Monday-Letter to incoming Freshman & Peer review lit circle

Objectives:
-Construct an original letter detailing the Humanities I course
-Provide feedback to peer blog posts

Agenda:
-Letter to incoming Freshman & Peer review lit circle

Homework:
-Make sure lit circle books are returned

Thursday-Essay prep for tomorrow's timed writing

Objectives: Construct well-written paraphrases as evidence that will support your thesis statement

-Synthesize information by writing a main thesis for literature circle timed writing.

Agenda:

Prep for tomorrow's timed writing
Begin your third and final personal blog post #3 

Homework:

Finish reading lit circle books

Finish filling in notes for essay prep

Wednesday-Prep for Friday's Timed Writing

Objectives:
-Identify the different types of conflict
-Discuss the various conflicts within Lit Circle novels
-Break down a prompt
-Take notes in preparation for the timed writing this Friday

Agenda:
-Conflict worksheet in lit circle groups
-Lit circle essay prompt

Homework:
Finish lit circle book for Friday's timed writing

Tuesday-Lit Circle #3 & Tic-Tac-Toe

Objectives:

-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.

Agenda:

-15 minutes silent reading

-Lit Circle #3 with Discussion Questions in groups

-Tic-Tac-Toe Lit Blog Post #3

Homework:

-Finish Tic-Tac-Toe Lit Blog Post #3

-Finish Lit Circle novels by Thursday. Lit circle timed writing is this Friday, 12/16/16

-Last day all late work accepted is tomorrow!

Monday-Personal Blog post #2

Objectives:

-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.

Agenda:

-15 minutes silent reading

-Personal Tic-Tac-Toe 2nd blog Post

-By the end of class today you should have BOTH the Literature Circle blog post #2 and Personal blog post #2 published.

Homework:

-Finish reading lit circle books, timed writing has been moved to this Friday, 12/16

Friday-Literature Circle #2

Objectives:

• Compare and draw conclusions about Level 2 or Level 3 discussion question for lit circle novel and discuss with group
• Apply knowledge of the novel by writing a tic-tac-toe blog post and then comment on my group member's posts.

Agenda:
-15 minutes silent reading
-Blog post peer feedback 
-2nd Literature Circle Blog Post (Tic-Tac-Toe): Directions on Google Classroom

Homework:

Read your literature circle book and complete the Discussion Questions - due Tues, 12/13
-Finish and publish your 2nd Literature Circle Tic-Tac-Toe Blog post

Thursday-Finish Lit Circle mini blog post project #1 and begin personal blog post #1

Objectives:

-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.

Agenda:

-15 minutes silent reading

-Finish Lit Circle mini blog post project #1

-Intro Personal Tic-Tac-Toe and write the first personal blog Post

Homework:

-Setting worksheet due tomorrow for lit circle meeting #2

Wednesday-Literature circle #1

Objectives:

-Discuss literature circle novels by asking and answering level two and level three questions.

-Complete a mini project via the literature circle Tic Tac Toe board via my personal blog

Agenda:

Lit Circle #1

Tic-Tac-Toe Lit Blog Post

Discussion Questions in groups

HW:  Read lit circle book and work on Setting worksheet due Friday for lit circle #2

Tuesday-O Brother, Where Art Thou, continued

Objectives: Compare and contrast the film, O Brother, Where Art Thou, to The Odyssey's Hero's journey steps

Agenda:

Finish O Brother, Where Art Thou and worksheet

Read Lit Circle novel for remaining time, Discussion Questions

HW:  

Read lit circle book and work on

Discussion Questions

Monday-O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Objectives:  Compare and contrast the film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? to homer's The Odyssey and the steps of the Hero's journey

Agenda:
-Turn in Narrative essays.  
-Oh Brother Where Art Thou and worksheet

Homework:

-Read lit circle books and complete Discussion Questions due Wednesday 12/7

Friday-Honors extra novel test, CP-Formatting Narratives

Objectives:

-Write a one page response to two level three questions regarding your hero's journey honors novel.

Agenda:

Lit Circle Tic-Tac-Toe

Honors Book Test

CP Work on narrative, fixing all edits from peer edit to finalize

Discussion questions for HW for Lit Circle #1

HW:

Print out Final Narrative Essay-due Monday

Read lit circle book and work on Discussion Questions due Wednesday 12/7

Thursday-The Odyssey Final Exam via Illuminate

Objectives:

-Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.

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

Agenda:

“The Odyssey” test

HW:

Honors final test study guide-Honors test for the extra novel is tomorrow

All-Read lit circle book. First meeting is Wednesday 12/7

Wednesday-Set up lit circle reading schedule

Objectives:

-Demonstrate level of mastery of the Odyssey through test review

Agenda:

lit circle groups meet to divide page numbers for meetings.

#1: 12/6

#2: 12/9

#3: 12/13

#4: 12/16

Timed Writing: 12/19

On-line review game on quizizz

Question practice:  The Odyssey

Finishing watching the Odyssey Crash Course as a review

HW:

Odyssey Test Study Guide-Due tomorrow

Pass out Honors final test study guide

Read lit circle book

Tuesday-Peer edit Narratives

Objectives:

-Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.

