Welcome Students

Period 7


Periods 6 and 8

Notting Hill Unit with clickable links

Periods 1 & 3


Fences Resources: Full Text of the Play, Spanish Synopis, Video of the Play,

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Interviews Denzel Washington & Viola Davis Stars of 'Fences' | THR

Banned Books Unit
Word Within A Word Resources: dictionary.com, www.thesaurus.com, https://www.etymonline.com,
blank graphic organizer, sample presentationhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=0B39-7Z7NpRrQcjdaclVRRkdmOHc

Welcome Students!--Independent Reading Presentation

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ESL/Survey of Lit/American Lit--Periods 1 & 3

Old Units
Unit 3: Dracula Daily Presentation, An easier version of the book,  Summaries: Spark Notes, Shmoop, Cliffs Notes, Character List, Character Map ,Background Information: The Victorians,  Maps: Map 1, Wikimaps Map, 
Videos:  Nosferatu (1922), Summaries from Youtube, Introduction and Summary 
Unit 2: Frankenstein: The Book, The Packet
Unit 1: The Street Lawyer: Daily Presentation,  The Book, The Packet

Period: 7/8--English 1 and Seminar 1

This presentation
Resources: Playlist of Summaries and Audioboods, 

Old Units

Quarter 1: Short Stories/What Does it Mean To Be Human?
Quarter 2: I Am The Messenger, Resources: The Book, Questions
Quarter 3: Daily Presentations: Lord of the Flies Resources: The entire book,  Chapter Summaries (Video), Chapter Summaries (Text), Movie (not exactly the same as the book)

Period 2: Seminar 1

This presentation

English 2/Seminar 2--You must be signed in to your CPS Google account.

Culture In Literature/Writing A Narrative-Daily Presentation



The Kite Runner--Daily Presentation
Read Online Here
Audiobook: CD1, CD2, Chapters 8-23, Chapter 1, chapter 23, Shortened Audiobook (The whole thing in about two hours),
Reading Questions: Chapters 1-5, Chapters 6-9, Chapters 10-14,  Chapters 15-20,Chapters 21-25
Summaries: CliffsNotes, Shmoop, Gradesaver, Wikipedia
Historical Videos: Soviet Invations,  CNN Soviet Invasion,  Inside the Taliban,  Afghanistan's Glorious Past, Afghanistan History, Taliban in Kabul 1996, HIstory and Timeline of Modern Afghanistan: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Ethnicity and Religion: Afghanistan's Most Neglected Minority (Hazara), Kite Runner Background
Summaries: CliffsNotes, Shmoop, Gradesaver, Wikipedia
Music: Afghan Music Project,
Resources: Character List, Family Trees,
Pre-reading: Introduction to the Kite Runner, Video Watching,  Anticipation Guide,  Violating Your Own Moral Code 
Essay Resources: Understanding the Question, Companion Readings: Are Some Humans Born Evil, Resilience Gene, Nature vs. Nurture in Psychology

Things Fall Apart  Resources:The Book On Line, Listen On Line  Book Summaries from Crash Course: Part 1, Part 2: Cliffs Notes and SparkNotes Maps: Africa,  Quotes: Traditions and Customs,  A virtual village of Umuofia,  G.I. Jones Archive of S.E. Nigerian Art And Culture,   Videos: Igbo Masquerade Video, Traditional Dance,  Annenberg Foundation Introduction, Ibo Quick Background, Tribal Nigeria 1959 Powerpoints: Background from Indianapolis Igbo group, Colonialism in Nigeria, Introduction to Things Fall Apart, Introduction to the 7 Elements of Culture, Proverbs in Things Fall Apart  The Movie: All 52 Scenes Here  Nigeria: BBC Profile,  Chapter Questions: 1-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-11, 12-15, 16-19, 20-25 Games & Review: Whole Book:  Fun Trivia Quiz, Jeopardy, Jeopardy 2, Jeopardy 3, Timed Character Quiz,  Sections:  Chapter 14-18 Jeopardy, Chapter 18-21, Games:Proverbs Game

