TUES. MAR 31, CHS IHS and WED. APR. 1, SOUTH IHS (late start)

Check out "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Intro to novel -- take notes on themes and get handout of characters

Receive study guide questions for first 3 chapters

I begin reading the novel with you and talking about the main character as narrator

IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, GET THE BOOK AND READ THE REQUIRED CHAPTERS SO YOU'RE READY FOR A QUIZ NEXT CLASS

HMWK:
CHS: Read Chs 1-3 and complete study guide questions for those chapters
SO: Since I won't see you on Friday because that's Career Day at South, read the first SIX chapters and complete the study guide that relates to the first 3 chapters

FRIDAY 3/20 SOUTH IHS

Finish "Lagaan"! If you weren't in class to see it, rent the video and then type up a one-page, double spaced response to the last hour of it.

HAVE A GREAT BREAK!

HMWK: None!

WED. 3/18 SOUTH IHS (late start) AND THURS. 3/19 CHS IHS

Continue watching "Lagaan." Again, if you missed this class, rent the movie and type up a one page, double spaced response to the portion you missed.

HMWK:
None!

TUES 3/17 CHS IHS

Continue watching "Lagaan." Again, if you missed this day, rent the movie and type me a one page, double spaced response to what you view.

HMWK:
Cartoon stories due next class

MON. 3/16 SOUTH IHS

Collect pastiche of Indian/Persian poetry

Watch "Lagaan" -- the delightful Bollywood film nominated for Best Foreign Language Academy Award in 2001. IF YOU MISSED THIS, you can rent it and watch the first 70 minutes. TYPE a one-page, double spaced response to this portion of the movie.

HMWK: NONE!

FRIDAY 3/13 CHS IHS (Advisory schedule)

Watch "Lagaan"! It's a delightful Bollywood film nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001
IF YOU MISSED THIS DAY, rent the movie and watch the part you missed. Then type me a one page, double spaced response to what you viewed.

HMWK:
None for next class
Your cartoon story will be due Thurs. 3/19

THURS. 3/12 SOUTH IHS

Share your cartoons due today

Look at the classic poetry of Tagore, Mirabai, Rumi and Hafiz

You choose one poem to write a pastiche (imitation) of, mimicking the style, line length, and tone (mood) of the poem. (For instance, if the poem is written in couplets, you should do that, too, and if the poet says "thou" instead of "you," you do so, too. Then illustrate the poem with an colorful arabesque design down at least two sides of the front of the page. I showed arabesque designs in class; you can look them up under "arabesque" or "islamic art" in google.images.

Criteria for your poem:
Must be at least 8 lines long
Written neatly on blank paper, or you can type it, cut it out and glue it onto the sheet with your arabesque design if you prefer (or if your handwriting isn't neat)
Title if the poet you're imitating uses a title. Your name appears below the title, and also the name of the poet you're imitating
Colorful and neat, with designs and words filling the page

HMWK:
Finish the above poem

WED. 3/11 CHS IHS (late start)

Take an art walk to see your photo art assignment that's due today.

Get more instructions on writing/drawing a cartoon story and see examples. Since we're not able to do this in class as I anticipated (time's a'runnin' out!), I've extended the due date till Tuesday 3/17. Feel free to come into the classroom on Friday at lunch for more supplies and/or advice, or look for me in the IHS office.

Watch film of "Persepolis I." If you missed this, rent the film (it's widely available). Watch from the beginning in color (where Marji's at the airport) through the flashback in black and white (about 45 min) to where the film returns to the airport and is in color again. We're going to discuss the film more in class on Friday.

HMWK:
WORK ON CARTOON STORY DUE TUES. 3/17

TUES. 3/10 SOUTH IHS

Take an art walk to see your photo art assignments due today

Collect cartoon stories. If you need to make this up, templates and instructions for creating cartoons are in the homework box.

Watch first 45 minutes of "Persepolis I." If you missed this, rent the film (it's easily available) and watch from airport scene at beginning, which is in color, all through the flashback of childhood in black and white, till the movie returns to the airport and color. Then get discussion questions from the homework box and type out several sentences in answer to each question.

HMWK: None!

MONDAY 3/9 CHS IHS

Graded Socratic circle discussion on "Persepolis." IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, GET THE SHEET OF DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FROM THE HOMEWORK BOX AND TYPE UP A 1 PAGE, DOUBLE SPACED RESPONSE TO ONE OR TWO OF THE QUESTIONS.

Get in groups of 3 or 4 and begin work on illustrating a story in cartoon form

HMWK:
Finished cartoon story due Friday

THURS 3/5 SOUTH IHS

Graded Socratic circle discussions of "Persepolis"

Continue working in groups on your cartoon story

HMWK:
If necessary, finish your cartoon story if not finished in class

WED. 3/4 CHS IHS LATE START

Quiz on the reading of "Persepolis"

Watch Rich Steves video on Iran. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, GOOGLE RICK STEVES, AND THE 4TH ENTRY DOWN IS A LINK TO A VIDEO STEVES AIRED ON IRAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. Watch the first 25 minutes, then move forward and watch the last 5 minutes. Take at least 10 bullet-point-type notes on what you watch.

Discussion on the book. Get the half sheet of discussion questions from the homework box if you missed this and type a response of about a paragraph to each question.

HMWK:
Finish reading "Persepolis"

TUES. 3/3 SOUTH IHS

AM and PM1 classes had a quiz on the reading

Whole class and then graded partner discussion on the book. IF YOU MISSED THIS, GET THE PURPLE HALF SHEET FROM THE HMWK BOX AND TYPE A PARAGRAPH RESPONSE TO EACH QUESTION.

Begin working in groups of 3/4 on making a comic version of one of your own stories

HMWK:
Finish reading the book

MONDAY 3/2 CHS IHS

Take timed discussion questions test on "Three Cups of Tea"

Receive photo art assignment for either "Three Cups" or "Persepolis"

Receive half sheet with permission to skip pgs. 51, 74, and 80 if the language or images bother you

HMWK:
Read pgs. 3-86 of the graphic novel "Persepolis"