Class meets regularly from 3:30 to 4:45
pm.; Extended hours are until 6:00 pm.; Full-day and
Saturday sessions are 10:00 - 3:00 unless otherwise noted |
Mth. |
Day |
Activity |
|
Packet Readings |
Aug. |
28 M |
Introduction:
Rules, and
Overview with Mr. Conte |
|
- |
|
29 T |
Chinese Geography + Errata |
|
SS maps pp. 50 -
53 |
|
30 W |
Chinese Geography and
Good Earth Review
(lecture: Chinese History Overview - 6:00 for all) |
|
SQ: pp. 77 - 82 (5)
|
|
31 Th |
Xia, Shang, Zhou |
|
A: pp. 4 - 12 +
p. 11 Tripod |
Sep. |
1 F |
Xia, Shang, Zhou
(Track 26) |
|
A: pp. 22 - 23 +
M: pp. 9 - 10 |
|
4 M |
***Labor Day - No
School** |
|
- |
|
5 T |
Warring States: Confucianism
Good Earth Summaries and Q&A Due (assign study
guides) |
|
A: pp. 14 - 15 +
Lit: p. 14 |
|
6 W |
Warring States: Daoism
(lecture: Chinese Philosophy Overview - 6:00 for all) |
|
A: pp. 16 - 18
bring The Good Earth |
|
7 Th |
Warring States
(Tracks 1 and 7) |
|
M: pp. 10 - 12 +
A: p. 12 Pendant |
|
8 F |
Qin Dynasty |
|
SS: pp. 5 - 8 |
|
11
M |
The Good Earth Test
(determines the basic 12 - four from each level) |
|
- |
|
12 T |
***** No Class Today: Faculty
Mtg. ***** |
|
13
W |
Qin Dynasty (Track
9)
(Extended hours) Good Earth Study Guides
Due |
|
A: pp. 23 - 24 +
M: p. 12 |
|
14 Th |
Han Dynasty |
|
Lit: pp. 14 - 16 +
A: pp. 13, 39 - 40 (Dancer and Seal) |
|
15 F |
Han Dynasty (Track 13) |
|
M: p. 7 - 9, 12 - 13 |
|
16 Sa |
SQ Study Session (10:00 - 4:00)
Chinese Film: Hero |
|
SQ pp. 3 - 8 + 8 - 14 |
|
18 M |
All turn in 3 typed copies of
rough drafts of Speeches
(Tracks 2 - 5)
Assign Instrument Flash Cards (pp. 27 - 38) |
|
Rough Draft of Speech Due (3x)
M: pp. 22 - 27 (5) |
|
19 T |
***** No Class Today: Dept.
Mtg. ***** |
|
20 W |
All-Day Hiking Expedition!!!
(depart school at 8:00 am sharp! return around 6:00 pm) |
|
21
Th |
Nothing Happens |
|
A: pp. 18 - 21, 24, 26, 13
(Spirit Jar) |
|
22
F |
Nothing Happens (Track
12) |
|
M: p. 14 + 27 - 38 |
|
25 M |
Good Earth In-Class
Essay |
|
- |
|
26 T |
Sui & Tang |
|
Lit: pp. 16 - 17 + 22 - 23 |
|
27 W |
Sui & Tang (Track
17)
(Extended hours) |
|
A: pp. 24 - 25, 29 - 30 +
M: p. 14 - 16 |
|
28 Th |
Song
(Tracks 6 and 16) |
|
Lit: pp. 17 - 18 +
M: pp. 16 - 17 |
|
29 F |
Song |
|
A: pp. 30 - 31, 18, 21, 38 (Boy
and Ox, Bodhisattva, and Pillow) |
Oct. |
2 M |
Good Earth In-Class
Essay Eval. |
|
First Revision of Speech Due
(3x) - Structure Refined |
|
3 T |
Yuan Dynasty (Mongols) |
|
Lit: pp. 17 - 18 |
|
4 W |
Yuan Dynasty (Mongols) (Tracks
8 and
25) (Extended
hours 1:00 - 6:00) PARENT MEETING TONIGHT (6:30) |
|
M: p. 17 + A: p. 26, 31, 38
