Week#32

English8
April610,2015
Monday:
DailyWarmUp
Studentswillobjectivelysummarizetheeventsthathaveoccurredinthenovelsofar.
Studentswillmakecomparisonsandconnectionsbetweenthetext,Greekmythologyandthefilm
Hercules.
StudentswillreadChapter15ofTheLightningThief.
Studentswillrespondtoquestionsintheirfolders.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.
LearningTargets:
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Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.
Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
Icanciteevidencefromatext.
Icanexplainthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenawrittenworkandafilmedperformance.
Icanunderstandallusionsmadetohistoricalreferences,mythologies,andreligiousworkswithin
modernfiction.

Tuesday:
DailyWarmUp
StudentswillreadChapter16ofTheLightningThief.
Studentswillrespondtoquestionsintheirfolders.
StudentswillreadArachnesWebanddiscussitsrelationtothenovelandGreekmythology
overall.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.
LearningTargets:
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Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.
Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
Icanciteevidencefromatext.
Icanunderstandhowdialogueaffectsthestoryelements,revealscharacterinsight,orprovokesa
decision.
Icanunderstandallusionsmadetohistoricalreferences,mythologies,andreligiousworkswithin
modernfiction.

Wednesday:
DailyWarmUp
StudentswillreadChapter17ofTheLightningThief.
Studentswillrespondtothequestionsintheirfolders.
Quizoverchapters1417!
Ifthereistime,studentswillparticipateinaboardgameactivitythatfeaturesimportantaspectsof
Greekmythology.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.

LearningTargets:
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Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.
Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
Icanciteevidencefromatext.
Icandeterminehowacomplextextmakesconnectionsbetweenideas,people,andeventswithinit.
Icanunderstandallusionsmadetomythologies,andreligiousworkswithinmodernfiction.

Thursday:
DailyWarmUp
StudentswillreadChapter18ofTheLightningThief.
Studentswillrespondtothequestionsintheirfolders.
StudentswillreadapassageaboutthegoddessPersephone,reflectingontheuseofmythsand
theirpurpose.
Studentswillcreatetheirownmyths.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.
LearningTargets:
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Friday

Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.
Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
Icanciteevidencefromatext.
Icanunderstandallusionsmadetohistoricalreferences,mythologies,andreligiousworkswithin
modernfiction.

DailyWarmUp
StudentswillreadChapter19ofTheLightningThief.
Studentswillrespondtoquestionsintheirfolders.
StudentswillcreateamapoftheUnderworld,basedonitsdescriptioninthetextandavisual
representationprovided.
ReadingLog#14isdueMonday,April27.
LearningTargets:
o
o
o
o
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Icanengageinarangeofcollaborativediscussions.
Icanexpressmyownideasclearly.
Icanciteevidencefromatext.
Icancreateanillustration,specificallydrawingoninstancesinthetext.
Icanunderstandallusionsmadetohistoricalreferences,mythologies,andreligiousworkswithin
modernfiction.

HOMEWORK:
Read your independent reading novel and log. Students are required to read 5 times per week for 20
minutes each time. Reading Log #14 is due Friday, April 27th.