Unit 1: Test of Convictions

Date Agenda Homework
Tuesday, August 21 and Wednesday, August 22

1. Teacher introductions and review expectations

2. Vocab. word: convictions

3. Introduce neighborhood story that details a time when convictions were tested

4. Share neighborhood stories (Ms. Steele's neighborhood story)

1. Bring Materials

2. Neighborhood stories due Monday, August 27

3. Bring Parent Email
Thursday, August 23 and Friday, August 24

1. Vocab. word: retrospection
2. Introduce cluster writing and use the topic of temptation to connect with “Silk Stockings”
3. Introduce annotations
4. Students read and annotate “Silk Stockings”
5. Groups collaborate on annotations and share one example of each color with the rest of the class

 Complete neighborhood story by Monday, Aug. 27
Monday, August 27 1. Vocab. word: fastidious
2. Students share neighborhood stories and peer edit with a partner

 Hmwk: students revise neighborhood story as appropriate and turn in next class period
Tuesday, August 28 and Wednesday, August 29

1. Collect Neighborhood stories
2. Vocab. word: fathom
3. Introduce flow write with the stem “I was asked to go to war but..”
4. Introduce levels of questions

5. An American Draft Dodger in Thunder Bay by Sam Roberts
6. Start with class reading and annotations from “On the Rainy River”

 Finish “On the Rainy River” and create 2 questions for each level
Thursday, August 30 and Friday, August 31 1. Vocab word:
2. Share questions from homework with a partner and answer with identification of the level of the question.
3. Groups work together on their best level one, two and three questions
4. Students select their favorite question from the poster and create a flow write.
5. Students bring their response to the Socratic and practice first discussion
 None
Tuesday, September 4 and Wednesday, September 5 1. Vocab. word:
2. Cluster write on a question regarding the death penalty
3. Students read and annotate “The Bet” with levels of questions
4. Socratic Seminar
 Read and annotate Oedipus Handout (all of it). You will be assigned groups on Thursday and Friday.
Thursday, September 6 and Friday, September 7

1. Vocabulary Word/Check Annotations

2. Joural- Topic TBA

3. Write and Perform Scenes from Oedipus Handout.

4. Discussion on Oedipus

  None
Monday, September 10

1. Oedipus Scenes

2. Journal on Concept of Fate

 None
Tuesday, September 11 and Wednesday, September 12

1. Journal on Divine vs. Civil Law

2. Introduction to Greek Tragedy PowerPoint

3. Begin Reading Antigone with Sample Annotations

 

 Read through First Chorus (line 184). Make detailed annotations with notes in the margin.
Thursday, September 13 and Friday, September 14

1. Vocabulary word- Contempt

2. Read Antigone Scenario and create a dialogue in journal.

3. Reading Reflection and Mini-Socratic

4. Language of the Chorus

5. Begin reading Episode 1 in Antigone

 Read through Episode 1 and Second Chorus (line 481)
Monday, September 17 and Tuesday, September 18

1. Vocabulary Word: Ominous

2. Journal- You must deliver extremely horrible news that you know will anger an ill-tempered person. To make matters worse, this person is powerful. In fact, this person can imprison and kill you. Obviously this conversation must be treated delicatly. Create a dialogue between the unfortunate messenger and the ill tempered person.

3. Close reading of Choral Ode from Episode 1

 Read through Episode 2 and Third Chorus (line 781)
Wednesday, September 19 and Thursday, September 20

1. Vocabulary Word: Obdurate

2. Pass out Vocabulary List for Search for Convictions Unit (click here for list)

3. Reading Reflection from Episodes 1 & 2

4. Choral Ode Storyboards

Read through Episode 3 and Fourth Chorus
Friday, September 21 1. Reading Reflection Episode 3/Finish Choral Ode Storyboards Read Episode 4 (line 1097)
Monday, September 24 1. Reading Reflection Episode 4 and discussion Read Episode 5 (line 1284)
Tuesday, September 25 and Wednesday, September 25

1. Vocabulary Word: Pithy

2. Introduce Essay Prompt

3. Journal on Essay Prompt

4. Annotate Chorus of Episode 5

 Finish the play
Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27

1. Vocabulary Word:

2. Journal about conflict and pychological effects

3. Essay Terminology Lesson

4. Skeletal Outline for Essay

 Finish Skeletal Outline and vocabulary cards
Monday, October 1

1. Vocabulary Quiz

2. Citing sources with MLA

 Bring Skeletal Outline to class on Tuesday
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 2 & 3

1. Analysis for Essays

2. Finish Skeletal Outlines for Essay

 Write a rough draft of essay
Thursday and Friday, October 4 & 5 1. Peer Editing Rough Draft Essay DUE Monday, October 8