Mythology Fantasy Folklore 2013

Remember, you are responsible for any homework assigned on days you are absent. Please check this page for homework and links to any class activities you may have missed.

For the resume / cover letter writing assignment:
http://careers.ucsc.edu/student/resume.html

For the literary analysis writing assignment:
http://www.roanestate.edu/owl/writinglitanalysis1.html 

Thesis Generator: 
http://www.mpcfaculty.net/molly_may/thesis_generator.html 

The Rubric for Literary Analysis Paper



Week of 6/10 - 6/14 This is the last week of class...all makeup work is due by Friday...
B Period
Monday: Graphic organizers due
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Rough drafts of literary analysis due
Thursday: Drop
Friday: Literary analysis final due Monday

G Period
Monday: Graphic organizers due
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Rough drafts of literary analysis due
Thursday:
Friday: Literary analysis final due Monday



Week of 6/3 -  6/7
B Period
Monday - Fillory
Tuesday - Humbledrum
Wednesday -Ember's Tomb
Thursday
Friday - The Ram

G Period
Monday - Humbledrum
Tuesday
Wednesday - Drop
Thursday - Ember's Tomb
Friday - The Ram
Week of 5/28- 5/31
B Period
Monday - Happy Memorial Day, make sure you have read through the Neitherlands
Tuesday - Read Upstate for tomorrow
Wednesday -Quiz Book 2
Thursday -  Drop
Friday -  Final resumes and covers due, writing workshop, begin work on literary analysis, questions due Monday
G Period 
Monday - Happy Memorial Day, make sure you have read through The Neitherlands (quiz makeup)
Tuesday - Read Upstate for tomorrow
Wednesday - Quiz Book 2
Thursday - Questions for class discussion handed out and due tomorrow!
Friday -  Read Fillory for Monday. Final resumes and covers due, writing workshop, begin work on literary analysis.

Week of 5/20 - 5/24
B Period
Monday - Resume and cover due for Seniors, homework, The Golden Fleece
Tuesday -
Wednesday - Read Manhatten
Thursday -  Seniors revise final assignment, Quiz The Magicians, Read chapters 2 and 3 of book 2
Friday -  Half day Drop

G Period 
Monday - Resume and cover due for Seniors, homework, The Golden Fleece
Tuesday - Read Manhatten
Wednesday - Drop
Thursday - Seniors revise final assignment, Quiz The Magicians,
Friday -  Half Day, Read chapters 2 and 3 of book 2, The Magicians

Week of 5/15 - 5/19
B Period
Monday - Expect a surprise quiz today, "Fifth Year" for tomorrow
Tuesday - "Graduation"
Wednesday - Begin Resume / cover letter
Thursday - Drop
Friday -  Resume Cover letter due Monday, expect a quiz on Monday on Book 1

G Period
Monday - Expect a surprise quiz today, "Emily Greenstreet" for tomorrow
Tuesday - "Fifth Year"
Wednesday - "Graduation"
Thursday - Begin Cover Letter / Resume
Friday -  Cover Letter / Resume rough draft due Monday, expect a quiz on reading from Book 1

Week of 5/8 - 5/12
B Period
Monday - The Beast, pg 106 and expect a quiz today
Tuesday - Love Lady pg 117
Wednesday - Marie Byrdland - this is a long chapter, start early
Thursday - Alice
Friday - Emily Greenstreet
Questions for class discussion

Due May 13 (use another sheet of paper for answers)

1. What is wrong with a mundane life? Do you feel that we are all reaching for something more exciting than what we have (ex; drugs, alcohol, tv, video games, shopping etc.)? Why?

 2.Think back to your alternate world? How different is your made up world from your real world? Is the alternate world more appealing? Why or why not? If you had your choice would you choose an alternate world to your own life?

 3.Is the grass always greener on the other side?

 4.Dean Fogg said, “Most people are blind to magic. They move through a blank and empty world. They’re bored with their lives, and there’s nothing they can do about it. They’re eaten alive by longing, and they’re dead before they die.”

 5.Quentin left behind his old life, his old self when he went to Brakebills. Can you leave yourself behind by making a geographic or life change? Why or why not?

 6.What are you obsessive about, enough to work hard enough to achieve it? Remember the “Do Now” from Monday, “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” Jim Barrie, Peter Pan. Is it enough to work hard? 

