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May 28, 2018 - June 1, 2018 Weekly Agenda for ERWC

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Tuesday, May 29th:  All work was due no later than May 28th at 11:59. Work turned in after 11:59 will not be counted. Final Culminating Activity:  Due Thursday and Friday, May 31st and June 1st:  Break into your groups and create a teleplay based on one of the following scenes in the book: pages 9 - 10 and 105 - 110; 167 - 179; 219 - 230; 290 - 293; 295 - 298.The teleplay must include characters. Everyone in the group must participate either as a character, a writer, or a director. You must include the major plot points of the story.  Some of the more explicit aspects of the story may be told by the narrator. You may read your script.  The teleplay must be typed, in standard teleplay format,  and submitted to turnitin.com by Thursday, June 1st, at 11:59. The entire reading should be from five to ten minutes. Each group will present  their teleplay before the class on Thursday, May 31st or June 1st. First group: pages 9 – 10, 105 - 110 from 1984 Leonela, Maybelin
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May 21, 2018 - May 25, 2018 ERWC Agenda

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Tuesday, May 22nd: Block schedule 1, 3, and 5 Students will answer these questions and submit to schoology.  Their groups will choose one question to present to the class next week. Questions for Pages 105 – 136 from 1984: 1.      What unexpected event occurs between Winston and Julia? What is ironic and even funny about Winston’s thoughts when Julia hands him the note? What effect does Julia’s note have on Winston? - Melany 2.      What is significant about the statue of Cromwell? You will have to do a bit of historical research to answer this question. Maybelin 3.      What to the Proles is a serious piece of news? Is there something similar to this in our society? - Stephanie 4.      What is the significance of the old drunk man’s complaints about the change from pints to half-liters? Has there been a change in society which has been difficult for some people to accept? (pages 87 – 92) - Modi 5.      Why does Winston purchase the piece of coral?   Why is it ironic t
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May 14, 2018 - May 18, 2018 Weekly Agenda

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Monday, May 14th:   Assigned reading: pages 63 - 104 in  1984  (end of Part 1) This will be due Monday, May 14th Please turn it in to turnitin.com The reading log for this reading assignment should include the following: 250 word minimum Summary - one paragraph minimum Character analysis - one paragraph per character Thematic analysis - one paragraph Watch Crash Course Lit on 1984 Answer the following questions on pages 64 - 104. Break into your groups. Choose one of the following questions to present to class. Monday, May 14 th : First Period: Watch Crash Course Lit: 1984 Questions for pages 63 – 104: 1.      What does Winston mean when he writes, “If there is hope, it lies in the proles.”   Who are the proles? How does the government keep them quiet and satisfied? – Melany, Henry, Guadalupe, Noelia, Katherine C., Alejandra, Jonathan 2.      “Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot becom
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May 7, 2018 - May 11, 2018 Weekly Agenda for ERWC

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Monday, May 7th:  The Turnitin class ID for this class is:  17952993 The Turnitin class code is:  erwc You will receive a bump in your grade for participation by attending class. Allowed class time to read pages 29 – 63 in 1984 Reading logs: Summary- one paragraph Character analysis - one paragraph Thematic analysis one paragraph Then read the appendix to find the answers to the following group questions: What is newspeak? Why is it being used by the government? What is doublethink? What is ingsoc? What is the purpose of ingsoc? What is the "Hate Minute" and what is its purpose? Tomorrow, we will break into the same groups. Your group will pick one of the above questions and give a class presentation on it. The following students have not written their LACC/ERWC essay on “Actually, There is a Clear Link Between Mass Shootings and Mental Illness”:   Johana Cervantes, Gabriele Elvir, Jose Farfan, Ty Howze, Alejandra Martinez, Jonathan Mo
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April 30, 2018 - May 4, 2018 Weekly Agenda for ERWC

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Monday, April 30th:  The Turnitin Class ID for this Class is:  17952993 The class code is:  erwc ERWC Final Exam: LACC Prompt Students will write an essay in response to a prompt they will be given. Students will have the two-hour block to write their essay.  Students may not use their electronic devices nor dictionaries. The essay will be turned in at the end of the period and will be graded by the English department. Tuesday, May 1st:  Shortened day Finish the Socratic Circle on Brave New World Finish the Socratic Circle: Daylan, Cheyenne, Kaelyn, Stephanie   Alejandra, Henry, Katherine, Melanie, Noelia   Wednesday, May 2nd:  Turn in Brave New World Check out 1984 Read the first twenty-nine pages of 1984 Stop at Chapter 3 Please do a summary Please do a critical analysis of theme Please do a critical analysis of character Big Brother War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength Thought Crime Are there parallels betwe
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April 23, 2018 - April 27, 2018 ERWC Weekly Agenda

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Special Schedule Wednesday, April 23rd:  Work on outstanding working Thursday, April 24th:  Watch Into the Woods as part of Arts Integration
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April 16, 2018 - April 20, 2018 Weekly Agenda

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Monday, April 16th: Break into groups to form Socratic groups. Students will be given topics regarding Brave New World to create questions for the Socratic Circle. Groups: Daylan, Kaelyn, Stephanie, Cheyenne Wendy, Precious, Maybelin, Leonela,   Kenneth Monai, Shobana, Guadalupe, George, Kayla Henry, Melany, Noelia, Katherine, Alejandra Gaby, Katherine, Jonathan, Germain, Johana Ashley, Benedict, Doug, Nick, Modi Each member of each group is to create two original discussion questions based on Brave New World   and submit them to schoology by 9:13 a.m. today.   You are then required to find the answers. Examples of good discussion questions: 1.      Why did Huxley choose Henry Ford as the god of his new world?   In what way is Huxley’s Ford like or unlike the traditional notion of God? In your opinion, has belief in the power of science and technology replaced faith in God, as Huxley seems to suggest in Brave New World? 2.      What a
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