English 1

Mr. Tschang

ctschang@ausdk12.org

Warm Up

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In your Daily Journal, silently write one paragraph answer the following prompt:

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January 16, 2020

Warm Up: Jury Duty

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The U.S. has a common law system, which means that legal decisions are made through a series of courts. In the U.S. and most common law systems, some cases are heard by a jury. However, other countries have a civil law or religious law system, where few decisions are heard by a jury.

Is trial by jury a fair system to judge a legal case? Why or why not? Is there a fairer legal system?

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Objective:

Common Core State Standard English Language Arts:

Students will be able to analyze the jurors’ biases in Twelve Angry Men

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

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Homework:

Periods 5 & 7:

• Twelve Angry Men Act III Questions & Essay due January 23, 2020

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Periods 6:

• Twelve Angry Men Act III Questions & Essay due January 24, 2020

January 13, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Watch: Twelve Angry Men Act III
3. Complete: Twelve Angry Men Act III Questions & Essay

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Watch: Twelve Angry Men Act III

1. The first draft of Twelve Angry Men was written for television in 1954. Based on the success of the TV show, playwright Reginald Rose and actor Henry Fonda adapted Twelve Angry Men into a movie, which was a critical success but box office disappointment. At that time, it was very likely that a jury would consist entirely of white males.

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Imagine that your are producing a new movie version of Twelve Angry Men updated to reflect America today. Cast all the jurors in Twelve Angry Men that would represent America in 2020. For each juror, please write the actor’s name, gender, ethnicity, and age as well as a short paragraph explaining why you would cast this actor in the updated version of Twelve Angry Men.

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Twelve Angry Men Act III Questions

Source: The Society Pages, Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota

Twelve Angry Men Act III Questions

Jennifer Lopez, also known as JLo. 51 years old. Female.

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In the original 12 Angry Men script, Juror #10 was described as an “angry, bitter man” and a bigot. In the remake of 12 Angry Men, the Latina actress Jennifer Lopez would be cast as Juror #10 so that half the jurors would be female, but also to add representation of Hispanics, which account for nearly 20% of America’s population today. In the remake, Juror #10 would be an angry, bitter 40-something-year-old woman, who has been beaten down in life. She never graduated from high school and has been stuck in low-paying, dead end jobs. She is currently working as a security guard in Manhattan. Her parents encourage her to go back to school to earn a GED, but she can’t be bothered with it.

Twelve Angry Men Essay

Prompt: Which of the jurors demonstrate the strongest leadership? Why? Support your claim with context and evidence from a book, newspaper article or personal experience*.

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Assignment: Write a one paragraph answering the prompt. The paragraph will be graded based on how well the thesis answers the prompt, context to set up the evidence as well as the quality of evidence to support the thesis.

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*Please cite the source in MLA format in the assignment

Twelve Angry Men Essay

Homework:

Periods 5 & 7:

• Twelve Angry Men Act III Questions & Essay due January 23, 2020

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Periods 6:

• Twelve Angry Men Act III Questions & Essay due January 24, 2020

Period 5

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Period 6

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Period 7

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Class Expectations: Period 5

• Mr Tschang should be available to meet with students who need support
• Students should use active listening when students are speaking
• Free time => Breaks during block periods
• More group work
• If someone doesn’t know how to read, don’t make fun. Help them. Ask the class.
• No put downs.
• Thoughts should be appropriate
• If somebody needs help, classmates will help them.
• Choose different partners

Class Expectations: Period 6

• Mr Tschang should be available to meet with students who need support
• Students should use active listening when students are speaking
• Respect other people and their ideas
• Being inclusive. Not laughing at people.
• Being open-minded
• Being kind and nice
• If someone’s participating too much, step back
• Teacher should make sure everyone understand what’s being taught

Class Expectations: Period 7

• Mr Tschang should be available to meet with students who need support
• Students should use active listening when students are speaking
• Having no seating charts or request seating arrangement or frequent charts
• If you ask another student to explain it to you, students help each other
• Respecting other people and their ideas
• Be aware some of your jokes might offend someone
• Talk to everyone.

Essay: What is the Purpose of Education?

• Please get the Chromebook corresponding to your Plickers number.

