Oh Brother, Where Art Thou

Today I will: 

• Analyze the movie "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" and make connections between "The Odyssey" and elements in the movie.

Please Take out: 
-"Oh Brother Where Art Thou" Movie Guide
-A Writing Utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Turn in Bathroom Passes for Extra Credit
2. Finish Watching "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou"

Homework:

Come prepared to feel good about yourself!

Oh Brother Where Art Thou

Today I will: 

• Analyze the movie "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" and make connections between "The Odyssey" and elements in the movie.

Please Take out: 
-Affirmations

Today's Agenda:
1. Turn in Affirmations
2. Begin Watching "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou"
3. Make-ups (Honors Extra Book Test and The Odyssey Final Exam)

Homework:

1. Turn in bathroom passes on Thursday for extra credit

The Odyssey Final Test

Today I will: 

• Analyze passages and answer questions about "The Odyssey" through a multiple choice, on-line test.

Please Take out: 
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Odyssey Final Exam
2. Work on Affirmations
3. Turn in Odyssey Work Packet #2

Homework:

1. Work on Affirmations - Due Tomorrow

2. Turn in bathroom passes on Thursday for extra credit

"Death at the Palace" & "Odysseus and Penelope"

*https://exploringtheodyssey.wikispaces.com/file/view
/The_Odyssey.jpeg/208162108/338x208/The_Odyssey.jpeg

Today I will: 

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  Analyze a piece of dialogue for mood by selecting textual evidence.
• Construct an original piece of dialogue with explicit characterization. 
• Recall events in The Odyssey through an on-line review game.

Please Take out: 
-Odyssey Packet Part 2
-a writing utensil
-a highlighter
-chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. “Death at the Palace”
2. “Odysseus and Penelope”
3. Odyssey Review Game: join.quizizz.com
  

Homework:

1. Finish “Death at the Palace” OR “Odysseus and Penelope” - due tomorrow

2. Work on Study Guide for the Odyssey Test - Test is Tomorrow

3. Organize all work into Odyssey Work Packet #2 - due tomorrow
4. Work on Affirmations - Due Wednesday
4. Turn in bathroom passes on Thursday for extra credit

Death at the Palace

*http://www.acrdepos.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/100-Powerful-Positive-Affirmations12.jpg

Today I will: 

• Display mastery of paraphrasing and analysis by answering synthesis questions about a Hero's Journey Novel.

Please Take out: 
-Honors: Two Pieces of Paper & Study sheet
-a writing utensil
-CP HW: The Test of the Great Bow"

Today's Agenda:
1. Honors: Extra Book Test
2. CP: Odyssey Study Guide or 
           Affirmations - Block 1
           Affirmations - Block 2
           Affirmations - Block 3

Homework:

1. Work on Affirmations (links above) - due Wednesday
2. Work on Study Guide for the Odyssey Test - Test is on Tuesday

The Test of the Great Bow

*http://www.utexas.edu/courses/larrymyth/
images/odyssey-home.jpg

Today I will: 

• Display mastery of perspective, mood, characterization and imagery by composing a narrative retelling of “The Test of the Great Bow”

Please Take out: 
-Chromebook
-a writing utensil
-a highlighter

Today's Agenda:
1. Turn in Narratives 
     -Google Classroom
     -Turnitin.com
2. Penelope's Journey
3. "The Test of the Great Bow"
4. Honors: Explain extra book test and prepare for tomorrow

Homework:

1. Finish "The Test of the Great Bow" worksheet
2. HONORS: Prepare for extra book test tomorrow - study guide

Narrative Peer Editing

Today I will: 

• Critique peers’ narrative writing samples by utilizing the narrative rubric.

Please Take out: 
-Chromebook
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Peer Edit Narratives Using this Rubric and Worksheet

Homework:

1. Revise your narrative: Final Draft due tomorrow

The Beggar and the Faithful Dog

*http://orig08.deviantart.net

Today I will: 

• Cite diction and detail used to create mood in a short passage.
• Practice POV by writing from Penelope or Odysseus’ perspective.

Please Take out: 
-HW: "The Meeting of Father and Son" and Imagery Worksheets
-highlighter
-a writing utensil
-Part 2: Odyssey Packet

Today's Agenda:
1. "The Beggar and the Faithful Dog": Indirect Characterization
2. Work on Narrative with a focus on Indirect Characterization

Homework:

1. Finish "The Beggar and the Faithful Dog" Worksheet
2. Revise your narrative: Have it ready for peer editing tomorrow

     -Rough draft due Tomorrow

     -Final draft due Thursday

3. HONORS: Final Response - due Tomorrow

The Meeting of Father and Son

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sites/6/2015/02/odyssey-mentor-1.jpg

Today I will: 

• Predict what will happen when  Odysseus and Telemachus meet by writing from their POV.
• Cite evidence of mood, imagery & POV and draw conclusions about their effect & purpose.

