Monday, December 20th

*NO MUSIC UNTIL EVERYONE'S FINISHED WITH THE TEST.
*Quietly bring me testing materials when you're finished.

Friday, December 17th

 *Read:  Orpheus & Eurydice, Achilles
*During test, I'll collect textbooks.
*NO MUSIC UNTIL EVERYONE'S FINISHED WITH THE TEST.
*Quietly bring me testing materials when you're finished.

Thursday, December 16th

*SNOW DAY

Wednesday, December 15th

*Grammar/Mechanics Review
*Course Evaluation

*OBJECTIVE:  Prepare for the final exam.

Tuesday, December 14th

*Check Review (Myths A & B)
---Review
*Read Sisyphus poem
---Answer questions
---Review (time permitting)

*OBJECTIVE:  Prepare for the final exam.

Monday, December 13th

*Final Review
---Review Test Blueprint
---Basic Mythology Info
*Read "The Theft of Thor's Hammer," pp. 475-7
---Answer Questions
*Read "Chi Li Slays the Serpent" pp. 330-333
---Answer Questions

*OBJECTIVE: Prepare for the final exam.

Friday, December 10th

*View _Tron_
---Notes: Flynn's Journey-Quest
------Due at end of movie for 10 pts
*5 mins: So, the same patterns and structures of ancient mythology survive, even flourish in our modern world. What does that mean? What does it reveal about us?
---Discuss

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze scenes in modern cinema, looking for mythic and archetypal structures.

Thursday, December 9th

*View _Tron_
---Notes: Flynn's Journey-Quest
------Due at end of movie for 10 pts
---Last 10 minutes: Discussion

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze scenes in modern cinema, looking for mythic and archetypal structures.

Wednesday, December 8th

*View _Tron_
---Notes: Flynn's Journey-Quest
------Due at end of movie for 10 pts
---Last 10 minutes: Discussion

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze scenes in modern cinema, looking for mythic and archetypal structures.

Tuesday, December 7th

*Sub
*Finish Test

Monday, December 6th

*Written Exam
---2 days, today & tomorrow
---Yes, notes
---Yes, dictionaries & thesauruses
---No, no music
---End of hour
------put name on EVERYTHING
------place in box-top ON THE WAY OUT
*Presentation leftovers
---Remove today

Friday, December 3rd

*Check HW
*Are there any of the lenses that you don't think work for "GL"?
*Share theses & quotes for each lens.
---"How do you see that thesis breaking down into body paragraphs?"
*Timed-writing: Reminders
---No intro/concl . . . but . . . 100 mintues . . . ?
---Can you bring in prewriting (outlines, graphic organizers, page #'s)? Yes.
---bring in a draft? No.
---reference your notes during the test? Yes.
---reference the story during the test? Yes.
---use a dictionary/thesaurus? Yes.
*Distribute Reading

Thursday, December 2nd

*Reading-check quiz
*Info: Written Exam
---Preview prompt
---Review concepts
---Practice with "Gassire's Lute"

Wednesday, December 1st

*Finish Storytelling Projects
*Read "Gassire's Lute"
---pp. 521-526
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow
---We'll use it to help prepare for the written part of the final.

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text by SUMMARIZING and PARAPHRASING.