English 9b, Day 23 * Tues/Wed #54 Suggest Your Own Book Talk Project We have 1 more exciting book talk, due in about 1.5 months. Suggest a project – write it like a prompt, clearly telling students what is expected!! (Maybe yours will be picked for project!!) 50 words then . . . open your self-selected book and read!!!!

Upcoming Due Dates A = 3 B A Vocab #6 due & quiz & NB check B = 10 A B typed current event exploration # 1 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 1 Vocab #6 due & quiz & NB check Essay rd due for peer review B = 10 A typed current event exploration # 2 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 2 B A = 14 All classes: Essay FD due B = 17 Vocab #7 due & quiz typed current event exploration # 3 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 3 05/30     3B/4B Finals – Full Day 05/31     3A/4A Finals – Full Day 06/01     1B/2B Finals – ½ Day 06/02     1A/2A Finals – ½ Day

#54 Suggest Your Own Book Talk Project ~*~Table of Contents~*~ 33 Odyssey Organizer 42 Odyssey Map 43 Stuck between Scylla and Charybdis #44 Goal Progress Check #45 Chart o’ Books 46 Odysseus Then & Now (full sheet) 47 What makes a Hero? #48 Group discussion summary 49: Argus & The Suitors (half page) 50 Book Talk Thoughts 51: Penelope’s Chart o’ Clever = ½ page 52 Women in The Odyssey 53 Report / Plan #54 Suggest Your Own Book Talk Project Notebook check Thurs/Fri

CECE #1 POEM Due Wed!!!!!

Quiz Thurs/Fri Vocabulary 6 1. bemuse 2. impudence 3. marvel Odyssey Vocab Words 1. bemuse 2. impudence 3. marvel 4. revelry 5. wily 6. contempt 7. haughty 8. meddling 9. shirk 10. vengeance   Quiz Thurs/Fri

#45 Chart o’ Books Find this!!! 1A = 25 ish 2A = 30 ish 1B = 27 ish Student name Title of book Heroic? 1 2 3 4 5 Etc.

Book Talk Review Get out one blank sheet of paper. Fold it in half. Top margin: Peer name & per # Review #1 Review #2

Book Talk Review Top margin: Peer name & per # Review #1 Review #2

Book Talk Review Top margin: Peer name & per # Review #1 Sign & per. # Review #2 Review #1 Focus on the pictures = 50 words THEN read the hero paragraphs and give 1 comment about them

Book Talk Review Review #1 Give a score for picture # / 20 Top margin: Peer name & per # Review #1 Review #2

Book Talk Review Top margin: Peer name & per # Review #1 Sign & per. # Review #2 Review #2 Focus on the hero paragraphs = 50 words THEN look at pics and give 1 comment about them

Book Talk Review Review #2 Give a score for hero’s journey # / 20 Top margin: Peer name & per # Review #1 Review #2

The Odyssey

Odyssey Essay Identify three traits / values / mores of the ancient Greek hero that are evident in our friend Odysseus. 1 Front = Body 1 Trait 1 1 quotation from Odyssey 2 CM 1 quotation/ reference to contemporary American hero lit 2CM 2 Front = Body 3 Trait 3 1 quotation from Odyssey 2 CM 1 quotation/ reference to contemporary American hero lit 2CM 1 Back = Body 2 Trait 2 1 quotation from Odyssey 2 CM 1 quotation/ reference to contemporary American hero lit 2CM

Are these same traits / values / mores the same as those evident in heroes (or a hero) of the modern day? What might that say about heroes of ancient Greek vs. contemporary American culture? In your discussion, quote directly from the Odyssey (including internal citations) and reference specific instances in modern-day films or literature.