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

Agenda:

Peer Editing using the Peer Edit Worksheet and Narrative Rubric

Honors Extra novel test 2016-Honors students, utilize this worksheet and write notes to prepare for the timed writing this Friday, you may use this worksheet to guide you on Friday's timed writing.

HW:Odyssey Test Study Guide-due Thursday. Final exam is on Thursday

Monday-Self edit narratives

Objectives:

-Reflect on Narrative essays, looking for Mood, Imagery, and Dialogue

-Pitch lit circle books

Agenda:

-Lit circle book choices for lit circle #2

-Self Edit narratives for a clear mood

-Self Edit narratives with focus on imagery

-Self Edit narratives with focus on dialogue

Homework:

-Print out Narrative essays for peer edit tomorrow.

-Odyssey Test Study Guide due Thursday. Odyssey final is Thursday.
-Final Narratives due Monday 12/5
-Honors: Timed writing is this Friday.

Friday-Wrap up The Odyssey reading packet

Objectives:

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

Agenda:

Read “The Test of the Great Bow” ,“Death at the Palace”,“Odysseus and Penelope”

HW:  

Honors: Finish reading your novel over the Thanksgiving break

All: Have a safe and fun Thanksgiving break!

Thursday-The Beggar and the Faithful Dog

Objectives:

Objectives:

-Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.

-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

-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.

-Recall vocabulary word parts and assess my knowledge of these terms through an assessment.

Agenda:

Turn in Vocabulary packets

Illuminate “Odyssey Vocab Quiz 2 Final”  

“The Beggar and the Faithful Dog” via Google classroom. Focus on Indirect Characterization

HW:  

Honors: Finish reading extra novel over Thanksgiving break

Wednesday-The Odyssey Part II, Meeting of father and Son

Objectives:

-Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.

-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:

Bellwork Vocab: impostor

Bellwork Vocab: indication

Study Vocab Odyssey Vocab Review on Quizzizz

“The Meeting of Father and Son”

Homework:
All: Finish typing narrative essay rough drafts via Google classroom
All: Study for Vocab quiz tomorrow

Honors: Finish reading extra novels over Thanksgiving break

Monday-Narrative essay writing time

Objectives:

-Demonstrate mastery of vocabulary terms

-Construct original Hero's journey narrative focusing on The Ordinary World element

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: strategist

Bellwork Vocab: disdainful

Start In Class “timed writing” have students write with a focus on a clear perspective

HW:

Honors: Write last two dialectical journal entries due tomorrow

Thursday-Scylla and Charybdis

Objectives:

-Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.

-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

Demonstrate understanding of the hero’s journey and the elements of a narrative by composing a narrative about own journey with a focus on clear perspective

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: contrive

Bellwork Vocab: justification

Blocks 2 & 3 Scylla and Charybdis

Block 4 Scylla and Charybdis Google form

HW:  Finish Scylla and Charybdis handout

Honors: last two DJ entries due Tuesday

Wednesday-The Siren Song

Objectives:

-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.

Agenda:
Bellwork Vocab: profusion

Bellwork Vocab: incredulity

The Sirens comparision paragraph with Margaret Atwood's "Siren Song"

Homework:

-Honors last two DJ entries due Tuesday 11/15

Tuesday-The Sirens

Objectives:

--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

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: foremost

Bellwork Vocab: supplication

“The Sirens and The Sirens worksheet

HW: Sirens through Post Reading

Monday-Land of the Dead

Objectives:

-Demonstrate mastery of vocabulary terms through an on-line multiple choice test

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

-Utilize diction to retell a  story and establish  tone and mood

Agenda

-Vocab Quiz on Illuminate Titled OdysseyVocabQuiz1

-Read Land of the dead

-The Land of the Dead worksheet

-Choose one Childhood memory to focus on and fill out Essay Organizer

HW:
Honors two more DJ entries due tomorrow

Friday-Dialogue

Objectives:

--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”

Agenda:

-Bellwork Vocab: implacable

-Introduce dialogue with this worksheet

Post Read The Witch Circe worksheet that can be pushed out on Google Classroom and completed individually

HW:

-Study for Vocabulary test on Monday
-Two more DJ entries by Tuesday via Google Classroom

Wednesday-San Diego Youth Services guest speakers

San Diego Youth Services guest speakers

Homework:
All-Finish reading "The Cyclops" and complete the accompanying worksheet due tomorrow
Honors-DJ entries 2 & 3 due next Tuesday via Google classroom.

Tuesday-The Cyclops

Objectives:

-Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.

-Read, analyze, and annotate “The Cyclops” with a focus on the characteristics of a hero

Examine multiple representations of a cyclops, write observations, and make predictions about Odysseus’ encounter with the cyclops

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: consent  and

Bellwork Vocab: detain

Bellwork Vocab: formidable

Bellwork Vocab: distress

The Cyclops pre-read Google form

Begin Reading “The Cyclops”

HW:

All: Finish reading “The Cyclops” and gather evidence of characterization due on Thursday

Honors: Motif DJ entries 2 & 3 due next Tuesday, November 8th