Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
September 2015
◄ Aug 2015
Sun
6
Mon
20
27
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2
3
8
First Day!
- Introduction
- Syllabus
- Expectations
- Writing Assignment
9
- Writing Assignment
DUE
- Con’t intros
- College App Essays
10
11
- College App Essays College App Essays
- Read Science vs.
DUE
God articles (Due
9/14)
12
14
15
16
17
18
19
DEBATE
Science vs. God
DEBATE
Science vs. God
“Thinking as a
Hobby”
“Thinking as a
Hobby”
7
NO
SCHOOL
“Thinking as a
Hobby” for 9/17
21
22
23
24
LIBRARY
LIBRARY
COMP LAB
Intro to Philosophy!!
(BOOKS ONLY)
Science vs. God
Philosopher Research Philosopher Research Philosopher
Writing - DUE
Research/
Presentations
28
29
30
Notes:
Philosopher
Philosopher
Presentations
Presentations
Philosophy
4
Sat
1
NO
SCHOOL
13
Oct 2015 ►
~ September 2015 ~
25
Philosopher
Presentations
5
26
Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
October 2015
◄ Sep 2015
Sun
4
Nov 2015 ►
~ October 2015 ~
Mon
5
Philosophy
Tue
6
Wed
7
Thu
1
Philosophy
2
Fri
3
Sat
8
9
10
Hawthorne’s “The
MLA Citation
Birthmark” for 10/14 Review
11
12
13
NO
SCHOOL
COMP LAB
Philosophy Project
18
“Sonny’s Blues” for
10/21
25
14
Hawthorne’s “The
Birthmark”
15
“The Birthmark”
20
“The Yellow
Wallpaper”
21
“Sonny’s Blues”
22
“Sonny’s Blues”
Literary Criticism
Literary Criticism
Literary Criticism
Literary Criticism
26
Hamlet Intro!!
27
28
29
Lit. Crit. Position
Paper DUE
Lit. Crit. Paper
COMP LAB
Lit. Crit. Paper
17
COMP LAB
Philosophy Project
“The Yellow
Wallpaper” for 10/19 DUE
19
“The Yellow
Wallpaper”
COMP LAB
16
23
24
-Creating an
argument/ thesis
-Writing an
argument/ support
- Lit. Crit. Paper intro
30
31
Finish Hamlet intro.
Hamlet I.i.
Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
November 2015
◄ Oct 2015
Sun
1
8
Mon
Tue
2
Hamlet I.ii-iii.
3
9
Intro to Final Paper
10
- Final Paper
guidelines/ Group
Meetings
Final Paper
guidelines/ Group
Meetings
15
Dec 2015 ►
~ November 2015 ~
16
Hamlet finish Act I
Wed
4
Review Act I; film
excerpts?
5
Hamlet Act I Quiz
11
12
NO
SCHOOL
17
LIBRARY
RESEARCH
RESEARCH
Fri
6
Q 1 Ends
Sat
7
13
14
LIBRARY
LIBRARY
Preliminary Research Preliminary Research
Annotated
Bibliography
- Annotated
Bibliography
LIBRARY
Thu
Annotated
Bibliography
STAGE 1: Topics DUE
18
19
20
MLA Citation
COMP LAB
Annotated
Bibliography
21
MLA Citation
P/T Conf.
22
23
COMP LAB
Annotated
Bibliography
29
STAGE 2:
ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY
DUE
30
LIBRARY
Note Cards
24
25
LIBRARY
Note Cards
Notes:
26
NO
SCHOOL
27
NO
SCHOOL
28
NO
SCHOOL
Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
December 2015
◄ Nov 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
Note Cards
Thu
3
Outlining
Fri
4
Outlining
Hamlet
Hamlet
9
Hamlet
10
Hamlet
11
Hamlet
Hamlet
Group Meetings
Group Meetings
Group Meetings
14
15
STAGE 5:
Rough Drafting
Organizational Plan
DUE
Hamlet
16
Rough Drafting
17
Rough Drafting
18
Rough Drafting
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet
21
Rough Drafting
22
STAGE 6: Rough
Draft DUE
23
Editing/ Revising
24
25
29
30
31
Hamlet
6
13
20
Jan 2016 ►
~ December 2015 ~
7
Outlining
8
STAGE 4: Outlines
DUE
Wed
2
STAGE 3: NOTE
CARDS DUE
Hamlet
NO
SCHOOL
28
NO
SCHOOL
NO
SCHOOL
NO
SCHOOL
Notes:
NO
SCHOOL
12
19
26
NO
SCHOOL
Hamlet
27
Sat
5
Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
January 2016
◄ Dec 2015
Feb 2016 ►
~ January 2016 ~
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Sat
2
NO
SCHOOL
3
4
Editing/ Revising
5
Editing/ Revising
6
7
Types of Fallacious
Arguments
8
Types of Fallacious
Arguments
Hamlet
14
Hamlet Assessment
Hamlet
15
“The Storm”
20
“Hills Like White
Elephants”
21
“Hills Like White
Elephants”
Read “Hills Like
White Elephants” for
1/20
22
23
Short Story Analysis
DUE
27
28
29
FINAL
PAPER
DUE
Hamlet
10
11
Types of Fallacious
Arguments
12
Hamlet Assessment
13
Hamlet Assessment
Read “The Storm”
for 1/15
17
18
NO
SCHOOL
24
31
19
“The Storm”
25
26
Q 2 Ends
Last Day of Think Tank
Notes:
REGENTS
WEEK
9
16
30
Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
February 2016
~ February 2016 ~
◄ Jan 2016
Sun
7
14
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
2
4
5
First Day!