The Essay Workshopping the Introduction Great Resource: 12 Ways to Hook an Audience in 30 Seconds

Type of Hook Examples Quotation Anecdote Rhetorical question - General Patton once said, “If a man does his best, what else is there?” - When Hillary Clinton said “we must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society,” she highlighted one of the biggest issues in American politics. Anecdote - There was nothing more isolating than being alone in a foreign country, with no cell phone, no money, and no ability to speak the language. - It was Christmas of 1995 when my parents taught me a valuable lesson: always expect the unexpected. Rhetorical question - Have you ever wondered what you would do if you couldn’t fail? - What’s the one thing you can do to make the world a better place? Interesting fact - China is going to spend $850 billion to clean up its water supply over the next decade. - Ancient Egyptians used heavy eye makeup to keep evil spirits at bay and to protect their eyes from infection. Simile or metaphor - When I first went to Japan, it was like a baby bird trying to fly for the first time. - The high rate of poverty in America is the country’s elephant in the room.

Intro Hook Transition sentence mentioning title & author Thesis 3-5 sentences, ~ 50 words

Intro Hook / Attention-Getting Device Transition sentence mentioning title & author Thesis 3-5 sentences, ~ 50 words BUUUUUUTTTTTTTTT . . . . .

Mr. Borman’s Awesome Intro Longer than previous example Obviously . . . Better than previous example Attention-Getting Device = tell a story, include a part of a poem, make a startling statement, etc. Link = connect your AGD to the overall topic. What is the purpose of your story / poem / statement / etc.? Include title & author here. Thesis = State your argument or purpose CLEARLY and DECLARATIVELY in one sentence. This is the one sentence that tells the reader what your essay will cover. Statement of Significance = Why should your audience listen? Provide a warrant (facts / statistics) that proves this topic is important to all listeners. Road Map = Tell your audience where you will take them in your essay. How will it be organized (i.e., chronologically, topically, geographically, problem/cause/solution, etc.)?

Write your introduction:. make your first impression Write your introduction: . . .make your first impression . . .move from general to specific . . .invite the reader to “stay for more” . . . Introduce your source (title in italics) and author.

The Essay Workshopping the Conclusion

Again, for this essay, mention both title and author. VERY APPROPRIATE to apply to current political situation!!

47 & 48: Are heroes of ancient Greece the same as heroes of contemporary American culture? Look at your list of heroes (#31 in notebook). Why did you prioritize the way you did? Are important traits similar in any way to the characteristics of our friend Odysseus? Whether similar or diff, what does their/our value of certain traits (strength, intelligence, beauty, bravery, creativity, leadership, etc.) say about their/our cultural priorities? Could be your “so what” of conclusion

Conclusion Restate thesis Summarize main ideas Extend / provoke thought 3-5 sentences, ~ 50 words BUUUUUUTTTTTTTTT . . . . .

Mr. Borman’s Awesome Conc Not terribly much diff than previous example . . . maybe Longer than previous example Better than previous example Review = What did you cover in your essay and why? Re-State Thesis = What was the primary claim of your essay (what does it prove, what is its purpose)? AGD Callback / Mic Drop = Go back to your attention getting device, but look at it taking into account what we learned over the course of your essay. Does this make us interpret the story / info differently or better? Then, give the bigger picture: with this new info, how does the world / reader change? Leave us with hopeful or thought-provoking words of personal importance.

You are working on . . . Essay RD due Th/F ~*~Table of Contents~*~ 42 Odyssey Map 43 Stuck between Scylla and Charybdis #44 Goal Progress Check #45 Chart o’ Books 46 Odysseus Then & Now (full sheet) 47 What makes a Hero? #48 Group discussion summary 49: Argus & The Suitors (half page) 50 Book Talk Thoughts 51: Penelope’s Chart o’ Clever = ½ page 52 Women in The Odyssey 53 Report / Plan 54 Suggest Your Own Book Talk Project START AT THE TOP, WORK DOWN: Essay RD due Th/F Notebook entries that need finishin’ Vocab due Th/F CECE #1 due at NOOOON! Reading Self-Selected Book

RD of essay due when you walk in the door on Thursday/Friday Exit slip . . . 55. Emotional Response to Odysseus (50 words) Summarize your primary emotional response to Odysseus – what one word catches your emotions? Esteem? Pity? Proud? Confused? Explain . . . Why oh why??? RD of essay due when you walk in the door on Thursday/Friday

NO BOOKS ON THE FLOOR!!!!