Hero’s Journey Intro

Standards

RL.9-10.1 - Common Core State Standards
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI.9-10.3 - Common Core State Standards
Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.

Activator

Hero Bubble Sheet: Go over the actions a hero carries out.

Learning Target

Scholars will understand the parts of a hero’s journey

Play “We Could be Heroes” by David Bowie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g

Work Session

Go over definitions such as ordeal and talisman on the Hero’s Journey Section

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGDdFuDwTZ8

Play “Hardware Wars” as a gag in order to gain student attention; use it as learning moment to review satire.

Play “Star Wars A New Hope”

https://genvideos.org/watch?v=Star_Wars_Episode_IV_1977#video=9IKkL9I4EGUFDh7sAlU3Lz6YigvBVcaTwwhUHPC-wpw

Closing Session

Go over 1 through 10 on their answer sheet

Assessment

Responses

Differentiation

Varied levels of reading difficulty, student choice, visual learning style appeal (bubble map)

SLO

SLOs Today

Grades from last week are running a bit late; they will be completely updated before the end of break.

SLO Review!!!

SLOs Practice

Standards

W.9-10.7 - Common Core State Standards

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

W.9-10.9 - Common Core State Standards

Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Activator

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbrjNpZYppQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGNkuZN8GXs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKi56cPUSFk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3TZGZn5VwA

Learning Target

Students will review tone and point of view!

Work Session

Take a deep breath.

We are going to work on he SLO review. Then, one more activity for Great Ceasar.

Closing Session

Pack up review tone and point of view

Assessment

Research/speech/papers will be graded

Differentiation

Scaffolded research, student choice/interest level in different Romans.

Finish Test and Death of Julius Caesar

Thursday Death of Julius Caesar

Standards

RL.9-10.4 - Common Core State Standards

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

RL.9-10.5 - Common Core State Standards

Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

RL.9-10.6 - Common Core State Standards

Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

Activator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u7Hu6G83nE

Learning Target

Scholars will demonstrate their knowledge on a comprehensive unit test.

Work Session

Finish testing.

Julius Caesar Poster

Closing Session

Take some time to decompress after your test!

Work on poster.

Assessment

Tests will be graded

Differentiation

Media center assignment is scaffolded, test can be differentiated for various levels of readiness.

Julius Caesar Test

Standards

RI.9-10.1 - Common Core State Standards

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RL.9-10.9 - Common Core State Standards

Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare).

Activator

Go over test.  

Learning Target

Scholars will review for their Julius Caesar Unit Test

Work Session

Test

Closing Session

Assessment

Test

Differentiation

Student choice.

Work on project.

Read to of questions. Copy of play. Copy of characters.

Terrific Tuesday

Standards

RL.9-10.1 - Common Core State Standards

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RL.9-10.2 - Common Core State Standards

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

Activator

http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-symbolism-in-literature-definition-types-examples.html
Go over characters in Julius Caesar

Learning Target

Test Preview

Go over characters

Scholars will take notes for their final project.

Work Session

Okay. Hello, Fellow scholars! It’s time to watch Julius Caesar with Charlton Heston. While we watch the video, let’s take notes for our project. We will watch first half. Then,

Closing Session

How is your project coming along?

Assessment

Notes will be graded.