English Final: Timed Writing

Today I will: 

• Students will analyze literature based on the theme of conflicts.  They will differentiate types of conflict and argue in a clear and cohesive essay about their Lit Circle books selecting evidence to support their claim.

Please Take out: 
-A few pieces of paper
-writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
Lit Circle Timed Writing

Homework:

No Homework :) 

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Lit Circle Timed Writing Prep

Today I will: 

• Construct well-written paraphrases as evidence that will support your thesis statement
• Synthesize information by writing a main thesis for literature circle timed writing.

Please Take out: 
- your novel
-Evidence Collector

Today's Agenda:
Prep for your Final Lit Circle Timed Writing on Monday

All Evidence Collectors due at the end of the block today and will be passed out on Monday

Homework:

Finish reading novel if need be and prep for Timed Writing on Monday 

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Lit Circle Timed Writing Intro and Prep

Today I will: 

• analyze literature based on the theme of conflicts.  

Please Take out: 
-your novel

Today's Agenda:
1. Read silently for 20 minutes
2. Go over Timed Writing Prompt
3. Brainstorm conflicts in your literature circle novel
4. Work on Evidence Collectors

Homework:

Finish reading your Literature Circle novel; timed writing in class on Monday 12/19

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Personal blog post

Today I will: 

• Write and publish an online blog post utilizing new writing and blogging skills
• Make personal connections with students in the classroom by reading and commenting on their blog posts.

Please Take out: 
- your novel
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Read silently for 15 minutes
2. Write and publish your final Personal blog post

Homework:

Finish reading your literature circle novel; no written homework due

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Lit Circle #3

Today I will: 

• Apply knowledge of the novel by writing a tic-tac-toe blog post and then engage in an online discussion by commenting on my group member's posts

Please Take out: 
-novel
-Discussion worksheet for HW
-Setting worksheet due last Friday
-Did you publish your personal blog post?

Today's Agenda:
1. Read Silently for 15 minutes
2. Write third and final  Lit Circle Tic Tac Toe Blog Post
3. Meet with Lit Circle groups and share out discussion worksheet

Homework:

Finish reading novel by Friday; Lit Circle Timed Writing in class on Monday 

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Personal Blog Post #2

Today I will: 

• Write and publish an online blog post utilizing new writing and blogging skills
• Make personal connections with students in the classroom by reading and commenting on their blog posts.

Please Take out: 
- your novel

Today's Agenda:
1. Read silently for 15 minutes
2. Write and publish your second personal tic-tac-toe blog post

Homework:

Read your lit circle novel and complete discussion questions due tomorrow

Last day to submit make-up or late work is this Wednesday 12/14

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Lit circle #2

Today I will: 

• Apply knowledge of the novel by writing a tic-tac-toe blog post and then engage in an online discussion by commenting on my grou pmember's posts

Please Take out: 
-novel
-Setting worksheet for HW
-Did you publish your personal blog post?

Today's Agenda:
1. Read Silently for 15 minutes
2. Check Illuminate for your grade on LC Blog Post 1 before beginning post 2
3. Write second  Lit Circle Tic Tac Toe Blog Post
         Lit Circle #1 posts were a bit lackluster, please dive deeper into your analysis and length of post
3. Meet with Lit Circle groups and share out setting worksheet

Homework:

Read novel and work on Discussion Question Worksheet due on Tuesday for Lit Circle #3

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Personal Blog Post Tic Tac Toe

Today I will: 

• Write and publish an online blog post utilizing new writing and blogging skills 
• Make personal connections with students in the classroom by reading and commenting uon their blog posts. 

Please Take out: 
-novel
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Read Lit Circle Novel
2. Introduce and write your first Personal Blog Post Tic Tac Toe

Homework:

Read Lit Circle novel and complete setting worksheet due tomorrow

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Literature Circle #1- Round 2

Today I will: 

• Make comparisons between my novel and my life and publish an online entry 

Please Take out: 
-novel
-Discussion Questions for HW

Today's Agenda:
1. Read Silently for 10 minutes
2. Write first Lit Circle Tic Tac Toe Blog Post
3. Meet with Lit Circle groups and discuss questions

Homework:

Read novel and work on Setting Worksheet due on Friday for Lit Circle #2

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O Brother There's More!

Today I will: 

• Make comparisons between The Odyssey  and the film O Brother Where Art Thou

Please Take out: 
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Begin watching O Brother Where Art Thou and complete movie notes
2. Read your Lit Circle novel

Homework:

Read your Lit Circle book and work on Discussion Questions due Tomorrow 

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O Brother!

