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__Thursday, March 8 and Friday, March 9__ FusionPage discussion post: Was it Oedipus's fate or his own choice to marry his mother and kill his father? Respond to this question in a minimum of five sentences. Then, respond to two classmates' posts with an intelligent comment or question. In small groups, complete. **Written script submitted to FusionPage by the end of class on Friday, March 9.**
 * Presentations on Tuesday, March 13.**

__Monday, March 12__ No School -- Teacher Workday

__Tuesday, March 13__ Group presentations -- talk show!

Assign

__Wednesday, March 14__ Work on mythology project

__Thursday, March 15__ Mythology presentations Close reading with annotation: Daedalus and Icarus, a Greek myth New unit: //The Kite Runner// View film clips from "Inside the Taliban, National Geographic, 2007"

__Friday, March 16__ Finish viewing film

__Monday and Tuesday, March 19-20__ Discuss the film and categorize the positive/negative of Afghan culture, religion, geography, government. Read about the author Download and discuss the Kite Runner study guide and assignment calendar
 * Assign Kite Runner scrapbook project -- due Friday, April 20 [[file:The Kite Runner scrapbook project.docx]]**

Complete vocabulary worksheet for assignment #1. Create new flashcard set in quizlet for //The Kite Runner//. Add vocabulary from Chapts. 1-4: affluent, notoriously, unscrupulous, reveries, atrophied, quelled, garrulous, furtive, valiant, feigned Check out novels and read Chapter 1 as a class. **Read through Chapter 4 for Wednesday!**

__Wednesday, March 21__ Complete study guide questions for Chapts. 1-4 Complete vocabulary worksheet for assignment #2. Add the following vocabulary words from Chapters 5-7 to a new quizlet set: nuances, trepidation, impassive, austere, morose, unabashedly, imminent, demise, indignation, guileless
 * Read through Chapter 7 by Friday.**

__Thursday, March 22__ Read

__Friday, March 23__ Quiz on Chapters 1-7. FusionPage discussion post Complete study guide questions for Chapts. 5-7. Add terms from Chapters 8-9 to quizlet set: chasm, dismay, periphery, ambled, anonymity, embodiment, façade, sheen, grimace Complete vocabulary worksheet for assignment #3
 * HW -- Read through Chapter 9 for Monday**

__Monday and Tuesday, March 26-27__ Complete study guide questions for Chapters 8-9, assignment #3 Add terms to quizlet from Chapters 10-11: array, lucrative, precipitous, negate, rueful, exasperated, bludgeoned, alleviated, divert, queue Complete vocabulary worksheet for assignment #4 FusionPage discussion post, Chapter 9: Compare and contrast Amir’s birthday party to one that you have had or to one that you have attended. Read through Chapter 11 for Wednesday

__Wednesday and Thursday, March 28-29__ Complete study guide questions for Chapters 10-11, assignment #4

Add terms for Chapters 12-13 to quizlet: vigil, tenets, insinuation, adversary, palliative, reticence, chagrin, daunting, meticulous, ambivalent Complete vocabulary worksheet for assignment #5

Choose one of the following articles to read: The Hazara People (National Geographic, June 17, 2008) Hazara and Pashtun Conflict: The Hazara Massacre Pathfinder (from a website created by high school student, Elizabeth Cho) In penzu.com, write a 200 word minimum summary of your article. Be sure to give your journal entry a title and name the article which you are summarizing. Think about the who, what, where, when, and why. Although this is a journal entry, proofread for spelling and grammar errors before sharing with me via email.

Read Chapters 12-13 by Friday

__Friday, March 30__ Complete study guide questions for Chapters 12-13, assignment #5 Add terms to quizlet from Chapters 14-17, assignment #6: futility, nonchalantly, averting, incessant, aptness, pragmatic, affable, rotund, exuded, unrequited. Complete vocab. 6 worksheet and submit to FusionPage.
 * Quiz on Chapters 8-13**
 * Read through Chapter 17 for Monday!**

__Monday-Tuesday, April 2-3__ Assignment #6 due: Complete and submit study guide questions for assignment #6, Chapters, 14-17. Add terms to quizlet from Chapters 18-20, assignment #7: atone, oblivion, empathy, arid, surly, arduous, apprehensively, contemptuous, obliges, benevolence. Complete vocab. 7 worksheet and submit to FusionPage.
 * Read through Chapter 20 for Wednesday!**

