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Mth. |
Day |
Class Topic/Activity |
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Reading in Class Today |
Jan. |
31 T |
Introduction and Welcome |
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- |
Feb. |
1 W |
Team Support Planning |
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- |
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2 Th |
Literature: Elements of Drama |
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Literature pp.
24 - 26 |
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3 F |
Art Production Session |
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- |
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4 Sa |
Competition! Super Quiz at 3:00 at Pacifica
High School |
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- |
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5 Su |
Awards
Ceremony! 1:00 at Pacifica High School |
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- |
Unit
1: Literature and Dramatic Form (Feb. 6 - Feb. 28) |
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6 M |
Dramatic Form: The Wizard of
Oz - Part I |
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- |
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7 T |
Dramatic Form: The Wizard of
Oz - Part II |
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- |
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8 W |
Dramatic Form: The Wizard of
Oz - Discussion; Set Up Vocabulary Partners and
Distribute Hand-Outs; Divide up Vocabulary Terms |
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- |
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9 Th |
****No
Class**** (DCC) |
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- |
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10 F |
Literary Vocabulary: Drama
Vocabulary Work |
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Literature pp. 27 - 32
Drama Terms |
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13 M |
****No School**** |
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- |
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14 T |
In-Class Vocabulary Work |
|
- |
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15 W |
Literature: Reading Techniques
1 Monterroso: Mr. Taylor |
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Literature pp.
3 - 7 |
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16 Th |
Literature: Reading Techniques
2 |
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Literature pp.
8 - 10 |
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17 F |
Literature: Reading Techniques
3 |
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Literature pp.
10 - 12 |
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20 M |
****No School**** |
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- |
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21 T |
Literary Vocabulary: General
Vocabulary Work |
|
Literature pp.
27 - 32 General Terms |
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22 W |
In-Class Vocabulary Work |
|
- |
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23 Th |
In-Class Vocabulary Work |
|
- |
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24 F |
In-Class Vocabulary Review |
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- |
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27 M |
Speech Homework: Topic
Brainstorming and A - Z Outlining
(Task #1) |
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- |
|
28 T |
Literature: Dramatic Form,
Vocabulary, & Reading Techniques Test |
|
TEST |
Unit
2: Fundamentals of Music (Mar. 1 - Mar. 24) |
Mar. |
1 W |
Music: Frequency and Volume |
|
Music pp.4 - 6 |
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2 Th |
Music: Timbre |
|
Music pp.6 - 10 |
|
3 F |
Music: Rhythm, Tempo, and
Melody |
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Music: pp. 11 - 14 |
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6 M |
Speech Homework: Speech
Draft Writing (Task #4) |
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7 T |
Music: Rhythm, Tempo, and
Notation: J.S. Bach's Two-Part Invention #8 |
|
- |
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8 W |
Music: Scales and Intervals I |
|
Music pp. 14 - 16 |
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9 Th |
Music: Scales and Intervals II |
|
- |
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10 F |
Music: Texture and Timbre,
Melody and Harmony |
|
Music pp.16 - 19 + 22 |
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13 M |
Speech Homework: Vocabulary,
Quotations, and Re-Drafting (Task #5) |
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- |
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14 T |
Music: Form |
|
Music pp.19 - 22 |
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15 W |
(Minimum Day - meet at 12:30) Form concl. |
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- |
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16 Th |
****No
Class**** (DCC) |
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- |
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17 F |
Music: The Orchestra; Britten's
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra |
|
Music pp.23 - 26 |
|
20 M |
****No School****
|
|
- |
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21 T |
Instruments of the Orchestra II |
|
- |
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22 W |
Music: The Human Voice |
|
Music pp. 26 |
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23 Th |
Music Review |
|
- |
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24 F |
Music: Formal Properties of
Music Test |
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TEST |
Unit
3: Fundamentals of Art (Mar. 28 - Apr. 7) |
|
27 M |
Art: Line and Space |
|
Art
pp. 3 - 4 |
