Monday, April 1st

*Check notes from Power of Myth
---Review
*Info.: Archetypal Hero through Ultimate Boon
---For each stage, write another example from a film/story you know well
---Will check when we're finished.
*Quest Quiz THURSDAY

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

Friday, March 29th

*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.
*Monday:  Start bringing books again.

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

Thursday, March 28th

*Medea Essay Test

Wednesday, March 27th

*Pre-write for Essay Test
---one side of a page
------sketch thesis
------sketch TS's
------line #'s
*Essay Test TOMORROW

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

Tuesday, March 26th

*Cast your film!
---Medea, Jason, Kreon, Glauce (Aigeus, Nurse, Tutor).
*Review Directorial Decisions
---Share your plan with another table.
------Report:  What's one thing you did differently?  Why?
*Medea Essay Test
---Model Prewriting
---Begin prepping.
---Thursday:  We write!

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Monday, March 25th

*You're the director . . .
---Split Medea into scenes.
*Scene # _______, in which ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Details:  Medea Essay Test

*OBJECTIVE:  Review/refresh the details of Medea.

Friday, March 15th

*Check Tragic Hero work
---Review/Discuss
*Euripides, in general . . .

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

Thursday, March 14th

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

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

Wednesday, March 13th

*Finish Reading Medea
---Begin annotations: due TOMORROW (5pts)

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

Tuesday, March 12th

*Review Big Questions: 742-1209
---Collect
*Assign parts for final section.

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

Monday, March 11th

*Check Annotations: 742 - 1209
*Discussion
---Phase 1: Student-directed
---Phase 2: Answer Big Questions
------Everyone writes

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

Friday, March 8th

*Watch:  Medea & Jason
---6th:  Mamma Medea
*HW: Develop annotations by MONDAY
---Average ___ per page.

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

Thursday, March 7th

*Finish Discussing Big Questions

*Read Medea, 742-1209
*HW: Develop annotations by MONDAY
---Average ___ per page.

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

Wednesday, March 6th

*Read "Crazy Chick Flicks"
*Discuss Big Questions: 354-742
---Turn in.

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama; Analyze different versions of a play.

Tuesday, March 5th

*Check Annotations: 354-742
*Discussion
---Phase 1: Student-directed
---Phase 2: Answer Big Questions
------Everyone writes

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

Monday, March 4th

*Read Medea, 355-742

*Check Annotations:  1-354

*HW: Develop annotations (355-742) by TOMORROW
---Average 2 per page.

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

Friday, March 1st

*Discuss Big Questions: 1-354
---Turn in.
*Watch: Zoe Caldwell as Medea
---Discuss
*Check Annotations:  1-354
*Assign parts for 354-742

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama; Analyze different versions of a play.

Thursday, February 28th--Sub

*Share/Discuss Annotations
*Discuss Big Questions: 1-354

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama; Analyze different versions of a play.