Do Now
Monday, August 26th, 2013
Welcome back! Follow the directions below.
At Level 0, write down the following items:
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Favorite food
Favorite genre and why
2 things you hope to learn from the World Literature
course.
Best thing you did this summer
You should also use a sheet of paper to make a
name tent for your desk.
Objective:
• SWBAT locate and discuss the important
information of the World Literature Syllabus.
• SWBAT locate and discuss the important
information of classroom routines &
procedures.
• SWBAT identify the Big Goals and
Expectations of World Literature.
Summer Assignment
• Take out summer novels
• Take out typed essay
Syllabus
1. Read through the syllabus.
2. As you read, highlight things that you
think are important to remember.
3. Write down any questions you have
about the syllabus on your syllabus.
4. When instructed to do so, talk with the
person next to you about these
questions using a level 1.
Book Distribution
• No Greek mythology book (you will receive a print
out)
• Kite Runner
• Animal Farm
• Private Peaceful
• Dawn
• Things Fall Apart
Routines & Procedures
1. Read through the class routines &
Procedures.
2. As you read, highlight things that you
think are important to remember.
3. Write down any questions you have
about the Routines & Procedures on
your sheet.
4. When instructed to do so, talk with the
person next to you about these
questions using a level 1.
*Record Breakers!
2012-2013 Results
Reading
English
Post- Explore
16.64
19.91
Growth
1.56
4.53
2013-2014 Expected Results
Reading
English
Post- PLAN
19.14
22.41
Growth
2.5
2.5
World Literature at MCP
Big Goals/ Expectations
PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT.
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80% mastery on all test and quizzes
2.5 points growth on the PLAN!
10 SSR Books
100% Homework completion
1 thesis-driven essay per unit
Deserted Island
-You have just landed on a deserted island. You must
choose one thing that you get to keep. It does not
need to be practical (like food or water)- it should be
something that is important to you. Examples: your
dog, photos, a journal, a special book, your guitar,
your favorite stuffed animal.
-Be prepared to explain WHY you are bringing this
item.
Do Now: Tuesday, August 27th,
2013
Follow the directions below.
1. Take out Homework 1.
2. Title a piece of paper with the MLA heading at the top.
3. In complete sentences, answer the questions based on the
information you find in the “Procedures Scavenger Hunt”
document given to you.
NOTE: Number your responses, and include headings on your paper (for example, when
answering the “Noise Level” section, you will write Noise Level at the top of the section under
which you answer those particular questions.
Homework Review
Objective:
• SWBAT dramatize scenarios pertaining
to classroom culture
• SWBAT identify the procedures and
purpose of weekly vocabulary
Class Culture Role Play!
In a group, read the scenario that has been given to
you. Your group will perform the scene while the
audience provides feedback on the appropriate
ways to handle each situation.
Vocabulary
notecards
Weekly Vocabulary
• 6 total words per week
o 3 words from text
o 3 additional words derived from a
root
Front Example
Dehumanize
(verb)
Back Example
Definition: to treat someone like they aren’t
human.
Sentence: The slave owner dehumanized his
slaves by beating them.
Hint/Connection: “de”=removal/away
Front ex. 2 (with root)
Retract
(verb)
Back ex. 2 (with root)
Definition: to draw back
Sentence: When I found out I was wrong, I was
forced to retract my statement.
Hint/Connection: “re” (back) + “tractum “ = to
draw back
tract = to drag
Vocabulary- Wk. 1
1. mythology- n. A set of stories or beliefs
belonging to a particular religion or culture.
Myths often include a moral or lesson.
2. immortality- n. The ability to live forever.
3. fortify- v. to strengthen (mentally or physically)
Root: vinc/vict: to conquer
4. invincible- adj. unable to be conquered (in=
not, vince= conquer)
5. provincial- adj. limited in knowledge of the
world; narrow-minded (you live in a conquered
place, so you don't know much)
6. evince- v. to establish , to show or
demonstrate clearly, to make clear
Vocabulary Example Sentences
• There’s no sense in trying to beat superman; he’s
invincible (unable to be conquered).
• If you want to overcome your provincial (narrowminded) tendencies, you should travel the world!
• She was too provincial (simple) to try Indian or Thai
cuisine.
• Shirley has evinced(made clear) from the time she was
little that she wants to move away when she gets older.
• Tony wants to be a vampire because he wants
immortality (the ability to live forever).
• I used glue on the broken picture frame to fortify
(strengthen) it.
• He read the story of Prometheus and Pandora and then
realized that he didn’t believe in mythology (stories of a
culture).
Vocabulary Cards
• Take a moment to think of a hint/ connection for
each word and include it on your notecards.
SSR at MCP
• Students will read a total of 10 books
• Students will submit a tentative booklist the second week
of school.
• Students will read 3 non fiction text by the end of the
year
• Students will received 15 minutes in class, twice a week,
to read SSR text.