G Period
 Monday -The Beast, pg 106 and expect a quiz today
Tuesday - Love Lady pg 117
Wednesday - Drop, but Thursday's chapter is long, start early
Thursday - Marie Byrdland (long chapter)
Friday - Alice
Questions for class discussion

Due May 13 (use another sheet of paper for answers)

1. What is wrong with a mundane life? Do you feel that we are all reaching for something more exciting than what we have (ex; drugs, alcohol, tv, video games, shopping etc.)? Why?

 2.Think back to your alternate world? How different is your made up world from your real world? Is the alternate world more appealing? Why or why not? If you had your choice would you choose an alternate world to your own life?

 3.Is the grass always greener on the other side?

 4.Dean Fogg said, “Most people are blind to magic. They move through a blank and empty world. They’re bored with their lives, and there’s nothing they can do about it. They’re eaten alive by longing, and they’re dead before they die.”

 5.Quentin left behind his old life, his old self when he went to Brakebills. Can you leave yourself behind by making a geographic or life change? Why or why not?

 6.What are you obsessive about, enough to work hard enough to achieve it? Remember the “Do Now” from Monday, “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” Jim Barrie, Peter Pan. Is it enough to work hard? 


Week of 4/29 - 5/3
B Period
Monday: Ouiz on 1-2, Read 3 Eliot
Tuesday: Read chapter 4 Magic / Chapter 5 Snow
Wednesday:Read Missing Boy
Thursday: Drop
Friday: Read Physical Kids, Final draft of Essay due Monday

G Period
Monday: Ouiz on 1-2, Read 3 Eliot
Tuesday: Read chapter 4 Magic
Wednesday: Chapter 5 Snow
Thursday: Read Missing Boy
Friday: Read Physical Kids, Final draft of Essay due Monday


Week of 4/22 - 4/26
B Period
Monday: Read the following interview: http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/45.Lev_Grossman?auto_login_attempted=true
Make sure self reflection is turned  in and final draft of the persuasion essay. If you have not done the Hosted Gallery Walk you need to arrange a time to do so.
Tuesday: Answer the following questions:
1.What do heroes symbolize in a culture and how does a culture reflect their view of heroism?
2. Why do we tell stories?
3. What commonalities run across cultures and time periods?
New Book, read chapter 1
Wednesday: Introduction to The Magicians, read chapter 2
Thursday: Creative writing assignment
Friday: Creative writing assignment

G Period
Monday: Read the following interview: http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/45.Lev_Grossman?auto_login_attempted=true
Make sure self reflection is turned in and final draft of the persuasion essay. If you have not done the Hosted Gallery Walk you need to arrange a time to do so.
Tuesday: New Book, read chapter 1
Answer the following questions:
1.What do heroes symbolize in a culture and how does a culture reflect their view of heroism?
2. Why do we tell stories?
3. What commonalities run across cultures and time periods?
Wednesday: Drop
Thursday: Creative writing assignment
Friday: Creative writing assignment

Week of 4/8 - 4/12
B Period
Monday: Finish project for Gallery Walk
Tuesday: Hosted Gallery Walk, come prepared with your project and summary. Homework: Bring a prepared question about your classmates' interests or life, written down to hand in, such as: Does anyone ski? Has anyone ever been in a fist fight? Who likes avocados?
Wednesday: Packet 2 of Folktales
Thursday: Drop
Friday: Self Reflection (this counts as a quiz grade and needs to be made up if absent)

G Period
Monday: If you were absent Friday please begin to look for a myth or folktale that you will present on Wednesday. You are still responsible to present. Homework, begin folktale packet.
Tuesday: 
Wednesday: Hosted Gallery Walk, come prepared with your project and summary. Homework: Bring a prepared question about your classmates' interests or life, written down to hand in, such as: Does anyone ski? Has anyone ever been in a fist fight? Who likes avocados?
Thursday: Begin packet 2 of folktales
Friday: Self Reflection (this counts as a quiz grade and needs to be made up if absent)

Week of 4/1 - 4/5
B Period
Monday: Jot down some notes about a story you could tell in small groups tomorrow. It could be  a story about what happened this weekend, or the day you saw a cat have kittens, anything that you wish to share.
Tuesday: Spider packet
Wednesday: Folktale packet.
Thursday: Folktale packet. New speaking component introduced. Choose a myth, folktale or short story that you would like to read on your own and create a project for a hosted gallery walk. This will be presented on Tuesday April 9.
Friday: 1/2 day drop

G Period
Monday: Jot down some notes about a story you could tell in small groups tomorrow. It could be  a story about what happened this weekend, or the day you saw a cat have kittens, anything that you wish to share.
Tuesday: Spider packet
Wednesday: Drop
Thursday: Folktale packet
Friday: 1/2 day:  New speaking component introduced. Choose a myth, folktale or short story that you would like to read on your own and create a project for a hosted gallery walk. This will be presented on Wednesday April 10...




