Monday, December 3

HOMEWORK: Monday: finish ch 18., 19; Wed 20-22; Weekend finish book
Catcher in the Rye Summary
Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary 
Type a short story (1/2 - 1 page double-spaced) using at least 5 of the vocabulary words from this week.
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Today:
Read vocab story
Quiz over words
Reading day
HOMEWORK: Monday: finish ch 18., 19; Wed 20-22; Weekend finish book

LAST CLASS PERIOD
Make a Quizlet deck with the following words. Put definitions and an example sentence on the back of the card.
1. Hemorrhage
2. Ostracize
3. Innumerable
4. Qualm
5. Liable
6. Compulsory
7. Sadistic
8. Gripe
9. Pacifist
10. Incognito

Thur/Fri

HOMEWORK: Read to at least page 60
Catcher in the Rye Summary
Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary 
Make a Quizlet deck with the following words. Put definitions and an example sentence on the back of the card.
1. Hemorrhage
2. Ostracize
3. Innumerable
4. Qualm
5. Liable
6. Compulsory
7. Sadistic
8. Gripe
9. Pacifist
10. Incognito

Tue/Wed, Nov 27/28

HOMEWORK: Read to at least page 60
Catcher in the Rye Summary
Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary 
Make a Quizlet deck with the following words. Put definitions and an example sentence on the back of the card.
1. Hemorrhage
2. Ostracize
3. Innumerable
4. Qualm
5. Liable
6. Compulsory
7. Sadistic
8. Gripe
9. Pacifist
10. Incognito

November 15/16

6th Period Essays

Final Test--The Things They Carried

Read Catcher in the Rye, pages 7-35
As you read, keep a list of significant quotes. Just what makes a quote "significant" is a fairly subjective judgment call, but often they deal with ideas and even themes.
By the end of page 35 you should have at least six.

• Due next time: 6 quotes. The quotes need to be fairly evenly divided over the 35 pages (not all from the first part that we read out loud in class!Hand in all six at the first of the period next time (10 points)
• Quiz over pages 1-35 next time.

Watch trailer for movie The Royal Tenenbaums and the first two minutes of the movie

Watch trailer for movie Rushmore 

Watch trailer for the movie Moonrise Kingdom

Thur/Friday

HOMEWORK: If you haven't finished the novel, yet, do so for Monday. Test one week from today

PTSD possible cause of Thousand Oaks Shooting that Leaves 12 Dead
Thousand Oaks Shooting Perpetrated by ex-Marine
What is PTSD?
Statistics--PTSD Afghanistan and Iraq
Iraq Vet YouTube 
Iraq Vet 2 Vet YouTube
Statistics--PTSD Afghanistan and Iraq
Study Guide questions. The study guide page numbers are for the first edition of this book (brown one). If you have the black book, subtract approximately 7 pages from these numbers to find your pages. 117 is 111 in the black book. 162 is 155. 189 is 180
Pages 117-136: 3, 4.
Pages 162-188: 1, 2, 3, 4
Pages 189-218: 1, 2, 3, 6
New Study Guide Questions
Pages 162-188:8
Create a Google Slides presentation of at least 3 slides:
   "Working in a small group, research Post-Traumatic-Stree-Disorder on the Internet, then prepare a Google Slides presentation (or even handwritten chart) correlating (showing the relationship between) the symptoms of PTSD and the behavior of Bowker and O'Brien
One source: Trauma in The Things They Carried 

PTSD with those Norman Bowker and Tim O'Briend experience after the war.
PTSD Symptoms             Bowker's Behavior and Actions         O'Brien's Behavior and Actions
|   Symptom 1                  | Example 1                                      |  Example 1  
 etc.                                     etc.                                                      etc.
Pages 189-218: 8
Pages 219-246: 3, 4, 5, 6 (really starts on 213)

Next time: Vocabulary, words 11-20. 
Write example sentences. Quiz Monday, November 26th

November 8

Yesterday was the election, and clearly, voting made more of a difference than it has in quite some time. And yet, for some reason many people chose not to vote. Why do you think this is?
In your spiral, write down as many reasons as you can think of explaining why some people don't vote. See if you can come up with 10!

Class discussion

Quiz, Things They Carried, 111-154

Study Guide questions. The study guide page numbers are for the first edition of this book (brown one). If you have the black book, subtract approximately 7 pages from these numbers to find your pages. 117 is 111 in the black book. 162 is 155. 189 is 180
Pages 117-136: 3, 4.
Pages 162-188: 1, 2, 3, 4
Pages 189-218: 1, 2, 3, 6

PTSD. Watch both videos
Iraq Vet YouTube 
Iraq Vet 2 Vet YouTube

What is PTSD?
Statistics--PTSD Afghanistan and Iraq

6th Period
1. Students finish Reading Work Sample
*If you have finished your Reading Work Sample, you need to read the following:
What is PTSD?
Statistics--PTSD Afghanistan and Iraq
2. Watch the videos and read info on What is PTSD?
Iraq Vet YouTube 
Iraq Vet 2 Vet YouTube

November 1/Nov2

1. Pictionary with vocab words. Test Monday
2. Review The Things They Carried. Quiz Monday, pages 110-154
How to tell a true" war story
Part 1: In spiral, review the story "How to Tell a True War Story" and write down three distinguishing characteristics of a true war story, according to Tim O'Brien

Part 2: Review the following stories and give an example of something that makes the story "true"
The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong,
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The Man I Killed,
___________________________________________________________
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Speaking of Courage/Notes
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3. PTSD
Statistics--PTSD Afghanistan and Iraq
Afghan Vet YouTube 
Iraq Vet YouTube
Notes:
What is their private battle?
What can be done by others to help them?
What could you do to help people like this? (You know people who suffer from PTSD)