WEEK 7 English 9 October 19-23

Monday, October 19 1.Silent Read and record guesses on pages read 2. Helpspot discussion / procedures for problems tech related 3. Hand out Vocabulary 7 for Friday Quiz 4. Review for Vocabulary Unit Test tomorrow 5. Bring Literature books tomorrow for The Odyssey

Tuesday, October 20 NORSE TIME DAY Correct Vocabulary 7 start of hour Unit Vocabulary ONE Test then silent read All done? Move on to The Odyssey, note taking and characterization THINK AND PREPARE TO: Write about a hero in your life tomorrow. (Wednesday is A short class due to NORSETIME)

NOTES The Odyssey Tuesday and Wednesday Key WORD Character QUOTE QUESTIONS THOUGHTS PAGE # Prodigious man“define? (899) Odysseus“I am Laertes’ son”(?)(896)

WEDNESDAY, October 21 NORSE TIME DAY: SHORT CLASS WRITE ABOUT A HERO: Power write: guided instruction...List qualities of a hero as well as anything that comes to mind when you hear or think hero. 90 seconds Next move on to the SAT writing prompt:

Thursday, October Begin by clearing desks except paper and something to write with 2. Make a list of anything that comes to mind with the word “HERO”(4 Minutes, no talking) 3. Pair Share: 2 minutes 4. add to your list 90 seconds 5. read prompt out loud to class 6. read assignment 7. read student example 8. write your response YOU MUST WRITE FOR 30 MINUTES: COLLECT

HERO CCR: write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. SAT writing practic e PROMPT: Time has a doomsday book, on whose pages he is continually recording illustrious names. But as often as a new name is written there, an old one disappears. Only a few stand in illuminated characters never to be effaced. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ASSIGNMENT: Are there some heroes who will be remembered forever? Or are all heroes doomed to be forgotten one day? Plan your response, and then write an essay to explain your views on this issue. Be sure to support your position with specific points and examples. (You may use personal examples or examples from your reading, observations, or, knowledge of subjects such as history, literature, science.) EXAMPLE: & EXTENDED PROMPT One of the memorable images from Eisenstein’s classic silent film on the Russian Revolution is the toppling of a statue. The destruction of the statue symbolizes the throwing out of the old order along with its heroes and replacing it with a new. Considering this human tendency to ‘ring out the old and ring in the new’ it is surprising that any heroic figures from the past survive in the history books, but they do. There are some heroes who do not get erased from the pages. One of my personal all-time heroes is Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. At a time when women were not allowed to enter the University of Warsaw, her home city, Marie worked as a governess before getting the opportunity to enroll in the Sorbonne in Paris. She graduated at the top of her class and became the first woman to take a degree in physics from the Sorbonne.

HERO SAT: writing prompt continued... But it is not simply for her breaking out of traditional molds that she is remembered. Her scientific work on radiation led to her two Nobel Prizes: the first joint with her husband, the second alone, after Pierre Curie’s death. She nearly did not get the second prize because of rumors of ‘misconduct’ in her private life. But she bravely went to Stockholm, despite opposition, and said that she believed that there was no connection between her private life and her scientific work. She died of cancer caused by exposure to radium, one of the elements that she discovered. Many great people from the past have had their reputations destroyed by exposure of their human frailties. But some, like Marie Curie, achieve such greatness that they will be remembered for their achievements. She symbolizes the human quest for knowledge and the capacity to sacrifice self for a higher goal. Women everywhere will gain strength from seeing one woman who could not be suppressed by outdated conventions. We need our heroes for the inspiration they offer to us and to future generations. Names such as Curie should not, and in fact cannot, be erased from the History books: they tell us so much about the human capacity to strive for excellence.

Thursday, October Guided in class instruction of approaches to writing: Write SAT hero essay into Eli Review: 2. Homework: Finish reading to the end of the first section (where there are questions at the end) of The Odyssey together continued note taking 3. HW: Vocabulary 7 Quiz :) a couple of sentences identifying parts of speech

Friday, October Vocabulary 7 quiz & (grammar parts of speech practice sheet) 2. Silent Read & record your guesses minute start: Type Hero SAT Prompt into Eli Review in class: Homework if not done 4.Watch the intro of the movie The Odyssey 20 minutes 5.Monday I will hand out Odysseus characterization essay assignment: check over your notes you took so far and see if you need more examples to complete this assignment: Final Due Next Thursday Oct 29 ( ½ day )