January Humanities Syllabus-2017
American History
Lesson dates
Lesson name
January
10-13th
Follow Up
Due date
“Brother Can You
Spare a Dime”
Broadsheets 1-5 and
study guide Or Did
the new deal Prolong
the Great Depression?
Taking Sides
January 17th
January 12th
Optional movie
(and short
lecture) during
open lab- ​Birth
of a Nation
Notes to self
NA
January
23rd-27
“Dust Bowl Blues”
Documentary analysis
The Plow That Broke
The Plains or DIY
January 31
January
30-February
​
3
“The Bourgeoisie
Blues” workshop
Listening
February 3
​
English Language Arts
Dates
Lesson Name
Follow Up
Due Date
January
10th-13th
“Seasons of Love”
Creative WritingIntentions
January 17th
January 17th
DOL/SRA/TEST PREPCome to A’s Area
Make sure you know the
expectations
NA
January
23rd-27th
“California Stars”
Historical Analysis
February 2nd
Jan. 30thFeb. 3rd
“A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna
Fall”
Argumentative EssayCreativity and Change
February 13th
Writer’s Workshop:
There will be writing structure and grammar
support on Fridays (and random other days
needed) at Writer’s Workshop.
You need to come to at least one each month;
however, you may come to as many as you
like. Writer’s Workshop is available for
individual support, grammar lessons, writing
structure lessons, questions, editing, and
collaborative writing support.
Come on by!
Date
Subject
Friday, January 13th
Editing symbols
Friday January 27th
Capitalization
as