Homework

=**I have received several emails about the Humanities written final. Instead of answering the questions individually in emails, I thought it would be best to respond here for all to see the clarifications. Additionally, it is very concerning that students are asking so many questions this late in the assignment. This essay requires reflection, critical thinking/analysis and writing - all which require significant time and revision for high quality work. This assignment is a culmination of all that we learned in class together.**=

=**FAQ**= =**-The essay is to be double spaced, Times New Roman & MLA format (including a Works Cited page and in text citations). //An essay that does not follow these guidelines will receive a failing grade.//**=

=-You may write in the first, second or third person. Whichever you choose, be consistent throughout your writing. Too many times students incorrectly mix these points of view in a single sentence.= = = =-You must cite any references that are historic. If you are referencing notes from class, you must use MLA format as an interview from Mr. Krause or Mrs. Hentz.=

=-Student reflections/personal analysis need not be cited - that is your original thinking.=

=-The final must include a theme that is your focus/point/thesis statement that runs throughout the essay. This theme should easily be transferable to your metaphor and should be clearly defined in the opening paragraph (introduction).= = = =-Each paragraph in the essay should support the overarching theme/metaphor and the conclusion should specifically reference the metaphor again.=

=-Each unit of study (Geo, Meso, Egypt...) should be examined in the essay and the focus within the unit is up to you - you are making a point about that civilization that supports your overarching theme/metaphor. So it would not make sense for you to analyze Greek philosophers if your paper is focused on architecture of ancient civilizations. It would however, make sense to explore the different Greek columns because this would help support the theme/focus of an essay on the architecture of ancient civilizations.= = = =-There is no specific length requirement for the paper. However, an opening paragraph, approximately two paragraphs per unit (one being the historical analysis and the second the personal reflection), and a strong conclusion would total about 5-6 pages. This is simply a guide and not mandatory. Some students may write more, others may write less. What is important is the focus, support, organization, etc. - all standards from the PSSA writing rubric.= = = =-The reflection part of the essay is a miniature reaction paper for each unit. More specifically, what is YOUR reaction/reflection/opinion on each particular unit of study/civilization. Focus less on the lessons and activities from class, and more on your critical thinking about each civilization. From the worksheet:= =" Students should examine each unit exploring personal reactions (likes/dislikes), what they learned/wish they had learned, what they found interesting, etc. The essay will reflect both the students’ understanding of each historical era as well as their ability to think critically, reflect and identify themes in history. " = = = =This is a guide and should prompt your reflection piece. For example, ask yourself: Did you like how the Romans consolidated power? If so, why? Does this support your overarching analysis and/or your theme/metaphor?= = = =- A self-reflection is not necessary. I am not sure why students are asking this. The reflection should be in your individual analysis/reaction or each unit. If you feel that a self-reflection makes your essay stronger, than be all means include it in your writing.=

=-MLA Interviews should be cited like any other in-text citation. The following example will suffice:=

=During the Middle Ages, the Catholc Church's influence extended into every aspect of an individual's life throughout Western Europe (Krause).=

=For the Works Cited and more info go here >>> http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/09/=

=-Mr. Lip may be explored either as a pararaph exclusively dedicated to geography, or you may work the themes throughout the entire essay as you explore each civilization/era. What must be clear to me as the reader, is a full comprehension/understanding of the 5 themes of geography and how they relate to history/your theme.=


 * Be sure to reference the class calendar link for all upcoming assignments!***

=**Please Note: The final should be b oth an historical analysis and your reflection of the unit. They should support your overarching theme/metaphor. **=

Looking at some of the rough drafts and I DO NOT see MLA format or in-text citations. Any essay that does not utilize the MLA format, including complete in-text citations will receive a failing grade!

6/7/12 Great time at the field trip! Be sure to review your notes on Shakespeare, The Shakespeare Stealer & A Midsummer Night's Dream (including farce, motif and satire).

6/6/12 Shakespeare, Stealer & Midsummer Test All books due (Stealer & Midsummer) Collect Writer's notebooks

6/5/12 Finish reading Shakespeare Stealer Venn Diagram of Midsummer due Renaissance Group Projects Complete Be prepared to present both Dinner party and group project

6/4/12 Complete reading Shakespeare Stealer by Wednesday 6/6 Final - Working draft due tomorrow 6/5 IS: Post magazine cover and article (as PDF) to the wiki "Teacher Biographies" page

5/31/12 Shakespeare Stealer - read up to Ch. 15 (prepare for discussion) Renaissance reading - Heritage 28 & Alive 27,28 Humanities Final - working draft due Tuesday 6/5
 * By Tuesday 6/5 post all magazine covers and articles (as a PDF) to the "Teacher Biographies" link. Include student name UNDER the picture.** *

5/30/12 Shakespeare Stealer - read up to Ch. 12 (prepare for discussion) Renaissance reading - Heritage 28 & Alive 27,28 Graphic Organizer - continue to develop your thoughts on the final IS: Biography project due - email cover (.jpg), cover story (2 pages), survey, etc.

