Put your annotated copy of “Pandora” on

your desk.

We’ll be discussing your answers to the two questions you were to answer for homework.

Good Morning!

“The Joy of Surfing”

The Joy of Surfing

“The Joy of Surfing”

Narrow the 10 minute video down to one sentence. If someone asked you what the video was about, what would you say? What is the “message” of the Ted Talk?

Next, free write for a few minutes. Jot down your reasons to support your claim, your reaction to the video/message, any details, words, ideas, images that stuck with you.

Copy your responses in your notebook!

Why Bother Leaving the House

“Why Bother Leaving the House?”

Narrow the 10 minute video down to one

sentence. If someone asked you what the video was about, what would you say? What is the “message” of the Ted Talk?

Next, free write for a few minutes. Jot down your reasons to support your claim, your reaction to the video/message, any details, words, ideas, images that stuck with you.

“Why Bother Leaving the House?”

Copy your responses in your notebook!

“TJS” vs. “WBLH”

Create a Tchart or Venn Diagram of the two videos. What is different about their topics/messages? What did they have in common?

Write a thesis statement:

Photographer, Chris Burkard, and explorer, Ben Saunders, have a similar philosophy of life. Both men would agree:

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Copy in your notebook!

Story Time

Let’s read, “The Power of Love—Demeter and Persephone”

Annotate!!! Highlight

names/places Circle/DEFINE

unknown words Comments/Opinions

in the margins Quick summary/

reference in margins

Questions

Finish reading/annotating Upon completion of reading, make a list of

personality traits/characteristics for: Hades Demeter

Persephone

Homework:

Notebooks will be due 2/16!!!!