Friday, November 30th

*Reading-Check Quiz:  "Gassire's Lute"
*Written Exam Mon./Tue.
---No intro/conclusion . . . 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
*Finished?  I'll give you the reading.
---read, annotate, prewrite (1 side of a page) 

Thursday, November 29th

*Collect "Definition of a Trickster" prompt.
*Written Exam Mon./Tue.
---No intro/conclusion . . . 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.
*Read "Gassire's Lute" on pp. 521-526
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow
---Will use to prepare for exam

Wednesday, November 28th

*Finish Reading "El Bizzaron"
---_Folklore, Myths, & Legends_ pp. 321-332
*In at least 3/4 of a page (college-ruled), respond to the BOTH PARTS of the following prompt: 

First, define the archetypal trickster.  Use  examples from "Anansi," "El Bizzaron," and at least one video clip to support your claims.  Quote the myths, and document your quotes ("Title of Story" #). 

Finish by expressing an opinion about WHY the trickster exists?  What do we get from his stories that we don't get from, say, cosmogonies or hero-stories?  What purpose does he serve in a culture? Of what does he remind us?  What do his stories teach/show?

Scoring Guide:
15:  Answers all parts of prompt convincingly with well-chosen examples.
13:  Missing examples from one "text" or answer is slightly underdeveloped.
11:  Missing examples from more than one "text" or answer is underdeveloped.
0:  Missing or incomplete.

*DUE TOMORROW.

Tuesday, November 27th

*Check HW
*Small Groups:  In each category, pick and label one bullet that CONFIRMED something we already thought about the trickster, and one NEW idea about him.
---Discuss
*Read from _Folklore, Myths, & Legends_ pp. 321-332

Monday, November 26th

*A few more trickster videos
*Read from _Folklore, Myths, & Legends_ pp. 7-16
---prepare notes, due TOMORROW.
---3 columns:  Motives, Situations, & Qualities
------AT LEAST three bullets in each
------label each bullet with a page number 

Tuesday, November 20th

*Discuss/Redistribute Points
---Attach list of each member's name & score
*More Trickster Videos
---Add to notes

Monday, November 19th

*Finish Storytelling Projects
---Absent from your groups LIVE performance?
------Alternative Assignment
*Scoring:  Redistribution
*The Trickster
---specifics -------> patterns
---watch trickster videos
------Notes:  qualities, motives

Friday, November 16th

*Present Storytelling Projects
---Absent from your groups LIVE performance?
------Alternative Assignment

Thursday, November 15th

*In groups:  Continue work on project
*Today:  Rehearsal/Editing Day
*Perform/present:  TOMORROW
---Absent from your groups LIVE performance? 
------Alternative Assignment

Wednesday, November 14th

*In groups:  Continue work on project
*After today:
---ZERO more work-days
---1 rehearsal/editing day
*Perform/present:  Friday, 11/16.

Tuesday, November 13th

*In groups:  Continue work on project
*After today:
---1 more work-day
---1 rehearsal/editing day
*Perform/present:  Friday, 11/16.

Monday, November 12th

*In groups:  Continue work on project
*After today:
---2 more work-days
---1 rehearsal/editing day
*Perform/present:  Friday, 11/16.

Friday, November 9th

*In groups:  Continue work on project
*After today:
---3 more work-days
---1 rehearsal/editing day
*Perform/present:  Friday, 11/16.

Thursday, November 8th

*Collect Discussion #4 notes
*Reminder:  Make your Big List first--bring to Becker
*In groups:  Begin work on project
*After today:
---4 more work-days
---1 rehearsal/editing day
*Perform/present:  Friday, 11/16.

Wednesday, November 7th

*Jot Notes:  To what extent did your protagonist follow the stages of the archetypal hero's journey?
*Discussion #4 of 4
---Check preparation
---Add above question to your discussion/notes
---(Think you're) Finished?  Make a Big List.
*HW:  Notetakers--refine, develop, and type notes for Monday

Monday, November 5th

*Notes Over Section #3?
*Work-day
---Read section #4 and prepare your third job

---Discussion #4:  Wednesday
---3pt participation grade today

Friday, November 2nd

*Jot Notes:  Which stages of the archetypal hero's journey quest do you think you've witnessed IN THIS SECTION?
*Discussion #3 of 4
---Check preparation
---Add above question to your discussion/notes
---(Think you're) Finished?  Keep brainstorming about Storytelling project.
*HW:  Notetakers--refine, develop, and type notes for Monday
*HW:  Section #4 due & next discussion on Tuesday

Thursday, November 1st

-Hercules!
-Journey-Journal

REMEMBER: 3rd discussion day tomorrow.