Jan. 24: Final Class

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Jan. 24: Final Class
- the old lab is booked.
- complete the October Sky essay. Hand in a typed copy stapled to your outline.
-Topic / Thesis : The rocket boys' achievements are facilitated by several important factors: time, place, and community support.

Jan. 17 - 21: October Sky

FINAL DEADLINE for Term 2 work is Fri. Jan. 21
Did you know that there is a Rocket Boys musical?
News: Big Creek High school demolition

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Fri. Jan. 21
- Finish watching October Sky movie
- Finish assignments, reading, essay preparation.

Thurs. Jan. 20
- K-library old lab is booked. Finish assignments, reading, essay preparation.
- If finished, try interactive rocketry:

• NASA Rocket Science 101
• NASA Launch It
• NASA Bottle Rocket Simulator
• Rocket Simulator
• NASA Interactive Media

Wed. Jan. 19 Homework: Read ch. 22-23 for Thursday
- Silent reading (15 min.)
- October Sky movie (part 2)


Tues. Jan. 18 Homework: Read ch. 20-21 for Wednesday
- Silent reading (25 min.)
- October Sky movie (part 1)


Mon. Jan. 17 Homework: Read ch. 17-19 for Tuesday

- Continue working on final essay outline

Jan. 10 - 14: October Sky

FINAL DEADLINE for Term 2 work is Fri. Jan. 21
***Ch. 3-7 assignments (58 marks) due on Fri. Jan. 14 (5 mark late deduction)***
Did you know that there is a Rocket Boys musical?



Fri. Jan. 14 Homework: Read to end of ch. 16 for Monday
- Finish ch. 3-7 assignments (Due today)
- To better understand the historical and political setting of the novel, view "Cold War Politics in the Space Race."

 
Thurs. Jan. 13 Homework: Finish reading chapter 13 for Fri. Jan. 14
- Work on Ch.3 - 7 assignments (58 marks) Due. Thurs. Jan. 14
- Review the final essay topic (to be written Jan. 24th) and outline template:
Topic: The rocket boys' achievements are facilitated by several important factors: time, place, and community support.


Mon. Jan. 10 - Wed. Jan. 12 Homework: Finish reading chapter 12 for Thurs. Jan. 13
- Complete chapter 4 paragraph research in the library lab. Look for information on the paragraph topics (Black Lung disease and the Vanguard Rocket project). Use this information to write well-organized paragraphs about these topics.
- If you finish this assignment, continue reading and working on the other chapter 3 - 7 October Sky assignments. If you have finished these, you can watch the biography of Wernher von Braun.

- Watch Part 3 of the Homer Hickam interview, then continue reading October Sky.

Jan. 4 - 7, 2011: October Sky

***Personal Legend Book Tour Slideshow is overdue (60 marks)***

Fri. Jan. 7/11 Homework for Mon. Jan. 10th: Read ch. 7 and 8
- Background information on Wernher von Braun



Thurs. Jan. 6/11 Homework for Fri. Jan. 7th: Read ch. 5 and 6
- Review October Sky ch. 2 questions.
- Watch Part 2 of the Homer Hickam interview, then continue reading October Sky.
- Rocket Boys - The Musical website
- Homer Hickam - Facebook


Wed., Jan. 5/11 Homework for Thurs. Jan. 6th: Read ch. 3 and 4
- Review chapter 1 and 2 questions.
- Watch Part 1 of the Homer Hickam interview, then continue reading October Sky.

 
Tues., Jan. 4/11 Homework for Wed. Jan. 5th: Read ch. 1 and 2.
- In our final month of English 11, we'll be reading the novel October Sky. This memoir, written by Homer Hickam, is the first of Hickam's Coalwood trilogy, which also includes The Coalwood Way and Sky of Stone.
- October Sky, originally published as Rocket Boys, is set in Coalwood, West Virginia. Watch the video below to learn about this town.