Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Monday/Tuesday
January 5/6
-Genius project introduction
-Genius project proposal
(short class)
Monday/Tuesday
January 12/13
-anticipating Macbeth scenario skits
-overview of Macbeth (characters, plotline,
themes)
-note-taking expectations
-words to watch assignment (in notebooks)
HW: reading Shakespeare, take notes in
notebook
Wednesday/Thursday
January 7/8
-Genius project public pitch lesson
-overview of film review project
Wednesday/Thursday
January 14/15
-review note taking expectations
-film techniques lesson
-Shakespeare vocabulary
-read 1.1
-read 1.3
-Journal entry: create hypothetical film
adaptation choices 1.1 or 1.3, explain your
choices
Friday
Jan 9
-Create blog
Friday
Jan 16
-Genius Project: blog 1 due
-Spicy: read 1.5
-Journal entry
Monday/Tuesday
February 2/3
Wednesday/Thursday
February 4/5
Friday
Feb 6
Friday
Feb 13
-Genius project blog 2 due
-Journal entry
-Workshop on conventions
Monday/Tuesday
February 23/24
Wednesday/Thursday
February 25/26
STUDY TRIP: CLASS
Friday
Feb 27
Monday/Tuesday
March 2/3
Due: Pre-writing, journals (holistic)
Due: Socratic seminar peer evaluations/
self reflections
-2 minute review of 5.8
-Socratic seminar (35 min)
-Introduction to essay (10 min)
-Introduction to resources
-Choosing scenes and film adaptations for
Critical Essay (40 min)
-Brainstorming project ideas
Monday/Tuesday
March 9/10
-mini lesson on integration/explanation of
evidence, citing evidence
-reading feedback/revising
-finding evidence, citing evidence, explaining
evidence
Wednesday/Thursday
March 4/5
Due: scene for Critical Essay
Due 4pm Friday: argumentative claim
(thesis), potential organization structure
-mini lesson on thesis statements/
argumentative claim
-drafting introductions/thesis statements
-mini lesson on introduction/conclusion
-writing introductions
Friday
March 6
-Genius project blog 3 due
-Claim/subclaims (step 4)
-intro/conclusion
Wednesday/Thursday
March 11/12
-Due: evidence (with citations), explanation
of evidence
-Due by Friday 4pm: rough draft
-introduction/conclusion mini lesson
-peer review/revisions
Friday
March 13
-Genius project: comment on blog 3
due
-evidence, explanation of evidence
-Rough draft (due today)
-Workshop: Evidence (integration,
explanation)
Monday/Tuesday
March 16/17
-genius hour (45 minutes)
-extension requests due
-focus on resources
Wednesday/Thursday
March 18/19
-genius hour (45 minutes)
-extension requests due
-focus on resources
Friday
March 20
-Genius project blog 4 due
-Due: Final Product
-revising
-CAHSEE DAY (Tuesday)
Expeditions: March 23-31
-revising
-CAHSEE DAY (Wednesday)
Expeditions: March 23-31
Level 6 descriptor
Come to discussions with responses and evidence
generated with peers through studying, research,
or inquiry; explicitly draws on texts and research to
stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of
ideas.
Organization
Integration of Evidence
Explanation of Evidence
Feedback:
Mar 11-12 (peer review)
Mar 12-13 (Ms. H comments)
Conventions
Feedback:
Mar 12-13 (Ms. H comments)
Mar 18-19 (peer review)