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141 Home Page For Friday, Sept 9, bring a log/ journal to class. We will reflect on Di Tri Berrese, and work on setting goals.

On Tuesday, your summer reading assignment is due, and we will be discussing **My Ishmael** in class. Please prepare yourself for discussion, have some ideas and questions ready that you would like to share with the class. Reflections on who you are as reader and writer are due.

For Thursday: read "Schooling: The Hidden Agenda." For Monday: Gatto article, first two columns of a dialogic log entry. Wed. - Read Introduction and Chapter 1 in Rewriting by Harris. Review Gatto too. Friday- OK, so you made it through your first difficult day of thinking on your own. you should have 2 pages of using Harris to "Come to Terms" with either Quinn, Gatto or Kohn.

Tues. 27th- Read "Literacy with an Attitude" -prepare to fold this essay into your own writing Thur. 29th-while I am reading your "forwarding" with Finn which was your homework, you guys will be reading Friere - my personal favorite. We will be working with Friere in class on Monday. For Monday, Vocab Quiz and Friere. Read Friere actively and answer questions in back of package according to group number. For Monday, Oct. 3rd -Vocab Quiz and Friere. Read Friere actively and answer questions in back of package according to group number. You can find the Friere article on line if you google the banking concept of education.

For Friday, Oct. 7th, bring your log/journal, you will need to take notes on movie "Dangerous Minds." You will need to answer the following questions in you log 1. What type of school is this according to Finn, how do you know, give examples, 2. What type of teacher is Luanne Johnson according to Finn, Friere, Gatto, how do you know, give examples, 3. How does MHS compare to this school, where do you think we fall in the Finn model, Executive Elite, Affluent, Middle Class, Working class, why? Give examples, 4. What does the periphery think of Luanne and her class? Why do you think this is the case? Essay "coming to terms" with Friere is due on Thursday Oct. 13th now. Writing assignment is on back of the Friere package.

For Monday, the 17th, read " The Educational Theory of Aristotle." fix vocabulary from last week Vocab on Monday For Wed. the 19th, read the homework article and the Aristotle article. Use these articles for "countering" the education issues that we have discussed so far. For Friday, read Pirsig actively. Come to Terms with Pirsig. Reread chapter one in Harris if you are unsure of what this entails. Taking an Approach - Education Essay assignment link here. This is due Thursday Oct. 27th, rough draft Tuesday the 25th.

Vocabulary every Monday or Tuesday [|http://www.ltftraining.org] lesson 43-60 Thanksgiving Vacation - The Alchemist p. 47

For Nov. 2, Write and essay on "The Essay." Education Essays are back in your capable hands. Read Harris chapter on "revising," then come conference with me, or begin your revising. Rewrites are due on Wed. Nov. 9th. Nov. 14 - Read "Orange" and come to terms. Nov. 17 - Essay on "Orange" Nov. 21- Essay on "Meander" Nov. 29 - Page 47 in The Alchemist Dec. 5th - Monday- Read to page 104 in Alchemist - Begin to Come to Terms - collect quotes - discussion items - think about author's purpose and aim for this book. Also due Monday, your new and improved "Meander" essay. Questions from Tuesday:

Due on Tuesday 13th - Finish the Alchemist Finish your response on your particular archetype and how it fits you. Due Monday the 19th - response to Joseph Campbell film

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