times

statistics after Sandy Hook - The New York Times

Data to answer Gun Questions

Media Bias Fact Check

Student survey  - please take 

Argument & Debate #4 Gun Control

Gun Control Research Laws assignment  - due by 2/28/18

If you have completed the right to die, you are ready to move on to our new topic of gun control

Directions: Using the links provided and your own research, find, paraphrase, and evaluate California's gun laws.

popular Think Tanks 2017  Think tanks - a body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific political or economic problems.

Bring evidence to put on a visual poster answering 2 of the questions in your section, Make sure it is a credible source, and implications / questions concerns you have?

California Firearms laws summary - https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/pdf/cfl2016.pdf

Laws specific to California http://lawcenter.giffords.org/gun-laws/state-law/california/

Background Personal Firearms Eligibility Check Questions for California

5 Things to Know about California's gun laws in 2018

School Safety - Is your School Prepared 7 Questions to ask

Questions to ask politicians for and against gun control - L.A. Times

statistics after Sandy Hook - The New York Times

Data to answer Gun Questions

Media Bias Fact Check

Visit the pages. Choose 2 Laws to paraphrase and evaluate in the link above

You may use other credible sources as well.

Yearbook Questionnaire 

Argument & Debate Topic #3: Right to Die 

Right to Die Debate  assignment - this should be completed by 2/27 including paragraph 

Values quick write- what is important to you? What is worth fighting for?

1. What values would you want to protect or maintain if you are planning for your own inevitable death? 
2. What values would you be advocating for if you wanted to prolong a person's life? 

Argument & Debate Topic #2: Affluenza

Affluenza article  (introduction of Ethan Couch case) - Read article and annotate for claims and counterclaims 2 / 13

extra articles to look into for our debate... Thursday

Video from ABC of Ethan Couch Case 

Where is Ethan Couch now?

Is Affluenza real? - Psychology Today

Affluenza didn't begin with Ethan Couch Case - NY Times 

Argument & Debate Topic #1: Death Penalty 

Death Penalty  packet - should be finished and turned in DUE TUESDAY 2/13/18

Should California continue to implement the death penalty?

impromptu - Debate

Death Penalty debate notes - use to finish argument paragraph

Pro - Maintain the death Penalty
Con - End the Death Penalty
Judges - Evaluate on Fairness, Evidence, Logic, and Tone (F.E.L.T)

Types of Argument 

Types of Evidence 

How do I evaluate an argument?

Notes for Argument 



Death Penalty Website  - which states use death penalty, list of past and upcoming executions

The Innocence project - organization that helps to prove the innocence of convicted criminals with DNA testing

Death Row Cookbook  - last meals of prisoners on death row

Reasons for & against the death penalty

midterm quiz on speeches and rhetoric