*4th Hour Exam
*NO music until YOU are finished
---Make SURE only you can hear it
*Finished? Quietly bring test materials to my desk.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Friday, May 27th
*2nd & 6th Hour Exams
*NO music until YOU are finished
---Make SURE only you can hear it
*Finished? Quietly bring test materials to my desk.
*NO music until YOU are finished
---Make SURE only you can hear it
*Finished? Quietly bring test materials to my desk.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Wednesday, May 25th
*Check HW: 2 Grammar/Editing Assignments
---Review
*No reading-check quiz, but there will be allusions to both myths (Orpheus & Eurydice AND Achilles) on the exam.
*Collect Books
---Review
*No reading-check quiz, but there will be allusions to both myths (Orpheus & Eurydice AND Achilles) on the exam.
*Collect Books
Tuesday, May 24th
*Sub
*Exam Review: ACT Revision/Grammar, part 2
---due tomorrow
*Read "Orpheus & Eurydice" AND "The Fall of Troy"
*Exam Review: ACT Revision/Grammar, part 2
---due tomorrow
*Read "Orpheus & Eurydice" AND "The Fall of Troy"
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monday, May 23rd
*Check HW
---Review
*Exam Review: Editing/Revision
---Due tomorrow
*Collect books TOMORROW
---Review
*Exam Review: Editing/Revision
---Due tomorrow
*Collect books TOMORROW
Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Thursday, May 19th
*Check HW
---Review
*Exam Review: "Chi Li Slays the Serpent," pp. 330-3
---Due tomorrow
---Review
*Exam Review: "Chi Li Slays the Serpent," pp. 330-3
---Due tomorrow
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Wednesday, May 18th
*Finish Make-up Exams
*Preview test blueprint
---Review basic mythology info
*Read "The Theft of Thor's Hammer" (pp. 475-7) & answer questions
---Due TOMORROW
*Preview test blueprint
---Review basic mythology info
*Read "The Theft of Thor's Hammer" (pp. 475-7) & answer questions
---Due TOMORROW
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tuesday, May 17th
*Written Exam
---Can you bring in prewriting? (outlines, graphic organizers, page #'s)? Yes, 1 side of a page.
---bring in a draft? No.
---reference your notes during the test? Yes.
---reference the story during the test? Yes.
---use a dictionary/thesaurus? Yes.
---Music is okay, but make sure we can't hear it.
*When finished:
---Stack: PROMPT atop your WRITING & PREWRITING atop your SCORING GUIDE
---Be sure your name is on ALL PAGES.
---Drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).
---Can you bring in prewriting? (outlines, graphic organizers, page #'s)? Yes, 1 side of a page.
---bring in a draft? No.
---reference your notes during the test? Yes.
---reference the story during the test? Yes.
---use a dictionary/thesaurus? Yes.
---Music is okay, but make sure we can't hear it.
*When finished:
---Stack: PROMPT atop your WRITING & PREWRITING atop your SCORING GUIDE
---Be sure your name is on ALL PAGES.
---Drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, May 16th
*Written Exam
---Can you bring in prewriting? (outlines, graphic organizers, page #'s)? Yes, 1 side of a page.
---bring in a draft? No.
---reference your notes during the test? Yes.
---reference the story during the test? Yes.
---use a dictionary/thesaurus? Yes.
---Music is okay, but make sure we can't hear it.
*End of period:
---Stack your PROMPT atop your WRITING (including prewriting).
---Be sure your name is on ALL PAGES.
---WHEN BELL RINGS, drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).
---Can you bring in prewriting? (outlines, graphic organizers, page #'s)? Yes, 1 side of a page.
---bring in a draft? No.
---reference your notes during the test? Yes.
---reference the story during the test? Yes.
---use a dictionary/thesaurus? Yes.
---Music is okay, but make sure we can't hear it.
*End of period:
---Stack your PROMPT atop your WRITING (including prewriting).
---Be sure your name is on ALL PAGES.
---WHEN BELL RINGS, drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Thursday, May 12th
*Info: Written Exam
---No intro/concl . . . but . . . 100 minutes . . . ?
---Can you bring in prewriting? (outlines, graphic organizers, page #'s)? Yes, 1 side of a page.
---bring in a draft? No.
---reference your notes during the test? Yes.
---reference the story during the test? Yes.
---use a dictionary/thesaurus? Yes.
*Feedback session: Thesis & 4 quotes
---before end of hour: 10pts
*Finished? I'll give you the reading.
---No intro/concl . . . but . . . 100 minutes . . . ?
---Can you bring in prewriting? (outlines, graphic organizers, page #'s)? Yes, 1 side of a page.
---bring in a draft? No.
---reference your notes during the test? Yes.
---reference the story during the test? Yes.
---use a dictionary/thesaurus? Yes.
