Friday, October 30th

*Finish Reviewing Humbaba Quest
*Read Ch. 5
*Read Ch. 6-8
---Complete Journey-Journal
---Due Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Observe the journey-quest archetype as it appears in Gilgamesh.

Thursday, October 29th

*Check Journey-Journal: 3-4
*1/2 page, 15min: On a scale of 1-5, 1 being "not at all" and 5 being "completely," how just (justifiable, morally correct) was the killing of Humbaba? Explain your score using at least one quote from the story.
*Review Stages in small groups
---Share

*OBJECTIVE: Observe the journey-quest archetype as it appears in Gilgamesh.

Wednesday, October 28th

*Quiz:  Gilgamesh, Ch. 1-2
---Review
*Survey:  Through Google Classroom
*HW:  Read Ch. 3-4
---Complete Journey-Journal

*OBJECTIVE:  Observe the journey-quest archetype as it applies to Gilgamesh.

Tuesday, October 27th

*Check "Taming of the Sun"  Journey-Journal
---Compare All Responses
---Focus on . . .
---Report/Review
*Info.  Epic of Gilgamesh
---HW:  Read 26-33
------Reading-check quiz tomorrow
*BRING BOOKS DAILY.

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply the archetype of the hero's journey-quest to a mythological narrative.

Monday, October 26th

*Make-up Quizzes:  Seminar
*Check YOUR Hero Quest
---Share 3
*Read "Taming of the Sun," p. 360
---Complete Journey-Journal Organizer
*Bring books from now on!

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply the archetype of the hero's journey-quest to a mythological narrative.

Friday, October 23rd

*Quest Quiz
---Letters on top row; numbers on bottom.
*YOUR Hero's Journey
---Due Monday

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply the concept of the archetypal hero to a personal experience.

Thursday, October 22nd

*Check Notes
---Original Examples
*Pop Quest
---Work with your Medea groups to track a ("new") film character through the stages of the quest.
---Report
*Quest Quiz:  Tomorrow
---Define & Order Stages
*BRING BOOK TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*OBJECTIVE: Understand and apply the stages of Joseph Campbell's archetypal hero's Journey-Quest.

Wednesday, October 21st

*Info.: Finish Archetypal Hero's Journey-Quest
---For each stage, write another example from a film/story you know well
---Will check when we're finished.

*Time?  Finish Notes

---Due Tomorrow
*Quest Quiz: Friday
---Define & Order Stages
*BRING BOOKS STARTING FRIDAY

*OBJECTIVE: Understand and apply the stages of Joseph Campbell's archetypal hero's Journey-Quest.

Tuesday, October 20th

*READ Essay!!!
---(Medea Essay Test on 2nd Quarter)
---Complete Essay Reflection

*Info.: Archetypal Hero through Belly of the Whale
---For each stage, write another example from a film/story you know well
---Will check when we're finished.
*Quest Quiz: Friday

---Define and Order Stages

*OBJECTIVE: Understand and apply the stages of Joseph Campbell's archetypal hero's Journey-Quest.

Friday, October 9th

*Watch Joseph Campbell's Power of Myth
---Write down four quotes or ideas which you find interesting.
---End of class: Star one and briefly explain why you chose it.
*After Break:  Bring Books!!!

*OBJECTIVE: Begin to understand Joseph Campbell's ideas about hero-stories: why they're important and why they are so similar worldwide.

Thursday, October 7th

*Medea Essay Test
---Check Pre-writing
---Hold test materials until end of hour.

*OBJECTIVE:  Write explanatory texts to explore and convey complex ideas.

Wednesday, October 7th

*Collect Tragic Hero Organizer
*Essay Test: Preview
*Pre-write for Essay Test
--- up to 30 words/numbers
---sketch thesis
---sketch TS's
---line #'s
*Essay Test TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Compose well-organized writing through the use of pre-writing.

Tuesday, October 6th

*Check Annotations:  1209-end
*Jason & Medea:  Tragic Heroes?

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply the archetype of the tragic hero to a mythological text.

Monday, October 5th

*Review Big Questions: 742-1209
---Collect
Finish Reading Medea
---Annotations Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama.

Friday, October 2nd

*Check Annotations: 743-1209
---FIRST, review the annotations
---then, EVERYONE write answers to Big Questions on SEPARATE paper

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama.

Thursday, October 1st

*Read Medea:  742-1209
---HW:  Annotations due TOMORROW
------Average 3 per page

*OBJECTIVE:  To aid in engagement and comprehension, we will annotate grade-level text as and after we read.