Notice and Note Practice

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Read The Odyssey, pgs. 31-34

Agenda:

1. Read for 10 minutes.
2. Vocabulary word of the day.
3. Write 10 sentences that begin with a present participle phrase that tells what was happening WHILE something else occurred.
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 a participle phrase.
1. Carefully planning his essay, Mr. White reflected on the techniques he had developed during his career.
3. Laughing hysterically at the comedian's joke, Amy spit out her soda through her nose.
4. Bouncing excitedly in his seat, Ryan couldn't wait for the rollercoaster ride to start.
4. Work on your reading notes for pages 31-58.
5. 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.

The Odyssey reading schedule:

• Week 1 (8/10-8/14) The Odyssey pgs. 3-30 
• Week 2 (8/17-8/21) The Odyssey pgs. 31-58 
• Week 3 (8/24-8/28) The Odyssey pgs. 59-86 
• Week 4 (8/31-9/4) The Odyssey pgs. 87-114 
• Week 5 (9/7-9/11) The Odyssey pgs. 115-142 
• Week 6 (9/14-9/18) The Odyssey pgs. 143-END

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read the Odyssey
3. Work on reading notes