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as of Feb 12, 2015

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Fri, Feb 6:

In Class:

Slides from Class –> DOWNLOAD: Hunger Games Jigsaw

At Home:

View Prezi (see website for link) about Katniss and Theseus –> LINK: https://prezi.com/62nzozhtwout/modern-theseus/?auth_key=bfce87236cb5551dd1c43057dd751b1930db2437

Write a reflective paragraph in TURNITIN in which you ponder the following: Considering her accomplishments and character traits, does the world need more people like Katniss? Why or why not? (Counts as QUIZ!!!!)

Wed, Feb 11:

In Class:

Hunger Games Practice Questions (Multiple Choice and Open Response) –> DOWNLOAD: Hunger Games Movie Practice Quiz

At Home:

Study for Hunger Games Movie Quiz

Be sure to logon to TURNITIN and enroll in the appropriate class (check your email for the Class ID and Password for your section; or email me if you need the info)

Complete the reflective paragraph by 11:59 pm on Feb 14, 2015 (Counts as QUIZ!!!!)

Thurs, Feb 12

In Class:

Hunger Games Movie Quiz

At Home:

Check out your notes for the Hero’s Journey as you will need to connect various phases to the Hunger Games movie in class tomorrow –> Heros Journey Handout

Be sure to logon to TURNITIN and enroll in the appropriate class (check your email for the Class ID and Password for your section; or email me if you need the info)

Complete the reflective paragraph by 11:59 pm on Feb 14, 2015 (Counts as QUIZ!!!!)

Fri, Feb 13

In Class:

Use your notes to do one of the following…
Thoroughly describe scenes from “Hunger Games” that fulfill each of the following stages of the Hero’s Journey. They do not need to have occurred in chronological order but you need to justify why/how each one satisfies the definition of the term:
The Ordinary World
Call to Adventure
Meeting with the Mentor
Crossing the First Threshold
Road of Trials
Approach to the Inmost Cave
Ultimate Reward

At Home:

Be sure to logon to TURNITIN and enroll in the appropriate class (check your email for the Class ID and Password for your section; or email me if you need the info)

Complete the reflective paragraph by 11:59 pm on Feb 14, 2015 (Counts as QUIZ!!!!)

MT Jan 26 – Feb 2, 2015

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January 26 – February 2, 2015 – The Hunger Games

Having read the story of “Theseus,” we will watch the movie “The Hunger Games” to identify similarities and differences between the movie’s character, plot, and setting and those of the original Greek Myth. Be prepared to compare and contrast the two stories.

We will also watch the movie to focus on the following Common Core standards:

RL.11-12.2 theme development

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

MT Jan 20-23, 2015

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Tuesday, Jan 20

In Class:

Begin to Read, Annotate, and Write Answers for “Theseus” (NOTA BENE: this is the same text as for the National Myth Exam)

At Home:

DOWNLOAD the version of the H. A. Guerber’s “Myths of Greece and Rome”, choosing the best version for your device at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39250

PREPARE your notebook for a check; SEE schedule below.

Wednesday, Jan 21

In Class

Continue to Read, Annotate, and Write Answers for “Theseus” (NOTA BENE: this is the same text as for the National Myth Exam)

At Home

Finish – Read, Annotate, and Write Answers for “Theseus” (NOTA BENE: this is the same text as for the National Myth Exam)

BEGIN to study for quiz on Friday

Thursday, Jan 22

In Class

Discussion of “Theseus” (NOTA BENE: this is the same text as for the National Myth Exam)

At Home: STUDY for quiz tomorrow

Friday, Jan 23

In Class

Quiz: Theseus

At Home:

Watch Hunger Games clip –> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoUT7q2iTbQ

Read WSJ article –> http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-classical-roots-of-the-hunger-games-1415897640

Notebook Checks Next Weeks – Jan 26 – 30, 2015

Monday: Section 01: Abshir to Coleman; Section 02: Alleyne to Fortune; Section 03: Andrade to Fuentes

Tuesday: Section 01: Do to Holland; Section 02: Gabriel to Holland; Section 03: Giacoppo to Luc

Wednesday: Section 01: Huynh to Pressley; Section 02: Kenney to Pena; Section 03: Malita to Rainford

Thursday: Section 01: Rosario to Tran; Section 02: Ryan to Wilson; Section 03: Reyes to Santangelo
Friday: Section 01: (makeups); Section 02: (makeups); Section 03: Tran,Tran, Woodley