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Welcome to English 10 Honors!
Monday, August 27/Tuesday, August 28
Target: To learn about each other, to learn about our course, and to begin thinking about our first unit’s topic- the hero
Agenda:
Bellringer –diagnostic quiz, tech slips, name placards
Small group introductions, conversations, Venn diagrams
Course PowerPoint
Journal – Define “Hero.” Who is (or was) your hero? Why was that person so important to you? Why do you think heroes are important to our society? [follow heading norm]
Wednesday, August 29
Target: I will get to know others; I will understand and formulate definitions of a hero
Turn in Homework –six-work memoirs – completed worksheet
SSR
Vocabulary List #1
Example of 6 word memoir; write our first draft of our own; turn in
Definitions of hero - share
Read aloud – “The Man in the Water” Watch video of eventhttp://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/01/w-usa-1982-crash-report/602793/1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAT5aBaHp8A&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Can we refine our definition of a hero?
HW: Read “Jack and the Beanstalk”
Friday, August 31/Tuesday, September 4
Agenda:
Groups – feedback on free-write; rubric and due date
Revisit Hero definition from last class and hero scenarios – we will discuss 3
Discuss “Jack and the Beanstalk” and take notes of Hero’s Journey
Vocabulary practice – on back of list; SSR when finished
Wednesday/Thursday, September 5 and 6
Targets: I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in modern literature and media: I will know the Epic Hero characteristics; I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.
Bell-ringer:
Vocabulary – sentences (5) and mnemonic devices (3) – turn in
Assign vocabulary task – due Friday Vocabulary practice – find 10 words used professionally. Copy and paste into a Word document. Cite your source correctly.
SSR
After lunch:
Review “Jack and the Beanstalk” and Hero’s Journey notes
Epic Hero and Anglo-Saxon notes
HW: Due Friday: vocabulary task, Memoir;
Friday, September 7
Targets: I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in modern literature and media: I will know the Epic Hero characteristics; I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and
how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.
1. Bell ringer – a. Turn in homework assignment: vocabulary b. Pick up classwork from Wednesday. Add 5 more sentences; share mnemonic devices
Start SSR when finished.
2. The Name game…put desks in a circle3. Memoir work4. Anglo-Saxon notes - finish5. Begin Beowulf - Read pages 33-36 in book
HW: find an article (newspaper, magazine, online) about heroes. There should be MANY with the anniversary of 9/11. Bring a hard copy of the article to class by Monday, Sept. 17.
Tuesday, Sept. 11
I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in modern literature and media:
I will know the Epic Hero characteristics
I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.
Warm-up:
On the slip of paper, write as many steps of the Hero’s Journey as you can remember; on the back, write as many details from the A-S notes are you can remember from last week
Vocab. review game
After lunch:
Review notes from Thursday – Epic, Anglo-Saxons, Beowulf; practice kennings
Read Beowulf starting on page 33- with directed reading/notes activity
HW:
1. find an article (newspaper, magazine, online) about heroes. There should be MANY with the anniversary of 9/11. Bring a hard copy of the article to class by next Monday, Sept. 17.
2. Study for vocab. quiz
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Warm-up:
Based on our reading from the last class, create an image of what YOU think Grendel looks like. (5 min)
Kenning practice Continue reading Beowulf – 3rd – line 190; 4th page 40
After lunch:
Vocabulary quiz; SSR when finished Read: Battle With Grendel’s Mother, Battle with the Dragon
Homework:
find an article (newspaper, magazine, online) about heroes. There should be MANY with the anniversary of 9/11. Bring a hard copy of the article to class by next Monday, Sept. 17.
Read pages:
Monday, September 17
3rd:
Warm-up:
Have homework article out to be checked
Write 3 original kennings
New Vocab list –prefixes – go over ab, circum, en, intra, pre – record
definitions and on a separate sheet of paper, brainstorm words you
already know with these prefixes
Begin Silent Sustained Reading
After lunch:
Hero’s Journey – complete for Beowulf’s first two battles
Read: “Beowulf’s Last Battle” on pages 52-55, “The Death of Beowulf” on pages 56-59 and “Mourning Beowulf” on page 60 ; complete note organizer/checklist
4th
Warm-up:
Have homework article out to be checked
New Vocab list –prefixes – go over ab, circum, en, intra, pre – record
definitions and on a separate sheet of paper, brainstorm words you
already know with these prefixes
Begin Silent Sustained Reading
Hero’s Journey – complete for Beowulf’s first two battles
Read: “Beowulf’s Last Battle” on pages 52-55, “The Death of Beowulf” on pages 56-59 and “Mourning Beowulf” on page 60 ; complete note organizer/checklist
Start hw/Begin Silent Sustained Reading
Wednesday, September 19
Third Period:
Warm-up: Vocabulary –Latin Prefixes
Alliteration and appositive practice
SSR
After lunch – tying together the Epic and the modern concept of the hero
Hero’s Journey for hero news article
Epic characteristics – review; apply to article
“Define” modern era together
Complete lit terms chart – find examples from all parts of the epic (all three battles)
CW/HW: write 8-12 lines about your hero using kenning, alliteration, appositives, and strong
Alliteration and Appositives
1. Create an alliterative sentence for your given letter of the alphabet.2. Write a descriptive appositive for yourself.3. Write two additional appositives for some of your favorite celebrities.
Ex 1. Xander went to the zoo, but he was zapped by an electric fence when he tried to sneak into the pandas’ exhibit.
Ex 2. Mrs. Donahue, an avid photographer, took pictures for the team’s website.
Ex. 3: Brian Orakpo, two-time All-Pro linebacker for the Redskins, is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle.
Tom Brady, the NFL’s passing leader, three for over 400 yards this weekend.
Friday, September 21
Vocabulary Prefixes – add to list – green words
Silent Sustained Reading
warm-up ~ Practice lit terms; assignment – due Thursday!
Due today = Completed charts for Modern Hero assignment and brainstorm exercise
Work on Thesis practice – notes, notecards
CW/HW ~ Parody – read “Grendel” excerpt and answer your assigned
questions – page 149-154; think about a class parody? – due Tuesday
(with book)
Monday, September 24
Warm-up – Beowulf review chart
Vocabulary Prefixes – add to list – purple words
Silent Sustained Reading
Work on Thesis practice – quiz, notecards, revise
Discuss homework~ Parody –“Grendel” excerpt assigned
questions – page 149-154 in supplemental book
Review sheet – Anglo-Saxon Quiz on Friday
HW: study!
Wednesday, September 26Vocabulary
PSAT practice – pages 8-10, page 10-passage on page 12, pages 29-33
After lunch = Review for Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxons
Friday, September28
1. PSAT Practice – Practice Test #1 – page 5-9 – 25 minutes2. Vocabulary – review3. Anglo-Saxon Quiz