Week 1: March 13 – 17

March 13

1. Warm Up

   Journal #44

   If you could change our current tax system, what would you change? Why? Explain.

2. SpAr Debate basics and FRAMES

3. Prep SpAr debate-- try Oslis as a resource

• To Do: Unit 7 organizer due Tuesday, journals due Thursday, final on Friday, SpAr debates on Tues/ Thurs

• Scholarship Links for Seniors:

  • OR Jaycee Foundation Scholarship
  • Rogue Credit Union scholarship opportunities
  • Latino seniors--check out this scholarship
  • RCC Foundation
  • State Farm Good Neighbor Scholarship
  • Genealogical Society Scholarship

March 14

1. Warm Up

   Journal #45

   How does a SpAr debate work? Explain.

2. Collect unit 7 organizers

3. Debate prep time (15 minutes)/ shirt sizes

4. SpAr debates

• To Do: Journals due Friday, final on Friday, Exhbition Night make-up Thursday after school or 5th period

• Scholarship Links for Seniors:

  • OR Jaycee Foundation Scholarship
  • Rogue Credit Union scholarship opportunities
  • Latino seniors--check out this scholarship
  • RCC Foundation
  • State Farm Good Neighbor Scholarship
  • Genealogical Society Scholarship

March 15

 

March 16

1. Warm Up

   Journal #46

   What features of a debate help improve its quality? Use examples from Tuesday to justify your answer.

2. SpAr Debates and results from Tuesday

3. Review for final

• To Do: Journals due Friday, final on Friday, turn in internship evaluation to Craft by tomorrow, Exhbition Night make-up TODAY after school or 5th period

March 17

1. Warm Up

   Journal #47

   What is something you'd like to review before the test?

2. Prep for final

3. Put notebooks on counter

4. FINAL

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Week 2: March 20 – 24

March 20

1. Warm Up

   Journal #1

   What goals do you have for T3?

2. Syllabus and welcome back!

3. Speed Dating and debrief

4. Sign up for newscast groups

• To Do: Speed Dating debrief due TOMORROW!

March 21

1. Warm Up

   Journal #2

   What is something new you learned yesterday in class about American Indian culture, history, current issues, etc.

2. News broadcast info and groups

3. Prep broadcast-- share script with Sullivan and print-- Download this printer

4. T-shirt sizes and meal type for symposium

• To Do: News broadcasts on Thursday!

March 22

1. Warm Up

   Journal #3

   What is one fact you learned during your research yesterday that the class should know? Explain.

2. Continue work on script-- do run through by the end of class!

• To Do: News broadcasts on TOMORROW!

March 23

1. Warm Up-- NO JOURNAL, take 5 minutes to organize with your group :)

2. Presentations-- take notes in your notebook on each event

   • Columbus arrives

   • Disease

   • Slavery

   • Pequot War

   • King Philip's War

   • French Indian War

   • Reservations

   • Trail of Tears

   • Wounded Knee

• To Do: Have a wonderful break!

September 16

1. Parent/Teacher Conferences

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Spring Break | March 27 – 31

Week 3: April 3 – 7

April 3

1. Warm Up

   Journal #4

   What did you do over Spring Break? Explain.

2. Brainstorm-- what makes good writing?

3. Info on Common Core test and work sample

• To Do:

  • Check out RCC preview days HERE

  • Meet in tech center (small side) during 4th period the rest of this week

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th

April 4

1. Warm Up-- Meet in tech center

2. Work sample/ mask making

• To Do:

  • Check out RCC preview days HERE

  • Meet in tech center (small side) during 4th period the rest of this week

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th

April 5

1. Warm Up-- Meet in tech center

2. Work sample/ mask making

• To Do:

  • Check out RCC preview days HERE

  • Meet in tech center (small side) during 4th period the rest of this week

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th

April 6

1. Warm Up-- Meet in tech center

2. Work sample/ mask making

• To Do:

  • Check out RCC preview days HERE

  • Meet in tech center (small side) during 4th period the rest of this week

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th

April 7

1. Warm Up-- Meet in tech center

2. Work sample/ mask making

• To Do:

  • Check out RCC preview days HERE

  • Meet in tech center (small side) during 4th period the rest of this week

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th

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Week 4: April 10 – 14

April 10

1. Warm Up

   Journal #5

   Tell the original Thanksgiving story. Include important people, places, and events. Who celebrated? Why? How? Explain.

2. Pass out excerpt collections

3. The First Thanksgiving

4. Creating a thesis statement

• To Do:

  • Check out RCC preview days HERE

  • SOU Symposium is on Thursday-- meet outside BIS office at 8:50!

