Thanks for a great year!

Looking back, I realize more and more each day that Fire and Ice were excellent groups! Keep working so well together.
Have a great summer and stay tuned to nshsmgc.ning.com, as I will finally get around to posting some pics and vids from the year.

Final Blog Post

Do the following in your final bog post:
1. Introduce yourself- and state who you are.
2. Sum up the most important points from both sides of the issue.
3. State your final opinion of whether globalization represents promise or peril for the country you are assigned and give your reasons.

Post this to a blog on Ning.

China group writes for Iran.
Turkey group writes for Afghanistan
Iran group writes for Turkey
Afghanistan group writes for China.

Final Exam--Globalization Project

Monday June 11, 2012

7:45--8:00 Book return to Doc in room 2211 and to me in room 2210.

8:15--Be in the LECTURE HALL with your group ready to present.

10:00 break (bring your own snacks or just mooch off of Jordy and Collin)

12:15-12:45 lunch (this is optional--if you want to eat together, bring a few bucks and we'll order pizza)

Due by Tuesday 12:00 PM:

upload and post a blog to your global ning page. In this blog post, you will write from the perspective of a citizen of your country, detailing your opinion on whether the company should or should not be allowed to open a new factory in your country. Give your reasons and cite evidence from the presentation.

We will post the presentation order soon...

Globalization Essay

I have uploaded a couple of documents to help you plan out and prepare for your in class essay on Wed. 5/30.

You can download them here: http://nshsmgc.ning.com/profiles/blogs/globalization-essay-for-mr-scozzaro

The only other HW is to finish TFRY

No notes are required for the last section.

Globalization Project

Essential Questions:
1.What are the economic, social, environmental, & cultural effects of globalization?
2.From the point of view of a global citizen, does Globalization represent promise or peril?

Groups:

China: Anna, Gabe, Emma, Tim, Sheldon, Sam, James D, Grant, Matt, Mara, Brandon

Afghanistan: Jacob, Lauren, Collin, Alyssa, Melissa, Ryan, Jason, Ribhi, Caroline, Jennifer, Dan

Turkey: Patrick, Jina, Nate, Zach, Myanna, Suzanna, Jake, Monique, Sophie, Ben, Grace

Iran: Sophia, Alex, Isabel, Jordan, Richard, Darius, Tristan, Maite, Mackenzie, Devon, Jenny


Timeline:

Thursday 5/24 meet to present project
Friday 5/25 combine for fishbowls
Tues 5/29 G block combined for fishbowl
Wed 5/30 G block English in class essay; F block group meetings
Thurs 5/31 G block: Science & Cutler Labs; F block: Science & Goldrick labs
Friday 6/1: G block: Library & Cutler lab; F block: Library and Science lab
Mon 6/4: G & F in Library classrooms
Tues 6/5: G block: Library classroom & Cutler lab
Wed 6/6: G block: Library & Cutler lab; F: Library & Goldrick lab
Thurs 6/7: F block: Library classrooms
Friday 6/8: G block: Library classrooms
Mon 6/11: 7:40-8:00 am Book Return for History & English; 8:15—12:45 Project in Lecture Hall
Tues 6/12: blog post due at midnight posted to your own blog on nshsmgc.ning.com
Friday 6/15: last class

Twenty Fragments reading for week of 5/21

Due Monday 5/21(C)/ Tuesday 5/22(G)
Fragment 11. In your notes (Fragment 4) draw a frame from Fenfang's screenplay without captions. Explain your choice.

Wednesday 5/23
Fragments 12-14. In your notes (Fragment 5) write about this question: who is the real Fen Fang?

Due Thursday 5/24
Fragments 15-16. notes (Fragment 6)

Due Friday 5/25
Fragments 17-19. notes (Fragment 7)

Twenty Fragments reading for week of 5/14

For Wednesday 5/16: Finish Chapters 1-4

For Thursday 5/17: Finish Chapters 5-6

For Friday 5/18: Finish Chapters 7-10

You should take your own notes while you read or just after. Include questions that you have, confusing words, geography, history references and your thoughts on the chapter.

If you have an idea for how to use notes and class time while reading this book, please email me.

There will be an in-class essay assessing your comprehension of the bigger themes of this book on May 30th. You will be asked to write about the honors outside reading books, if you chose to read one or both for extra credit.