Please Take out: 
-HW: Dialogue and Mood Worksheets
-Chromebook
-a writing utensil
-3 colors of highlighter
-Hero's Journey Essay Organizer

Today's Agenda:
1. "The Meeting of Father and Son": Mood, Imagery & Perspective
2. Work on Narrative with a focus on Imagery

Homework:

1. Finish "The Meeting of Father and Son" Worksheet
2. Revise your narrative focusing on Imagery
     -Rough draft due Wednesday
     -Final draft due Thursday
3. HONORS: Final Response - due Tuesday, 12/8

The Cattle of the Sun God

*http://fe867b.medialib.glogster.com/media

Today I will: 

• Interpret Homer’s purpose of several selections from the Odyssey by citing textual evidence

Please Take out: 
-Chromebook
-a writing utensil
-Hero's Journey Essay Organizer
-Odyssey packet

Today's Agenda:
1. "The Cattle of the Sun God"
2. Fabulous dialogue examples
3. Work on Narrative with a focus on Dialogue and mood

Homework:

1. Revise your narrative focusing on dialogue and mood
2. HONORS: Final Response - due Tuesday, 12/8

Scylla and Charybdis

Today I will: 

• Identify Diction, Details and Imagery in Homer’s Scylla and Charybdis that indicates the speaker’s perspective.
• Construct my own version of Odysseus’ encounter with S & C by writing a narrative from either S or C perspective.
• Compare and contrast Homer’s version of the S & C encounter to visual representations, including analyzing  3 political cartoons for meaning.

Please Take out: 
-Chromebook
-a writing utensil
-Hero's Journey Essay Organizer
-Odyssey packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Scylla and Charybdis
2. Work on Narrative

Homework:

Attend tutorial, if needed.  TODAY after school.
1. Finish typing your narrative.
2. HONORS: Dialectical Journal #3 (2 more entries) due tomorrow
-Your entries should come from the last 1/3 of your book.
-The text excerpts should be spaced out to reveal how the motif is emerging, changing and or taking on new meaning or revealing new themes.
-Do not erase grades on the document.
-Make all suggested changes for a higher score and use comments as advice for the two entries due Friday.
-Do not "resolve" comments I've made to you, instead, "reply" back or ask questions.
-Keep working on the same document in google classroom. Some of you turned it in electronically, so you will have to "unsumbit" to continue working on it.

Let's Get Started!

Personal Narrative

*http://www.thestorytellingnonprofit.com

Today I will: 

• Demonstrate an understanding of the Hero's Journey and the elements of a narrative by composing a narrative about a journey of your own

Please Take out: 
-Chromebook
-a writing utensil
-Hero's Journey Essay Organizer
-HW: Sirens Compare and Contrast Paragraph

Today's Agenda:
1. Stamp HW
2. Share one more narrative
3. The ordinary world
4. Begin typing

Homework:

Attend tutorials, if needed.  TODAY at lunch and Thursday after school.
1. Finish typing your narrative.
2. HONORS: Dialectical Journal #3 (2 more entries) due Friday
-Your entries should come from the last 1/3 of your book.
-The text excerpts should be spaced out to reveal how the motif is emerging, changing and or taking on new meaning or revealing new themes.
-Do not erase grades on the document.
-Make all suggested changes for a higher score and use comments as advice for the two entries due Friday.
-Do not "resolve" comments I've made to you, instead, "reply" back or ask questions.
-Keep working on the same document in google classroom. Some of you turned it in electronically, so you will have to "unsumbit" to continue working on it.

Let's Get Started!

Sirens Song: Point of View

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Today I will: 

• Identify diction and detail in Atwood's poem "Siren Song" that indicates the speaker's perspective.
• Compare and contrast Odysseus' perspective through a short writing assignment.

Please Take out: 
-HW: "The Sirens" Packet
-The Odyssey
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Stamp HW
2. Read "Sirens Song"
3. Complete "The Sirens" Compare and Contrast Paragraph
4. Sample narratives & dialogue gems

Homework:

Attend tutorials, if needed.  Tuesday after school, Wed. at lunch and Thursday after school.
1. Finish "The Sirens" packet completely - due tomorrow
2. Prepare for writing your Narrative
3. HONORS: Dialectical Journal #3 (2 more entries) due Friday
-Your entries should come from the last 1/3 of your book.
-The text excerpts should be spaced out to reveal how the motif is emerging, changing and or taking on new meaning or revealing new themes.
-Do not erase grades on the document.
-Make all suggested changes for a higher score and use comments as advice for the two entries due Friday.
-Do not "resolve" comments I've made to you, instead, "reply" back or ask questions.
-Keep working on the same document in google classroom. Some of you turned it in electronically, so you will have to "unsumbit" to continue working on it.

Let's Get Started!

The Sirens

*http://www.tigerscursebook.com/images/sirens

Today I will: 

• Identify diction and detail that portrays Odysseus' experience with the sirens
• Critically analyze visual texts through teacher-provided questions and respond in writing.

