This week students will continue to explore the Odyssey. Students will begin the week by peer reviewing group maps of Odysseus' travels from last week. Groups will have the chance to revise their work based on this feedback before submitting their maps. In addition, students will explore imagery in detail and discuss the theme of disguise. If time permits, students will also expand the theme of disguise to approach the concept of obfuscation in literature.

 

Homework:

04/22/2019 

Books 13 & 14 and reading guide

04/23/2019

Books 15 & 16 and reading guide

04/24/2019

Books 17 & 18 and reading guide (turn in 04/25/2019)

04/25/2019

Books 19 & 20 and reading guide; complete the Character Books

This week we will continue our exploration of the Odyssey. 

This week we will continue our exploration of the Odyssey and participate in testing.

This week will begin with a closer look at Books 7 & 8. Students will identify and communicate important aspects of the Odyssey thus far through poetry and action before exploring the literary use of ambiguity. From there, we will view Animal Farm and explore some interesting, and unexpected, tie-ins between the two works.

This week we will continue our exploration of the Odyssey. Students will participate in an extension and continuation of our formal, graded discussion from Thursday. On Tuesday, we will review books 1-6 of the Odyssey. On Wednesday, students will create a tableau and epic simile inspired by their reading of the Odyssey thus far. On Thursday, students will be introduced to a multi-class project where they will be tasked with creating a map of Odysseus' travels.

Monday 03/11/2019: Make sure your reading guide responses for books 1-6 are completed and ready for Tuesday discussion, review, and study guide grade. Students who do not have these study guides completed prior to discussion and review will NOT receive full credit for the daily grade.

Tuesday 03/12/2019: Read books 7&8 and complete the reading guide in preparation for next class.

Wednesday 03/13/2019: Read books 9&10 and complete the reading guide in preparation for next class.

Thursday: 03/14/2019: Read books 11&12 and complete the reading guide in preparation for next class.

Students will begin this week with more about the Odyssey. Monday, they will do a break-out group project, where each participant must adhere to one of four roles in an effort to emulate ad-hoc small group work environments. Each group will be tasked with evaluating the same Odyssey quote from a different lens. Tuesday, students will read a summary of Odysseus’ time on Ogygia and on Wednesday, students will hold a Socratic Seminar discussion on Odysseus’ decision to leave calypso’s island. We’ll round out the week with discussion of books 1-6. Students must have their reading guides completed in full prior to this discussion.

 

Homework

March 4: Odyssey books 3&4 and reading guide, due next class

March 5: Odyssey Book 5 and reading guide, due next class

March 6: Odyssey Book 6 and reading guide, review and update reading guide, due next class

March 7: Odyssey Books 7 & 8 and reading guide, due next class

This week, students will review and assess for Animal Farm.  Next, we will begin our exploration of the Odyssey. 

Monday, we reinforce that writing strong theme statements is the basis for good analytical literary essays. In this lesson, students will work collaboratively to determine themes of the novel and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text. They will then transfer those skills to their own individual work.

Tuesday, we assess over basic plot elements in Animal Farm and a pre-selected student essay response to be done in class. 

Wednesday, we will begin our introduction to the world of Homer's Odyssey with a focus on Paris of Troy. 

Homework: Judgement of Paris storyboard activity, due: NEXT CLASS

Thursday, we will do a gallery walk of the Judgement of Paris storyboard before moving onto model deep reading for this new text. Study guide 1-6 disseminated Thursday in class.

This week, we will review Animal farm in preparation for an assessment to be had next week. In addition to reviewing, students will learn to plan the structure and content of a literary analysis essay. We will explore Animal Farm in order to facilitate examination and conveyance of complex ideas, concepts, and information. We will discuss and develop ways to do so clearly through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

We began this week with a close reading of Minimus's poem. Students were to submit written responses to the inquiry questions we discussed in class for a grade 02/11/2019. Chapter 8&9 Review Questions are due Tuesday, 02/12/2019, before class to prepare for in-class review and discussion. We will begin class Tuesday by completing the mind map dedicated to exploring the character Boxer from Animal Farm which we began today. This pre-writing practice will be graded and used as a guide for in-class discussion. Chapter 10 reading and Review Questions are due Wednesday, 02/13/2019, before class for a grade to prepare for in-class review and discussion. If time permits, we will begin our fun review game on Wednesday. On Thursday 02/14/2019, we will do a fun review game. Students will be graded on participation in this review.