HW Week of 5/7/12

Due Monday 5/7 / Tuesday 5/8
Chs. 44-47
Exercises on Page 1 of new grammar packet.

In class, you will do Reading Notes #8

Due Wednesday 5/9
Chs. 48-51

In class, you will do Reading Notes #9

Due Thursday 5/10
Rough Draft of your letter/poem/song

In class, we will have a whole class discussion of the book, and you will do Reading Notes #10 due at the end of the class.

Due Friday 5/11
Exercises on pp. 2-5 of new grammar packet

In class, we will work on the letter/poem/song "essay" that will be due on Monday 5/14 / Tuesday 5/15

HW week of 4/30/12

Due Monday 4/30/Tuesday 5/1
Chapters 27-31 of ATSS

In class, you will do Reading Notes #4 & we will read Ch. 32

Study your vocab words. The vocab quiz will be on Wednesday 5/2.

Due Wednesday 5/2
Chapters 33-35 of ATSS

HONORs: please read "How fiction changes your world." You can access it through my Twitter feed.

In class, you will do Reading Notes #5 & we will do the vocab quiz

Due Thursday 5/3
Chapters 36-39 of ATSS

In class, you will do Reading Notes #6 & we will read Ch 40

Due Friday 5/4
Chapters 41-43 of ATSS

In class, you will do Reading Notes #7 & we will read Ch. 44

HW for Week of 4/23/12

Due Wednesday 4/25:
1. Chs. 16-18 of ATSS

In class on Wednesday, with your book group, you will do Reading Notes #1 on the above section.

Due Thursday 4/16:
1. Chs. 19-22
2. Make a personal vocab list for ATSS, including word used in context, definition and part of speech. (Honors: 20, C1: 15, C2: 10)

In class on Thursday, with your book group, you will do Reading Notes #2 on the above section.

Due Friday 4/17:
1. Chs. 23-26

In class on Friday, with your book group, you will do Reading Notes #3 on the above section.

Reading Notes for ATSS:

Length Requirements:
H-2 pages handwritten
I-1.5 pages handwritten
II-1 page handwritten

You should use the Study Guides to guide your in class discussions, but you are also free to discuss important quotations, ask each other thoughtful questions, and do all the things that we have done in class this year in terms of discussing the reading.

Notes may be collected at any time, so please keep them with you at all times.

Reading for Spring Break

Please read Part One of A Thousand Splendid Suns over break. (Chapters 1-15)

T4 Writing File Reflection

This is the assignment that was posted on my Twitter feed:

In the computer lab (tues g block & thurs f block), review the major papers you have written so far this year. Answer the following questions in essay format:


1. What common thematic threads have you been curious about this year? What ideas from the books we have studied stand out in your papers? (cite at least two papers)


2. What have you struggled with in terms of writing? Look back over the comments on at least two papers and identify areas that you need to work on.


3. How has your writing improved this year? Cite at least two papers.


4. Which paper represents your best work so far? What are you proud of? How did you pull it off? If you haven't yet produced your best work then explain what has stood in your way.


Print out at least three of your papers, with my comments, (and/or include your in class essays) and put them in your writing file with your typed reflection.


Due in your file by Friday 4/13. If you will be absent due to travel, please bring in your reflection and your printed essay on Monday 4/23.

Day of Remembrance. Wed 4/11/12

We will be attending the following lectures in the Lecture Hall on Wednesday. I will be taking attendance for both FIRE & ICE:

G Block: A student at BC's theological school of Rwandan descent. He will be speaking of the horrors surrounding the Rwandan genocide and subsequent consequences of it.

F block: Albert Movsesian, an active member in the Armenian community as well as on the board of directors at the Armenian museum in Watertown. Mr.Movsesian has been to many high schools throughout the region discussing the Armenian Genocide. He brings a fresh personal perspective to a historical event. (Students take first lunch)


HW: Due Thursday--
From your notes on today's presentations, write a personal reaction to either of the speakers. One page minimum, typed. If you want to write about both speakers, then you have to write one page on each. Include as many specifics as possible.

Also, please remember to buy your copy of A Thousand Splendid Suns

ICE will be in Cutler computer lab on Thursday to work on the Writing File Reflection (which can be found on my Twitter feed here: )

FIRE and ICE will be in the Goldrick Lab to complete the Writing File Reflection on Friday.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Get your own copy of this book by Khaled Hosseini
By Monday 4/9/12

See me beforehand if you can't do this.