Survey of Literature/American Literature--
Unit 4: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

Vocabulary Practice:  quizlet or  vocabulary.com. If you never signed up for vocabulary.com, use these codes: 1st period http://vocab.com/join/1SEATQ7, 3rd period http://vocab.com/join/2YGZ56S

Unit 3: A Raisin In The Sun/Barriers--Daily Presentation

• Need Help Understanding? Cliffs Notes, Spark Notes, Shmoop, Symbolism in A Raisin In The Sun
• Videos, Poems, and Articles in the Unit: The Golden Door 1, 2, Up South,  Eyes on the Prize,  Plessy vs. Ferguson (Article), Plessy vs. Ferguson Video, The Great Migration, Langston Hughes Documentary,  Lorraine Hansbury Documentary, Movie Trailer, 
• Watch the movie
• Watch and Listen to the Play: Part 1, Part 2
• Jeopardy: 1, 2, 

Word Presentations: Meriam Webster Dictionary, Dictionary.com,  Online Etymology Dictionary, Oxid, Synonym.Com, Wiktionary.org  Thesaurus.com, Packet, Organizer for presentation, Word Assignments: List 2, List 3, List 4, List 5, List 6, List 7

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Old Units

In The Time of the Butterflies/What Causes People to Rise Up?--Daily PresentationDon't quite understand? Read these summaries: A+, Julius Caesar--Daily presentation. Most of your assignments and notes are linked to this presentation. You must be signed in to your CPS Google account to access this. Your Packet: Here
Don't have your book? Read on line here. 
Want to listen? Click here.
Don't quite understand? Read these summaries: Spark Notes, A+
Background Video: Ancients Behaving Badly-Julius Caesar, 
Videos of the Play: Antony's Funeral Speech, The Ides of March, The Whole Play 
Resources: Character Chart/Character Map,  List of Character Traits, 
Before Reading: Anticipation Guide,  Scenario,   
Vocabulary: Before Reading, Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, Act V
Vocabulary Practice On Line--Before Reading, Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, Act V
Reading Questions: Act I, Act II, Act III,  Act IV, Act V
Poster Project:Assignment,  Defining a Good Leader, Vote For Brutus Worksheet, Vote For Antony Worksheet, Rubric, Process Powerpoint, Article on Campaign Posters
Final Speech--Note-taking Sheet, Assignment, MEL-Con Outline, ACT, STAC
The Odyssey:  Our Daily Powerpoint Here, The Whole Book,Assignments: Episode TrackerVideos: Video: The Odyssey Clash of the Gods, Profile of Odysseus, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Crash course of the whole book, 60 Second Recap, Animated Odyssey, 1997 Movie VersionAudio: Book 1, Book 5, Book 9, Book 10, Book 11, Book 12, Book 21, Book 22, Book 23Simplified Versions: Mythweb, Shmoop, SparkNotes Myths Introduction to the 7 Elements of Culture, Creation Myths From Around the World, Creation Myth Response, Creation Myth Assignment, Brainstorming, Peer Editing

Unit 2: The Great Gatsby--Daily PowerPoint (Sign into your CPS Google account)

The Book, Your packet

Summaries: Sparknotes, Cliffsnotes, Gradesaver, Wikipedia

Helpful Videos: 60 Second Recap, Spark Notes Summary, 1974 Movie,

Audio Book: The Original Text

Background

Companion Readings and Art

Research Project Resources: Foreman Research Databases, Safari Montage, Google Image Search, citefast.com, How to write summaries to go along with your pictures, Sample Project

Unit 1: The Scarlet Letter--Daily PowerPoint

Research Project: Sample Project with Resources

• Resources: Grade Saver, Spark Notes, Shmoop, Cliffs Notes, 60 Second Recap,
• Background: The New England Colonists, The Pilgrims and Puritans, Puritans,
• Assignments: Cover,  Anticipation Guide, Preview, Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10
• Character Map, Important Character Chart, Symbols and Motifs, Character Traits Group Quiz
• Companion Readings and Art: "The Scarlet Letter by T.H. Matteson,
• MEL-Cons: Character Traits 1-Graphic Organizer (p. 4), MEL-Con Outline, Character Traits 2, Outline, Rubric
• Culminating Assignments: Poster Project, Poster Project Rubric, Final MEL-Cons, Final MEL-Cons Rubric
• The People of Massachusettes vs. Roger Chillingworth
• Portfolio Reflection

