Monday December 14, 2015

Objective: Analyze a piece of dialogue for mood by selecting textual evidence.

Construct an original piece of dialogue with explicit characterization.

Agenda: “Odysseus and Penelope”

HW:

Odyssey Test Study Guide

Thursday December 10, 2015

Objectives:

Display mastery of perspective, mood, characterization and imagery by composing a narrative retelling of “Death at the Palace.”

Recall vocabulary word parts and assess my knowledge of these terms through quiz #4.

Agenda:
-Turn in Narrative essays along with peer edited drafts and Blue Rubric
-“Death at the Palace”

Homework:
The Odyssey packet due tomorrow

Objectives:

Display mastery of perspective, mood, characterization and imagery by composing a narrative retelling of “The Test of the Great Bow”

Agenda:

“The Test of the Great Bow”

Homework:
Final draft of Narrative Essay due tomorrow along with the peer-edited draft and Blue rubric.

Tuesday December 8, 2015

Objectives:

Cite diction and detail used to create mood in a short passage.

Cite text evidence from a story to show irony by writing two evidence sentences.

Practice POV by writing from Penelope or Odysseus’ perspective.

“The Beggar and the Faithful Dog”

Homework: Revise Narrative essays. Final hard copy due Thursday 12/10/2015

Monday December 7, 2015

Objectives: 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.

Agenda:

Part Two: Coming Home page 1

“The Meeting of Father and Son”

Homework:

1.  Revise narratives.  Final printed drafts: due Thursday December 10, 2015 along with peer edited rough draft and Blue rubric.

2.  The Odyssey final exam is Tuesday, December 15, 2015, a study guide will be handed out to help you prepare for this exam.  

3.  The Odyssey packet #2 due this Friday, December 11, 2015.  The following assignments should be included in this packet:  The Sirens, Scylla & Charybdis, Edit narratives-Dialogue, Edit narratives-Mood, Edit narratives-Imagery, Meeting of father and son, The Beggar and the Faithful Dog, Peer edit worksheet, The Test of the Great Bow, Death at the Palace.

Friday December 4, 2015

Objectives: Identify perspective and point of view in constructed S & C paragraphs.

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

Agenda:
-Work on Narratives, specifically on Dialogue, Mood, and Imagery
-“The Cattle of the Sun God”

-Share Scylla and Charybdis Post-read assignment

Homework:
Print out and bring to class on Monday-Narrative essay rough draft

Tuesday December 1, 2015

Objectives:  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.

Agenda:

“Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood

Compare / Contrast Paragraph
Student sample narrative and rubric

Homework:
Honors continue to read extra novel and work on DJ entries via google classroom