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th

April 11

1. Warm Up

   Journal #6

   Why is the "plague" that decimated American Indians so important historically? Explain.

2. Writing thesis statements

3. Finish The First Thanksgiving

4. New Thanksgiving story

• To Do:

  • Check out RCC preview days HERE

  • SOU Symposium is on Thursday-- meet outside BIS office at 8:50!

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th

  • New Thanksgiving story due Wednesday at the start of class

April 12

1. Warm Up

   Journal #7

   Tell about a time in your life when you felt cheated. Explain why.

2. Turn in Thanksgiving stories

3. Treaties made with American Indian tribes-- reading and video

4. Punctuating titles

• To Do:

  • Check out RCC preview days HERE

  • SOU Symposium is TOMORROW-- meet outside BIS office at 8:50!

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th

April 13

1. SOU SYMPOSIUM MAKE UP ASSIGNMENT

   • Print and actively read (highlight and make notes) five commentaries from THIS website-- make sure to include at least one about the US's recent attacks on Syria.

   • Write an MLA-style research paper explaining the information from each of these articles. Make sure to use direct quotes and to both paraphrase these quotes and then connect each back to your overall thesis. Use THIS website for MLA guidelines.

   • Turn in to Lohman's sub before you leave today.

April 14

1. Warm Up

   Journal #8

   What did you learn yesterday at the symposium? What was your vote or opinion on the refugee crisis? Explain.

2. Map of tribal lands to reservations

3. Chief Joseph treaties and reading

4. Punctuating titles

• To Do:

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th

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Week 5: April 17 – 21

April 17

1. Warm Up

   Journal #9

   Based on what we've read about Chief Joseph, how would you characterize him? Use at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

2. Sub on Thurs/ Fri

3. Essay rubric

4. Finish Chief Joseph reading

5. Groups for treaty project-- read treaty HERE

• To Do:

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th-- it begins on MONDAY

  • Read over YOUR treaty by tomorrow

April 18

1. Warm Up

   Journal #10

   What differences exist between the military ethics of Chief Joseph and General Howard? Use two direct quotes from the text to support your answer.

2. Comma splices

3. Group project

4. Read treaty HERE

• To Do:

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th-- it begins on MONDAY

  • Group treaty project presentations on WEDNESDAY

  • Meet in room 18 on Thur/ Fri

April 19

1. Warm Up-- KADEN get Chromebooks

   Journal #11

   Write an essay introduction paragraph on the following prompt:

   • BIS Students complete many unique projects and presentations over the course of a school year. Choose one of your favorites and tell why it stands out.

2. Essay introductions

3. Group project work time

4. Read treaty HERE

5. Meet in room 18 on Thur/ Fri-- Five people-- room 18

• To Do:

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th-- it begins on MONDAY

  • Group treaty project presentations on MONDAY

  • Meet in room 18 on Thur/ Fri

April 20

1. Work on THESE practice tests for state testing-- choose grade 11, ELA CAT and ELA PT

• To Do:

  • ELA Common Core is April 24th-May 4th-- it begins on MONDAY-- meet in large side of tech center during 3rd period

  • Group treaty project presentations on MONDAY during 4th period

  • Meet in room 18 on Fri

April 21

1. Finish/ correct work samples-- make sure to give them back to Six

2. Finalize Monday's treaty presentation-- share slide show with Sullivan

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Week 6: April 24 – 28

April 24

1. 3rd period-- ELA test in tech center

2. 4th period-- Treaty presentations in room 27

April 25

1. 3rd period-- ELA test in tech center/ 10 people work on masks/ juniors vote for prom court HERE

2. 4th period-- ELA test in tech center

April 26

1. 3rd period-- ELA test in tech center/ 10 people work on masks/ juniors vote for prom court HERE

2. 4th period-- Presentations/ horseshoe game in rm 27

April 27

1. 3rd period-- ELA test in tech center/ 10 people work on masks

2. 4th period-- ELA test in tech center

April 28

1. 3rd period-- Mask work in large lab/ testing

2. 4th period-- BISapalooza booth/ testing in small lab

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Week 7: May 1 – 5

May 1

1. 3rd period-- Mask work in large lab/ testing

2. 4th period-- Testing in large lab

May 2

1. 3rd period-- Mask work in large lab/ testing

2. 4th period-- Mask work in large lab/ testing

May 3

1. 3rd period--

   Warm up: BISapalooza info-- what is your job?

