English through Sustainability

December 16 - December 19

Monday, December 16

FInish Superfund and Review for final

Tuesday, December 17

Review for Final

Wednesday, December 18

Final 8:30-10

Thursday, December 19

No Class

December 9 - December 12

Monday, December 9

Watch Worn Wear on Patagonia Philosophy

Tuesday, December 10

Watch Fresh

Wednesday, December 11

Watch Fresh

Thursday, December 12 

Watch Fresh

December 2 - December 5

Monday, December 2

Rhetorical Strategies for argument

Finish interview summaries and email to blog

Revise Slideshow

Tuesday, December 3

Use film to show Rhetorical Strategies/ Social  

Wednesday, December 4

Social Sustainability Issues

Due: Revision of slideshow and Guidestone interviews

Thursday, December 5

Nathan Ward and Sam Bricker from Thistle and Grit to show film 

 November 25 - November 28

Monday, November 25

Work on LEED Slides

Tuesday, November 26

Work on LEED Slides

DUE: Draft of LEED Slides at end of hour

Wednesday, November 27

No School Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, November 28

No School Thanksgiving Break 

November 18 - November 21

Monday, November 18

Storyboard for LEED Slideshow

Tuesday, November 19

Create Questions for Panel/update about page on Facebook.

Watch Crest Academy River Video

Wednesday, November 20

Panel with Guidestone? (waiting on confirmation)

Thursday, November 21

Write-up interview and LEED slideshow

 November 11 - November 14

Monday, November 11

Present Illustrations

Discuss Abbey 167-195

Due: Cradle to Grave Illustrations

Tuesday, November 12

Discuss (p. 264-269)  and Wrap-up Abbey

Due: Read Abbey pages 264-269

Wednesday, November 13

LEED Projects

Thursday, November 14

LEED Projects

Due: Patagonia Article

 November 4 - November 7

Monday, November 4

The Story of Stuff

Due: Desert Solitaire p. 112-36

Tuesday, November 5

Research your story of stuff

Wednesday, November 6

Write your story of stuff

Thursday, November 7

Present your story of stuff

Quiz on public lands, LEED, and the story of stuff (The E, Environment)

October 28 - October 31

Monday, October 28

Desert Solitaire page 39-59

Work on Social Media Projects

Read and annotate Wilderness Act for tomorrow

Tuesday, October 29

Speaker on Solar Energy: Tim Klco

Due: Discuss Wilderness Act

Wednesday, October 30

Desert Solitaire p. 82-111

What is the Story of Stuff?

Thursday, October 31

October 21 - October 24

Monday, October 21

What is LEED? Use the following link to access the LEED page on the USGBC website. Click here. To learn about CHPS, click here. 

Read Desert Solitaire

Tuesday, October 22

Guest Speakers Jeff Chamberlin 

Wednesday, October 23

Continue LEED and understanding it's existence

Write School Tour

Discuss Desert Solitaire pages 8-38

Thursday, October 24 

Write School Tour

October 14 - October 17

Monday, October 14

Book Presentations

Public Lands

Blog/Facebook/Video Projects

Due: Book Reports to turnitin.com (see right for password and id)

Tuesday, October 15

Book Presentations

Public Lands

Wednesday, October 16

Book Presentations

Public Lands Wrap up (Quiz on Monday)

Thursday, October 17 

Finish all Book Presentations

 October 7 - October 10

Monday, October 7

Introduction to Public Lands (Notes)

Work on School Garden Social Media (20 minutes)

Tuesday, October 8

What are Public Land Laws?

Wednesday, October 9

Death of a Salesman in Denver

Work on Reading Projects

Thursday, October 10

Work at the Pumpkin Patch

September 31 - October 3

Monday, September 31

Discuss Hardin's Tragedy of the Commons

Revisit Goldfish game of the commons

Tuesday, October 1

Visit Holman Garden

Wednesday, October 2

Work on Social Media projects

Thursday, October 3

 Work on Social Media projects

September 23 - September 26

Monday, September 23

Leadership Compass

Discuss reading prompts

Ecological Footprint: Reading on turning off computers

Tuesday, September 24

Organize into groups with Gunnar

Wednesday, September 25

Ecology: Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Thursday, September 26 

Ecology: Tragedy of the Commons

 September 16 - September 19

Monday, September 16

Present your version of Sustainability in the future

Discuss Environment/Ecology:Ecological Footprint from Global Footprint Network or Ecological Footprint from Center for Sustainable Economy and Reflection due

Homework: Read Theses on Sustainability

Tuesday, September 17

Garden Webquest

Wednesday, September 18

Gunnar to brainstorm with class ideas

Due: Completed Garden Webquest

Thursday, September 19 

Sustainability Quiz

 September 9 - September 12

Monday, September 9

Reading Quiz on 3 Es Plus 1

Discuss what the 3 Es are and how they play into sustainability

Tuesday, September 10

Guest Speaker Gunnar from Guidestone 

Wednesday, September 11

Continue unpacking sustainability

Thursday, September 12

Field trip to Holman Garden

September 3 - September 6

Tuesday, September 3

Vocabulary pretest

Look at college essay prompts

Hand back Place Essays with comments

Read Essays about place for mentor texts

Wednesday, September 4

Conference and work on essays

Thursday, September 5

Conference and work on essays

Friday, September 6 

Sustainability reading and definition of the 3 Es

August 19-22

Monday, August 19

No School, Freshman Academy

Tuesday, August 20

Introduction to Sustainability

Opinion Statements. Use line to see where you stand in relation to others.

Wednesday, August 21

Policies and Procedures

Writer's Notebook, collages

Write responses to Opinion Statements

Fill out Student Page "My Place"

Where I Live Essay. Read Sample Essays.

Orion Magazine (350 words) click here for the requirements

Thursday, August 22

Where I Live Essay (continued)

Orion Magazine (350 words) click here for the requirements