Dracula/Writing the Essay: Unit Calendar

• As We Read: Preview Activity, Anticipation Guide, Socratic Seminar Preparation, Seminar Cornell Notes,  Bloom's Questions,
• Google Slides Project: Who is doing which project, Sample Project-Victorian Men's Fashion, Google Image Search,  Wikipedia, Student Resources (available at school), citation machine
• MEL-Cons and Final Essay, Characteristics of a Vampire Note-taking, Gathering Facts for Your Essay, MEL-Con Outline,  ACTS Outline, STAC Outline, Essay Rubric: Sample MEL-Cons
• Need Help Understanding? Spark Notes, Shmoop, Cliffs Notes, Character List, Character Map Background Information: The Victorians, Maps: Map 1, Wikimaps Map, Videos (Not exactly the same as the book but they help): Count Dracula BBC, Nosferatu (1922),

Frankenstein/Writing About Literature/What is Monstrous?

• The Packet and the Book: The Book, The Packet
• Research Project: Assignment and Rubric, Who is doing which project, Mr. Wankoff's Sample Project, Sample Notes, citationmachine, Search Resources from Foreman Library
• Need Help Understanding Frankenstein? 60 Second Recap, Spark Notes, Shmoop, Cliffs Notes, Wikipedia, Character Map
• Nonfiction Readings: Rejection in teen years,  The Damaging Effects of Social Isolation, Link Between Social Rejection And Aggressive Behavior Explained, Why Looks are the Last Bastion of Discrimination, 
• Socratic Seminar Help: Phrases for Academic Conversations, Levels of Questions, Video 1, Video 2, Video 3 
• Assignments:Symbols and Motifs, Monstrous or Not Monstrous?, Anticipation Guide,  Reading Log and Student Questions, 
• MEL-Cons and Final Assessments: MEL-Cons and Final Writing, MEL-Con Outlines, MEL-Con Rubric, Final MEL-Con Rubric, Final Project Options, MEL-Con Reminders with A.P.A. Citations. Citation Machine

MEL-Con Mini Unit: 10/31-11/6  

The Kite Runner
Essay Resources: Understanding the Question, Companion Readings: Are Some Humans Born Evil, Resilience Gene, Nature vs. Nurture in Psychology

• Historical Videos: Soviet Invations,  CNN Soviet Invasion,  Inside the Taliban,  Afghanistan's Glorious Past, Afghanistan History, Taliban in Kabul 1996, HIstory and Timeline of Modern Afghanistan: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• Ethnicity and Religion: Afghanistan's Most Neglected Minority (Hazara), Kite Runner Background
• Summaries: CliffsNotes, Shmoop, Gradesaver, Wikipedia
• Music: Afghan Music Project,
• Resources: Character List, Family Trees, Character Tracker
• Socratic Seminars: 
• Assignments: 
• Bell Ringers: Sheet, Bell Ringers Powerpoint
• Pre-reading: Video Watching,  Anticipation Guide,  Violating Your Own Moral Code 
• Reading Questions: Chapters 1-5, Chapters 6-9, Chapters 10-14,  Chapters 15-20,Chapters 21-25

Things Fall Apart
Resources:

