Myth and Epic Day 1

Big Idea: Ideology, utopia, and imagination

Nuance Academy: Adverb

After today I should be able to: annotate a short story and participate in a discussion.

Reading: You should have two books read by October 1st.

Agenda:

1. Write 10 sentences that begin with an adverb that tells how an action was done.
1. Start with a loose sentence.
1. Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and then he rewrote it.
2. Rewrite it beginning with an adverb.
1. Carefully, Mr. White planned the stages of his essay.
2. Choose your first vocabulary list from the Big Book of Words. You must use 20 words from the letter C or D list. You will add these words to a list you create on Vocabulary.com You should finish your list by Sunday evening.
3.  You need to read the Norse myth and Greek epic selections by Friday.
1. You need to divide each selection in parts, at least a beginning, middle, and end.
2. You must annotate the text.
1. Use the notice and note strategies we have been practicing. Underline the text you noticed and write a question.
2. You must also put a question mark next to parts of the text that confused you.
4. You will work on the Norse myth and Greek epic background assignments in Google Classroom. You will take notes on them in preparation for our first binder check next week.

Homework:

1. Work on your vocabulary list #2. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.