Agenda 12-8-2014
Juniors - Huck Finn Freshmen - Odyssey
Good Morning 12-8-2014 – QUIZ TODAY!Step 1: Please grab your notebook and Huckleberry FinnStep 2: Please open your notebook to a new page or where you left off of from
yesterday, date it, and label it VocabWRITE THESE VOCAB WORDS DOWN WITH
DEFINITIONS AND THEN USE THEM IN A SENTENCE~!
● saddle-baggsed: caught or snagged so as to hang draped on either side like a pair of
saddlebags.
● dingnation: a delicate form of "damnation"; a minced oath.
● rapscallions: lawbreakers or social outcasts.
OUTSIDE READING BOOK PROJECT DUE JAN 8th & 9th :)!!!! 30 Days!
Quiet Work Day
Priorities:● Reading Huckleberry Finn to Chapter 17 by Monday
December 8th● Creative Letter to a Former Slave Master Due by
Monday December 8th on Turnitin.com● Expert Theme Group Project: 6 of 12 Quotes will be
checked on Wednesday December 10th● Outside Reading Assignment Project Due Jan 8th
Creative Letter
You are going to write a letter to a former master. You will choose to write from Fredrick Douglass’s Perspective and writing to Mr. CoveyOR from Jim’s Perspective to Miss WatsonOne Page typed letter 320 words 12pt font new times roman or arial.
TEAM
• Prepare 15 Minute Lesson
• Three Twain Examples• Three Modern World
Examples
INDIVIDUALLY
• Find 12 Best Mentions• Research Modern
Examples• Submit Four Summaries
w/article or link
Huck Finn Theme Expert Assignment
Good Morning/Afternoon 12-8-2014Step 1: Please grab your notebook & your copy of the Odyssey
Step 2: Please open your notebook to a new page or where you
left off of from yesterday, date it, and label it VOCAB
Please define these words and use them in a sentence.
VALOR
GLUTTON
LIBATION
LIVING MUSEUM ASSIGNMENT PART 1: Research: You will conduct research on your god or goddess and create an annotated bibliography. This bibliography should include the following:5+ Sources: More sources will make your project higher quality, but you must have at least 5 different sources to get full credit. Different pages on the same website do NOT count as different sources. Don’t forget that you can use BOOKS to research as well—the internet is not your only option.MLA Format: cite your sources in MLA format. Many websites, such as easybib.com or Knightcite.com, can help you do this properly.Summary of Important Points: Summarize the article/book in 3-4 sentences, highlighting the important information you got from it, and where you will use it in your project. (Ex: costume ideas, fun fact, etc)
4 3 2 1ACCOMPLISHED: masters criteria for each component; interprets, synthesizes, applies information; exemplary professionalism
SATISFACTORY: meets criteria for each component; interprets & applies information
EMERGING: attempts criteria for each component; applies information
NOT YET: very limited/no attempt at criteria for each component; limited application of information
_____/4 Research: Annotated Bibliography, in MLA format, including at least 5 sources
LIVING MUSEUM ASSIGNMENT PART 2: Living Museum: You will also turn yourself into a “living statue” of your god or goddess. During our class period, we will have an exhibit in the Commons where you (along with the other gods and goddess from our class and from other freshman language arts classes with the same period) will be on display. Here are the specifics:
Costume: Bring your god or goddess to life. Dress up in a creative way. Use props, costumes, etc. This is not a “realistic” representation of your god or goddess, but rather should include symbols and/or other abstract representations of him or her. Be creative and have fun with it, but also be sure to convey the essence of your god or goddess through your costume and props. Your costume should include at least 5 clothing items/props.
Sign: Either hold or wear a sign. Your sign should include your god/goddess’s name, what he or she represents (their domain), and an illustration to represent your god/goddess. This sign should be neatly hand-created or printed, in color (no pencil), and on professional-quality, unlined paper.
Poses: Pick a character-appropriate pose to hold during this museum—it should show the personality of your god/goddess, and also be comfortable enough for you to stay in for 15 minutes.
“On” Button: Have some way that a visitor to our Living Museum can make you “come to life.” This can be a little sticker on your hand or a string tied around your finger. When someone presses your button or pulls your string, you will “come to life” and tell the visitor about yourself. Here is what you should tell your visitors:• Basic overview and family history of your god/goddess• What the god or goddess represents (their domain)• If he/she goes by other names• Special skills he/she possesses• Symbols that he/she has• Friends and/or enemies that he/she has• Main events or stories that your god or goddess experienced• 1 fun fact about your god/goddess, OR a joke that your god/goddess might tell
Basic overview and family history of your god/goddess
What the god or goddess represents (their domain)
If he/she goes by other names
Special skills he/she possesses
Symbols that he/she has
Friends and/or enemies that he/she has
Main events or stories that your god or goddess experienced
1 fun fact/joke about your god/goddess
_____/4 Live Dramatization (Costume/Sign/Poses): Brings god or goddess to lifeCreative costume, thoughtful/ appropriate/symbolic/abstract props, captures essence of god or goddessSign professionally displays god/goddess name, what he or she represents + illustration; either hold or wear a sign. Speech is displayed on back of sign.Pose is appropriately and thoughtfully determined and performed
_____/12 Content: “on” mechanism plus accurate and professional presentation of the following:
4 3 2 1ACCOMPLISHED: masters criteria for each component; interprets, synthesizes, applies information; exemplary professionalism
SATISFACTORY: meets criteria for each component; interprets & applies information
EMERGING: attempts criteria for each component; applies information
NOT YET: very limited/no attempt at criteria for each component; limited application of information
CYCLOPS CARTOONOdyssey 9 Cyclops comic stripDescription of assignmentYou are creating a comic strip detailing the adventures of Odysseus and his men on the island of the Cyclops.To make your comic strip work, you will need to create six panels – a Sunday comic. (A Sunday comic, you might recall, is always color; yours should be colored too.)Each panel will represent one of the six points on the plot line - exposition, inciting moment, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.Your choice of these six important parts of the Cyclops episode should therefore reflect/retell the story accurately.Each box will have text beneath it showing what part of the story is illustrated. That text must be a direct quote from the story and have the line number(s) in parentheses after it. You may invent short bits of dialogue to put inside the box itself.