Goal+5

=Goal 5: Genres=

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 * 4 April:** View and respond to background movie on //The Odyseey.// LAB- Research myths, legends and tall tales.
 * 5 April:** Read //The Odyssey// Part IA. Identify heroic traits of Odysseus as well as more modern heroes from books, movies and real life.[[file:Part+I+of+The+Odyssey.pdf]]
 * 6 April:** Notes on epics. Epic essay organizer. [[file:Comprehensive Epic Essay.docx]]Read //The Odyssey// Part IB. List the journeys and illustrate them.
 * 7 April:** Read //The Odyssey// Part IIA. [[file:Part+II+of+The+Odyssey.pdf]]LAB- Historical Context PowerPoint (1 slide on art/architecture, 1 slide with a map of Ancient Greece, 1 with famous Greek heroes, 1 with famous monsters, 1 about the Trojan War and 1 on Ancient Greek gods)
 * 8 April:** Read //The Odyssey// Part IIB. T//he Odyssey// assessment. **Homework: Type your Epic Essay**

Short Stories

 * 11 April:** Read "Sonata for Harp and Bicycle" RN p33-41. Identify common elements in ghost stories. Write your own ghost story. //**Turn in notebooks for grading!**//
 * 12 April:** Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" RN p65-70. Peer edit ghost stories. **Homework- type up final drafts of ghost stories.**
 * 13 April:** Read "The Jade Peony" p79-87. Draw a windchime that represents the theme of family and cultural heritage in the story, as well as one that represents you.
 * 14 April:** Read the beginning of "The Most Dangerous Game" RN p95-106. Draw a map of Ship Trap Island.
 * 15 April:** Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" RN p 106-115. Write an alternate ending to the story.

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 * 18 April:** Read "An Invalid's Story" in the textbook. Write a letter as though you were Thompson describing the events on the train.
 * 19 April:** Choose a short story out of the textbook that we haven't read. Take notes on it (plot summary, main characters, literary elements). Create a Voki that describes short stories, using the notes you took. Fill out the short story organizer.
 * 20 April:** Write short story essay based on your organizer from yesterday. Assessment Review
 * 21 April:** Short Story Assessment. Embed Vokis onto writing folder wiki.
 * 22 April: 12p Dismissal** Present Vokis

Fiction: //The Lord of the Flies﻿//
**2 May:** //Lord of the Flies// background information notes. Read Chapter 1A. Work in small groups: Handout 1, 3, 4, 5. **3 May:** Watch and write a response to the "Great Books" movie. Read Chapter 1B. Quiz on Chapter 1. In groups, answer Chapter 1 questions. **4 May:** Respond to Spark #109 prompt. Read Chapter 2. In groups, answer questions. **5 May:** Read Chapter 3. In groups, answer questions. Write a journal entry as one of the characters. **6 May:** Respond to Spark #110. Read Chapter 4. In groups, answer questions. Quiz on Chapter 4. Start Synthesis notes. In groups: Handout 6, 7. **Homework: Read CH 5**

**9 May:** Respond to Spark 114. Read CH 6 silently, take Post It Notes. Create a PowerPoint about tropical islands. (Example )You should have 8 slides: Print in COLOR, 2 handouts per page **10 May:** Respond to Spark 116. Read CH 7. Reading Quiz. Compare and Contrast Jack and Ralph. Handouts 8, 9 **11 May:** Fill out "What is Evil" worksheet. Read CH 8. Create a drawing of a character from the book. Write words that describe him around the character. **12 May:** Create a list of needs for the boys. Finish reading CH 8. Reading Quiz. Handouts 10, 11. **13 May: Community Service Due!** Respond to Spark 111. Read CH 9. Respond to a critical text.
 * title slide
 * geography
 * climate/weather
 * animals
 * dangers
 * shipwreck story
 * plants
 * what do you think it would be like to have to survive here?

**16 May:** Respond to Spark 112. Read CH 10. Reading quiz. Handouts 12, 13. Create a poster of literary elements in the book so far. **17 May:** Respond to Spark 113. Read CH 11. Choose one of the projects below and work on it (Due Friday). **18 May:** Respond to Spark 115. Read CH 12. Reading quiz. Start Synthesis Notes. Handout 14, 15 **19 May:** Review Chapter Titles as novel review. Assessment review. LAB- Go to the [|Nobel Prize site]. and play the //Lord of the Flies// game as part of your review. **20 May:** Goal 5- Novel Assessment. //Lord of the Flies// projects due. Interactive Notebooks due. **ALL LATE/MISSING WORK DUE TODAY!**
 * Create a replica of the island in Lord of the Flies based on details from the story. Write a one-page paper explaining the significance of the island and its physical features for the story.
 * Construct a replica of the Lord of the Flies. Write a one-page paper explaining its symbolic significance.
 * Develop masks for the major characters in Lord of the Flies. By changing masks, illustrate the changing of the characters. Demonstrate to the class. Write a one-page paper explaining the symbolic value for the masks in relation to the characters.
 * Prepare an island feast for the class, using foods or simulations of foods that were detailed in Lord of the Flies. Explain the significance of each food item in a one-page paper.
 * Videotape interviews with the major surviving characters appearing on a talk show to relate their adventure to the t.v. audience. Use events from the book. Write a one-page paper explaining the significance of the events you choose to share with the t.v. public.
 * Write three conflicting newspaper accounts by three different reporters detailing the vents on the islands as told by to the media by the boys after being rescued.
 * There are no female characters in Lord of the Flies. Write a 2-3-page paper, speculating upon how the story would have changed with the introduction of a female character. Also, try to determine why Golding did not include female characters and whether this is a compliment or an insult to women.