OCTOBER 6, 2014 DAILY OBJECTIVES • To analyze canceled TV programs to find their influence on pop culture AND analyze why they fail. Communicative Arts. Failed TV shows. ENTRY TASKS 1. Sit wherever you want to. I will make a seating chart based on the seat you chose today. Move tables? Sit with different people? AGENDA 2. Post-secondary plans 3. The SAT is only 2 weeks away on October 15 th 4. The district has preregistered you all already 5. Seniors have one options provided by ARHS for preparing for the SAT: 1. Use the Official SAT Online Course. Students can follow a link on the front page of the Career Center website. They will need to have or to create a College Board account to sign in. SAT 10-15- 14 Why shows fail: 1.Bad time slot 2.Poor lead-ins 3.Weak promotion 4.Audience expectations 5.Moved around too much Watch Heroes
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OCTOBER 6, 2014
DAILY OBJECTIVES
• To analyze canceled TV programs to find their influence on pop culture AND analyze why they fail.
Communicative Arts. Failed TV shows.
ENTRY TASKS1. Sit wherever you want to. I will make a seating chart
based on the seat you chose today. Move tables? Sit with different people?
AGENDA2. Post-secondary plans3. The SAT is only 2 weeks away on October 15th 4. The district has preregistered you all already5. Seniors have one options provided by ARHS for
preparing for the SAT: 1. Use the Official SAT Online Course. Students
can follow a link on the front page of the Career Center website. They will need to have or to create a College Board account to sign in.
SAT 10-15-
14
Why shows fail:1. Bad time slot2. Poor lead-ins 3. Weak promotion4. Audience expectations5. Moved around too much
Watch Heroes
OCTOBER 7, 2014
DAILY OBJECTIVES
• To analyze canceled TV programs to find their influence on pop culture AND analyze why they fail.
Communicative Arts. Failed TV shows.
ENTRY TASKS1. Remember the seats you chose yesterday. Those are
now assigned. Show me you can handle it.
AGENDA2. Post-secondary plans3. The SAT is only 2 weeks away on October 15th 4. The district has preregistered you all already5. Seniors have one options provided by ARHS for
preparing for the SAT: 1. Use the Official SAT Online Course. Students
can follow a link on the front page of the Career Center website. They will need to have or to create a College Board account to sign in.
SAT 10-15-
14
Why shows fail:1. Bad time slot2. Poor lead-ins 3. Weak promotion4. Audience expectations5. Moved around too much
Watch Heroes
OCTOBER 10, 2014
DAILY OBJECTIVES
• To analyze canceled TV programs to find their influence on pop culture AND analyze why they fail.Communicative Arts.
Failed TV shows.
AGENDA1. The SAT is tomorrow! 2. The district has preregistered you all already3. If you want to prepare a bit, you can follow a link
on the front page of the Career Center website.
4. Our class will not meet tomorrow
5. Finish current episode of Heroes6. Brief writing assignment (20 pts possible)
1. How is Heroes like or unlike other prime-time TV dramas of the last decade?
2. Why do you think the show was so popular when it first aired?
3. Based on what you’ve seen so far, why do you think it may have failed/been canceled?
4. Do you think the class should continue to the end of season one or move on? Explain your answer.
7. Feedback on to continue or not8. Senior Portfolio assignment:
Self Reflection Paper:draft 1: due next Wednesday.
TomorrowSAT
8:05-1:00Jostens
1:44-2:35
Why shows fail:1. Bad time slot2. Poor lead-ins
3. Weak promotion4. Audience expectations
5. Moved around too much
Wear Purple Thursday
OCTOBER 11, 2014
DAILY OBJECTIVES
• To analyze canceled TV programs to find their influence on pop culture AND analyze why they fail.Communicative Arts.
Failed TV shows.
AGENDA1. The SAT is tomorrow! 2. The district has preregistered you all already3. If you want to prepare a bit, you can follow a link
on the front page of the Career Center website.
4. Our class will not meet tomorrow
5. Finish current episode of Heroes6. Brief writing assignment (20 pts possible)
1. How is Heroes like or unlike other prime-time TV dramas of the last decade?
2. Why do you think the show was so popular when it first aired?
3. Based on what you’ve seen so far, why do you think it may have failed/been canceled?
4. Do you think the class should continue to the end of season one or move on? Explain your answer.
7. Feedback on to continue or not8. Senior Portfolio assignment:
Self Reflection Paper:draft 1: due next Wednesday.
Tomorrow
SAT 8:05-1:00
Jostens1:44-2:35
Why shows fail:1. Bad time slot2. Poor lead-ins
3. Weak promotion4. Audience expectations
5. Moved around too much
OCTOBER 17, 2014
DAILY OBJECTIVE
• To analyze canceled TV programs to find their influence on pop culture AND analyze why they fail.
Communicative Arts. Failed TV shows.
AGENDA1. Finish season one of Heroes
All but one person voted for this. 2. If you were absent Tuesday, please complete the
following writing assignment (on my website too)
1. How is Heroes like or unlike other prime-time TV dramas of the last decade?
2. Why do you think the show was so popular when it first aired?
3. Based on what you’ve seen so far, why do you think it may have failed/been canceled?
4. Do you think the class should continue to the end of season one or move on? Explain your answer.
3. In class on Monday Senior Portfolio assignment Self Reflection Paper:
Write a 2-3 page personalized paper sharing who you have become and what’s important to you, in your life, at this time. This work should also demonstrate your writing skills and ability to communicate your thoughts. As this paper should reflect your grown through high school, its final draft should be completed in your senior year.