• The Book On Line
• Book Summaries from Cliffs Notes and SparkNotes
• Maps: Africa, 
• Quotes: Traditions and Customs, 
• A virtual village of Umuofia,  G.I. Jones Archive of S.E. Nigerian Art And Culture,  
• Videos: Igbo Masquerade Video, Traditional Dance,  Annenberg Foundation Introduction, Ibo Quick Background, Tribal Nigeria 1959
• Powerpoints: Background from Indianapolis Igbo group, Colonialism in Nigeria, Introduction to Things Fall Apart, Introduction to the 7 Elements of Culture, Proverbs in Things Fall Apart
• The Movie: All 52 Scenes Here
• Nigeria: BBC Profile, 
• Games & Review: Whole Book:  Fun Trivia Quiz, Jeopardy, Jeopardy 2, Jeopardy 3, Timed Character Quiz,  Sections:  Chapter 14-18 Jeopardy, Chapter 18-21, Games:Proverbs Game

Assignments: 
Anticipation Guide, Character Map,  Ibo Society Two Column Chart, Important Character Chart, Character Traits List, 
Literature Circle Role Sheets and Notes: Notes,  Planning Guide, Question Asker, Passage Picker, Artist, Connector, Character Captain
Final Essay: Note-Taking Scaffold, Essay Assignment

Things Fall Apart
Resources: Daily Announcements

• The Book On Line
• Book Summaries from Cliffs Notes and SparkNotes
• Maps: Africa, 
• Quotes: Traditions and Customs, 
• A virtual village of Umuofia,  G.I. Jones Archive of S.E. Nigerian Art And Culture,  
• Videos: Igbo Masquerade Video, Traditional Dance,  Annenberg Foundation Introduction, Ibo Quick Background, Tribal Nigeria 1959
• Powerpoints: Background from Indianapolis Igbo group, Colonialism in Nigeria, Introduction to Things Fall Apart, Introduction to the 7 Elements of Culture, Proverbs in Things Fall Apart
• The Movie: All 52 Scenes Here
• Nigeria: BBC Profile, 
• Games & Review: Whole Book:  Fun Trivia Quiz, Jeopardy, Jeopardy 2, Jeopardy 3, Timed Character Quiz,  Sections:  Chapter 14-18 Jeopardy, Chapter 18-21, Games:Proverbs Game

Assignments: 
Anticipation Guide, Character Map,  Ibo Society Two Column Chart, Important Character Chart, Character Traits List, 
Literature Circle Role Sheets and Notes: Notes,  Planning Guide, Question Asker, Passage Picker, Artist, Connector, Character Captain
Final Essay: Note-Taking Scaffold, Essay Assignment

In The Time of the Butterflies Resources (Some from previous years)
Don't quite understand? Read these summaries: A+, 
Project Resources: Mr. Wankoff's Sample Project,  
Student Projects from 5th/6th: 

• How Can We Can Make Revolution? Lessons of Egypt and Occupy,
• Escape from Hell
• In The Time of the Butterflies
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall
• The Battle for Hong Kong
• The Next Mexican Revolution

Essay Resources: Assignment, Brainstorming, Introduction Outline, MEL-Con Outline, Counterargument Outline, Conclusion, Reminders
Articles

• Mexico: Bodies Of Missing Students Abducted By Police Were Burned
• 40 Years Later, a Resurgence of Presidential Power
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall
• The Next Mexican Revolution
• Escape from Hell
• The Battle of Hong Kong
• The Middle East Mess
• Peaceful protest is much more effective than violence for toppling dictators

Learning about Trujillo, the Mirabal Sisters, The Dominican Republic, and other background:The Miribal Sisters from Colonialzone, The Miribal Sisters from "Learning to Question,Wikipedia on the Mirabal Sisters,  Wikipedia article on Trujillo,   BBC Country Profile  
Audio and Video Resources for ITTOTB: PRX Radio Story, The Story of the Mirabal Sisters AARP, Movie Trailer 
Cover Page
Resources: Character Chart/Character Map, List of Character Traits
Before Reading: Time Magazine Article, Anticipation Guide/Theme List, Methods of Authoritarian Control, What Leads People to Rise Up?
Reading Questions and Journals: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Epilogue
Group Quizes: After Chapter 4, After Chapter 6, After Chapter 8, After Chapter 10,
Old Midterm Assignment: Assignment, MEL-Con Outlines, Rubric
Old Final Assignment: Assignment, PowerPoint Creation Checklist,  Rubric

