Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Day 22 (10.25.11) A 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 - The Great Teacher/Mentor Figure
    • Buffy: "Once More with Feeling" (Clip)
  • Computers: YES
  • Analyze and Discuss:
    • Review The Iliad Books 2-4 (3rd and 4th)
    • Review The Iliad Books 6 - 8
    • 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 (3rd and 4th) and Helen (1st)  [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 Thursday (10.26.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE- Vocabulary Lesson 3 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 Monday (10.31.11) A 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