Oh Brother Where Art Thou

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Today I will: 

• Recognize and relate plot points from the film, “O Brother, Where Art Thou” to The Odyssey by distinguishing similarities between the film and text.

Please Take out: 
-"Oh Brother Where Art Thou" Worksheet
-Pencil
-Vocabulary Squares (if you didn't turn them in on Friday)

Today's Agenda:
-Collect Vocabulary Packets
-"Oh Brother Where Art Thou" - fill out movie worksheet-
-Assign Socratic Seminar Prep

Homework:

-Affirmations - due Thursday, June 2
-Socratic Seminar Prep - due Thursday, June 2

Odyssey Vocabulary Final

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Today I will: 

• Recall vocabulary word parts and assess my knowledge of these terms through an assessment.
• Recognize and relate plot points from the film, “O Brother, Where Art Thou” to The Odyssey by distinguishing similarities between the film and text

Please Take out: 
-chromebook
-HW:  Odyssey Work Packet#2

Today's Agenda:
-Collect 2nd Odyssey Work Packet
-Odyssey Vocabulary Final
-"Oh Brother Where Art Thou" - fill out movie worksheet-

Homework:

Affirmations - due next Thursday, June 2

Odyssey Final

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Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Apply concepts and skills learned during the study of The Odyssey to a final, summative assessment.

Please Take out: 
-a pencil

Today's Agenda:
-Affirmations
-Class Photo
-Odyssey Final

Homework:

-Study for Odyssey Vocabulary Test on Friday: Quiz yourself here!
-Put together your Odyssey Work Packet#2
-Affirmations - due next Thursday

Odyssey Test Prep

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Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Apply concepts and skills learned during the study of The Odyssey to a final, summative assessment.

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-Vocabulary Squares
-chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Bellwork Vocab: impostor and
-Bellwork Vocab: indication
-Turn in Narrative Essay to Google Classroom and Turnitin.com
-Odyssey On-line review game on quizizz
-Odyssey Question Practice
-Odyssey Vocab Test Practice

Homework:

-Study for Odyssey Final on Thursday: Odyssey Test Study Guide
-Study for Odyssey Vocabulary Test on Friday: Quiz yourself here!

Honors Extra Book Test and Odyssey Test Prep

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Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Write a one page response to two level three questions regarding your hero's journey honors novel.

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-Honors: 2 pieces of lines paper
-Honors: Did you turn in your Final Response?
-CP: Odyssey Packets and Odyssey HW

Today's Agenda:
-Bellwork Vocab: pliant
-Honors Book Test

-College Prep Work on Study Guide

Homework:

-Continue to work on narrative: Final Draft due Tomorrow, 

  You will turn it in to Classroom and turnitin.com during class.

-Study for Odyssey Final: Odyssey Test Study Guide

Narrative Peer Editing

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Today I will: 

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

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Bellwork Vocab: restitution
-Peer Edit Narratives Using this Rubric and Worksheet
-Honors students: Study guide for final book test

Homework:

ALL:

Continue to work on narrative: Final Draft due Wednesday. 5/25
HONORS: 
-Work on Motif Final Response - due Tues. 5/24
-Honors Final Book Test (Written response) Study guide for final book test - 5/24

Narrative Peer Editing

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Today I will: 

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

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-chromebook

Today's Agenda:
-Peer Edit Narratives Using this Rubric and Worksheet
-Honors students: Study guide for final book test

Homework:

ALL:

Continue to work on narrative: Final Draft due Wednesday. 5/25
HONORS: 
-Work on Motif Final Response - due Tues. 5/24
-Honors Final Book Test (Written response) Study guide for final book test - 5/24

Odysseus and Penelope

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Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Display mastery of perspective, mood, characterization and imagery by composing a narrative retelling of “Death at the Palace”

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-Vocabulary Squares
-a highlighter

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocabulary: contemptible
2. Review HW: "Death at the Palace"
3. "Odysseus and Penelope"
4. Edit narratives for a clear mood

Homework:

ALL:

1. Finish "Odysseus and Penelope" Worksheet

2. Continue to work on narrative: Peer edit is on Friday
HONORS: Work on Motif Final Response - due Tues. 5/24

Death at the Palace

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Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Display mastery of perspective, mood, characterization and imagery by composing a narrative retelling of “Death at the Palace”

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-Vocabulary Squares
-a highlighter

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocabulary: disdainful
2. Review HW: "The Test of the Great Bow"
3. “Death at the Palace”
4. Film Clip: "The Test of the Great Bow" and "Death at the Palace"

Homework:

ALL:

1. Finish “Death at the Palace” Worksheet

2. Continue to work on narrative: Peer edit is on Friday
HONORS: Work on Motif Final Response - due Tues. 5/29

Test of the Great Bow

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/uploads/2008/04/odysseus.gif

Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Display mastery of perspective, mood, characterization and imagery by composing a narrative retelling of “The Test of the Great Bow”

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-Vocabulary Squares
-a highlighter
-HW: The Beggar and the Faithful Dog
-HW: Work Packet #1
-HW: Honors-did you finish your DJs?

