Thursday, June 11, 2009



THURS. 6/11 SOUTH IHS and FRI. 6/12 CHS IHS (Final exam schedule at CHS)

Hand in red China packets

At South, we had an extra credit quiz on "Girl Like Me"/ At CHS, the extra credit quiz was for "Red Azalea"

Finish watching "Shadow Magic" and hand in your questions on the movie

As time permits, start watching your movies! Friday is the last day for CHS A.M. class

HMWK: NONE!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009



TUES. 6/9 SOUTH IHS and WED 6/10 CHS IHS

Films due!

Continue watching and discussing "Shadow Magic"/Work together on answering study guide questions

HWK: SOUTH: WE'LL HAVE AN EXTRA CREDIT QUIZ ON "A GIRL LIKE ME" FROM YOUR CHINA PKT NEXT CLASS.
CHS: OUR EXTRA CREDIT TEST WILL BE ON "RED AZALEA"

Thursday, June 4, 2009



THURS. 6/4 CHS IHS

Watch "Buddha with a thousand hands"

Discuss "A Girl Like Me"

Watch and answer questions on "Shadow Magic"

HMK: Final films due next class on DVDs. Short vocab test next class. FYI, our next class together is Wed. 6/10, as Monday
6/8 is the EIHS assembly at South.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009



TUES. 6/2 CHS IHS and WED. 6/3 SOUTH IHS (Late Start at South)

Hand in storyboards

Quiz on "Guessie Grows Up" at CHS

Info and photos for background of China's Cultural Revolution

Quiet, individual work on the story "Guessie Grows Up." If you missed class, get these questions and do them for the following class

Begin watching "Shadow Magic" at CHS

HMWK:
Read "Red Azalea"
Heads up that we'll have a vocab test on Friday 6/5 at South and Wed. 6/10 at CHS

Monday, June 1, 2009



MON. 6/1 SOUTH IHS

Quiz on "Daughter of the Yellow River"

Work in groups of 3 to answer questions and then write your answers on butcher paper around the walls

Time for film groups to work on storyboards. Grading criteria written on the board and explained.

HMWK:
Storyboards due next class
Read "A Girl Like Me"
Heads up: small vocab test on Friday (8 words)

Friday, May 29, 2009



FRI. 5/29 CHS IHS

Quiz on "Guessie Grows Up"

Work in groups of 3 to write answers to 6 questions on "Daughter of the Yellow River." If you missed this class, get the questions and do them next week for class credit.

Time to work on storyboards with your group

HMWK: READ "A GIRL LIKE ME." STORYBOARDS DUE NEXT CLASS.


THURS. 5/28 SOUTH IHS

Collect typed screenplays

Point of view work on "Bound Feet and Western Dress". If you missed this, get the yellow sheet out of the homework box and turn in the assignment Monday or Wed. of next week.

Introduction to the Cultural Revolution and background of the reading "Becoming Madame Mao"

HMK: READ "DAUGHTER OF THE YELLOW RIVER." BRING EXTRA SCREENPLAY COPIES TO CLASS TO HELP YOU WORK ON THE STORYBOARD