Please Take out: 
-HW: "The Land of the Dead" Worksheet
-The Odyssey
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Stamp HW & talk about Timed Writing competencies
2. Complete "The Sirens" Pre-reading activity
3. Read "The Sirens"
4. Complete "The Sirens" worksheet up through Post Reading
5. Honors: meet with me about Dialectical Journals

Homework:

Attend tutorials, if needed. Today at lunch, Tuesday after school, Wednesday at lunch and Thursday after school.
1. Finish "The Sirens" worksheet - due tomorrow
2. HONORS: Dialectical Journal #2 (2 more entries) due tomorrow
-Your entries should come from the middle of your book.
-The text excerpts should be past page 50 and should be spaced out to reveal how the motif is   emerging, changing and or taking on new meaning or revealing new themes.
-Do not erase grades on the document.
-Make all suggested changes for a higher score and use comments as advice for the two entries due tomorrow.
-Do not "resolve" comments I've made to you, instead, "reply" back or ask questions.
-Keep working on the same document in google classroom. Some of you turned it in  electronically, so you will have to "unsumbit" to continue working on it.

Let's Get Started!

Establishing Mood in "The Land of the Dead"

Today I will: 

• analyze diction to determine tone and mood in “The Land of the Dead"

Please Take out: 
-Witch Circe HW
-The Odyssey
-Honors DJs if applicable

Today's Agenda:
1. Finish your group's Witch Circe dialogue and edit your group's scene 
2. Pre-Reading Activity on establishing mood
3. Read "The Land of the Dead"
4. Complete "Land of the Dead" worksheet on mood

Homework:

Enjoy Thanksgiving break :)

Honors: Keep up with your book and read over break

Let's Get Started!

Dialogue in "The Witch Circe"

Today I will: 

• construct evidence sentences exhibiting understanding of “The Witch Circe”
• Create a dialogue, using the storyline of “The Witch Circe” to demonstrate understanding of the elements of dialogue

Please Take out: 
-your copy of the Odyssey

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Show-Not-Tell Writing
2. Put together Work Packet once you have finished your blog post and turn it in today
3. Read "The Witch Circe" as a class
4. Begin the Post-reading activity. Respond to the questions first as a group and then begin the shared dialogue on a Google Doc.

Homework:

Complete the Post-reading activity for "The Witch Circe" if you didn't finish in class
Honors: read and work on DJs 

Let's Get Started!
Please open your blog and begin your blog post

Creating Dialogue

Today I will: 

• create a mini-dialogue that demonstrates understanding of the elements of dialogue and incorporates “show not tell writing”

Please Take out: 
-Cyclops HW
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Watch the Cyclops clip
2. Stamp Hero's Journey Essay Organizer
3. Introduce dialogue
4. Craft a short dialogue piece with partners on a Google Doc

Homework:

Honors: Read novel and work on DJs 

Let's Get Started!

The Cyclops

Today I will: 
-Identify the elements of a narrative, analyze a prompt, and continue to map out your own hero's journey as it relates to your life.
-Read, analyze, and annotate "The Cyclops" with a focus on the characteristics of a hero.
-Identify connections between "The Cyclops" and the values of the ancient Greeks and form an opinion about the significance of the story.

*http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2009/249/9/9/
Odysseus_Vs__The_Cyclops_by_ApneicMonkey.jpg

Please Take out: 
-chromebook
-a writing utensil
-Odyssey Packet
highlighter
-HONORS HW: Did you complete your first DJ?

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork: Show-Not-tell Writing 
2. Read "The Cyclops"
3. Work on "The Hero's Journey" Graphic organizer and "The Cyclops" HW
    
Homework:

1. Finish "The Cyclops" worksheet

2. Finish your Hero's Journey Essay Organizer

Let's Get Started!
Log in to your blog, open a new post, and title it "Show-not-tell" practice

The Cyclops

*http://orig05.deviantart.net/7531/
f/2013/292/b/b/cyclops_by_grimbro-d6r1gyd.jpg

Today I will: 
-Discuss the effects of the Lotus Eaters on Odysseus' mens' ability to complete their goal.
-Identify the elements of a narrative, analyze a prompt, and begin to map out your own hero's journey as it relates to your life.
-Examine multiple representations of a cyclops, write observations, and make predictions about Odysseus' encounter with the cyclops.

Please Take out: 
-chromebook
-A piece of paper
-a writing utensil
-HW: "The Lotus Eaters" & make sure your "Where I'm From" Poem is published

Today's Agenda:
1. Stamp Homework & begin Bellwork: The Lotus Eaters
2. Brainstorm Childhood memories
3. Introduce the Hero's Journey Narrative Essay
4. CP: Work on essay organizer
    H: Dialectical Journal Instruction
5. "The Cyclops" - Log in to google classroom and complete the assigned form
    
Homework:

1. ALL: Finish The Cyclops form in Google Classroom - due Tuesday
2. ALL: Finish your Essay Organizer - due Wednesday

3. Honors: Finish your first dialectical journal entry - due Tuesday

Let's Get Started!
Log in to your blog, open a new post, and title it "The Lotus Eaters"