Dates you are presenting your Family Systems Film:
1/4  Sammy

1/8  Jamie  and Jessie
1/10 Jae and Ayden

1/14  Mikayla and Goby
1/16 Katie and HaNa
1/18 Jung Woo and Ashley

1/23  Albert and Ben
1/25 Ketan and Will

Fun Home essay

Please check out the handout HERE

Film Project

Family Systems Film Project

Tuesday 12/4

Make sure you read Chapter 3 of Fun Home

Fun Home

Check out this article on the author

For Tuesday

Test - 1st block! Review the novel Ordinary People, making sure you know the plot, characters, and themes....

For Thursday, November 1

We will go over the two worksheets (Stages of Grief and Themes). Hopefully we will do these in group formation and get ready for our in-class test.

The test will occur on Tuesday, November 6th.

Extra Credit - Quarter 1

For extra credit - you are to choose one character from the novel, Ordinary People. For that character, find FOUR instances where they feel misunderstood.

For each instance: 

1. who is the misunderstanding with or from whom?
2. what is the conflict or basis of misunderstanding?
3. what are the feelings and beliefs that are NOT being expressed and why?
1. Make sure you use quotes and evidence from the book (with page #s)
4. How does it end? positively? negatively? at a truce?

Due Date: Thursday, November 1

Assignments for 10/24 -11/1

10/24 Ordinary People pages 149-185; review class notes

10/26 Ordinary People pages 186 - 231; complete homework handout #1 (stages of grief)

10/30  Ordinary People pages 231-end; complete handout #2 (themes)

11/1    In Class Essay

For Monday, October 22

Read Ordinary People (pages 95-148) Be prepared for a quiz!

for Thursday 10/18

Read Ordinary People (page 59-98)

We are almost at the end of the film Precious. Be prepared to write about

1) The movie is almost devoid of men (except Nurse John). What does this say about the role of men and women in Precious' life?

2) How do you think Precious gains the resiliency to aspire for more? So far she has learned to read, to think, to be a mother, and now she is fighting for more? Do you think she will succeed?

Homework for 10/16

Read Ordinary People (1-58), if not already completed.

For Friday, October 12th

Yeay! You finished your first test in the class. Now let's have some fun with literature....
Please read pages 1-58 in Ordinary People.

for Wednesday, 10/10

I hope you had fun in New York City!!

On Wednesday, 10/10, we will be having an in-class test on what we have learned so far in class, with emphasis placed on the film, Shine; the play, "A Doll's House," and our Bowen text. Make sure that you review the PowerPoints and notes from class.

The test format will be:

• vocabulary identification/explanation
• short answer
• short essay  

I would use the worksheet that you used for the last class and be prepared.

Weekend Homework for Monday 10/1

Please read the last 2 acts of "Hedda Gabler" and then complete the attached worksheet for the play and the film we have watched in class.

Assignments for September 20-October 10

Thursday, 9/20
- finish reading "A Doll's House" (Act III)
- review the chapter on "Triangles"

Monday, 9/24
- read Chapters 2 & 4 in Bowen Theory book
- Hedda Gabler (Act I)

Thursday, 9/27
- read Chapters 5 & 6 in Bowen Theory book
- Hedda Gabler (Act II)

Monday, 10/1
- Hedda Gabler (Acts III & IV)

Wednesday, 10/3 - Friday 10/5

*Senior Class Trip to NYC

Wednesday, 10/10
In Class Essay/Test on movie, terms, plays

For Tuesday 9/18

1. Read "A Doll's House" Act II
2. Read the two Psychology Today articles that I handed out in class.
3. Read the chapter "Triangles" in the Bowen Theory book.

For Thursday

1) Read "A Doll's House" (part one)
2) Instead of reading the "Triangles" Chapter, you are to read THIS one on "Nuclear  Family Emotional System"

Weekend 9/7

Today we learned about family systems (PP to the right)

Homework: Review Salvage the Bones and outline the family, using the presentation you heard today

Welcome!

Hello, dear Seniors!

     I hope you are all having a fun, relaxing, and safe summer! I am excited to get back to school, but am enjoying these nice sunny days. This fall elective is going to be a lot of fun and insightful. We are going to look at various families and their dysfunctions and see what we can learn about ourselves in the process. So make sure you are reading the summer book, Salvage the Bones, and completing the summer assignment. Any questions feel free to email:  jstrickland@mph.net or call/text: 882-5475

*If you need to retrieve the summer assignment, go HERE

See you soon!
Ms. Strickland