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Week of 21st April 2008
Wed. 4/23 Analyzing an Argument Criteria Assignment due ( see attached)
Fri. 4/25 2nd Analyzing and Argument Criteria Assignment due

Week of 14th April 2008
Monday 4/14  Editorial project now 1 day late.  Last day to turn in rough
draft for any credit is Wednesday
Tuesday 4/15 Analyzing an Argument  sheet - must have completed  an
analysis of at least 2 of the editorials provided.
Wednesday 4/16 - 2nd Debate Terms Quiz
Friday 4/18 2nd draft of Editorial due today for full credit

Week of 17th March 2008
Tuesday 3/18 
Last Day To Make-Up Debate Terms Test
Identifying Pro/Con arguments Sheet re: Legalization of Marijuana Due

Thursday 3/20
Stating a Position - Letter To The Editor Due

Friday 3/21 - End Of Grading Period

Week of 3 March 2008
Language and Composition - Due this week
Tuesday 3/4 Complete Poetry Notebook Due - see Skeels for Outline of
Requirements
                      Be prepared to share at least one of your poems
Tuesday & Wednesday

Week of 11 February 2008
Monday 2/11 Homework: Poetry/Lyric critical analysis 
Tuesday 2/12 Continue work on Poem/Rap

Week of 28 January 2008
Senior Language and Composition.  Spoken word unit.  Critical analysis of
Hip Hop.   View documentary film: Beyond Beats & Rhymes. 
Friday homework 1page reflection on the film and related classroom
discussions.

Week of 17 December 2007
Monday 12/17
Fast Food Nation final reflection essays due. Discussion.
Read:  On Dumpster Diving by Lars Eighner Do: Vocab and Short Essay
Response

Tuesday 12/17 
Consider and Calcualte "The Hidden Grain in Meat"
Begin: "Stealing Nations Harvest " by Vendana Shiva

Wednesday 12/18
Complete response questions to "Stealing Natures Harvest"

Thursday 12/19
Consumerism Reflection

week of 10 December 2007
Monday 12/10
Eating Reflection Assignment.  Begin Fast Food Nation CH 5 pp. 119 - 129
 Begin Reading Guide 

Tuesday 12/11 Continue Fast Food Nation CH 5 pp. 119 - 129
Ch 5 Reading Guide Due

Wed 12/12 Begin Fast Food Nation Ch 8 pp 169 - 192
The Most Dangerous Job Reflection  - Due Thursday

Thursday 12/13 Continue Ch 8 pp 169 - 192 
Chapter reflection due. 

Friday 12/14 Fast food nation Ch 9 193 -204
Begin Comprehension question


week of 3 December 2007
Mon 12/03 Economy & Pleasure Part II 
Tue 12/04 Fast Food Nation: Intoduction pp 3 - 11
Short Essay Response. What do you think the author means when he states:
“No other industry offers, both literally and figuratively, so much
insight into the nature of mass consumption?  ( You are what you eat)
Wed 12/05 Fast Food Nation Ch 2 Reading Guide and Respnse Questions
Thur 12/06 The Matrix
Fri   12/07 Fast Food Nation Complete Ch 2 Reading Guide and Response
Questions

week of 26 November 2007
Monday 11/26
Arrangement of Classical Argument
Complete "Vlalues beyond Price" 
"The Waste Generation"

Tuesday 11/27
An Inconvenient Truth

Wednesday 11/28
An Inconvenient Truth

Thursday 11/29  
Complete Fil Response

Friday 11/30
"What Are People For"

week of 5 November 2007
Monday 11/05 Read "On Being Black and Middle Class" and respond to
questions 
Tuesday 11/06 Continue "On Being Black and Middle Class" and complete
response questions due: Wed 11/07
Wednesday 11/07 Begin work on Definition Essay #2 -What is Class?due
Tuesday 11/13
Thursday 11/08 Continue work on What is Class? Essay
Friday No School

week of 28 October 2007
Monday 10/29:  Begin Ad Project Due Thursday
Tuesday 10/30 Ad Project work
Wednesday 10/31 Class Matters Ch. 8
Thursday 11/01 Present Ad Projects
Friday 11/02 Class Matters Ch 10

week of 22 October 2007
Monday 10/22 Read " Doublespeak" and respond to questions a - g.  Due
Tuesday beginning of class
Tuesday 10/23 Review of Rhetorical Terms -  Create Review Posters for Test
on Thursday
Wednesday 10 24 Review for Thursday Test on Rhetorical Terms, Work on 2nd
Draft of Persuasive Essay
Thursday 10/25 Test Day! Work on 2nd Draft of Persuasive Essay - Due
Friday 10/26
Friday 10/26 2nd Draft of Persuasive Essay Due!  Begin Ch. 7 in Class
Matters

week of 15 October 2007
Monday: Workshop 2nd Draft of Definition Essay
Tuesday: Continue "Class Matters" Marshaling Evidence
Wednesday: "Class Matters" Socratic Seminar Prep
Thursday: Field Trip to SFSU
Friday:  2nd Draft Definition Essay Due!  Socratic Seminar

week of 8 October 2007
Writing and Composition:  Definition Essay (definition of abstract term
with concret details) due Wednesday 10/10
                                          Phrases and clauses review
                                         Critical Analysis: Whitman's
"Song of Myself"

week of 1 October 2007
Senior Writing and Composition:
3rd Draft College Essay due Friday 10/05
Fallacies Review and Parallel Structures Exercises

week of 24 September 2007

Monday: 2nd Draft College essay due
Tuesday: Complete notes on fallacies Begin responses to student editorials
- due Wednesday
Wednesday: Redraft editorials due Friday
Thursday: College essay work with tutors
Friday 2nd draft of rditorials due

week of 10 September 2007

Senior Writing: 1st major project - rough draft of College Essay due  Monday 9/10.  
1. Peer edit and have Skeels, Kellan, Lily or Amelia read your 1st Draft
2. Redraft College Essay - Due Friday 9/14
3. "A faceless Man" Reading and Rhetorical Devices Analysis due Wednesday 9/12

week of 3 September 2007

Senior Writing: 1st major project - rough draft of College Essay due  Monday 9/10.  We have spent several days in class reviewing sample essays and brainstorming themes.  

Hw due so far this week has been:
 College Essay guided brainstorming sheet
"Breaking the Silence" response