Oedipus and Creon

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: Summarize the myth of Dionysius and the festival associated with him.

Reading: You will read one book between now December 11th.

Agenda:

1. Build your Oedipus the King vocabulary list. Use the first 25 words for this week's list.
2. You will complete slides 1-16 of the Greek Theater assignment. You may always go on to any slide.
3. Read with your group lines 376-595.
1. Write a one-sentence summary of what happened on that page. Focus on getting the gist of the action.
2. Fill in the first five boxes of the Exposition column of the Plot Analysis document in Google Classroom.
4. Brainstorm whether Oedipus is a good leader or not.

Homework:

1. Oedipus the King Vocabulary List #1

The Conflict Between the Prophet and the King

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: Summarize the myth of Dionysius and the festival associated with him.

Reading: You will read one book between now December 11th.

Agenda:

1. Build your Oedipus the King vocabulary list. Use the first 25 words for this week's list.
2. You will complete slides 1-16 of the Greek Theater assignment. You may always go on to any slide.
3. Read with your group lines 200-375.
1. Write a one-sentence summary of what happened on that page. Focus on getting the gist of the action.
2. Fill in the first five boxes of the Exposition column of the Plot Analysis document in Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. Oedipus the King Vocabulary List #1

The Problem in the Play

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: Summarize the myth of Dionysius and the festival associated with him.

Reading: You will read one book between now December 11th.

Agenda:

1. Build your Oedipus the King vocabulary list. Use the first 25 words for this week's list.
2. You will complete slides 1-16 of the Greek Theater assignment. You may always go on to any slide.
3. Read with your group lines 1-199.
1. Write a one-sentence summary of what happened on that page. Focus on getting the gist of the action.
2. Fill in the first five boxes of the Exposition column of the Plot Analysis document in Google Classroom.
4. Watch the beginning of the play.

Homework:

1. Oedipus the King Vocabulary List #1

Greek Theater Background

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: Summarize the myth of Dionysius and the festival associated with him.

Reading: You will read one book between now December 11th.

Agenda:

1. Build your Oedipus the King vocabulary list. Use the first 25 words for this week's list.
2. You will complete slides 1-16 of the Greek Theater assignment. 

Homework:

1. Oedipus the King Vocabulary List #1

Reflecting on Vocabulary and Sentence Variation

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: looks for trends in my writing and identify areas of growth and weakness.

Reading: You will read one book between now December 11th.

Agenda:

1. Reflect on the vocabulary and types of sentences you have learned about so far.
1. Choose 5 words that will make you sound intelligent and use them in a sentence.
2. Choose 3 words that you have never encountered before and use them in a sentence.
3. Choose 1 word that you don't think most adults know and use it in a sentence.
2. Choose 5 new sentence types and write original sentences following that pattern.
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Homework:

1. Build your own list using 35 words from your previous lists.

Reflecting on the books we have read

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: looks for trends in my writing and identify areas of growth and weakness.

Reading: You will read one book between now December 11th.

Agenda:

1. Make a copy of the Reading Ladder document and link to on the semester reflection document.

Homework:

1. Build your own list using 35 words from your previous lists.

Reflecting on your writing day 2

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: looks for trends in my writing and identify areas of growth and weakness.

Reading: You will read one book between now December 11th.

Agenda:

1. Today we will reflect on the three essays you have written so far this year. The document is in Google Classrom.
2. We will continue watching the movie from where we left off yesterday.

Homework:

1. Build your own list using 35 words from your previous lists.

Reflecting on your writing day 1

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: looks for trends in my writing and identify areas of growth and weakness.

Reading: You will read one book between now December 11th.

Agenda:

1. Today we will highlight all three of the essays we have written so far in order to make comparisons between them.
2. Next we will watch part of The Hobbit movies.

Homework:

1. Build your own list using 35 words from your previous lists.

The Hobbit Essay Day 1

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: analyze a theme that runs through The Hobbit.

Reading: You will read one book between now December 11th.

Agenda:

1. You will take a quiz on the last few chapters of the novel.
2. You can use this Padlet for quotes for your essay.
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
3. You will write an essay about one of the topics listed above.
1. Write an introduction that introduces the topic and ends with your thesis. To write your thesis, turn the topic into a Why? question. (ex. Why does Bilbo's self-knowledge make him more wise?)
2. Write at least three body paragraphs with two quotes each. Include footnotes for your quotes.
1. The first two sentences should introduce the event you will focus on in the paragraph and how it addresses your thesis.
2. Two quotes from the book that also provide any context that is needed.
3. Your commentary at the end of the paragraph.
1. This evidence demonstrates...
2. Consequently, if...
3. Therefore, due to the fact that (EVENT), (STATEMENT THAT TELLS HOW THIS EVENT ADDS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS EVENTS).
3. Conclusion
1. Review the idea you focused on. Summarize how it progresses through the novel. Leave your reader with an application to life outside the novel.

Homework:

1. None

Preparing for the Essay Day 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: 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
2. Create a diagram of how your theme builds throughout the novel.

Preparing for the Essay Day 3

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
2. Create a graph of the ups and downs for your theme throughout the novel.

Preparing for Our Final Essay 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: 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