1.
Please put your ear buds away, take your backpacks off, and turn your phones off.
2.
Have your planner opened to 3/17, your Chapters
13&14 annotations, AND your Integrated Project(Step 2) ready for stamping.
3.
Place the Chapters 1-12 Carousel worksheet in your
Literary Analysis section.
4.
Place your Chapter 5 and 6 Quiz back in its place in your
Homework section.
5.
Write down the homework in your planner:
A.
B.
Complete the Chapters 1-12
Carousel Worksheet.
MIT: Complete step 4 of integrated project.
QUEST: Choose a thinking map to categorize the information in
Roman numerals 1-9, and fill it in informal with ideas(DUE: March 24 th )
C.
D.
Binder Check: April 1 & 2
Bless Me, Ultima Final Essay
Exam: April 1 & 2
Periods 6&7: Independent
Study due April 1 & 2
E.
CATCH UP DAY: 3/30 & 3/31
5. While waiting for me to stamp, turn to your Literary
Analysis section, and fill in the flow chart for
Chapters 13&14.

Today’s Objective
Work hard now; play hard later.
After independently analyzing the carousel questions and recording your own discoveries, you will participate in a scholarly discussion for a test grade. You will earn up to
20 points for offering your ideas.
Then, we will dive into the integrated project and
“unpack” the project prompt. Walk away from class with knowledge. Simply breathing is not enough!

Today’s Mountain to Climb…
1. Independent carousel worksheet
2. Integrated Project

Engaging Leads
Body Paragraphs
Conclusions
Semester 1 Reflection

Binder Update
SAT Vocabulary
Grammar Warm Up #1
PERIODS 6/7: Classical Roots, Lesson 3, Exercises 3A-3C
PERIODS 6/7: Classical Roots, Lesson 4, Ex. 4A-4C.

Binder Update
Plot Diagram/ “Beware of the Dog” Chart
Complex Character Bubble Map
Interpretation and Analysis
Signal Words/Phrases
Bless Me, Ultima Historical and Literary Context
Bless Me, Ultima Writing Prompt Task
“The Ocean’s Tides Explained”
Bless Me, Ultima Chapters ½ Analytical Questions
Bless Me, Ultima Flow Map, Chapters 1-16
Bless Me, Ultima Carousel, Chapters 1-12

Service Learning Hours Log
“How Can I Earn My Hours?”
Quarter 3 Independent Word Study
“Beware of the Dog” Annotation
JE #1, OPTION C
“Cupid and Psyche” Pages 121-134
Plot Diagram Test
Journal Entry #2, Option C(Topic of your choice)
“Cupid and Psyche” Quiz
Bless Me, Ultima: Read Chapters 1 & 2 and annotate OR write one page of notes.
Bless Me, Ultima: Read Chpts. 3&4, annotate
JE #3
Bless Me, Ultima: Read Chpts. 5&6, annotate
Bless Me, Ultima: Read Chpts. 7&8, annotate
Bless Me, Ultima: Chapters 5&6 Quiz
Bless Me, Ultima: Read Chpts. 9&10, annotate
Bless Me, Ultima: Read Chpts. 11&12, annotate

Chapter 11/12 Quiz
1. What does Cico take Antonio to see?
2. Is Cico spiritual or religious?
3. In chapter 12, why is father drinking more than ever?
4. Who does Ultima call “evil”?
5. What does Ultima give Antonio to ward off evil?
6. Why does Tenorio come for Ultima?

Climate
Change
MIT Integrated Project
Earth’s place in
Universe
Dynamic
Earth
Processes
Topics
Mineral
Resources
Energy
Resources
Soil
Resources
Water
Resources
*Natural
Greenhouse effect vs. Exaggerated
Greenhouse Effect
*Air pollution/Temperat ure Inversions and
Effect on
Atmosphere
*Global Air
Circulation and
Effect on Ocean
Climate
*Layers of the
Atmosphere and
Ozone
*Space
Exploration
Programs
*Earthquakes/
Volcanoes
& their effect on land/atmosphere/ communities
*Uses and how they are extracted/ environmental effects
*Types of
Renewable/
Nonrenewable resources/how to obtain the resource/pros & cons of using the resource
*Location &
Uses of types of soil(specific to
CA)/the importance of soil in agriculture and
CA economy
*Use of fresh water resources(busin esses/home/rec reation/etc.) ; availability, conservation efforts, possibility of desalination of ocean water

MIT Integrated Project
The thesis…dun, dun, dun!
1.
Read ALL of the questions that the prompt is giving(there are A LOT).
2.
Highlight key, operative words.
3.
Ask yourself, What GENERAL(NONSPECIFIC) statement can I state that will allow me to explore all of the questions that the prompt is asking me?
4.
Use your brain, and think! OUCH!
5.
Generate ONE to TWO sentences that make a general statement about your earth science topic which you will explore.

MIT Integrated Project
For example:
Global warming is a prevalent earth science issue in the world today. Over the course of time, humans have impacted it by creating many damaging effects that have expedited it.

Integrated Project
Now, look at your thesis, and the overall project. What are some questions you will ask to drive your research?
Global warming is a prevalent earth science issue in the world today. Over the course of time, humans have impacted it by creating many damaging effects that have expedited it.
For example, I might ask,
What is global warming?
When did global warming begin?
How do humans effect global warming?

9 th QUEST Career Research Project

9 th QUEST Career Research Project
There are 15 Industries.
Your group will be responsible for ONE of the 15.
Read over the information about the given sector, and generate a one to two sentence
“fly by” summary to present.

9 th QUEST Career Research Project
In English, we will only FOCUS on the following:
1. Manufacturing & Product Development
2. Marketing, Sales, & Service
3. Arts, Media, & Entertainment
4. Public Services
5. Information Technology

9 th QUEST Career Research Project
Read ALL of the information on your assigned sector, and tree map it.