Welcome to English 10 Honors!

Monday, August 27/Tuesday, August 28

Target: To learn about each other, to learn about our course, and to begin thinking about our first unit’s topic- the hero

Agenda:

Bellringer –diagnostic quiz, tech slips, name placards

Small group introductions, conversations, Venn diagrams

Course PowerPoint

Journal – Define “Hero.” Who is (or was) your hero? Why was that person so important to you? Why do you think heroes are important to our society? [follow heading norm]

Wednesday, August 29

Target: I will get to know others; I will understand and formulate definitions of a hero

Turn in Homework –six-work memoirs – completed worksheet

SSR

Vocabulary List #1

Example of 6 word memoir; write our first draft of our own; turn in

Definitions of hero - share

Read aloud – “The Man in the Water” Watch video of eventhttp://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/01/w-usa-1982-crash-report/602793/1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAT5aBaHp8A&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Can we refine our definition of a hero?

HW: Read “Jack and the Beanstalk”

Friday, August 31/Tuesday, September 4

Agenda:

Groups – feedback on free-write; rubric and due date

Revisit Hero definition from last class and hero scenarios – we will discuss 3

Discuss “Jack and the Beanstalk” and take notes of Hero’s Journey

Vocabulary practice – on back of list; SSR when finished

Wednesday/Thursday, September 5 and 6

Targets: I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in modern literature and media: I will know the Epic Hero characteristics; I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.

Bell-ringer:

Vocabulary – sentences (5) and mnemonic devices (3) – turn in

Assign vocabulary task – due Friday Vocabulary practice – find 10 words used professionally. Copy and paste into a Word document. Cite your source correctly.

SSR

After lunch:

Review “Jack and the Beanstalk” and Hero’s Journey notes

Epic Hero and Anglo-Saxon notes

HW: Due Friday: vocabulary task, Memoir;

Friday, September 7

Targets: I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in modern literature and media: I will know the Epic Hero characteristics; I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and

how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.

1. Bell ringer – a. Turn in homework assignment: vocabulary b. Pick up classwork from Wednesday. Add 5 more sentences; share mnemonic devices

Start SSR when finished.

2. The Name game…put desks in a circle3. Memoir work4. Anglo-Saxon notes - finish5. Begin Beowulf - Read pages 33-36 in book

HW: find an article (newspaper, magazine, online) about heroes. There should be MANY with the anniversary of 9/11. Bring a hard copy of the article to class by Monday, Sept. 17.

Tuesday, Sept. 11

I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in modern literature and media:

I will know the Epic Hero characteristics

I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.

Warm-up:

On the slip of paper, write as many steps of the Hero’s Journey as you can remember; on the back, write as many details from the A-S notes are you can remember from last week

Vocab. review game

After lunch:

Review notes from Thursday – Epic, Anglo-Saxons, Beowulf; practice kennings

Read Beowulf starting on page 33- with directed reading/notes activity

HW:

1. find an article (newspaper, magazine, online) about heroes. There should be MANY with the anniversary of 9/11. Bring a hard copy of the article to class by next Monday, Sept. 17.

2. Study for vocab. quiz

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Warm-up:

Based on our reading from the last class, create an image of what YOU think Grendel looks like. (5 min)

Kenning practice Continue reading Beowulf – 3rd – line 190; 4th page 40

After lunch:

Vocabulary quiz; SSR when finished Read: Battle With Grendel’s Mother, Battle with the Dragon

Homework:

find an article (newspaper, magazine, online) about heroes. There should be MANY with the anniversary of 9/11. Bring a hard copy of the article to class by next Monday, Sept. 17.

Read pages:

Monday, September 17

3rd:

Warm-up:

Have homework article out to be checked

Write 3 original kennings

New Vocab list –prefixes – go over ab, circum, en, intra, pre – record

definitions and on a separate sheet of paper, brainstorm words you

already know with these prefixes

Begin Silent Sustained Reading

After lunch:

Hero’s Journey – complete for Beowulf’s first two battles

Read: “Beowulf’s Last Battle” on pages 52-55, “The Death of Beowulf” on pages 56-59 and “Mourning Beowulf” on page 60 ; complete note organizer/checklist

4th

Warm-up:

Have homework article out to be checked

New Vocab list –prefixes – go over ab, circum, en, intra, pre – record

definitions and on a separate sheet of paper, brainstorm words you

already know with these prefixes

Begin Silent Sustained Reading

Hero’s Journey – complete for Beowulf’s first two battles

Read: “Beowulf’s Last Battle” on pages 52-55, “The Death of Beowulf” on pages 56-59 and “Mourning Beowulf” on page 60 ; complete note organizer/checklist

Start hw/Begin Silent Sustained Reading

Wednesday, September 19

Third Period:

Warm-up: Vocabulary –Latin Prefixes

Alliteration and appositive practice

SSR

After lunch – tying together the Epic and the modern concept of the hero

Hero’s Journey for hero news article

Epic characteristics – review; apply to article

“Define” modern era together

Complete lit terms chart – find examples from all parts of the epic (all three battles)

CW/HW: write 8-12 lines about your hero using kenning, alliteration, appositives, and strong

Alliteration and Appositives

1. Create an alliterative sentence for your given letter of the alphabet.2. Write a descriptive appositive for yourself.3. Write two additional appositives for some of your favorite celebrities.

Ex 1. Xander went to the zoo, but he was zapped by an electric fence when he tried to sneak into the pandas’ exhibit.

Ex 2. Mrs. Donahue, an avid photographer, took pictures for the team’s website.

Ex. 3: Brian Orakpo, two-time All-Pro linebacker for the Redskins, is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle.

Tom Brady, the NFL’s passing leader, three for over 400 yards this weekend.

Friday, September 21

Vocabulary Prefixes – add to list – green words

Silent Sustained Reading

warm-up ~ Practice lit terms; assignment – due Thursday!

Due today = Completed charts for Modern Hero assignment and brainstorm exercise

Work on Thesis practice – notes, notecards

CW/HW ~ Parody – read “Grendel” excerpt and answer your assigned

questions – page 149-154; think about a class parody? – due Tuesday

(with book)

Monday, September 24

Warm-up – Beowulf review chart

Vocabulary Prefixes – add to list – purple words

Silent Sustained Reading

Work on Thesis practice – quiz, notecards, revise

Discuss homework~ Parody –“Grendel” excerpt assigned

questions – page 149-154 in supplemental book

Review sheet – Anglo-Saxon Quiz on Friday

HW: study!

Wednesday, September 26Vocabulary

PSAT practice – pages 8-10, page 10-passage on page 12, pages 29-33

After lunch = Review for Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxons

Friday, September28

1. PSAT Practice – Practice Test #1 – page 5-9 – 25 minutes2. Vocabulary – review3. Anglo-Saxon Quiz