(Dish) |
|
5 Th |
Ming Dynasty Art
(Extended hours: Math) |
|
Art: pp. 31 -
32, 37 - 38 + p. 16 (Gathering) + p. 25 (Sutra
and Verse) + p. 34 - 35 (Taihe Dian) and p. 41 (Case) |
|
6 F |
Ming Music
(Tracks 10, 15 and 19) |
|
M: pp. 17 - 18 + 39 - 41 |
|
7 Sa |
SQ Study Session (10:00 - 4:00)
Chinese Film:
House of Flying Daggers |
|
SQ pp. 15 - 21, 21 - 25 |
|
9 M |
Two Truths and a Lie: Interview
Skills |
|
bring "Two Truths and a Lie"
statements |
|
10 T |
***** No Class Today: Faculty
Mtg. ***** |
|
11 W |
Qing Dynasty
(Extended hours: Econ.) Instrument Flash Cards Due |
|
SS: pp. 8 - 14 (6) |
|
12 Th |
Qing Dynasty
(Extended hours: Math) |
|
SQ: pp. 72 - 77
(5) |
|
13 F! |
Qing Dynasty
(Tracks 14 and 18) |
|
M: pp. 18 - 19 + 41 - 44 |
|
16 M |
Interview Practice: The Un-Game |
|
2nd Revision of Speech Due (3x)
- Vocabulary Refined |
|
17 T |
***** No Class Today:
In-Service ***** |
|
18 W |
Qing Dynasty Art
(Extended hours: Econ.) |
|
A: pp. 32 - 33, p. 27 (all), 35
- 36, 40 (Bamboo, Throne, Robe, and Cricket) + A: p. 28 |
|
19 Th |
***** No Class Today:
In-Service *****
(but individually prepare SQ: pp. 26 - 46) |
|
20 F |
The Chinese Republic
(Tracks 20, 22, and 23) |
|
SS: pp. 14 - 17 +
M: pp. 19 - 20 + 45 - 49 |
|
21 Sa |
SQ Study Session (10:00 - 4:00)
Chinese Film: Last Emperor |
|
SQ: pp. 47 - 51, 51 - 54 |
|
23 M |
Speech Clocks (Reading and
Timing) ART TEST (100 points) |
|
3rd Revision of Speech Due
(3x) - Timing Calculated |
|
24 T |
Wow! It's Mao!
(Track 11) |
|
SS: pp. 18 - 22 (5) |
|
25 W |
Bakersfield Concert! 7:00 -
6:00 |
|
- |
|
26 Th |
Wow! It's Mao!
(Session with Conte) |
|
SS: pp. 22 - 27 (6) |
|
27 F |
Wow! It's Mao! High
Mao! (Session with Conte) |
|
SS: pp. 28 - 34 (7) |
|
30 M |
Resume Writing Session |
|
4th Revision of Speech Due
(3x) - Choreography Drafts |
|
31 T |
End Mao |
|
SS: pp. 35 - 39 (5) |
Nov. |
1 W |
Post-Mao (Tracks
21, 24, and 27)
(Extended hours: Econ.) |
|
SS: pp. 39 - 41 +
M: pp. 43 - 44 |
|
2 Th |
Post-Mao
(Extended hours: Math) |
|
SS: pp. 42 - 49 |
|
3 F |
Post-Mao |
|
Lit: pp. 18 - 20 |
|
6 M |
LIT TEST (100
points) (Scrimmage Registration) |
|
Final Revision of Speech
Text Due (3x) Timing, Inflection & Choreography |
|
7 T |
Post-Mao Econ.
(Extended hours: SQ) |
|
Econ: pp. 5 - 12 |
|
8 W |
Glossary Review
(Extended hours: Econ.) |
|
SS: pp. 54 - 55 +
SQ: pp. 26 - 35 |
|
9 Th |
MUSIC TEST (100 points)
(Extended hours: Math) |
|
- |
|
10 F |
SQ Study Session (10:00 - 4:00)
Chinese Film:
Raise the Red Lantern |
|
SQ: pp. 36 - 46, 55 - 59, 63 - 66 |
|
11 Sa |
Practice Scrimmage!!!
