Membean Quiz, DJs; JASON

First of all, if you haven't already, please sign in to Membean and take your Quiz.

After taking the quiz, Freshman took notes on Dialectical Journal Entries, which will be assigned for each of the 4 Major Heroes we're going to read about:

Created by Mrs. Sottek 2017

Students also received a copy of the Hero Chart, which will organize notes on each of the 4 major heroes that we will read about.

Multi-Media Myth Projects!

Multi-Media Myth Project Assignment Sheet

Digital Resources on pg. 3

These were the slices of Chapters 4, 5, and 6:

Here is a link to the Rubric for the Project!

Freshman Crayon The Universe

What a wonderful of collection of illustrations I received last night!

Link to Freshman 'Creation' Powerpoint

Yo, give it a minute or two to load - there are 77 image-laden slides! It's a big file!

Also, here's tomorrow's schedule of classes, for Homecoming:

HW: Study for Mythology Quiz #2 Ch. 2-3 tomorrow (grades for Quiz #1 available in IC)

• KNOW about Demeter & Dionysus
• KNOW about the creation myths - the genesis of the gods and the different versions of Men they made, various punishments delivered to immortals and mortals alike.
• KNOW the various kinds of gods as they were brought into the world, leading up to the olympians.
• REFRESH your knowledge of the Introduction and Chapter 1 - there will be some information brought back on this quiz because the 1st quiz was so so bad.

Here is a small gift from 3rd and 6th period students:

And here is a small gift from me:

Scene Illustrations: Creation

We're Illustrating (Greek) Creation!

This is a link to the handout explaining the illustration activity.

Here are the various Powerpoint slides with the illustration chunks,

the bullet-point requirements,

and the sample of what a slide might look like.

HW:

• PowerPoint slide that includes information about your scene (main points) as well as 1-2 important direct quotations from Mythology. In order to include your illustration in your slide, you will need to take a picture of your illustration, email it to yourself (or a group member), and ‘Insert’ it into your PPT slide.
• Email your PPT slide to Mr. Tidyman by tonight at 11:59 p.m to jesse.tidyman@mnps.org.
• Subj line of the email contains: [Myth Scene], [Group Members], [Class Period]

Transitioning into Ch. 3: Creation

Link to the Information Slide from class:

Reading Purpose -- Chapter Chunks, etc

HW: Read Ch. 3 and annotate for tomorrow

         Tomorrow we begin an Activity for Ch. 3

Grain, Pomegranates, and Grapes, Oh My!

Demeter & Dionysus

This is a link to the slides above, presented as the handout students received in class today.

In addition to looking at Chapter 2 of Mythology, students completed 15 minutes of Membean studying in class:

Log In To Membean

Membean Session 07: 1/16-1/29

Quiz; Mythology Close Reading

First thing in class today, students took a Quiz over the Introduction, and Ch. 1, of Mythology. Students were...less than pleased about this. Please see me to make this up, if you were absent today (looking at you, 6th period).

Then, I shared a powerpoint with students about how to rigorously read (ideally with more comprehension success) Mythology

This is a link to the notes I shared on the .pptx

Also I shared small Annotation-Guide squares for Mythology - Click the image below for the link:

HW for Weekend:

• Read Mythology Ch. 2: The Two Great Gods of Earth
• Reading Purpose 1: What connects these gods to Earth?
• Reading Purpose 2: Why are these two gods known as the 'suffering' gods? What is the source of their suffering?

The Lesser Gods

The Lesser Gods

Guide (Ch.1)

The Big 12: Olympians

Guide to the Olympians

Who's Who on Mount Olympus? (chart)

Introduction to Classical Mythology

Introduction to Classical Mythology

Study Guide

Oh that's right! It's Tuesday! So in class today, there was a

Membean Quiz

So please come and see me if you missed it.

Synthesis: It Ends

After taking attendance and a brief moment to stretch, students handed in their Synthesis Writing tasks.


Afterwards, classes took a gander at the Mythology Anticipation Guide:

There's a back, too - click to open the real document.