5/29/12 Shakespeare Stealer - read up to Ch. 12 Renaissance reading - Heritage 28 & Alive 27,28 Final - outline (units) & theme (big idea/thesis statement)

5/25/12 Enjoy the holiday weekend! Begin reading Shakespeare Stealer Come to class on Tuesday prepared to work on all projects (bring any necessary materials)

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 * Thank you all for the birthday wishes!*

5/24/12 Research Renaissance Dinner Party - checkpoint Friday Continue working on ALL projects.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr.Krau5!!!!!
=__//** HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! ~ANJALOLLIPOP **//__= Happy B-Day~Jessica
 * HAPPY B-DAY MC KRAU5!! WOOT WOOT!!~LEAH **

5/23/12 Renaissance Cartoon - due Renaissance Group Project - concept due Research Renaissance Dinner Party - checkpoint Friday IS: Bio Project complete - Thursday 5/31 (magazine cover and story (2-3 pages)
 * Note: The final has been posted to the home page*

5/22/12 Renaissance Cartoon - due Thursday Renaissance Group Project - concept due Thursday Research Renaissance Dinner Party - checkpoint Friday IS: Magazine article due Wednesday 5/23

5/21/12 Read the intro to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (xiii - xxxvi) Read/research/work on Renaissance cartoon (Heritage 28, Alive (Green) 27, 28) Research Renaissance Dinner Party Renaissance Group Project - due 6/1 IS: Magazine article due Wednesday 5/23

5/18/12 Ride your bike! Read the intro to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (xiii - xxxvi) Read/research/work on Renaissance cartoon

5/17/12 Study for Base #5 Vocab Quiz Read Ch. 28 Heritage Renaissance Group Project - brainstorm, etc.

5/16/12 Study for Base #5 Vocab Quiz Bio Project - survey and teacher selection complete Middle Ages Reaction paper due for PJAS students Friday 5/18/12 Middle Ages Test 5/18?

5/15/12 Middle Ages Reaction paper due Base #5 Vocab Quiz - Thursday 5/17 Bio Project - survey questions due 5/17

5/14/12 Complete a draft of your reaction paper for peer review (we have the laptops tomorrow)

5/11/12 Continue working on your Middle Ages reaction paper. Spend some quality with your mom!!! (Animoto videos)

5/10/12 Quiz - late Middle Ages (geography & feudalism) MA Reaction outline due - strong TS and 3 supporting points

5/9/12 You should have completed reading all 8 chapters- Heritage 24-27 and Alive 2-5 All Writing Responses Due! (1-4) - no late exceptions Middle Ages (reaction paper) due 5/16 Late Middle Ages Quiz - 5/11

5/8/12 Middle Ages (reaction paper thesis/outline)due You should have completed reading all 8 chapters- Heritage 24-27 and Alive 2-5 Bring in pictures of you and your mother (Animoto project in IS) All Writing Responses Due! (1-4)

5/7/12 Middle Ages Reaction Paper Thesis/Outline due Wednesday 5/9 Writing Response #2 & #3 due (if applicable) Read Heritage 27 & Alive 5

5/4/12 Read Heritage 27 & Alive 5

5/3/12 Read Heritage 26 & Alive 4 Writing Response #2 Due (Crusades) - *Note to afternoon class. Because we did not finish our discussion this will be due on Monday 5/7.

5/2/12 Read Heritage 26 & Alive 4 (be prepared for discussion) Irony (Zoo) test

5/1/12 Read Heritage 25 & Alive 3 (be prepared for discussion) Primary source for paper slide due Writing Response #1 (Feudalism) due Paper Slide - continue prep, etc

Human Heritage Text online (thanks Rob Corso!) http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/worldhistory/hh2004/content.php4/1324/1

4/28/12 Zoo Essay is due tomorrow (Don't forget the 5 vocabulary words - bold/highlight) Zoo/Irony test on Wednesday 5/2 Feudalism discussion prep (Read Ch. 27 & 2) Middle Ages - Primary source due Wed 5/2

4/27/12 Continue working on paper slide prep and persuasive essay. Paper Slide video shooting begins Tuesday. Persuasive Zoo essay due Tuesday Vocabulary base word 5 due Monday

4/26/12 Study - vocab base 4 quiz " " - Early Middle Ages Quiz (Germans, Franks & classroom discussions) Continue working on "Zoo" persuasive essay " " Middle Ages Paper Slide

