Welcome, AP--Tuesday,
November 19th, 2013
When You
Come In
·
Sign in.
Reading Strategy Tracking
Oedipus
Rex
Background Reading and
Annotating (2:02-2:30)
Mythological Background (p. 65)
Tragedy and the City (p. 67)
Conventions of Greek Drama (p. 68)
Aristotle’s Influence, starting at
“Aristotle and, nevertheless….” (p. 69-70)
Vocabulary
Do the quizlet Oedipus Rex vocab until I
let you know we’re ready to chat about the reading.
Circle Discussion
We talked about people’s questions and
comments over the reading assignments.
We started reading the play, and we got
to page 14.
Homework for
Wednesday
Read and annotate pages 14-23,
especially with questions, dramatic ironies, and how Oedipus is a good king.
Quizlet vocab
Welcome to CPR! Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
When
You Come In
1.
Please initial next to your name on the
clipboard.
Extra Credit Reminder: Reading Strategy Tracking
STEP ONE:
Get organized.
Organization: Papers Back (in binder, organized)
Sections
1.
Big Picture Skills (anything on pink)
a.
Annotation sheet
b.
“How to Mark a Book”
2.
Greek Myth
a.
Green packet
b.
Green myth Barbie figure
c.
Green myth beast figure
d.
Yellow Greek Myth Figure notes—punch them Gods and goddesses notes
e.
Greek and Roman Name Quiz
f.
Greek Myth Barbie Evaluation
g.
Greek Myth Beast Evaluation
h.
Greek references quiz
i.
“Gods and Goddesses” dvd/lecture notes
3.
Vocabulary
1. Miscellaneous
Words Quiz (100 Words)
STEP TWO: Review and reflect,
then write.
Here’s the doc you’ll need!
“Miles, Jacob—CPR Comments”
Reflection Requirements
1.
Open our shared google doc, and scroll down.
2.
Title your Reflection as follows:
“11/19 First Three Weeks Reflection”.
3.
Answer each of the following questions in at least one
well-developed paragraph (maybe two).
4.
Use details from your work to support your responses.
5.
Sound reflective in tone—I should be able to hear your thinking.
Reflection Questions
1.
VOCABULARY
a.
Have you increased your vocabulary so far?
b.
If so, how?
c.
If not, why not?
d.
Why is expanding your vocabulary a part of this class?
i. Freerice
ii. Quizlet
iii. Quizzes you’ve taken
2.
NOTE-TAKING
a.
How have you refined your note-taking skills?
b.
What advice have you found that’s been helpful?
c.
What are you proudest of in your notes?
d.
What do you still need to work on to be a more effective
note-taker?
i. Website research
ii. “Gods and Goddesses”
notes
3.
ANNOTATION
a.
How have you used annotation to understand material more and
remember it longer?
i. “How to Mark a Book”
ii. “It’s Greek to Me”
iii. Green myth packets X
2
4.
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
· powerschool
New
Vocab: Oedipus
Rex Quizlet
1.
Study the new quizlet words.
2.
Use LEARN MODE.
4.
Listen to the words. (You
need earbuds for this, but it’s important to learning and remembering the
words.)
Welcome to Creative Writing! J
Tuesday, November 19th,
2013
When You Come In
(Before Tardy Bell Rings)
1.
Please initial next to your name on the
clipboard.
2.
Please put your chairs in their normal
positions. J
3.
Please make sure you have a
big (not a wimpy baby) dictionary under your desk.
Homework:
1.
Play
free rice; 15,000 grains are due Friday.
(homework all week)
Extra Credit Reminder: Reading
Strategy Tracking
Big Picture
Today
· Words,
Words, Words—Diction, Diction, Diction
Wed: Revision Day
· Earliest
Memory Paragraph to a Poem
· Russian
Tailor Poem to a Second Draft
· Musical
Memory
Thurs--finishing revisions; working on Death of Language
Fri—SMALL SHARING GROUPS!
Writing Lesson: Words
Matter. Diction = WORD CHOICE
Big
Question: What is diction?
1.
Why is it important?
2.
What does using precise
adjectives have to do with diction? (review)
3.
What does avoiding clichés
have to do with diction? (review)
4.
What does free rice have to
do with diction? (review)
Diction Warm-Up--A Bunch of.... (yellow page 15)
1.
Two minutes—match up as
many as you can on your own (10:00-10:02)
2.
Two minutes--work with a
partner. (10:04-10:06)
3.
Two final minutes—join
another pair, and steal! (10:07-10:09)
4.
Let’s see how we did!
Writing Assignment: Death
of Language (yellow page 16)
1.
Explanation of assignment
2.
Discussion of “A” models
3.
Why you’re using dictionaries
for this assignment
4.
Workshop time = Twenty full minutes right now to browse
the dictionary (10:27-10:47)
Sharing Out @ 10:50
1.
Get with a partner, and
trade word lists.
2.
Star the two words you like
the best.
3.
Define any words for your
partner as needed.
4.
Sign the bottom of your
partner’s paper.
5.
Each of you come type your
FAVORITE word so far here:
a.
Higgledy-piggledy
b.
Bacon
c.
Necro
d.
Nitpick
e.
Hellacious
f.
Pleonasm
g.
Lollapalooza
h.
Indubitably
i.
Lovelock
j.
Festive
k.
Tswana
l.
Tableland
m.
Ekistics
n.
Jinx
o.
Machi
p.
Plague
q.
Seminole
r.
Xyloid
s.
Oodles
t.
Templar
11:13--Put your dictionaries on the rolling cart by the sign-in
sheet, please.
Homework:
·
Play
free rice; 15,000 grains are due Friday.
(homework all week)
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