"My name is Lakshmi. I am from Nepal. I am thirteen years old." -Sold by Patricia McCormick

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Lakshmi's home with the swallow-tailed mountain behind (Mount Everest)

Reading Schedule and
Dialectical Journal Due Dates (subject to change)
  -Pages 1-38 Dialectical Journal Entries due Friday 10/25 
  -Pages 39-113 Dialectical Journal Entries due Friday 11/1
  -Pages 114-191 Dialectical Journal Entries due Friday  11/8
  -Pages 192-263 Dialectical Journal Entries due Friday 11/15

Major Assignments
   -Human Trafficking Research Project: Group due Tuesday , January 4
   -Human Trafficking Research Project: Individual due Monday, January 7
   -Analysis Essay: Friday at End of Midterms

Agenda
Mon 11-4-2019
     -Computer Lab
     -Research Day
           -Human Trafficking Awareness and Solutions
           -Project Outline (PPT-Google Slides)
 Tues 11-5-2019
     -Election Day
     -Professional Development
Wed 11-6-2019
     -In-Class Reading (pages 67-109)
     -Questions in RN
Thurs 11-7-2019
     -Reading Notebook check (Sold discussion questions 8-12)
Fri 11-8-2019
Pep Ralley
​     -READING QUIZ (OPEN NOTE)
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Mon 11-11-2019
     -Veterans Day 
     -No School!
Tues 11-12-2019
     -Computer Lab
     -begin editing and revision process on Human Rights Research Project
     -HW: continue work on Human Rights Research Project
Wed 11-13-2019
     -in class reading
Thurs 11-14-2019
     -in class reading
Fri 11-15-2019
     -Computer Lab
     -continue editing and revision process on Human Rights Research Project
     -HW: continue work on Human Rights Research Project
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Mon 11-18-2019
     -Computer Lab
     -continue editing and revision process on Human Rights Research Project
     -HW: continue work on Human Rights Research Project (due by 2:10pm on Friday, 11/22)
Tues 11-19-2019
     -in class reading
Wed 11-20-2019
     -in class reading
Thurs 11-21-2019
     -Computer Lab
     -finalize editing and revision process on Human Rights Research Project
     -HW: finalize work on Human Rights Research Project (due by 2:10pm on Friday, 11/22)
Fri 11-22-2019
     -SCHOLAR HOUR
     -Human Rights Research Projects due by END OF SCHOOL DAY!
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​Mon 11-25-2019
     -Finish reading Sold
     -Study Guide Questions due on Tuesday
Tues 11-26-2019
     -Film Permission Slips distributed
     -Workshop
     -Finish all study guide questions
     -Study Guide Questions due at the end of class
Wed 11-27-2019
     -Community Awareness Day
Thurs 11-28-2019
     -Thanksgiving Day
Fri 11-29-2019
     -No School
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Mon 12-2-2019
     -Film Permission Slips submitted
     -Compare Contrast Essay Overview
     -Slumdog Millionaire
Tues 12-3-2019
     -Compare Contrast Essay Overview AGAIN!
     -Slumdog Millionaire
Wed 12-4-2019
     -Slumdog Millionaire
Thurs 12-5-2019
     -Slumdog Millionaire
Fri 12-6-2019
     -Computer Lab
     -Composition Day
*****
Mon 12-9-2019
     -No Class due to no Substitute
     -Essay due date extended to Friday
Tues 12-10-2019
     -Slumdog Millionaire
     -Film Discussion Questions
Wed 12-11-2019
     -Writing Workshop
     -Drafting Compare-Contrast Essay
           -Topic Idea 1: How does poverty affect the way human trafficking is experienced by the characters in Sold and Slumdog Millionaire?
           -Topic Idea 2: How does gender affect the way characters experience human trafficking in both Sold and Slumdog Millionaire?
           -Topic Idea 3: How is the importance of family and/or friends vital to the experiences of the characters in Sold and Slumdog Millionaire?
     -Editing and Revising
     -Conference with Teacher
     -HW: continue to draft essay
Thurs 12-12-2019
     -Writing Workshop
     -Drafting Compare-Contrast Essay
          -Topic Idea 1: How does poverty affect the way human trafficking is experienced by the characters in Sold and Slumdog Millionaire?
           -Topic Idea 2: How does gender affect the way characters experience human trafficking in both Sold and Slumdog Millionaire?
           -Topic Idea 3: How is the importance of family and/or friends vital to the experiences of the characters in Sold and Slumdog Millionaire?
     -Editing and Revising
​     -Conference with Teacher
     -HW: continue to draft essay
Fri 12-13-2019
     -Computer Lab
​     -Upload Sold/Slumdog Millionaire Compare and Contrast Essay by 11:59pm TONIGHT! -10% for every 24 hour period late INCLUDING WEEKENDS! If it's going to be late, use the whole 24 hours to make it perfect!
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Mon 12-16-2019
     -The Visual Essay: One Pager (Either Major Work from this unit OR a work of your choice)
Tues 12-17-2019
     -SNOW DAY
Wed 12-18-2019
     -SUBSTITUTE
     -One Pager about a text of your choice
Thurs 12-19-2019
     -Finalize One Pager
Fri 12-20-2019
     -Half Day
     -Reflection Assignment (IN-CLASS)
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Winter Break!
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​Mon 12-30-2019
     -Winter Break
Tues 12-31-2019
     -New Year's Eve
Wed 1-1-2020
     -New Year's Day
Thurs 1-2-2020
     -Welcome back!!!
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Fri 1-3-2020
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Mon 1-6-2020
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Tues 1-7-2020
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Wed 1-8-2020
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Thurs 1-9-2020
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Fri 1-10-2020
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*****
Mon 1-13-2020
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Tues 1-14-2020
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Wed 1-15-2020
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Thurs 1-16-2020
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Fri 1-17-2020
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*****
Mon 1-20-2020
     -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
     -Study Day for exams
Tues 1-21-2020
     -A and B period Midterm Exams
Wed 1-22-2020
     -C and D period Midterm Exams
Thurs 1-23-2020
     -E and F period Midterm Exams
Fri 1-24-2020
     -G and H period Midterm Exams
*****
Mon 1-27-2020
     -Makeup Exams
Tues 1-28-2020
NEW SEMESTER

Multi-Media Resources

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Click on the image to take the Human Trafficking Awareness Training.
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www.didiproject.org
"Somaly Mam: Fighting Sex Trafficking in Cambodia"
Ashton Kutcher Speech on Human Trafficking Before Congress | ABC News
TedTalk: "Noy Thrupkaew: Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works"

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