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