4/25/12 Vocabulary Base Words 5 - due Monday, 4/30 Revise "Zoo" persuasive essay Continue "Paper Slide" video work - script, outline, etc. - prepare to start shooting Thursday Vocab - base 4 quiz Friday Early Middle Ages quiz (Germans/Franks/converging forces, etc)

4/24/12 - no school

4/23/12 Research & outline Middle Ages Paper Slide Project (come prepared to work on Wed - we have the laptops). Graphic organizer - persuasive essay - "Zoo" Complete "Zoo" worksheets

4/20/12 Shape your "Freewrite" into a poem. Do something for Earth Day: http://www.earthday.org/ If you missed it during enrichment, watch the following: http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-stuff/ - discuss with you family & friends! and - the other side of the story: http://www.storyofstuffdebunked.com/?tag=liberal-agenda

4/18/12 (No school Thor's day) Brainstorm/outline for reaction paper Roman Influences -revisions due Friday Debate prep - Ch. 18 - "The collapse of Charlemagne's empire was inevitable."

4/17/12 - Brainstorm/Notes/Outline - Middle Ages Reaction Paper Read Heritage Ch. 17. Respond: Why do you think hospitality was so important to the Germans? Compare German hospitality to that of the ancient Greeks in __The Odyssey__ and xenia (no more than 2 paragraphs). Vocabulary Quiz - Base Words 4 - Monday

4/16/12 No Homework

4/13/12 - Enjoy your weekend (Get outside)! Catch up on any/all missed assignments (hand in Monday)

4/12/12 Study - Rome Unit test - Ch. 32,33,34,35,36 & 38 Includes all class discussions, worksheets, etc.

4/11/12 "Roman Times" article due Cleopatra Test Rome: Unit Test 4/13

4/10/12 Read Ch. 38 [|http://www.learntci.com/student/sign_in#] Rome's influence on your community (first person, 5 paragraph response - 3 items) "Roman Times" article due 4/12 Rome: Unit Test 4/13 Cleopatra Test 4/12

4/4/12 - 4/10/12 ***Homework over Spring Break!!!*** Read Ch. 35 History Alive! [|http://www.learntci.com/student/sign_in#] Complete reading Cleopatra Continue working on Roman Times news article (Due Thursday 4/12) Rome - Test - Friday4/13

4/3/12 Write your own parable (due tomorrow) Draft of news article due tomorrow Any writer's notebook updates / missing assignments due

4/2/12 Read Ch. 36 History Alive! [|http://www.learntci.com/student/sign_in#] Continue working on your news story - first draft due Thursday 4/4 Rome Quiz Thursday 4/4

3/30/12 Cleopatra - read pp.100-123 & write a descriptive paragraph on the Appian Way (You may need to use an additional source). T-Chart (3 pros/ 3 cons) for your newspaper "Roman Times" article Second Chance for your revisions to "Choice" Essay due Monday

3/29/12 Reach Ch. 34 History Alive [|http://www.learntci.com/student/sign_in#] complete worksheet (2 sides) Study vocabulary Bases 1-3 - Test Friday!!! All extra credit due tomorrow (Reading Olympians extended to Monday) Revisions (if necessary) to the Etruscan/Greek influence on Rome

3/28/12 Read Ch. 33: History Alive [|http://www.learntci.com/student/sign_in#] Complete worksheet (Patrician & Plebeians) Study vocabulary Bases 1-3 - Test Friday!!!

3/26/12 Read Ch. 32: History Alive [|http://www.learntci.com/student/sign_in#] Writing Response: Explain both the Etruscan and Greek influences on the settlement of early Rome. Study vocabulary Base 1-3 Extra credit extended to 3/30 Collect Vocab Base 4

3/25/12 ***Weekend Wildcard*** For the fans of "The Hunger Games" - an interesting article from the LA Times. Definitely worthy of a reaction paper! http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-hunger-politics-20120324,0,6089236.story

3/23/12 Vocabulary Base #4 Due Think "Rome" Digital Mashup Trial Tuesday - prepare Complete word brain tease from Ind Studies (Tuesday)

3/22/12 Read Ch. 12 - Human Heritage Choice Project (Product, Essay & Presentation due)

3/21/12 Odyssey - Final test - review your notes HJ extra credit due Continue working on your choice essay/product for Friday

3/20/12 Odyssey - Take Home Final due Vocabulary Base #4 Due Monday, 3/26 Review Odyssey notes, etc. - In Class Final on Thursday 3/22 Complete "Alexander" scenario - ready to perform "interview" in class.

3/19/12 Choice & Odyssey Questions/Answers Due (GoogleDocs) Read Ch. 30 & 31 History Alive! online Textbook (quiz tomorrow???)

