Catch Up Day

Big Ideas: Is Odysseus a hero or a villain?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your book review is May 17th.

Agenda:

1. Turn in your Odyssey Map.
1. Turn it in with this Google Form.
2. Or give it to me in person.
2. Finish your iReady test.
3. Work on your Odyssey Reader's Theater.

Homework:

1. No vocabulary this week.
2. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

iReady

Big Ideas: Who or what is in control?

Reading: If you finish your test early, then read for the rest of the period.

Agenda:

1. Today you will take the iReady assessment. I am looking for improvement. You should score higher than you did at the beginning of the year.

Homework:

1. No vocabulary again this week.
2. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Odyssey Group Project

Big Ideas: Is Odysseus a hero or a villain?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on May 17th.

Agenda:

1. You will work on your group project. You will need six people in your group.
1. Look at this reader's theater script. You will need to choose major parts for each person. Each person will also have to also read minor parts.
2. You will need to create a Google Slide deck and share it with everyone in the group.
3. Read through the script one time so that you get the gist of the action.
4. Now choose pictures for the presentation that go with the text.
5. You will use Screencastify to record your audio presentation.
6. Make sure you practice reading through it a few times before you record.

Homework:

1. No vocabulary.

Odyssey Reader's Theater

Big Ideas: Is Odysseus a hero or a villain?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on May 17th.

Agenda:

1. You will start a group project. You will need six people in your group.
1. Look at this reader's theater script. You will need to choose major parts for each person. Each person will also have to also read minor parts.
2. You will need to create a Google Slide deck and share it with everyone in the group.
3. Read through the script one time so that you get the gist of the action.
4. Now choose pictures for the presentation that go with the text.
5. You will use Screencastify to record your audio presentation.
6. Make sure you practice reading through it a few times before you record.
2. Today we will have our discussion on the next part of the text. Post your best TQEs below:
1. Period 1
2. Period 6

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit. I will grade 100% on Monday.

Odysseus return discussion

Big Ideas: Is Odysseus a hero or a villain?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on May 17th.

Agenda:

1. Today we will have our first discussion. Post your best TQEs below:
1. Period 1
2. Period 6

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit. I will grade 100% on Monday.

Discussing the end of part one

Big Ideas: Is Odysseus a hero or a villain?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on May 17th.

Agenda:

1. Today we will have our first discussion. Post your best TQEs below:
1. Period 1
2. Period 6

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit. I will grade 100% on Monday.

Map of the Odyssey

Big Ideas: Who or what is in control?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your book review will be May 17th..

Agenda:

1. The Odyssey map activity. You have two options:
1. You can hand draw a map of Odysseus' travels like this one.
2. Or you can open this Google Drawing and label the map with what happened at each location.
2. Continue to read the Odyssey
1. Scylla and Charybdis
2. Cattle of the Sun
3. When taking notes ask yourself
1. What virtues do you see: wisdom, justice, courage and self-control
2. What does Odysseus have to learn to help himself get home?
3. How does he change himself to fit the situation?
4. How does he show cunning intelligence?

Homework:

1. No vocabulary this week.
2. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Partner Story and Reading the Odyssey

Big Ideas: Who or what is in control?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your book review will be May 17th..

Agenda:

1. Fill out the reading progress form.
2. Trade Chromebooks and continue the story your partner began yesterday.
3. Continue to read the Odyssey
1. Scylla and Charybdis
2. Cattle of the Sun
3. When taking notes ask yourself
1. What virtues do you see: wisdom, justice, courage and self-control
2. What does Odysseus have to learn to help himself get home?
3. How does he change himself to fit the situation?
4. How does he show cunning intelligence?

Homework:

1. No vocabulary this week.
2. Make sure you are reading your book at home.

Make minor characters major

Big Ideas: Is Odysseus a hero or a villain?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your book review is this Friday.

Agenda:

1. Today I will grade your SAT J,K,L vocabulary. You should be at 100%.
2. Continue reading The Odyssey:
1. Land of the Dead - pay attention to Odysseus meeting Achilles.
2. The Sirens - they sing about Odysseus and his glories in the Trojan war
3. English Journal: Minor Character
1. Retell a part of the Odyssey from a minor character's point of view. For example, retell the Cyclops scene from the perspective of one of Odysseus' companions.

