January

Week 1: Jan. 8-12
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Discuss Spring Semester
  2. How Much Do I Know About Art Part 2
  1. Get Course Orientation Page Signed/Filled Out
Tuesday
  1. Discuss Artist Presentations
  2. Pick Artists
  3. Notes on African Literature
  4. African Folktale Assignment
  1. None
Thursday
  1. Finish African Folktale Assignment
  2. Present Folktales
  1. None
Week 2: Jan. 15-19
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
​NO SCHOOL - MLK HOLIDAY
  1. None
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Wassily Kandinsky Presentation
  3. Present Folktales
  4. Notes on South African Literature
  1. None
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Robert Johnson Presentation
  3. Finish South Africa Notes
  4. Interpret South African Poems​
  1. None
Week 3: Jan. 22-26
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Finish Interpreting South African Poems
  2. Go Over Poems
  1. Finish Interpreting South African Poems (IF WE DO NOT FINISH IN CLASS)
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Piet Mondrian Presentation
  3. Go Over South African Poems
  1. Read and Annotate Kaffir Boy​ by Thursday
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Bessie Smith Presentation
  3. Notes on Mark Mathabane
  4. Work on Kaffir Boy Close Reading Questions​​
  1. None
Week 4: Jan. 29-Feb. 2
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Steve Biko and Black Consciousness Notes
  2. Finish Kaffir Boy Close Reading Questions
  1. Read and Annotate "Conspiracy" by Thursday
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Frank Lloyd Wright Presentation
  3. Finish Black Consciousness Discussion
  4. Discuss Kaffir Boy​​
  1. Read and Annotate "Conspiracy" by Thursday
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Billie Holiday Presentation
  3. Notes on Amelia House
  4. "Conspiracy" Discussion 
  5. Discuss Reader Response
  1. Work on Reader Response due by Tuesday, February 6th by 11:59pm on Turnitin.com
Week 5: Feb. 5-9
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Discuss Conspiracy
  2. Finish Discussing Amelia House's Life
  3. Discuss Reader Response
  1. ​Work on Reader Response due by Tuesday, February 6th by 11:59pm on Turnitin.com
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Pablo Picasso Presentation
  3. Notes on Chinua Achebe
  4. P/U Books
  5. Read Chapter 1 of ​Things Fall Apart
  1. ​Work on Reader Response due by Tuesday, February 6th by 11:59pm on Turnitin.com
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Georgia O'Keeffe Presentation
  3. Discuss Things Fall Apart Essay
  4. Discuss Things Fall Apart Group Project
    • Pick Groups and Projects
  5. Read Chapter 2 in ​Things Fall Apart
  1. Finish Reading through the end of Chapter 5 in Things Fall Apart ​by Monday
Week 6: Feb. 12-16
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Charlie Parker Presentation
  3. Work on TFA Chapter 1-5 Discussion Questions
  4. Discuss Chapters 1-5
  1. Read Chapters 6 & 7 in Things Fall Apart ​by Wednesday
Wednesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. John Coltrane Presentation
  3. Finish Discussing Chapters 1-5
  4. Video Example
  5. Work in Groups
  1. Read Chapters 8-10 in Things Fall Apart ​by Tuesday
Friday
​NO SCHOOL
  1. Read Chapters 8-10 in Things Fall Apart ​by Tuesday
Week 7: Feb. 19-23
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
​NO SCHOOL
  1. Read Chapters 8-10 in Things Fall Apart ​by Tuesday
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Max Ernst Presentation
  3. Work on Chapter 6-10 Discussion Questions
  4. Discuss Chapters 6-10
  1. Read Chapters 11 & 12 in Things Fall Apart ​by Thursday
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Elvis Presley Presentation
  3. Finish Discussing Chapters 6-10
  4. Video Examples
  5. Work in Groups
  1. Read Chapters 13-15 in Things Fall Apart ​by Monday
Week 8: Feb. 26-March 1
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Lockdown Video (SNN)
  2. Watch TFA Video Example
  3. Work on Chapter 11-15 Discussion Questions
  1. Read Chapters 16 & 17  in Things Fall Apart ​by Tuesday
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Salvador Dali Presentation
  3. Finish Working on Chapter 11-15 Questions
  4. Discuss Chapters 11-15​
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  1. Read Chapters 18 & 19  in Things Fall Apart ​by Thursday
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Buddy Holly Presentation
  3. Read Chapter 20 in Class
  4. Work on Chapter 16-20 Discussion Questions
  1. None
Week 9: March 4-8
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Diego Rivera Presentation
  3. Work on Chapter 16-20 Discussion Questions
  1. Read Chapters 21-End  of Things Fall Apart ​by Monday, March 11th
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Bob Dylan Presentation
  3. Discuss Chapters 16-20
  4. Explain TFA Essay Research
​
  1. Read Chapters 21-End  of Things Fall Apart ​by Monday, March 11th
Thursday
  1. Is This Art Assignment
  2. Work on TFA Research
​
  1. Read Chapters 21-End  of Things Fall Apart ​by Monday, March 11th