1. Essay: Explain the technological paradox of "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" 2. Essay: Identify the mythic elements (Hero's Journey) in "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" 3. Creative Writing: Locate the picture of Mr. Krause and the "Code of Hammurabi" and write a short story leading up to or after the moment the photo was taken (//**have some fun w/ it - but BE RESPECTFUL**//).
 * 3/17/12** **WEEKEND WILDCARD!!!**
 * Additional extra credit opportunities available for Independent Studies***

3/16/12 Finish reading the Odyssey!!! Work on Choice Project - Writer's Workshop on Monday 3/19 (bring your essay to class) Read Ch. 30 & 31 History Alive! online Textbook Note: We will begin playing **The Odyssey** movie during enrichment beginning Monday.

3/15/12 Finish reading the Odyssey Work on Choice Project

3/13/12 Bring in your choice draft (as complete as possible - MLA format, citations, 2 sources) for a Writer's Workshop Wednesday Wonderland! Continue reading The Odyssey

3/12/12 Continue your Odyssey reading Continue work on your HJ essay & Choice project Writer's Workshop Wednesday 3/14/12

3/9/12 Spring Forward Weekend! Odyssey - continue reading (we will complete the book on 3/16) Continue work or your choice project and Hero's Journey Independent Studies: Copyright mashup trial (prep)

3/8/12 Vocab Base #3 Quiz - Study Odyssey Quiz #2 Odyssey - Read Books 18,19 Choice/HJ - continue work on papers Extra Credit Opportunity: http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/03/07/148043114/is-the-world-an-idea (Reaction/Response Paper)

3/7/12 Allegory of the Cave (read and respond) Odyssey - Read Book XVII, XVIII Choice/ HJ - work

3/6/12 Choice Project: Thesis Statement, Outline & sources (1 Primary and 1 Secondary) Due in written form. Odyssey - Read Book XVI, XVII Hero's Journey - brainstorm/worksheet (start writing your draft)

3/5/12 Root Words worksheet Choice: TS, outline & Primary Source for Wednesday Odyssey - Read Book XV, XVI, XVII

3/2/12 Weekend Complete "Screenplay" Project - include script, PPT/Prezi, Storyboard & Skit Complete Greek Theater Mask (you may wish to perform w/ it on Monday) Work on choice projects Odyssey - Read Book XV
 * Monday Skits/Present***

2/29/12 Choice Project Proposal Due 3/1 - include a purpose/reason for your choice Odyssey - read Book XIV Complete "Screenplay" project (Due Monday 3/5)

2/28/12 Greek Theater & Games Worksheet Odyssey - read Book XII, XIII Think about your "choice" project (proposals dues 3/1)
 * Enrichment: Writer's workshop***

2/27/12 Read Book XI Context Clues Worksheet Read Human Heritage Ch. 11 (think choice project) Screenplay Project - continue work iMovie Projects Due 2/28

2/24/12 Screenplay Project (Tuesday - Status Check) Odyssey - Read Book X, XI, etc. (we are off and running now!!!) Start thinking about your choice project... Ch. 29 Quiz?

2/23/12 Screenplay Project (continue working) Odyssey Books I- VIII Quiz on Friday Read Book X Start thinking about your choice project...

2/22/12 Study Skills Antonyms/Synonyms Worksheet Screenplay Project (continue working)

2/21/12 Read Book 9 Study Skills Map Worksheet Screenplay Prep (workshop tomorrow in class) Review Ch. 29 (Quiz?) Revisions to tech essay if necessary http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/

2/17/12 ***Presidents Day Weekend*** Review Books 5-8 (Odyssey). Be prepared for discussion. IS: Technology Essay Due (Tuesday 2/21) Read History Alive Ch. 29 (online): http://www.learntci.com/student/sign_in#

2/16/12 Read History Alive Ch. 29 (online): http://www.learntci.com/student/sign_in# Finish Rap Song and be prepared for the concert/party!

2/15/12 Read Book 8 (Odyssey) Analogies worksheet Continue working on your IS Tech Essay & finishing Telemachy Rap Song

2/14/12 Read Book 7 (Odyssey) IS: Tech Essay - last day for thesis statement approval Vocabulary Base Words #3
 * Wednesday make up social studies test***

2/13/12 Review Books 5 & 6 (Be prepared for discussion) Continue work on Telemachy Rap songs (Due Friday) IS: Tech Essay outline (revised thesis statement) due Wed 2/15

2/10/12 Read Odyssey Book VI Complete lyrics for Telemachy Rap (Laptops on Monday 2/13)

2/9/12 Study for social studies test: Ch. 26,27,28 (History Alive!), Ch. 10 Heritage & Greece Crucible Movie worksheets Independent Studies: Writing Outline due 2/13/12

2/8/12 Read Odyssey Book V Telemachy Rap Song Lyrics due