1. Welcome to RELA-Week at a Glance Sept. 24-28, 2012 MON H TUEWEDTHURFRI DO NOW: KNOWSYS group 4 Grammar- Sentence Foundations- Compound Sentences Practice SUMMER READING RETEST 9/27 HW: Sentence Practice DO NOW: KNOWSYS Activity #1 & check HW Introduce "Hero's Journey" video + Cornell Notes: PPT SUMMER READING RETEST 9/27 HW: Hero’s journey examples DO NOW: KNOWSYS Activity #2 Hero's Journey: "Little Red Cap" (fairy tale) Hero's Journey chart (we do). Big 5 SUMMER READING RETEST 9/27 HW: study vocabulary DO NOW: KNOWSYS Activity #3 Hero’s Journey: “Sir Gawain” + Big 5 HW: Unit #4 Quiz Friday DO NOW: KNOWSYS review Vocabulary: Quiz#4 1. Hero's Journey: “Sir Gawain” 2. Partners- hero’s journey chart

2. AGENDA: September 24 2012 I can… determine the meanings of 8 th grade vocabulary using context clues and a dictionary. DO NOW: Agenda & staple KNOWSYS group 4; HOUSEKEEPING- Test Wednesday- summer reading Vocabulary: KNOWSYS flash cards- cut & staple Grammar: Sentence Foundations- Compound Sentences & Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOY) Cornell Notes Practice Sentences EXIT: “Today I learned… about sentences” Chalk Talk HW: sentence practice; study for summer reading test

3. AGENDA: September 25, 2012 I can… analyze literary text for the elements of the hero’s journey. DO NOW: Agenda & KNOWSYS Vocabulary Activity #1 Hero’s Journey: Cornell Notes- ISN page…. Video Star Wars PowerPoint EXIT: “The hero’s journey reminds me of…” Chalk Talk HW: Agenda- find an example of the hero’s journey from media (TV, movies, Internet)

4. AGENDA: September 26, 2012 I can… I can comprehend literary text, and make complex inferences. DO NOW: Agenda & KNOWSYS Activity # 2 Hero's Journey: Read "Little Red Cap" and analyze on the Hero's Journey chart (we do). Big 5: Reading Comprehension strategy EXIT: Chalk Talk "This story reminds me of...." HW: study vocabulary

5. AGENDA: September 27, 2012 I can… explain the hero’s journey elements in a fairy tale. DO NOW: Agenda & KNOWSYS Activity # 3 Hero's Journey: Read “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" + Big 5: Reading Comprehension strategy EXIT: “This story reminds me of…” Chalk Talk HW: KNOWSYS Unit #4 Quiz Friday

6. AGENDA: September 28, 2012 I can… explain the hero’s journey elements in a Greek myth. DO NOW: Agenda & KNOWSYS review Vocabulary: KNOWSYS Quiz #4 Reading: Hero’s Journey in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Clock Partner Butcher Paper Project EXIT: “This myth tells me ___________ about the Greek culture.” Chalk Talk