Name ________________________________                         Period  1, 3, & 11

Room 2107                                                                     ..................................................Ms. Clifford/Mrs. Lopusznick

cliffordm@middletownk12.org

ENGLISH 11CP

Plans for the week of September 18-22, 2006

 

This week we will cast and begin to read the play Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. We will examine the current status of the teaching of Darwin’s theory of evolution in the U.S., and look back to primary sources to see how these issues evolved. At the end of the week, our student ID pictures will be taken in the library.

 

Monday – Sept. 18, 2006

Go over the plans for the week. Receive your student number. Listen to the story of Genesis. Read the New York Times article “In Kansas, Darwinism Goes on Trial Once More.”

Homework: Answer questions D, I, K, N, and R on the “Kansas-Darwinism” worksheet and highlight the answers in the article.

 

Tuesday – Sept. 19, 2006

Read about the Butler Act (and highlight the important parts) concerning the teaching of evolution in schools. Fill out book cards to receive a copy of ITW. Cast the play. Begin to read aloud the play Inherit the Wind.

Homework:

 

Wednesday – Sept. 20, 2006

Continue to read aloud the play Inherit the Wind.

Homework:  Read the obituary of playwright Jerome Lawrence.

 

Thursday – Sept. 21, 2006

Read the First Amendment and fill out the 7 rights the amendment covers on the handout. Continue to read aloud the play Inherit the Wind.

Homework: Read the May 25, 1925 New York Times article “Scopes Is Indicted In Tennessee for Teaching Evolution.”  Highlight the sentence: When Judge Raulston gave the jury their instructions, what does he say about the subject of a teacher as a role-model?

 

Friday – Sept. 22, 2006

Have our pictures taken in the library. Fill out the Post Secondary Planning Survey.

Homework: You worked hard this week! Have a good weekend!