September  2008

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Tue

Wed

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4

5 advisory schedule

An excellent article on how to write effective college application essays can be found in the special edition of U.S. News & World Reports

Summer Assignment

Introduction

Essay Assignment (due Friday)

Summer Assignments / check off

Presentation sign-up

Community Building

Literary Voc. Review

Vocabulary Test

 Group Work on Presentations

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12 AM assembly schedule/gym

Topics 1 & 2 present

 begin discussion of Censorship

Topics 4,6,7,8 present

Topics 3 & 5 & 8 present

Discussion of Cyborg Article w/ 1984 Part I

(we're already a little behind, but keep your reading up to date so that when we do have the time, we can discuss)

I will probably be gone on a field trip.

Work day (vocab group work; essays; reading; make sure it's for AP English)

Vocabulary Test

 Topics 9 & 10 present

Discussion of Cyborg Article w/ 1984 Part I

  Orwell Essay 1 due (Note: all essays can be turned in on the last day, but the sooner you can get them in, the better for you and me.)

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16 Advisory Schedule

17 2-hr. late start

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Big Brother article

discussed w/ 1984 Part II

 Oppression article

 EC Presentation due

Ethnic Cleansing article w/ 1984 Part III

Orwell Awards and

Police State articles

Essay 2 due

Homework: read newspaper article

google link about internet privacy

discussion

Vocabulary Test

discussion

 Essay 3 due

Note: the final date for essays has been extended to match the other section (Oct. 2). I strongly urge you to get them in on time so that you will have less work to do when we start your senior projects at the end of the month. Time management is truly a good tool to have. To date I have received 4 essays for #1 and 3 essays for #2. In addition, as the written test is the same day as the new final essay date, you will be lacking feedback.

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discussion

Formal Socratic Seminar Day 1

Formal Socratic Seminar Day 2

Socratic Seminar Re- flections

Senior Project discussion and dates

Vocabulary Test

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1984 video and/or group presentations on several political articles

1984 video and/or group presentations on several political articles

October  2008

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Tue

Wed

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Fri

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3

1984 video and/or group presentations on several political articles

AP Timed Writing Prompt for 1984

EXTENTION: LAST CHANCE FOR ESSAYS

Media Center - research help with Mr. Ray

Senior Projects

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7Advisory Schedule

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Senior Project Proposal due to me (feel free to turn it in before.....)

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15Advisory Schedule

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22 2-hr. early release

23 2-hr. early release

24 - no classes

Afternoon and evening parent conferences

Morning parent conferences

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November  2008

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Tue

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Fri

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11- no school

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Veterans' Day

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26 - no school

27 no school

28 no school

Thanksgiving holidays

Thanksgiving holidays

Thanksgiving holidays

December  2008

Mon

Tue

Wed

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Fri

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2

3 2-hr. late start

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Winter Break - no School

until January 5th

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January 2009

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Tue

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Fri

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Martin Luther King Day

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Semester Finals

Semester Finals

if no snow days: Semester Break

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