• SLOT-Read and Annotate Article of the Week #6 for Subject and Tone. Make sure to label and explain all annotations.
  • AoW #6 AI
• SSR-Book Talks.
• The Odyssey–
  • LA 1-Activity #2 Due by the end of the hour. Remember to bring a white poster board and your art supplies for tomorrow’s activity. Presentations are Monday!
  • HLA 1-Continue working on Activity #1. Presentations are Monday! Also, make sure to have your 5 quiz questions with answers (Activity #2)  printed and ready to submit on Monday.

• SLOT-Read and Annotate Article of the Week #6 for Audience and Purpose. Make sure to label and explain all annotations.
• SSR-Book Talks
• Odyssey-Expert Folders
  • LA 1-Finish Activity #1. Due at the end of the hour.
  • HLA 1-Continue working on Activity #1. Presentations are Monday!

Reminder LA 1 ONLY-You must bring in a WHITE poster board for Friday’s assignment. One per group. 

• SLOT-Read and annotate Article of the Week #6 for Speaker and Occasion. Make sure to label and explain all annotations.
• SSR-Book Talks.
• Odyssey-Begin Expert Folder Activity #1.

• SLOT–AoW #6 AI
  • Read Article of the Week #6 for Connections only. Be sure to have a Text to Text, Text to Self, and Text to World connection. Make sure you label and explain all annotations.
• SSR-Book Talks. Read novel for 10 minutes. Total cardmarking #2 pages read.
• Portfolio Review

• BW-After watching Part I of Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters,  you should have increased your knowledge of Greek Mythology. Give 1-2 examples of something new you learned from the movie.
• SSR-Book Talks
• The Odyssey-Continue watching Percy Jackson to increase background knowledge of Greek Mythology to prepare for reading The Odyssey. 

Reminder-Today ends Cardmarking #2. Monday begins Cardmarking #3. We are in the home stretch of the semester. Make sure that you are turning in all assignments and studying for all tests/quizzes. There is no excuse for failing! 

• BW–The Odyssey: Give examples of your prior knowledge in regards to Greek Mythology. Think Gods/Goddesses and the Trojan War. Many of you have seen or read Percy Jackson (various novels/movies) you can give examples from that as well.
• SSR-Book Talks
• The Odyssesy– Background Information

Reminder-Personal Essay due today! Make sure that rubric is attached!

• BW–Bellwork-Personal Essay 11-21
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Book Talks.
• PE-Finish Personal Essay. Final Draft due Monday. Must be typed and printed with the rubric attached!

• BW–Bellwork-Personal Essay 11-20
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Book Talks.
• PE-Continue typing Personal Essay. Due Monday-Typed and Printed with Rubric Attached!

• BW–Bellwork-Personal Essay 11-19
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Book Talks.
• PE-Rough Draft Due. Begin typing Personal Essay.

Reminder-Personal Essay is due Monday. Must be typed and printed with the rubric attached. 

• BW–Bellwork-Personal Essay 11-18
• SSR-Read novel for 10 minutes. Book Talks.
• PE-Outline due. Work on Rough Draft. Take bullet points from outline and create cohesive paragraphs. Now is the time to edit/revise your essay. Rough Draft due tomorrow!
• Essay Maker-Draft Outline