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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