Intro to The Odyssey and The Hero's Journey

Objectives:  Become familiar with The Odyssey via an intro powerpoint.  Identify elements of a Hero's journey.  Construct an original story and utilize new vocabulary terms.

Agenda:

The Odyssey Vocabulary List S19

Bellwork Story pages
Which Door? Bellwork #1
Finish the Intro to The Odyssey powerpoint and the Accompanying Notes worksheet

The Hero’s Journey: 12 Stages

Matthew Winkler Ted Talk

The Hero’s Journey in film and literature worksheet

HW:
All: Finish The Hero’s Journey in film and literature worksheet
Honors only:  Check out your extra novel, bring to class on Monday for Mrs. Capen to see that you have a physical copy and are ready to begin reading it.

Finish TKAM film, Begin Intro to The Odyssey powerpoint and notes

Objectives:
Wrap up TKAM and Intro to the next unit

Agenda:
Finish TKAM film
Intro to The Odyssey powerpoint
Accompanying Notes worksheet

HW:
Honors only:  Check out your extra novel, bring to class on Monday for Mrs. Capen to see that you have a physical copy and are ready to begin reading it.

TKAM Essays due/Finish TKAM Film

Objectives:
-Upload TKAM essays to turnitn.com
-Turn in essay packets

Agenda:
-Turn in essay packets:  Yellow rubric on top, the final draft of the essay, Packet with: the checklist for TKAM essay worksheet, prompt/brainstorm/evidence collector, Essay Template, blue Peer edit worksheet on the bottom.

-Log into your account on www.turnitin.com.  
The name of the assignment is TKAM Essay  
Follow the steps to upload your document from Google drive as a SINGLE FILE UPLOAD (You shouldn’t have to copy and paste your document).

The following info is for NEW STUDENTS ONLY to create their turnitin.com account, all other students should have their own login and password already.

Block 2 class ID: 20266490, enrollment key: Block2

Block 3 class ID: 20266505, enrollment key: Block3  

-Watch TKAM Film

Homework:
None

Peer edit and format essays

Objectives:

Reflect on essays by peer editing and revising

Agenda:
-Format essays, see Google Classroom stream attachment MLA format guide

-Peer edit typed rough drafts

-Have two different peers read and edit your essay with the Peer edit worksheet

-Revise your essays after the peer edit, deleting all highlights and underlines made by your peer editors, the final draft should be clean and perfect.

Homework:

-Revise essays, making them perfect.

-Print out a hard copy of the final draft of your essay to be turned in tomorrow at the beginning of class along with the checklist for the essay, prompt, brainstorm/evidence collector, peer edit worksheet, and rubric (The rubric will be handed to you tomorrow).

Type the essay rough draft

Objectives:

Students will apply their knowledge of Chrome, Googledocs, turnitin.com and writing while typing up their rough drafts of their TKAM essays.

Agenda:

-Essay Template (your written rough draft):  Due at the beginning of class today

-Begin typing essay onto Google Classroom
-Supplemental Novel Assignment directions. Complete the actual assignment via Google classroom. For reference: H-Motif Examples

HW:

-All:  Finish typing essays on Google Classroom
Honors:  Check out and bring your extra novel to class due by Tuesday 4/2

Essay work time, Step 5

Objectives:
Continue to form TKAM essay with written rough draft via the essay template worksheet

Agenda:

-Intros and Conclusions notes

-Review Sub Claim/Topic Sentence S19

-Students should complete Step 5 today in the yellow essay packet Essay Template.  This is considered your written rough draft.  Please get an initial from your substitute today, Coach Watkins, after you have completed it/before you leave class today.  If you don’t get Coach Watkins initials then you do not receive credit for working today in class.

Homework:
Finish Step 5 if it was not completed in class today

Essay writing, continued

Objectives:

-Dissect writing prompt, identifying writing tasks in a “do/what” chart

-Generate possible text evidence to be used in essay via a brainstorming activity

-Select best evidence and develop appropriate analysis on teacher-provided evidence collector

Agenda:

-Fill out the Evidence Collector on the TKAM Essay prompt

-Begin filling in both body paragraphs onto the Essay Template

-Get the Essay checklist stamped

HW: