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All returning faculty and staff begin

Staff Development

Staff Development

Staff Development

Staff Development

Student Orientation:  9:00-3:00

Back to School Dance

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First Day of School

 

·         Summer Reading Essay Due Aug. 29 to www.turnitin.com

·         Summer reading check quiz:  How does Enkidu influence Gilgamesh?

·         Newsletter interviews - Give your partner a photo for your newsletter

All School Eucharist

 

  • Summer Reading Essay due August 29 to www.turnitin.com
  • Complete interview for newsletter Due 8/2 or 8/3
  • How to annotate a text
  • Literary criticism assignment Due September 4, 2008
  • Return summer reading check quiz

 

 

 

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September 2008

 

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Labor Day

 

·         Characteristics of the epic and epic hero

·         How to take Cornell Notes

·        Major Schools of Literary Criticisms

 

·         Literary criticism assignment due today.

·         Quiz – characteristics of the epic /epic hero

·         Archetypes in Gilgamesh

                               

 

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·        HW:  Reread and annotate Gilgamesh

·        Archetypes: Settings and Events

·        Gilgamesh Topics To Teach Due Sept. 12/14 Create a lesson to present the topic you have chosen to your classmates.  Presentations should be 5-10 minutes.  Each lesson must include

 a. references to the text

 (as many as possible)

 b. visual aids (no big

 white posters!  Be

creative.)

 c. an interactive

 component     

 d. assessment

·        Vocabulary Session 1 qz  

      Sept. 16/17

·        Gilgamesh Test Sept. 18/19

·        Examining Mesopotamian art

·        What is a Socratic Seminar?

·        Preparing for a seminar

·        Gilgamesh lesson status check

 

HW:  Presentations next class: practice your lesson

 

Lesson Presentations

 

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 Lesson Presentations

 

·        Vocabulary Quiz

·        Lesson Presentations cont.

Upper School Parents Night

  • Lesson Presentations cont.

·        Socratic Seminar

 

HW:  Bring in the address of your favorite superstar.

 

Gilgamesh Test moved to Monday

·         Lesson Presentations cont.

·        Socratic Seminar

 

 

 

HW:  Bring in the address of your favorite superstar.

 

Gilgamesh Test Moved to Tuesday

 

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·        Gilgamesh test

·        Essay Writing

 

HW:  Write an introduction

 

·          Essay Writing:  Capturing your audiences attention.

·        Write an introduction

 

Mothers’ Visiting Morning

  • Effective body paragraphs
  • Smiley face tricks

 

 

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  •  Effective body paragraphs
  • Smiley face tricks

 

Rosh Hashanah

·          Session 2 Vocabulary Quiz

·          Conclusions

·          Bring in an envelope and a stamp

·          Purchase Edith Hamilton’s Mythology  by Thursday October 9th

 

 

October 2008

 

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·           Session 2 Vocabulary Quiz

·          Conclusions

  • Bring in an envelope and a stamp
  • Purchase Edith Hamilton’s Mythology  by Thursday October 9th

 

 

  •   Essay due to turnitin.com Tuesday October 7th
  • Gilgamesh Test Corrections Due Oct. 9/Oct 10
  • Understanding Tone:  “It’s an Ad, Ad, Ad, Ad World.
  • Directions for Business Letter Format may be found at

teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/Format.pdf

 

 

 

 

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