1. English 9b, Day 11 * Wed/Thurs Bell Ringer
There is an assortment of portfolios on your desks. Each student pick one. Spend a few minutes browsing the 10 poems. Find your favorite student-written poem, and your favorite poem by someone else. If you find something that is spectacularly awesome, share it with your small group.
When you are done * REAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDD

2. Peer Portfolio Review
Find the yellow rubric tucked inside the portfolio. Flip it over to the blank back side. Fold in ½ like a hotdog.
If no rubric, use a blank sheet of paper.

3. Peer Portfolio Review
Reviewer #1: The Good Stuff
Write 100 words of good stuff for the author / compiler. Favorite poems? Best images? Best effort? Make a connection here He/she put a lot of effort into this. Reward him/her with some warm fuzzies.
Your name & per #
Reviewer #2:
If you find something that is spectacularly awesome, share it with your group!!

4. Peer Portfolio Review
Reviewer #1: The Good Stuff
Write 100 words of good stuff for the author / compiler. Favorite poems? Best images? Best effort? Make a connection here He/she put a lot of effort into this. Reward him/her with some warm fuzzies.
Your name & per #
Reviewer #2:
Is the title clever? Does cover include a picture?
Did he/she follow directions from the rubric? Review each section of the rubric and write 100 words of “atta-boy” (or “atta-girl”)
AND/OR
Point out elements of the rubric that were not satisfied.
If you find something that is spectacularly awesome, share it with your group!!

6. Upcoming Due Dates B = 20 YES REALLY = B again!!! A Portfolio
“final due date” B
typed current event exploration # 4 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 4
Vocab #2 due & quiz
** Notebooks
NO MS T. 
A = 27
** notebooks
A = 1
typed current event exploration # 5 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 5
B = 6
Vocab #3 due & quiz
typed current event exploration # 6 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 6
A = 13
Vocab #4 due & quiz
typed current event exploration # 7 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 7
Book Talks due (class presentations)

7. Absent last Th/F?
YOU SEE ME during office hours You need to take the vocab / poetry quiz and complete a CECE review

8. IF YOU ARE ABSENT . . .
Remember BEFORE you come back to class you need to access the PP and DO THE WORK.
You should be able to SEEMLESSLY pick up with our class activities.
Do NOOOOOTTTTT Borrow someone’s notebook during class to “catch up” – your catch up time happens OUTSIDE OF CLASS.

9. Q3 CECE You will be turning in 3ish pieces of paper!!!!
3 pages now I think Works Cited is demanding enough space to push you to 3 pages
# 4 = due Wed by noon, 4 works cited entries!

10. Vocabulary 2 = quiz Fri/Mon
Concepts associated with hero’s journey:
Birth
Call to Adventure
Helpers/Amulet
Crossing the Threshold
Tests
Helpers
Climax/Supreme Ordeal
Flight
Reconciliation with father-figure
Return
Elixir
Home
13. in medias res
Explain (notes from class today)
BACK
Leave blank for now
Quiz Fri/Mon
Google this one

11. Draw this big circle on the back of your vocab.

12. Fill in details for story of your choice. . . Movie, book, etc.
Focus on 12 steps / concepts from vocab words.

13. Vocabulary 2 = quiz Fri/Mon
SPELLING
Birth
Call to Adventure
Helpers/Amulet
Crossing the Threshold
Tests
Helpers
Climax/Supreme Ordeal
Flight
Reconciliation with father-figure
Return
Elixir
Home
13. in medias res
Matching
___ notes from PowerPoint
Side one

14. Vocabulary 2 = quiz Fri/Mon
Matching option 1
___ details from story
Matching option 2
Matching option 3
Write out details from story of your choice to show your awareness of each part of hero’s journey.
Side two
PICK ONE

15. Q3 Independent Reading
Select a NEW book that you have NEVER read before
Books w/ movies are okay You can even see the movie!!! But you also need to read the book.
At least 200 pages, probably more, and appropriate for your reading level
You are looking for a FICTION book, or a non-fiction biography Not a textbook, not a topic (“auto mechanics”) You will need to discuss STORY STRUCTURE and CHARACTER.
If you finish this book before the end of the quarter, you will select another book and KEEP READING
There WILL be a book talk (slightly diff) We’ll discuss later.

16. Q3 Self Selected Reading Project

17. Group Work
Each group is assigned an important piece of background knowledge, necessary to best understand The Odyssey.
Groups will each receive a packet with information about their topic. They will also google for additional information.
Groups will ORGANIZE the info, prepare a visual aid, present their information using the doc cam. Presentations should be 3ish min. Your peers WILL BE TAKING NOTES.
No more than 10 words per paper!!
No packets during presentations!!

18. ~*~Table of Contents~*~
26. Envelope Poem
27. “No Frigate Like a Book”
28 Envelope c/c
29 Facing History
30. Odyssey Background Notes

19. 30. Odyssey Background Notes (full page)
The Greek Hero
Epic Poem
The Iliad
Homer / Oral Tradition
Greek Values
Greek Religion
Why Study the Odyssey
The Odyssey (overview)

20. Iliad Pronunciations Iliad Odyssey Odysseus (his Greek name)
Ulysses (his Roman name)

21. Friday
Ms. T. not here
Be nice for the substitute & help things to flow smoothly
Vocab Quiz 2
CECE review
Group Presentations
TURN IN NOTEBOOKS!!!!!!

22.  Turn in notebook if you don’t need it for portfolio. 
You are working on . . .
Reading Self-Selected Book (audio books are awesome But your SSB should be in print or digital – requires diff brain activity and comprehension skills)
Due Wed, noon = CECE 4 w/ 4 works cited entries
Due Fri/Mon – notebook vocab, etc.
 Turn in notebook if you don’t need it for portfolio. 