The Odyssey

• Daily PowerPoint
• Mr. Wankoff's example myth
• Sample Summary
• Sample Bio Poem
• Videos: Profile of Odysseus, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Crash course of the whole book, 60 Second Recap, Animated Odyssey, 1997 Movie Version
• Audio: Book 1, Book 5, Book 9, Book 10, Book 11, Book 12, Book 21, Book 22, Book 23
• Simplified Versions: Mythweb, 

Personal Narrative: Formatting Instructions.
Ms. Koretz' Sample Music Presentation

2013-2014

Daily Announcements (Get Old Assignments Here)
Setting Up Your Notebook
Universal Rubric

English 1/W.A.O.C.
Romeo and Juliet Resources
Project Overview, *Project Resources from the Foreman Library*, Research Report, 
Movie Versions: Gnomeo and Juliet,  Spark Notes Video Summary, BBC Animated Version, 
Listen and Read: Audiobo

Survey and American Literature for ESL Syllabus, Interactive Notebook, 

How to complete your project
Step 1: Review your notes from student presentations and think about the characters in your novel. Then complete the journal on page 14 in your packet.
Step 2: Gather information from your book and from research and enter it onto page 15 of you packet. Elaborate while you are doing this.
Step 3: Complete your main idea.
Step 4: Write a rough draft of your paragraph or essay. (See outlines below).
Step 5: Consult your rubric to make sure you have completed the assignment correctly.
Step 6: Peer edit.
Step 6: Make changes, recopy, and hand it in.

Links to help with your project Research Links: 
Foreman High School Research Pages--We used these to make our presentations.
Scholastic Immigration Website--Used earlier in the quarter.
Japanese Immigration:
Timelines of Immigration: http://www.tolerance.org/supplement/timeline,  http://www.janm.org/projects/inrp/english/overview.htm
Internment Camps http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/timeline.html
Immigration Presentations
Effects of 9/11 on Immigrants
Japanese Immigration
Undocumented Immigrants at Work
Charts of Immigration By Country
Latin American Immigration
Dreamers
MELCon, Essay, and Citations Help
MEL-Con Outline
Essay Outlines
ACTS, Introduction Presentation
STAC, Conclusions Presentation
Citations
How to Cite Presentation
Son of Citation Machine--makes the citation for you but you have to check it.












English 1 & Written and Oral Communication

• Word Presentations: Meriam Webster Dictionary, Dictionary.com,  Online Etymology Dictionary, Oxid, Synonym.Com, Wiktionary.org  Thesaurus.com
• Context: Guessing Vocabulary in Context 1, 2, Another Practice,  Quia Quiz,  Toon University, Presentation with some exercises, Longman Vocabulary Website, Chapter from Townsend Press

English 1

Poems: Look up unfamiliar words, circle key words, divide into sections, explain the parts, give main idea, tell how you know.
The Storyteller

MEL-Con



























A Raisin In The Sun: Daily Announcements

• Need Help Understanding? Cliffs Notes, Spark Notes, Shmoop, Symbolism in A Raisin In The Sun
• Videos, Poems, and Articles in the Unit: The Golden Door 1, 2, Up South,  Eyes on the Prize,  Plessy vs. Ferguson (Article), Plessy vs. Ferguson Video, The Great Migration, Langston Hughes Documentary,  Lorraine Hansbury Documentary, Movie Trailer, 
• The Complete Packet
• Watch the movie: 1961 Version, 
• Jeopardy: 1, 2, 

Speech Syllabus, Link to Google Documents Notes
Sample Speeches
1AC: Singapore Home Schools, Gun Violence, Drugs, Animal Testing

English 1 Syllabus, Daily Announcements
Uprising:

• Book Trailer Video
• Useful Videos: Tenement Life Slideshow, Ellis Island and Immigration,
• Images: From Cornell University,
• Power Points and Notes: Immigration Power Point, Immigration Note-taking, Labor Movement Power Point, Labor Movement Note-taking, Suffrage Power Point, Suffrage Note-taking

Main Ideas and Support:

