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March 19 - 23

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Friday 1. Easter egg hunt! Whaaat? 2. Gots and wants - poetry terms 3. 3 Poems assignments Thursday 1. Poetry terms & devices 2. 3 Poems assignment Wednesday 1. 3 Poems assignment 2. Poetry terms & devices Tuesday 1. Complete your Mind Map. 2. Connotation vs denotation 3. 3 Poems assignment Monday 1. "Apocalypse Now" after viewing questioning activity in OneNote/content library/inquiry 2/graphic organizer.   Do the wrap up quote activity too. 2. Reminder about the "Popcorn Project" 3. Pairs Mind Map: A.  Subject  - pick one of the m ain Inquiry questions:    How can we makes sense of the darkness in humanity?  How do we live with evil? Fight it? What actions do we take? Does the end always justify the means? What is the role of art (film and short stories) in helping us understand the darkness in humanity? What disguises does evil wear? B.  4 - 6 topics related to the question C.  Notes for each to

March 12 - 16

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How do we live with evil? Fight it? What actions do we take?    Does the end always justify the means?   Emails about missing essays and late work will be going out this week. Friday 1. Watch the last 45 minutes of Apocalypse Now.   Thursday  1. Apocalypse Now. 2. If we finish this epic film, there is an After viewing questioning activity in OneNote/content library/inquiry 2/graphic organizer. 3. Introduce the "Popcorn Project" Wednesday 1. Apocalypse Now. Tuesday 1. Discussion of last week's stories. 2. The Vietnam War simplified:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoXySB-WlZE 3. The Korean and Vietnam wars - more complicated, but more informative - if you are interested. Crash Course in History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 4. Add a little something to your Evidence of Learning chart and then it's back to Apocalypse Now. Monday 1. Round-up of last week's ideas and texts. 2. Start viewing "Apocalyps

March 5 - 9

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How do we make sense of the darkness in humanity? Friday 1. Time to work on your choice of 2 other short stories:  The Killers, The Lottery, War, Shooting an Elephant, Just Lather, That's All, The Sniper. 2. Complete your Graphic Organizer for the 2 stories. 3. The final draft of your synthesis essay is due. I will begin evaluating them on Saturday. Please put your good copy above or below the draft. Please don't erase/delete the draft or the draft comments. Thursday 1. Complete work on The Cask of the Amontillado: Hypothes.is & your graphic organizer. 2. You have 2 more short stories to read after The Cask: ideally"The Killers" and a story of your choosing, but you have the freedom to choose the next two stories from this list: The Killers, The Lottery, War, Shooting an Elephant, Just Lather, That's All, The Sniper. "The Sniper" by O'Flaherty https://www.edco.ie/_fileupload/The%20Sniper%20-%20By%20Liam%20O%20Flaherty.pdf &qu