Monday, October 14, 2013

Week of October 14-18

Monday, October 14:
  • Warm-Up
  • Work on study guide for Myths & Folktales test
  • Myths & Folktales test on Thursday
  • Fiction Friday this week!
Tuesday, October 15:
  • Warm-Up
  • Notes: Epics
  • Group activity: Choose a book, movie, or TV show in popular culture. Use specific details from the story to prove how it fits the six criteria of an epic. Write your answers in your notes. We will share and discuss answers as a class.
  • HW: Finish the back of the Right Word worksheet (from your Warm-Up) by tomorrow
Wednesday, October 16:
  • Warm-Up
  • Finish Epic group activity
  • Read "Theseus" in groups. Show how the story fits the qualities of an epic by underlining or highlighting the evidence in the text. We will discuss this as a class.
Thursday, October 17:
  • Test: Myths & Folktales
  • If you finish early, you may read your choice book and work on your reading log.
Friday, October 18:
  • Fiction Friday #3:
    • Read your choice book. Continue to do so even after you finish your reading log.
    • Complete your reading log: write one summary paragraph, one analytic paragraph, and one personal reaction paragraph. Follow the directions on the handout given to you. This is due at the end of the hour.

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