I collected students' ideas onto an overhead (yes, that antique blue machine in my room). It turns out that students already know a stunning amount about Greek gods & goddesses.

Students also helped themselves to a copy of Edith Hamilton's Mythology.

If anyone wasn't able to get a book in class today, THIS is a link to a .pdf version of the Introduction.

HW:

• Read the Introduction to Classical Mythology (before Ch. 1 in the book)
• Finish up w/ Membean
• Session closes on Sunday, Quiz next Tuesday

Synthesis: Document Formatting; Drafting Day 2

Guide to Word Document Formatting:

(click to open original slide)

Students had the remainder of class to format their documents appropriately, and to begin/continue typing up their Synthesis responses.

Here (again) is a link to the Synthesis Rubric

(I recommend you take a look at it as you write)

Worried about your formatting? Here's an example for you to check your work against.

HW:

• Writing Workshop THIS AFTERNOON 3:15p-4:15p 3NW
• Synthesis Tasks Due Tomorrow (1/13)
• At Beginning Of Class
• Hard Copy
• Typed and Printed in MLA Format
• Must include Works Cited (see slide above)

Synthesis: It Begins

• Powerpoint Explaining MLA Format (from Pearson 9th grade textbook)
• It covers in-text (parenthetical) citations, as well as Works Cited information.
• Remember: you're citing WEB sources, so focus on those slides

Students' first task today was to take a handful of notes on MLA formatting for source citation, using the Powerpoint linked above.

Thusly armed against plagiarism, classes ventured forth into the Internet, to hunt down the original web addresses of the sources that were provided yesterday. Their next task was to create an MLA citation for each.

Following the citation of the 2 web sources, in appropriate MLA format, students were invited to begin drafting their response to the Synthesis Question (available in Tuesday's post.)

HW:

• Continue Drafting Synthesis Task (Will have time in class Thursday as well)
• Writing Workshop: Thursday 3:15p-4:15p (3NW)
• Final Drafts Due @ Beginning of Class Friday, 1/13
• Typed in MLA format, printed, with Works Cited Attached.

Synthesis: Question and Sources

1. This is a link to the Synthesis Question Document
2. Link to the Synthesis Task Rubric (this was on the back of the question document)
3. Source 1: Heroes are Made, Not Born
4. Source 2: Heroes are Born, Not Made
5. ***UPDATE*** Link to Synthesis Outline Document

Using the documents provided, today's task was to: Process the question, then read and annotate both sources.

Tomorrow, students should bring their answer to the synthesis question (see link 1).

We will review MLA format for citing web sources, and then begin drafting the Synthesis Task in class.

Intro to Synthesis

First thing students did today was complete a 15-minute session of Membean studying. It was simple, straightforward, and provided me an example to announce the Membean schedule for this session (see post from Sunday).

Next!

Students received a sheet of notes introducing them to the idea (and structure) of Synthesis Writing tasks.

Link to the blank notes sheet:

Once students had their copy of the sheet, we used an antique overhead projector to perform class-wide annotations to the handout. I am providing a scan of those below because I am trying to be nice this year:

Link to annotations:

HW:

• Bring back Synthesis notes for tomorrow
• Don't forget Membean ends Sunday 1/15!

Membean Dates & Times

Good Afternoon! I hope everyone has been safe and warm this weekend!

A handful of students have e-mailed me requesting more specific information about this Membean session, which began when school reconvened.

Membean Session 07:

1/2/17 - 1/15/17

Tentative Quiz Date: Tuesday 1/17

I say "tentative" because during Friday's snowy shenanigans, I did not confer with Mrs. Syes to see if the dates/times/quiz for this Membean session should be adjusted. I'll follow up with her next week, but for now...

Go do a session of Membean

Weather Or Not

Today was pretty messed up due to snow falling in the morning hours. School was dismissed early, after students got together in the auditorium for information and meteorologically appropriate songs.

What is a 'Hero'?

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)

Guide to MLA Citations

EasyBib Guide to Citing Websites in MLA Format


Link to 'Hero' Brainstorm In-Class Document