2) In the room, line up in order by height. 1) Complete this challenge in complete silence: Remain silent for the entire activity. Do not talk or whisper after you enter the room. 2) In the room, line up in order by height. 3) Then take your seats with the shortest person in Seat 1. 4) Do not skip seats. 5) When the class is seated, the student in the last seat raises his or her hand, and when called on reports that the class is ready.

Progress Check THANK YOU for picking up your work for the day! THANK YOU for turning in your phone when you came into the room!

Agenda Review of Sign out /Sign In Procedure Discussion of Voyager response Where does evil originate? Unit 1 Expectations & Standards Introduction to Pandora’s Box Homework:

Sign In/Sign Out Routines Students may go to the bathroom or get a drink without asking for permission from teacher Students must ask permission to go anywhere else (office, library, another classroom, guidance, locker, etc) When leaving the classroom (for bathroom/drink or any other reason), students must sign out when they leave and sign in when they return [sign out sheet] Students are encouraged not to use the bathroom during times that the teacher is addressing the class (announcements, mini lessons); the best time to use the bathroom is during independent work

Voyager Discussion What types of items would you want to include in your message from humanity?

Perfecting Your Paragraphs If you were tasked with making a recording to describe humanity, what would you put on the recording? In a brief paragraph, explain what sounds/recordings you would include and why that might best signify what it means to be a human on earth. Topic Sentence: Identify It CLEARLY state your main idea Evidence: Prove It This supports your main idea Sometimes this is quotes, numbers, interviews - and sometimes it’s detailed descriptions Analysis: Bring It Back Around The WHY - the part of your writing that shows your thinking about a topic What does the evidence mean? How does it relate to your main idea (topic sentence)? Why is this information important/significant/meaningful?

Considering the hope you have for humanity - where does human evil come from?

Unit 1: The Source of Evil

Unit 1 Goals CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.A Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.B Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.

End of Unit Assessment: Read a poem & write a paragraph on how the author uses a SYMBOL to express a THEME about evil

HOMEWORK: Pandora’s Box: Active Reading

Writing Assignment In the myth of Pandora’s Box, what does this myth say about the source of evil in the world? (theme) HOMEWORK Watch “Garden of Eden Video”