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Daily Requirement: Makerspace Forms

Daily Form: https://forms.gle/VqrawU9rH7wSjzvAA
Directions: https://tinyurl.com/23-daily-redux

Q4 Update: Read the directions carefully. Use the directions each day to complete the form. Fill out the form at the start of each class. This is a Q4 requirement.

Required Form
Daily Form: 22–23 Q4 Daily Focus
Directions: Menu of Choices: Q4 '23
Optional Forms
22–23 Q4 Mindfulness Inventory
22–23 Q4 Evidence Submission

Current Unit: 2022–2023

FINAL: Q4, 2023

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Senior Projects Overview
Self-Prescribed Literature ProjectEssay or Project: Reader’s Response
Guided Examples: '22–'23Canva: READ Flyer or READ Poster
Addressing an AudienceLetter to Eighth Grader(s)
Commencement Address
Canva: Resumes/CVs
Optional 5/18 Senior FairRequired Form: English 12
Optional Form: Senior Fair
Senior TalksSenior Talk Packet: Full

Previous units are archived below by month. You may also refer to the 2022–2023 Syllabus, the 2022–2023 Curriculum Map & Calendar, or the 2021–2022 Menus.

UNIT 7: APRIL, 2023

RESOURCE PAGE: *MARCH/APRIL

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
All March/April Resources
Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean TreesReader-Response Outlines
Community and Hope: A Conversation with Stephen L. Fisher and Barbara KingsolverEssay Writing: Reader’s Response
Collective Good Focus: Defining the Idea
Creative Writing: Short Fiction
Letter to Eighth Grader(s)
Q3 GAP Override Option: Self-Analysis | PDF

UNIT 6: MARCH*, 2023

RESOURCE PAGE: *MARCH/APRIL

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
All March/April Resources
Interstitial Post: On EmpathySWOT Analysis
Chad Fowler, "Your Most Important Skill: Empathy"Practical Empathy: Four Exercises
The Decameron Project: Short StoriesReader-Response Outlines
NY Times Online EditionEssay Writing: Reader’s Response
Selected Stories Read AloudStudent Short Stories
Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean TreesReading Journal, Analysis ¶s, and Essay
Pareto Project GuidesPareto Project Blueprint

UNIT 5: FEBRUARY, 2023

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Resource Page: The Invisible ManCurriculum: January/February, 2023
Resource Page: FrankensteinComparative Literary Analysis
Resource Page: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeEssay: Applying Non-Fiction to Fiction
Resource Page: "Owl Creek Bridge"
Non-Fiction Packet
Pareto Projects: Getting Started

UNIT 4: JANUARY, 2023

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Resource Page: The Invisible ManCurriculum: January, 2023
Resource Page: Frankenstein
Resource Page: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Pareto Projects: Getting Started

UNIT 3: NOVEMBER–DECEMBER, 2022

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
1984 by George Orwell Analysis: 1984 Prompt
Equivalent dystopian works, e.g., The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNovel Examination: Essential Questions
“The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie EricssonClassification and Division Essay
Rhetorical Analysis for Emulation
"Learning to Lie” by Po BronsonShort Personal Narrative Response
“Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” by Francis ChurchResponsive Analysis and Discussion
Additional Fiction and Non-Fiction

UNIT 2: OCTOBER, 2022

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Limon: Selected PoemsPoetry Inspired by Guatemalan Poets
Foppa: Selected Poems
Universal Writing GuidePersonal Narrative Essay and/or College Essay
The Age of the Essay, Updated
Paul Graham, "The Age of the Essay"Guided Analysis: Graham

UNIT 1: SEPTEMBER, 2022

READING ITEMSWRITING ITEMS
Summer ReadingEnglish 12 Introductions
Course SyllabusFirst Draft of Personal Narrative or College Essay
Course Overview
Introductory Letter
What Is Literature For?
Limon: Selected Poems
Foppa: Selected Poems
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All Units: 2021–2022

Click Here for the 2021–2022 Course Map

Final update: 5/26/22

Final Unit: Q4C (6/1–6/10)

UNIT: FINAL PROJECTS — SENIOR TALKS & FINAL REFLECTIONS

READING WORKWRITING WORK
Senior Projects OverviewSenior Talks: Full Packet
Senior TalksLetter to Your Younger/Older Self
Addressing an AudienceFinal Reflections & Guided Self-Analysis
Late Work: READ Poster

Previous Unit: Q4B (5/2–5/31)

