Monday, October 31st

*Discussion #1
---check responses
---notetaker:  due tomorrow, typed
---collect responses at end of period
*Discussion #2 on Wednesday
---work-day tomorrow

Friday, October 28th

*6th Hour:  Finish schedule?
*Author's Technique:  Model Dialogue Journal
*THEN, move on to the first reading/response
*HW:  Finish the first reading/response by Monday.
*Meanwhile, essay conferences (LAST CALL)

Thursday, October 27th

*Watch "Darmok & Jalad"
*Info.:  Literature Circles
*Choose your own adventure.
*Meet in groups, devise schedule.

Wednesday, October 26th

*Check Journey-Journal over Ch. 6-8
---Discuss
*Quest-Illustrated
---Discuss pictures

Tuesday, October 25th

*Select the most important quote in the story so far.  Be prepared to explain what's so important about it.
---Discuss
*HW:  Read Ch. 6-8 & log the details of G's second mini-quest in a new journey-journal
---due tomorrow

Monday, October 24th

*Take out group journey-journals
*Discuss Gilgamesh's quest to defeat Humbaba
*Read Ch. 5

Friday, October 21st

*Reading-check quiz over Chapters 3 & 4 of Gilgamesh
*Small-group:  Discuss Ch. 1-4 and compose a journey-journal for Gilgamesh's quest to ___________.
*Full-group
*Essay conferences

Thursday, October 20th--sub

*Take Quest Quiz and reading-check quiz over chapters 1 & 2 of Gilgamesh
*Read on through chapter 4 (page 40).  Expect another reading-check quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 19th

*QUIZ TOMORROW!!!
---24pts
---definitions and order of the stages of the archetypal hero's journey-quest
*Info.:  Essay Reflection & Conference
---Complete both some time in the next week or so
---10pts
*Focus:  Name your favorite sidekick.  What makes him/her so great?
*Intro:  The Epic of Gilgamesh
*HW:  Read pp. 26-33
---reading-check quiz tomorrow
---that's a DOUBLE-QUIZ DAY!
*BRING BOOKS EVERY DAY!

Tuesday, October 18th

*Check remaining "Caught by a Hairstring" Journey-Journals 
*Small-groups:  Compose a GROUP journey-journal over the story.
---Full-group:  We'll hear one.  What are some interesting points where you agreed/disagreed?  Why?
*QUIZ THURSDAY
---definitions and order of the stages of the archetypal hero's journey-quest
*Return Essays
*Info.:  Essay Reflection & Conference
---Complete both some time in the next week or so
---10pts
*BRING BOOKS EVERY DAY!

Wednesday, October 5th

*Read pp. 643-52 & complete Journey-Journal
---Due when you return from break
---Complete today?  15/10pts

Tuesday, October 4th

*Check "Your Journey-Quest" wkst
*Share/discuss
*Read pp. 643-52 & complete Journey-Journal
---Due when you return from break
---Complete tomorrow (NOT today)?  15/10pts

Monday, October 3rd

*Info.:  The Journey-Quest of the Archetypal Hero
*HW:  YOUR Hero's Journey-Quest