Classnotes 3/6-5/14

Monday 5/14/12	Homework: Read to page 25 in Persepholis Classwork: Chalk Talk: Is Rule of the Bone too male-centered? Finish movie “Cool Hand Luke”
Monday	Homework: Classwork: What have you learned about Bone? (L column in L-chart)
Thursday 5/3/12	Homework: Finish Rule of the Bone Classwork: Quiz: What relation is Doc to Bone? Bone’s father Who is Evening Star (Be as specific as possible) Girlfriend of Doc What is the “Mothership” Evening Star’s house where Doc hangs out a lot What does Bone get for a birthday cake at the Mothership? He does not get a cake With whom does I-man have sex at the Mothership? Evening Star Why does I-man flee the Mothership? Because he has sex with Evening Star Who wants to kill I-man at the Mothership? Doc To where do Bone and I-man run from the Mothership? I-man’s Hometown: Cave In the cave, about what does Bone hallucinate? Being a slave and all slaves attacking the owner Who is Nighthawk? He flew the plane: middleman in a drug circle EC: For what band does Dickie Betts play? Allman Brothers Band
Wednesday 5/2/12
Tuesday 5/1/12	Homework: Read to page 355 in Rule of the Bone Classwork: Journal: Loop Write:   1. What are social taboos that we see at HHS? Being pregnant in school Not going to college / dropping out of high school Defecating in public Hunting/ Firearm sports Tatoos Being naked in public Bad grades Gender Bending Being severely overweight   2. What is the worst social taboo you can think of? Incest Devil worship Beastiality   3. List the taboos that are in Rule of the Bone Sexual molestation Underage drinking and smoking Dropping out of school Living in a box Selling children Being a rasta Stealing from your parents Symbols and Motiffs Symbol is anything that represents something Jah-stick, bone tattoo, mohawk, Gun Motiff is a recurring element
Monday 4/30/12	Homework: Reading Quiz on Thursday CHapters 16-20                              Read to page 328 Rule of the Bone Assessment due Friday May 11 Classwork: Journal Writing: Tattoos
Friday 4/27/12	Homework: Read to page 306 in “Rule of the Bone” Classwork: If I were Chappie, I would...... Discussion about Rastafarianism
Thursday 4/26/12	X Period
Wednesday 4/25/12
Tuesday 4/24/12	Homework: Read to page 272 in Rule of the Bone Classwork: RWR discussion Chalk talk: “Is Iman a good parent figure for Bone?” Positive: Good role model, not abusive, provides food, green Negatives: Accepting, no job, “Is Iman a good rebel or bad? Why?”
Monday 4/23/12	Homework: Read to page 250 in Rule of the Bone Classwork: Journal writing: Most significant thing about your vacation Breakdown of Chapters in Rule of the Bone: Chapters 1-3 :Chappie lives with mom and stepfather; he steals coins from his mother and pawns them to buy pot; gets arrested for shoplifting at the mall, not living at home, staying with a friend (Russ) above video den; he meets Buster and Froggie Chapters 4-6: Living with Russ and bikers at video den; lots of parties; Russ gets fired from video den for being behind in rent and the parties; bikers begin stealing tvs and vcrs; Russ starts stealing from bikers, Bikers duct tape Chappie in Russ’s room to wait until Russ gets home; heater in room catches on fire, burns building down with a biker in it; Chappie and Russ steal a truck and leave it in a car dealership parking lot; they go to stay with crackheads in a bus and sell them the truck; take money and go get tattoos. Chapters 7-9: Get tattoos (Bone); move in with I-man and are going to grow pot to sell it. Chapters 8-10: Chappie gets into Buster’s van; steals Buster’s money, takes Froggie and sends her back to her mom on the bus; Chappie goes home to try to see his mom who is at an AA meeting, stepfather is home and is assaultive to him. Chapters 11-: Chappie walks into room and sees that cat is dead; dad is drunk and passed out in front of t.v.; fights with mom outside her clinic; argument with grandmother; gets back to his bus where he is drinking and smoking pot
Friday 4/13/12	Homework: Classwork: Rule of the Bone Quiz What is Windridge- the Ridgeways’s pad- and why do Chappie and Russ stay there? (Camp that Russ’s aunt cleans; because their apartment burns down) What do Russ and Chappie burn at Windridge? Be as specific as possible. (Old furniture) What does Chappie shoot with the handgun? (a picture window) What does Bone take from Buster Brown (the Pervert) (Money or Froggy) Where did Bone meet I-man? (School bus) Name two sources for food for I-man, Froggy and Chappie. (Dumpster or garden) To where does Bone send Froggy (Rose)? (Milwaukee to her mother) What happens when Bone returns and visits with his step-dad? (Step-dad tries to get touchy feely and Bone pulls a gun on him) What does Bone’s mom say when he visits her at the clinic and he tells her it’s either Ken, the step-dad or me, who stays? (She chooses the step-dad) What does Bone’s grandma say about his real father? (He was a no-good drug addict) Vocab: Use 2 of the following words in a sentence: wincing , hefted, unbeknownst. EC: In what city did the Indigo Girls, REM, B-52’s originate?