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Period 5 Code:

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Period 6 Code:

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Period 7 Code:

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Essential Questions: Period 6

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1. How do you think George feels about Lennie on the inside?
2. Why do people stick around with other people that annoy them?
3. What is true friendship?
4. What is our responsibility to our fellow man?
5. Why is it important to have dreams?

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Essential Questions: Period 7

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• Why does George take care of Lennie?
• How does George and Lennie’s relationship change throughout the book?
• What is true friendship?
• What is our responsibility to our fellow man?
• Why is it important to have dreams?

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Essential Questions: Period 5

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• How do we form connections with others?
• What is true friendship?
• What is our responsibility to our fellow man?
• Why is it important to have dreams?

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Characterization

characterization is the step by step process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character.

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Characterization

direct characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is

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Characterization

indirect characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character

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Character Chart

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Fill in the chart below with descriptions and character traits. Use direct quotes to explain the characters’ values, dreams, attitudes, motivations, interests, and flaws. Please note the page number of the quote to map how the character changes in the book.

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Values: What does the character care for? What is most important to the character?

Dreams: What does the character desire or try to obtain/achieve?

Attitudes: What kind of mental outlook does the character have?

Motivations: What inspires or drives the character to act in a certain way?

Interests: What is the character concerned with? What makes the character happy?

Flaws: What imperfections or weaknesses does the character have?

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Period 5 Code:

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Period 6 Code:

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Period 7 Code:

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SOAPSTone:

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Class Commonalities:

What is something you think you have in common with…

1. Everyone else in the class?
2. Only some people in the class?
3. No one else in the class?

Expectations:

Materials:

1. Daily Journal*
2. Pen or pencil
3. Assigned text

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*Please bring Daily Journal to class starting next Tuesday.

Agree

Disagree

Index Cards:

# <- Number on sign in sheet

1. Last name, First name (you wish to be called)
2. Your preferred pronoun (i.e. he/him, she/her, they/them/their)
3. Primary language spoken at home
4. School clubs, sports & activities
5. Special abilities, interests or disabilities
6. Name of English teacher last year

Leave some blank space at the bottom of your card

Expectations:

Call to attention:

• If the teacher makes a “T” with his hands
• Students are expected to:
1. Go silent
2. Make a “T” with their hands
3. Give teacher their undivided attention

Expectations:

Bathroom:

• One student at a time may go to the bathroom
• Notify the teacher with the international sign language for bathroom ->
• If the teacher gives permission to go to the bathroom, sign out:
• name
• time
• When student returns to classroom, erase name and time

Expectations: Cell Phones

= cell phones and are not allowed

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= cell phones are allowed

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1. Student will get one warning

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• If student continues to have cell phone, phones will be confiscated

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• Repeated offenses may result in a referral

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Expectations: Food Policy

• Food is allowed as long as classmates do not object and students clean up after themselves

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• If teachers or classmates have to clean up after another student, will impose food ban

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• No gum

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Free Write:

• In your opinion, to what extent are schools fulfilling Dewey’s purposes of education?
• Does school seem to emphasize one of the purposes over others?
• Which purposes are not being completely fulfilled?

Class Expectations: Period 5

• Mr Tschang should be available to meet with students who need support
• Students should use active listening when students are speaking
• Free time => Breaks during block periods
• More group work
• If someone doesn’t know how to read, don’t make fun. Help them. Ask the class.
• No put downs.
• Thoughts should be appropriate
• If somebody needs help, classmates will help them.
• Choose different partners

Class Expectations: Period 6

• Mr Tschang should be available to meet with students who need support
• Students should use active listening when students are speaking
• Respect other people and their ideas
• Being inclusive. Not laughing at people.
• Being open-minded
• Being kind and nice
• If someone’s participating too much, step back
• Teacher should make sure everyone understand what’s being taught

Class Expectations: Period 7

• Mr Tschang should be available to meet with students who need support
• Students should use active listening when students are speaking
• Having no seating charts or request seating arrangement or frequent charts
• If you ask another student to explain it to you, students help each other
• Respecting other people and their ideas
• Be aware some of your jokes might offend someone
• Talk to everyone.