Final Revisions to The Narrative Essay and begin “O Brother, Where Art Thou”

Objectives:

Revise essays

View and compare/contrast a film to The Odyssey

Agenda:

Discuss the Narrative Rubric

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

Narrative Essay Final Revision

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

HW:  Read for lit circle #1 on Tuesday 12/4 discussion questions worksheet

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

Final narrative due Monday 12/3

Lit Circle Discussion Questions and Peer edit of the Narrative Essay

Objectives:

-Familiarize myself with the level of questions

-Peer edit Narrative Essay

Agenda:

-Silent Reading time

-Lit Circle HW 1 Level of Questions practice

-Discussion questions worksheet

-Peer Edit Worksheet

HW:

Narrative Essay Final draft is due Monday 12/3/18

Read for lit circle #1/discussion questions worksheet due Tuesday 12/4/18

Narrative Essay Self-Edit

Objectives:

-Self-reflect on the Narrative Essay

-Make essay revisions

Agenda:

1. Narrative essay writing time. At this point, your Narrative Essay should be completed. Make sure it includes:

-At least 4 exchanges of dialogue

-Indirect Characterization

-A distinct mood

-Sensory imagery

-At least 8-12 steps of The Hero's Journey

-2 pages minimum, 4 pages maximum

-A clear plot: setting, rising action, climax, falling action and a takeaway or life lesson learned from this

experience.

2. Self-edit with the Narrative essay self edit worksheet and then revise narrative essays. The Narrative essay self edit worksheet is due at the end of class TODAY

HW:  

-Read for lit circle #1 on Tuesday 12/4

-Bring lit circle book to class, we will begin doing silent reading during class time

Peer Review Ordinary World

Objectives:

-Review a peer's Ordinary World and provide feedback

-Continue to develop the Narrative essay following 8-12 steps of The Hero's Journey

Agenda:

-Peer review for Ordinary World

--Continue to develop the Narrative essay following 8-12 steps of The Hero's Journey

HW:

-Final Narrative Essay due Monday, 12/3

-Read lit circle books, first meeting Tuesday 12/4

Narrative essay focus: The Ordinary World

Objectives:

-Collect and Check/stamp Hero’s Journey Essay Organizer

-Focus on the setting of the Narrative Essay

Agenda:

-Collect and Check/stamp Hero’s Journey Essay Organizer

Ordinary World samples and The Ordinary World Activity
Narrative essay typing time: Begin typing your ordinary world onto the essay document via Google Classroom

HW:

Read lit circle novel, first meeting Tuesday, 12/4
Narrative Essay Final draft due Monday 12/3

Honors extra novel essay and College Prep essay organizer

Objectives:
Honors students will assess their knowledge of Motifs and Themes from their supplemental novel
College Prep students will continue to prepare for their Narrative Essay through outlining and filling in the essay organizer

Agenda:

Honors students will assess their knowledge of Motifs and Themes from their supplemental novel via an online assessment on Google Classroom.

College Prep students will continue to prepare for their Narrative Essay through outlining and filling in the Essay Organizer

Extra Credit opportunity: Hand Turkey Haiku

Homework:
Honors:  Finish Essay Organizer
All:  Have a great Thanksgiving break!

Continue to work on Narrative Essay Prompt and pre-writing, pages 3 and 4 only today

Objectives:
Brainstorm for Narrative essay

Agenda:
Silent reading Lit circle novels
Narrative Essay Prompt and pre-writing, pages 3 and 4 only today
The Odyssey test corrections/Honors work on Narrative Essay Prompt and pre-writing:  Essay Organizer and/or revisit DJ motif entries to make sure they are good to go as your notes for tomorrow's essay.

HW:
Honors: revisit DJ motif entries to make sure they are good to go as your notes for tomorrow's essay.
Bring earbuds and music to help you focus on tomorrow's Timed Essay for your extra novel.

