Finish Odyssey Lecture

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: Adverb ending with -ly

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: The Odyssey, pages 11-20

Agenda:

1. Write 10 adverb sentences
1. Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and the he wrote it.
2. Carefully, Mr. White planned the stages of his essay.
1. Use a vocabulary word in one of your sentences. Underline it.
2. Finish Odyssey Lecture
1. The Greek Hero video
3. English Journal #1: How does Odysseus differ from Marvel heroes? Does he have any similarities?
1. use a vocabulary word in one of your sentences. Underline it.
4. Odyssey quiz

Homework:

1. Three sets of four sentences.
2. Membean

Odyssey Lecture

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: Sentence variety practice

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: The Odyssey, pages 11-20

Agenda:

1. Write three sets of four sentences:
1. Start with a loose sentence.
2. Rewrite it with an independent clause at the front.
3. Rewrite it with an adverb clause at the front.
4. Rewrite it with an infinitive at the front.
2. Here are some examples:
1. Set 1: The Weather
1. Loose sentence: The rain fell steadily, and it soaked the parched earth and replenished the thirsty plants. 
2. Independent clause at front: The rain fell steadily yesterday. 
3. Adverb clause at front: After the rain fell steadily, the parched earth was soaked and the thirsty plants replenished. 
4. Infinitive clause at front: To soak the parched earth and replenish the thirsty plants, the rain fell steadily.
2. Set 2: The Baker 
1. Loose sentence: The baker kneaded the dough vigorously, and his strong arms flexed as he shaped the loaves.
2. Independent clause at front: The baker kneaded the dough vigorously while shaping the loaves.
3. Adverb clause at front: As he shaped the loaves, the baker kneaded the dough vigorously, his strong arms flexing. 
4. Infinitive clause at front: To shape the loaves, the baker kneaded the dough vigorously, his strong arms flexing.
3. Odyssey Lecture
1. The Greek Hero video

Homework:

1. Three sets of four sentences.
2. Membean

First Discussion

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: answer a student generated question citing evidence.

Reading: The Odyssey, pages 11-20

Agenda:

1. Whole class discussion

Homework:

1. No sentences tonight.
2. Membean

Generating questions

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: Infinitive clause

After today I should be able to: write a sentence with an infinitive clause and generate open ended questions.

Reading: The Odyssey, pages 1-10

Agenda:

1. Write 10 infinitive clauses.
1. Start with an infinitive clause. An infinitive clause tells why the action of the verb occurs. Start with the infinitive clause and follow it with an independent clause.
1. Loose sentence:
1. Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and then he wrote it.
2. Infinitive clause
1. To write a good essay, Mr. White needed to plan carefully.
2. Think about a goal that the subject has and then write what they need to do to achieve that goal.
1. Goal: to write a good essay
2. Action: Mr. White needed to plan carefully
2. Notice and Note group work
1. With your group, find examples of the sign post you were assigned. Include the book and line number and sentence about what you noticed.
2. Add your signposts to this Padlet wall.
3. Generating good questions
1. Ask as many questions as you can
2. Do not stop to judge, discuss, or answer any questions
3. Write down every question exactly as it was stated
4. Change any statements into questions
5. Close ended or open ended (C or O)
6. Identify whether the open ended questions could be answered easily or would take a while to discuss? Would the answer require explanation, but the explanation would be short or not take much time.
4. Odyssey Hyperdoc. Click on this link to get the instructions on how to complete the assignment. You can find the assignment in Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. Ten infinitive clauses
2. Membean

Odyssey characters

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: Adverb clause

After today I should be able to: write a sentence with an adverb clause and annotate a text.

Reading: The Odyssey, pages 1-10

Agenda:

1. Write 10 adverb clauses.
1. Start with an adverb clause. An adverb clause tells when or where the action of the verb occurs. Start with the adverb clause and follow it with an independent clause.
1. Loose sentence
1. Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and then he wrote it.
2. Adverb clause
1. Before he wrote the essay, Mr. White carefully planned it.
2. When the clock struck midnight, the ball dropped and fireworks illuminated the sky.
3. While I was waiting for the bus, I people-watched and enjoyed the morning sunshine.
4. After finishing the marathon, she collapsed in relief.
2. Make a character chart for each of the characters mentioned in our reading so far
1. Name, first mention, 3 adjectives, a sentence that tells who they are.
3. Compass activity
1. Create a compass on your desk.
1. North - what troubles, suffering, or difficult circumstances is the character facing or have they faced?
2. East - who is responsible for the suffering?
3. South - what actions has the character taken related to those troubles?
4. West - who or what helps them get through the difficulties?
4. Odyssey Hyperdoc. Click on this link to get the instructions on how to complete the assignment. You can find the assignment in Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. Ten adverb clauses
2. Membean

Odyssey Hyperdoc

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: Independent clause

After today I should be able to: write a sentence with an independent clause and annotate a text.

Reading: The Odyssey, pages 1-10

Agenda:

1. Write 10 sentences that begin with an independent clause. 
1. Start with an independent clause. An independent clause has a subject, verb, and often a direct object. You can follow the independent clause with a modifying phrase.
1. Loose sentence
1. Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and then he wrote it.
2. Independent clause
1. Mr. White wrote the essay after carefully planning it.
2. Odyssey Hyperdoc. Click on this link to get the instructions on how to complete the assignment. You can find the assignment in Google Classroom.
1. Complete slides 1-9
3. Read the Odyssey.
4. Work on vocabulary.

Homework:

1. Ten sentences with an independent clause
2. 3 Membean sessions of 15 minutes each

Getting started

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: 10 loose sentences

After today I should be able to: find the agenda for this class and access Google Classroom.

Reading: The Odyssey, pages 1-10

Agenda:

1. Write 10 loose sentences. 
1. String ideas together using and or but, and sometimes who, which, when, where and while.
1. Example: Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and then he wrote it.
2. Getting started with Membean. You will be responsible for three, fifteen minute sessions a week. The sessions need to be done on three different days by Sunday evening.
3. You need to finish reading and annotating The Odyssey, pages 1-10 by Friday. We will have our first class discussion on that day.
4. Annotations
1. Contrasts and Contradictions
1. A character thinks and behaves in a way that we don't expect. 
2. An element of a setting is something we would not expect. 
1. Question: Why did...How can this help us understand or predict...? 
2. Patterns or Things that Happen Again and Again
1. A word is repeated again and again 
2. An idea is repeated again and again (but with different words, i.e. war, battle, fighting, etc.)
3. An image is repeated several times
1. Question: Why is the author continually bringing up...?

Homework:

1. Ten loose sentences
2. Membean vocabulary

First Day of School

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: none

After today I should be able to: find the agenda for this class and access Google Classroom.

Reading: 

Agenda:

1. Find your seat and complete the activity on the board.
2. First day of school slides
3. Sign in to Google Classroom and bookmark the blog
4. Briefly go over the syllabus
5. Ice breaker to get us talking.

Homework:

1. None

Friday!

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: none

After today I should be able to: find the agenda for this class and access Google Classroom.

Reading: 

Agenda:

1. Briefly go over the syllabus
2. Vocabulary game
3. Why are you at BMCHS?
1. Write a letter about your reasons for coming and what you hope to get out of being at the middle college.
1. Be around students who care
2. Smaller campus overall
3. Smaller classes and better access to teacher support
2. You should have three sections to your letter.
1. Who I am and my experience at BHS
2. Why I am at BMCHS
3. What I hope to gain over the next three years
4. What type of reader are you?

Homework:

1. None