Australia Day 4. 10.24.06

An example of a Dreamtime Story captured in art form, courtesy of:
http://www.didgeswedoo.com.au/aboriginals.html

Yea! Today we made books using our Dreamtime stories, which were due today.
We created beautiful dot paintings to illustrate our books.
I also passed back papers and handed out updated progress reports.

Homework:
Literature
1. Vocab 1 & 2

Projects
1. Do-overs - Due Thurs. 10/26
2. Final project - Due Wed. 11/1 - How are you going to floor me??

Australia Day 3. 10.20.06

1. Vocabulary Test
2. Handed in Compare/Contrast Mini Essay - Due Today
3. Handed back papers

Homework:
Literature
1. Dreamtime Story - Due Tuesday 10/24

Projects
1. Final Project - Due Wed. 11/1 - Amaze and wow me!
2. Do-overs - Due Thurs. 10/26

Australia Day 2. Wed. 10/18. Welcome to Australia

1. Dreamtime storytelling around the campfire.
2. Lecture and notetaking on Aboriginal Australian culture
3. Compared and contrasted Flood Stories (Tiddalik the Frog and Noah's Arc)
4. Explained mini compare/contrast essay homework
4. Self - evaluation sheets

Homework:
Literature
1. Study for Vocabulary Test - Fri. 10/20 (words _and_ comma usage!)
2. Complete Cue and Summary section for notes - Due Fri. 10/20 (see worksheet for guidelines)
3. Compare and Contrast Mini Essay - Due Fri. 10/20 (Use brown graphic organizer and pink and essay organizer)

*** EXTENSION (AM class only) Creation Story assignment now due Tues. 10/24.***

Projects
1. Be working on your Final Project - Due Wed. 11/1

*** Special Note: Late work will now receive an automatic 50% penalty.
All work not ready to turn in the day it's due is considered late. This does not apply to excused absences or work that's been granted an extension _before_ the due date.

Australia Day 1. Mon. 10/16. Test Day

1. Vocabulary review for test Friday
2. Reviewed Projects Final Projects expectatations and requirements
3. Travel Book Test
4. Fun Facts about Australia "Quiz"

Homework:
Literature - Study words and comma usage for test Friday
Projects - Final Travel Book project due Wed. 11/1

Day 12. Wed. 10/11. Travel Wrap Up

In a silent discussion on the Pico Iyer reading, we answered these questions:

1) "Corruption is in the eye of the beholder" What does this mean in relationto travel? Do you agree?
2) How much can we truly learn about another culture? What are some ways that we can maximize this learning?
3) Movement is only as valuable as your commitment to stillness. Do you agree?
4) Why do we travel and how do we change through traveling?
5) There seems to be a double standard for most travelers in which they want the exotic and the familiar. Discuss this double standard.
6) How has traveling changed the course of history?
7) Our IHS mission statement reads: "As Global Citizens at Eugene International High School we aspire to value diversity, ambiguity, and discovery-and to act with responsibility, integrity, and compassion." How does this mission connect to travel? How can we do this here in our own community?

Homework:
Projects: Travel Book Test next class! (Mon. 10/16)

Day 11. Mon. 10/9. Yea! Day

1. Handed in travel story packets.
2. Read Bill's Stroll through Paris, by Bill Bryson (laughed and laughed and laughed!!!)
3. In pairs, charted Bill's cultural lens.

Homework:
Literature
1. Read Pico Iyer Interview
2. Complete "Pico Iyer A-Ha! Moments" assignment

Projects
1. Keep reading!

Day 10. Thurs. 10/5. Writing Workshop: Editing

1. Stamped "Travel Story Second Draft" - Due today
2. Worked on "Self-edit, a.k.a. Trick Out My Story" sheet
3. Traded papers and peer-edited, using Peer Editing sheets
4. Practiced grading CIM stories

Homework
Literature:
1. Complete Self-edit sheet - Due with Final Draft
2. Final draft of story due 10/9

Projects:
Keep reading! Test on Mon. 10/16

Day Nine. Tues. 10/3 Details

1. Stamped "Travel Story Rough Draft" - due today.
2. Reviewed CIM (Certificate of Initial Mastery) purpose and grading
3. Practiced creating more vivid details and verbs, using Details sheet
4. Read "Paula" story.
5. Discussed how details set the mood for a story.
6. In pairs, created a "Found Poem," using the details from "Paula."

Homework
Literature:
1. Second Draft - with highlighting showing how it's different from the first - Due Thurs. 10/5

Day Eight, Fri. 9/29. Dialogue

1. Checked off "Research Sheet" - due today
2. Collected "Introductions" - Projects assignment - due today
2. Practiced punctuation for dialogue in groups using "magic paper"
3. Talked about the importance of dialogue in the story for giving a sense of setting and cultural immersion.
4. Using the "Oz Dictionary," you wrote a half-page of dialogue

Homework
Literature
1. Rough draft of travel story - Due Tues. 10/3

Projects
Keep reading!