American Literature Periods 1, 3, 4

American Literature Periods 1&3
1. Read 45-80 pages of your novel. Complete 4 full well executed Say/Mean/Matter/Reveal Reading Journals.
2. Complete the 3 Articles of the Week.
3. Look up the vocabulary words for the unit if you didn't have a chance to.
4. Period 4 must complete five journals because I do not see you until Wednesday.

American Literature Period 4

Each of the following concepts is important to the American Dream. Use wikipedia or another short dictionary to write out short definitions for each concept. Your definitions should be no more than 15 words. 1. Social Mobility 2. Generational Wealth 3. Stagnation 4. Home Ownership  5. Social Class 5. Discrimination 6. Mobile 7. Boot Straps  8. Assimilation  9. White Picket Fence 

American Literature period 3

1. Continue to read your Silent Sustained Novel.
2. Is the American Dream Attainable? Respond in 1 page. Feel free to discuss your opinion and whether or not your were moved in our human continuum exercise. Be ready to share and discuss tomorrow.

American Literature periods 1

1. Write a half page to a page on the following response: Why is it important to have dreams?
2. Look up the following vocabulary for our next unit: mobility; mobile; generation; stagnation; persistent; persist.
3. Write a sentence with each word demonstrating understanding of the word.
4. Find a song, that you associate with an aspect of The American Dream. Write it down (name and artist who performs it) and copy or print some of the lyrics.  Be ready to discuss, and if possible share the song with classmates.

All Classes: Welcome Back and Happy New Year!

Today, after changing seats, reviewing rules and procedures especially as it relates to turning in assignments and completing assignments and a routine change, we will explore the concept of resolutions, reflections, goals and behavior.  We will watch one of three talks/animated videos about goals or resolutions. Then we will produce an error free reflection in which we first: Demonstrate understanding of the key points or claims the speaker makes in the video. We will identify a claim, point or idea that was convincing, and lastly we will create goals, ,then focus on the behaviors that lead to fulfilling those goals.
The links for the videos are here: If You Want To Achieve Your Goals, Don't Focus on Them
How To Succeed With Your New Year's Resolutions 
Your reflection will focus on three areas: academics, socially, and with a hobby, passion or talent you would like to hone.