Preparing for our final essay

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: You should be close to page 307.

Agenda:

1. We will collect quotes about the themes we have studied in this novel.
1. PDF of the Hobbit.
2. Self-knowledge leading to wisdom.
3. Broader experience leading to wisdom.
4. Challenges promote growth in courage.
5. Challenges promote growth in self-control.
6. Greed has bad effects on the individual.
7. Greed has bad effects on the group.
8. Love of beauty

Hobbit Connections Map

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: You will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Today you will continue working on your connections map with a partner. Here are the instructions. It will be due tomorrow. You must turn in a picture of what you accomplished today.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Class Discussion

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 153.

Agenda:

1. Class discussion about chapters 9-13.
2. Today you will start a connections map with a partner. Here are the instructions.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Greed Lecture

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 153.

Agenda:

1. Slow read the conversation between Bilbo and Smaug.
2. Lecture on Greed in the Hobbit.
3. Today you will start a connections map with a partner. Here are the instructions.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
1. Chapter 9, 3 notes
2. Chapter 10, 2 notes
3. Chapter 11, 2 notes
4. Chapter 12, 4 notes
5. Chapter 13, 2 notes
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Connections Map

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: 

Agenda:

1. Today you will start a connections map with a partner. Here are the instructions.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
1. Chapter 9, 3 notes
2. Chapter 10, 2 notes
3. Chapter 11, 2 notes
4. Chapter 12, 4 notes
5. Chapter 13, 2 notes
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Connections Map

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 153.

Agenda:

1. Present your slide about what has happened so far in the novel.
2. Today you will start a connections map with a partner. Here are the instructions.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
1. Chapter 9, 3 notes
2. Chapter 10, 2 notes
3. Chapter 11, 2 notes
4. Chapter 12, 4 notes
5. Chapter 13, 2 notes
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

The Hobbit Timeline

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 153.

Agenda:

1. Create you new vocabulary list for chapters 11-14. Make sure you turn in your list of words along with your complete assignment.
2. Take a quiz on chapters 7 and 8.
3. Create a timeline of what has happened so far in the book.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
1. Chapter 9, 3 notes
2. Chapter 10, 2 notes
3. Chapter 11, 2 notes
4. Chapter 12, 4 notes
5. Chapter 13, 2 notes
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Discussion of chapters 6-8

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 153.

Agenda:

1. Discussion of chapters 6-8. We will have a small group and large group discussion.
2. Don't forget to turn in your annotations and continue reading the Hobbit over the weekend. Check the reading schedule below.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Gandalf's Disappearances

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 153.

Agenda:

1. Take time to work on you annotations. You should have:
1. Three annotations for chapter 6
2. Two annotations for chapter 7
3. Four annotations for chapter 8
2. Analyze the times that Gandalf disappears.
1. Use this digital copy of the book to search for when he leaves the group.
1. Why does he leave? What does he say? Who notices?
2. What is going at that time? Why happens while he is gone?
3. What does he do when he returns? What does he say?

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Gandalf's Disappearances

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 153.

Agenda:

1. Take time to work on you annotations. You should have:
1. Three annotations for chapter 6
2. Two annotations for chapter 7
3. Four annotations for chapter 8
2. Take a quiz for chapter 6.
3. Analyze the times that Gandalf disappears.
1. Use this digital copy of the book to search for when he leaves the group.
1. Why does he leave? What does he say? Who notices?
2. What is going at that time? Why happens while he is gone?
3. What does he do when he returns? What does he say?

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Bilbo Grows

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 153.

Agenda:

1. Analyzing Bilbo's first solo challenge.
1. Make three columns: what? so what? and Now, what.
1. In the what column, list the challenges that Bilbo faces in his interaction with Gollum.
2. In the so what column, identify the effect it has on Bilbo. How does he have to grow?
3. In the now what column, explain how this growth will help him in future challenges.
2. Write a short paragraph that explains how Bilbo grows in his interaction with Gollum.
1. Topic sentence: combine column one and column 2
2. Quote with page number
3. This evidence shows
4. Consequently if
5. Therefore, due to the fact that

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Discussing Gollum

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 153.