   • Event staff to Simpson at the start of 3rd period

   • Wear an old BISapalooza shirt OR bring plain shirt to screen tomorrow

   • Tour guide training is at the start of lunch today

   • CIS Booth- train with Noon during 2nd period

   • Sign up for afternoon activities

• Mask work in large lab/ testing

1. Journal #12

   What legally should happen to valuable minerals discovered on an American Indian reservation? Who should recieve the profit from said minerals? Why? Explain.

2. Osage story

3. Parts of Speech review

4. Horseshoe game

• To Do:

  • Grammar/ punctuation quiz next Thursday-- review Punctuating Titles, Thesis Statements, Correcting Comma Splices, and Parts of Speech handouts

May 4

1. 3rd period-- Mask work in large lab/ testing

1. Journal #13

   What was the "Reign of Terror" on the Osage Nation? Explain.

2. Modoc War reading

3. Parts of Speech review-- prepositions (add to sheet)

4. Horseshoe game

• To Do:

  • Grammar/ punctuation quiz next Thursday-- review Punctuating Titles, Thesis Statements, Correcting Comma Splices, and Parts of Speech handouts

May 5

1. BISapalooza!

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Week 8: May 8 – 12

May 8

1. Journal #14

   What was Riddle's purpose in writing the piece on the Modoc War that we read on Thursday? Use at least two quotes from the text to explain your answer.

2. Modoc War video

3. Eagle's Thorn reading

4. Parts of Speech review-- coordinating conjunctions (add to sheet)

5. Horseshoe game

• To Do:

  • Grammar/ punctuation quiz on Thursday-- review Punctuating Titles, Thesis Statements, Correcting Comma Splices, and Parts of Speech handouts

May 9

1. Journal #15

   Who lived on the Warm Springs reservation? What attributes does each tribe have? Explain using two quotes from the text we began yesterday.

2. Where is Warm Springs reservation?

3. Finish Eagle's Thorn reading

4. Parts of Speech review-- Horseshoe game

• To Do:

  • Grammar/ punctuation quiz on Thursday-- review Punctuating Titles, Thesis Statements, Correcting Comma Splices, and Parts of Speech handouts

May 10

1. Journal #16

   What makes the Warm Springs Reservation unique? Choose two features and justify your answer by using quotes from yesterday's reading.

2. Questions on next year's classes?

3. Lakota TED Talk-- what is life like on reservations today?

4. Quiz review HERE

• To Do:

  • Grammar/ punctuation quiz on Thursday-- review Punctuating Titles, Thesis Statements, Correcting Comma Splices, and Parts of Speech handouts

May 11

1. Journal #17

   What was Aaron Huey's message in the TED Talk we watched yesterday? Do you agree or disagree with his "dream"? Exlain.

2. QUIZ HERE

3. At risk youth? on Pine Ridge, etc.

4. Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian excerpt

5. Style in writing

• To Do:

  • Finish the Absolutely True Diary excerpt and write a one-page story about what we did in class today using the writing style of Sherman Alexie in ATDPTD-- due Friday, put in tray

  • Open Lab Thursday 4-8 PM

May 12

1. Journal #18

   What does it mean when youth are "at risk," and what are some of the challenges for these youth on reservations? Explain using details from the reading and news story we watched yesterday.

2. Put your one-page story from yesterday in the tray.

3. Read the excerpt from The Roundhouse by Louise Erdrich in your packet.

4. Answer the following questions using at least one quote from the text to answer each:

• What is the reservation like in this excerpt? Use details to explain the quality of life, professions of residents, etc.

• Who is the narrator, and what is he like? Explain.

• What shocking event is discovered in this excerpt?

• What style does Erdrich use to tell her story? Define three attributes and include a quote from the text to justify each.

• TURN IN BY THE END OF CLASS-- put it in the 4th period tray

  • To Do:

• Open Lab Monday 4-8 PM

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Week 9: May 15 – 19

May 15

1. Journal #19

   What perspectives on reservation life does the excerpt from The Roundhouse explore? Be specific and use at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

2. Trip update!

3. Roundhouse reflection and story elements-- suspense

4. What makes a good story?

5. Museum and discuss

6. Midterm study guide

   • To Do:

• Open Lab TODAY 4-8 PM

• Midterm on THURSDAY

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Journals due on Thursday

May 16

1. Journal #20

   What details of life of "plains white people" did the speaker in yesterday's reading correctly identify? What should be added or taken away to her museum on these people?

