Thursday, November 29th

*Work Day #5 of 5
*Visual Aid
---Create and add to "Lit. Circles Catch-all"
*Re-enactment
---Script it
---Rehearse it.
---If video, add to "Lit. Circles Catch-all"
------If video AND you have a slide deck, add to deck.
*Prepare speaker's notes?
*Rehearse full presentation
*Present: Thursday, 12/6

*Last 10m:  Written Exam Details (M & T)

*HW:  Read "Gassire's Lute,"  p. 521

---Be ready for reading-check quiz tomorrow
---About tomorrow . . .

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Wednesday, November 28th

*Work Day #4 of 5
*Visual Aid

---Create and add to "Lit. Circles Catch-all"

*Re-enactment

---Script it

---Rehearse it.

---If video, add to "Lit. Circles Catch-all"

------If video AND you have a slide deck, add to deck.

*Prepare speaker's notes?

*Rehearse full presentation

*Present: Thursday, 12/6

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Tuesday, November 27th

*Work Day #3 of 5
*Visual Aid and Re-enactment:  Elevator Pitch (for each) . . .
---What episode?  Why that one?
---By what method will you show it to us?
---What do you need from me (if anything)?
*Present:  Thursday, 12/6

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Monday, November 26th

*Work Day #2 of 5
---Outline due by END of TODAY'S class period.
*Present:  Thursday, 12/6

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Tuesday, November 20th

*Grade Re-Distribution
*Work Day #1 of 5
---Elect a Secretary (to keep and organize all materials)
------Launch/attach ALL files through his/her G-Classroom assignment.

---------"Lit. Circles Catch-all"
------Share files with groupmates (if desired)
------Outline due by END of Monday's class period.
*Section #4 Notes Due . . .
---TONIGHT before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Monday, November 19th

*Info.:  Hero Games

*Discussion Day #4 of 4

*Finished? Begin brainstorming for Hero Games
---5 Work-Days (after today)
---Visual Aid?
---Re-enactment?
*Section #4 NOTES Due . . .
---Tuesday, 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Initiate and participate effectively in small-group discussions.

Friday, November 16th

*Discussion #3 of 4
*Add to notes (before summary): Which stages of the archetypal hero's journey have you seen so far?
*Section #3 Notetakers: Due Monday before 11:59pm
*Section #4
---Due MONDAY
---NO work-day

*OBJECTIVE: Initiate and participate effectively in small-group discussions.

Thursday, November 15th

*Snow Day

Wednesday, November 14th

*20min: Develop Book Talks
---Deliver!

*Section #2 Notetakers
---Due TONIGHT before 11:59pm on Google Classroom
------"Lit. Circles Catch-all"
*HW:  Read Section #3 & Prepare 3rd Job
---Due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Provide an objective summary / Analyze an author's choices / Propel conversations by posing thoughtful questions.

Tuesday, November 13th

*Thursday Field trips?
*Review instructions/models for 3rd job.
*Work-day
---Read 3rd quarter & prepare 3rd job
---Due ________________
*Section #2 Notetakers
---Due TOMORROW before 11:59pm on Google Classroom
------"Lit. Circles Catch-all"

*OBJECTIVE: Provide an objective summary / Analyze an author's choices / Propel conversation by posing thoughtful questions.

Monday, November 12th

*Discussion #2 of 4
*Add to notes (before summary):  Which stages of the archetypal hero's journey have you seen so far?
*Section #1 Notetakers: Typed Notes (outline format)
---Due TONIGHT before 11:59pm
---in GClassroom ("Lit. Circles Catch-all")

*Section #2 Notetakers:  Due Wednesday before 11:59pm
*Section #3
---Due Thursday
---Work-day Wednesday

*OBJECTIVE: Initiate and participate effectively in small-group discussions.

Friday, November 9th

*Review instructions for 2nd job.
*Work-day
---Read 2nd quarter & prepare 2nd job
---Due MONDAY
*Section #1 Notetakers
---Due MONDAY before 11:59pm on Google Classroom

------"Lit. Circles Catch-all"

*OBJECTIVE:  Provide an objective summary / Analyze an author's choices / Propel conversation by posing thoughtful questions.

Thursday, November 8th

*Discussion #1 of 4
*Discussion Grades
*Format
*Add to notes (before summary):

---Review everyone's jots from bordered pages.

---Choose the 4 "Most Valuable" jots and add them to the notes.
*Notetakers: Typed Notes (outline format)
---Due Monday  before 11:59pm
---in GClassroom ("Lit. Circles Catch-all")
*Section #2
---Due Monday
---Work-day tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Initiate and participate effectively in small-group discussions.

Wednesday, November 7th

*Hold 3 jots from bordered pages until tomorrow.

*Review instructions & model for 1st job.
*Work-day
---Read 1st quarter & prepare 1st job
------Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Provide an objective summary / Analyze an author's choices / Propel conversation by posing thoughtful questions.

Monday, November 4th

*Collect Gilgamesh Responses
*Lit. Circles
---Group Breakdown
---Unit Info.

*Create Schedules

---Give me most legible version.
*HW:  Read bordered pages
------Jot down three things you learned which might be useful to keep in mind when reading the story.

*OBJECTIVE: Gain some cultural/historical background knowledge to help you interpret your story.

Friday, November 2nd

*Lit. Circles:  Story Selection
*Check Organizer: Gilgmesh, Ch. 6-8
---Review
*HW:  Gilgamesh, End of Story Response

---Due MONDAY

*OBJECTIVE: Observe the journey-quest archetype as it applies to a Mythological text.

Thursday, November 1st

*Complete Ch. 6-8 Journey-journal, due TOMORROW
*Show TODAY IN CLASS for +3 points.

*Lit. Circle Story Choices

*OBJECTIVE: Perceive the archetypal hero's journey-quest in a mythological text.