Room 7 Edublog

OBJECTIVES:
To continue to read “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
To note vocabulary and define terms in context
To encourage class participation through students volunteering for parts
To discuss and analyze the text through class discussion along the way

BELLRINGER:
Spend a few minutes reading in your novels.

AGENDA:
Students will take out their scripts and choose parts.
We will continue to read while checking for comprehension and understanding.

HOMEWORK:

Read 10-15 minutes in your novels every night.

OBJECTIVES:
To read and analyze Beowulf
To create a monster/Grendel text graphic
To note literary devices and religious elements in Beowulf
To practice working in pods towards a common goal

BELLRINGER:
Earlier, students wrote class rules with consequences to enforce them. Review the collection and decide to either keep or discard them.

Bellringers (5 pts) are due on Fridays.

AGENDA:
Read and analyze Beowulf, creating a monster text graphic (10 pts)

Pod members have 1 minute to choose roles:
a) Reader
b) Interpreter
c) Summarizer
d) Rudder (keep pod on task)
e) Rudder and/or Public Speaker (for pods of 4 members)

Pods have 8 minutes to read the section, analyze it, and add to their literary devices (15 pts). We will then discuss the section as a class. Pods will switch roles and repeat.

HOMEWORK:

Cell Messages (book report project; 32 pts) due at the BEGINNING of class 10/8/13 NO EXCEPTIONS!
Remember: imagine these cell messages are following the story plot outline. What 7 events of rising action, climax, and falling action should you note?

OBJECTIVES:
To practice dramatic speaking
To bring a character and their point of view to life convincingly
To maintain composure in front of an audience
To review the Hebrew stories/myths that have informed Western literature

BELLRINGER:
Scrugg’s Allusions: Siren Call/Read the Riot Act (Monday)
Scrugg’s Allusions: (Tuesday)

AGENDA:
Use the little theatre for story presentations
Present stories in chronological order to aid in a concise historical overview of Hebrew culture/literary traditions
Students listen to each other’s presentations
Each pod will reflect on their members’ presentations

HOMEWORK:

(Those reading their own story)
Be working on your journal reflections as you read.
Remember: 5 different types of reflections for each of your 15 journal entries.
Be sure to include vocabulary, literary devices, essay questions, and any of the other items under “Identify.” Due October 16 at the start of class. No exceptions! 125 points
Oedipus essays and journal notes due Oct. 16.