FRIDAY 5/28 SHELDON IHS AND TUESDAY 6/1 SOUTH IHS

Turn in screenplays, as well as any "point of view" drawings that weren't finished last class

Watch a short student film

Quiz on and discussion of "Becoming Madame Mao"

Work with a partner to answer questions on the reading. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, pick up a copy of the questions from the hwk box and turn them in next class.

HWK: YOUR STORYBOARDS ARE DUE NEXT CLASS

WED. 5/26 SHELDON IHS AND THURS. 5/27 SOUTH IHS

Look at copy of storyboard for about 7 minutes of Alfred Hitchcock's "North by NW" and then watch those 7 minutes, comparing the end result to the storyboard

Quiz and discussion on "Bound Feet and Western Dress"

"Point of view" activity on "Bound Feet." IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, the handout from the hwk box and do for next class. You'll probably want to ask me about this, as students often find this activity difficult to do without direct instruction (another plus for being in class!)

HWK: SCREENPLAYS ARE DUE NEXT CLASS. ALSO, READ ALL OF "BECOMING MADAME MAO" (ONLY 14 PAGES)

MONDAY 5/24 SHELDON IHS AND TUES. 5/25 SOUTH IHS

Guide period at South

Present movie poster to the class & "sell" your idea for your film

Get storyboard template and copies of sample screenplays, as well as format criteria for the screenplay

See power pt. on how to create a storyboard

Work in groups on storyboards and/or screenplays

HWK: NEXT TIME WILL BE MOSTLY SPENT ON "BOUND FEET AND WESTERN DRESS." COME PREPARED FOR A QUIZ

FRIDAY MAY 21

All regular IHS sophomore classes are cancelled so that all sophomores can gather at the Wheeler Pavilion at the Lane Co. Fairgrounds for the Eurasian Conference! See you there!

WED. 5/19 SOUTH IHS and THURS. 5/20 SHELDON IHS

Quiz on reading

Show photos of bound feet

"Stack your values" activity and discussion based on the reading. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, you should get the pink list of "values" from the hwk box and, using the 10 values on the sheet, prioritize your values, giving the one you cherish most the 1st place on your list. Then you should prioritize values for the people of China that we've read about in "Wild Swans," listing them in order of what they cherish most. Then write me one 5-8 sentence paragraph explaining any differences/similarities that you see.

Time to work in film groups

HWK: HAVE POSTER READY FOR NEXT CLASS. READ "BOUND FEET AND WESTERN DRESS.

TUES. MAY 18 SHELDON IHS

Quiz on the reading and discussion of Ch. 1 from "Wild Swans"

Introduce poster project and have time to work in groups planning the basis of your film

HWK: Read Ch. 2 from "Wild Swans"

MONDAY 5/17 SOUTH IHS

Finish "Shadow Magic." Your discussion questions are due to be finished and handed in next class.

Sitting with your film groups, begin discussion of setting/themes/ideas for your film and divide film duties.

Get introduced to the "poster/pitch" part of your film assignment and see examples of posters from past years.

HWK: Finish "Shadow Magic" questions. Read Ch 2 of "Wild Swans" -- "Even Plain, Cold Water Is Sweet"

WED. 5/12 SOUTH IHS AND THURS. 5/13 SHELDON IHS

Continue watching "Shadow Magic." We finished the film at Sheldon and in the South p.m. class. We'll finish the last of it in SO a.m. classes next time.

HWK: Read "Wild Swans" Chapter 1, "Three-Inch Golden Lilies" PLUS the short story assigned to your film group. If your class has finished the movie, have your study questions finished so you can hand them in next class.

MONDAY 5/10 SOUTH IHS AND TUES. 5/11 SHELDON IHS

At SO, you handed in the typed psg analysis from last class

Get calendar for our last unit of study -- short stories from China, with a film adaptation of the stories

Form movie groups and get assigned a short story for your film adaptation

HWK: None due next class, but by Monday 5/17 and Tuesday 5/28, you'll have to have read the short story assigned to your film group PLUS the chapter from "Wild Swans" that's titled "Three Inch Golden Lilies"

FRIDAY 4/9 SHELDON IHS

Hand in typed passage analysis

Watch the movie "Shadow Magic" and begin discussing/answering questions on the movie

HWK: None!