Cafe Project Countdown!

Hello Globalites!

As the Turkey group gets ready for the cafe tomorrow, please plan on dropping off your supplies and stuff by our classrooms in the morning. I will be in my room (2210) during B block. We can bring the stuff down to the faculty dining hall together.

Iran group, please meet in Doc's room at the start of G block. Turkey group can meet in the faculty dining room for the 15 minute set up period.

One last thing, the Maitre D should be the one in each group that keeps track of time and moves us through the various stages of the cafe.

The Memory Essay FINAL

Please upload your revised final version of your memory essay by midnight tonight. Late paper will be accepted but there may be a slight penalty.

Email questions to: jscozzaro@gmail.com

In Computer Lab...3/26-3/27

1. Log on to turnitin.com and upload your Memory Essay draft to the appropriate folder.

2. Next, complete a brief survey about using turnitin.com: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8HLPVSZ

3. Complete the PeerMark excercise--reading and giving feedback on drafts of two classmates.

4. Get the results of PeerMark for your draft tonight after 7:30 PM.

5. Final Versions due by midnight on Wednesday.

HW for Weekend of 3/23

Follow the steps on the Memory Essay topic sheet given out in class today.

Write a rough draft with at least:
1. intro & thesis
2. two body paragraphs

Bring in your essay in electronic format to class on Monday 3/26 (ice) / Tuesday 3/27 (fire). Ice will be in the Cutler Lab and Fire the Goldrick Lab to do a PeerMark activity on Turnitin.com. In order to participate you will have to have an electronic version of your rough draft.

Email: jscozzaro@gmail.com with any questions.

Graphic Essays in Library

Check them out! Excellent job making your life into Art!

For Friday 3/23

Finish reading BOI.

Honors students:

You have until April 2nd to finish reading ONE of the following books:
1. Persepolis 2
2. Reluctant Fundamentalist
3. Interpreter of Maladies

MCAS Week

Over the weekend, please read Chs 14-16.
During MCAS week, we will primarily read in class when we have it.
Our goal is to finish the book for Friday. Whatever we don't read in class, you should read for HW.

For the MCAS, electronics must be turned off for the entire exam period, so you will not be allowed to listen to music when you are finished.
During the Long Composition, which I think is on Tues, you will NOT be allowed to read your own books in between sessions. On the other two days, you will be allowed to read your own books when you are finished and awaiting the next session.
Please email me any questions!
Have a good weekend!

For Wednesday 3/14

1. Read Ch. 12 of BOI

2. Bring in your RLs, your book and any course handouts for the in class essay, which has been moved to Wednesday during regular English classes.

Reminder

Reading HW for the weekend is to read Chs. 9-11 of BOI.

Students who were absent should listen to "Elif Shafak Fresh Air" in the links section to the right of this post.

Honors students should review Orhan Pamuk's "The Day the Bosphorus Dried Up" and the New York Times Article on Elif Shafak in the Links section in preparation of the in class essay.

The in class essay will be during G block on Tuesday, 3/13. You will be allowed to use your BOI RLs, your book, and any class handouts.

Additional HW for the week of 3/5/12

1. For Wednesday, read Chs. 5-6 of BOI (I apologize for missing Ch. 5 on the reading schedule).

2. For Thursday, Grammar HW 3:Do all exercises on pages 10-15, ie finish the grammar packet this week.

Monday and Wed. J blocks will be open for corrections on last week's grammar.

BOI RLs (amended daily)

While we are studying "The Bastard of Istanbul," each student is required to respond a prompt given in class each day, using relevant quotations. In addition, each student should take notes on the discussion that ensues. The length of your BOI RL, which includes your response to the prompt and discussion notes, is determined by your curriculum level: C2: 1 page, C1: 1 page, H: 2 pages. If you are absent from class, you are responsible for writing a response to the prompt that meets the length requirement. Entries will be collected randomly or without notice, so please have all of them with you at all times.

