Friday, May 1st

 No school - spring recess!

Thursday, April 30th

1. Song of the week (Presenter 1)

2. Curious - Should Christopher live with Mother or Father?

Objective: Students will prepare arguments and use evidence to defend their stance/case.

Wednesday, April 29th

1. Journal #12 - Mother

2. Curious 

   ***Read to the end of the novel (Due: Tuesday, May 5th)

Objective: Students will reflect on Judy Boone's character from the novel.

Tuesday, April 28th

1. Song of the week (Presenter 1, Presenter 2)

2. Curious 

   ***Reading Quiz pages 155-198
   ***Discuss pages 155-198
   ***Read to the end of the novel (Due: Tuesday, May 5th)

Objective: Students will discuss and analyze pages 155-198 of the novel.

Friday, April 24th

1. Song of the week (Presenter 1, Presenter 2)

2. Curious 

   ***Work on Ethos, Pathos, Logos assignment (due: tomorrow at the end of the day)
    ***Read pages 155-198 (chapters 193-227)
    ***Due: at the beginning of the period on Tuesday, April 28th!

3. 42-day Senior Talks (Mr. Wallace and Mr. Davis) - 9:43-9:53

Objective: Students will explore the rhetorical strategies in connection to the novel.

Thursday, April 23rd

1. Song of the week (Presenter 1, Presenter 2)

2. Journal #11 - Love

3. Curious 

   ***Introduce Ethos, Pathos, Logos assignment (due: tomorrow at the end of the period)
    ***Read pages 155-198 (chapters 193-227)
    ***Due: at the beginning of the period on Tuesday, April 28th!

Objective: Students will explore the rhetorical strategies in connection to the novel.

Wednesday, April 22nd

1. Curious

   ***Discussion of pages 100-155

2. Journal #10 - Empathy

3. Curious

    ***Read pages 155-198 /chapters 193-227 (due: Tuesday, 4/28, at the beginning of the period)

Objective: Students will discuss and take a quiz on the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

Tuesday, April 21st

1. Song of the week (Presenter 1, Presenter 2)

2. Curious - Four-Corner Debate

3. Curious - 30 minutes of reading  

   ***Reading quiz (pages 100-155)

   ***Read pages 155-198 (due: Tuesday, 4/28, at the beginning of the period)

Objective: Students will use reliable sources to support their views in a Four-Corner Debate.

Friday, April 17th

1. Song of the week (Presenter 1, Presenter 2)

2. Curious (30 minutes of reading)

    *** Read pages 100 - 155 (chapters 151- 191)
    ***Due: at the beginning of the period on Tuesday, April 22nd!

3. Journal #9 - Superstitions

4. Introduce and work on Four Corner Debate

***2, 4, 6 block periods - SBAC testing schedule

Objective: Students will use reliable sources to support their views in a Four-Corner Debate.

Wednesday, April 15th

1. Song of the week (Presenter 1, Presenter 2)

2. Curious

   ***Reading Quiz pages 51-99
   ***Discussion of pages 51-99

3. Monty Hall Problem

***2, 4, 6 block periods - SBAC testing schedule

Objective: Students will prepare solutions for a logic puzzle in small groups.

Monday, April 13th

1. Senior Grad survey (9:30-10:00) - Mrs. Martinez and Mrs. MacIntosh

2. Curious
    *** Read pages 50-99 (chapters 83- 149)
    ***Due: at the beginning of the period on Wednesday, April 15th!

***1-6 period classes - SBAC schedule (46-minute classes)

Objective: Students will discuss and analyze pages 51-99 of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Friday, April 10th

1. Cuesta Promise check-in - Mrs. Hoyt

2. Curious - 30 min reading

3. Journal #8 - The Language of Lying

4. Perspective Taking Quickwrite

***2, 4, 6 block periods - SBAC testing schedule

Objective: Students will discuss and analyze pages 51-99 of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Wednesday, April 8th

1. Song of the week (Presenter 1, Presenter 2)

2. Curious 

   ***Reading Quiz pages 1-50
   ***Discuss pages 1-50

3. “The world needs all kinds of minds” TED Talk  + 5Cs

4. Curious 

   ***Read pages 51-99 (chapters 83-149) by Wednesday, April 15th

***2, 4, 6 block periods - SBAC testing schedule

Objective: Students will critically interact with Temple Grandin's ideas and speech.

Monday, April 6th

 No school - spring holiday!

Friday, April 3rd

1. Final STAR and MySAEBRs assessment

2. Curious
    ***Read pages 1-50 (chapters 2-79)

    ***Work on Discussion questions
    ***Due: at the beginning of the period on Wednesday, April 8th!

Objective: Students will share their understanding of the beginning of Curious.

Thursday, April 2nd

1. Present Song of the Week Assignment

2. Curious
    ***Read pages 1-50 (chapters 2-79)

    ***Work on Discussion questions
    ***Due: at the beginning of the period on Wednesday, April 8th!

Objective: Students will share their understanding of the beginning of Curious.

Wednesday, April 1st

1. “The Science of Lying: The More You Do It, the Easier It Gets”

2. Curious
    ***Read pages 1-50 (chapters 2-79)
    ***Due: at the beginning of the period on Wednesday, April 8th!

Objective: Students will write a strong précis paragraph.