Lit Circle group set-up reading schedule, The Chase, and Narrative essay prompt

Objectives:

-Identify how the hero’s journey archetype is represented in the short story “The Chase” by Annie Dillard

Agenda:
-Silent reading time Lit Circle novel
-set up a reading schedule with Lit Circle Book Marks

-The Chase by Annie Dillard Read and annotate according to stages of hero’s journey

Hero’s journey graphic

If there is time, go over the Narrative Essay Prompt and pre-writing

HW:

Honors: Finish reading the extra novel, the Timed essay is on Friday

Honors: Last DJ motif entry due Thursday 9/15

The Odyssey Final Exam

Objectives:

Assess my knowledge of The Odyssey by completing an online test

Agenda:
-Turn in The Odyssey Test Study Guide

-“The Odyssey” test

-Check out lit circle novels from the library, bring books each day to class!

HW:

Honors Finish reading the extra novel, timed essay on motifs and the extra novel is this Friday.

Honors Fourth dialectical journal entry due Thursday 11/15

Odyssey Vocab Quiz and prep for Tuesday's Final Exam

Objectives:

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

Agenda:

-Turn in Bellwork vocabulary packet

-Vocab Final Quiz on all 22 words via Illuminate
-The Odyssey review game via Quizizz
-Question practice:  The Odyssey
-Work on Odyssey Test Study Guide

HW: Odyssey Test Study Guide-due Tuesday before the Odyssey Final exam

-Honors Fourth dialectical journal entry due Thursday 11/15

Prepare for The Odyssey Final exam

Objectives:
Prepare for an assessment by creating an original story utilizing vocabulary terms pulled from The Odyssey
Prepare for an assessment by completing an online version via Quizizz 

Agenda:
-Bellwork writing prompts: Choose a topic from the power point that we have not completed yet in class, remember to utilize the remainder of your vocabulary words. Make sure you have utilized all 22 words by now.

-Pitch lit circle books . These are your book choices for the next unit.

-Study Vocab Odyssey Vocab Review on Quizizz

-Odyssey Test Study Guide- Complete the first two pages, turn in the study guide before you leave class today

HW:

all: Study vocab for the exam tomorrow

Vocabulary bellwork packet due tomorrow

Honors: Complete a DJ motif entry, due tomorrow

Death at the Palace and "Odysseus and Penelope"

Objectives:

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

-Describe a childhood memory using show-not-tell writing and sensory imagery by writing a paragraph

Agenda:

Read “Death at the Palace” and "Odysseus and Penelope"

Odyssey Film clip

HW:

All: Vocab exam on all 22 words this Friday

Honors Third dialectical journal entry due Friday 11/9

The Beggar and the Faithful Dog and Test of the Great Bow

Objectives:

-Annotate stories from The Odyssey Focus on Indirect Characterization

Agenda:

-“The Beggar and the Faithful Dog”

-Odyssey Film clip

-"Test of the Great Bow"

HW:

All:  Vocabulary Quiz on all 22 words this Friday

Honors Third dialectical journal entry due Friday 11/9

Cattle of the Sun God, Review of part I The Odyssey

Objectives:
Review part I of The Odyssey through establishing a claim and providing text evidence

Agenda:
The Odyssey Part I Review
Block 2 Cattle of the Sun God Map Activity
Block 3 Cattle of the Sun God Map Activity.
Begin part II of The Odyssey with The Meeting of Father and Son

HW:

finish The Meeting of Father and Son

Honors Third dialectical journal entry due Friday 11/9

Scylla and Charybdis

Objectives:
Create an original narrative focusing on POV, sensory imagery, and dialogue

Agenda:
-Scylla and Charybdis Pre-Reading Activity on Google Forms
-Read and annotate Scylla and Charybdis
-Complete Scylla and Charybdis Post-Reading via Google Classroom

HW:
-Honors:  2nd Motif DJ entry due Monday 11/5

The Sirens and "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.

-Describe a childhood memory using show-not-tell writing and sensory imagery by writing a paragraph

Agenda:

-“The Sirens" pre-reading with Sirens Images

-Read and annotate "The Sirens"

-Complete The Sirens packet along with Atwood's "Siren Song"

HW:

Finish  The Sirens packet

Honors Second dialectical journal entry due Monday 11/5