Monday, September 18, 2017

WEEK 8: Dystopian Novel Unit

MONDAY-TUESDAY
  1. W-up: Agreement
  2. Intro to novel 1984
    • Dystopian Society
    • Author
    • WWI
    • Popular terms coined from novel (ie: Big Brother)
    • Archetypes 
  3. Watch 1984 and complete viewing guide
HW DUE 9/20: 
(1.) Viewing Guide for movie 1984 due tomorrow 9/20.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY
  1. W-up: Subject Verb Agreement
  2. Continue with 1984 film
  3. Complete Viewing Guide.  Click >>>HERE<<<
HW DUE 10/2: 
(1.) Complete UsaTestPrep Assignments before Sunday at 12 midnight.
(2.) Organize notebook for check first week back.  

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

WEEK 6: Sumerians/Epic of Gilgamesh

RESOURCESSyllabusWeekly Snapshot #2 (8/7-8/11)Archtypes

TUESDAY
  1. Complete SAT word from vocab list.
  2. Watch the video on Epic of Gilgamesh
  3. Review plot of story using Prezi
  4. Copy graphic organizer (see below) and fill-in character, symbolic and situational archetypes for the Epic of Gilgamesh.


WEDNESDAY

  1. Vocab List: Jaundiced
  2. Review Epic of Gilgamesh
  3. Discussion Questions on Gilgamesh

HW DUE 9/7: Discussion Questions (1-16), and a minimum of 7 archetypes found in Epic of Gilgamesh.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY

  1. Vocab List: METICULOUS
  2. Writer's Workshop:
    1. Writing Prompt: How are the characters, plot, or themes in the movie Hancock similar to those of the Epic of Gilgamesh.  Provide evidence from both to support your answer. 
      • Complete TOP
      • Brainstorm 3 main ideas (similarities)
      • Gather evidence to support your similarities using these two links to the text: Link #1, Link #2 Use the citation maker to pull the author, title and pertinent info from the text you cited in your essay.
      • Write rough draft using Google Docs.  Make sure to share document to edom.leu@gmail.com (see pics below)