OBJECTIVE: Students will continue to read Odyssey, identify character traits and link traits to certain behaviors. Students will also be introduced to new vocabulary for second part of Odyssey.
By end of class, students will demonstrate they understand character traits and behavior by creating "Criminal Minds" style profiles and presenting to class. Students will also write sentences and definitions in notebook for first five vocabulary words on page 689, holt text.
DO NOW - To be turned in
Imagine a parent of yours disappears for most of your life and you don't even know if they are alive or dead. They suddenly reappear. What do you say to them? How would you feel? why?
2. Vocabulary - page 689 - definitions and sentences for first 5 words.
3. Review homework - character trait sheets.
4. Read page 689 together.
5. PROFILING - Each table will develop a profile for a specific character. DO NOT TELL THE OTHER GROUPS WHO YOU HAVE! You will present the profile to class and they must guess who it is.
a. Choose a name from box.
b. List character traits - physical, emotional, intellectual, strengths, weaknessess.
c. Decide why the character behaves the way it does from the character traits you assigned to it.
d. Think of an example from the text or film that shows this behavior.
e. Present the profile to the class to see if they can guess who it is.
Closure
CLASS SHOULD TAKE NOTES ON EACH OTHERS' PROFILES DURING PRESENTATIONS! YOU ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THEM.
HW - I will read these essay directions with you to ensure understanding. Essay and rubric - due Tuesday, March 8.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Monday, Feb 28,
Objective: Students will continue to read and view The Odyssey and make connections to everyday life. Students will identify character traits to better understand behavior.
Students will show comprehension by answering questions, completing worksheet where they will directly pair traits with behaviors.
1. Warm- Up - To hand in
Calypso represents complacency or hiding. Consider your own life. Have you given up dreams or goals because they seem too hard to acquire? Do you think you'll have regrets? Why or why not? Do you think Odysseus has regrets? Why or why not?
2. Read calypso 653-654 - Discuss motivation for action and behavior.
3. Character traits for Calpyso?
4. View film through Calypso.
5. Character trait handout.
Closure
Review Character trait handout and how traits directly affect certain behaviors. Do same traits create same behaviors today?
HW - Summerize Calypso Island in notes.
Students will show comprehension by answering questions, completing worksheet where they will directly pair traits with behaviors.
1. Warm- Up - To hand in
Calypso represents complacency or hiding. Consider your own life. Have you given up dreams or goals because they seem too hard to acquire? Do you think you'll have regrets? Why or why not? Do you think Odysseus has regrets? Why or why not?
2. Read calypso 653-654 - Discuss motivation for action and behavior.
3. Character traits for Calpyso?
4. View film through Calypso.
5. Character trait handout.
Closure
Review Character trait handout and how traits directly affect certain behaviors. Do same traits create same behaviors today?
HW - Summerize Calypso Island in notes.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Friday, Feb. 25. Odyssey Travel Brochure
Objective: Today, students will continue to create their travel brochures according to guidelines and rubric distributed. By end of class, students will have a complete draft of their "brochure."
Warm-Up
1. Get with partner for brochure. Take out any information you have already started. Take out guidelines and rubric.
If you are having difficulty with the tri-fold, then do the following instead:
1. Go to google docs.
2. Go to presentations.
3. Go to powerpoint.
4. Name it and share with me - karenreina1@gmail.com
5. Make each slide a panel - so you will have six panels.
a. Cover
b. Activities on ship and pricing, warnings and refund.
c. Panel for first island visited.
d. Panel fro second island visited.
e. Panel for third island visited.
f. Back cover.
Closure
3. All groups should have a rough draft by end of class that is shared with me.
HW - What is the craziest thing that has happened in your Odyssey of life so far? Is it something that you expected? What was the conflict and how did it all turn out (resolution)?
Warm-Up
1. Get with partner for brochure. Take out any information you have already started. Take out guidelines and rubric.
If you are having difficulty with the tri-fold, then do the following instead:
1. Go to google docs.
2. Go to presentations.
3. Go to powerpoint.
4. Name it and share with me - karenreina1@gmail.com
5. Make each slide a panel - so you will have six panels.
a. Cover
b. Activities on ship and pricing, warnings and refund.
c. Panel for first island visited.
d. Panel fro second island visited.
e. Panel for third island visited.
f. Back cover.