OCTOBER 19, 2014
DAILY OBJECTIVE
• To analyze canceled TV programs to find their influence on pop culture AND analyze why they fail.• To express personal voice and reflect on growth in writingCommunicative Arts.
Paper: Write a 2-3 page personalized paper sharing who you have become and what’s important to you, in your life, at this time. This work should also demonstrate your writing skills and ability to communicate your thoughts. As this paper should reflect your grown through high school, its final draft should be completed in your senior year.
2. Brainstorm as we watch: Heroes
3. If you were absent last Tuesday, please complete the following writing assignment (on my website too)
1. How is Heroes like or unlike other prime-time TV dramas of the last decade?
2. Why do you think the show was so popular when it first aired?
3. Based on what you’ve seen so far, why do you think it may have failed/been canceled?
4. Do you think the class should continue to the end of season one or move on? Explain your answer.
Self Reflective Paper.Write a 2-3 page personalized paper sharing who you have become and what’s important to you, in your life, at this time. This work should also demonstrate your writing skills and ability to communicate your thoughts. As this paper should reflect your grown through high school, its final draft should be completed in your senior year.
Ideas/Content. The paper should focus on personal growth, achievements, learning experiences, values and talents with supporting details and examples.
Organization. The paper should be well-organized with an appropriate
introduction, focused paragraphs, logically ordered details, effective transitions, and a final conclusion that relates to the theme of the paper.
Style. The paper should express a personal voice with effective word
choice and sentence structure. Conventions. Sentences should be complete, with correct capitalization,
punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Format. The paper should be 2-3 pages, typed, double-spaced, have one
inch margins, and a 12 pt font, Times New Roman. Final Product Checklist Focused on personal growth, achievement, values and talents
throughout your high school career Expressed in a personal voice Good quality details and examples with generally correct grammar,
punctuation and spelling 2-3 pages, typed, double-spaced, one inch margins
Self Reflective Paper.Write a 2-3 page personalized paper sharing who you have become and what’s important to you, in your life, at this time. This work should also demonstrate your writing skills and ability to communicate your thoughts. As this paper should reflect your grown through high school, its final draft should be completed in your senior year.
1. Try to create a metaphor for your high school experience.2. Focus on each year (freshmen, sophomore, junior, senior) in its
own paragraph. 3. For each year, discuss a personal (outside of the classroom) and
academic (inside the classroom) growth you experienced. Outline this before you begin writing. Be specific.
For exampleMetaphor: A roller coaster: highs/lows, wild ride, bigger thrill nextA race: slow start, strong finish, road blocks, speed bumpsA home: comfortable, family, tradition, will miss itA battle: challenged, struggle, fought to victory
Year Personal Academic
Freshmen parents divorcedfailed math, summer
school
Sophomore
first relationship AP Euro challenges
Junior made varsity Ms. Moyd
Senior confident with identiy applying for college
1st Write a brief explanation the metaphor you’re going to use to guide your essay on a post it note and then give it to me in exchange for a Chromebook.
Get a Chromebook and continue your self reflective paperWrite a 2-3 page personalized paper sharing who you have become and what’s important to you, in your life, at this time. This work should also demonstrate your writing skills and ability to communicate your thoughts. As this paper should reflect your grown through high school, its final draft should be completed in your senior year.
Ideas/Content. The paper should focus on personal growth, achievements, learning experiences, values and talents with supporting details and examples.
Organization. The paper should be well-organized with an appropriate introduction, focused paragraphs, logically ordered details, effective transitions, and a final conclusion that relates to the theme of the paper.
Style. The paper should express a personal voice with effective word choice and sentence structure.
Conventions. Sentences should be complete, with correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
Ö Format. The paper should be 2-3 pages, typed, double-spaced, have one inch margins, and a 12 pt font, Times New Roman.
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academic (inside the classroom) growth you experienced. Outline this before you begin writing. Be specific.
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Get a Chromebook and continue your self reflective paperWrite a 2-3 page personalized paper sharing who you have become and what’s important to you, in your life, at this time. This work should also demonstrate your writing skills and ability to communicate your thoughts. As this paper should reflect your grown through high school, its final draft should be completed in your senior year.
Ideas/Content. The paper should focus on personal growth, achievements, learning experiences, values and talents with supporting details and examples.
Organization. The paper should be well-organized with an appropriate introduction, focused paragraphs, logically ordered details, effective transitions, and a final conclusion that relates to the theme of the paper.
Style. The paper should express a personal voice with effective word choice and sentence structure.
Conventions. Sentences should be complete, with correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
Ö Format. The paper should be 2-3 pages, typed, double-spaced, have one inch margins, and a 12 pt font, Times New Roman.
1. Try to create a metaphor for your high school experience.2. Focus on each year (fr, soph, jr, sr) in its own paragraph. 3. For each year, discuss a personal (outside of the classroom) and
academic (inside the classroom) growth you experienced. Outline this before you begin writing. Be specific.
