Agenda, February 28

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Late: Bookmark 7, front and back
• Due in 15 minutes: Superhero Brainstorm and Paragraph(s)
• Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Lost in Yonkers. All tickets are $8. Doors open at 6:45. Get there early!  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can decode complex text.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. "Circe" and "The Land of the Dead"

Agenda, February 27

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due Now: Bookmark 7, front and back
• Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Lost in Yonkers. All tickets are $8. Doors open at 6:45. Get there early!  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can recall the elements of the Hero's Cycle.
• I can turn my weaknesses into strengths.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. You are a superhero!

Agenda, Febraury 26

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 7, front and back
• Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Lost in Yonkers. All tickets are $8. Doors open at 6:45. Get there early!  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can recall the elements of the Hero's Cycle.
• I can turn my weaknesses into strengths.
• I can identify a theme in a story.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. Tell somebody 3 things about your character
3. Hero's Cycle Review
4. Brainstorm / Outline time

Agenda, February 22

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Late: Bookmark 6, front and back

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can work with my classmates to decode complex literature.
• I can connect ancient literature to the modern world.
• I can identify a theme in a story.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. The Land of the Cyclopes
3. Two Quotes about Odysseus
4. Theme in The Land of the Cyclopes

Agenda, Febraury 20

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due Now: Bookmark 6, front and back

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can work with my classmates to decode complex literature.
• I can connect ancient literature to the modern world.
• I can identify a theme in a story.

Today's Agenda:

1. Meet your new groupmates!
2. Independent reading
3. Two quotes about Odysseus
4. The Land of the Cyclopes
5. Theme in The Land of the Cyclopes

Agenda, February 15

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do this weekend: Read for 30 minutes each day. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. You increase the chances for mistakes if you forget. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due Tuesday: Bookmark 6, front and back

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can work with my classmates to decode complex literature.
• I can connect ancient literature to the modern world.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. The Land of the Cyclopes

Agenda, February 14

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Late: Bookmark 5, front and back

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can work with my classmates to decode complex literature.
• I can connect ancient literature to the modern world.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. The Land of the Cyclopes

Agenda, February 13

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due Now: Bookmark 5, front and back

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can connect ancient literature to the modern world.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. "The Lotus Eaters"
3. Percy Jackson v. Odysseus
4. The Land of the Cyclopes

Agenda, February 12

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due tomorrow: Bookmark 5, front and back

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can teach Mr. Kline the parts of the Hero's Cycle.
• I can connect ancient literature to the modern world.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. The Hero's Cycle
3. What's worth more than a house of gold?
4. "The Lotus Eaters"
5. Let's watch TV

Agenda, February 9

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Do this weekend: Read 30 minutes both days.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can define the parts of a Hero's Cycle.
• I can create a story within the Hero's Cycle.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. Laptops for the Hero's Cycle

Agenda, February 8

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Late: Bookmark 4, front and back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can define the parts of a Hero's Journey.
• I can analyze a film using the Hero's Journey.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. Another Odysseus character quote
3. The Hero's Journey notes
4. The Hero's Journey in film

Agenda, February 7

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Late: Bookmark 4, front and back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters develop.
• I can work with my classmates to decode difficult language.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. "Invoking the Muse"
3. The Odyssey read aloud
4. Odysseus's character traits

Agenda, February 6

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due Now: Bookmark 4, front and back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters develop.
• I can work with my classmates to decode difficult language.
• I can take useful notes.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. The Odyssey Notes
3. "Invoking the Muse"

Agenda, February 5

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget your Elements of Style.
• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 4, front and back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can identify elements of style.
• I can work with my classmates to gather information.
• I can take useful notes.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. The Odyssey Characters
3. The Odyssey Notes

Agenda, Febraury 2

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget your Elements of Style.
• Don't forget to read this weekend!

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can show what I can do on a work sample.
• I can support my opinion with evidence.
• I can work with my classmates to gather evidence.

Today's Agenda:

1. Reading work sample OR Independent reading
2. Post-reading Opinionnaire
3. Small group discussions
4. What the Kahoot?