Closure
3. All groups should have a rough draft by end of class that is shared with me.
HW - What is the craziest thing that has happened in your Odyssey of life so far? Is it something that you expected? What was the conflict and how did it all turn out (resolution)?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thursday, Feb 24, Odyssey
Objective: Review adventure to date and ensure student understanding of events that have occurred and why. Introduce Charybdis and Scylla and what they represent. Review characters and create character trait portraits to understand why characters act as they do.
Warm-Up
1. Teresias, the blind prophet in the underworld, tells Odysseus that "it is the journey that is most important..and until Odysseus realizes that, he will never have wisdom." What does he mean? Why is it ironic that a blind man is "showing him the way."
2. The Prophecy of Teresias - review and ensure in notes.
3. Read handout summary of Charybdis and Scylla.
4. Review questions / answers from film sheet.
5. Continue to view and answer questions through Calypso.
HW - Character worksheet
Warm-Up
1. Teresias, the blind prophet in the underworld, tells Odysseus that "it is the journey that is most important..and until Odysseus realizes that, he will never have wisdom." What does he mean? Why is it ironic that a blind man is "showing him the way."
2. The Prophecy of Teresias - review and ensure in notes.
3. Read handout summary of Charybdis and Scylla.
4. Review questions / answers from film sheet.
5. Continue to view and answer questions through Calypso.
HW - Character worksheet
Tuesday, Feb 22, Odyssey, Land of the Dead
Objective: Read and analyze next adventure of Odysseus. Identify new characters and the affect they have on Odysseus. Read myth of persephone and relate to everyday life. View film and answer questions along with it for reinforcement.
Warm-Up
1.Use holt text to review Circe island experience. Find where Circe tells Odysseus what he has to do next and write it in your notebooks.
2. Discuss land of Dead - Hades - persephone - read and discuss myth.
2. Read together pages 675-677 and take notes regarding adventure in land of the dead.
3. View film to date and answer questions on handout.
4. Why do you think odysseus must visit land of dead? What does he learn? What do we learn from death of another (or if we think about our own death)?
HW - summerize visit to hades in notebooks
4. Can you
Warm-Up
1.Use holt text to review Circe island experience. Find where Circe tells Odysseus what he has to do next and write it in your notebooks.
2. Discuss land of Dead - Hades - persephone - read and discuss myth.
2. Read together pages 675-677 and take notes regarding adventure in land of the dead.
3. View film to date and answer questions on handout.
4. Why do you think odysseus must visit land of dead? What does he learn? What do we learn from death of another (or if we think about our own death)?
HW - summerize visit to hades in notebooks
4. Can you
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Friday, February 18, Odyssey Assessment and Film
Objective: Students will be assessed on their knowledge of The Odyssey to date. Test will include Islands of the Cyclops, Lotus Eaters and Circe and vocabulary. We will then view the movie for what we have read so far for reinforcement.
Warm-Up
Quick review. Questions and answers.
1. Test. It is open notebook.
2. The Odyssey starring Armand Assante (1997). View through Circe.
Closure
Answer questions on handout that directly relate to movie.
HAVE A NICE LONG WEEKEND.
Warm-Up
Quick review. Questions and answers.
1. Test. It is open notebook.
2. The Odyssey starring Armand Assante (1997). View through Circe.
Closure
Answer questions on handout that directly relate to movie.
HAVE A NICE LONG WEEKEND.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thursday, Feb. 17, Odyssey Travel Brochure
Objective: Using laptops, work in pairs to create an odyssey travel brochure using the guidelines below.
Warm - Up
Choose a partner to work with. Then choose your three favorite islands to which Odysseus traveled. Bullet point the things you know about each of these islands in your notes. When done, show me and you will receive a laptop to begin your project. Use the template below and do on google docs and share with me.
Here are the directions for the project
Here is a trifold brochure template
Here is the rubric
Closure
Groups to write down on separate piece of paper to be turned in:
1. Name of Cruise
2. Islands chosen to "visit."
3. At least one description for one island using your "twist" on words to make it sound appealing.
HW - Study for test on Friday
Warm - Up
Choose a partner to work with. Then choose your three favorite islands to which Odysseus traveled. Bullet point the things you know about each of these islands in your notes. When done, show me and you will receive a laptop to begin your project. Use the template below and do on google docs and share with me.
Here are the directions for the project
Here is a trifold brochure template
Here is the rubric
Closure
Groups to write down on separate piece of paper to be turned in:
1. Name of Cruise
2. Islands chosen to "visit."
3. At least one description for one island using your "twist" on words to make it sound appealing.
HW - Study for test on Friday
Wed, February 16, The Island of Circe
Objective: Read and interpret the tale of Odysseus' adventure on the Island of Circe. Give character traits to Circe and determine what she represents. Make connections to modern living.