Agenda:

1. Build your new vocabulary list. Choose twenty words from this list.
2. Discuss Bilbo's interaction with Gollum. What are we to make of Gollum? How does he relate to beauty?
3. Analyzing Bilbo's first solo challenge.
1. Make three columns: what? so what? and Now, what.
1. In the what column, list the challenges that Bilbo faces in his interaction with Gollum.
2. In the so what column, identify the effect it has on Bilbo. How does he have to grow?
3. In the now what column, explain how this growth will help him in future challenges.
2. Write a short paragraph that explains how Bilbo grows in his interaction with Gollum.
1. Topic sentence
2. Quote with page number
3. This evidence shows
4. Consequently if
5. Therefore, due to the fact that

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 7 through 10. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Discuss chapters 1-5

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 103.

Agenda:

1. Class discussion and turn in annotations.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 3 through 6. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

The Hobbit Chapters 1-4

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 103.

Agenda:

1. Read for ten minutes.
2. Take the quiz for chapter 4 on Google Classroom. You can only take this quiz during this class period.
3. Complete the Gimkit review game. You will find the link on Google Classroom.
4. Work on your annotations for chapters 1-5. You must take a picture of two annotations you complete in class today. Use your Chromebook camera if you need to.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 3 through 6. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Art and Beauty Lecture Day 2

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 103.

Agenda:

1. Quiz on chapter 3 of the novel. It will be in Google Classroom.
2. Finish lecture on Art and Beauty in The Hobbit.
3. Work on your annotations for our discussion on Friday.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 3 through 6. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Art and Beauty Lecture

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: summarize how the concepts of art and beauty show up in the The Hobbit

Reading: Today you should be on page 93.

Agenda:

1. Create your new vocabulary list. Since it is a short week, you can include 15 words. Or you can do the whole list to make up for a missing vocabulary assignment. You must submit the words for you list in a comment for this assignment.
2. Collect one pager about the lecture from last week.
3. Quiz on chapter 2 of the novel. It will be in Google Classroom.
4. Lecture on Art and Beauty in The Hobbit.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 3 through 6. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Summing Up chapter 1

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: analyze the characters and events mentioned in chapter 1.

Reading: Today you should be on page 43.

Agenda:

1. Quiz on chapter 1 and game with the characters in the book.
2. One pager about the lecture on adventure in The Hobbit.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 1 and 2. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

The Hobbit chapter 1

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: analyze the characters and events mentioned in chapter 1.

Reading: Today you should be on page 33.

Agenda:

1. The beginning of the adventure. Let's dive into chapter one.
1. Create a diagram of the quest that the dwarves present to Bilbo.
1. Draw a small hobbit house and then a path leading to a mountain.
2. Along the path list the steps of the quest.
3. Off to the side include the key people, skills needed, history of the quest, and the goal.
2. Quiz on chapter 1 and possible game
3. Begin working on annotations for the book. You can keep them on paper or use sticky notes.
4. Z-One pager about the lecture on adventure in The Hobbit.

The Hobbit Reading Schedule:

1. Week 9 (10/2-10/13) TH chapters 1-5, pages 3-99
2. Week 10 (10/16-10/20) TH chapters 6-8, pages 100-184
3. Week 11 (10/23-10/27) TH chapters 9-13, pages 185-265 
4. Week 12 (10/30-11/3) TH chapters 14-19, pages 266-365

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 1 and 2. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

The Hobbit chapter one

Big Idea: Ideology, utopia, and imagination

After today I should be able to: break down a prompt and brainstorm ideas

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

Agenda:

1. The beginning of the adventure. Let's dive into chapter one.
1. Collect quotes with page numbers of how Gandalf shakes things up for characters. Complete the following sentence: Gandalf promotes growth in __ by ___ in order to ___.
2. Write down the names of the dwarves mentioned so far in the book. Choose the four you think are most important. Create a symbol for each of the four dwarves and tell why it fits. For example, "Thorin is a ___ because___"
3. Create a diagram of the quest that the dwarves present to Bilbo. Make sure you include all of the steps on the quest. What Tookish thing awakens in Bilbo?
2. Quiz on chapter 1 and possible game

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 1 and 2. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.

Introduction to The Hobbit

Big Idea: Ideology, utopia, and imagination

After today I should be able to: break down a prompt and brainstorm ideas

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

Agenda:

1. Introduction to The Hobbit. We will have one lecture a week.

Homework:

1. The Hobbit Chapters 1 and 2. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
2. Read your independent reading book.