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

http://www.tigerscursebook.com/images/sirens%20from%20pirates%20of%20carribbean.jpg

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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