Monday, October 24, 2011

Day 21 (10.24.11) B Day


Objective:
Students will
demonstrate research skills, reading skills,
practice reading analysis, and read, discuss and write about The Iliad.

Class Activities:

  • Computers: NO
  • Apply and Present: Allusions 
    • Student presentations 
  • Comprehend: Archetypes - Mother Figure
    • Fairy Godmother - Buffy Season 7 (Clip)
    • Earth Mother - The Matrix (Clip)
    • Step Mother - Sleepy Hollow (Clip)
  • Computers: YES
  • Grade: Sentence Completion Lesson 3
  • Read and Comprehend: [Silent Reading - 10 Minutes]
    • Students will read from Sparknotes:
      • The Iliad Books 2 - 4 (7th)
      • The Iliad Books 5 - 8 (8th)
  • Analyze and Discuss:
    • Review The Iliad Books 2-4 (7th)
    • Review The Iliad Books 5 - 8 (8th)
    • Students will annotate PDF
  • Synthesize: Journal -
    • Write in Section 4 of your spiral for 20 minutes on the provided prompt.
      • Go to AP Course
      • Go to "Writing"
      • Go to "Journals"
      • Go to "The Iliad"
      • Go to "Journal # 1"
  • Comprehend: LECTURE -
    • Mini-Lecture on Achilles (7th) and Helen (8th)  [T. Holmes]
    • Students will take notes.
  • Learn: READ -
    • Students will read books 5 - 8 or 9 - 12 from The Iliad by Homer
      • Students will annotate PDF

Homework:

  • DUE on Today (10.21.11) A Day: Formative - Sentence Completion for Lesson 3 (Bring to class to grade in class.)
  • DUE on Wednesday (10.26.11) B Day: SUMMATIVE- Vocabulary Lesson 3 Parts QUIZ
  • DUE on Friday (10.28.11) B Day: SUMMATIVE - Vocabulary Lesson 4 Parts 1 - 5 (Due by 11:59 PM! Submit to Blackboard>Assignments>Vocabulary>Lesson>Lesson 4 Parts 1 - 5)
  • DUE on Tuesday (11.1.11) B Day: BRING YOUR LITERATURE BOOK TO CLASS! (Yes, the big, black-bound, DiYanni textbook with the girl on the front.)
      Work collected in class:
      • Sentence Completion Lesson 3