UNIT: FINAL PROJECTS — SENIOR TALKS & LITERATURE PROJECTS

READING WORKWRITING WORK
Senior Projects OverviewResearch-Driven Essay
Senior TalksSenior Talks: Full Packet
Replacement Literature Project: Summer Reading
Optional: Self-Prescribed Literature ProjectOptional: Addressing an Audience

Previous Unit: Q3C–Q4A (4/1–4/29)

UNIT: FINAL PROJECTS — RESEARCH-DRIVEN ESSAY

READING WORKWRITING WORK
Extended Time: The Bean Trees by Barbara KingsolverExtended Time: Reader's Response: Full Guide
April 1, 2022Research-Driven Essay
Senior Projects Overview

Previous Unit: Q3B–Q3C (3/1–3/31)

UNIT: EMPATHY AND ISOLATION — THE BEAN TREES

READING WORKWRITING WORK
The Bean Trees by Barbara KingsolverReader's Response: Full Guide
Resource Page: The Bean TreesReader's Response: Simplified Chart
Chad Fowler, "Your Most Important Skill"Empathy Exercises: Revised
Instructional Post: The Practice of EmpathyPractical Empathy: Schoolwide
Pareto Projects: Getting StartedPareto Project: Blueprint Submissions
Pareto Projects: Simple Guide

Previous Unit: Q3A (2/1–2/28)

UNIT: EMPATHY AND ISOLATION — MINI-UNIT ON SHORT FICTION

READING WORKWRITING WORK
Short Fiction from "The Decameron Project"Comparative Literary Analysis (Revisions)
Instructional Post: Reader's Response WritingReader's Response: Full Guide
Reader's Response: Simplified Chart
Pareto Projects: Getting StartedPareto Project: Blueprint Draft
Pareto Projects: Simple Guide

Previous Unit: Q2C (1/3–1/31)

UNIT: MORALITY AND THE INVISIBLE MAN

READING WORKWRITING WORK
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells, 1897)Essential Questions
The Invisible Man (James Whale, 1933)Character Analysis
Resource Page: The Invisible ManRhetorical Analysis
Take-Home Test | Google Form
Comparative Literary Analysis
Pareto Projects: Full GuidePareto Project: Step #1 (Form)
Pareto Projects: Simple GuidePareto Project: Step #1 (Padlet)

Previous Unit: Q1C–Q2B (11/3–12/23)

UNIT: TRUTH, LIES, AND MEMORY — WITH 1984

READING WORKWRITING WORK
Truth, Lies, and Memory (All Texts)Truth, Lies, and Memory (All Tasks)
• George Orwell's 1984• Required: Literary Analysis (1984)
• Learning to Lie• Optional: Short Personal Narrative
Learning to Lie: Paginated Copy• Required: Learning to Lie: ¶ Responses
• The Ways We Lie• Optional: Rhetorical Analysis for Emulation
• Required: Classification and Division Essay
• Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus• Optional: Responsive Analysis and Discussion
Pareto Projects: Overview
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April 1, 2022

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Aucun Poisson d’Avril

The image is a reference to the French version of April Fool’s Day. It’s more interestingly a reference to René Magritte’s painting, The Treachery of Images:

If you have heard of Magritte, it’s likely to be in relationship to that painting or The Son of Man, which is another absurdist painting of his.

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Finding Your Motivation

  By 22–23 Resources, Final Projects, Triage

Drive and Motivation

Grade abatement eliminates the worst of the impact of traditional grades, but there is still a score in the gradebook every three weeks or so. There just isn’t any illusion about how grades act as a vector for the most toxic parts of education.

We also have no illusions about how hard it is to make the right decision. How do you motivate yourself outside of that number?  How do you improve without a grade? And what do you do when even clicking on the links that answer these questions feels too difficult?

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Organization: Skills to Frame the Rest

  By 22–23 Resources, Organization: Getting Things Done, Skill-Building, Units

From the profile of an INTJ, or “Architect.” Click for the website by NERIS Analytics Limited, which includes a free test and explanation of these personality classifications.

Getting Things Done, Part 1

You are reading this post because you need to organize the academic stuff you have on you. That word, stuff, comes from a root meaning “to equip,” and that’s the idea: You equip yourself every day in order to deal with school and the work it requires. You gear up.

Start with a frank assessment of how you do that. This is an inventory of your equipment, so to speak. You are going to empty your bag, metaphorically and literally, and then use the resources of our makerspace to improve or replace what you find.

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