Warm-Up
In notebook, summerize Odysseus' experience on the island of the Cyclops.
1. Read island of Circe tale. Holt text pages 673-675.
2. List character traits of Circe in notebook.
3. What does she represent? is it ironic that she chose pigs to turn men into?
4. How does Odysseus react to Circe's requests? Why? What would you have done?
5. Discuss answers. Is there any excuse for infidelity? Odysseus thought so......
HW - Write summary of Circe's island in notebooks.
Warm-Up
In notebook, summerize Odysseus' experience on the island of the Cyclops.
1. Read island of Circe tale. Holt text pages 673-675.
2. List character traits of Circe in notebook.
3. What does she represent? is it ironic that she chose pigs to turn men into?
4. How does Odysseus react to Circe's requests? Why? What would you have done?
5. Discuss answers. Is there any excuse for infidelity? Odysseus thought so......
HW - Write summary of Circe's island in notebooks.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, The Odyssey - land of Lotus Eaters
Objective: Continue to read and analyze The Odyssey. Relate to everyday life. Finish cyclops and begin Lotus Eaters.
Warm-Up
Compare and contrast the paintings of the Cyclops. One is on page 660 holt text and the other on 662. Why are they depicted so differently? Which one do you think better represents polyphemus?
Get Holt text...turn to page 658 and open notebooks. Prepare to take note on Lotus Eaters and MAKE A COLUMN TO WRITE DOWN THEIR CHARACTER traits.
1. Read together Lotus Eaters.
2. Write down character traits of lotus Eaters.
3. Why don't Odysseus' men want to go home?
4. Why does Odysseus tie the men down on the ship?
5. What does this say about him as a person? (add to character traits).
Warm-Up
Compare and contrast the paintings of the Cyclops. One is on page 660 holt text and the other on 662. Why are they depicted so differently? Which one do you think better represents polyphemus?
Get Holt text...turn to page 658 and open notebooks. Prepare to take note on Lotus Eaters and MAKE A COLUMN TO WRITE DOWN THEIR CHARACTER traits.
1. Read together Lotus Eaters.
2. Write down character traits of lotus Eaters.
3. Why don't Odysseus' men want to go home?
4. Why does Odysseus tie the men down on the ship?
5. What does this say about him as a person? (add to character traits).
Friday, February 11, 2011
Monday, Feb. 14, The Odyssey
Objective: Continue to read, analyze and interpret Homer's Odyssey. Make connections to our everyday lives.
Warm-Up
Constructed response - On a separate piece of paper to be collected:
Obviously, we are never going to meet a Cyclops. However, we may MEET PEOPLE like the Cyclops. Remember, the Cyclops does not care what others' think, he is brutish, and lawless. What do you do when you meet someone that thinks he/she is above the law, commits crimes and is violent? Do you keep your distance or become neighborly? Why? Why do you think Odysseus waits for the Cyclops to come back into the cave?
Discuss responses after collecting.
1. Take out SOFT holt readers and turn to page 288. Read together through 296
2. In groups, answer questions on 297-299.
3. Review answers together.
Closure
4. From what we have learned about Odysseus so far, in your notebooks, list his character traits. Apply traits to current day - is it better to be like Odysseus or the Cyclops?
HW - Vocabulary worksheet - synonyms
Warm-Up
Constructed response - On a separate piece of paper to be collected:
Obviously, we are never going to meet a Cyclops. However, we may MEET PEOPLE like the Cyclops. Remember, the Cyclops does not care what others' think, he is brutish, and lawless. What do you do when you meet someone that thinks he/she is above the law, commits crimes and is violent? Do you keep your distance or become neighborly? Why? Why do you think Odysseus waits for the Cyclops to come back into the cave?
Discuss responses after collecting.
1. Take out SOFT holt readers and turn to page 288. Read together through 296
2. In groups, answer questions on 297-299.
3. Review answers together.
Closure
4. From what we have learned about Odysseus so far, in your notebooks, list his character traits. Apply traits to current day - is it better to be like Odysseus or the Cyclops?
HW - Vocabulary worksheet - synonyms
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Friday, Feb 11, The Odyssey Compared to Wizard of OZ
Objective: Make connections between the Wizard of Oz and Homer's Odyssey.
Warm-Up
Take out notebooks for notebook check.