Week 10: March 11-15
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Work on Chapter 21-25 Discussion Questions​
  1. None
Tuesday
  1. ​Daily Quiz
  2. Frida Kahlo Presentation
  3. Discuss Chapter 21-25 Discussion Questions
  4. Discuss Midterm Exam
  5. Start Outline
  1. None
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. The Beatles Presentation
  3. Continue Working on Outline
  4. Review for Midterm
  1. Outline Due by 11:59pm to Turnitin.com
  2. Study for Midterm on Monday
Week 11: March 18-22
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Midterm Exam
  1. Rough Draft Due for Peer Edit on Thursday
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Norman Rockwell Presentation
  3. Finish Midterm
  1. Rough Draft Due for Peer Edit on Thursday
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Philip Glass Presentation
  3. Peer Edit Rough Drafts
  1. Final Draft Due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 on Sunday, March 24
  2. Things Fall Apart ​Project Due on Thursday, March 28th
Week 12: March 25-29
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Work in Things Fall Apart Groups
  2. Notes on Steven Spielberg
  1. Things Fall Apart ​Project Due on Thursday, March 28th
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Ansel Adams Presentation
  3. Finish Spielberg Notes
  4. Watch Empire of the Sun
  1. Things Fall Apart ​Project Due on Thursday, March 28th
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Bob Marley Presentation
  3. Watch Empire of the Sun
  1. Have a Great Spring Break!!!
Week 13: April 8-12
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Discuss Empire of the Sun Reader Response
  2. Watch Empire of the Sun​
  1. None
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Jackson Pollock Presentation
  3. Discuss China/Japan History of Conflict
  4. Watch Empire of the Sun
  1. None
Thursday
  1. ​Daily Quiz
  2. Ladysmith Black Mambazo Presentation
  3. Finish Empire of the Sun
  4. Discuss Empire of the Sun
  1. Reader Response on Empire of the Sun due on April 19
Week 14: April 15-19
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Finish Watching Empire of the Sun
  2. Discuss Poem
  3. Discuss Empire of the Sun
  4. Vote for Prom
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  1. Reader Response on Empire of the Sun due on April 19th
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Frank Stella Presentation
  3. Chinese Philosophy Activity
  1. Reader Response on Empire of the Sun due on April 19th
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Andrew Lloyd Webber Presentation
  3. Confucianism Lecture
  4. Confucius Analects
  5. Confucius Activity Example (Create your own version of this using the notes from the lecture on Confucianism Values)
  1. Reader Response on Empire of the Sun due on April 19th
Week 15: April 22-26
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Finish Confucian Activity
  2. Discuss Extra Credit
  1. None
Tuesday
  1. ​Daily Quiz
  2. Elizabeth Catlett Presentation
  3. Legalism Activity Explained
  4. Legalism Reading
  5. Legalism Punishment Reward Activity
  1. None
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. The Ramones Presentation
  3. Legalism Lecture
  4. Legalism Assignment
  1. None
Week 16: April 30-May 3
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. No Class - Senior Ditch Day
  1. None
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Andy Warhol Presentation
  3. Finish Legalism Assignment
  4. Discuss Renga
  1. None
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Run DMC Presentation
  3. Daoism Activity
  4. Notes on Daoism
  1. None
Week 17: May 6-10
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Finish Legalism Assignment 
  2. Interpret Asian Poems
  1. Finish Interpreting Asian Poems
Tuesday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. David Hockney Presentation
  3. Notes on Asian Literature
  4. Discuss Asian Literature Poems
  1. None
Thursday
  1. Daily Quiz
  2. Nirvana Presentation
  3. Finish Discussing Asian Poems
  4. Notes on Le Ly Hayslip
  1. Read "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places" & Answer Discussion Questions
Week 18: May 13-17
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Finish Notes on Le Ly Hayslip
  2. Discuss H & E
  1. Read and Annotate "Cranes"
Tuesday
  1. ​Daily Quiz
  2. Banksy Presentation
  3. Finish Discussing H & E
  4. Notes on Hwang Sunwon​
  1. None
Thursday
  1. ​Daily Quiz
  2. Garth Brooks Presentation
  3. Finish Notes on Hwang Sunwon
  4. Discuss "Cranes"
  5. Notes on Hayao Miyazaki
  6. Watch ​Spirited Away
  1. None
Week 19: May 20-24
Daily Agenda
Homework
Monday
  1. Watch Spirited Away
  1. None
Tuesday
  1. Finish Spirited Away
  2. ​Work on Final Exam Review Questions (I Will Collect for a Grade on Thursday)
  1. Study for Final Exam
  2. Get Notes in Order for the Semester (I will Collect and grade during Final)
  3. Finish Final Exam Review Questions (I will collect on the day of the Final)
Thursday
  1. Discuss ​Spirited Away
  2. Final Exam
  1. Good Luck in Life. Be well and happy!