(ALL MAKEUP WORK AND ROUGH DRAFT OF ESSAY DUE FRIDAY 3/15)
If you were not in class Friday 3/15 please complete the following self reflection, at least one page, by Monday!!!!

1.      Can you answer the essential questions? Please do.

a.       How do the experiences of a hero make them a hero?

b.      How do some characters proceed through the process of self -discovery?

2.      What have you learned this unit? What connections have you made?

3.      How can your work habits be improved?

4.      Anything else you might have questions or concerns about, regarding this unit.

Week of 3/25 - 3/28
B Period

Persuasive essay rough draft (written in class) due Thursday 3/28
For the weekend: Read Anansi the Spider

G Period

Persuasive essay rough draft (written in class) due Thursday 3/28
For the weekend: Read Anansi the Spider



Week of 3/18 - 3/22  - The Film, Whale Rider will be shown this week. B and D period classes meet in F16 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Final Compare Contrast Essay and Blog post due this Friday, 3/22
Late papers will be docked points...

B Period
Monday: 1/2 page, your definition of home. Take into account the segment of the film viewed today.
Tuesday: Whale Rider part 2
Wednesday: Whale Rider part 3
Thursday:
Friday: Final Essay and blog post for Neverwhere due  
Short story packet 
G Period
Monday: 1/2 page, your definition of home. Take into account the segment of the film viewed today.
Tuesday: Whale Rider part 2
Wednesday: Drop
Thursday: Whale Rider part 3 - Final Neverwhere essay due tomorrow.

Friday: Short story packet

Week of 3/11 - 3/15 

 B Period
Monday: Graphic Organizer due today***We will begin Reader's Theater preparations in class.
Tuesday: Reader's Theater Preparations in class
Wednesday: Perform Reader's Theater
Thursday: Drop
Friday: Rough Draft Compare Contrast Essay due****If you will be absent please email paper to me. This is a real due date. Please no late papers. I will not be able to get them back to you in time if handed in Monday.

G Period

Monday: Graphic Organizer due today***We will begin Reader's Theater preparations in class.
Tuesday: Reader's Theater Preparations in class
Wednesday: Reader's Theater preparations in class
Thursday: Perform Reader's Theater
Friday: Rough Draft Compare Contrast Essay due****If you will be absent please email paper to me. This is a real due date. Please no late papers. I will not be able to get them back to you in time  if handed in Monday.



Week of 3/4 - 3/8 
**This week one should be deciding their final paper topic.**
B Period

Monday: Chapter 17 / 18 / Journal. ***Bring 5 questions on 17/18 for book club discussion tomorrow.***
Tuesday: Chapter 19 / Journal
Wednesday: Chapter 20 - The end of the book!!! Journal.
Thursday: Compare / Contrast graphic organizer / Thesis Statement Due Monday**
Friday: Half day / no class
Coming up: Reader's Theater (Monday, Tuesday) and Final Essay (rough draft due Friday 3/15)
G period

Monday: Chapter 17 / 18 / Journal. ***Bring 5 questions on 17/18 for book club discussion tomorrow.***
Tuesday: Chapter 19 / Journal
Wednesday: Drop
Thursday: Chapter 20 - The end of the book!!! Journal.
Friday: Compare / Contrast graphic organizer / Thesis Statement Due Monday**
Coming up: Reader's Theater (Monday, Tuesday) and Final Essay (rough draft due Friday 3/15)



Week of 2/25 - 3/1
B Period

Monday: Choose 3 "Do Nows" from first few weeks of class. One page: How do those quotes contribute to or relate to your definition of a hero? One paragraph for each quote. In class you will be signing up for our class blog if you haven't already done so. Remember the blog is worth 10% of your grade. let me know if you haven't received an invite.
Tuesday: Chapter 13, Journal
Classwork: Please make up if not in class.
1. Provide examples of internal and external conflict in both King Arthur and Chapter 12 of Neverwhere.
2. Name one personal quest you have undertaken. One ordeal.
3. List similarities / differences between the modern quest (Neverwhere) and 12th century (Arthur).
4. How are these stories similar / different with / to your life?