(10:00 am - 4:00 pm) |
|
- |
|
13 M |
Speech-Arounds |
|
- |
|
14 T |
***** No Class Today: Faculty
Mtg. ***** ... BUT: Extra Credit
Film Viewing: To Live |
|
15 W |
S.S. TEST (100 points)
(Extended hours: Econ.) |
|
- |
|
16 Th |
SQ TEST(100 points)
(Extended hours: Math) |
|
- |
|
17 F |
ECON TEST (100 points) |
|
- |
|
18 Sa |
SCRIMMAGE!!! (at Pacifica) |
|
- |
|
20 M |
Detox and Eval. |
|
- |
|
21 T |
***** No Class Today: Faculty
Mtg. ***** |
|
22 W |
***** No Class Today: Minimum
Day ***** |
|
23 -24 |
***** Thanksgiving Break ***** |
|
25 Sa |
Turkey Recovery Day
Games Session (10:00 am +) - totally optional!!!! |
|
27 M |
Teams Announced: A-Team Gives
Speeches to the Class |
|
- |
|
28 T |
Xia, Shang, Zhou and Warring
States Review - (A-Team
extended hours) |
|
- all packets |
|
29 W |
Qin, Han, Nothing Happens, Sui,
Tang, Song, and Yuan Review - (A-Team extended hours) |
|
- all packets |
|
30 Th |
Ming and Qing Review - (A-Team
extended hours) |
|
- all packets |
Dec. |
1 F |
Republics and Communism Review |
|
- all packets |
|
2 Sa |
SQ Study Session |
|
|
|
4 M |
Speech Work |
|
- |
|
5 T |
Economics Basic Packet Review- (A-Team extended hours) |
|
Economics Basic Packet |
|
6 W |
*****
No School: In-Service ***** |
|
7 Th |
Art Basic Packet Review I
- (A-Team
extended hours) |
|
Art Basic Packet |
|
8 F |
Art Basic Packet Review II - |
|
Art Basic Packet |
|
9 Sa |
SQ Study Session |
|
|
. |
11 M |
Speech Work- |
|
- |
|
12 T |
All students give
speeches at Department Meetings +
Music Basic Packet Review I (A-Team extended hours) |
|
Music Basic Packet |
|
13 W |
Music Basic Packet Review II -(A-Team extended hours) |
|
Music Basic Packet |
|
14 Th |
Language and Literature Basic
Packet Review Session I - (A-Team
extended hours) |
|
Language and Literature Basic
Packet |
|
15 F |
Language and Literature Basic
Packet Review Session II |
|
Language and Literature Basic
Packet |
|
16 -31 |
***** Winter Break ***** |
|
M 18 |
Super Quiz Jam 10 - 4 |
|
|
|
W 20 |
Econ. Jam 10 - 4 |
|
|
|
F 22 |
Social Science Jam
10 - 4 |
|
|
|
W 27 |
Math Jam 10 - 4 |
|
|
|
F 29 |
Super Quiz Jam 10
- 4 |
|
|
Jan |
2 T |
The Good Earth Review I -Essay
Practice Writing (A-Team
extended hours) |
|
L & L Packets |
|
3 W |
The Good Earth Review
II -Essay Evaluation (A-Team
extended hours) |
|
L & L Packets |
|
4 Th |
Poetry & Literature Review I -
Essay Practice Writing (A-Team extended hours) |
|
L & L Packets |
|
5 F |
Poetry & Literature Review II -
Essay Evaluation |
|
L & L Packets |
|
6 Sa |
Dress Rehearsal for
Interview/Speech |
|
|
|
8 M |
Speech Work - Impromptu |
|
- |
|
9 T |
SQ I and II Review - (A-Team
extended hours) |
|
SQ Packets |
|
10 W |
SQ III Review
- (A-Team extended hours) |
|
SQ Packets |
|
11 Th |
SQ IV and V Review
- (A-Team extended hours) |
|
SQ Packets |
|
12 F |
SQ VI and VII Review |
|
SQ Packets |
|
13 Sa |
Subjective Competition
Essay, Interview, and Speech!!!
(at Pacifica 7:45 am) |
|
- |
|
15 M |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
|
- |
|
16 T |
Music Resource Review
- (A-Team
extended hours) |
|
Music Resource Packets |
|
17 W |
Music Resource Review
- (A-Team
extended hours) |
|
Music Resource Packets |
|
18 Th |
Art Resource Review - (A-Team extended hours) |
|
Art Resource Packets |
|
19 F |
Art Resource Review - |
|
Art Resource Packets |
|
22 M |
Review for Final Exam |
|
|
|
23
- 25 Final Exam - Two Tests: Your Choice |
Jan. |
26 F |
No School - A-Team Study
Session 10 am -3 pm |
|
- |
|
27 Sa |
Super Quiz Study Session |
|
|
|
29 M |
Literature Session until
8:00 pm |
|
(Bring The Good Earth) |
|
30 T |
Soc. Sci. Session until 8:00
pm |
|
- |
|
31 W |
Econ./Math until 8:00 pm |
|
- |
Feb. |
1 Th |
Super Quiz until 8:00 pm |
|
- |
|
2 F |
All Day Study Session in
Library *Get a Good Night's Sleep!* |
|
- |
|
3 Sa |
Objective Competition Tests
and Super Quiz |
|
- |
|
4 Su |
Awards Ceremony (Pacifica) |
|
- |
Mar. |
15-18 |
State Championships in
Sacramento! |
|
- |
Apr. |
25-28 |
National Competition |
|
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