Phone 650-922-0598
Email-wilson222@gmail.com or michael.wilson@mvla.net
Send work only to fmcmikework@gmail.com
NOTE: My course title varies depending on your home school. You will need this info for college applications.
Mountain View= Philosophy and Lit - Los Altos =English Lit Survey-- Paly =World Lit 12
Gunn =Semester 1-Philosophy and Lit Semester 2- Film Lit
NEW CODE Google classroom code: qb5pyui
Old code:ktfh2
4/8-4/12
Monday
First day of the quarter
Tuesday-Thursday
Family Unit Cont.
Sula projects/essays due Monday thew 15th!
Death of a Salesman -we will watch and study this film over the next few days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMqiCtq5VLs
Monday
First day of the quarter
Tuesday-Thursday
Family Unit Cont.
Sula projects/essays due Monday thew 15th!
Death of a Salesman -we will watch and study this film over the next few days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMqiCtq5VLs
| sula_essay_prompt.pdf |
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3/11-3/15
Monday
TIB
Sula Quizzussion part 1
Discuss Quiz
HW-Read Sula ch 1937
Wednesday
TIB
Finish Quiz discussion
Groups meet and work on Family Tree
Sula read ch 1939
Thurs
TIB
Sula cont.
Read Sula ch 1940
Friday
TIB
Finish Sula for Monday
Monday
TIB
Sula Quizzussion part 1
Discuss Quiz
HW-Read Sula ch 1937
Wednesday
TIB
Finish Quiz discussion
Groups meet and work on Family Tree
Sula read ch 1939
Thurs
TIB
Sula cont.
Read Sula ch 1940
Friday
TIB
Finish Sula for Monday
3/4-3/8
Monday
Finish Smoke Signals
Wednesday
Begin TIB readings
Discuss Smoke Signals
Sula Quiz 1-to page 48
Begin discussing Sula
Thursday
Sula cont.
Sula Family "Tree" assignments
Friday
TIB cont
Sula Cont.
Monday
Finish Smoke Signals
Wednesday
Begin TIB readings
Discuss Smoke Signals
Sula Quiz 1-to page 48
Begin discussing Sula
Thursday
Sula cont.
Sula Family "Tree" assignments
Friday
TIB cont
Sula Cont.
2/24-2/28
Intro to Sula
http://www.biography.com/video/toni-morrison-mini-biography-2176629591
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/9yc4ry/the-colbert-report-toni-morrison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4vIGvKpT1c
Pass out Sula-Intro to Morrison-read 1st part of novel aloud- Students write a short response
HW- ALL WEEK -READ SULA. PLEASE BE TO PAGE 48 by Monday the 4th!!!
Wednesday
Family Poem Read around
Thursday
Begin Smoke Signals
Friday
Finish Smoke Signals
Intro to Sula
http://www.biography.com/video/toni-morrison-mini-biography-2176629591
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/9yc4ry/the-colbert-report-toni-morrison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4vIGvKpT1c
Pass out Sula-Intro to Morrison-read 1st part of novel aloud- Students write a short response
HW- ALL WEEK -READ SULA. PLEASE BE TO PAGE 48 by Monday the 4th!!!
Wednesday
Family Poem Read around
Thursday
Begin Smoke Signals
Friday
Finish Smoke Signals
2/19-2/22
Tuesday/Wednesday
Family poem packet cont. Father poem and sibling poems
HW- Family Poem Portrait
Due next Wednesday for Family Poem Symposium
Thursday
Intro to This I Believe-
RAP-write down and explore a few key ideas you believe in
Listen to a few examples
HW- write your This I Believe Essay- Due on March 4th!!!
Friday-
This I Believe cont.
Intro to Sula
Tuesday/Wednesday
Family poem packet cont. Father poem and sibling poems
HW- Family Poem Portrait
Due next Wednesday for Family Poem Symposium
Thursday
Intro to This I Believe-
RAP-write down and explore a few key ideas you believe in
Listen to a few examples
HW- write your This I Believe Essay- Due on March 4th!!!
Friday-
This I Believe cont.