Today I will: 

• Submit a final draft of my Hero's Journey Narrative to Turnitin.com
• Make comparisons between The Odyssey  and the film O Brother Where Art Thou

Please Take out: 
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Submit Final Draft of Hero's Journey Narrative on Turnitin.com

1. Email: 20171234@schscougars.org
2. Password: 031388JW (birthday followed by capitalized first and last initial)

2. Go over O Brother Movie Notes

3. Begin watching O Brother Where Art Thou

Homework:

Read your Lit Circle book and work on Discussion Questions due Wednesday 

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Happy Friday Ya'll!

Today I will: 

• Establish a reading schedule with my Lit Circle Group
• Make any corrections needed to my Hero's Journey Narrative due Monday

Please Take out: 
-Your Lit Circle Novel

Today's Agenda:
1. Establish a reading schedule with your Lit Circle Group
2. Go over discussion question homework due next Wednesday
3. Work on Hero's Journey Narratives
4. Introduce Lit Circle Tic-Tac-Toe blogging opportunities

Homework:

Make any necessary changes to your Hero's Journey Narrative. Final drafts will be submitted via Turnitin.com on Monday

Read lit circle book and work on Discussion Questions due Wednesday

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Final Odyssey Test

Today I will: 

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

Please Take out: 
-a Chromebook
-Final Study Guide
-The Meeting of Father and Son
-The Beggar and the Faithful Dog

Today's Agenda:
1. Turn in work
2. Take Final Odyssey Exam

Homework:

Work on Narrative
Read Lit Circle Novel 

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Odyssey Review

Today I will: 

• Demonstrate level of mastery of the Odyssey through test review

Please Take out: 
-a chromebook
-Final test study guide

Today's Agenda:
1. Check out Lit Circle Books from the library
2. Quizziz Review Game
3. Question practice:  The Odyssey

4. Work on Final Test Study Guide 

Homework:

-Complete Final Study Guide due tomorrow
Bring the following assignments to class tomorrow to be collected: "The Meeting of Father and Son" and "The Beggar and the Faithful Dog" 

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Peer Edit: Hero's Journey Narrative

Today I will: 

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

Please Take out: 
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Peer Edit your Hero's Journey Narrative
2. Self-Edit any corrections made by your peers
3. Work on Odyssey Final Test Study Guide if there is any remaining time

Homework:

Work on Odyssey Final Test Study Guide due Thursday
Final Draft of Hero's Journey essay due Monday 

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Welcome back!

Today I will: 

• Demonstrate understanding of the hero’s journey and the elements of a narrative by composing a narrative about own journey with a focus on dialogue and mood

Please Take out: 
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Edit narratives for a clear mood

2. Edit narratives with focus on dialogue

3. Odyssey Test Study Guide

4. Pitch Lit Circle Books 

Homework:

Honors: Write final response; due tomorrow

All -Work on Odyssey Test Study Guide

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Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Today I will: 

• Finish reading The Odyssey

Please Take out: 
Your copy of the Odyssey Part Two

Today's Agenda:
1. Finish reading The Odyssey 
2. Watch the end of The Odyssey
3. Work on narratives
4. Discuss Honors Final Response due Tuesday after break

Homework over break:

All Hero's Journey narratives must be complete after returning from Thanksgiving break

Honors: You should finish reading your novel over break and begin your Final Response due Tuesday after we return 

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The Beggar and the Faithful Dog

Today I will: 

• Cite diction and detail used to create mood in a short passage.
• Demonstrate mastery of vocabulary words

Please Take out: 
-vocabulary packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Vocabulary Quiz on Illuminate
2. “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog”

3. Edit narratives with focus on imagery
4. Go over Honors Final Response

Homework:

Honors: Read 

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The Meeting of Father and Son

Today I will: 

• 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: 
-a writing utensil
-3 colored highlighters

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocab: impostor and indication
2. "The Meeting of Father and Son": Mood, Imagery & Perspective

Homework:

1. Finish "The Meeting of Father and Son" Worksheet
2. Study for Vocab Quiz tomorrow; all of the words in your packet this far

Use this Quizziz link to study your words if you'd like

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The Cattle of the Sun God

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.
• Interpret Homer’s purpose of several selections from the Odyssey by citing textual evidence

Please Take out: 
-vocabulary packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocab: contemptible
Bellwork Vocab: restitution

2. Read "The Cattle of the Sun God"

3. Complete Cattle of the Sun God worksheet
4. Collect Odyssey Work Packet #1

Homework:

Honors Read

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Narratives

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.