On a separate piece of paper write and answer to the following constructed response. Write at least five sentences:
When Odysseus went to war, he did not return home for twenty years. However, life still went on in Ithaca. He left his son to become "man of the house" and his wife, Penelope, alone to fight off men who wanted to marry her out of greediness.
Describe a modern day situation that reflects the above scenerio. How would you describe the above today? Are you from a single parent home or know those that are? What is life like? Are there feelings of abandonment? Loss? Struggle?
Copy the following into your notes:
1. Homer's Odyssey can be compared to The Wizard of Oz in many ways (plot and structure).
Wizard of Oz vs. Odyssey
Structure same - each starts out at home (black and white), then goes on crazy, mythical adventures for a long time, some good and some bad, but they contniue to search for home. They both end up at home.
Theme - Dorothy thinks there is something better over the rainbow. Odysseus is in a mid-life crisis.
Theme - both need to discover for themselves what is most important in life before they can go home.
Plot - evil, mythical forces keep them from getting home until they find their tue identities.
Lesson - both learn that home is where the heart is.
As we watch and read The Odyssey, we will continue to make connections between both of these adventures.
Warm-Up
Take out notebooks for notebook check.
On a separate piece of paper write and answer to the following constructed response. Write at least five sentences:
When Odysseus went to war, he did not return home for twenty years. However, life still went on in Ithaca. He left his son to become "man of the house" and his wife, Penelope, alone to fight off men who wanted to marry her out of greediness.
Describe a modern day situation that reflects the above scenerio. How would you describe the above today? Are you from a single parent home or know those that are? What is life like? Are there feelings of abandonment? Loss? Struggle?
Copy the following into your notes:
1. Homer's Odyssey can be compared to The Wizard of Oz in many ways (plot and structure).
Wizard of Oz vs. Odyssey
Structure same - each starts out at home (black and white), then goes on crazy, mythical adventures for a long time, some good and some bad, but they contniue to search for home. They both end up at home.
Theme - Dorothy thinks there is something better over the rainbow. Odysseus is in a mid-life crisis.
Theme - both need to discover for themselves what is most important in life before they can go home.
Plot - evil, mythical forces keep them from getting home until they find their tue identities.
Lesson - both learn that home is where the heart is.
As we watch and read The Odyssey, we will continue to make connections between both of these adventures.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Thursday, February 10, The Odyssey
Objective; Review vocabulary and greek god descriptions. Listen to introduction of The odyssey.
Warm - Up
One side of handout - MYTH. Other side, vocabulary is for homework.
1. Review introduction quiz. Take notes if needed.
2. Vocabulary - next 4 words....sentences and definitions.
3. Review characters in Odyssey listed on pages 347-348 of text. Students who wrote ten facts, elaborate.
4. Review map on page 650.
5. Listen to opening and Book 1 - Calypso's Island.
6. Summerize in notes.
HW - Vocabulary handout and be sure notebook is complete and in order for notebook check on fridy.
Warm - Up
One side of handout - MYTH. Other side, vocabulary is for homework.
1. Review introduction quiz. Take notes if needed.
2. Vocabulary - next 4 words....sentences and definitions.
3. Review characters in Odyssey listed on pages 347-348 of text. Students who wrote ten facts, elaborate.
4. Review map on page 650.
5. Listen to opening and Book 1 - Calypso's Island.
6. Summerize in notes.
HW - Vocabulary handout and be sure notebook is complete and in order for notebook check on fridy.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Wednesday, Feb 9, Greek Mythology, the Odyssey
Objective: Continue to develop vocabulary and introductory information for the Odyssey.
Warm-Up
1. What makes a hero? What character traits do heroes have? Give three examples of who you consider a hero (or heroine) and why.
2. Do sentences and write definitions of first three vocabulary words on page 649 - holt text.
2. Review greek gods and share facts.
2. Introduction handout.
Warm-Up
1. What makes a hero? What character traits do heroes have? Give three examples of who you consider a hero (or heroine) and why.
2. Do sentences and write definitions of first three vocabulary words on page 649 - holt text.
2. Review greek gods and share facts.
2. Introduction handout.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Tuesday, Feb. 8, Greek Mythology intro to Odyssey
Objective: Continue to learn background information about ancient Greece and the Greek gods preparing to begin Homer's Odyssey.
Warm- Up
In your own words, using the notes you took yesterday, tell me:
1. Why and how the Trojan war started.
2. How did Odysseus get into the city of Troy?
3. Who won the war?
4. Read together parts of holt text 644-650. Take notes.
5. Find a partner and choose any two characters from pages 647 - 648 and write ten facts in notebook about them. this info will be used to create illustations accompanied by character traits and facts. These will be hung in room so you can refer to them throughout the reading of the Odyssey (so do a good job)!
