Wednesday, September 26 ~ ICE on Block!

EQ: What is a fragment? 

Fragment Practice

Today we prepare for the ICE (In Class Essay)

• Here is the rubric.
• You are welcome to do some brainstorming in your notebook, but please do not pre-write your essay or any full paragraphs. 

Which prompt will you use?

1. Do you believe women were portrayed fairly in Greek mythology? What can you gather about Greek views of women from these stories and characters?
2. Why do you believe Greek myths have lasted so long in our culture? What is it about them that we love, desire or relate to? What does that say about our own society?
3.  A great deal of the New Testament is written in response to Greek culture. Discuss a significant Christian message that addresses a Greek value.
4. The myths are full of cruelty on the part of the gods. Giving multiple examples, discuss the reasons for the gods’ cruelty. Is it always justified? What does the cruelty of the gods say about the Greeks’ view of themselves and the world?
5. What do you believe we can gain from studying the Greek myths?
6. How do you see our desires to be a hero enacted in the mythical stories?

HW: Nope! Just be ready to write tomorrow. You may use any of your past journals tomorrow. However, you may not pre-write your essay or have more than a 1/2 page outline.

Bring The Power of One on Monday!

Tuesday, September 25 ~ One Last Perspective on the Myths

EQ: What are the four ways to fix a run-on? Click here to practice..

WORD PARTS

Prefix

• dis - not, apart

• dominus - lord

Suffix

• ice - condition, state, qualityide
• ide - a thing connected with or belonging to

Root

• onym - name

Heads up... In Class Essay on block day. We will go over the prompts tomorrow.


Journal 4: The Hero's Journey

• Activity: What story am I telling?
• Video Clip: What is the Hero's Journey?
• Application: Use this chart to figure out how common hero stories fit the pattern. You will choose a movie or book to work on. Some stories may include The Hunger games, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Divergent, Back to the Future, The Hobbit!!! (basically any good hero story you all know).

Homework: Finish the Hero's Journey chart application. This should be copied or printed and placed in your journal. Bullet points are fine. Remember, that not every single part of the pattern will always apply to every story. Getting most of the steps is fine.

FYI: I will also check Journal 3 (Greeks in Advertising)

Monday, September 24 ~ Run-Ons! Break the bad habit!

Word Parts QUIZ in 5!

EQ: What is a run-on sentence? What are the four ways to fix a run-on? What is a comma splice?

• Join the two clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction
• Break the run-on sentence into two separate sentences.
• Join the clauses with a semi-colon and a conjunctive adverb followed by a comma; however,
• Join the clauses with a semi-colon.

Ex: The fog was thick he could not find his way home.

The most common error is something called a comma splice. It looks like this:
The fog was thick, he could not find his way home. 
YOU CANNOT JOIN TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES WITH A COMMA. DON'T DO IT!
 
Click here to practice IXL W.4.

TODAY:
Discuss/Finish Allusion Journal #3

FYI:
* ICE on Wed.
* Bring The Power of One on Block

Block Day, September 20 & 21 ~ The Greeks and Advertising

QUIZ has been moved to Monday.

Witmer’ s class:
I’m out sick today. Please be kind to the sub. Follow the assignment on the blog. If you should finish, work on IXL or study word parts. See you Monday.

West's class: We will finish class with our last myth and have our Academy Awards!


EQ: Why do companies/people use allusions to stories in their branding process? 

TODAY  
Journal #3 ~ Allusions to Mythology in Advertising:

*First copy the definition of allusion

ALLUSION: A casual reference in literature to a person, place,  event, or another passage of literature, often without explicit identification. Allusions can originate in mythology, biblical references, historical events, legends, geography, or earlier literary works. Authors often use allusion to establish a tone, create an implied association.

We all know that companies create identity by the power of association. They can use association by name or image. What identity did Honda intend on giving their van by giving the name, Odyssey, to this model?

Continuing J3... Identify the Allusion: Using your knowledge of Greek mythology and some internet research, figure out why your assigned company or product is named or branded as it is.

• In your journal, record the name and a brief description to explain why they chose that name/logo (there are 15). To see all images, click here.

HW: Finish Journal 3

Wenesday, September 19 ~ It's show time

EQ: What lessons can be learned from the Greek myths you are about to watch?

TODAY
 Movie Time
 If time permits, work on IXL or review for tomorrow's word parts QUIZ.

HOMEWORK

• Study for your word parts QUIZ

Tuesday, September 18 ~ Movie Day? Or more time?

WORD PARTS

Prefixes

• corpus - body
• ante - before

Suffixes

• cracy - rule
• ess - female
• et, ette - small one, group

Root

• dem(os) - people

FYI: Word Parts QUIZ on Block


TODAY

• Finish up your movies and post your links below. Tomorrow is viewing day.
• If you're completely finished, work on IXL.
• Please note that links can take time to upload. Please make sure that you begin this process TODAY. You will need to attach either a Youtube link or a sharable link to Google Drive that allows access/permission to anyone with the link. Get'er done!

HOMEWORK

• Witmer: Links due here before class tomorrow.
• West: Links due here before class tomorrow.

Monday, September 17 ~ Finishing Touches on Your Production

EQ: How are we as a society influenced by Greek mythology?

WORD PARTS - Not today! Let's maximize our time and finish up those movies.

FYI: Word Parts QUIZ on Block

West's class: Thank you for being respectful to our sub and school today. If you want to leave class to film today, you will need to write down your partner names and location on the board and get his/her approval. Make sure you are back by the bell and all props are cleaned up before you leave.