Homework:

1. No new vocabulary this week.
2. You should finish part 1 of the Odyssey by Friday.

Cyclops Discussion

Big Ideas: Is Odysseus is a hero worth emulating?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on May 17th.

Agenda:

1. Today we will have our second discussion. Post your best TQEs below:
1. Period 1
2. Period 6

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit. I will grade 100% on Tuesday.

Book Review

Big Ideas: TBA

Reading: Today we are going to the library. Make sure you finish your book review and choose a new book.

Agenda:

1. Things you should be working on:
1. Odyssey reading. Make sure you take notes on the Cyclops narrative and be ready for our discussion on Monday.
2. The book review is due today at 9pm. Check to make sure you have filled out the Reading Progress form. If you enter something new today IT WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM.
3. I will check your vocabulary on Tuesday.

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit. I will grade 100% on Tuesday.

Odyssey Discussion Day

Big Ideas: TBA

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Today we will have our first discussion. Post your best TQEs below:
1. Period 1
2. Period 6

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit. I will grade 100% on Monday.

Beginning the Odyssey

Big Ideas: TBA

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. 50% of your JKL SAT vocabulary list is due today.
2. We will read the Odyssey introduction and the incident with the Cyclops.
1. You need to highlight the text.
2. You need to have a piece of paper where you have the Right and Left sides.

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit. I will grade 50% tomorrow.

Odyssey Lecture

Big Ideas: TBA

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Make sure you have clicked publish or save on your Google Site portfolio to receive credit.
2. You don't need to turn in the Odyssey slides. I will grade the first 22 slides.
3. Today is the lecture to prepare us to read the Odyssey.

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit. I will grade 50% tomorrow.

Presentation Day

Big Ideas: TBA

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the reading progress form.
2. You will evaluate other group's presentations today.
1. Go to Peergrade and login.
2. Submit the link to your presentation.
3. You will evaluate three other groups.
3. You need to finish up to slide 22 by this weekend.
4. Make sure everything we added to your Google Site portfolio yesterday is complete. Tomorrow I will check it.
1. Complete bookshelf with all of the books you have read independently this year.
2. On the Capacities page under Content Knowledge, you added information about:
1. The Three Parts of a Person
2. The Four Loves

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit.

Greek Gods and Goddesses

Big Ideas: TBA

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. You need to finish your presentation today and record your screencast.
1. Setup screencastify.
2. Click record and the Present button for your slides.
3. In an engaging fashion present about your god or goddess.
2. We are going to skip to slide 13. Find a partner for this activity.
1. I will assign you a Greek god or goddess.
2. You will use the Encyclopedia Mythica as your source.
3. You will create a screencast of your Google Slides so that others can view your presentation.
3. Make sure everything we added to your Google Site portfolio yesterday is complete. Tomorrow I will check it.
1. Complete bookshelf with all of the books you have read independently this year.
2. On the Capacities page under Content Knowledge, you added information about:
1. The Three Parts of a Person
2. The Four Loves

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit.

The Odyssey Introduction Day 2

Big Ideas: TBA

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Today you will begin the Odyssey introduction in Google Classroom.
2. We are going to skip to slide 13. Find a partner for this activity.
1. I will assign you a Greek god or goddess.
2. You will use the Encyclopedia Mythica as your source.
3. You will create a screencast of your Google Slides so that others can view your presentation.
3. Make sure everything we added to your Google Site portfolio yesterday is complete. Tomorrow I will check it.
1. Complete bookshelf with all of the books you have read independently this year.
2. On the Capacities page under Content Knowledge, you added information about:
1. The Three Parts of a Person
2. The Four Loves

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit.

The Odyssey Introduction

Big Ideas: TBA

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. Today you will begin the Odyssey introduction in Google Classroom.
2. Make sure everything we added to your Google Site portfolio yesterday is complete. Tomorrow I will check it.
1. Complete bookshelf with all of the books you have read independently this year.
2. On the Capacities page under Content Knowledge, you added information about:
1. The Three Parts of a Person
2. The Four Loves

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit.

Working on our portfolios

Big Ideas: TBA

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes. Your next book review is on April 12th.

Agenda:

1. We will work on our website portfolio.
1. Add the books you have read to your bookshelf.
2. Add the new content we learned to your capacities.

Homework:

1. Make sure you start the SAT J,K,L vocabulary unit.