--Open your vocabulary book to page 28. Look through the list of words, and put a star next to all of the words that you are pretty confident about knowing already.
S. the C.
--agenda/HW (prior to reading of the agenda, take out your notebook, date the page [10/22/2012], and write down these two prompts)--Mr. Martin shares a brief anecdote:
- If we do nothing else during today’s class, we must ____________________.
- The single, most important “thing” that we must accomplish today is ____________________.
LET’S FIND THE “CORE” OF TODAY’S LESSON! (Jot responses in notebook.)
--share out
Instruction -- Vocabulary Unit #2
--go over Unit #2 word list (page 28)
--complete the Synonyms and Antonyms (page 32) quietly and independently--work on additional exercises if waiting for peers to finish up
--go over the answers to Syn./Ant.
--brainstorm study strategies together as a class--Mr. Martin models on the front board
--For HW, begin preparing for the quiz, which will take place on Friday--review will not take place next class, so you're on your own!
Transition
--Pick up your "Book One: Invocation Close Reading" sheet from last class and a literature book from the front table/front of the classroom.
Close Reading Activity (cont.) -- Book One: Invocation
--open your copy of the literature book to page 894
--complete close reading sheet as directed--good luck!
--submit your carefully completed "Book One: Invocation Close Reading" sheet--Mr. Martin wants nothing less than your best work!
--share with students the next step with this close reading process (exemplary responses shared/analyzed, self-assessment of personal responses, typical way in which we'll deal with books within The Odyssey, etc.)
Transition
--Pick up the "Standards Focus: Note-Taking and Summarizing" sheet from the front table and purposefully read the front page of the sheet (the page with typed words in the chart, not handwriting).
Note-Taking and Summarizing Activity -- Book Nine: New Coasts and Poseidon's Son
--discuss the sheet picked up and read during the "Transition"--what's the deal?
--flip the sheet over and purposefully read together--what's our purpose?
--Mr. Martin hands out a blank "Standards Focus: Note-Taking and Summarizing" page to be used during reading of Book Nine of The Odyssey
--oral reading of Book Nine--students carefully complete note-taking/summarizing task using chart page
--FYI: One of the goals of this unit is to practice and improve note-taking skills, so we will use these charts often and reflect on our note-taking abilities throughout the reading of the epic.
Closure
--TURN IN YOUR CLOSE READING SHEET AND PICK UP THE CHARTS BEFORE YOU LEAVE--IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU BEGIN WORK ON THE CHARTS PRIOR TO FRIDAY!
--Engage in self-reflection as per S. the C. prompt responses.
--Engage in self-reflection as per S. the C. prompt responses.
HW
--Next class, you will be taking an NYS ELA pilot exam, so we'll have a little break from reading The Odyssey--perhaps we'll watch some more of the film?
--Begin preparing for the Unit #2 vocabulary quiz, which will take place on Friday--review will not take place next class, so you're on your own!
--A fairly challenging quiz will also take place on Friday pertaining to the following: unit terms (e.g., epic), background about Homer, "The Judgment of Paris", and Books One and Nine of The Odyssey--make sure to review/finish notes for Book Nine.
--Reminder: The epic can be found at the following web address if you ever need access to the story outside of the classroom: http://glacierpeak.sno.wednet.edu/teachers/gjordan/docs/Odyssey%20Unit/Odysseypartone.pdf
--Continue reviewing (and adding to, if necessary) your "Greek Mythology Presentation Notes" page, as an upcoming assessment similar to the one that you have already taken is forthcoming! This assessment will not take place this week, however.
