Agenda 8.25-8.29

The Bible as Literature

MONDAY
"A New Chapter in A's Life"
-Edit for Rubric elements
HW Final Typed draft due next Tuesday

BIBLE
Live Work Sheet: Recommended Terms, Questions, Assignments

Concept Circles Group Work

-concepts are ideas that you can link together by some reasonable connection

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
Power Point Introduction to Bible as Lit.
Reviewing Essentials:
-symbols, connections to literature; archetypes; literary devices, etc.
HW  JOURNAL #2: Find Evidence for "Thoughtful Questions," due Thursday.

THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Review, class discussion, Journal Entry #2

Supplemental Reading
-Jig Saw Activity

HW In addition to typed draft of new "A" Chapter, please review Candide by preparing 3 concrete (evidence!) connections between the Bible and Candide.   You may add them to your notebook.  Any sources must be cited in a properly formatted attachment. 
LINK: Use the OWL if you must.

WELCOME! Weekly Agenda 8.19-8.22

Welcome to our classroom weekly agenda and homework blog.  Here you will find reading schedules, agenda items, due dates, homework and hand outs.  It would be wise to book mark the url.

TUESDAY
Introduction
Quick expectations talk> Course outline to follow this week.
Define perspective, empathy, and the value of audience
Role Play Activity
HW  Create turnitin.com account and sign up:
Class # 8403491  Password: Stevens (case sensitive);
EMAIL mstevens@smmusd.org

WEDNESDAY
Reading Journal Options Packet and Composition Book
-Typical Wednesday Schedule and Expectations
-Practice Journal Entries: A1 and A2, B on Every Day by David Levithan, Day 5998
--class room discussion
--briefly discuss self-grade rubric
HW Journal Entry #1: Choose an excerpt from Every Day  and complete a journal entry A, B, C

THURSDAY
Self-Grade Journal Entry #1
-share and reflect
Supplemental Reading
-practice entries  D, E, H
-Quaker Share

FRIDAY
Creative Timed Writing
HW Bring Bible on Monday,