March 11*

JOURNAL TOPIC:

What do you think of Brave New World so far?  What do you see happening as the plot develops?  How relevant is the novel to the world we live in?


AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab quiz
3. The Ask
4. Modernist Author Project

HW:
1. Read Chapter 1 of Brave New World
2. Hack the MAP

amanda palmer on the art of asking

"The perfect tools aren't going to help us if we can't face each other and give and receive fearlessly."

March 7*

{REMINDER: WE'RE MEETING IN COLLEGE OFFICE.  If you left your journal in class please pick up/complete/turn in during period 3 or 4.}


JOURNAL TOPIC:

Would you rather live in tornado country, where you (hope you can) count on weather reports and warning systems to give you advance notice, or in earthquake country, where you need to be mentally prepared for the unexpected all the time?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Presentation courtesy of Mrs. Dirkes

HW:
1. Begin working on your March literature analysis (if you haven't already)
2. Thought you wouldn't have a vocab quiz this week?  Wrong.  It will be held in class on Monday.  Guarantee yourself success by posting VOCAB REVIEW REMIX to your blog-- everyone who tells a short story using the vocab words will receive credit applicable to Monday's quiz.
3. Use the long weekend to catch up on any missing work/sleep.
4. Continue investigating your Modernist author informally so you can hit the ground running when we begin the Modernist Author Project-- for REALZ-- on Monday.

March 6*

JOURNAL TOPIC:

[Take notes on the presentation in the College Office.]

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. PRESENTATION IN COLLEGE OFFICE

HW:
1. Post a reflection on today's presentation to your blog under the title, JOE (or JOSIE) COLLEGE.  What campuses interest you?  What fields interest you?  What challenges and opportunities do you foresee in the process of planning for life after high school?

March 5*

JOURNAL TOPIC:

The future has been described in many ways, from an unopened present to a train hurtling down the tracks.  Do you see the future as an exciting opportunity or an impending threat?  Is your view of the future consistent or does it depend on today's mood and/or events?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Cottle's Circles Test
3. Past, Present, and Future
4. BNW Chapter 1
5. Hacking the MAP

HW:
1. In a post on your blog entitled I AM [MODERNIST AUTHOR'S NAME], post five "I Am.." statements that essentially define your author for people meeting him/her for the first time.

Vocab: March 4

Chronic
Sentiment
Morality
Remorse
Defect
Acquaintance
Sanity
Implication
Alternative
Savage
Phenomenon

March 4

JOURNAL TOPIC:

What will RHS look like in 10 years?  100?  1000?  Will it still exist, will it be underwater, will it be an overgrown archaeological site, will it be in a bubble, will it be virtual?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Introduce MAP and part I of author research
3. Vocab
4. Check out Brave New World

HW:
1. Post the five most interesting facts/ideas you can find on the Modernist author you selected in a post entitled, MAP (1): INTRODUCING [AUTHOR NAME]
2. Post vocab definitions/remix
3. Finish Brave New World Foreword