|
28 T |
Speech Homework: Partnered Speech Presentations
and Critique |
|
- |
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29 W |
Art: Color and Texture |
|
Art pp. 4 - 5 |
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30 Th |
Art: Principles of Composition |
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Art pp. 5 - 7 |
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31 F |
Art: Drawing and Painting |
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Art pp. 7 - 9 |
Apr. |
3 M |
Art: Prints and Photography -
In-class Art Competition |
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Art pp. 9 - 10 |
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4 T |
Speech Homework: Full Speech
Revision |
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5 W |
Art: 3-D Art
|
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Art pp.10 - 12 |
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6 Th |
Art Review |
|
- |
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7 F |
Art: Art Fundamentals Test |
|
TEST |
|
10-14 |
Spring Break - No School -
but... READ THE GOOD EARTH! |
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- |
Unit
4: Selected Literature (Apr. 17 - Apr. 24) |
|
17 M |
Speech Homework: Typed Speech Draft
Read-Arounds (Task #7) |
|
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18 T |
Presentations I - The
Good Earth |
|
- |
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19 W |
Presentations II - Good
Earth |
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- |
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20 Th |
****No
Class**** (DCC) |
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- |
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21 F |
Presentations Test - Good
Earth |
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- |
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24 M |
Speech: Reading Appointment
Clock |
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25-28 |
****CAT6 TESTING**** |
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Unit
5: Art and Music History (May 1 - May 31) |
May |
1 M |
Art: Ancient Art |
|
Art pp. 13 - 15 |
|
2 T |
Speech Homework: Articulation
and Emphasis (Task #8) |
|
- |
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3 W |
Art: Greco-Roman and Byzantine |
|
Art pp.16 - 18 |
|
4 Th |
Art: Ancient and Classical
Review |
|
- |
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5 F |
Art: Medieval and Renaissance |
|
Art pp. 18 - 21 |
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8 M |
Speech Homework: Motion and Gesture -
Choreography (Task #9) |
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9 T |
Music: Medieval and Renaissance |
|
Music pp.27 - 30 |
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10 W |
Art and Music Review up to 1600 |
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- |
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11 Th |
Art: Baroque to Neo-Classical |
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Art pp. 21 - 23 |
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12 F |
Music: Baroque to Classical |
|
Music pp.30 - 33 |
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15 M |
Speech Homework: Speech Memorization
(Task #10) |
|
|
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16 T |
17th - 18th centuries Art and
Music Review |
|
- |
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17 W |
Art: Romanticism to Abstraction |
|
Art pp.23 - 26 |
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18 Th |
****No
Class**** (DCC) |
|
|
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19 F |
Music: Romanticism to Modernism |
|
Music pp.33 - 37 |
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22 M |
Art: Pop Art to Post-Modernism |
|
Art pp.26 - 27 |
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23 T |
Speech Homework: Speech Memorization |
|
|
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24 W |
19th - 20th centuries Art and
Music Review |
|
- |
|
25 Th |
Art: World Art |
|
Art pp.15 - 16 + 27 - 28 |
|
26 F |
Music and Art History Test |
|
TEST |
|
29 M |
****No School**** |
|
Literature
pp.
27 - 32 Poetry Terms |
Unit
6: Poetry (May 30 - June 8) |
|
30 T |
Literature: Introduction to
Poetry |
|
Literature pp.
13 - 14 |
|
31 W |
Literature: Figurative Language |
|
Literature pp.
14 - 17 |
June |
1 Th |
Literature: Sound Devices |
|
Literature pp.
17 - 19 |
|
2 F |
Literature: Rhythm and Meter |
|
Literature pp.
19 - 20 |
|
5 M |
Speech Homework: Memorized Speech
Appointment Clock (Task #11) |
|
|
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6 T |
Literature: Poetry Genres |
|
Literature p. 21 |
|
7 W |
Literature: Poetic Structure
and Forms |
|
Literature pp.
22 - 23 |
|
8 Th |
Poetry Test |
|
TEST |
|
9 F |
Senior Finals: Literature,
Art, & Music Final Exam |
|
Subject Finals |
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12 M |
Senior Finals: Speech Final Exam
(Task #12) |
|
Speech Final |
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13 T |
Senior Finals: Speech Final Exam |
|
Speech Final |
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14 W |
Finals: Speech Final Exam |
|
Speech Final |
|
15 Th |
Finals |
|
- |
|
16 F |
Finals and Graduation! |
|
- |
|
x |
Interview Activity: Two
Truths and a Lie |
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|
x |
Interview: Resume Writing
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x |
Interview: Mutual Interview
Game |
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x |
Essay: In-Class Essay
Writing |
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x |
Essay: Read-Arounds |
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Total Days: (not counting
finals) 66 @ 1hr. 15 min. |
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