Odyssey Test Prep

Today I will: 

• Apply concepts and skills learned during the study of The Odyssey to prepare for a final, summative assessment.

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-Odyssey Final Exam Study Guide

-Chromebook
Today's Agenda:
-Pick up Literature Circle Books in the Library
-Odyssey On-line review game on quizizz
-Question practice:  The Odyssey
-Crash Course: The Odyssey (see link to right)

Homework:

-Study for Odyssey Final (it's tomorrow)
-Complete: Odyssey Test Study Guide

Peer Edit Narrative

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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 Narrative Rubric and Peer Edit Worksheet
-Honors students: Study guide for final book test

Homework:

ALL:

Continue to work on narrative: Final Draft due Monday, 12/5
HONORS: 
-Honors Final Book Test (Written response) Study guide for final book test - 12/2

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!
It's good to see you!

Today I will: 

• Use diction and detail used to create mood in my narrative
• Choose a literature circle book to read
• Work on a study guide for The Odyssey

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-1/2 sheet of paper
-HW: Odyssey Work Packet (if you didn't turn it in on Friday)

Today's Agenda:
*Welcome Back!
*Pitch Lit Circle Books
*Edit narratives for a clear mood

*Odyssey Test Study Guide

Homework:

ALL: Odyssey Test Study Guide Test is on Thursday - 12/1
HONORS: Work on Motif Final Response-due Tues, Nov 29

Wrapping up "The Odyssey"

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: 
-a writing utensil
-Part Two of "The Odyssey"
-HW: Odyssey Work Packet

Today's Agenda:
*Collect Work Packets
*Edit narratives with focus on imagery
*Read “The Test of the Great Bow”

*Read “Death at the Palace”

*Read “Odysseus and Penelope"

Odyssey Film Clip

Homework:

ALL: Enjoy your break!
HONORS: Work on Motif Final Response-due Tues, Nov 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: 
-a writing utensil
-Part Two of "The Odyssey"
-Chromebook
-HW: The Meeting of Father & Son

Today's Agenda:
*Work Packets/Go over honors final
   response
*Dialogue sharing
*Edit narratives with focus on dialogue
*“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

Homework:

ALL: Finish “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog” - due tomorrow
ALL: Odyssey Work Packet - due tomorrow
HONORS: Work on Motif Final Response-due Tues, Nov 29

Vocabulary Quiz and The 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
-Chromebook

Today's Agenda:
*Study for vocabulary quiz for 5 minutes
*Turn in Vocabulary Packet
*Vocabulary Quiz: Log in to the Illuminate
   Locked Browser
*Work on Narrative: Rough draft of narrative is    due by tomorrow

Homework:

ALL: Finish typing narrative on google classroom by Tomorrow
ALL: Finish "Meeting of Father and Son" HW
HONORS: Work on final response for Supplemental Novel Assignment (due Tuesday, 11/30)

Cattle of the Sun God and The Meeting of Father and Son

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Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary words, 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.
• -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
-Odyssey Packet

Today's Agenda:
*Bellwork: restitution, impostor, & indication
*Read and annotate "Cattle of the Sun God"
*Begin Part Two:
Coming Home The Meeting of Father and Son”
*Vocab Review on Quizzizz

Homework:

ALL: Study for Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow: 
Vocab Review on Quizzizz
(contemptible, restitution, impostor, indication, strategist, disdainful, contrive, justification, profusion, incredulity, foremost, supplication, immortal, adversity, formidable, distress, consent, detain, mutinous, adversary, implacable)
ALL: Vocabulary Packet will be collected tomorrow
ALL: Finish typing narrative on google classroom by Thursday
HONORS: Work on final response for Supplemental Novel Assignment (due Tuesday, 11/30)

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
-HW: Scylla & Charybdis

Today's Agenda:
*Bellwork: contemptible, strategist & disdainful
*Share Scylla and Charybdis
*Continue typing narrative

Homework:
ALL: Finish typing narrative on google classroom by Thursday

HONORS: Dialectical Journal - 2 more entries due tomorrow, 11/15

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

Please Take out: 
-Vocabulary Squares
-a writing utensil
-Odyssey packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork: justification & contrive
2. Review "The Sirens" & "Siren's Song"
3. Scylla and Charybdis

Homework:

ALL: Finish Scylla and Charybdis narrative

Honors: Finish reading your supplemental novel and complete last 2 DJs by Tuesday, 11/15

Siren's Song

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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: 

-Vocabulary Packet
-A Writing Utensil

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork: incredulity & profusion
2. “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood
3. Complete Compare / Contrast Paragraph
4. The Ordinary World: if you finish in class, work on your Ordinary World

Homework:

ALL: "Synthesis Across Multiple Texts" comparing Odysseus and the sirens

Honors: Finish reading your supplemental novel and complete last 2 DJs by Tuesday, 11/15

Ordinary World and "The Sirens"

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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 that portray Odysseus’s experience with the Sirens.  