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocabulary: justification
2. Review HW: "The Beggar and the Faithful Dog"
3. Penelope's Journey
4. "The Test of the Great Bow"

Homework:

ALL:
1. Finish "The Test of the Great Bow" worksheet
2. Continue to work on narrative: Peer edit is on Friday
HONORS: Work on Motif Final Response - due Tues. 5/29

The Beggar and the Faithful Dog

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Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Cite diction and detail used to create mood in a short passage.
• Practice POV by writing from Penelope or Odysseus’ perspective.
• Cite text evidence from a story to show irony by writing two evidence sentences.

Please Take out: 
-Vocabulary Squares
-a writing utensil
-Part Two of "The Odyssey"
-HW: The Meeting of Father and Son

Today's Agenda:
*Bellwork: incredulity
*“The Beggar and the Faithful Dog”
*Watch this film clip from 19:00-36:00 to see how Penelope feels facing the suitors at home

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Homework:

ALL: 
-Finish “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog” - due tomorrow
-Odyssey Work Packet #1 - due tomorrow
HONORS:
-Dialectical Journal - 2 more entries (from the last 1/3 of your novel) - due tomorrow

The Meeting of Father and Son

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Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• 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: 
-Vocabulary Squares
-a writing utensil
-chromebook
-3 colors of highlighter
-Hero's Journey Essay Organizer

Today's Agenda:
*Bellwork: supplication
*Begin Part Two: Coming Home “The Meeting of Father and Son”
*Edit narratives with focus on imagery

Homework:

ALL: Finish “The Meeting of Father and Son” - due Monday
HONORS: Dialectical Journal - 2 more entries due next Tuesday, 5/17

The Cattle of the Sun God

Today I will: 

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  Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Hero's journey and the elements of a narrative by composing a narrative about your own journey, with a focus on dialogue.

Please Take out: 
-Vocabulary Squares
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
*Bellwork: strategist
*Cattle of the Sun God
*Part 1 Review and Gallery Walk

Homework:

ALL: Finish typing narrative on google classroom
Honors: attend tutorial, if needed.  TODAY during lunch.
HONORS: Dialectical Journal - 2 more entries due next Tuesday, 5/17

Hero's Journey Narrative

Today I will: 

• -Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Hero's journey and the elements of a narrative by composing a narrative about your own journey, with a focus on dialogue.

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Please Take out: 
-Vocabulary Squares
-a writing utensil
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
*Bellwork: contrive
*Sample Narratives
*Continue typing narrative
*Edit narratives with focus on dialogue

Homework:

ALL: Finish typing narrative on google classroom
Honors: attend tutorial, if needed.  TODAY during lunch.
HONORS: Dialectical Journal - 2 more entries due next Tuesday, 5/17
-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.
-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.

Scylla and Charibdis

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: 
-Vocabulary Squares
-a writing utensil
-Odyssey packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork: foremost
2. Scylla and Charybdis
2. Work on Narrative by writing Ordinary World

Homework:

ALL: Finish Scylla and Charybdis narrative
Honors: attend tutorial, if needed.  TODAY during lunch and after school.
HONORS: Dialectical Journal - 2 more entries due tomorrow
-Your entries should come from the second 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!

"Siren's Song": Point of View

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Today I will: 

-Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.

-Identify Diction and Details in Atwood’s poem “Siren Song” that indicates the speaker’s perspective. 
-Compare and contrast Odysseus’ perspective to the Siren’s perspective through a short writing assignment.

Please Take out: 

-chromebook

Today's Agenda:

1. Vocabulary Quiz 
2. “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood
3. Complete Compare / Contrast Paragraph
4. The Ordinary World

Homework:

ALL: Compare / Contrast Paragraph

Honors: Continue reading 2/3 of your novel and complete 2 more dialectical journal entries - due Tuesday, 5/10
-Your entries should come from the middle 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 Tuesday.
-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.

The Sirens

Today I will: 

-Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.

-Identify diction and details that portray Odysseus’s experience with the Sirens.  

-Critically analyze visual texts through teacher-provided questions and respond in writing

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Please Take out: 

-writing utensil

-Odyssey Vocabulary squares
-chromebook

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork Vocab: implacable 
2. Review "Land of the Dead"

3. The Sirens; 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 31
H: Complete Google Form
CP: In-class discussion

4. Narrative Essay Focus: "The Ordinary World"

Homework:

ALL: Finish The Sirens worksheet through post reading

Honors: Continue reading 2/3 of your novel and complete 2 more dialectical journal entries - due Tuesday, 5/10