2. Coyote story

3. Punctuating dialogue

   • To Do:

• Midterm on THURSDAY

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Journals due on Thursday

May 17

1. Journal #21

   Write a half-page story using all of the following words: beat, mellowed, scab, lonely, spun, heartbeat, scrape, cratered, sweet, polished, silent. It can be about any topic you want!

2. What is poetry? Why poetry?

3. Modern poetry and imagery/ word choice

4. Test review

   • To Do:

• Midterm on THURSDAY

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Journals due on Thursday

May 18

1. Journal #22

   What makes poetry different from other forms of writing? What poetic techniques can be used in your spirit animal story?

2. Turn in journals

3. Final poem and discuss

4. Test

   • To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Open Lab FRIDAY until 6

May 19

1. Get your journal off of the table!

2. Journal #23

   What is the writing process? Explain each step.

3. Teacher of the Year survey

4. Description for spirit animal story

5. Actively read spirit animal story HERE

   • To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Open Lab TODAY until 6

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Week 10: May 22 – 26

May 22

1. Journal #24

   What story elements and features did you notice in the spirit animal story you read on Friday? What techniques could you use in your own spirit animal story?

2. Organize your packets and put them on the table by Nick

3. Brainstorm attributes and personality traits for your spirit animal story

4. Storyboard your spirit animal story

5. Sullivan gone on Thursday and Tuesday

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Spirit animal storyboard due Tuesday at the start of class

May 23

1. Journal #25

   What is the primary conflict in your spirit animal story? Explain.

2. Organize your packets and put them on the table by Nick if you didn't yesterday

3. Show Sullivan storyboard/ type spirit animal story in Google Drive and share with Sullivan

4. Sullivan gone on Thursday and Tuesday

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Spirit animal story rough draft due (on Google) in class tomorrow

May 24

1. Journal #26

   What is a theme? What is the theme of your spirit animal story?

2. Finish typing your story

3. Choose a partner in this class and share your stories with each other-- read your partner's story and give feedback on it using Comments-- then proofread and alter your story if appropriate

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Spirit animal story draft due Tuesday-- print and give to the sub

May 25

1. Journal #27

   Smoke Signals is written by the same author as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Based on what you know about him (Sherman Alexie), what are some predictions you might make about the movie Smoke Signals?

2. Watch Smoke Signals-- take notes on the following:

• What connections can you make between the movie and what we've talked and read about during T3?

• What details of reservation life does this movie contain?

• What story elements (i.e. theme, plot, etc.) are notable in this film?

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Spirit animal story draft due Tuesday-- print and give to the sub

May 26

1. Journal #28

   Summarize the plot of Smoke Signals so far. How do you think the movie might end?

2. Watch Smoke Signals-- take notes on the following:

• What connections can you make between the movie and what we've talked and read about during T3?

• What details of reservation life does this movie contain?

• What story elements (i.e. theme, plot, etc.) are notable in this film?

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Spirit animal story draft due Tuesday-- print and give to the sub

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Week 11: May 29 – June 2

May 29

1. Memorial Day – No School

May 30

1. Journal #29

   What new perspectives on modern American Indian lifestyles did Smoke Signals show? What surprised or engaged you? Explain.

2. Turn in your Smoke Signals notes if you didn't on Friday

3. Look over your partner and Sullivan's feedback on your spirit animal story-- make necessary changes-- if you haven't peer reviewed a story, share with a partner and do so! Make sure to also share with Sullivan.

4. Proofread your own spirit animal story closely

5. Look over requirements on the assignment sheet and print when it is complete! Put in the tray

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

May 31

1. Journal #30

   What types of corrections did you have to make in your story, and what feedback did you give to other students? Explain.

2. Debate info

3. Choose topic

4. Begin research

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

June 1

1. Journal #31

   Why is debate the most amazingly valuable activity ever created? Explain.

2. Scheduling questions

3. Schedule

4. Begin research-- print 1-3 articles EACH to help build up your evidence-- actively read them-- show Sullivan by the end of class-- try OSLIS HERE!

5. Schedule debates

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

June 2

1. Journal #32

   How can you tell if a piece of evidence you find for your debate is legitimate? Explain.

2. Show Sullivan actively read article

3. Schedule debates

4. Decide who will be responsible for each side on your team

5. Begin writing cases-- format HERE-- work on resolution, definitions, and weighing mechanism today

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

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Week 12: June 5 – 9

June 5

1. Journal #33

   What is a weighing mechanism? Give an example of one and explain it.