6. Vocbulary - page 649 - first five words - defnitions and sentences
Warm- Up
In your own words, using the notes you took yesterday, tell me:
1. Why and how the Trojan war started.
2. How did Odysseus get into the city of Troy?
3. Who won the war?
4. Read together parts of holt text 644-650. Take notes.
5. Find a partner and choose any two characters from pages 647 - 648 and write ten facts in notebook about them. this info will be used to create illustations accompanied by character traits and facts. These will be hung in room so you can refer to them throughout the reading of the Odyssey (so do a good job)!
6. Vocbulary - page 649 - first five words - defnitions and sentences
Friday, February 4, 2011
Monday, Feb. 7, Introduction to Greek Mythology
Objective: Introduce ancient its, lifestyle, ways and beliefs. Research on laptops the Greek gods and learn about those that specifically play roles in the Odyssey.
Warm- Up
1. Grammar - analogies
2. Where is Greece?
3. Read together Holt text pages 640-644 - take notes!
4. Use laptops to research the gods (on handout) and complete descriptions (character traits).
HW - Finish analogy handout.. Then find the answer: Why did the Trojan War, which preceeds The Odyssey start?
Warm- Up
1. Grammar - analogies
2. Where is Greece?
3. Read together Holt text pages 640-644 - take notes!
4. Use laptops to research the gods (on handout) and complete descriptions (character traits).
HW - Finish analogy handout.. Then find the answer: Why did the Trojan War, which preceeds The Odyssey start?
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Friday, Feb. 4, QUIZ and JFK Documentary
Objective: Assess knowledge of classwork this week. Continue JFK documentary and submit opinions after film.
Warm- UP
View more of the JFK documentary. Take notes.
QUIZ
1. From what you just viewed, and what we have read, what is your opinion regarding who killed JFK. Please cite specific facts that you learned to back up your opinion. You should write at least a five sentence paragraph explaining your answer. (20 pts)
Rest of questions = 5 pts each
2. What is a primary source? Give two examples.
3. What is a secondary source? Give two examples.
4. What is the difference between Objective and Subjective?
5. Is Primary more objective or subjective? Why?
6. Is secondary more subjective or more objective? Why?
7. Define your two words, tell me what form they are (verb, adj, etc) and write a sentences using really good context clues for each.
Warm- UP
View more of the JFK documentary. Take notes.
QUIZ
1. From what you just viewed, and what we have read, what is your opinion regarding who killed JFK. Please cite specific facts that you learned to back up your opinion. You should write at least a five sentence paragraph explaining your answer. (20 pts)
Rest of questions = 5 pts each
2. What is a primary source? Give two examples.
3. What is a secondary source? Give two examples.
4. What is the difference between Objective and Subjective?
5. Is Primary more objective or subjective? Why?
6. Is secondary more subjective or more objective? Why?
7. Define your two words, tell me what form they are (verb, adj, etc) and write a sentences using really good context clues for each.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Thursday, Feb. 3, Primary and Secndary Sources - JFK
Objective: Continue to build vocabulary skills and also distinguish between primary and secondary sources. Read another example of a primary source in regard to the death of JFK and answer comprehensive questions.
Warm-Up
1. Grammar worksheet - analogies
2. Read Lyndon Johnson's address to congress on pages 584-585 in holt text. Answer the following questions below:
a.. Why is this a primary source?
b. Why does Johnson repeat the phrase "lives on" so many times? What is its affect on the reader? What poetic device is this?
c. What does Johnson say our challenge is?
d. What does he encourage Americans to do?
e. What do 'left wing" and right wing" mean in politics?
f. Do test practice on p 588.
HW - study for short test on Friday - vocabulary, PRIMARY AND secondary sources and info on JFK asassination.
Warm-Up
1. Grammar worksheet - analogies
2. Read Lyndon Johnson's address to congress on pages 584-585 in holt text. Answer the following questions below:
a.. Why is this a primary source?
b. Why does Johnson repeat the phrase "lives on" so many times? What is its affect on the reader? What poetic device is this?
c. What does Johnson say our challenge is?
d. What does he encourage Americans to do?
e. What do 'left wing" and right wing" mean in politics?
f. Do test practice on p 588.
HW - study for short test on Friday - vocabulary, PRIMARY AND secondary sources and info on JFK asassination.
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