Tuesday

Objectives: Recognize and relate plot points from the film, “O Brother, Where Art Thou” to The Odyssey by distinguishing similarities between the film and text

Agenda:

Finish “O Brother”

fill out movie worksheet

Friday

Objectives:

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

Recognize and relate plot points from the film, “O Brother, Where Art Thou” to The Odyssey by distinguishing similarities between the film and text

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab Final Quiz

“O Brother, Where Art Thou” watch and fill out movie worksheet

Homework:
None. Enjoy your three-day weekend

Thursday

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

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: indication

“The Odyssey” test

Homework:

Vocab packet due tomorrow, vocab test tomorrow

Tuesday

Objectives:

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

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

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: pliant

Honors Book Test
College Prep Work on Study Guide

HW:

Perfect your Narrative Essays-due tomorrow

Monday

Objectives:

Define and memorize five new word parts and use them to construct meaning of new words.

- Apply concepts of the Hero’s Journey and create a personal narrative essay.

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: restitution

Continue peer edits: Narrative writing
Work on narrative, fixing all edits to finalize
The Odyssey pre-test

HW Honors: Final Narratives due Wednesday to turnitin.com & Prepare for tomorrow's book test

HW College Prep: Final Narratives due Wednesday to turnitin.com & The Odyssey exam Thursday 5/26

Friday

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:

Bellwork: Vocabulary-Contemptible

Peer Editing of Narrative essays

HW:

Honors: Make notes on Honors extra book test worksheet. Test on Tuesday 5/24

College Prep: Final narratives due Wednesday 5/25

Thursday

Objectives:

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

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: contemptible
death at the palace
Odysseus and Penelope

HW:

Honors: finish reading extra novel. Extra novel timed writing has been moved to Tuesday 5/24

Final Narrative due date is Wednesday May 25th

Tuesday

Objectives:

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

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

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: justification

“The Test of the Great Bow”

HW:

Honors Finish reading extra novel by this Friday, final exam on extra novel on Monday 5/23

Monday

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.

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: incredulity

“The Beggar and the Faithful Dog”

HW:  

Honors: Final 2 DJs due tomorrow. DO NOT COMPLETE the Final written response.

Friday

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:

Bellwork Vocab: supplication

Part Two: Coming Home

“The Meeting of Father and Son”

HW: 

All Narrative Essay rough drafts should be 100% complete

Honors: DJ entries 4 & 5 due Tuesday via Classroom

Thursday

Objectives:

-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

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: strategist

“The Cattle of the Sun God”

HW:  

Honors: Write 2 more DJs due Tuesday

Narrative essay rough drafts should be completed

Wednesday

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

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: contrive

Continue writing narratives
Edit narratives with focus on dialogue

HW:  

Honors: Write 2 more DJs due next Tuesday via Google classroom

Tuesday

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

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: profusion

Scylla and Charybdis Post-read assignment via blogs
focus on a clear perspective and continue to write and edit narratives.

Homework:
Honors continue to work on DJ entries, next two due on May 17th

Monday

Objectives: 

Identify Diction, Details and Imagery in Homer’s Scylla and Charybdis that indicates the speaker’s perspective.

Compare and contrast Homer’s version of the S & C encounter to visual representations, including analyzing  3 political cartoons for meaning.

Construct your own version of Odysseus’ encounter with S & C by writing a narrative from either S or C perspective.

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: foremost

“Scylla and Charybdis”

HW:  Finish Scylla and Charybdis handout

Friday

Objectives:

-Demonstrate mastery of vocabulary terms

- 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 Quiz on Illuminate

“Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood
Compare / Contrast Paragraph The Odyssey and "Siren Song"
"Scylla and Charybdis"

Homework:
Honors: Next two DJ entries due Tuesday, May 10th

Thursday

5/5

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: implacable

Narrative essay writing: My Ordinary World/Setting

“The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis”

HW: 
ALL: Study vocabulary words for vocab quiz tomorrow
Honors: Continue to read extra novel, next TWO DJ entries due Tuesday 5/10 via Google Clasroom

Wednesday

Objectives:

-create a mini-dialogue that demonstrates understanding of the elements of dialogue and incorporates “show not tell writing”

-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:
“The Land of the Dead”
Narrative essay focus:  The first paragraph/the setting/The Ordinary World

Homework:

Honors-Continue reading extra book, next two DJs due Tuesday 5/10

All-Vocab quiz this Friday

Tuesday

Objectives:

-construct evidence sentences exhibiting understanding of “The Witch Circe”

Create a dialogue, using the storyline of “The Witch Circe” to demonstrate understanding of the elements of dialogue

Work with my group to synthesize all dialogues to create one that is shared with the class

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: mutinous & adversary

Check/stamp Hero’s Journey Essay Organizer
Read the Witch Circe

Complete “Witch Circe” post-read in groups of four with Chromebook

Homework:

Honors:  Continue to read extra novel, next 2 DJ entries due next Tuesday 5/10
All:  Vocab quiz this Friday, study your vocab words

Monday

Objectives:

-create a mini-dialogue that demonstrates understanding of the elements of dialogue and incorporates “show not tell writing”

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

Agenda:

Bellwork Vocab: detain

Essay Organizer

Introduce dialogue and dialogue practice via google docs

HW:

Finish filling out the Essay Organizer with ONE childhood memory (this might be your possible narrative essay topic)
Honors: First DJ entry due tomorrow via Google classroom. I will be checking these during block 1 tomorrow.