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: 

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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)