Wednesday, May 3, 2017

The Beggar And The Faithful Dog

Today I will: 
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    1. Recall vocabulary word parts and assess my knowledge of these terms through an assessment.
    2. Cite diction and detail used to create mood in a short passage.
    3. Practice POV by writing from Penelope or Odysseus’ perspective.
    4. Cite text evidence from a story to show irony by writing two evidence sentence.


      Today's Agenda:
        -Vocabulary Quiz

        - Finish work for "The Meeting of Father and Son"
          -“The Beggar and the Faithful Dog
            -Watch this film clip from 19:00-36:00 to see how Penelope feels facing the suitors at home

                Homework:
                ALL: Finish The Beggar and the Faithful Dog - due tomorrow
                ALL: PRINT YOUR NARRATIVE!!!

                Tuesday, May 2, 2017

                Odysseus Comes Home

                Today I will: 
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                • Define a new vocabulary words, 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 your own journey, with a focus on dialogue.
                • -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.


                Today's Agenda:
                *Bellwork: impostor, & indication
                *The Cattle Of The Sun God
                *Begin Part Two:
                Coming Home The Meeting of Father and Son



                Homework:
                ALL: Study for Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow: 
                Vocab Review on Quizzizz
                (contemptible, restitution, impostor, indication, strategist, disdainful, contrive, justification, profusion, incredulity, foremost, supplication, immortal, adversity, formidable, distress, consent, detain, mutinous, adversary, implacable)
                ALL: Vocabulary Packet will be collected tomorrow
                ALL: Finish typing narrative on google classroom by Tomorrow
                HONORS: Work on final response for Supplemental Novel Assignment (due Tuesday, 5/9

                Monday, May 1, 2017

                Scylla and Charybdis

                Today I will: 
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                • -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 your own journey, with a focus on dialogue


                Today's Agenda:
                1. *Bellwork: contemptible, restitution & pliant
                2. Review "The Sirens" & "Siren's Song"
                3. Scylla and Charybdis
                Scylla and Charybdis film clip minute 14:29
                4. Work on Narrative



                Homework:
                ALL: Finish Scylla and Charybdis narrative
                Hero's Journey narrative due Wed. 5/3
                Honors: Finish reading your supplemental novel and complete last  DJ by Tuesday, 5/2

                Friday, April 28, 2017

                Sirens continued and Essay work

                Today I will: 
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                  Identify Diction, Details and Imagery in Homer’s Scylla and Charybdis that indicates the speaker’s perspective.
                • Construct my own version of Odysseus’ encounter with S & C by writing a narrative from either S or C perspective.
                • Compare and contrast Homer’s version of the S & C encounter to visual representations, including analyzing  3 political cartoons for meaning.
                • -Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.




                Today's Agenda:
                1. Bellwork: strategist disdainful
                2. Land of the Dead film clip-
                3. Review "The Sirens" & "Siren's Song"
                4. Work on Narrative




                -Honors Dialectical journal entries #4-5 due Tuesday 5/2

                Thursday, April 27, 2017

                Sirens and Ordinary World

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                Today I will: 
                -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.


                Today's Agenda
                :
                1. Bellwork: contrive & justification
                2. "The Sirens" pre-reading and reading
                3. Narrative Essay Focus: "The Ordinary World"

                Homework:
                ALLRead The Sirens: pgs 916-919: Complete pages 1, 2, and 3 (through Post-reading of this packet: The Sirens)
                Honors: Finish reading your supplemental novel and complete last 1 DJ by Fri., 4/28

                Wednesday, April 26, 2017

                The Land of the Dead

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

                -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:


                1.Bellwork Vocab: profusion Vocab: incredulity
                2. Read and annotate "The Land of The Dead" in your reading packet. page 23, 24, 25
                3. Do the work for The Land of the Dead
                4. Begin your Hero's Journey Narrative. Use the document on Google classroom.

                Homework:

                All: The Ordinary World section of your essay is due tomorrow. This is the setting up of setting and characters before you enter the special world.
                Honors: 1 Dialectical Journal due Fri 2/29

                Tuesday, April 25, 2017

                The Witch Circe

                Today I will:
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                -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”
                -analyze diction to determine tone and mood in “the Land of the Dead”
                -Utilize diction to retell a  story and establish  tone and mood.



                Today's Agenda:

                1. Bellwork Vocab: foremost & supplication
                2. Read and annotate "The Witch Circe"
                3. Do work for Circe in Classroom
                4. Finish Dialogue from yesterday

                Homework:
                ALL: Finish Narrative Essay Organizer
                Honors: Complete 1 more DJ by FRIDAY, 4/29