Week of December 12th - 16th

Monday
      Cultural Criticism Lens
           - New Terms - Definitions and Applications

Monday - Friday
      Cultural Criticism Lens
              Analysis of Edward Scissorhands 

Chart due Friday

Week of December 5th - 9th

Monday - Tuesday 12/5 - 12/6
         Orwell's "Shooting and Elephant"
         Qs 1-11 & 12 (leveled questions) for seminar Wednesday

Wednesday 12/7
         Seminar

Thursday - Friday 12/8 - 12/9
         Lindo Jong Qs 1-3

Week of November 28th - December 2nd

Monday - Tuesday (11/28-11/29)
       Imperialism: A Poetic Conversation
                & Qs 1-9

Wednesday 11/30
       Q10

Thursday 12/1
       Seminar

Friday 12/2
       Pear's Soap Timed Write

Week of November 21-25

Monday-Tuesday
          Wealth Inequality
          Chart ---> Plan for seminar.

          Tues: Photo essay DUE to the Google Classroom!

Wednesday 11/23
          Seminar

Thursday 11/24
          No School: Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday 11/25
          No School: Thanksgiving Break

Week of November 14 - 18

Monday - 11/14
          Cultural Criticism
                 - "Stranger in the Village" & "Speaking with Hands"

Tuesday - 11/15
          Self-planning for Photo Essay
                  - Develop an Argument
                  - Create Outline & Captions
              Due 11/22 (next Tuesday):
                      - Take Photos
                      - Create PowerPoint
                      - upload to Google Classroom

Wednesday - 11/16
        Work on  Leveled Qs for Seminar
               You will need 

• 2 x Level 1
• 2 x Level 2
• 1 x Level 3

Thursday - 11/17
         Seminar

Friday - 11/18

Week of November 7 - 10

Monday - Thursday
            -SB photo essay for Kelley Speech due Monday
          
       Self-planning for photo essay
             -develop and Argument
             -create outline/captions
             -take photos
             -create powerpoint
             -upload to Google Classroom (classroom.google.com)
                          -Due Tuesday

Friday: Veteran's Day No School

October 31 - November 4

Monday 10/31 - Tuesday 11/1
   Ad Analysis Presentation - not ready = no grade
       - turn in your SMELLER by Friday for a writing grade

•  HW: Writing Prompt p. 39 = due to turnitin.com by 11:59pm Wednesday

Wednesday 11/2 - Thursday 11/3
   Elements of an Argument  - Analysis of Speech p. 40
      - P. 39 prompt paragraph due to turnitin.com

PACK retake = error analysis of "Four Skinny Trees" Exam

Friday
    Development of Photo Essay

• Child Labor Photos - google classroom

        - SMELLER due to google classroom - FINAL, no late work!

Week of October 24-28

Monday
         Photo Essay Write - prompt p. 24

Tuesday
        "Four Skinny Trees" - Annotate
                   -Exam & Quiz Thursday

Wednesday - Thursday
         1.11 Visual Rhetoric 
         Commercial Ads analysis
    Thursday- "FST" Exam and Quiz

Friday
         1.11 Done -> google.classroom 
         Photo Shoot

Senior English October: Week of 17-21

Mon - 10/17
 Photo Essay Analysis - done today

Analyzing a Photo Essay:  Using the photo essay selected, focus on the following topics as you “read” and analyze a photo essay:  How do these elements reveal the author's purpose/claim?

1. title

2. sequence of images

3. content of photographs
4. captions

        5. purpose

        6. target audience

        7. issue and position (claim / argument of photo)

Next, consider how you would use the three elements of Reader Response Criticism theory to think about the impact of the photo essay. After your initial analysis, revisit the photo essay and make interpretations based on your inferences.

1. What issues are presented in the photo essay, and what is the author’s position on the issues?

2. What is the purpose of this photo essay?

3. Who is the target audience for this photo essay?

4. How do the images tell a story or progression of events to reveal a particular position?

5. What is your interpretation of the photo essay? Discuss how the composition and arrangement of the photos lead to your interpretation - Use the elements of photography from activity 1.6.

6. After your initial analysis, revisit the essay and interpret its visual rhetoric. What argument is the essay presenting and is it effective?

Tues. 10/18

1. Submit your Detroit analysis

Submitting to Google Classroom:   from outside folder on your computer

• Go to google classroom
• Select the assignment:  OPEN button
• Select “Add” button – pull down menu - select form google drive, or file (word document).
• “Turn in” button

2. The Photo Essay for review - with small group (3 max) choose a photo essay to analyze.  

• Reuters 
• Time 
• Department of Defense
• Unicef 
• National Geographic

A.  Follow the steps from above as your group processes the essay.  


B.  Individually, you will write an analytical response in which you explain the argument being presented and evaluate whether it is effective or not.  Be sure to:

• include a thesis statement that clearly presents your interpretation.
• explain how the photographer presents an argument, citing specific details from the images to support your interpretation.
• examine the rhetorical appeals used and their effect on the viewers.
• include transitions (in addition, moreover, consequently)
• include a concluding statement.

