Change in Plans!

Veteran's Day is Monday, November 12, and it's a school holiday!
Your TZ FD scripts and DVD's are now due Tuesday, Nov. 13.

TZ Story Cards

In preparation for meeting with your groups tomorrow, please have your set of five story cards ready.

1. Initial each card in the upper right hand corner on the lined side.
2. Each card represents one of the major story elements of your individual TZ episode idea.
3. The whole set = your TZ episode idea to share with your group tomorrow.

Click on the link below to see what to put on each story card:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cdcniwodpp3i12t/wuv7u3_3J9/storycards.jpg.doc

HW: Week of 10/29

TZ Parent Letter:


                                                                                                                               Oct. 29, 2012

Dear Mom (Dad, Auntie, etc.),

This week, we're starting our TZ Project in Ms. Ware's class. She wants me to let you know a few things about this project ahead of time.

If you have any questions, please email her at cware@ojaiusd.org.

• Some of the work we do for this project will be done outside of class. Over the course of the next two weeks, I might need a ride or two to one of my group member's houses for practice and/or filming.

• Do we have a video camera and/or a video editing program on our computer? If so, would it be possible for us to use it on our project?

Since having you read this letter is tonight's HW, would you please sign and date it at the bottom so I can get credit for sharing it with you? Thank you!
                                                                                                                                     Love,
                                                                                                             Zelda

Due Tuesday, 10/30	Signed/dated TZ Parent Letter TZ Story Cards
Due Wednesday, 10/31	None--if EVERYBODY has his/her journal on Tuesday for grading.
Due Thursday, 11/1	Journals for Grading
Due Friday, 11/2	RD Self-Eval letter

TZ Zone Episodes

Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone
Before we begin our TZ Project, I'd like you to have a solid understanding of who Rod Serling is and what motivated him to create the original Twilight Zone.

This interview below from 1959 may give you some insights.

 

If you have Netflix at home, you have instant access to Seasons 1-2-3-5. I highly recommend watching the episode To Serve Man."

Here are three episodes you can watch right here:

 "Where is Everybody?" (10/2/59)
This is the very first TZ episode.
(35:03)

"Time Enough at Last" (11/20/59)
(25:04)


"The Parallel" (3/14/63)
(50:56)

Journal Grading!

We'll be grading Journal #2 on Tuesday, 10/30. 


Make sure you can answer yes to each question below:

• Is each item where it's supposed to be according to the table of contents?
• Is my table of contents neat and complete?
• Is each page titled?
• Is my table of contents EXACTLY like the one below?
• Is every assignment complete?
• Is every single page  numbered (1L/1R, 2L/2R, etc.?
• Did I make corrections and edits in a bright color?
• Does my journal reflect pride of ownership? In other words, am I proud of the work I've done in my journal?

Journal #2 Table of Contents

JE #11	EPOS Self-Test	Sentences by Definition
JE #12	Practice Test: 31-40	NAPVAPIC list
JE #13	Pretest: 41-50	Vocab Work 41-50
JE #14	Rat's POV RD	cont'd
JE #15	+5/-5 Chart: 3SK	SF/RO/C-S Please edit in a bright color!
JE #16	MW 1-50 Crossword	MW 1-50 Clues
JE #17	MW Foursquare (POS)	List of 10: TZ
JE #18	List of 10: "Eye of the Beholder"	TZ Foursquare (camera shots)
JE #19	P. 88, 1-11	cont'd
JE #20	TQ's:  "Monsters"	cont'd

HW for the Week of 10/22

Due Tuesday, 10/23	"Monsters" vocab: Go to blog!
Due Wednesday, 10/24	Q's, pg. 88, 1-11
Due Thursday, 10/25	Answer Thought Questions 1-3 in JE #20/left and right
Friday, 10/26	"Monsters" Vocab Test & Comprehension Test

"Monsters" TQ's

Thought Questions:
Answer these in JE #20/left and right.

• Write in paragraph form. No listing! 
• Write in complete sentences, and include part of the question in the topic sentence of your answer.
• Make sure you have at least 75 words for each response.

1. Explain the meaning of the closing comments Rod Serling makes. What points was he trying to make about humankind, in general?

2. What specific events in the story illustrate Rod Serling's message? How?

3. Do you believe the message from the play, which was broadcast in 1960, is still relevant today? Why? Give three reasons to justify your opinion.