WED. 5/5 SHELDON IHS, both a.m. and p.m. classes, and THURS 5/6 SOUTH IHS

At Sheldon and at South, a.m. classes only:

Go over the ending of "Nectar in a Sieve"

Passage analysis from the novel. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, you should come in at lunch and make it up. Don't put this off!

HWK: TAKE YOUR HANDWRITTEN PASSAGE ANALYSIS HOME AND TYPE IT, DOUBLE SPACING. YOU MAY CHANGE SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION, BUT YOU MAY NOT CHANGE ANY WORDS AT ALL. YOU MUST RETURN THE TYPED VERSION WITH THE HANDWRITTEN ONE STAPLED TO THE BACK OF IT.

FOR SOUTH P.M. CLASS: We graded your vocab tests and then began watching, discussing, and answering study questions for "Shadow Magic," set in China in 1902. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, you should come in at lunch on Monday to get the discussion questions and watch the film. It's hard (though not impossible) to find online. No homework for this class.

SOUTH IHS TUES. 5/4

In a.m. classes, we took the vocab test and then did bhangara dancing! IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, see the posting for Monday, April 26, and see how to make up the points you missed. Come in SOON and make up the vocab test.

In the p.m. class, we did the vocab test + a passage analysis of "Nectar in a Sieve." IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF TESTING TO MAKE UP. CONTACT ME!

HWK: FOR A.M. CLASSES, NO HWK.
FOR P.M. CLASS, TYPE UP YOUR HANDWRITTEN PASSAGE ANALYSIS, CHANGING ONLY PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING -- NO OTHER CHANGES AT ALL ALLOWED. STAPLE THE HANDWRITTEN TO THE TYPED. IF YOU LOSE THE HANDWRITTEN, SORRY, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT OVER. DOUBLE SPACE!

MONDAY 5/3 SHELDON IHS

Notice the picture of a charpoy (stringed bed) that I talked about in class today!

Quiz on the reading

Discuss the book and read the ending. Discussion focused on the use of similes and onomatopoeia as literary devices because you'll be addressing lit devices in your passage analysis next class.

Groups of 3 work on "Name that chapter." IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, you should go to the last 5 chapters of the book, think about the main idea/event of the chapter, and write 1-2 sentences that sum up those ideas/events. Next, create a short title that hints at those ideas/events. Turn in for credit by Friday.

HWK: Study for vocab test and be ready for your passage analysis.

FRIDAY 4/30 SOUTH IHS

Collect theme assignment

Most students were gone for Foreign Language Day. We watched Putamayo World Beat videos while doing rangoli artwork.

IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU NEED TO DO THE ARTWORK AND HAND IN ON TUESDAY. I LAID OUT THE TECHNIQUES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ARTWORK LAST CLASS. Remember that you'll be graded as follows: fill the page with a geometric design or a design from nature, use lots of color and detail, be basically symmetrical, and do neat, careful work.

HWK: FINISH READING THE BOOK. VOCAB DUE NEXT CLASS.

THURSDAY 4/29 SHELDON IHS

Quiz on the reading and discussion of sections of the novel

Work on rangoli art in class

HWK: FINISH READING THE BOOK. THEMES ASSIGNMENT DUE NEXT CLASS

WED. 4/28 SOUTH IHS

Quiz on the reading and discussion of passages in the novel

Finish group work on the "debating" one of two questions about the novel

Get rangoli art assignment. IF YOU ARE GOING TO MISS FRIDAY BECAUSE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY, you should do this assignment and turn in next Tuesday, May 4

HWK: FINISH READING THE NOVEL. THEME WORK DUE NEXT CLASS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY, TURN IT IN BEFORE YOU LEAVE ON THAT ACTIVITY

TUESDAY 4/27 SHELDON IHS

Work on rangoli art

Sat Pavan Khalsa comes in to teach us traditional bhangara dance. IF YOU MISS THIS CLASS, see the posting for yesterday for South and do the same makeup assignment.

HWK:
Read through Chapter 24
Be working on themes, finding 3 examples for each and saying how your example fits with the one of the 6 themes