• SLOT-Read and Annotate Article of the Week #10 for Speaker and Occasion. Make sure to highlight your textual evidence and explain through annotation.
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Respond to the following reflection prompt: What type of conflict(s) are in your book? Internal? External? Character vs…?Describe the conflict(s) in detail.
• The Odyssey-View  The Odyssey film.

Reminder-Study for your finals!!!

• SLOT-Read and Annotate Article of the Week #10 for connections only. You must haver at least one of each type of connection: Text to Text, Text to Self, and Text to World.
  • AoW #10 Sugar
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes.
• The Odyssey-Part I Culminating Group Activity Presentations

Please begin studying for your Semester I Exam.

• 2015 LA Midterm Review

• SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #9, respond to the following prompt in 1-2 paragraphs. Make sure to provide textual evidence to support your claim. Should there be fines for texting while walking? Explain.
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Respond to the following reflection prompt: Describe the setting in your book. Why do you think the author chose this particular setting? How does it help make the plot work?
• The Odyssey-Finish Part I Culminating Group Activity. Presentations are Monday!

• SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #9, complete box #3 of the informational 4-square. Remember to cite the text!
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Respond to the following prompt: Describe the antagonist in your book.
• The Odyssey-Continue working on Part I Culminating Group Activity. Presentations are Friday!

• SLOT-Referencing Article of the Week #9, complete box #2 of the informational 4-square.
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Respond to the following prompt: Describe the protagonist in your book. a)what makes them likeable? b)What are his/her weaknesses? c) What are his/her personality traits?
• The Odyssey-Continue working on Part I Culminating Group Activity. Presentations are Friday!

• HOMEWORK DUE-“The Sirens”/”Scylla and Charybdis” 4-Square and “The Cattle of the Sun God” questions.
• SLOT-Read and annotate Article of the Week #9. Focus your annotations on elements of SOAPSTone and Connections. Complete Box #1 of an Informational 4-Square (summary).
  • AoW #9 LA 1
  • AoW #9 Honors
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Respond to the following reflection prompt: Summarize the plot of your book (so far).
• The Odyssey-Begin Part I Culminating Group Project. Presentations are Friday! Each group will be assigned ONE of the following:
  • Cyclops Group Project (1)
  • Sirens Group Project (2)
  • Scylla and Charybdis Group Project (3)
  • Cattle of Sun God Group Project (4)

All of the readjng and questions for The Odyssey can be found under Cardmarking 3.

• SLOT-Read and Annotate Article of the Week #8 for Subject and Tone. Make sure to label and explain all annotations.
  • AoW #8
• SSR-Book Talks. Read novel for 10 minutes.
• The Odyssey-Read “The Land of the Dead” section of The Odyssey. Complete the corresponding questions for this section.
  • The Land of the Dead-Text
  • The Odyssey Work (PDF)-Reference Slide #5.
  • The Odyssey Work (PPT)-Reference Slide #5

• SLOT-Read and Annotate Article of the Week #8 for Audience and Purpose. Make sure to label and explain all annotations.
• SSR-Book Talks. Read novel for 10 minutes.
• The Odyssey-Read “The Cyclops” section of The Odyssey and complete the corresponding guided questions for this section. I have attached the questions in a PDF file and a PowerPoint file.
  • Cyclops Text
  • The Odyssey Work PDF
  • The Odyssey Work PowerPoint

I have posted the complete text for Part I of The Odyssey. It can be found under the Cardmarking #3 tab on the home page of my blog.