Thursday 4/12/12	X Period
Wednesday 4/11/12	Homework: Read to page 225 in Rule of the Bone Vocab and reading quiz on Friday Classwork: Free write RWR Discussion
Tuesday 4/10/12
Monday 4/9/12	Homework: Read to page 197 in Rule of the Bone Post vocab RWR is late but turn in if you haven’t Classwork: Discussion on Rule of the Bone Assessment Assignment #4 Journal Entry: If I were Chappie, I would have done ____________ The Wall Quiz
Friday 4/6/12
Thursday 4/5/12	Homework: none Classwork: Continued watching “The Wall” Girlfriend has left Pink: keeps trying to call her Vivid animated pictures that represent distorted view of sexuality Recurring themes throughout film
Wednesday 4/4/12	Homework: Read to page 151 in Rule of the Bone & RWR #3 Classwork: Watch “The Wall” Pink does not have a father and he misses him Hard to tell what is psychosis and what is drug use Takes place in England Live rounds on the train tracks Pink does not think much about education: no individuality Recurring themes: the wall, dove, hammer,
Tuesday 4/3/12	Homework: Read to Page 133 in Rule of the Bone Classwork: KWL chart K                                     W                                    L Know (What you know about Chappie and is issues) What  (What you want to know) Learned (What you’ve learned) (For when you’ve finished the book) Reading Quiz What did Chappie steal from his mom? Why does Chappie need money? What does Chappie play with from his step-father’s closet? What does he steal from the mall? How did his parents react to his getting picked up for shoplifting? Where does Chappie meet Buster and Froggie? What is weird about Buster and Froggie? Who is Chappie’s closest friend? Above what do the bikers and the boys live? What happens to the building and why? What does Russ get for a tattoo? In what will Bone and Russ stay with the crackheads? Begin Movie “The Wall”
Monday 4/2/12	Homework: Read to pg. 108 in Rule of the Bone                     Reading Quiz tomorrow Classwork: Discussion about reading: What is Chappie’s homelife like?
Friday 3/30/12	Homework: Read to pg. 83 in Rule of the Bone Classwork: Continued discussion on Bildungsroman Characteristics: Become more adult like SItuation they have to overcome to become more adultlike Going out in the world to find something Transitional period where person tries to figure out where they belong Need a realization, epiphany, after something big happens Spiritual journey, enlightenment Examples Lord of the FLies Lord of the Rings (Frodo) Star wars Siddartha NonExamples CitR Flowers for Algernon The Hangover
Thursday 3/29/12	X period: Catch up on work
Wednesday 3/28/12	Homework: Read pp 42-57 in Rule of the Bone Classwork: Bildungsroman Definitions: Coming of age story where travel is important Characteristics: Examples: Nonexamples Coming of age: Transformation into adulthood Physical maturity : puberty, ability to reproduce Mental maturity (age 25) Responsibility: Financial independence Take care of self Cultural initiation
Tuesday 3/27/12	Homework: Read Rule of the Bone pp 24-41 Classwork: Loop Writing: How important is family in shaping who a person is? Teach you manners RIght from wrong Imitate behaviors 1st people you turn to Write about an aspect of your personality that your parents help shape. How has Chappy’s family shaped him?
Monday 3/26/12	Homework: Read Rule of the Bone pp 1-23 SUBMIT PAPERS AND ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST REFLECTIONS Classwork: Journal: Write or draw about something you learned at March Intensive Loop write: 1.Think of a time when you and some friends wanted to keep something a secret. To what lengths did you go? 2. When you and friends have disagreed on something, how did it affected the relationship and why? 3. What are chances of Frankie or Jerry re-integrating in their school and why?
Thursday 3/15/12	Homework: Continue t work on paper: DUE ON FRIDAY 3/16 Classwork: Continued movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” :THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THIS MOVIE
Wednesday 3/14/12	Homework: Continue t work on paper: DUE ON FRIDAY 3/16 Classwork: Continued movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” :THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THIS MOVIE
Tuesday 3/13/12	Classwork: Began watching movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
Monday 3/12/12	Homework: DHoFLB: Finish the book CW: Finish the book Classwork: Split class discussion: DHoFLB: In ladies we trust - sexism of school dogs in the window night of a thousand dogs canned beet rebellion abduction of the guppy Matthew like Frankie “harmless”: Blows her off CW: Realistic? Carter punching Rollo bullying Jerry getting beat up Sport hazing Environment prank : mental violence
Friday 3/9/12	Classwork: Journal writing Review of calender What do the protagonist and I have in common? How does the protagonist represent a threat to all power structures in his/her school? Have you ever seen a teacher tormented? What happened?
Thursday 3/8/12	Homework: DHoFLB: read pp 268-293 CW: read pp 214-229 Classwork: Went over Quizzes
Wednesday 3/7/12	Homework: DHoFLB: read to p 267 CW: read to p 213 Classwork: Quiz: Hazing / Bullying discussion with Mr. Smith
Tuesday 3/6/12	Homework: DHoFLB: read pp 223-244 CW: read pp 175-196 Classwork: Quiz tomorrow RWR due today Chocolate War: Protagonist: Jerry Renault Antagonist: Brother Leon, Archie, Janza Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Protagonist: Frankie Antagonist: Matthew & Alpha Patriarchal Power Structure: Frank Sr: Zada says he’s boring Lives in the past All he talks about is Alabaster Wanted a Boy Deus ex Machina: Something in the plot that needs to be there, even if it may not make sense