*Feedback session: Thesis & 4 quotes
---before end of hour: 10pts
*Finished? I'll give you the reading.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Wednesday, May 11th
*"Gassire's Lute" quiz
*Written Exam
---No intro/concl . . . but . . . 100 minutes . . . ?
---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.
*Preview prompt
*Review concepts
*Practice with "Gassire's Lute"
---Due TOMORROW
*Written Exam
---No intro/concl . . . but . . . 100 minutes . . . ?
---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.
*Preview prompt
*Review concepts
*Practice with "Gassire's Lute"
---Due TOMORROW
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Tuesday, May 10th
*"Kotan Utunnai" quiz
*Identify one thing you found interesting or noteworthy about the story, pick one relevant quote, and be ready to tell us about it.
---Discuss
*Read "Gassire's Lute," p. 521-6
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow
---We'll use it to prepare for written exam.
*Identify one thing you found interesting or noteworthy about the story, pick one relevant quote, and be ready to tell us about it.
---Discuss
*Read "Gassire's Lute," p. 521-6
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow
---We'll use it to prepare for written exam.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Monday, May 9th
*Collect Storytelling Festival assignments
*Jot some thoughts on these questions:
---How does Amaterasu differ from Demeter?
---In both stories, the Mother Goddess brings about great destruction. Why do you think this motif is common in fertility myths?
---Does the Japanese myth serve to reinforce or challenge traditional gender roles? Consider both the male and female characters in the story.
*Discussion
*Read "Kotan Uttanai" pp. 339-48.
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow
*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events
*Jot some thoughts on these questions:
---How does Amaterasu differ from Demeter?
---In both stories, the Mother Goddess brings about great destruction. Why do you think this motif is common in fertility myths?
---Does the Japanese myth serve to reinforce or challenge traditional gender roles? Consider both the male and female characters in the story.
*Discussion
*Read "Kotan Uttanai" pp. 339-48.
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow
*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday, May 6th
*Storytelling Festival work due Monday
*Reading-check quiz over "Demeter & Persephone"
*Timed-write:
---What does the story show about mothers, daughters, and/or women in general? And . . . .
---To what extent is this story different from the archetypal hero stories we've read? How so?
*Share responses
*Read "Amaterasu," pp. 335-338
---Focus Question: How is this story similar to / different from the Greek fertility myth ("Demeter & Persephone")?
*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events
*Reading-check quiz over "Demeter & Persephone"
*Timed-write:
---What does the story show about mothers, daughters, and/or women in general? And . . . .
---To what extent is this story different from the archetypal hero stories we've read? How so?
*Share responses
*Read "Amaterasu," pp. 335-338
---Focus Question: How is this story similar to / different from the Greek fertility myth ("Demeter & Persephone")?
*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Thursday, May 5th
*Read "The Labors and Death of Heracles," pp. 100-105
---Discuss: "What do you think accounts for the enduring popularity of this story? Among all of the heroes we could have chosen to keep close why do you think Hercules occupies this special place in our culture?"
---Hercules as an archetypal hero
*Read "Demeter and Persephone," pp. 93-99
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow
*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events
---Discuss: "What do you think accounts for the enduring popularity of this story? Among all of the heroes we could have chosen to keep close why do you think Hercules occupies this special place in our culture?"
---Hercules as an archetypal hero
*Read "Demeter and Persephone," pp. 93-99
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow
*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, May 4th--half-day
*Review: What is the value of the trickster and his stories?
*Review survey results
*Read "The Labors and Death of Heracles," pp. 100-105
---Focus question: What do you think accounts for the enduring popularity of this story? Among all of the heroes we could have chosen to keep close why do you think Hercules occupies this special place in our culture?
*Review survey results
*Read "The Labors and Death of Heracles," pp. 100-105
---Focus question: What do you think accounts for the enduring popularity of this story? Among all of the heroes we could have chosen to keep close why do you think Hercules occupies this special place in our culture?
Tuesday, May 3rd--Sub
*Take "Wiley" quiz
*Answer the following in a brief paragraph. No need to use quotes, but use specific examples from the trickster stories we've read to support your opinion: "Why do you think we value the trickster and/or his stories? What about his character and/or his adventures do we find valuable, worth repeating?"
---Turn in when finished.
*Take End-o-Semester Survey
*Answer the following in a brief paragraph. No need to use quotes, but use specific examples from the trickster stories we've read to support your opinion: "Why do you think we value the trickster and/or his stories? What about his character and/or his adventures do we find valuable, worth repeating?"
---Turn in when finished.
*Take End-o-Semester Survey
Monday, May 2, 2011
Monday, May 2nd
*Check HW
*Reminder: Storytelling Festival, May 5th & 7th
*Discuss “Bizarron”
*Read “Wiley and the Hairy Man," pp. 332-346---Reading-check quiz tomorrow
*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events
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