2. Debate schedule:

• 6/8: mascots, fashions

• 6/9: history in schools, land protections

• 6/13: reservation system, voting

• 6/14: graduation, languages

• 6/15: women

3. Continue writing cases-- format HERE-- work on developing taglines for three+ contentions, explain each, and include at least one subpoint for each

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Debates begin on Thursday

• Permission slip due Wednesday

• Last day to turn in missing work is Friday

• Corrected Spirit Animal story due Friday by 4pm-- print and PAPERCLIP to corrected version

June 6

1. Journal #34

   What materials do you want to bring to your debate? Explain what will help you be best prepared.

2. Continue writing cases-- format HERE-- finish case TODAY-- share with Sullivan-- bring a printed copy (or two) the day of your debate

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on June 12th

• Debates begin on Thursday

• Permission slip due TOMORROW

• Last day to turn in missing work is Friday

• Corrected Spirit Animal story due Friday by 4pm-- print and PAPERCLIP to corrected version

• Debate schedule:

• 6/8: mascots, fashions

• 6/9: history in schools, land protections

• 6/13: reservation system, voting

• 6/14: graduation, languages

• 6/15: women

June 7

1. Journal #35

   What makes a good debater? What strategies might you use during your debate to win? Explain.

2. Permission slips?

3. Scoring of debates

4. Finalize cases and print them

5. Take turns reading them out loud-- make sure they are 4 min.

6. Help partner find rebuttals and ways to refute rebuttals against their cases

7. Create list of go-to questions

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on MONDAY

• Last day to turn in missing work is Friday

• Corrected Spirit Animal story due Friday by 4pm-- print and PAPERCLIP to corrected version

• Debate schedule:

• 6/8: mascots, fashions

• 6/9: history in schools, land protections

• 6/13: reservation system, voting

• 6/14: graduation, languages

• 6/15: women

June 8

1. Journal #36

   Create 2 t-charts in your notebook, one for each debate (could be the front and back of a piece of paper). Label one "mascots" and the other "fashions."

2. Permission slips?

3. Flowing during the debate

4. Mascot debate

5. Fashions debate

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on MONDAY

• Last day to turn in missing work is TOMORROW

• Corrected Spirit Animal story due Friday by 4pm-- print and PAPERCLIP to corrected version

• Journals due on Wednesday

• Debate schedule:

• 6/9: history in schools, land protections

• 6/13: reservation system, voting

• 6/14: graduation, languages

• 6/15: women

June 9

1. Journal #37

   Create 2 t-charts in your notebook, one for each debate (could be the front and back of a piece of paper). Label one "history" and the other "land."

2. Permission slips? and reminder for Monday (put one in your phone)

3. Flowing during the debate

4. History debate

5. Land debate

• To Do:

• OIT/ Lava Beds trip on MONDAY

• Last day to turn in missing work is TODAY by 5pm-- see Sullivan after school in room 27 if you have questions or need help!

• Corrected Spirit Animal story due TODAY by 4pm-- print and PAPERCLIP to corrected version

• Journals due on Wednesday

• Debate schedule:

• 6/13: reservation system, voting

• 6/14: graduation, languages

• 6/15: women

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Week 13: June 12 – 16

June 12

1. If you are NOT on the Lava Beds trip...

   • report to Sue in the front office.

   • using essay format, write a letter to a friend or family member telling about what you would have experienced had you been on today's trip-- feature details about OIT (use their website for research), Captain Jack's Stonghold, and the Lava Beds. Be specific and use story elements to make your letter engaging! Give to Sullivan at the start of 4th period tomorrow.

• To Do:

  • Journals due on Wednesday

• Debate schedule:

• 6/13: reservation system, voting

• 6/14: graduation, languages

• 6/15: women

June 13

1. Journal #38

   Create 2 t-charts in your notebook, one for each debate (could be the front and back of a piece of paper). Label one "reservations" and the other "voting."

2. Flowing during the debate

3. Reservations debate

4. Voting debate

• To Do:

  • Journals due on Wednesday

  • Debate schedule:

    • 6/14: graduation, languages

    • 6/15: women

 

June 14

1. Journal #39

   Create 2 t-charts in your notebook, one for each debate (could be the front and back of a piece of paper). Label one "graduation" and the other "languages."

2. Turn in letter/ essay from Monday if you didn't go on the trip!

3. Flowing during the debate

4. Graduation debate

5. Languages debate

6. Turn in journals

• To Do:

  • Debate schedule:

    • 6/15: women

June 15

1. Journal #40

   Create 1 t-chart in your notebook, one for today's debate. Label it "women."

2. Flowing during the debate

3. Women debate

4. Winners of debates

• To Do:

  • Have a wonderful summer!

June 16

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