Death and Dying in Literature (Thanatology (Period 4) Assignments

Finish reading book
Review last part of book
Discuss Final process

Homework
Review book,
Final Thursday on Ordinary People and stages of grief

Presentations
Read ch 31

Homework
Study for finals

Read: ch 28, 29, 30

Collect homework
Read Act v

Homework
Study questions Act 5

Quiz ch 16-20, correct in class
Review ch 21/22
Read ch 23
Silent read in class ch 24

Homework
Read ch 25 up to page 211

No School

Presentations
Review ch 16-18
Read 19

Homework
Read ch 19-22

Collect homework
Review chapters 12-14
Read ch 15

Homework
Read ch 16,17 and 18

Quiz ch 5-9
Read 10 and 11

Homework
Read 11-14

Quiz ch 1-4
Read ch 5/6

Homework
Read 6/7/8

Watch PSA Teen Suicide
Handout book: Ordinary People
Read ch 1

Homework
Read up to ch 5

Healing power of Humor

Cemetery Project due 1/4/12
Presentations Jan 6
Natalie Lavinsky
Stephanie Geller

Presentations

Laughing baby,
Handout on Healing use of laughter
Watch: Patch Adams in Kubal

Collect books
Watch: ending of The Last Lecture
Watch: Diane Sawyer interview of Randy

Finish watching: The LAst Lecture

Bring book in Tuesday
See Cemetery Project attached, due Jan 4, 2012

Presentations
Watch: Last Lecture

Finish reading book
Watch first part of Last Lecture

Presentations
Discuss ch 54-58
Watch: Tigger song
Read ch 59, 60

Review ch 48-50
Hand out crayons, write about childhood memory
Read 51-53

Homework
Read ch 54-58

Review ch 31-35
Watch: Randy commencement speech
Read: ch 36-40

Complete questions based on ch 35-40

Presentations

Presentations
Review ch 30-34
Watch: Jackie Robinson story

Homework
Ready ch 35-40

Collect homework: Randyisms
Review ch 24-27 Checkout Alice web site
Read ch 28/29. Watch: Apollo Landing

Homework
Read ch 30-34

Collect homework: annotations ch 12-22
Select 5 "Randyisms" from ch 1-27 and comment why important

Homework
Complete Randysims

Read 21/22
Complete review 12-22
Write about the lessons you learned from these chapters

Homework
Complete lesson learned turn in on Monday Nov 28
Read ch 23-27. Complete an annotation for each chapter. Due Monday Nov 28

Review ch 14/15
Read ch 16-18

Homework
Read 19/20

Presentations

PAS with Arnold Palmer
Write about Hero you met and Day at Disney Park
Watch: Kirk tribute
Watch: Disney Honors Randy Pausch
Watch: Once in a Time
Read ch 12/13

Homework
Read ch 14/15

Read Last Lecture 27-39
Watch: Randy NFL
Part 2 of Patrick Swazey and Cancer

Presentations
First part of Patrick Swazey

Read and discuss cha 1/2
What are your childhood Dreams

Handout book The Last Lecture
Watch: Background on cancer

Cancer Presentations

Collect homework
Presentations

Funeral Presentations

Present Cancer info

Computer lab
Research cancer.Present Wednesday

Homework
Complete cancer research

Watch: Death of a Pumpkin
Discuss: Horror and death at Halloween
Preview of Cancer video
Discuss various forms of cancer

Presentations

Read: "The Fall of Freddie the Leaf"
Collect Leaf
Write note to your leaf
Take leaf back home

Share tomb stones
Finish movie
Test on Tuesdays

Watch: Tuesdays with Morrie

Homework
Complete tombstone

Watch: Tuesdays with Morrie

Presentations

Collect homework
Finish reading Tuesdays With Morrie

Share homework
Read 171 - 180

Homework
Study Questions for pp 160-180

Watch: Craig Oster, compare with Morrie
Read and discuss, pp 152-162

Homework
Read 162-168
Complete Quote Graphic

Review reading homework
Read 130-151
Handout: Morrie aphorisms, One illustrated quote due by Wednesday

Homework
Illustration of Morrie Quote

Friday Funerals

Homework
Read up to 140

College and Career Center presentation

Watch: Imagine ALS
Read pp 100-107
Hand back Personal Statement Essay

Go To CCC on Thursday

Collect homework. Add one more response to the blog
Discuss yesterdays video "The Suicide Tourist"
Read pp 90-99

Homework
Study Guide questions pp 80-99

Watch: ALS Suicide Tourist

Homework
Read handout on ALS Reasons for Living

Discuss death of Steve Jobs
Watch: Jobs commencement address on death
Review study guide questions for previous chapters
Read and discuss pp 78-89

Friday Funerals

Due Monday
go to grieving.com
select one of the forums and add one more comment to the blog listing. Be sure to copy the original and one of the others and then add your own response.

Small group discuss 9 Morrie items and share in class
Watch: ALS survivor Sheryl
Read sections up to 79

Read: 60-61 practice falling
Watch: Mith and Ted
Watch: Augie Quest
Watch: Mitch at Augies banquet

Homework
Read 62-78

Article: IN Death, A Promise for the Future, read and discuss
Read TWM: pp 47-59

Homework
Complete reading

Complete Video
Read and discuss TWM

Homework
Finish reading up to p 47
Complete study guide questions p 32-47

Watch: Morrie and Ted interview

Watch: ALS Sucks 1/9

Watch: The Long Goodbye

Discuss ALS

Collect obituary share in class

Complete video: The Undertaking discuss
Describe 5 stages seen in video
Review Friday Funeral Presentations (text and videos)

Watch: The Undertaking

Homework
Obituary due Wed. (see below for instructions)

Edit and turn in Personal Statement

Handout: How to write an obituary, read and discuss
Watch: LA Times, Daily Breeze examples
Handout: Obiturary Project (see below) due Wed 9/21

Homework
Turn in Friday Personal Statement
UC prompt below

Review funeral expectations
Handout: Funeral Customs
Watch: Family funeral

Check list for Funerals
Watch: Funeral Museum
Discuss Class Funerals
Watch: Coroner office body pickup

Homework
Decide on person for funeral

College personal statement information and discussion

Watch: Harold and Maude
Turn in 5 stages

Homework
Bring in personal statement Essay for College

Watch: Harold and Maude

Review and edit Summer Reading Essay
Watch: Homer Simpson stages of grief
Handout: Lessons from a Carrot, Five Stages


Homework
Finish reading handout "Why Me?"
Bring in Expectations sheet signed
Bring in Life ICON

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Video: Stages of Grief
Collect Info sheet and 20 questions
20 questions share out
Review WEB Page information
Handout: 5 stages, discuss
Video: Sparkles

Homework
Prepare for Friday in class essay on Summer Reading
Create a written list of personal description of the 5 stages

Welcome back to school
Class information/ Expectations on web page (See Below)
Video: Patch Adams Clip
Overview of class
Video: Dead Poets Society Clip

Homework
Complete Student Info and Twenty Questions due Thur
Summer reading Essay Friday 9/2