Wrapping up The Odyssey

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Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.
-Demonstrate mastery of vocabulary terms through an on-line multiple choice test
-Demonstrate mastery of The Odyssey through an online test review
-Complete Odyssey Study Guide

Please Take out: 

-Bellwork
-Vocabulary

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork: "Six Again"
2. Odyssey Vocab Review & Final
3. Quizzizz Review Game
4. Question Practice: The Odyssey
5. Crash Course Odyssey Review
6. Work on Odyssey Test Study Guide

Homework:

ALL: Work Packet due Tomorrow
ALL: Odyssey Final Tomorrow, 5/1 
(Odyssey Test Study Guide)

Honors: Read & complete DJ#4 entry due Wednesday, 5/2

Odysseus and Penelope

Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.
-Read and annotate two stories from The Odyssey. 
-Put together all work from The Odyssey
-Complete Odyssey Study Guide

Please Take out: 

-Odyssey packet
-writing utensil

Today's Agenda:

1. Finish reading “Death at the Palace” & "Odysseus and Penelope"
2. Odyssey Vocab Review on Quizzizz
3. Put together Work Packet
4. Odyssey Test Study Guide

Homework:

ALL: Study for Vocab final-all 22 words. Here is an Odyssey Vocab Review on Quizzizz
ALL: Work Packet due Tuesday, 5/1
ALL: Odyssey Final Tuesday, 5/1 (Odyssey Test Study Guide)

Honors: Read & complete DJ#4 entry by next Wednesday, 5/2

The Test of the Great Bow and Death at the Palace

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Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.
-Read and annotate two stories from The Odyssey. 

Please Take out: 

-Bellwork & Vocab.
-a writing utensil
-HW: Did you turn in your essay and write a comment on Google Classroom?

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork: "Pinata"
2. Watch this film clip from 19:00-36:00 to see how Penelope feels facing the suitors at home
3. Read and annotate “The Test of the Great Bow” & “Death at the Palace”

Homework:

ALL: Complete your Essay Revisions by midnight
Honors: Read & complete DJ#3 entry by tomorrow.

The Beggar and the Faithful Dog

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Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.
-Practice narrative writing skills by including indirect characterization about a character of your choice. 

Please Take out: 

-Odyssey
-a writing utensil
-HW: Father and Son

Today's Agenda:

1. Read “The Beggar and the
Faithful Dog” and complete
this worksheet
2. Essay Revision
3. 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” worksheet
ALL: Complete your Essay Revisions
Honors: Read through 1/2 of your novel & complete DJ#3 entry by Friday, April 27.

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

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Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.
-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: 

-Chromebook
-Vocabulary list

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork: "Scylla and Charybdis" 
   *Go back to your blog post and add two 
     vocabulary words from list 17-22. 
   *You should already have two words from 
     10-16. 
   *BOLD all four words.
   *Publish
2. Comment: Read and comment on 3 of your classmates' posts
3. Read & annotate "Cattle of the Sun God"
3. Begin Part II: Coming Home
    Read & annotate "The Meeting of Father 
    and Son" and complete this work

Homework:

ALL: Read & annotate "The Meeting of Father and Son" and complete this work. 
Complete everything through the Post Reading. You do not have to write the show-not-tell paragraph.
Honors: Read through 1/2 of your novel & complete DJ#2 entry by Wednesday, April 25.

Scylla and Charybdis

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Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.
-Compare and contrast Homer’s version of the S & C encounter to visual representations, including analyzing  3 political cartoons for meaning

-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 as a blog post on my blog.

Please Take out: 

-a writing utensil
-Odyssey Packet
-HW: "The Sirens"

Today's Agenda:

1. Read & annotate "Siren's Song" 
2. Read "Scylla & Charybdis" & complete this classwork
3. Write a blog post as either Scylla or Charybdis (use two vocab words from list 10-16)
Check out these images: Scylla and Charybdis slides 47-57
Check out this film clip from the movie: Cue to minute 14:30 (6 minutes long)

Homework:

ALL: Finish writing your blog post and publish before class tomorrow.
Directions are at the end of this worksheet you received in class.
(Use two vocab words from list 10-16)
Honors: Read through 1/2 of your novel & complete DJ#2 entry by Wednesday, April 25.

