Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Tuesday, December 16th

*Course Evaluations
---I use this information to reflect on my practice and the curriculum we study, so please answer thoughtfully, honestly, and constructively.  Thank you.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Monday, December 15th

*Check & Review ACT-Style Editing
*Jeopardy
*Read Exam Myths
*Meet in #151 tomorrow.

*OBJECTIVE: Review basic concepts of Mythology in preparation for the final exam.

Friday, December 12, 2014

Friday, December 12th

*Check & Review Poetry/Allusions
*Complete Exam Review #3: ACT-style Editing
*Read Exam Myths
---Both by tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Review basic concepts of Mythology in preparation for the final exam.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Thursday, December 11th

*Check & Review Comparative Mythology
*Complete Exam Review #2: Poetry & Allusion
---Due tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Review basic concepts of Mythology in preparation for the final exam.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Wednesday, December 10th

*Review Test Blueprint
*Complete Exam Review #1: Comparative Mythology
---Due tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Review basic concepts of Mythology in preparation for the final exam.

Tuesday, December 9th

*Info.: Written Exam (Day 2 of 2)
---Yes: Prewriting, Notes, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Music (quietly)
*End of period:
---no staple
---Name on everything
---Stack w/ prompt on top.
---WHEN BELL RINGS, drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).

*OBJECTIVE: Illustrate your knowledge of Mythological archetypes in an argumentative essay.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Monday, December 8th

*Info.: Written Exam (Day 1 of 2)
---Yes: Prewriting, Notes, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Music (quietly)
*End of period:
---no staple
---Name on everything
---Stack w/ prompt on top.
---WHEN BELL RINGS, drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).

*OBJECTIVE:  Illustrate your knowledge of Mythological archetypes in an argumentative essay.

Friday, December 5, 2014

Friday, December 5th

*Check "Gassire's Lute" Thesis & 4 Quotes
---Show-of Hands . . .
---Report
*Written Exam
---Read.  Annotate?
---Prewrite:  1 side of a page
---Do NOT Draft
---Write:  Monday & Tuesday

*OBJECTIVE:  Prepare for the written exam by applying the prompt to a different story.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Thursday, December 4th

*"Gassire's Lute" Quiz
*Info.:  Written Exam Prompt
*Practice . . .
---Report tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Prepare for the written exam by applying the prompt to a different story.

Wednesday, December 3rd

*Check Trickster Responses
---Share with group
---Elect reporter
---Report
---Collect Responses
*Info.:  Written Exam
*Read "Gassire's Lute"
---pp. 521-526
---Reading-Check Quiz Tomorrow

*HW:  Define & evaluate the trickster archetype.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Tuesday, December 2nd

*Stray Essays?
*"Wiley" Quiz
*2 Clips
*HW:  Trickster Response
---Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Continue building our understanding of the trickster archetype by studying contemporary and mythological examples.