- Introduction
- Syllabus
- Expectations
- Writing Assignment
DEBATE
- Writing Assignment
Science vs. God
DUE
- Con’t intros
“Thinking as a
- Read Science vs.
Hobby” for 2/5
God articles (Due
2/3)
DEBATE
Science vs. God
“Thinking as a
Hobby”
8
9
10
11
“Thinking as a
Hobby” for 9/17
“The Theory of
Everything” for 2/9
“The Theory of
Everything”
COMPUTER LAB Intro to Philosophy!!
15
16
17
18
NO
SCHOOL
3
Mar 2016 ►
NO
SCHOOL
21
22
23
28
29
Notes:
6
Read “The Theory of
Everything” for 2/9
12
13
Writing Analysis
DUE
NO
SCHOOL
24
19
NO
SCHOOL
25
20
NO
SCHOOL
26
Philosopher
LIBRARY
LIBRARY
COMPUTER LAB Philosopher
(BOOKS ONLY)
Philosopher Research
Presentations
Presentations
Philosopher Research
Read “The Allegory
of the Cave” for 2/29
“The Allegory of the
Cave”
Read “The Apology”
for 3/2
Sat
27
Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
March 2016
~ March 2016 ~
◄ Feb 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
Apr 2016 ►
Wed
2
“The Allegory of the “The Apology”
Cave”
Thu
3
4
“The Apology”
Half Day Prof.
Development
Read “Pleasure and
Happiness” for 3/7
6
8
9
10
Read “Pleasure and
Happiness”
Read “Pleasure and
Happiness”
Philosophy Project
COMPUTER LAB COMPUTER LAB
MLA Review
14
15
COMPUTER LAB “The Birthmark”
Philosophy Project
DUE
20
21
“Sonny’s Blues”
Literary Criticism
27
28
22
“Sonny’s Blues”
Lit. Crit. Paper
Lit. Crit. Paper DUE at
the end of the period
12
Read Hawthorne’s
“The Birthmark” for
3/15
16
17
18
“The Birthmark”
“The Yellow
Wallpaper”
Read “Sonny’s
Blues” for 3/21
“The Yellow
Wallpaper”
24
25
23
COMPUTER LAB
Literary Criticism
-Creating an
argument/ thesis
Lit. Crit. Paper
-Writing an
argument/ support
- Lit. Crit. Paper intro
29
30
31
Hamlet I. i-iii
Hamlet finish Act I
COMPUTER LAB Hamlet Intro!!
11
P/T Conf.
Read “The Yellow
Wallpaper” for 3/17
Sat
5
7
Philosophy Project
Intro.
13
Fri
19
Literary Criticism
26
NO
SCHOOL
Notes:
Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
April 2016
~ April 2016 ~
◄ Mar 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
May 2016 ►
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Sat
2
Intro to Final Paper
Final Paper
guidelines/ Group
Meetings
3
4
5
- Final Paper
guidelines/ Group
Meetings
LIBRARY
LIBRARY
Preliminary Research Preliminary Research
Classroom:
Annotated
Bibliography
- Annotated
Bibliography
10
11
MLA Citation
6
7
8
9
LIBRARY
LIBRARY
RESEARCH
RESEARCH
STAGE 1: Topics DUE
12
13
MLA Citation
COMPUTER LAB
Annotated
Hamlet II.i-ii
Bibliography
14
15
16
COMPUTER LAB
STAGE 2:
ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY
DUE
Q 3 Ends
17
18
19
24
20
21
Note Cards
Note Cards
STAGE 3: NOTE
CARDS DUE
Hamlet
25
26
27
LIBRARY
NO
SCHOOL
LIBRARY
NO
SCHOOL
22
NO
SCHOOL??
28
NO
SCHOOL
23
NO
SCHOOL??
29
NO
SCHOOL
30
NO
SCHOOL
Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
May 2016
~ May 2016 ~
◄ Apr 2016
Sun
1
8
15
22
29
Mon
Tue
Jun 2016 ►
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
2
3
4
5
6
Outlining
Outlining
Outlining
STAGE 4: Outlines
DUE
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet
9
10
11
12
13
Hamlet
Hamlet
Rough Drafting
Rough Drafting
Group Meetings
Group Meetings
STAGE 5:
Organizational Plan
DUE
Hamlet
Hamlet
16
17
18
19
20
21
Rough Drafting
Rough Drafting
Rough Drafting
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet
23
24
25
26
27
28
Editing/ Revising
Editing/ Revising
Editing/ Revising
30
31
Notes:
NO
SCHOOL
NO
SCHOOL??
7
Group Meetings
14
STAGE 6: Rough Draft Editing/ Revising
DUE
FINAL
PAPER
DUE
NO
SCHOOL??
Mrs. Shatraw
THINK TANK
June 2016
~ June 2016 ~
◄ May 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Hamlet
5
6
7
Jul 2016 ►
8
Thu
2
Hamlet
Fri
3
Sat
4
Hamlet Assessment
9
10
11
15
16
17
18
22
23
24
25
Hamlet Assessment Hamlet Assessment
TBD
12
13
14
Last Official Day of REGENTS
EXAMS
High School!!
19
20
21
REGENTS
EXAMS
26
27
Superintendent
Conf. Day
28
29
30
Notes:
GRADUATION
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