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

Please Take out: 

-Vocabulary Packet
-a writing utensil
-HW: "The Land of the Dead"

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork:  supplication & foremost

2. Narrative Essay Focus: "The Ordinary World"

3. The Sirens: Read the Sirens: pages 916-919

Homework:

ALL: Read The Sirens: pgs 916-919: Complete pages 1, 2, and 3 (through Post-reading of this packet: The Sirens)

Honors: Finish reading your supplemental novel and complete last 2 DJs by Tuesday, 11/15

The Land of The Dead

Today I will: 

-Demonstrate mastery of vocabulary terms through an on-line multiple choice test

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

-analyze diction to determine tone and mood in “the Land of the Dead”

-Utilize diction to retell a  story and establish  tone and mood

Please Take out: 

-Chromebook (login to Illuminate)
-CP HW: Is "The Witch Circe" is turned in?

Today's Agenda:

1. Vocabulary Quiz 

2. Read “The Land of the Dead”
3. Narrative Essay Focus: "The Ordinary World"

Homework:

ALL: Finish The Land of the Dead worksheet

Honors: Read the next 1/3 of your supplemental novel (2/3 total) and complete 2 more DJs by Tuesday, 11/8

The Witch Circe and Dialogue

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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.

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

Please Take out: 

-Chromebook
-writing utensil

-Odyssey Vocabulary squares
-Block 1 & 4 HW: Essay Organizer
-Block 2 HW: Cyclops Worksheet

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork Vocab: implacable
2. Introduce dialogue: Follow the directions on the dialogue document and create a group dialogue with the people in your family group.
3. Read and annotate "The Witch Circe"

Homework:

ALL: Study for vocabulary quiz on Monday: (immortal, adversity, formidable, distress, consent, detain, mutinous, adversary, implacable)
CP: Complete The Witch Circe- due Mon. 11/7

Honors: Read the next 1/3 of your supplemental novel and complete 2 more DJs by Tuesday, 11/8

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The Hero's Journey Narrative Essay

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.

-Describe a childhood memory using show-not-tell writing and sensory imagery by writing a paragraph.
-Identify the elements of a narrative, analyze a prompt, and begin to map out student’s own hero’s journey (as it relates to their  life)

Please Take out: 

-Chromebook
-writing utensil

-Odyssey Vocabulary squares
-Block 1 & 4 HW: Cyclops worksheet
-Block 2 HW: Essay organizer

Today's Agenda:

Blocks 1 & 4:
1. Bellwork Vocab: mutinous

Bellwork Vocab: adversary

2. Introduce Hero’s Journey Essay
3. Work on Essay Organizer

Block 2 ONLY:
1. Bellwork Vocab: mutinous

Bellwork Vocab: adversary

2.Finish reading "The Cyclops" and complete 
   this assignment 
3. The Cyclops film clip.  Begin at minute 14, end at minute 25.

4. Writing: Childhood memories

Homework:

Blocks 1 & 4: Essay Organizer due tomorrow
Block 2: Finish Cyclops assignment (due tomorrow)
Honors: Read 1/3 more of your novel and complete DJ's 2 and 3 by Tuesday, 11/8

We have a visitor!

Today I will: 

-Learn about how to Say Something when a friend or I need help

Please Take out: 

Nothing
Honors: Make sure your Dialectical Journal Entry is complete

Today's Agenda:

Presentation from San Diego Youth Services

Homework:

Honors: Now that you have read 1/3 of your novel, complete one dialectical journal entry by due Thursday

Blocks 1 & 4: Finish Cyclops assignment (due Thursday)

Block 2 ONLY: Finish Essay Organizer (due Thursday)

"The Cyclops"

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.

-Describe a childhood memory using show-not-tell writing and sensory imagery by writing a paragraph.

-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

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Please Take out: 

-Chromebook
-writing utensil

-Odyssey Vocabulary squares

Today's Agenda:

Blocks 1 & 4:
1. Bellwork Vocab: consent  and Bellwork Vocab: detain
2.Finish reading "The Cyclops" and complete 
   this assignment 
3. The Cyclops film clip.  Begin at minute 14, end at minute 25.

4. Writing: Childhood memories

Block 2 ONLY:
1. Bellwork Vocab: consent  and
Bellwork Vocab: detain

2. Writing: Childhood memories

3. Introduce Hero’s Journey Essay
4. Work on Essay Organizer

Homework:

Honors: Now that you have read 1/3 of your novel, complete one dialectical journal entry by due Thursday
Blocks 1 & 4: Finish Cyclops assignment (due Thursday)
Block 2 ONLY: Finish Essay Organizer (due Thursday)