Sentence starters:

The photojournalist's arguments is_______

He/she presents this argument by ___________, / which can be seen in _____________

The Photojournalist uses rhetorical appeals such as ____________

This creates an effect of ____________

WED 10/19
PSAT and 2016 Candidate Forum

Thurs. 10/20
Group Photo Essay Analysis

Fri. 10/21
Retake SB 3 Poem Exam
Work on Group Photo Essay Analysis

Week of October 10 - 14

10/10 Monday - 10/ 12 Wed
        Photo Presentations
              NO MAKE-UP!
                   
Wednesday
        SB 3xPoems
          -  Poetry Vocab Quiz and Exam
                       use of notes on exam = no make-up

10/ 13 Thursday
        Last day of Photo Presentations
                 Slides due Friday - Final


10/ 14 Friday
        Photo Essay Analysis

Analyzing a Photo Essay

Using the photo essay selected, focus on the following topics as you “read” and analyze a photo essay:

1. title

2. sequence of images

3. content of photographs

4. captions

5. purpose

6. target audience

7. issue and position (claim / argument of photo)

Next, consider how you would use the three elements of Reader Response Criticism theory to think about the impact of the photo essay. After your initial analysis, revisit the photo essay and make interpretations based on your inferences.

1. What issues are presented in the photo essay, and what is the author’s position on the issues?

2. What is the purpose of this photo essay?

3. Who is the target audience for this photo essay?

4. How do the images tell a story or progression of events to reveal a particular position?

5. What is your interpretation of the photo essay? Discuss how the composition and arrangement of the photos lead to your interpretation - Use the elements of photography from activity 1.6.

6. After your initial analysis, revisit the essay and interpret its visual rhetoric. What argument is the essay presenting and is it effective?

The Photo Essay for review

• Reuters 
• Time 
• Department of Defense
• Unicef 
• National Geographic

Senior:   October Week of 10/3 - 10/7

Mon. 10/3

• Class discussion on 3 poems
• Added lit. and Poetic Devices: Allusion, Free Verse, Refrain, Symbol, Parallel Structure, Anaphora

Tue - Thurs 10/4-6
Different Ways of Seeing the World:  Learning Targets and Directions

Step 1

• Choose one photograph
• 50 Influential Photographs That Changed Our World
• 25 of the most iconic photographs
• Analyze it using OPTIC (p.420 to find graphic organizer)
• Incorporate the precise language of photographic images in your chart- p.22

Step 2

• Create a PowerPoint in which you briefly present an interpretation of the photo's mise en scene. 
• Be sure to 
• provide a concise thesis statement that presents your interpretation
• Cite specific details from the image to support your interpretation (use your chart)
• Use precise language of photography to describe the image and your interpretation. 

(p. 21) Visual Elements

·         Frame:  area of action that is captured by the camera

·         Subject:  object, person, and/or matter being studied in the frame

·         Cropping:  cutting off or concealing unwanted parts of an image within a photograph

·         Lighting:  the overall effect produced by the amount or type of light in a photograph

·         Image:  likeness of object, person, or scene found and/or arranged in a frame

·         Composition:  the way in which the parts of the subject are arranged to present a visual theme

·         Space:  area established or set apart by the arrangement of subjects or matter

Fri. 10/7
Visual Argument and the rhetorical argument
 - add to PowerPoint

Monday 2/26
        "My Papa's Waltz" TPCASTT
                  p. 10 #5
           -Poem Vocab on Quizlet
Tuesday 2/27
        Paragraph rough draft. Self/Peer edit.

Wednesday 2/28
        "My Papa's Waltz" discussion.

Thursday 2/29
       "My Papa's Waltz" Quiz & Exam

Friday 2/30
       "In Just" -TPACASTT

Week of September 19-23

Monday 9/19
             Lab ---> OPTIC: last day

Tuesday 9/20
             OPTIC group presentations.

Wednesday 9/21
             Textbook: Literary Theory and Aphorisms (P.S. & B)

Thursday 9/22
             Microlab and class discussion

Friday 9/23
             Timed write

Senior English September 12 -16

Mon 9/12

• Picture Day
• Sigh group norms

Tue 9/13

• Chrome book info and sign contract
• Sign in to turnitin.com 
• PLEASE only use 1 email for turnitin - register for all classes under that email
• SENIOR ENGLISH
• 2nd Period =  ID # 13490012
• 5th Period =  ID # 13490028
•  Password: BHHS
• Register for Google classroom: classroom.google.com   
• 2nd period: roxxhi   
• 5th period: tg3e7f4
• Register for Springboard online: tumwaterwa-pilot.springboardonline.org 
• 2nd Period: LGUMCR
• 5th Period: THYVYK
• Group OPTIC Assignment
• Group choice of picture
• Individual OPTIC analysis

Wed 9/14 Open House

• Group OPTIC Assignment - work on a consensus and begin your Slides - DUE next Tuesday

Thurs - Fri 9/15 -16

• SpringBoard
• Unpack assessment and Rubric Unit 1