• Main Ideas and Supporting Details, Online Practice, What Sentence Doesn't Support?, Implied Main Idea 1, Implied Main Idea 2, Supporting Details 1, Supporting Details 2, Stated Main Ideas From Townsend Press, Implied Main Idea from Townsend Press,
• ESL Level: Main Idea Quiz 1, Select the Main Idea #3,

• Final Speech: Diseases: Sample Speeches: PMS, Porphyria, GoogleDocs
• Socratic Seminar: The End of the World:  Prep Sheet, Articles: Psychology Reveals the Comforts of the Apocalypse, The Resiliency of Apocalyptic Belief Videos: Mayan Galactic Alignment, World Religions and the End of the World, 
• Speech 7 Your Fears and Phobias, Cornell Notes, Resources: All About Fears and Phobias, Phobias Slide Show, Sample Speeches, #1, #2, #3,  Vomit, 
• Socratic Seminar: Gunman and Gun Control: Video,  Video 2,  Connecticut gunman had hundreds of rounds; Obama to console Newtown, More Gun Deaths: A Nation Mourns, and Then?
• Speech 6: Quotation Speech Assignment, Sample Speeches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Choose Your Quotation Worksheet, Research the Person Who Said It: Brittanica School Edition, Gale Online,  All CPS Resources, Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia, Citation Machine Find News Articles: CPS Resources, Google News, 

• Socratic Seminar 3:   Prep Sheet, Article: Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse Starts With Institutional Responsibility,  Video: Report Finds Penn State Concealed Child Sexual Abuse
• Speech 1: The Introductory Speech: Assignment 1: The Introductory Speech, Speech Rubric, Cornell Notes, Note Cards--Speeches given 9/6 and 9/7/ Sample Introductory Speeches: Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3, Sample 4, Sample Speech Practice Grades,  Presentation Hints, Post Speech Reflection
• Speech 2: Pet Peeve Speech:  The Pet Peeve Speech, Rubric, Post Speech Reflection, Step Off video from School of Rock, Sample Pet Peeve Speeches: My Husband, Dog Poop, Brandie Lopez, Asian Guy, Cesar Plata, Introductions, Conclusions
• Speech 3: Demonstration Speech: Demonstration Speech, Rubric, Post Speech Reflection.  Sample Speeches: How to Play the Piano, How to Make Kool-Aid , How to Blow A Bubble, Self Defense
• Socratic Seminar #2, Readings, Prep Sheet, Cornell Notes, Socratic Seminar Videos 1,  2, 3, 
• Speech 4: Election Symposium, Rubric, Post Speech Reflection, Cornell Notes,  Topics,  Resources: Citation Machine, Transitions, Research: ProCon.org, BarackObama.com, MittRomney.com,  Associated Press Candidate Tracker, CSPAN, 60 Minutes Interviews, Debate 2 Coverage from the New York Times, PBS and Frontline Coverage, 
• Speech 5: Poetry Recitation, Cornell Notes, Rubric, TP-CASTT organizer Resources: Poetry Out Loud, How to Memorize a Poem 1, How to Memorize a Poem, Poetry Recitation Presentation, 
• Exemplary Speeches: Briefing Speech,  Improving University Instruction, Optimism,   

To Kill a Mockingbird, Classroom, Conversation, Questioning/Inference

• Don't Understand or You Didn't Read?  SparkNotes, Shmoop, Cliffs Notes, 60-Second Recap, Map of Macomb, Digital Book Talk, Making Inferences
• Related Videos and Photos: Background Powerpoint,  Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, Art from the 1930s, Photos from the Era, Sharecropping, What is a Socratic Seminar?, 
• Jeopardy Games: Superteacher, Jeopardy Labs 
• In Class Assignments: Identity, Quotes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 
• Click Here for Your Packe

Dracula

• Period 2: Locations in Dracula, 
• Period 5: Women in Victorian England, Dracula's Castle,  Pro-Suffrage Cartoons, 
• Period 7: The Earliest Phonographs, Women in Victorian England, Suffrage Cartoons, The Weird Sisters, Queen Victoria, Good Girls and Bad Girls, Children in Victorian England, Changing Roles of Women, Dracula's Castle,  

