Friday, April 29th--1, 3, 7, pep assemby

Class does not meet.

Thursday, April 28th--2, 4, 6, 5

*Finish _Tron_.
*As you watch, log the details of the Flynn's quest in your journey-journal.
---Due at end of movie for 10pts
---Last 10 minutes, discussion
------What stages of Flynn's quest did you observe?
*Collect journey-journals
*Read pp. 321-332
---Answer questions

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

Wednesday, April 27th--1, 3, 5, homeroom

*Class does not meet today.

Tuesday, April 26--2, 4, 6, 7

*View _Tron_.
*As you watch, log the details of the Flynn's quest in your journey-journal.
---Due at end of movie for 10pts
---Last 10 minutes, discussion
------What stages of Flynn's quest did you observe?
------Does Flynn seem to have any of the characteristics of a trickster?

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

Monday, April 25th

*Storytelling Festival
*The Trickster in Pop Culture
---Watch videos:  What sort of a person is the trickster?  With what sorts of situations is he associated? 
---Take notes on the characteristics you observe
------"Trickster's Name:   What do you notice?"

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events 

Thursday, April 21st--Arete Field Day

*Storytelling Festival
*Reading-check quiz
*Answer discussion questions in small groups
---share with full-group

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events

Wednesday, April 20th

*Flippage
---For the Trickster, we're going to read the stories first, and YOU will help define the archetype and the purpose of the myths.
*Recall: Coyote
---Read: p. 619
*Recall: Prometheus
---fire-stealer, Zeus-tricker
*Read from _Folklore, Myths, & Legends_ pp. 7-16
---be ready for reading-check quiz tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events

Tuesday, April 19th

*2nd Hour:
---Discuss the stages of your hero's journey-quest
---When you're ready to talk to me about it, call me over!
*4th & 6th Hours:
---Finish Storytelling presentations.

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

Monday, April 18th

*5 mins of prep-time
*Present Storytelling Projects
---In random order

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

Friday, April 15th

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*Present on Monday, 4/18.
---5 minutes ONLY to prepare (not work-time)
---random order
---not ready to present? Minus one letter grade.

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

Thursday, April 14th

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*Including today, 1 work-day & 1 practice-day remaining
*Present on Monday, 4/18.
---5 minutes ONLY to prepare (not work-time)
---random order

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

Wednesday, April 13th

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*Including today, 2 work-days & 1 practice-day remaining
*Present on Monday, 4/18.
---5 minutes ONLY to prepare (not work-time)
---random order

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

Tuesday, April 12th

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*Including today, 3 work-days & 1 practice-day remaining
*Present on Monday, 4/18.

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

Monday, April 11th

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*If you haven't yet, give me your list.
*Including today, 5 work-days remaining
*Present on Monday, 4/18.

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

Friday, April 8th

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*If you haven't yet, give me your list.
*Including today, 6 work-days remaining
*Present on Monday, 4/18.

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

Thursday, April 7th

*Discussion #4 of 4
---Step 1: Has your hero changed in any significant way over the course of the story?
------Add to notes as a separate section.
---Meanwhile, I'll check job #4
*Once you finish with the Author's Technique, you can use the remaining time to finish your list
---brief DESCRIPTION of how you plan to tell the story
---each person's name and his/her DUTIES
---things your group NEEDS from me, technological or otherwise
*HW:
---Notetakers: Notes due tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of author's style.

Wednesday, April 5th

*Continue work on section/job #4
---Due TOMORROW
*Begin work on storytelling project (20 mins)
---Make me a list:
------brief DESCRIPTION of how you plan to tell the story
------each person's name and his/her DUTIES
------things your group NEEDS from me, technological or otherwise

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of the author's style.

Tuesday, April 5th

*Collect work from absentees
*Assignment details: Storytelling Project
*Brief meeting to start generating ideas
*Continue work on section/job #4
---Due Thursday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of the author's style.

Monday, April 4th

*Collect notes from discussion #2
*In our discussion of the hero's quest, we've talked about the inner journey as well as the outer. As his quest draws toward its end, does your hero appear to be changing in any significant way? How? Why or why not? Use at least one quote to support your claim.
---Meanwhile, I'll check response #3
*Discussion #3 of 4
---Step 1: Discuss above and add to notes.
*HW:
---Notetakers: Notes due tomorrow
---Read section #4 & prepare 4th job by Thursday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of author's style.

Friday, April 1st: Half-day

*2nd: Guidance Lab
*4th: Guidance Lab
*6th: Library Lab

*REMINDER: 3rd section of reading and 3rd job due MONDAY.