BOI RL 1: What are your first thoughts on Zeliha, her situation, and her relationship with her family or her city? (gather 1-3 quotes as support)

BOI RL 2: What do you find sympathetic about Rose? Mustafa? (1 bquote for each)

BOI RL 3: Compare Grandma Shushan to your grandmother(s)? Or compare the Tchachmatkchian family to yours.
(1-2 quotes)

BOI RL 4: What kind of role models are Banu and Zeliha to Asya? (2 quotations)

BOI RL 5-6: Why do Asya and Armanoush visit the two cafes? What do they get from their "friends" in the cafes? (2 quotations)

BOI RL 7: In a small group, come up with a question that you can all write about OR use the Study Guide to discuss the chapter while taking notes. (1-2 quotations)

BOI RL 8: Elif Shafak has said that this novel is about "the tension between the need to examine the past and the desire to erase it." Which characters in Ch. 8 show this tension? (2 quotations)

Grammar HW Due Thurs. 3/1

In addition to your reading for BOI (as noted on your BOI Unit calendar handed out in class today), please read pages 7, 8, 9, 10 carefully and complete all exercises.

Due at the start of class, Thur. 3/1

FYI, if you could not procure your own copy of BOI, please see me. I have books to lend.

2012-2013 Program of Studies

follow this link to the school's website: nshs
under QUICKLINKS, click on the lion to download the Program of Studies. Look at your choices for English next year. At some point this week, you will let me know which course you want to take next year.

Follow up to Honors Discussion today!

1. Please add one or two discussion and/or comprehension questions to the "Grand Lady of My Soul" Study Guide here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NCHgXl-MGHRHS9urnNvHhoSm1VmTy_AGSddRzqZgX2Q/edit

2. Please add one or two discussion and/or comprehension questions to the "Mrs. & Mr. F" Study Guide here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TnFayBCJcc-F1y-TC0df421tPB57fviH3yUfrXfT92E/edit

Due Wed. 2/15

In addition to Persepolis reading, please complete all exercises on pages 4,5 & 6 of the Grammar Packet. Read the examples and directions carefully.

Persepolis Reading/Graphic Journal

Essential Questions:
1.What are some universal aspects of childhood?
2.When does childhood end?
3.How are we impacted by our surroundings (social, religious, political) during childhood?

While you are reading, I would like you to keep in mind the first 3 essential questions above. After you have done the reading, select on graphic from the story and render it by hand into your journal (half a page). If you want to explore your creative talents, you can render your own drawing that you think represents a particular aspect of Marji’s story. Then write a journal entry (1.5 pages Honor; 1 page C1; .75 page C2) in which you explore the first three essential questions as they show up in your illustration and in the rest of the section. Don’t forget to consider the chapter titles!

In class, we will share illustrations and discuss the essential questions above. You will be required to take notes highlighting our discussion. These notes can also be graphic/illustrative in nature.

Entry 1 (1-32) Due 2/9
Entry 2 (33-61) Due 2/10
Entry 3 (62-94) Due 2/13-14
Entry 4 (95-118) Due 2/15
Entry 5 (119-153) Due 2/16

Congratulations!

Hats off to Alyssa, Jenny & Matt for a strong showing in the Semifinals!

Best wishes to Isabel & Lauren who will move on to the Finals on 2/17!

You all represented us well and make us all proud!

Top Speeches (top classroom vote winners)

Fire:
1. Isabel--be in 2307 tomorrow at 2PM until 4PM
1. Matt--be in 2307 tomorrow at 2PM until 4 PM
3. Lauren
4. Sophie
5. Alex

Ice:
1. Jenny--be in 2307 tomorrow at 2PM until 4 PM
2. Alyssa--be in 2307 tomorrow at 2PM until 4PM
3. Emma
4. Jennifer
5. Mackenzie
5. Jina
5. Mara

HW Due Wed. 2/8/12

1. All Exercises in Grammar Packet pp. 1-3. (handout)

2. Persepolis Vocabulary (handout)

3. Check Turnitin.com for your speech grade. If you didn't yet submit, get on it!

4. Bring your copy of Persepolis on Wednesday

Term 3 Reading

Please make sure you have "Persepolis" with you in class by Wednesday 2/8. We will begin "Bastard of Istanbul" right before/right after Feb. Break.

I will decide on outside reading for honors among the following books:
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Persepolis 2
The Interpreter of Maladies

PS. I am amazed and honored by the quality of your sophomore speeches! You guys are all doing fantastic work! I apologize for having a family commitment on Friday that will keep me away from hearing the rest of your speeches. I will gladly listen to your speeches during j block next week if you would like me to hear it.

Soph Speech Final Version DUE by 2/3/12

Please upload the final version of your sophomore speech to turnitin.com
by Friday, 2/3/12.