Unit 4: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian/Learning about Literature
Summaries: Schmoop, enotes, bookrags 
Videos:  Student Video on Spokane Indians, Reservation Views, American Indian Living In Desperate Poverty, Sherman Alexie at the Texas Book Festival,  Sherman Alexie on the News Hour,  Racism: The Way We See It: Part 1, Part 2,  Savage Country: American Indian Sports Mascots: Part 1,    Native American Peoples of the Northwest, 

"We Are Still Here" --- A Documentary on Today's Young Native Americans, Wellpinit Boys Basketball

Poem: The Powwow at the End of the World BY SHERMAN ALEXIE
Assignments: Cover, Anticipation Guide, Character Map, Challenges and Choices, Cornell Notes, Chapter Questions, Final Assignment
Vocabulary: Chapters 1-7, Chapters 8-14, Chapters 15-21, Chapters 22-26, Chapters 27-29

 Frankenstein/Writing About Literature/What is Monstrous?

• Need Help Understanding Frankenstein? 60 Second Recap, Spark Notes, Shmoop, Cliffs Notes, Wikipedia, Character Map
• Nonfiction Readings: Rejection in teen years,  The Damaging Effects of Social Isolation, Link Between Social Rejection And Aggressive Behavior Explained, Why Looks are the Last Bastion of Discrimination, 
• Socratic Seminar Help: Phrases for Academic Conversations, Levels of Questions, 
• Assignments:Symbols and Motifs, Monstrous or Not Monstrous?, Anticipation Guide,  Reading Log and Student Questions, 
• MEL-Cons and Final Assessments: MEL-Cons and Final Writing, MEL-Con Outlines, MEL-Con Rubric, Final MEL-Con Rubric, Final Project Options, MEL-Con Reminders with A.P.A. Citations. Citation Machine
• The Whole Packet , The Book

Dracula

Unit Calendar, How You Will Be Graded
As We Read: Preview Activity, Anticipation Guide, Socratic Seminar Preparation, Seminar Cornell Notes,  Bloom's Questions,
Clipboard Project
MEL-Cons and Final Essay, Characteristics of a Vampire Note-taking, Gathering Facts for Your Essay,  MEL-Con Outline, MEL-Con Rubric,  ACTS Outline, STAC Outline, Essay Rubric
Need Help Understanding? Spark Notes, Shmoop, Cliffs Notes, Character List, Character Map
Background Information: The Victorians,
Maps: Map 1, Wikimaps Map,
Companion Articles: The Type-Writer Girl,





English 1 Syllabus, Interactive Notebook
To Kill a Mockingbird, Classroom, Conversation, Questioning/Inference

• Don't Understand or You Didn't Read?  SparkNotes, Shmoop, Cliffs Notes, 60-Second Recap, Map of Macomb, Digital Book Talk, Making Inferences
• Related Videos and Photos: Background Powerpoint,  Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, Art from the 1930s, Photos from the Era, Sharecropping, What is a Socratic Seminar?, 
• Jeopardy Games: Superteacher, Jeopardy Labs 
• In Class Assignments: Identity, Quotes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 
• Click Here for Your Packet

Romeo and Juliet
Full Text of The Play On Line, Listen and Read
Need Help? Try These: Sparknotes, Cliff's Notes, Barron's Booknotes, BookRags.com, ClassicNotes
Other School's Romeo and Juliet Activities: Mrs. Lettiere's Class,
Shakespearean Baseball

A Raisin In The Sun
Need Help Understanding? Cliffs Notes, Spark Notes, Shmoop, Symbolism in A Raisin In The Sun
Videos, Poems, and Articles in the Unit: The Golden Door 1, 2, Up South,  Eyes on the Prize,  Plessy vs. Ferguson (Article), Plessy vs. Ferguson Video, The Great Migration, Langston Hughes Documentary,  Lorraine Hansbury Documentary,