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Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) packet due TODAY! (10/30/13)

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Aim: ¿Qué es el Día de los muertos? (What is the Day of the Dead) Objectives: Students learned about the Day of the Dead holiday celebrated in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries. They learned about the offrerings (altars) people make for their dead relaties, and the festivities that occur during the 31th of October (day of cleaning and preparations), November 1st (All saint's day - for the children), and November 2nd (adults). Students learned about the monarch buterfly, and how many people believe the spirits of their love ones come back on the wings of the buterflies. Students also learned about José Guadalupe Posada a famous artist from the 1800's. His art became a big part of the holiday. Students learned about … [Read more...]

10/29/31 Aim and Work

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Have you ever wondered what happens when you leave the room? Is the room still there? Do teachers exist when they're not in front of you? Do they have lives (we do)? If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Excellent. I wonder these things myself (I especially wonder if students read these posts). Today we began reading Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," a short dialogue between Socrates and Glaucon. Here is today's Aim, vocabulary, and the reading below: Aim: How does perspective shape reality and what does Plato's allegory say about the nature of truth? Vocabulary Perspective: your point of view Bias: opinion or prejudice Subjective Reality: understanding of truth from a personal … [Read more...]

29 October 2013 – Aim and Assignments

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"Judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement." - Simon Bolivar Aim: What were the causes of the Latin American Revolutions in the 19th century? Homework due Friday, 11/01 - Handout(s) due friday, 11/01 - Quiz Friday, 11/01 - Unit Exam, 11/12 - Mid-Term Exam, 11/19 Study your notes each night to prepare … [Read more...]

28 October 2013 – Aim and Assignments

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"Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war” - Otto Von Bismarck, Prime Minister of Prussia, led the unification of Germany. Aim: How did Otto Von Bismarck lead the Unification of Germany? Homework due Friday, 11/01 - Handout(s) due friday, 11/01 - Quiz Friday, 11/01 - Unit Exam, 11/12 - Mid-Term Exam, 11/19 Study your notes each night to prepare … [Read more...]

Tuesday, October 28th: Aim and Homework

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Today we finished reading the first chapter of Fahrenheit 451. You can find the section of the chapter posted below. Aim: What do you believe is Bradbury's overall message to the reader in the first chapter of the novel? Homework: Due Wednesday, October 30th -Imagine that you are Montag. -What is Bradbury’s overall message to his main character? -Cite evidence from the book that proves your point. *Notice that this homework does not have a length requirement. However, it does require that you cite evidence from the story to support your answer. You do not have to use quotations, simply use your knowledge of what Montag has experienced throughout the novel. The more you write will show how much thought you actually put into … [Read more...]

10-28-13 Aim, Lesson, Do Now and HW#2

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Aim: What are some common activities we all like to do? Do Now: Copy the vocabulary 1. correr-                                                          11. escribir cartas-                                        21. salir- 2. hacer ejercicio-                                          12. hacer la tarea-                                         22. ir de compras- 3. montar a bicicleta-                                    13. ir al cine-                                                   23. ¿Qué te gusta hacer?- 4. leer (revistas y novelas)-                          14. nadar- 5. escuchar música-                                       15. ver television- 6. dibujar-                                                         16. ¿con … [Read more...]

What is the consequence of tampering with fate, in “The Monkey’s Paw,” by W.W. Jacobs?

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Homework: ANSWER questions 1-6, for "AQ Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. INDEPENDENT READING: Read 30 minutes.  Write a response paragraph in a reading log.  Look up 3 vocabulary words from your independent reading. NARRATIVE FICTION PROJECT:  Work on the assignments . (Circus Performer Story)  Final project, a 3-5 pg. original story, will be due Nov. 4, with all the smaller components: Freytag's Pyramid, Setting, Characterization, Images, Magical Realism) … [Read more...]