Intro to Sula
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2/4- 2/8
Last Week Of Semester 1
Monday and Wednesday
Missrepresentation
Work on Media Project
Thursday and Friday
Media Project Presentations
Last Week Of Semester 1
Monday and Wednesday
Missrepresentation
Work on Media Project
Thursday and Friday
Media Project Presentations
Week 15 1/22-1/25
Monday
MLK Day
Tuesday
Guest Speaker in Hearthside
Wednesday
Carryover from Friday
Liberal Media film and Media project
Thursday
Media group work
Friday
FFN Quiz/discussion on chapters 2 and 3
Begin Gender and media-Tough Guise
Monday
MLK Day
Tuesday
Guest Speaker in Hearthside
Wednesday
Carryover from Friday
Liberal Media film and Media project
Thursday
Media group work
Friday
FFN Quiz/discussion on chapters 2 and 3
Begin Gender and media-Tough Guise
Week 14 1/14-1/18
Monday
Intro to media unit-media survey/ Logo Contest
Discuss bias in the news-
RAP-Is mainstream American news biased? How do you know? Is it more liberal or more conservative? How can you identify/recognize biases? Is recognizing them important?
Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics- Groups read and decide on the 5 key standards.
HW- Assign News Analysis Assignment-Attached below---
Read intro and Chapter 1 of FFN- Reading quiz on Thursday
Wednesday
Groups meet and read SPJ Ethics Sheet-select the 5 most important ethical standards. Why are these the ones you selected?
News analysis discussion. Groups meet and discuss their news stories and bias-
Watch- Myth of The Liberal Media
Thursday
FFN reading quiz and discussion. - Moved to Friday
Friday
Fast Food Nation EPQ
Watch Film-part- Myth of Liberal Media-film sheet on filters-attached below
Media on Media Project-
assign, explain, and groups formed for project-attached below
HW-read chapters 2 snd 3 in FFN for next week
Monday
Intro to media unit-media survey/ Logo Contest
Discuss bias in the news-
RAP-Is mainstream American news biased? How do you know? Is it more liberal or more conservative? How can you identify/recognize biases? Is recognizing them important?
Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics- Groups read and decide on the 5 key standards.
HW- Assign News Analysis Assignment-Attached below---
Read intro and Chapter 1 of FFN- Reading quiz on Thursday
Wednesday
Groups meet and read SPJ Ethics Sheet-select the 5 most important ethical standards. Why are these the ones you selected?
News analysis discussion. Groups meet and discuss their news stories and bias-
Watch- Myth of The Liberal Media
Thursday
FFN reading quiz and discussion. - Moved to Friday
Friday
Fast Food Nation EPQ
Watch Film-part- Myth of Liberal Media-film sheet on filters-attached below
Media on Media Project-
assign, explain, and groups formed for project-attached below
HW-read chapters 2 snd 3 in FFN for next week
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Week 13 1/7- 1/11
Monday and Tuesday
Group work on Supreme Court Projects
Wednesday-Friday
Supreme Court Presentations
Monday and Tuesday
Group work on Supreme Court Projects
Wednesday-Friday
Supreme Court Presentations
Week 10. 12/3-12/7
Monday-Thursday
Persuasive essay work-
Reading Sartre's The Humanism of Existentialism
HW- All week-Working on persuasive essay.
Sartre cont.
Friday
Open Mic
Monday-Thursday
Persuasive essay work-
Reading Sartre's The Humanism of Existentialism
HW- All week-Working on persuasive essay.
Sartre cont.
Friday
Open Mic
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Week 9. 11/26-11/30
Monday-
Intro to Outline Brief
Wednesday
Finished The Stranger EPQ/Discussion
Intro to Persuasive Brief-Due next Friday!!!
Using language to build your case.
Thursday
The Myth of Sisyphus
HW- Work on SC Debate/Paper
Monday-
Intro to Outline Brief
Wednesday
Finished The Stranger EPQ/Discussion
Intro to Persuasive Brief-Due next Friday!!!
Using language to build your case.