Sophomore Speech Order F Block

Monday 1/30
Grace
Ribhi
Jennifer

Wednesday 2/1
Caroline
Tristan
Susanna
James Dean
Brandon
Jenny
Jina
Mackenzie

Thursday 2/2
Grant
Ben
Jason
Alyssa
Mara
Gabe

Friday 2/3
Jacob
Melissa
Maite
Emma
Tim

Strategies to Memorize your Speech

This week, you should be practicing the delivery of your speech, committing it to memory. It is ok to have note cards when you give your speech, but it is not ok to read from your note cards.

Follow the following strategies to practice your speech:

1. Read it aloud from start to beginning
2. Stand up and deliver your speech to a mirror or wall, looking up at a focal point at key moments.
3. Record yourself giving your entire speech and listen to it again and again.
4. Have a pen/pencil handing when you practice, making quick marks in the margin of lines that need attention.
5. Write directions about vocal delivery on your speech text to remind you how to say the line and when to pause.
6. Some people like to write their speech our by hand again and again as a method to memorize. This works well if you are a visual learner.
7. Say your speech to your parents, to a sibling, and/or to a friend. Say it from start to finish without interruption.

Keep track of how many times you say your speech from start to finish. Compete with your friends!

Time yourself giving your speech. It should be 4-7 minutes in length.

Good luck!

Watch these speeches!

if this link doesn't work, cut & paste it into the address bar of your browser:

http://bcove.me/pxoesnmb

You don't have to watch all of them tonight. But they are here as good examples of vocal and physical delivery.

HW for Fire & Ice for Monday 1/23

Bring a print out copy of your speech, whether or not I have graded it yet. I will try to read the rest of the drafts while watching the Pats on Sunday.

Next week, we work on memorizing and delivering your speech. Feel free to keep revising your draft right up to the day you give it.

Any questions, email me at jscozzaro@gmail.com

Have a relaxing weekend.

Books-for term 3

Please buy "The Bastard of Istanbul" by Elif Shafak and "Persepolis" by Marjane Strapani for the week after soph speech.

Also buy "A Thousand Splendid Suns" for late March.


Also, please return your copy of TFA and African Short Stories tomorrow.

Soph Speech: Researching, Organizing, Drafting Week

Monday/Tuesday (1/9-1/10)
1. in library classroom to work on Step 1 of Research Guide (handout)
HW:
Complete Step 2 of Research Guide with Bibliography in MLA style-->bring this to class on Wednesday

Wednesday (1/11)
1. in Goldrick Lab to work on Outline Template (handout)
2. Draft Introduction--USE GOOGLE DOCS
HW:
1. Work on Draft: Introduction and Body Section 1 (Problem)

Thursday (1/12)
1. in Goldrick Lab to work on Body Section 2 (Causes)
HW:
1. Work on Body Section 3 (Solutions)

Friday (1/13)
1. in labs to work on Conclusion of Speech Draft
2. meet with group and begin working on Google Presentation
HW:
1. Finish your draft and share with: jscozzaro@gmail.com

T2 Extra Credit

This assignment is a one-time deal meant to give you a chance to raise your score on your 1984 Test. If your paper is excellent, you will receive no more than 8 points towards your score on that test. If your paper is good, you will receive 6. If it is less than good, or as they would say in Oceania, "ungood", you will receive no more than 3 points.

Watch EITHER of the following two films:

1. "V for Vendetta"
2. "Children of Men"

Write a 1-2 page comparing and contrasting the film's message to Orwell's message in 1984. What similarities do you see in the society depicted in the film to the society in 1984?

This is due by the last day Term 2--Friday January 20, 2012.

New Year Reminder

Looking at the Resistance Unit Calendar, I remind you that you should be finished with TFA and DEJs 1-10 are DUE tomorrow (Wed. 1/4/12).

Also, please have your one page journal entry about your choice of soph speech topic ready to hand in tomorrow too.

Additional Reading for the week for everyone: (due Thursday)
Choose one story (that we haven't read yet from "African Short Stories"), read it, and take some brief notes on it. You will have to talk about this story in your Resistance Essay that is due on Friday of this week. Please share books with those students who don't have a copy. I can also photo copy any story you want.

We will be the Goldrick Lab on Wed. and Thurs. of this week to work on the Resistance Essay.