European Studies: Thursday, March 2, and Friday, March 3

Thursday:
Students checked out a copy of Lord of the Flies from the library.
Resume organizer and journal from previous day were stamped. We discussed the project we had completed the past two days and the final journal question. A Double Entry Journal was assigned for the duration of reading the novel (handouts in class.)
Reading schedule:
Each set of chapters and accompanying work should be completed by the date below.

Chapters 1 due Friday, March 3
Chapter 2 due Monday, March 6
Chapter 3 due Tuesday, March 7
Chapter 4 due Wednesday, March 8
Chapter 5 due Thursday, March 9
Chapter 6 due Friday, March 10
Chapter 7 due Tuesday, March 14
Chapter 8 due Thursday, March 16
Chapter 9 due Friday, March 17
Chapter 10 due Monday, March 20
Chapter 11 due Wednesday, March 22
Chapter 12 due Thursday, March 23

Chapter 1: take notes on the following characters: Ralph, Piggy, Sam’n’Eric, Jack Merridew, Roger and Simon. Think about physical characteristics, personality and early role in the group.
Take notes on the conch and its role. Think about what it might represent.
Take notes on the first meeting: rules, roles, how decisions are made.
Take notes on the encounter with the pig
Chapter 2: To Notice…
Keep a list of details from the text that tell us something about the smaller boys as a group, and what these details suggest about them
Note anything that the boys do to build their society
Note anything you feel might threaten this society they are building
Copy down into your double entry journal at least one quote you feel is particularly important for this chapter and note why you chose it

Also due Monday...Typed Resume. You can model it after the one in your blue student packet (see pages 7 and 8).
Options for typing your resume:
1. USE CHOICES ONLINE CAREER PROGRAM

Go to:
http:// www.access.bridges.com
At the login page enter:

Site ID 1001450
Password: skyline3 (all lowercase)

Choose “Planner” and “GO”
Click on the blue "Work" tab at the top of the page,
then scroll down, you'll find a link to the Resume Builder under the "Getting Ready to Work" header at the lower right hand side of the page.

Students can fill in their background information and develop and print out a preliminary resume.

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2 USE “RESUME WIZARD” IN “WORD”

The “Resume Wizard” is located on your computers under “Word”. Here’s how to access that program:
Create a résumé
On the File menu, click New.
In the New Document task pane, under New from template, click General Templates.
Click the Other Documents tab.
Double-click Résumé Wizard.
(If you do not see this wizard in the Templates dialog box, you might need to install it.)
Follow the steps in the wizard. Hit Next for “Entry Level resume”
Then build your resume clicking on and using the main categories of :
Objective
Education
Work Experience (or volunteer experience if they don’t have any)
Skills, Abilities, Interests
References

Friday: I taught students how to do source and note cards, as well as annotated bibliography, for their sophomore project. We discussed the typed resume, which is due Monday. I stamped the journal for Chapter 1 and we discussed the chapter.
HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY: Typed resume, a pack of 3x5 index cards, Chapter 2 read (there will be a quiz) and double entry journal for Chapter 2.

American Studies: Friday, March 3

Today I gave an introductory talk on The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck. Students then listened to the following clip from NPR, which you can listen to on your own to be up to date. Click on "Listen to Brian Naylor's report."
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/grapesofwrath/

Then we watched the first 30-35 minutes of John Ford's movie, The Grapes of Wrath.

Homework for Monday: notes from Lit. Book, page 606, on Steinbeck.