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This week will be a busy one, as we move forward with our exploration of Animal Farm by George Orwell. Students who have gotten ahead on reading are encouraged to review the assigned homework chapter to refresh their memories and prepare for the class where we will explore it. Please review the daily itineraries, below. Also, keep in mind, that some students may have more graded submissions, depending upon whether they have unlocked access to extension activities. 

 

Monday

Having now read the first half of the novel, students spend this lesson digging deeper and engaging in close critical analysis; the focus will be on the symbolic meaning of the main characters and learning to back up claims, while also critiquing one’s own assumptions.

In class grade:

What’s in a name?

Claim, support, question

Homework: Read chapter 7

Tuesday

In this lesson, students will analyze the plot development contained in chapter seven. As they analyze the pigs’ ever-growing abuse of power, they will be able to articulate the deeper comment Orwell is making about abuse of power.

In class grade:

Chapters 6 and 7 review questions

Homework:

Read chapter 8

Wednesday

Students will closely analyze the events of chapter 8, as well as the language: they will closely examine Minimus’s poem to be able to identify and explain the tone of the writing. Students will explain how the tone is constructed through poetic techniques.

In class grade:

A closer look at Minimus’s poem

Homework:

Read chapter 9

Thursday

In this lesson, students will focus on the character development of Boxer. Through mind-mapping and analysis, they will be able to explain the symbolism of his character, and the deeper themes of the text.

In class grade:

Boxer: A mind map

Chapters 8&9 review questions

Homework:

Read chapter 10

Please review our objectives for the week.

01/28/2019 Narrative Perspective
Having read the first three chapters of the novel, students pause here to consider the narrative perspective. Students will be able to identify the different types of narrative point of view in literature, and articulate the unique features of each.
01/29/2019 Chapter Four / Characters
Understanding characterization is a key component of studying literature; by the end of this lesson, students will be able to explain the symbolism of key characters in the novel, and their direct characterization.
01/30/2019 Chapter Five
Many of the novel’s key themes (comments on power, leadership, propaganda etc.) are developed in chapter 5. By the end of this lesson, students will be able to determine the theme or central idea of the text, and analyze its development, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by events, characters, and plot.
01/31/2019 Chapter Six
Having now read the first half of the novel, students spend this lesson digging deeper and engaging in close critical analysis; the focus will be on the symbolic meaning of the main characters and learning to back up claims, while also critiquing one’s own assumptions.

This week we will continue our exploration of Animal Farm.

Itinerary:

 

01/22/2019:

Students will become familiar with the opening chapter, as well as with the historical character of Karl Marx. They will also read two texts of different genres (the novel, and a historical speech), and then be able to identify and explain what is emphasized in each.

Homework: Lenin's Speech

01/23/2019:

As students read chapter 2 of the novel, and start to chart the main characters, they will be able to identify how characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, advance the plot, and develop the theme.

Homework: Chapter 2 review questions

01/24/2019:

Through close analysis of chapter three, students will examine the topic of propaganda in the text. Students will be able to identify and explain the use of propaganda, both in the novel and in the world around them.

Homework: Squealer's Propaganda Speech

Welcome back! This week, we will begin our exploration of Animal Farm.

Finals for English 9 will be completed Monday afternoon at the Battle of the Bards. During the scheduled testing time, we will watch another rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream, recorded live at the globe theater.

This week we will prepare for "battle of the bards". Students will choose a Shakespearean character and write a quatrain and heroic couplet which will be used as a clue for attendees to determine what character they chose. They will also write a soliloquy about this character.