Please Take out: 
-Scylla and Charybdis Homework

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocab: strategist Bellwork Vocab: disdainful
2. Watch Scylla and Charybdis
3. Read Sample Narratives
4. Narrative Timed Writing

Homework:

CP: No homework
H: 2 Motif entries due tomorrow; You should be finishing up most of your book over Thanksgiving break 

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Point of View: Scylla and Charybdis

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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: 
-Chromebook
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1 Bellwork Vocab: contrive Bellwork Vocab: justification
2. Finish The Siren Song Comparison
2. Scylla and Charybdis

Homework:
Finish Scylla and Charybdis worksheet on second point of view
Honors: Read novel

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

Please Take out: 
-Bellwork vocab packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocab: profusion Bellwork Vocab: incredulity
2. Read "The Sirens" portion of the story and complete through the post reading portion of the packet

Homework:

Read "The Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood and underline the Sirens' feelings about her encounter with the men 

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The Land of the Dead

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

Please Take out: 
-bellwork vocab packet
-writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocab: foremost Bellwork Vocab: supplication
2. Read the "Land of the Dead"
3. The Sirens

Homework:

No homework :0)

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Land of the Dead

Today I will: 

-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 chromebook
-vocabulary packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Vocab Quiz on Illuminate
2. Read sample narratives
3. Write "Ordinary World"
4. Begin "Land of the Dead" if time

Homework:

Complete the First Page of The Land of the Dead worksheet

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Dialogue in the Witch Circe

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: 
Bellwork packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocab: implacable
2. Introduce dialogue
3. Read the Witch Circe

Homework:

All: complete the Hero's Journey essay organizer
Study for Vocab Quiz on Monday (immortal, adversity, formidable, distress, consent, detain, mutinous, adversary, implacable)

College Prep: Finish The Witch Circe  worksheet
Honors: Read extra novel and work on DJs

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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
• Identify the elements of a narrative, analyze a prompt, and begin to map out student’s own hero’s journey

Please Take out: 
-Bellwork Packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocab: mutinous and Bellwork Vocab: adversary
2. Go over Cyclops HW and discuss Odysseus’ characteristics; watch movie portion
3. Introduce Hero’s Journey Essay

Homework:

Focus on one childhood memory and fill out the Essay Organizer due Monday

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Social and Emotional Health

Today I will: 

• Partake in a presentation from the county on Social and Emotional health

Homework:

Complete the Cyclops reading and worksheet due tomorrow 

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.

Please Take out: 
-bellwork packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocab: consent  and Bellwork Vocab: detain
2. Childhood Memories Doc
3. Start the Cyclops portion of the story


Homework:

Finish reading the Cyclops and complete the Cyclops Worksheet due Thursday 

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Happy Halloween!

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

Please Take out: 
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocab: formidable Bellwork Vocab: distress
2. Complete Cyclops Pre-Reading Activity
3.  Childhood Memories and Honors Motif Work

Homework:

Honors complete Motif entry by tomorrow

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The Lotus Eaters and Childhood Memories

Today I will: 

-Discuss the effects of the lotus on Odysseus’ mens’ ability to complete their goal

-Identify how the hero’s journey archetype is represented in the short story “The Chase” by Annie Dilliard

-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: 

-writing utensil

-HW: "The Lotus Eaters"

Today's Agenda:

1. Stamp Homework & begin Bellwork Vocab: immortal and Bellwork Vocab: adversity

2. Review "The Lotus Eaters" & Watch clip of the Lotus Eaters from Percy Jackson

3. Writing: Childhood memories

Homework:

Honors: Begin reading your supplemental novel and begin to think of your motif

Where I'm From

Today I will: 

-Revisit the painting from yesterday to see what it is really about
-Read "I am Laertes' Son" and replicate Homer's style of writing by writing your own "Where I'm From" Poem

Please Take out: 
-Last night's homework
-honors book

Today's Agenda:
1. Finish Calypso's Island
2. Watch the portion of the film
4. Read "I am Laertes' Son" and complete the "Where I'm From" poem

Homework:

Finish Where I'm From Poem and post on blog and read "The Lotus Eaters" and complete worksheet

Honors: Bring your copy of your extra novel tomorrow

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Calypso the Sweet Nymph

Today I will: 
-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: 

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-chromebook
-writing utensil
-3 highlighters
-HW: "Tell the Story"

Today's Agenda:
1. Stamp Homework
2. Bellwork: Show-not tell Writing
2. "Calypso, the Sweet Nymph"
    
Homework:

1. ALL: Finish "Calypso, The Sweet Nymph" worksheet through the imagery portion on page 2

2. Check out book for extra novel assignment - Friday

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