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: strategist & disdainful
2. Review "The Sirens" & "Siren's Song"
3. Scylla and Charybdis

Scylla and Charybdis slides 47-58

Scylla and Charybdis film clip minute 14:29
4. Work on Narrative

Homework:

ALL: Finish Scylla and Charybdis narrative

Honors: Finish reading your supplemental novel and complete last 2 DJs by Tuesday, 5/2

Siren's Song and The Ordinary World

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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: contrive & justification
2. “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood
3. Complete Compare / Contrast Paragraph
4. Narrative Essay Focus: "The 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, 5/2

"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: profusion & incredulity

2. 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, 5/2

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

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

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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!