Thursday
The Myth of Sisyphus
HW- Work on SC Debate/Paper
Week 7 11/5-11/9
Monday
The Stranger quiz chapters 1 and 2
HW-Read The Stranger-all of part 1 by Wednesday
Wednesday
The Stranger part 1 discussion questions/class discussion
HW- Finish The Stranger by Tuesday 11/13
Thursday and Friday
Watch The Bicycle Thief
Work on Bicycle Thief sheet
HW-Finish The Stranger by Tuesday
Monday
The Stranger quiz chapters 1 and 2
HW-Read The Stranger-all of part 1 by Wednesday
Wednesday
The Stranger part 1 discussion questions/class discussion
HW- Finish The Stranger by Tuesday 11/13
Thursday and Friday
Watch The Bicycle Thief
Work on Bicycle Thief sheet
HW-Finish The Stranger by Tuesday
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Week 6. 10/29-11/2
Monday
Crito Discussion
Tuesday
Antigone/Crito essay/discussion
Plato cont. Allegory of the cave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku_KhxWSmNM
excerpt from Republic Book 3 on honesty and lying
HW- Antigone Essay
Wednesday
Halloween Party
Thursday
Work on Antigone essay. due on Friday
HW- Antigone Essay
Friday
Intro to The Stranger
HW- Read the first 2 chapters of The Stranger for Monday.
Monday
Crito Discussion
Tuesday
Antigone/Crito essay/discussion
Plato cont. Allegory of the cave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku_KhxWSmNM
excerpt from Republic Book 3 on honesty and lying
HW- Antigone Essay
Wednesday
Halloween Party
Thursday
Work on Antigone essay. due on Friday
HW- Antigone Essay
Friday
Intro to The Stranger
HW- Read the first 2 chapters of The Stranger for Monday.
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Week 5 10/22-10/26
Monday
Finish reading Antigone
HW-none
Wednesday
Antigone discussion
Intro to Crito by Plato
Reading/discussing Crito
HW-Finish reading Crito
Thursday
Crito discussion
Friday
Intor to Antigone/Crito Essay
HW-Begin writing Antigone/Crito essay
Monday
Finish reading Antigone
HW-none
Wednesday
Antigone discussion
Intro to Crito by Plato
Reading/discussing Crito
HW-Finish reading Crito
Thursday
Crito discussion
Friday
Intor to Antigone/Crito Essay
HW-Begin writing Antigone/Crito essay
Week 4 10/15-10/19
Monday
Educational Symposium
Tuesday
Intro to Individual and the State
Intro to Antigone
Crash Course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj7R36s4dbM
Wednesday
Immigration Teach-in -Hearthside Lounge
Thursday
Antigone cont.
Friday
Antigone cont.
Monday
Educational Symposium
Tuesday
Intro to Individual and the State
Intro to Antigone
Crash Course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj7R36s4dbM
Wednesday
Immigration Teach-in -Hearthside Lounge
Thursday
Antigone cont.
Friday
Antigone cont.
Week 3 10/8-10/12
Monday
College personal statement cont.
Reviewing past essays
Go over UC/CA prompts
Begin drafting
HW-Personal Statement and READ Paulo Freire-last reading in the packet
Tuesday
Discuss Freire article-
Wednesday
Personal Statement Workshop
HW- Revise your personal statement. Use some of the feedback you received from your readers. Turn in the second draft to google classroom on Wednesday the 17th. If you did not participate in the workshop, have 3 readers look at your statement and have them make some comments. Write a second draft and turn it in on Wednesday the 17th. Please also provide copies or photos of the drafts with your readers comments.
Thursday
Work on School Project
Friday
Work on School Project-Due Monday!!
Monday
College personal statement cont.
Reviewing past essays
Go over UC/CA prompts
Begin drafting
HW-Personal Statement and READ Paulo Freire-last reading in the packet
Tuesday
Discuss Freire article-
Wednesday
Personal Statement Workshop
HW- Revise your personal statement. Use some of the feedback you received from your readers. Turn in the second draft to google classroom on Wednesday the 17th. If you did not participate in the workshop, have 3 readers look at your statement and have them make some comments. Write a second draft and turn it in on Wednesday the 17th. Please also provide copies or photos of the drafts with your readers comments.
Thursday
Work on School Project
Friday
Work on School Project-Due Monday!!
Week 2 10/1-10/5
Monday
RAP on Organization Kids
How did we create organization kids?
do they represent a problem or an achievement?
have things gotten better or worse since the article was written?
is there nothing to rebel against?
Discuss "The Organization Kid"
HW- Read Friedman or Bennett-one of the first two essays for Tuesday
Listen to and discuss radio essay.
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/when-digital-classroom-meets-parents
Tuesday
What are the main points in the conservative argument for school reform? What do you think of specific examples/arguments made by Bennett or Friedman?
Discuss Friedman and Bennett- Make a list of arguments for and against the ideas proposed by these conservative reformers.
