Journal: "Perception/Reality/Evidence" chart for your "Inside Stories" essay.
Note: You can find the first handout for the essay on the sidebar of this blog.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Recap for Monday, June 27
In your journal, you should have a response to the following question on Chapter 4:
Why is Luis suicidal at the beginning of Chapter Four? Why does he choose to live? (hint: reread the beginning and the end of the chapter).
You also should have turned in your comic strip with your response to the question: "How is the scene you chose to illustrate significant? In other words, what does it tell you about Luis and the environment in which he lives?" (If you did not turn this in, put it in your journal).
--Ms. Mason
Why is Luis suicidal at the beginning of Chapter Four? Why does he choose to live? (hint: reread the beginning and the end of the chapter).
You also should have turned in your comic strip with your response to the question: "How is the scene you chose to illustrate significant? In other words, what does it tell you about Luis and the environment in which he lives?" (If you did not turn this in, put it in your journal).
--Ms. Mason
Friday, June 24, 2011
Recap for Thursday and Friday, June 23 - June 24
In your journal, you should have:
Quickwrite on self-segregation in schools.
Question: Agree or disagree: Many high school students self-segregate according to race. Give evidence to support your opinion.
Notes on the two newspaper articles we read and the articles' connection to the film and the book.
If you were missing items from your journal on Friday, you have until Monday to make them up.
Have a good weekend!
Quickwrite on self-segregation in schools.
Question: Agree or disagree: Many high school students self-segregate according to race. Give evidence to support your opinion.
Notes on the two newspaper articles we read and the articles' connection to the film and the book.
If you were missing items from your journal on Friday, you have until Monday to make them up.
Have a good weekend!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Recap for Wednesday, June 22
What you should have in your journal from today's class:
Responses to the following questions on Chapter 2 of "Always Running":
1. What happens between Luis and his brother, Rano?
2. Why do the boys choose The Tribe over Sangra?
That's all the journal work for today. Remember that I will be checking your journals on Friday.
Ms. Mason
Responses to the following questions on Chapter 2 of "Always Running":
1. What happens between Luis and his brother, Rano?
2. Why do the boys choose The Tribe over Sangra?
That's all the journal work for today. Remember that I will be checking your journals on Friday.
Ms. Mason
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Class Recap for June 20-June 21
Hi guys,
Here is what you should have in your journal so far:
1. Quickwrite on discrimination
Question: What is more common, conscious (intentional) discrimination, or unconscious (unintentional) discrimination? Have you experienced or observed either form of discrimination? Give examples.
2. Notes on the first half of "Bloods and Crips: Made in America." Your notes should respond to the question: "According to the documentary, what are some of the root (historical) causes of the development of gangs in Los Angeles?
We will discuss the documentary in more depth tomorrow and you will have a chance to update/complete your notes.
Lastly, please give your parents the letter from Mr. Berger and have them fill out the emergency contact form.
See you tomorrow!
--Ms. Mason
Here is what you should have in your journal so far:
1. Quickwrite on discrimination
Question: What is more common, conscious (intentional) discrimination, or unconscious (unintentional) discrimination? Have you experienced or observed either form of discrimination? Give examples.
2. Notes on the first half of "Bloods and Crips: Made in America." Your notes should respond to the question: "According to the documentary, what are some of the root (historical) causes of the development of gangs in Los Angeles?
We will discuss the documentary in more depth tomorrow and you will have a chance to update/complete your notes.
Lastly, please give your parents the letter from Mr. Berger and have them fill out the emergency contact form.
See you tomorrow!
--Ms. Mason
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Welcome to English 1!
English 1: Outsiders in America
Summer 2011
Ms. Mason
Welcome to English 1! In this six-week class we will read interesting contemporary texts and view complimentary films designed to provoke your thinking about important social issues. Unit topics include gang life and prisons, racial discrimination and the civil rights movement, the achievement gap, homelessness and poverty, and refugees in America. The theme of this class is “Outsiders in America” because all of the authors we will read are using their unique perspectives to offer alternative views on the American dream.
Summer 2011
Ms. Mason
Welcome to English 1! In this six-week class we will read interesting contemporary texts and view complimentary films designed to provoke your thinking about important social issues. Unit topics include gang life and prisons, racial discrimination and the civil rights movement, the achievement gap, homelessness and poverty, and refugees in America. The theme of this class is “Outsiders in America” because all of the authors we will read are using their unique perspectives to offer alternative views on the American dream.
How to succeed in this class: Let’s be realistic. This is summer school. Most of you would rather be at the beach, movie theater, or having fun outdoors. There will be very little homework in this class, which means that attendance and participation are that much more important. If you miss more than three classes, you cannot pass the class. I will be grading you on the following categories:
1. Participation: 25%
2. Weekly journal checks (all journal writing done in class): 25%
3. Inquiry project (mostly done in class and in computer labs): 25%
4. Inside story essay (take home, but partially done in class): 25%
Key Texts:
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Life in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez
Fences by August Wilson
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Excerpts from American Voices: Multicultural Literacy and Critical Thinking, Dolores LaGuardia and Hans P. Guth, eds.
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Life in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez
Fences by August Wilson
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Excerpts from American Voices: Multicultural Literacy and Critical Thinking, Dolores LaGuardia and Hans P. Guth, eds.
Films:
Gangland or Crips and Bloods: Made in America (documentary)
Jackie Robinson (documentary)
The Great Debaters
Hoop Dreams and/or Akilah and the Bee
God Grew Tired of Us (documentary)
The Pursuit of Happiness
Gangland or Crips and Bloods: Made in America (documentary)
Jackie Robinson (documentary)
The Great Debaters
Hoop Dreams and/or Akilah and the Bee
God Grew Tired of Us (documentary)
The Pursuit of Happiness
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