Wednesday: Chapter 14 and 15, Journal
Thursday: Drop
Friday: Chapter 16, Journal

G Period

Monday: Choose 3 "Do Nows" from first few weeks of class. One page: How do those quotes contribute to or relate to your definition of a hero? One paragraph for each quote. In class you will be signing up for our class blog if you haven't already done so. Remember the blog is worth 10% of your grade. let me know if you haven't received an invite.
Tuesday: Chapter 13, Journal
Classwork: Please make up if not in class.
1. Provide examples of internal and external conflict in both King Arthur and Chapter 12 of Neverwhere.
2. Name one personal quest you have undertaken. One ordeal.
3. List similarities / differences between the modern quest (Neverwhere) and 12th century (Arthur).
4. How are these stories similar / different with / to your life?
Wednesday: Chapter 14, Journal
Thursday: Chapter 15, Journal
Friday: Chapter 16, Journal



Week of 2/11 -  2/15
B period
Monday: Chapter 9, Journal, Read Book Club protocol (single sheet), be prepared to discuss chapter 9. Write 5 questions to be used for book club.
Tuesday: Freebie / testing
Wednesday: Chapter 10, Journal
Thursday: Chapter 11, Journal
Friday: Chapter 12, Journal, handout
Class work (if absent please make up)
Write two paragraphs on the following prompt:
Like The Odyssey, Alice in Wonderland and many mythological stories, Neverwhere involves a descent into an underworld. What is the appeal of exploring a world that exists beneath the surface of our everyday lives? What does the marquis de Carabas mean when he tells Richard that London Below, "the Underside" is inhabited by people who fell through the cracks in the world?  Please take care in writing this, it is worth a quiz grade.


G period

Monday: Read Book Club protocol, come to class prepared to discuss chapter 9. Write 5 questions to be used.
Tuesday: Chapter 10
Wednesday: Drop
Thursday: Chapter 11
Friday: Chapter 12, handout
Class work (if absent please make up)
Write two paragraphs on the following prompt:
Like The Odyssey, Alice in Wonderland and many mythological stories, Neverwhere involves a descent into an underworld. What is the appeal of exploring a world that exists beneath the surface of our everyday lives? What does the marquis de Carabas mean when he tells Richard that London Below, "the Underside" is inhabited by people who fell through the cracks in the world?  Please take care in writing this, it is worth a quiz grade.


Week of 2/4 - 2/8
B period
Monday: Handout, Canto 1, bring to class 5 examples of imagery in poem
Tuesday: Assembly Seniors
Wednesday: Chapter 7, Chapter 6, Journal and ***bring a quote that represents you or you really like to class Fri.
Thursday: Drop
Friday: Chapters 8 and 9 (don't worry, chapters get shorter)

G period
Monday: Poetry Out Loud
Tuesday: Handout, Canto 1, bring to class 5 examples of imagery in poem
Wednesday: Chapter 6, Journal and ***bring a quote that represents you or you really like to class Thurs.
Thursday: Chapter 7, Journal
Friday: Chapters 8 and 9 (don't worry, chapters get shorter)

Week of 1/28 - 2/1
B period
Monday: Chapter 2 Neverwhere, Reading Journal
Tuesday: None
Wednesday: Chapter 3, Orpheus Eurydice handout, Reading Journal
Thursday:  Chapter 4, Reading Journal
Friday: Chapter 5, Reading Journal

G period
Monday: Chapter 3 Neverwhere, Reading Journal, Orpheus Eurydice handout
Tuesday: Chapter 4, Reading Journal
Wednesday: Drop
Thursday: Assembly
Friday:  Chapter 5, Reading Journal

Week of 1/ 22 - 25
B period
Tuesday:
Wednesday:  Read Syllabus, what are your course goals, titles of books you read
Thursday: Drop
Friday: Chapter 1 Neverwhere, Reading journal

G period
Tuesday
Wednesday: Read Syllabus, what are your course goals, titles of books you read
Thursday: Chapter 1, Neverwhere...Reading journal
Friday: Chapter 2, Reading journal

Student Blog: http://monumentmythology.wordpress.com

List of Books for the course:
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
The Magicians, by Lev Grossman
The Whale Rider, by Witi Ihimaera (film)
Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
Check out Project Gutenberg for free book downloads, including Myths of the Norsemen, by H.A. Guerber.

Neil Gaiman on Writing: