Monday, August 31st

 

*REQUIRED STUFF

*Book Checkout

*Syllabus

Community "Cards" (Links to an external site.)

*OBJECTIVE: Let's go!

Thursday, March 12th

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

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

Wednesday, March 11th

*Watch:  Zoe Caldwell as Medea
*Complete Reflection Sheet
---Discuss

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze literature in two different media.

Tuesday, March 10th

*Read Medea, 742-1209
*HW: Develop annotations by THURSDAY
---Average 2 per page.

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

Monday, March 9th

*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.

Friday, March 6th

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

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

Thursday, March 5th

*Read Medea, 355-742
*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.

Wednesday, March 4th

*Review Big Questions: 1-354
---Turn in.
*Watch: Zoe Caldwell as Medea?

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

Tuesday, March 3rd

*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.

Monday, March 1st

*25m: Work-time
---Review for quiz and/or complete annotations.
*Medea back-story quiz
*Annotations for lines 1-354 due TOMORROW
---Average 3 per page
---Tomorrow's Instructions . . .

*OBJECTIVE: By annotating the text, we will actively engage with the details of the story.

Friday, February 28th

*Check Back-story Notes
*Evaluate Sample Annotations
*Assign Parts
*Read Medea, 1-354

*HW: Develop annotations by TUESDAY
---Average 3 per page.
---25min of work-time Monday

*Back-story Quiz: TOMORROW

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

Thursday, February 27th

*Finish: Notes on Greek Tragedy (Link to Audio of Part 2)
*How we'll read . . .
*Evaluate Sample Annotations
*Pro-Tips: Reading Aloud in Class
---Line-breaks
---Emotion
---Pronunciation
*Assign Parts
*Backstory Notes Due Friday
---Quiz Monday

*HW: Final draft due TONIGHT before 11:59PM
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.

*OBJECTIVE: Hear and respond to background narrative in order to aid comprehension in our primary text.

Wednesday, February 26th

*Note:  Final Drafts & Feedback . . .
*Focus Question: What role(s) have women played in the myths we've read so far? What do you think will happen when a female character breaks from these roles?
*Background Info. for reading Euripides' Medea
---Part 1:  Audio
---Add & Respond in right-hand column.
------Notes Due Friday
---Quiz Monday

*HW: Final draft due TOMORROW before 11:59PM
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.

*OBJECTIVE: Hear and respond to background narrative in order to aid comprehension in our primary text.

Tuesday, February 25th

*Turnitin.com Leftovers
*Workshop-time: Process feedback.
---Remember:  Works Cited
---Delete revision questions/answers
*FINAL DRAFT DUE Thursday before 11:59pm
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.
------Must meet BOTH deadlines to be on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Monday, February 23rd

*Turnitin.com
---log in / set up account (if necessary)
---enroll in class
---submit sample assignment from GoogleDrive
------NOT YOUR ESSAY DRAFT!
*Robotic Revision

*Final Draft Due THURSDAY before 11:59pm

---Turnitin.com AND Google Classroom

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Friday, February 21st

*Sort: Writers & Editors
*Writers: Write!
*Editors
---Re-read your essay.
---Review essay prompt and scoring guide.
---Identify 2-3 areas for improvement.
------Turn these in to 2-3 questions for your editors.
---------Write these on the last page of your essay. Leave room for a written response to each.
*Swap: 2 & 2
---Read each essay as a duo.
---Offer SUGGESTIONS (in margins) following from the author's questions.
------Write your responses.
---ANSWER their questions in writing.
*Coming Soon: Turnitin.com
*Final Draft Due: Thursday, February 27th

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Thursday, February 20th

*Sort: Writers & Editors
*Writers: Write!
*Editors
---Re-read your essay.
---Review essay prompt and scoring guide.
---Identify 2-3 areas for improvement.
------Turn these in to 2-3 questions for your editors.
---------Write these on the last page of your essay. Leave room for a written response to each.
*Swap: 2 & 2
---Read each essay as a duo.
---Offer SUGGESTIONS (in margins) following from the author's questions.
------Write your responses.
---ANSWER their questions in writing.
*Coming Soon: Turnitin.com
*Final Draft Due: Thursday, February 27th

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Wednesday, February 19th

*Complete First Draft in GoogleClassroom
---COMPLETED, TYPED FIRST DRAFT DUE TONIGHT before 11:59pm.
*Coming Soon:
---Turnitin.com (for final draft)

*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.

Tuesday, February 18th

*First Draft Requirements
*Topic Outlines
---MUST check with me, 10pts
*Finished?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom
---COMPLETED, TYPED FIRST DRAFT DUE WEDNESDAY before 11:59pm.
*Coming Soon:
---Turnitin.com (for final draft)

*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.

Thursday, February 13th

*MLA Walkthrough & Works Cited Page
*Topic Outlines
---MUST check with me, 10pts
*Finished?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom
---COMPLETED, TYPED FIRST DRAFT DUE WEDNESDAY (this is a change) before 11:59pm.
*Coming Soon:
---First Draft Requirements
---Turnitin.com (for final draft)

*OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to create a correctly formatted MLA document.

Wednesday, February 12th

*Basic Organization
*Topic Outlines
---MUST check with me, 10pts
*Finished?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom
---COMPLETED, TYPED FIRST DRAFT DUE TUESDAY beore 11:59pm.
*Coming Soon:
---MLA Formatting
---Works Cited
---First Draft Requirements
---Turnitin.com

*OBJECTIVE: By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized expository writing.

Tuesday, February 11th

*Topic Outlines---MUST check with me, 10pts
*Finished?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom
---COMPLETED FIRST DRAFT DUE Tuesday BEFORE 11:59pm,
*Coming Soon:
---Basic Organization
---MLA Formatting
---Works Cited
---First Draft Requirements
---Turnitin.com (final draft only)

*OBJECTIVE: By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized expository writing.

Monday, February 10th

*Topic Outlines
---MUST check with me, 10pts
*Finish: 7 sentences
*Finished with both of those?
---Draft in GoogleClassroom
*Coming Soon:
---Basic Organization
---MLA Formatting
---Works Cited
---First Draft Requirements
---Turnitin.com

*OBJECTIVE: By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized expository writing.

Friday, February 7th

*Essay Details

*Finish: 7 sentences?
*Finish:  Hindu/Norse?

*Finished?  Begin Prewriting:  Web, Venn, List, Freewrite, etc.?

*Collect Hindu/Norse Organizers

*OBJECTIVE: Learn and practice different methods of attaching, punctuating, and documenting quotations.

Thursday, February 6th--Sub

*Read Norse Cosmogony:  pp. 459-66
---HW:  Complete Organizer

Wednesday, February 5th

Snow Day

Tuesday, February 4th

*Check Hindu Cosmogony Organizer
*Finish: 7 sentences
---MUST check with me.
---MUST be perfect to receive ANY credit.
---Once it's perfect, 10/10pts
---Perfect the FIRST time: 13/10pts
*Last 10:  Essay Details

*OBJECTIVE: Learn and practice different methods of attaching, punctuating, and documenting quotations.

Monday, February 3rd--Sub

*Review Hindu Cosmogony
*Embedding Quotes Practice
---7 Sentences

Friday, January 31st

*Check Polynesian/Maori Organizers
---Quick Review
*HW: Read Indian/Hindu cosmogony, pp. 291-4
---Due MONDAY (last one)

*OBJECTIVE: Identify the archetypes of cosmogonies.

Thursday, January 30th

*Finish "Ages of Man" Review
*Read Polynesian/Maori Cosmogony
---pp. 351-6 ("Creation of New Zealand")
---HW: Organizer Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze multiple versions of a story

Wednesday, January 29th

*Check HW
---Review/Discuss
---Collect

Tuesday, January 28th

*Read two Greek stories about the creation of humans
---Answer questions on handout.
---Notice: Scoring Guide!
---Due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze multiple versions of a myth.

Monday, January 27th

*Graffiti Retelling
*Check Greek Organizer
---Review

*OBJECTIVE: Identify the archetypes of cosmogonies.

Friday, January 24th

*Community Cards
*HW: Read pp. 82-88
---Complete Greek Organizer
------INCLUDE "???" Rows
------Due MONDAY

*OBJECTIVE: Identify the archetypes of cosmogonies.

Thursday, January 23rd

*Snow Day

Wednesday, January 22nd

*Check Babylonian Organizer
---Review
*Community Cards?

*OBJECTIVE: Identify the archetypes of cosmogonies.

Tuesday, January 21st

*Read Babylonian Cosmogony (pp. 3-11)
---HW: Complete Organizer Due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Identify the archetypes of cosmogonies.

Friday, January 17th

*"Snow" Day

Thursday, January 16th

*Check Navajo Organizer (pp. 615-21)
*Review Navajo Myth
*Full-class Synthesis
*Community Cards?

*OBJECTIVE: Identify the archetypes of cosmogonies.

Wednesday, January 15th

*Community Card
*Post ____ illustrations

---Review
*Check out books
*HW: Read Navajo Cosmogony (615-21)
---Divide Organizer
---Completed Organizer Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: While reading, identify the archetypes of cosmogonies.

Tuesday, January 14th

*Seating Chart
*Cosmogonies!
---Intro. notes together
*Station Rotation
---1) Name of the archetype
---2) COPY the QUESTIONS.
---3) Visual/symbolic representation
*Back at home table
---Go down the list and compare notes/visuals. Add/adapt where necessary.
*Community Cards?

*HW: "Importance of Stories" Response
---via Google Classroom
---Due TOMORROW before 11:59pm
------Edit/Revise!

*OBJECTIVE: Learn the common archetypes of cosmogonies.

Monday, January 13th

*Grab a Chromebook
*Stray signature pages?

*Community Cards
*Google Login: [regular school login] @ g.fhsdschools.org
*Google Password DEFAULT: Fhsd + [student ID#]
*classroom.google.com
---enroll
*Find first assignment in the "CLASSWORK" tab
---create > Doc
---Plan, Compose, EDIT/REVISE, & Submit
---Due: Wednesday before 11:59pm

*Check Supplies

*OBJECTIVE: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience

Friday, January 10th

*Check "Origin of Stories" Work
*Collect Syllabus Signature Pages
---Due TODAY with class supplies = 10 pts
*Share answers
---Pick the group's 3 "star" inferences
------Share/Discuss
*Community Cards

*OBJECTIVE: Cite convincing textual evidence to support our inferences.

Thursday, January 9th

*Signature Pages?
*Community Cards
*Read "Origin of Stories"
---HW: Inferences & support by TOMORROW
---HW: Signature page & class materials by TOMORROW = 10pts

*OBJECTIVE: Cite convincing textual evidence to support our inferences.

Wednesday, January 8th

*What is myth?
*Community Cards
*HW: Signature page & class materials by Friday = 10pts

*Objective: Answering the questions, "WHAT and WHY is Mythology?"

Tuesday, January 7th

*Course Syllabus
---Contact Info. & Website
---Manifesto
------Which is most important?
---Signature page & class materials by Friday = 10pts
*Community Cards

*Objectives: setting expectations, getting to know each other a bit