Agenda, February 27

Late: Hero's Journey Story
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes
Due Now: Chapter 6 (summary of the chapter, answer the question "Why are the pigs allowed to change the law?")
Due Tuesday: Chapter 7 (list three things that change in the chapter; evaluate the changes from your character's point of view)
Due at the end of class: Character Paragraph  

Learning Targets:
I can summarize on my reading. I can analyze a character.  I can support my opinion with quotes.

1. Three choices: journaling, reading, or sheeting
2. Typing Character Analysis Paragraph
3. When you are done, type/print Hero's Journey or get started on Chapter 7

Late: Hero's Journey Story
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes
 

Learning Targets:
I can summarize on my reading.
I can analyze a character. 
I can support my opinion with quotes.

1. Snowball and Napoleon: Review of Chapter 5
2. Character Analysis Paragraph
3. Read Chapter Six

Late: Hero's Journey Story
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes
 

Learning Targets:
I can read for pleasure.
I can take notes on my reading.
I can create a summary.
I can discuss reading in small groups. 
I can use direct quotations to support my opinion.

1. Independent Reading 
2. Snowball and Napoleon: Review of Chapter 4
3. Read Animal Farm Chapter 5
4. Review Chapter Five

Agenda, February 24

Late: Hero's Journey Story
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes
Due Now: Animal Farm, Ch. 3

Learning Targets:
I can read for pleasure.
I can take notes on my reading.
I can use direct quotations to support my opinion.
I can create a summary from someone else's point of view
I can discuss reading in small groups.

1. Independent Reading 
2. Snowball and Napoleon: Review of Chapter 2/3
3. According to your character, how's it going?
4. Read Animal Farm Chapter 4
5. Story Board

Late: Hero's Journey Story
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes

Learning Targets:
I can read for pleasure.
I can take notes on my reading.
I can discuss reading in small groups.

1. Independent Reading 
2. Review of Chapter 2
3. Read Animal Farm Chapter 3
4. Review

Late: Hero's Journey Story
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes

Learning Targets:
I can read for pleasure.
I can take notes my reading.
I can discuss reading in small groups.

1. Independent Reading 
2. Read Animal Farm 
3. Review

Due Today: Hero's Journey Story
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes

Learning Targets:
I can read for pleasure.
I can take notes my reading.
I can discuss reading in small groups.

1. Independent Reading
2. Choose Characters 
3. Read Animal Farm 
4. Review

Due Today: Hero's Journey Story
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes

Learning Targets:
I can take notes on a lecture.
I can analyze a fable for its theme.
I can work productively in a group.

1. Independent Reading
2. Library Book
3. Animal Farm Background
4. Armadillo's Song

Do Tonight: Read for 30 minutes
Due This Weekend: Read for 30 minutes each day.
Due Today: All reading journals. Be sure you have 4 entries.
Today: Test on the Hero's Journey, events and characters in The Odyssey, and all 3 vocab lists

1. Finish Test
2. Typing time

Do Tonight: Read for 30 minutes
Due Thursday: All reading journals. Be sure you have 4 entries.
Today: Test on the Hero's Journey, events and characters in The Odyssey, and all 3 vocab lists

1. Test
2. Typing time

Agenda, February 11

Do Tonight: Read for 30 minutes
Due Thursday: All reading journals. Be sure you have 4 entries.
Coming Tomorrow: Test on the Hero's Journey, events and characters in The Odyssey, and all 3 vocab lists

1. Quick Review
2. Typing time
3. When you have finished your story, study for the test
   

Do Tonight: Read for 30 minutes.
Tomorrow: Finish Final Draft of Hero's Journey 
Tomorrow: Odyssey/Vocab Test

Learning Targets:    
I can practice the strategies good readers use.
I can evaluate the effectiveness of language.
I can use my time effectively.

1. Finish Return to Ithaca
2. Type "Final Draft" of Hero's Journey story 

Due Now: Bring a personal reading book to class.    
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.
Late: Rough Draft of Hero's Journey 
Tomorrow: Odyssey/Vocab Test

Learning Targets:    
I can read for pleasure.
I can practice the strategies good readers use.
I can evaluate the effectiveness of language. 


1. Independent Reading
2. Finish return to Ithaca

Due Now: Bring a personal reading book to class.    
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.
Due Today: Rough Draft of Hero's Journey 
Due Thursday: Odyssey/Vocab Test

Learning Targets:    
I can read for pleasure.
I can practice the strategies good readers use.
I can evaluate the effectiveness of language. 
I can use a framework to write a story. 

1. Independent Reading
2. Practice Studying for Test
3. Read Return to Ithaca
4. Write Hero's Journey

Due Now: Bring a personal reading book to class.    
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.
Due Today: Rough Draft of Hero's Journey 
Due Thursday: Odyssey/Vocab Test

Learning Targets:    
I can read for pleasure.
I can practice the strategies good readers use.
I can evaluate the effectiveness of language. 
I can use a framework to write a story. 

1. Independent Reading
2. Review Odyssey
3. Read Return Home
4. Write Hero's Journey