Monday, March 5: Course 6: Final Speech due tomorrow. Course 8: Peer review tomorrow. Final Speech due Wednesday.
Tuesday, March 6: COURSE 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkUg-SHbIDA.This is a documentary entitled, "The True Story of Che Guevara". Your goal is to view the documentary over the next 3 nights (about 30 minutes per night). For each night of viewing, write a one-paragraph organized response which focuses on an element from the film that you find noteworthy and discuss. Why are these parts important? What is your opinion on the information presented? What connections (literary, personal, world) can you make? All writing/viewing due Friday.
Wednesday, March 7: COURSE 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkUg-SHbIDA.This is a documentary entitled, "The True Story of Che Guevara". Your goal is to view the documentary over the next 3 nights (about 30 minutes per night). For each night of viewing, write a one-paragraph organized response which focuses on an element from the film that you find noteworthy and discuss. Why are these parts important? What is your opinion on the information presented? What connections (literary, personal, world) can you make? All writing/viewing due Monday.
Thursday, March 8:
Friday, March 9:
Monday, February 26: Course 4: Journal Entry: If you could take the trip of a lifetime after you graduate from high school, where would you go and with whom? Provide a detailed entry, complete with an intinerary and justification for why you would want to take this trip.
Tuesday, February 27: Course 3: Journal Entry: If you could take the trip of a lifetime after you graduate from high school, where would you go and with whom? Provide a detailed entry, complete with an intinerary and justification for why you would want to take this trip.
Wednesday, February 28: HW is dependent on how much film we've viewed in class. See class handout for questions to address in your journals.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10: Read preface and introduction to The Motorcycle Diaries
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11: Read to page 57. Please complete the following 1) Journal Entry: At the end of senior year, if you had the opportunity to take the trip of a lifetime, where would you go? What type of transportation would you use to travel to your destination(s)? Who would you take with you as your travel companion(s)? Record your travel itinerary in the journal entry.
THURSDAY, Feb. 12:
FRIDAY, Feb. 13 :please finish The Motorcycle Diaries over the break. Thank you.
"Early" Stages" checkpoint - Wednesday
"Early Stages" checkpoint - Wednesday, "Significant Moments" checkpoint - Thursday
"Significant Moments" checkpoint - Thursday
"Later Stages" checkpoint on Monday. Finish annotating articles for discussion on Friday.
**REVISED: Because classes were canceled, please push the due dates for Guevara's essays journal entries forward to next Wednesday. Journals will be collected next Wednesday. TMD "Last Stages" entries due either Monday (course 4) or Tuesday (Course 3)
MONDAY, March 12: see HW posted from last week - continue watching the video installments.
TUESDAY, March 13:
WEDNESDAY, March 14: Have paragraph write ups for Che Guevara Documentary ready to submit on Friday
THURSDAY, March 15:
FRIDAY, March 16:
For Monday, have all TMD questions answered in journals. Both articles should be fully annotated for class discussion.
Guiding Questions/Suggestions for Annotation:
How does Guevara define a revolutionary?
How does Guevara’s tone differ in each speech? (Pay attention to specific diction.)
What is the central argument in each?
How does Guevara use rhetorical appeals to make his point(s)?
What rhetorical techniques are recognizable and impactful?
MONDAY, March 19: none
TUESDAY, March 20: Course 6: Begin typing up answers from film viewing. Course 8: Read the film assignment and come to class with questions.
WEDNESDAY, March 21: snow day
THURSDAY, March 22: Course 8: Begin typing up answers from film viewing.
FRIDAY, March 23:
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