1. Bellwork: "The Role of the Character"  Consider the following quotation: "There is nothing new, from Greek mythology to Shakespeare to every romcom [romantic comedy] ever made, we're just reimagining the same 12 story plots over and over again. So what makes people keep watching and listening? It's all about the character." -Jeremy Renner  What is your opinion of this quotation? Do you agree with the author? What is the significance of this quotation?  Time: 5 minutes.

2. Homework  Work on Word Bank DUE 11/1/2012  1 Tempus tracker & I Book Review DUE 11/1/2012  Read p 51-62 (stop at Menelaus’s entrance) Active Notes 1 page of WWs or 3 DNs 5 VIPs Prepare for quiz next class

3. Period 1 & 5: Goal? Period 7: Love!

4. 4 Word Bank Share  Didja find a juicy word? What is it? Where’d ya find it/hear it? What’s it mean? What part of speech is it?  Extra credit STAMP!  Maximum of 3 volunteers

5. Quiz  You may not use your books for, but you may use your VIPs.  When you are finished Turn your quiz into the TBC folder Find something (quiet) to do  Time: 10 minutes

6. “VIPs” (Per 1 only)  Very Important Points Any important detail that advances the plot ○ Specifically, a problem, conflict, or resolution of the problem or conflict

7. Trojan Women 5 VIPs (Per 1 only)  Turn and Talk to your group members and share your VIPs  Time: 2 minutes

8. Sample Trojan Women VIPs  The Trojan Women mourn the destruction of the city of Troy and the injustice of the gods.  The Trojan Women contemplate their situation and what will happen to them.  Talthybius announces that the women will be allocated to different Greek men.  Polyxena will be sacrificed at Achilles tomb, Cassandra will marry Agamemnon, and Hecuba will go to Odysseus.  Cassandra celebrates her fate because she predicts the death of Agamemnon.

9. Do we need to practice? (Per 1 only)  Write 5 VIPs for the story of Little Red Riding Hood.  Summary of the story: Little Red Riding Hood’s mother tells her to take some food to her Granny who is sick. Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf and she tells him where she is going. The wolf goes ahead of her and eats her Granny and then waits for Little Red Riding Hood to come. Granny’s features are rather big and Little Red Riding Hood asks her why when suddenly the wolf pounces on her. She screams and runs away. A woodcutter kills the wolf and rescues poor Granny. (http://www.penguinreaders.com/pdf/downloads/pyr/factsheets/9780582428676.pdf)http://www.penguinreaders.com/pdf/downloads/pyr/factsheets/9780582428676.pdf  Time: 4 minutes

10. Vocabulary Activity  Period 2: DJ & Denzel  Period 3: Ryan & Alizae  Period 5: Ricky & Mike  Period 7: Maddie & Madelene

11. “A Very Brief History of Theatre”  Let’s practice our listening skills! Take notes on the following lecture. You’ll have time to ask questions after the lecture.

12. Pinakes

13. Reflect on the lecture  What did you learn from today’s lecture?  What are some benefits to this style of learning?  What were some challenges you faced during the lecture?  What can you do to better prepare yourself for future lectures?  Time: 4 minutes

14. “I Am an Actor”  Choose your role: Informer Characterizer Relater  Complete the character analysis of your assigned character. You will need to “fill-in” some details  Write a paragraph description of your character using the information you gathered  Be prepared to share with the class  Time: 15 minutes

15. “Becoming the Character”  THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY Find & Copy one of your character’s lines Paraphrase the line in your own words Describe in your journal how you would deliver this line  Time: 5 minutes

16.  Share your line with your group.  In your journals, write a brief comparison between your delivery and the deliveries of your group mates.  Time: 5 minutes “Becoming the Character”