The Sirens

Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.

-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: 

-a writing utensil
-Odyssey Packet
-Is your dialogue complete?
-HW: "The Land of the Dead"

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork: 
"Show, not tell writing"
2. Read "The Sirens" pgs. 916-919 and complete HW

Homework:

ALL: Finish The Siren's packet through Post Reading (we will read the poem on Monday)
Honors: Read through 1/2 of your novel & complete DJ#2 entry by Wednesday, April 25.

The Land of the Dead

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Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.

-create a mini-dialogue that demonstrates an 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: 

-a writing utensil
-Odyssey Packet

Today's Agenda:

1. Read "The Land of the Dead" and  
complete this worksheet
2. Dialogue Practice 
In groups of 3 or 4, complete this dialogue assignment: Dialogue

Homework:

ALL: Finish The Land of the Dead worksheet
Honors: Complete one dialectical journal entry by tomorrow

The Witch Circe

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Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.

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

Please Take out: 

-writing utensil
-highlighter

-HW: "The Cyclops"

Today's Agenda:

1. Review "The Cyclops"
2. Read "The Witch Circe" 
3. Dialogue 

4. Honors: Motif instruction

    

Homework:

Honors: Complete one dialectical journal entry by Friday 4/20

The Cyclops

Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.

-Discuss the effects of the lotus on Odysseus’ mens’ ability to complete their goal
-Examine multiple representations of a cyclops, write observations, and make predictions about Odysseus’
encounter with the cyclops
-Read, analyze, and annotate “The Cyclops” with a focus on the characteristics of a hero

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Please Take out: 

-writing utensil

-a piece of paper

-HW: "The Lotus Eaters"

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork: "Advice" 
2. Review "The Lotus Eaters" & 
Film clip from Percy Jackson 
3. Vocab Quiz

4. "The Cyclops" (Classwork/homework)
5. Honors: Motif instruction

    

Homework:

ALL: Finish reading "The Cyclops" & this homework
Honors: read 1/4 of your novel by Wednesday. One dialectical journal entry due Friday 4/20

I am Laertes' Son...

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Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.

-Use "I Am Laertes' Son" as a mentor text and write a poem about where you come from.

Please Take out: 

-Chromebook

-writing utensil

-highlighter

-HW: "Calypso, The Sweet Nymph"

Today's Agenda:

1. Bellwork: "Battle" 
2. Stamp Homework 

3. "I Am Laertes' Son"
4. "Where I'm from Poem" (type and publish as a blog post)

    

Homework:

ALL: Read "The Lotus Eaters" and complete worksheet, due Tomorrow
ALL: Study for Vocab Quiz tomorrow Words 1-9
Honors: read 1/4 of your novel by Wednesday. One dialectical journal entry due Friday 4/20

Calypso, The Sweet Nymph

Today I will: 

-Practice narrative writing skills by responding to a prompt and writing for 7 minutes.

-Predict what "Calypso the Sweet Nymph" will be about based on your observations on the worksheet provided.
-Differentiate between different types of imagery in "Calypso" and record your classifications on the worksheet provided.
-Synthesize parts of the story by answering two questions.
-Revisit the first painting the first painting and draw conclusions about what is really happening by writing a show-not-tell piece about the scene.

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

Today's Agenda:

-Bellwork: Revised Bellwork Blog Post 
-Adding a photo to a blog post

-"Calypso, the Sweet Nymph"

    
Homework:

All: Finish "Calypso, the Sweet Nymph"
Honors: read and identify your motif for your novel. One dialectical journal entry due Wednesday 4/18

Let's Get Started!

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