__Wednesday-Thursday, April 4-5__ Complete study guide questions for Chapters 18-20, assignment #7 Add terms to quizlet from Chapters 21-22, assignment #8: haphazardly, exploitation, terse, prudence, remorse, leer, surreal, conjure, epiphany, lunacy. Complete vocab. 8 worksheet and submit to FusionPage. Respond to the following FusionPage discussion post: List the changes Amir notices in his country due to Taliban rule. Reflect on what it must feel like to see a country you love turn to ruin.
 * Reading Comprehension Quiz on Thursday 4/5 -- Chapters 14-20**



__Friday, April 6 - Sunday, April 15 = Spring Break__

**Novel Test/Scrapbook project due on Friday, April 20**
__Monday, April 16__ Take AR Test on //The Kite Runner//

Journal Entry in penzu. Write a 250-word minimum response to the following prompt: Spring Break is over… Boo hoo. How did you spend your time? There are only 8 weeks of school left. Yay! What challenges will you face during these last two months? What do you hope to accomplish as you complete your year at Chatham Central (think about your academic, athletic, social goals and challenges)? What do you hope to achieve next year?

Submit vocab. and study guide questions for assignment #8 Work on vocab. and study guide questions for assignments #9-10. Words into quizlet and complete pdf. worksheets. Vocab. 9: absolve, impunity, redemption, shrewd, irrevocably, squalid, prognosis, coy, ascertain, milieu, Vocab. 10: pilgrimage, teeming, protocol, relinquishment, unwitting, erroneous, queries, eccentric, novelty, melee

__Tuesday, April 17 __ Last day to work on The Kite Runner study guide in class/if complete, work on scrapbook project.

__Wednesday, April 18__ Assignments #9-10 due FusionPage discussion post: The Kite Runner, Final Thoughts Non-fiction assignment: Find a recent article on Afghanistan (online, magazine, or newspaper). Read the article and complete the non-fiction assignment sheet Prepare for Socratic Seminar with Socratic Seminar discussion worksheet: Write down two noteworthy issues or ideas from the novel. Write down two thought-provoking questions about the novel for discussion. Kite Runner extra credit: Crosswords/word jumbles Work on scrapbooks

__Thursday, April 19__ Socratic Seminar (1 hour) Procedures: Students bring completed discussion worksheet. Discussion Director begins by choosing a statement to start. Students have access to quotes from the novel to help facilitate discussion. At the completion of the discussion, students complete evaluation.
 * Set up room in a large circle
 * Discussion Director (asks opening question/makes opening statement and keeps discussion focused and flowing.)
 * Time Keeper (No one can speak for more than 1 minute at a time, announces switch of note takers every 5 min.)
 * Scorer (tallies the conversation, makes sure everyone speaks at least 3 times)
 * Note Takers (records the conversation – questions and answers, switch every 5 minutes)
 * Teacher is not part of discussion, only monitors and assesses.
 * Raise hand to speak. Last speaker chooses next or discussion director steps in.

__Friday, April 20__
 * Submit scrapbook project**
 * Novel test. Turn in novels.**
 * Scrapbook presentations**

__Monday, April 23__ New Unit: Introduction to Shakespeare -- Group web quest: Visit Shakespeare Online Each group must prepare a brief slideshow presenting the essential information on their subject (3-5 slides). Use bullets or another easy to follow format. Group 1: Shakespeare's Birth and Shakespeare's Childhood Group 2: Shakespeare the actor and playwright Group 3: The four periods of Shakespeare's life Group 4: Shakespeare's Influence Group 5: Shakespeare's Audience Group 6: Daily Life in Shakespeare's London Group 7: Was Shakespeare really Shakespeare?

__Tuesday, April 24__ Introduction to the Globe Theater (map and word bank) Visit A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shmoop.com Read the Intro and Summary pages. Read the characters page including the Tools of Characterization and the link to "writing style." Take Cornell notes on the characters, their descriptions, their social status. Take notes on the three types of writing Shakespeare uses in the play. Watch// Shakespeare, The Animated Tales: A Midsummer Night’s Dream // (from the BBC online, 26 min.) Choose parts.

__Wednesday, April 25 (Early Release)__ Begin reading the play/complete FusionPage discussion posts and replies as we read.

The text is available at A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare.mit.edu

__Thursday-Friday, April 26-27__ Continue reading/completing FusionPage discussion posts Assign. **Due Thursday, May 3.**


 * AR points due by 3:00 pm on Thursday, April 26!**