Humanities 10/23

Objectives: 

• Reflect on quarter grade report and develop a specific, measurable, attainable goals for quarter 2.
• Analyze character and theme development in Cannery Row
• Critique strengths and weaknesses of group city drafts.

Agenda: 

1. Quarter Grade Reflection
2. Cannery Row Discussion
3. Cannery Row Character Analysis Group Chart Assignment
4. City Draft Class Critique

Homework:

1. Complete Quarter Grade Reflection and return with parent signature on Monday
2. Read chapters 19-20 of Cannery Row and answer Study Questions
3. Extra Credit- Attend the Vista Mar College Fair on Sunday and complete the College Fair extra credit form

Class Summary:


We began class today with an individual reflection on our quarter grade report,  our areas of strength and weakness, our thoughts about Da Vinci Design High School thus far and set a realistic, attainable and measurable quarter 2 goal.  We will be sharing our quarter grade report, the reflection sheet and our quarter 2 goal with our parents and need to return this on Monday with our parent/guardian's signature.  After the grade reflection, we discussed last night's Cannery Row assignment.   We reflected on Doc's character and determined that, while he was previously depicted  as a very generous and kind man, he has some quirky habits and a tendency to lie in order to make people happy.  We had a short debate about lying and whether or not lies can sometimes be good or harmless.  We realized that Doc reflects two main themes in the text- "Life is a balance between good and evil forces, chaos and order, and no one is exempt from either" and "Things and people are not always what they seem."  We also discussed the fact that Doc was inspired by one of John Steinbeck's close friends, a man named Ed Ricketts.  A memorial for Ed Rickets is depicted in the image above. After our Cannery Row discussion, we worked in our groups to develop character posters for different characters in the novel.  We spent the last part of class working on our city plans.  After reviewing the "wants" and "don't wants" of presentations, four groups presented their three dimensional city designs created in Ms. Cho's class and we engaged in class critique highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each.  Finally, we returned to our city plan proposal in our city groups.
- Composed by Ms. Matthews