Project on Non-violence Calendar (updated on 10/12)
Monday
September 6
Labor Day
No School
Tuesday
September 7
What is humanities class
about?
-learning other’s
perspectives
-sharing our perspectives
-practicing reading and
writing
Wednesday
September 8
How have people
throughout history tried to
change the world?
-Project Handout
-What is non-violence?
-Reading: Non-Violence: The
History of a Dangerous Idea
by Mark Kurlansky
Thursday
September 9
What does violence
accomplish?
-Violent revolutions
throughout history:
England, France, America,
Russia, China, Cuba
-Crane Brinton’s theory on
violent revolutions
-Creating a class timeline of
revolutions
Friday
September 10
-Work in groups on violent
revolution for class timeline
September 13
-Present violent revolutions,
create class timeline
-Take notes on violent
revolutions
-Analyze the pattern that
violent revolutions take
September 14
How are people convinced
to fight?
-Through propaganda
-Through writing (primary
source from a violent
revolution): The Communist
Manifesto
September 15
A Critique of a Violent
Revolution: Animal Farm by
George Orwell
-Introduction lecture
-Chapters 1,2 and journal
September 16
Animal Farm
-Chapters 3, 4 and journal
-Add to essay notes
September 17
Front Page Café
September 20
Animal Farm
-Chapters 5, 6 and journal
-Add to essay notes
September 21
Animal Farm
-Chapters 7,8 and journal
-Add to essay notes
-Animal Farm propaganda
What is an alternative to
violence?
Non-violent revolutions
-Reading: “A Force More
Powerful”
September 22
Animal Farm
-Chapters 9, 10 and journal
-Add to essay notes
-Animal Farm propaganda
Non-Violent Revolution
Groups
Non-Violent Revolution
Groups
Non-Violent Revolution
Groups
Non-Violent Revolution
groups
September 23
Animal Farm
-Animal Farm movie clip
-Prepare for Socratic
Seminar
-Animal Farm propaganda
Non-Violent Revolution
Groups Presentations
September 24
-Animal Farm Socratic
Seminar (each class meets
for an hour in the morning)
-Animal Farm Journal due
-Animal Farm propaganda
due
-Afternoon: Guest Speaker
Monday
September 27
-Animal Farm essay: Work
on outline and rough draft
-Essay rough draft due on
Thursday
Tuesday
September 28
-Animal Farm essay: Work
on outline and rough draft
-Essay rough draft due on
Thursday
Wednesday
September 29
-Animal Farm essay: Work
on outline and rough draft
-Essay rough draft due on
Thursday
-Small Groups on NonViolence Readings
Thursday
September 30
-Animal Farm essay rough
draft due
-Peer critique of rough
drafts
-Essay final draft due on
Thursday, October 7
Friday
October 1
Front Page Café
Prepare for field trip
-Small Groups on NonViolence Readings
October 4
Staff Day
No School for Students
October 11
Creation of lessons and
Mural on Non-Violence
October 5
Field Trip for Project:
San Diego Museum of
Contemporary Art
Exhibit: Viva la Revolucion
-Downtown exhibit and
murals throughout the city
-Murals and lunch at
Chicano Park
October 6
Reflecting on Non-Violence
-Quotes on non-violence
-Statements of what you
believe
October 12
Creation of lessons and
Mural on Non-Violence
October 13
Morning: PSAT
Reflect on field trip museum
and murals.
October 19
Summary of Learning: In
Class Writing Test
Vote on mural proposals
October 8
No Class
Community Service Day in
Advisories
Begin working on lesson
plan for elementary
students
Work on proposals for
murals and lessons.
Creation of lessons and
Mural on Non-Violence
(each class meets for an
hour in the afternoon)
October 18
Refinement of Lessons on
Non-Violence
October 7
Essay final draft due
October 20
Finish artwork for
collaborative mural
October 14
Presentations of lessons on
non-violence for elementary
school students
October 15
Front Page Café
Refinement of Lessons on
Non-Violence
Peer critique process
October 21
October 22
Creation of Collaborative
Mural
October 25
October 26
October 27
October 28
October 29