• After SSR, students will be expected to write journal entry
of their SSR
• Consequences: If students do not have the text they are
supposed to have, they will receive a LaSalle. Failure to
have your Journal will also result in a LaSalle.
Do Now: Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
Follow the directions below.
1. Take out Homework 2
2. Read through the Introduction
to Greek Mythology handout.
Objective:
• SWBAT describe the Enduring
Understandings and the Essential
Questions of the Greek Mythology Unit
• SWBAT identify the main idea of
Prometheus & Pandora
• SWBAT locate important details that
support the main idea of Prometheus
& Pandora.
MID 501 Notes
Main Idea vs. Topic
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Topic: A general word that describes what the
paragraph or passage is about.
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Main Idea: An idea or point being made about
the topic.
How to determine the
main idea in a paragraph:
Step 1: Identify the topic
1. Look at the title
2. Identify the reappearing
nouns
How to determine the
main idea in a paragraph:
Step 2: Write a MID statement
(at the paragraph level)
1. Identify the 5W’s
2. Ask yourself, “what point or
idea is being made about the
topic?”
How to determine the
main idea in a paragraph:
Example)
• One of the most important messages I like to share
at this time of year is to “Eat breakfast every day.” If
your summer schedule was a bit lax, take the next
few days to get back on track. As kids start back to
school they need to start each day with some
nutritious food in their stomachs. It’s really brain
food. Countless studies have shown that kids
perform better in school, and are less irritable, when
their day starts with breakfast.
Introduction to
Greek Mythology
Get ready to be blown away!!!!!
Greek Mythology
What it is:
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Exciting!
Interesting!
Weird!
Not for young children!
Scandalous!
Like a soap opera!
Like the lives of your craziest friends!
What is isn’t:
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Boring!
Lame!
Stupid!
Useless!
Stupid!
Boring!
Lame!
Prometheus and Pandora
Purpose of Reading:
SWBAT identify the main idea of
Prometheus and Pandora.
SWBAT locate important details that
support the main idea.
Do Now: Thursday, August 29 , 2013
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Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
Define topic:
__________________________________________________
Define main idea: _______________________________________________________________
Instructions: Read the following paragraph and use it to answer the questions that follow.
During the confusion and bewilderment of the second day Mary hid herself in the nursery
and was forgotten by everyone. Nobody thought of her, nobody wanted her, and strange
things happened of which she knew nothing. Mary alternately cried and slept through the
hours. She only knew that people were ill and that she heard mysterious and frightening
sounds. Once she crept into the dining-room and found it empty, though a partly finished
meal was on the table and chairs and plates looked as if they had been hastily pushed
back when the diners rose suddenly for some reason. The child ate some fruit and biscuits,
and being thirsty she drank a glass of wine which stood nearly filled. It was sweet, and she
did not know how strong it was. Very soon it made her intensely drowsy, and she went
back to her nursery and shut herself in again, frightened by cries she heard in the huts and
by the hurrying sound of feet. The wine made her so sleepy that she could scarcely keep
her eyes open and she lay down on her bed and knew nothing more for a long time.
What is the topic of the paragraph above? _____________________________________________
What is the main idea of the paragraph above? _________________________________________
Chapter Quiz:
Thursday, August 29th, 2013
Follow the directions below.
Take out your homework (Prometheus and Pandora packet).
*Answer the following questions in complete sentences on
a half sheet.
1. What race was Prometheus?
2. What was the job of both Prometheus and
Epimetheus?
3. Why does Epimetheus give man fire?
4.Why was Pandora sent to Prometheus?
5. Why does Jupiter/Zeus want to destroy earth?
How does he do this?
6. Explain the differences between the stories in a
short paragraph.
Chapter Quiz Answers
1. What race was Prometheus? A god/ a titan
2. What was the job of both Prometheus and Epimetheus? To
create animals & man; to give beings gifts
3. Why does Epimetheus give man fire? He ran out of other
gifts.
4. *How did ancient Greeks understand the Milky Way? It was
the road to Heaven.
5.Why was Pandora sent to Prometheus? She was sent to
punish Prometheus and Epimetheus (story 1) OR to
bless man (story 2).
6. Why does Jupiter/Zeus want to destroy earth? How does he
do this? It was filled with crime, divisions, violence, and
wickedness.
7. Explain the differences in the boxes that Pandora gave in each
story. Story 1: box/jar was full of evils + hope. Story 2:
box was filled with all blessings.
Pyramis & Thisbe
PURPOSE FOR READING:
SWBAT identify the main idea of Pyramus
& Thisbe.
SWBAT locate important details that
support the main idea.
Apollo & Daphne
PURPOSE FOR READING:
SWBAT identify the main idea of Apollo &
Daphne.
SWBAT locate important details that
support the main idea.
Do Now: Friday, August 30
th,
2013
Follow the directions below.
1. Take out your homework (Apollo
& Daphne Questions).
2. Take out a pencil.
3. Clear your desk except for your
vocab notecards. You may study
your words for 5 minutes.