HW-School project -Read Freire(Pedagogy Of The Oppressed)-last article in packet-for Monday
Wednesday
College admissions presentation
HW-School project -Read Freire(Pedagogy Of The Oppressed)-last article in packet-for Monday
Thursday
Wrap up college presentation-reading sample essays and practice responding.
Work on School projects
HW-School project and personal statement and read Freire
Friday
Linc class-Design Thinking
HW-School project and personal statement and read Freire
Monday
RAP on Organization Kids
How did we create organization kids?
do they represent a problem or an achievement?
have things gotten better or worse since the article was written?
is there nothing to rebel against?
Discuss "The Organization Kid"
HW- Read Friedman or Bennett-one of the first two essays for Tuesday
Listen to and discuss radio essay.
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/when-digital-classroom-meets-parents
Tuesday
What are the main points in the conservative argument for school reform? What do you think of specific examples/arguments made by Bennett or Friedman?
Discuss Friedman and Bennett- Make a list of arguments for and against the ideas proposed by these conservative reformers.
HW-School project -Read Freire(Pedagogy Of The Oppressed)-last article in packet-for Monday
Wednesday
College admissions presentation
HW-School project -Read Freire(Pedagogy Of The Oppressed)-last article in packet-for Monday
Thursday
Wrap up college presentation-reading sample essays and practice responding.
Work on School projects
HW-School project and personal statement and read Freire
Friday
Linc class-Design Thinking
HW-School project and personal statement and read Freire
Week 1
Monday-
Intro to the class
Syllabus- Read the School is Hell cartoons
Pass out the Education Reader
HW- Write a letter to your teachers.- Read "The Hidden Curriculum" by T. sizer-. This is the first reading in the packet
Tuesday
Class work on Sizer article.
RAP- Discuss 2 specific examples from the reading and relate them to your own high school experience. How was your experience similar to, or different from, the descriptions Sizer offers?
Discussion of the article- What are the underlying assumptions of the system? Why is there a difference between the idea and he reality of high school?
Is Sizer's critique still valid?
Time permitting- Watch the Educational Collage
Discuss collage-what can we learn about educational systems from representations in pop culture? How do these representations reflect mainstream views of school?
HW- Read "Getting Motivation Wrong" by Alfie Kohn
Wednesday
Small group discussion on Kohn article-
Answer discussion questions-Small group discussion
Thursday
Intro to Education Project.
Go over the project, discuss ideas with partners, possibly form groups, begin sketching ideas. What aspect of the first two readings will you include in your project?
Watch the Educational Collage
What can we learn from popular culture/film about the realities of American education? What do these clips tell us about educational values? In what ways do you think these depictions are accurate/inaccurate?
HW- Read Brooks' article from The Atlantic- "The Organization Kid"
Friday
How did we create organization kids?
do they represent a problem or an achievement?
have things gotten better or worse since the article was written?
is there nothing to rebel against?
Discuss "The Organization Kid"
Education Collage
Work on Education Project
Monday-
Intro to the class
Syllabus- Read the School is Hell cartoons
Pass out the Education Reader
HW- Write a letter to your teachers.- Read "The Hidden Curriculum" by T. sizer-. This is the first reading in the packet
Tuesday
Class work on Sizer article.
RAP- Discuss 2 specific examples from the reading and relate them to your own high school experience. How was your experience similar to, or different from, the descriptions Sizer offers?
Discussion of the article- What are the underlying assumptions of the system? Why is there a difference between the idea and he reality of high school?
Is Sizer's critique still valid?
Time permitting- Watch the Educational Collage
Discuss collage-what can we learn about educational systems from representations in pop culture? How do these representations reflect mainstream views of school?
HW- Read "Getting Motivation Wrong" by Alfie Kohn
Wednesday
Small group discussion on Kohn article-
Answer discussion questions-Small group discussion
Thursday
Intro to Education Project.
Go over the project, discuss ideas with partners, possibly form groups, begin sketching ideas. What aspect of the first two readings will you include in your project?
Watch the Educational Collage
What can we learn from popular culture/film about the realities of American education? What do these clips tell us about educational values? In what ways do you think these depictions are accurate/inaccurate?
HW- Read Brooks' article from The Atlantic- "The Organization Kid"
Friday
How did we create organization kids?
do they represent a problem or an achievement?
have things gotten better or worse since the article was written?
is there nothing to rebel against?
Discuss "The Organization Kid"
Education Collage
Work on Education Project
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