June 8 - 12: October Sky

FINAL MARKING DEADLINE for May work - Fri. June 12
OCTOBER SKY Chapter ques. FINAL MARKING DEADLINE Mon. June 15
DUE Fri. June 5 - Creative nonfiction mountain experience paragraph (6)  
DUE Wed. June 10 - The Last Mountain sheet  

Fri. June 12, 2015
Blk. G - Lego Literature competition. Create a Lego sculpture of a scene from any of the literature covered in class this year; OR finish your incomplete assignments.
Blk. H -  Start viewing the movie October Sky; OR finish your incomplete assignments.

Wed. June 10 - Thurs. June 11, 2015
- Rocket Boys (October Sky) has been adapted as a musical with ambitions to make a run on Broadway. This spring, the Rocket Boys musical ran for close to a month in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Continue reading and completion of ch. 1-8 questions.
- Watch the Homer Hickam interview (part 3)
  

Mon. June 8 - Tues. June 9, 2015

- Documentary film is an effective storytelling medium that is increasingly focused on social, political, and environmental issues / activism.
- We will be viewing The Last Mountain, which tells the story of controversial mountaintop removal mining practices used in West Virginia (the setting of the novel October Sky).
- Start work on the documentary reflection chart and paragraph responses. Consult the discussion guide if you've missed this documentary. This CDC graphic shows the prevalence of cancer in proximity to MTR coal mines. Learn more about the human costs of mountain top removal coal mining. Physicians for Social Responsibility have produced the Coal's Assault on Human Health document.